Avan Ivan Movie Review

Starring: Arya, Vishal, Madhu Shalini, Janani Iyer
Direction: Bala
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Production: Kalpathi S Agoram, Kalpathi S Ganesh, Kalpathi S S

Bala’s highbrow emotional dramas have gained critical acclaims from all ends and actors being a part of such films have felt it as a blissful opportunity that takes them at a jet-speed progression in their career graph. Of course, Sethu, Nanda, Pithamaghan and Naan Kadavul have been the ample evidences that gave a major break for the actors Vikram, Suriya and Arya. Naturally, the surprising look of Vishal as a squint-eyed lad made it clear that the actor is one to go through the process this time and so is Arya, who has already experienced the Midas-touch of Bala with Naan Kadavul.

In Avan Ivan, Bala does not go far from his usual paradigm as he sticks ardently to the formulas of his previous movies. However at the same time, the filmmaker seems to have opted for a slightly different climax from his previous movies.

Set in backdrops of Theni, Avan Ivan is about the relationship between two boisterously playful half-brothers Walter (Vishal) and Kumbudren Saamy (Arya) who are like poles apart constantly involved in nagging but are still fond of each other, and a Zamindar (GM Kumar).

Although we have the signature as ‘A Film By Bala’ during final credits, it’s worth mentioning that the film completely belongs to Vishal. His power-packed performance leaves us astonished. Thanks to Bala for travelling into unknown territories of Vishal’s panorama. The actor is in stark contrast from his previous films and if you’re curiously looking out for his best shots, it starts right from his introduction song, where he shakes his legs dressed up like a woman. But the ultimate master-stroke is where he exhibits Navarasas on the podium as he walks away carrying great appreciations for nine different facial expressions. Not to miss his breathtaking action sequences, it is much evident that he must have gone through toilsome moments for these sequences.

Unlike Vishal, Arya doesn’t have much scope over performance, but manages to remain under spotlights with his rib-tickling comedy tracks and dialogue delivery. His rollicking behaviorism throughout the film and reaction to an unbearable shock during climax are clap-worthy moments. The versatile filmmaker-actor G.M. Kumar as the world-weary Zamindar steals the show with his effortless performance. The scene where he expresses his anger towards Vishal and Arya is a sample. G.M Kumar also joins the list of very few actors who dared to go bare in films.

It’s too ludicrous to see smart girls falling for the unrespectable guys and is so disappointing to have an intellectual filmmaker delineating such characters. Janani Iyer and Madhu Shalini do not have much to do and yesteryear actress Ambika exerts her proficient act as a mom, who smokes beedi and demands her son to save up some liquor for night.

The writing, which lets down the movie big time, turns out to be erroneous, as the screenplay remains vague and directionless. One could literally become puzzled and impatient over the proceeding of the story until a twist that appears only during last 30minutes of the movie.

On the technical front, Arthur Wilson’s cinematography carries rich flavors, and the exotic locations of Theni are a visual treat. Disappointing to see few promising tracks - ‘Avanpathi’ and ‘Oru Malayoram’ missing in the movie. Yuvan’s background score does influence the visuals with violin, veena and strings being well orchestrated.

Overall, Avan Ivan remains as a package of brilliant performances by actors, but stumbles halfway down with its writing.

Verdict: Power packed performance, let down by loose screenplay.

Kanden Kadhalai- Movie Review (3.65 out of 5)

Kanden Kadhalai - Love is in the air

Banner: Moser Baer

Cast: Bharath, Tamannah, Sapan Saran, Santhanam

Direction: Kannan

Production: V.M. Lalitha

Music: Vidyasagar

Remakes are never an easy task. It has to retain the flavour of the original and at the same time ensure that it suits the local audience for which it has been remade.

Three cheers to filmmaker Kannan for taking the acid test to do the Tamil version of the successful feel-good Hindi entertainer 'Jab We Met' and passing out in flying colours.

Kannan has done his best to match the magic of Bollywood director Imitiaz Ali. Produced by Moser Baer & Blue Ocean and presented by Sun Pictures, 'Kanden Kadhalai' is a movie that is breezy and enthralling all the way. Tamannah plays the role enacted by Kareena Kapoor, while Bharath dons the role performed by Shahid Kapoor.

