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Thursday, November 18, 2010
Superstar Rajinikanth’s reach is something which is beyond boundaries. And Durban city’s Deputy Mayor Loganathan Naidoo has proved this now by expressing interest to partner with the top actor.
Naidoo, who was on a visit to Chennai to strengthen his city’s association with the Tamil Nadu’s capital, said, “Rajinikanth is one of the biggest superstars in the south- Indian film industry. I would like to meet him.”
The Deputy Mayor of one of the largest cities of South Africa added: “We want to attract the south-Indian film industry to Durban to make movies here. That would help boost tourism.”
On Wednesday, a six-member team headed by Naidoo held discussion with Chennai Mayor M Subramanian regarding a ‘sister city' partnership to promote cultural ties and friendship.
“Chennai is very strong in information technology, textiles, motor manufacturing and the movie industry. We will be looking at how businesses based here could tie up agreements with them. We would also like to link SA companies with them,” Naidoo, who belongs to the erstwhile Arcot district, said.
It’s official now. After much dillydallying, producers of ‘Chikku Bhukku’, Mediaone Global Entertainment Limited and Majestic Multimedia Limited, have finally decided to release the film on December 3.
“On 16.11.10, this movie was screened for Censor Board. They appreciated the movie and granted “U” certificate. Already movie’s songs were grand hit, ‘Chikku Bhukku’ is getting released in 300 theatres world wide on 3rd December,” said a press release.
Written and directed by K Manigandan, who completed ‘Dhaam Dhoom’ after director Jeeva’s sudden demise, ‘Chikku Bhukku’, a romantic travelogue, has Arya and Shriya Saran in lead roles.
Says Manigandan, “the film starts in London and ends in Karaikudi. It has been shot in Bangalore, Madikeri, Mandalpet and Kudremug in Karnataka besides beautiful locations in the United Kingdom. As the title suggests, a train will be seen in the background in most part of the movie.”
The audio launch of Sasikumar’s film ‘Easan’ on this Friday, November 19 is also doubling as the convergence of talents.
In a novel idea, Sasikumar is bringing together eminent directors from different languages of Indian film industry on stage to launch the audio of his film.
Rama Narayanan, Bala, Ameer from Tamil, Anurag Kashyap from Hindi, Renjith from Malayalam, Trivikram from Telugu, Yograj Bhatt from Kannada
The ‘Easan’ audio will be launched at a function to be held at Sathyam Cinemas tomorrow the 19th November.
‘Easan’ was the movie taken over by Sasikumar from Vikram lately. It stars Samuthirakani, Naadodigal fame Abhinaya, Vaibhav and Aparna in main roles.
Director Sargunam is riding high on a success wave post the success of his maiden venture ‘Kalavani’. And now, he is all set to start his next project, titled ‘Vaagai Sooda Vaa’.
The movie will see the director joining hands once again with Vimal, the protagonist of ‘Kalavani’. If sources are to be believed, the film is an unusal entertainer and two heroines will be there.
“Talks are on with Amala Paul of ‘Mynaa’ fame and Parvathi of ‘Poo’. Sargunam is giving final touches to the script and the film will go on floors at the earliest,” sources in the know maintain.
Sargunam, who teamed up with S S Kumaran in ‘Kalavani’, has this time gone for a new music composer. “His name is Gibran and he is a talented person. ‘Vaagai Sooda Vaa’ will be his launch pad to fame,” add sources.
The wedding reception of young producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri with Anusha in Madurai Wednesday evening saw some big names of Indian politics and Tamil cinema coming together to greet the couple.
Those who had assembled from the Tamil tinsel town include Kamal Haasan, Ajith, Suriya, Madhavan, Karthi, Vadivelu, Srikanth, Siva, Tamil Film Producers Council president Rama Narayanan, M N Rajam and Thiyagu among others.
One of the attractions of the reception was Dhayanidhi’s father, Union Minister M K Alagiri (who was seen in a blazer), singing a couple of film songs on stage following a request from ace music composer Gangai Amaran, who was conducting a light music show.
The DMK Madurai strongman, much to the applause of the guests, sang ‘Pennondru Kanden…’ and ‘Kann Edhirey Thondrinaal…’, both chartbusters from yesteryear hits.
Political and business honchos who turned up for the reception include Union Ministers Praful Patel and G K Vasan, Tamil Nadu Governor Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin, Kalanithi Maran, M A M Ramaswamy and A C Muthiah. ‘
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Putting a full stop to rumours about her marriage with an Indian businessman early next year, popular multilingual actress Tabu has made it clear that she is not getting married any time soon and reiterated that she is not even in a relationship at the moment!
"No, I’m not getting married. This must be the first time that a bride’s not invited to her own wedding," the actress remarked. The actress also expressed her disappointment over how such news began to make rounds and confessed she has no clue where they stem from.
"Every time I return from Hyderabad, I find gossip about my marriage doing the rounds. This is the fifth time in the past year that people have planned my wedding. Incidentally, no one even knows the name of the guy. Maybe they should plan a meeting between us before playing wedding planners," she added.
"Marriage is never a necessity, but a choice. I would love to get married, provided I find that special someone with whom I can connect emotionally. As for now, I am happy being single," Tabu said.
S.P. Charan's sixth production ventureAaranya Kaandam has won the Grand Jury Award at the South Asian International Film Festival held at New York recently. Noted for discovering new and talented directors and converting their talent into big hits, S.P. Charan roped in yet another new director, Thiagarajan Kumararaja, for Aaranya Kaandam.
The film, which introduces Bollywood’s renowned actor Jackie Shroff to Tamil films, stars Ravi Krishna and Sampath in the lead roles with debutante Yasmin Ponnappa as heroine. Charan’s Capital Film Works has been associated with trend-setting films, which raises everyone’s expectations about Aaranya Kaandam. Also, the film’s promos, which look like pages straight out of famous comic books like Dick Tracy and The Shadow, have kindled everyone’s curiosity.
Aaranya Kaandam’s music is composed by his ever-reliable music composer Yuvanshankar Raja; P.S. Vinod is the cinematographer.
From Kamal Haasan to the Censor Board officials, everyone who has seenMynaa has praised the movie and its storyline.Mynaa, directed by Prabhu Solomon, is about the travails of a driver subjected to various hardships in the hilly terrains where he operates. The film revolves around the life of Surali and Mynaa, who lives in a village Kurangani.
Newcomers Vidharth and Amala Paul play the lead roles; Imman is the music composer and Vairabalan the art director. Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies has acquired the release rights of the film.
Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu andYodha are said to be the titles under consideration for Siddharth’s forthcoming fantasy film with Shruti Haasan as the heroine. Legendary director K. Raghavendra Rao's writer-director son Prakash Rao is making his debut as commercial director with this movie, produced by the director himself under the banner of ABODE (A Bellyful of Dreams Entertainment) in association with Disney. Siddharth plays the role of a lover-warrior; Lakshmi Manchu and child artiste Shreya Sharma play vital roles. Mickey J. Mayer is composing music. Veteran J.K. Bharavi and Ramesh Somala will write the dialogues. The shooting is currently progressing in Ramoji Film City. | |