The story principally revolves around two characters. Though it is no path-breaking story or has any twists in the plot, it still manages to keep one glued to their seats.

Bharath (Sakthivel) and Tamannah (Anjali) hog all limelight playing their role with such ease and cool. The USP of the movie are the simplest scenes. There are no unbelievable stunt sequences or double-entendre or mass heroisms. The story flows smooth and cool all through.

Sakthivel is the son of a rich entrepreneur who is dejected at life and decides to go nowhere. A man with few words, he boards a train only to meet Anjali, who is straight opposite to him. A girl, who loves herself the most, talks a lot without inhibitions.

She is good-hearted and daring. Sequence of events leads to Anjali missing the train during the middle of the journey. The responsibility is now on Sakthivel to take her to her home town in Theni. They come across different experiences and both become thick pals.

Interestingly Sakthi wins the heart of Anjali's family including her grandfather (Ravichandran), her father (Nizhalgal Ravi) and her uncles. But the bubbly Anjali decides to elope from her house to marry her boy friend Goutham (Munna).

She takes the help of Sakthivel. When they elope, the whole family mistakes that Anjali has walked out of the house to marry Sakthivel. But fate has other plans. Sakthivel comes to know that Anjali had not married Goutham and the fact is she has gone missing.

Now their roles reverse. Sakthivel turns charming and bubbly and manages to track Anjali, who has gone quiet and silent after tasting failure in her romance.

Sakthivel promises to get both Anjali and Goutham married. He convinces Goutham and takes them to Theni, where her parents believe that Anjali and Sakthivel are happily married and lead a good life.

The rest is all but efforts by Sakthivel to convince the whole family. But Anjali slowly develops a soft-corner for Sakthivel. Whom she marries forms the climax.

Tamannah is the backbone of the whole movie. She emotes to her best. Hitherto seen as a glam girl, she has got an ample scope to do a performance-oriented role to which she renders full justice.

Not far behind is Bharath. A complex character has been handled with maturity. He impresses in the first half as a soft-spoken dejected youth.

Walking away with all applause is Santhanam. As Mokkai Raju, who is desperate to get married to Anjali, he evokes laughter. His one-liners and spontaneous wits deserve special mention. Munna renders justice to his role. He is comfortable and casual before the screen.

Vidyasagar has rendered a mix of peppy and melodious tunes that set up the momentum. P G Muthiah's cinematography captures Ooty at its pristine glory.

On the flip side, the movie lags a bit towards the second half and the subtle emotion that was present all through in the original was sorely missing.

All said, the movie is a breezy entertainer that would find favour with youngsters.

Kanden Kadhalai - Magic recreated

Kanthasamy Review!!Paisa Vasool

Movie Info

Movie::Kanthaswamy

Director::Susi Ganeshan

Producer::Kalaipuli S Thanu

Music:Devi Sri Prasad

Cast::Vikram, Shriya, Krishna, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vadivel,

Review

Chiyaan Vikram has a winner in Kandasamy. It is pure commercial masala entertainer that strikes a fine balance between style and substance, and also has a neat message. Susi Ganeshan has constructed an engrossing action driven adventure with panache.

The film has all the trademark superhero-movie elements like flashy action scenes and eye-popping special effects. But in many ways, it is not the typical super-hero film that one imagines it to be. Well, that’s the twist in the tale which we will not reveal as it will be a spoiler.

Kandasamy opens with scenes showing ordinary people flocking to a Murugan temple which has become famous as all your wishes can be fulfilled at the temple. All those who submit their woes as petitions to Kandasamy (another name for Lord Muruga) on a piece of paper and tie it to a tree in the temple, their problems mainly financial are solved.

Soon Kandasamy (Vikram) becomes a phenomenon, a caped crusader dressed as a rooster, takes up letters of ordinary folks from the petition tree, and in a Robin Hood way provides cash and succor. The local DIG of Police (Prabhu) suspects that there is something unnatural about it and starts investigating.

Meanwhile there is this brave and daring CBI officer Kandasamy (Vikram), who is on a mission to uncover black money and illegal wealth of rich and corrupt Indians stashed in foreign banks, which he believes is responsible for all the crime in our society. And our hero has the IQ of a genius, the strength of a bull and the speed of a cheetah.

Soon he crosses swords with Pallur Paramajyoti Ponnusamy or PPP (Ashish Vidyarti), the man with a golden tooth and conducts a raid in his palatial bungalow and finds unaccounted cash and documents of various foreign deals worth over Rs 1000 crore! PPP is devastated after the raid and his only daughter Subbalakshmi (Shriya Saran) swears revenge and pretends to fall in love with the dashing IPS officer.

What is the connection between masked crusader Kandasamy and the CBI officer Kandasamy? Why is the CBI Joint Director Krishna Rao (Telugu actor Krishna) protecting Mr. Kandasamy? Can the villains- PPP, Rajmohan of RMG group, and Mexican Pitchumani (Alex) expose and bring Kandasamy to trial? Will the DIG succeed in proving that Kandasamy is no God? The underlining message in the film is, “Money (read black) is the root cause of all evil”.

Don’t ask the answers to all these questions, the idea is to have a chill out time. Watch the action which is fast paced even though slightly long ( 3 hours 12 minutes), chew on your popcorn as the adrenaline goes pumping. The rooster Kandasamy introduction scene where he comes crashing through the dome of a police station, and plays around with the bad comic cop (Mansoor Ali Khan) is terrific.

But the highlight is Kandasamy dressed as a woman, a la Aishwarya Rai and teaching Charly and Mayilsamy a fitting lesson is hilarious. The verbal foreplay between the quarrelsome Kandasamy and Subbalakshmi is quite ticklish, and Kandasamy’s blindfolded action scenes in Mexico are stunning.

Technically the film is chic with slick production values. The innovative camera angles and lighting of cinematographer NK Ekambaram makes the film visually stunning. He has given a different colour tone to the Mexico episode of the film. Thotta Tharini’s set designs are fabulous, the luxury bedroom of the heroine and the interior of the plush bus used as villain’s hide out is fantastic. The VFX work of Movinstilz makes it picture perfect, the night effect scenes especially the fight scene in the corn field.

Music of Devi Sri Prasad blends with the mood of the film. Two of the six songs, Excuse me Mr.Kandasamy… and Yen Peru Meenakumari have been well picturised and lavishly shot. There is grandeur and richness in every shot in the film, no wonder it took two years to complete. Susy Ganeshan who does a cameo in the film joins the big league of directors in Tamil for directing an adventurous film with an underlying message.

But the film indubitably belongs to Vikram and he rocks. He is mesmerizing and has given an extra dimension to the characters he plays in the film and steers it to the winning post. There are very few people in Indian cinema who can do the larger-than-life fantasy character as easily as Vikram.

Shriya sizzles throughout and carries the glamorous role with élan and the attitude. Prabhu fits the role of an investigative cop, while the villains are a bit clichéd. Some of the film's most enjoyable moments are Vadivel‘s comedy track as Thengakadai Thenappan. The scene where Prabhu takes him to the police station for questioning and uses water cannon is a scream!

In short, Kandasamy is a roller coaster ride of pure unadulterated masala. So go ahead, make your matinee.

Verdict

Block Buster Of 2009 & Paisa Vasool

Ajith and Vijay going to act in a movie

Ajith & Vijay are set to take of Tamil Magga Dheera

Actors Ajith and Vijay who are busy in acting in their respective movies are all set to feature as a lead in the Tamil remake of Telugu movie “Magga Dheera”. The movie which features Telugu actor Chiranjeevi’s son Ram Charan in lead is ringing the collection bells at the tollywood box office.

So, among a stiff competition the movie’s remake rights were clasped by producer Kalaipuli. S. Thanu. The movie is all set to be made in Tamil with a very few changes and there is a twist in the Tamil remake. The Tamil remake of “Magga Dheera” will be a multi starrer film as actor Ajith and Vijay will be acting in this film in different characters. According to sources, Ajith will be seen as a king in the second half and Vijay will be seen as a college going guy in the first half of the film.

Sources, also confirm that director SS Rajamouli who directed the Telugu “Magadheera” has been offered the direction duty by Mr. Kalaipuli.

If this proves to be true , than the movie will be a sure blockbuster as both the fans of Ajith and Vijay will thrive hard to make it run for 100 days.

Kanthaswamy gets ready for Independence Day

The most expected biggie ‘Kanthaswamy’ has been on the hold of getting releases over for the months. Although Kalaipuli S Dhanu had kept expressing the reasons of trade-related issues, the exact fact was that the film’s dubbing was recently completed in Trinity Studios. But yesterday, Kalaipuli S Dhanu made a confirmed statement that ‘Kanthaswamy’ will be released on August 15 for the occasion of Independence Day.

According to the sources, trade analysts have stated the film will be released in 900 Centres in both versions of Tamil and Telugu. Vikram has done splendid jobs on every takes of action-packed sequences as well crooned 4 songs.

Shriya’s sizzling glamour will surely steal the hearts of youngsters while Prabhu and Director Susi Ganeshan himself have donned prominent roles.

Silambarasan ready to tie the knot

Silambarasan looks fresh and energized after returning from Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya shoot from Malta islands in Europe. The unit was stationed there for some time to shoot AR Rahman’s two song sequences. The stills of VTV reveal an all new dashing Silambarasan with a fresh Trisha and the pair’s chemistry sure do sizzle. While talking about the film to a vernacular tabloid recently, Silambarasan has reiterated that he is rediscovering himself with Gautham Vasudev Menon.

On a different note, the most eligible bachelor of Kollywood stated that he is ready for marriage and has informed his folks to scout for a suitable girl. Some of the conditions he had mentioned were that the girl should be appreciative in nature. It would be nice if she knows about dance. It is not an issue if she does not know cooking. But most of all he wants his bride to be beautiful as he is keen to have beautiful children. So… all those girls out there, if you satisfy these conditions, please approach Silambarasan’s parents immediately!

My Award goes to Surya!!!

I was searching for a particular photo in my desk, while doing so I found the group photos that were taken during my college days. I remembered how we would debate about our favorite actors. Always I supported Surya. He is the son of Actor Siva kumar. The kaakha Kaakha film can never be forgotten. His acting was to the core. When we see the involvement he takes and the commitment he gives, he proves himself as a true Hero.

He has substantially raised his standards. We cannot compare anyone with him. Surya has got very good talent. His acting skills are natural when compared to others. A couple of years ago, I shifted my residence to another county. That was when my favorite movie (kaakha Kaakha) was aired. I was very worried that I would not be able to watch it. Out of my eagerness I purchased Satellite TV from DirectsatTv. I watched my favorite movie on that day. It was a thrilling experience.

Usually in my old house, the cable TV connection would not be available for minimum 2 days a month due to maintenance. But I was able to watch all my favorite star shows without missing even one episode in Satellite TV. If I were asked to give Best of the Best awards, I would definitely go with Surya. The next BOB Awards would be to Ajith. If I have not mentioned about Ajith, I would never get the best Blog Awards.

Hey Ajith fans out there!!

Please nominate me in the Best of the Best Awards

Vijay’s favorite ties the knot

Karate’ Raja who played the character of forest brigand Veerappan in a popular TV serial in Makkal TV got married on Monday.

Raja is a favorite co star of actor Vijay. You can find him in most of his projects; like Gilli and Pokkiri.

He has also acted along side Kamal Hassan in Virumandi and Vasool Raja MBBS.

Many people from the film fraternity attended the marriage

Endhiran update

She had done before, she has done it now. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had tried her skills in Kollywood and had delivered mind blowing performances in ‘Iruvar', ‘Jeans’ and ‘Kandukonden Kandukonden’ and went on to earn appreciation from South audience. Now, she is back again in Shankar’s magnum opus ‘Endhiran’ and ‘Robot’ in Hindi, with leading hero and Superstar Rajinikanth.

The movie team has found that this former Miss. World has exceptional grasping powers. She impressed all, including the Superstar, with her good hold on the Tamil language that she had mastered in a very short span of time. But Ash is only amused about it and said that regional languages were not a problem for her, at the same time she was not at all familiar with Tamil. The team were prepared to have re-takes while shooting the Tamil version but “she was soon rattling off the dialogues and getting hang of the emotions with equal skill in both the Hindi and Tamil takes. So much so that Rajini Sir was taken aback,” sources said.

Initially, it was said that she had easily learnt the ropes of Karate, which was necessary for her character in the movie.

Should we say she is ‘Mistress of Talents’?

Nadodigal -My Review(4/5)

Nadodigal is a realistic, fun filled film based on friendship and executed in an entertaining manner. It is something different from the usual narrative for it keeps the viewers rooted to their seats with the same zeal for the entire 2 hours and 45 minutes

There are three close friends living in Rajapalayam, who virtually even eat from the same plate- Karunakaran (Sasikumar), a B.A gold medalist looking desperately for a goverment job which is considered prestigious by his uncle, whose daughter Nallamma ( Ananya) is madly in love with him.

Pandi (Bharani) is a funny guy who dreams of flying abroad and is waiting for his passport. Chandran (Vijay), the son of an ex-serviceman, is planning to set up a computer center with a Bank loan and is in love with Pavithra (Abhinaya), Karuna’s sister.

At a stage, Saravanan, the only son of an ex-MP Sangvi, enters their lives. He is in love with his mother's enemy Palanivel Raman's (Jaiprakash) only daughter Parabha. Palanivel Raman is a don cum industrialist in Namakkal area. But both Sangvi and Palanivel Raman strongly oppose the love relation. After Saravanan tries to commit suicide, the three friends come to his rescue.

All the three friends go to Namakkal and start a risky operation. Finally they bring together the love birds with help of their local friend Kanja Karuppu. But in that operation, Karuna, almost loses his eye, his grandmother gets killed, and the girl he loves is emotionally blackmailed and forced to marry some other govt employee.

His another friend Chandran loses his leg and Pandi loses his hearing sills, but still they are happy and strongly support Karuna.

Later they come to know that they were cheated by the lovers. Saravanan and Prabha got married just for their sexual needs and once they get bored with the relationship they simply want to separate. This irks the true friends and they decide to give it back in a shocking style. The remaining part is a different but unforgettable lesson for those who use good friendship for their convenience.

The pre-interval period of the film is quite enjoyable and it is just like a roller coaster ride. But the post-interval session needs perfection and trimming in many serial like scenes.

The real winner of the film is undoubtedly Sasikumar, the most successful director cum producer cum hero! He simply steals the hearts of all viewers with his casual play.

Bharani is another good performer. Vijay, Ganja Karuppu and other new faces have performed well in their roles. Then guy who imitates Vijaykanth in a few scenes is rocking!

Shankar Mahadevan's number “Sambo Shiva Sambo..,” stands out in Sundar C Babu's music.

Nadodigal - A clean entertainer!

Cast: Sasikumar, Bharani, Ananya, Abhinaya, Vijay, Jayaprakash

Music: Sundar C Babu

Camera: SR Kathir

Producer: Micheal Rayappan

Director: Samuthirakkani

PRO: Nikil Murugan

Vijay into Politics??

Vijay’s fans and well-wishers were hushing about a possible announcement on the actor’s political party launch on his birthday on June 22, 2009. Vijay's silence in this regard only added fuel to the fire as he neither confirmed nor refuted the claims.



Now, however, unverified reports from the actor’s stable confirm that there are no such plans in the immediate future. “Vijay is looking to deliver a hit in the near future and announcements on any other long term plans will only be made after that,” an unnamed source was quoted as saying.

Vijay's next film with A.R.Rahman

Vijay is making sure that nothing goes wrong with his 50th flick. He has roped in Tamannna for her desired amount of 50 lakhs. Sneha is yet another actress who would be seen in the movie.

Buzz up!There were a lot of discussions about who will direct the film and finally Perarasu was zeroed in. Though not confirmed by any team member, it has been heard that music maestro and Oscar winner A R Rahman will be composing the music for this flick.

It seems like Vijay is all set to make his 50th flick a memorable one.Also the sources say that, the film might be a remake of popular hindi film Kabhi Kushi Kabhi khum.

Well let's wait for the official news..

Aayirathil Oruvan

As if to signal that he’s had enough of the media’s guessing game about Aayirathil Oruvan, Selvaraghavan convened a press meet today with members of the cast at the Accord Metropolitan, Chennai this morning. Flanked by Parthiban, Karthi, G V Prakash and Andrea, Selva formally announced the audio release and the release date of his much-anticipated movie. Aayirathil Oruvan’s audio will be released in a grand event in Chennai on June 14th while the movie itself will be released in the month of July.

Selva started with a modest note stating that the movie ‘does not have anything untold before’ further going on to say that ‘he learnt a lot while making this movie’. ‘I always had a penchant for Hollywood movies and used to be awestruck at them. So when I attempted to reach their movie making finesse, I found how difficult it was,” he noted. “I found it’s not an easy task when I had to give command to some 2000 odd people who have different dialogues and facial expressions in one single shot,” he revealed. He also opined that we have a long way to go before reaching finesse of Hollywood movies.

According to Selva, he has tried a unique genre with this fantasy movie. Shot in 250 days, the movie will feature 2 hours of graphics which are made to blend with the movie’s progress. On a lighter note, Selva stated that he had literally tortured people asking them to extend their call sheets as he couldn’t complete the movie on schedule owing to the extensive periodical research that went into the making. Selva has also penned songs for the movie, as is customary to his other movies, and quipped that it’s only G V Prakash who made the entire world know that piece of information.

On a poser as to why he roped in G V Prakash dumping his mascot Yuvan, Selva stated that Yuvan was getting way too predictable for him. “Besides, G V Prakash is available round the clock and I like that aspect.” he mentioned.

Although he plays a significant role in the movie as a King, Parthiban hasn’t had the opportunity to view the movie yet. “While the entire movie goes at a fast-forward pace, my scenes appear in real time and hence while mixing I could only see my portions,” Parthiban said.

G V Prakash spoke about the hard work that went into the making of music for Aayirathil Oruvan. “The instruments we used in this movie are rare and unique and I worked hard for about a year and a half to create music.” Prakash noted. He also revealed that veteran singer P B Srinivas has sung for the movie. The album will have 10 songs.

For the audio release event, Prakash will sing 2 songs. That apart various dance and music forms including Shingaari Melam, rope dance, snake dance and Kalari Payattu are planned for the event. Actor Poorna’s classical dance choreographed by Sivashankar and the Makossa dance from Nigeria will also be a part of the program.

Karthi plays a laborer in the movie while Andrea and Reema are part of an archeological team.

Kanthaswamy: Ultimate

Kanthaswamy, directed by Susi Ganesan and produced by Kalaipuli S. Thanu under the banner V Creations, has been in the making for nearly two years. Following the news scoops and snippets regarding the crew's various activities, everybody in tinsel town is excited and eagerly awaiting its release. Kanthaswamy stars Vikram and Shriya in lead roles, and there is liberal dose of glamour, heroism, a well-defined story, romance, edge-of-the-seat suspense and some foot-tapping music in it.

Kanthaswamy story

The story is about the economical differences that prevail between different classes of the Indian population. The film's protagonist is an investigating officer of high rank. While handling problems related to the country's security and development, the officer goes through specific property details of affluent businessmen and NRIs. On further investigation, he finds that the wide gap between the rich and the poor is the root cause for so many problems. He tries to bridge the gap between the rich and the poor. How? By using his position and power, Vikram identifies and unearths crores of rupees of unaccounted money tucked away by the bigwigs in strange nooks and corners of the globe under varied names and ownerships and distributes them legitimately to the middle class and lower middle class people. All the adventures he goes through on his mission is what makes the film fascinating.

Vikram is especially happy over the way the entire project has come through. There is also word that the actor has donned eight different roles in the film.

Kanthaswamy music

Devi Sri Prasad has composed some really enthralling numbers for the film. The audio release that took place recently in the city was a grand function attended by big shots of the city. Of the eight songs, four have been sung by Vikram. 'Excuse me' in Vikrama nd Suchithra's combination, and Vikram's solo 'Mambo Maamiya' inspire listeners to tap and groove for their rhythm.

Kanthaswamy Foundation

With a view to establish the movie's theme, the crew, under the able leadership of the director Susi Ganesan and producer Kalaipuli S. Thanu, has facilitated a charity group named 'The Kanthaswamy Foundation' to work for the cause of villages and villagers that lack basic facilities and amenities. Two villages were adopted by the crew and another 30 have been adopted by industrialists and business tycoons in the city.

Kanthaswamy special

Vikram, who is a superhero in the film, has worn specially-designed rich clothes to suit the role's charisma. His costumes comprise a dazzling range, from ostentatious royal clothes to everyday formals. Shriya, the film's heroine, too has made use of glamorous costumes worth 1.25 crores. The crew shot for a month in Mexico, spending eight crores and also canned a few song and dance sequences in Italy spending two crores. An added three crores were spent on the extra effects added to the CG effects in the action adventure.

Wedding Bells for Prabhu Deva- Nayanthara???

Oh! What a shocking news it was to hear from the closer sources? Really, this is turning to be the worst amongst all of affairs. Prabhu Deva, father of three children (Recently one passed away) is in love with Nayanthara, the leading actress. That sounds quite absurd but you’ve got to believe. Although it was earlier considered to be rumors, certain channels of outside Tamil Nadu have confirmed it. And of course, tomorrow morning you’ll find this one on the headlines of all newspapers.

Sources have again revealed that concern has been shown from both of the sides and soon divorce will be done between bonded relationships.

Now Prabhu Deva has fled to unknown place stating that he has some works on Hindi project. Meanwhile Nayan too is missing in town and seems to have gone for abroad. This has evoked yet more on this issue.

Anyways, ‘Nothing is Impossible’ is the formula of life while ‘Everything is possible in affairs’ happens to be more in tinsel town.

Coke signs up Vijay as brand ambassador

Well, amongst Kollywood stars it’s Ilayathalapathy Vijay who’s been constantly roped in for more brand ambassadorships. Coco-Cola had earlier roped in Vijay as its brand ambassador during the year 2000-03. 

Later, as the brand manufacturers felt that the product can peak in markets without any celebrities. Now as Vijay’s popularity is gone ahead amongst young guys especially in rural areas, the product managers have approached him for the ambassadorship deal. 

One of the sources revealed that Vijay would start filming for the commercial ad of Coco-Cola’s latest theme of ‘Open Happiness’. Also added that the commercial will be aired within next couple of weeks on all media channels… Earlier, during last year Vijay was offered the brand ambassadorship for ‘Chennai Super Kings’ in T-20 Tournament. One of the leading trade analysts of Tamil Film’s box office collection had recently stated that though Vijay’s recent films hadn’t done extremely well at box office, producers are on their heels of increasing his remuneration.

Vijay's Nxt with Lingusamy

The latest buzz doing rounds in industry is that Lingusamy, who is wielding the megaphone for 'Paiya' starring Karthi and Tammana, will be directing Vijay soon.

Lingusamy had worked with top artistes including Ajith, Vikram and Vishal in her career spanning nearly half-a-decade. Sources say that he would be directing Vijay's 51st film, which might be produced by Soundarya Rajnikanth.

Vijay, who is all set to shoot for 'Vettaikaran' next, will complete his half-century in Kollywood. His 50th film is touted to be directed by director Raja, who has several hits under hits belt including 'Jayam', 'M Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi' and 'Santosh Subramaniam'.

Lingusamy's last 'Bheemaa' had bit the dust and he is keen to bounce back with 'Paiya' as the shooting for the movie is on at a hectic pace in and around Bangalore now.

Rajinikanth: "Maapilai, I’m proud of you"

Superstar Rajinikanth saw a special screening of his son-in-law Dhanush's Padikkathavan on Tuesday evening at Four Frames preview theatre in Chennai.

He was to see it earlier but it did not work out as he was caught up with Endhiran shoot. Rajini was also eager because the title itself was borrowed from an earlier hit he had done.

After watching the film, he got out of the preview theatre, hugged and congratulated Dhanush. The superstar was all smiles and said- " Maapillai, I' m proud of you. The film is truly a mass entertainer."

Later Dhanush introduced his Padikkathavan heroine Tamannaah to his father-in-law. For Tammu, it was a dream come true to meet the superstar and she took his blessings.

Why Padikathavan was not publicized?

Sun Pictures has acquired the Dhanush starrer Padikathavan! A unit of Sun TV Network, Sun Pictures, forayed into the film industry in a big way with the massive success of Kadhalil Vizhunden. The film went on to become a huge hit, thanks to the publicity created by the Sun TV. 



Padikathavan, which was produced by Vijaya Productions, was acquired by Sun Pictures after discussions proved to be fruitful to both the parties. Insiders, however, say that it was decided well before to handover the rights to Sun Pictures and it was due to this the producers did not spend much on the promos. With Sun Pictures taking over Padikathavan, it is now assured that it will do all it can to promote the film, say our sources.