Taking off from where your other behindwoods visitor talks about Ayan, here's my take as well. Taking an eight year old to a film can be a challenging task in itself. Being full off beans they want to know if the movie has enough comedy or will Suriya uncle be nice etcetera. Anyway when you have managed to assuage your child’s apprehensions of a film, you realize that the caramelized popcorn is almost over and the film has not even begun. Fortunately the first 20 odd minutes are racy enough to make you forget that your munchies are over. What begins as an adrenalin rush is over before you can say Congo....For the first time you have a "bondesque..." look and feel to a Tamil film and while it starts well, it begins to meander into small inconsequential gullies and is soon lost. I honestly would have loved it if the director had done away with all the songs except the first one in the film. None of the others were required and nor did they stay in your mind or hearts.
Jai has got permission from the Producers’ Council to star in the Soundarya Rajinikanth’s home production Goa is well known in Kollywood. Behindwoods also reported a few days ago that Rajinikanth played a pivotal role in getting the ban lifted so that Jai could act in the film. Ochre Studio was doing the groundwork to set the ball rolling ever since the blanket permission was obtained. With everything set right and Jai having 20 days permission to act in Goa, the team is now ready to start filming the scenes involving him.
The Anushka–Vijay starrer Vettaikaran, whichstarted in the first week of March 2009, has a latest entrant. Late director Jeeva’s erstwhile assistant Srinath will don the role of a comedian in the flick. Srinath is, however, not new to comedy roles as such. He has already been featured in almost all of Jeeva’s movies, prominent ones including Dham Dhoom and Unnale Unnale. Srinath is currently directing Muthirai, which features Nithin Sathya, Daniel Balaji and Laksmi Rai. Vettaikaran, on the other hand, is constantly in the news as one can see. The movie was recently in news with Vijay’s son making a fleeting cameo appearance in the title song.
With the title being changed to Unnaipol Oruvan, the ball for Kamal’s next film has begun rolling. The teaser trailer has been released and we know that the film is being directed by the hitherto unknown Chakri and that Shruthi Haasan will be handling the music department. We also know that Kamal will be playing Naseeruddin Shah’s role from the original and Mohanlal will be doing Anupam Kher’s. Further casting details are yet to be revealed. Kamal has always been known for introducing writers and other artistes in his films. The list of writers who have found a place in Kamal’s films include Crazy Mohan, Ra. Ki. Rangarajan, Ku. Gnanasampanthan, Pralayan, Puviyarasu, Madan etc. He even used lyricist Kapilan in a few scenes of Dasavatharam. This time too Kamal will be introducing a writer, it is heard, a name that most of us would not have heard of till now. It is Ira Murugan. He has been given an opportunity to work on the dialogues of Unnaipol Oruvan. Ira. Murugan’s is not a full time writer, however. You will be surprised to know that he is a software engineer working for HCL. But Kamal’s choices are based on rationale and we are sure that this one too is not wrong.
Aayirathil Oruvan is inching closer towards a long overdue release. The first step towards this will be the audio release which, according to sources, is being planned to be held on a grand scale by Selvaraghavan at the Nehru Stadium in Chennai on May 1st. The event will have live performances of all the songs in the album. There are total of 10 tracks set to tune by GV Prakash, who is hugely satisfied with the results of his work. He said that the songs are sure to be loved by the youth. Mixing for the album was done at Sterling Sounds in New York. Aayirathil Oruvan will be an action adventure with a portion reportedly being set in the 18th century. Aayirathil Oruvan stars Karthi, Reema Sen and Parthiban in lead roles. Let’s hope that the long wait for Selvaraghavan’s magnum opus pays off.
Asin has bagged the ITFA award for the best actress for her performance in Dasavatharam. The awards will be presented in a ceremony at Singapore on the 16th of May. Dasavatharam, in which Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan played the hero, went on to become a smash hit. Kamal’s ten roles, all in different get ups, are worth a mention here. Asin, who shared the screen space with him, came out with an exemplary performance that took her to places in the Indian film industry. Asin recently bagged the Filmfare Best Hindi Debut this year, for starring in the film Ghajini.
Bale Pandiya’s customary pooja to mark its commencement was held in Chennai yesterday. The film is produced by Kalpathi S.Agoram’s AGS Entertainment and will be directed by Siddarth. Vishnu, who had starred in Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and Piaa of Poi Solla Porom fame, will play the leading roles. Those who participated in the event to wish the crew include director Shankar, Pushkar Gayathri, Suriya, Karthi, and producer Kalaipuli S.Dhanu.
The double Oscar winner A.R. Rahman is on a vacation cum business trip to the UK and the US. Apparently, the Mozart of Madras is accompanied by his wife. Sources have it that his schedule is packed with several meetings with film makers andbusiness acquaintances. Rahman’s new agent in the US, through whom he had bagged an international offer, is also making arrangements for the Oscar winner to meet some of the well known film makers. With this we can expect Rahman to return home with several big international offers. In the home front, Rahman has five major films to which he is already committed including Mani Rathnam’s Ravan and Rajini-starrer, Shankar-directed Endhiran.
Aamir Khan has gone on a two-month holiday. The actor took off on a vacation with his two children to an undisclosed location. According to his blog, he will return during May end or June. No one knows where exactly the actor had gone and he cannot be reached on phone too. However, Aamir’s wife Kiran did not find a place in this vacation as she is busy with her own film projects. The actor, who is an avid blogger, says that he will try and connect to his fans if time permits during his vacation. Well, this is a long deserved vacation for Aamir!
After entering the film industry with Ajnabee in the year 2001, and going on to do several films including hits like Dhoom, Bachna Ae Haseeno, Race, and Aankhen, the hottest actress in town, Bipasha Basu is ready to wield the megaphone. The actress, in a recent interview, said that she has come to understand the nuances of film making and several other aspects of it. According to Bipasha, the long stint in the film industry will surely help her to direct a film. The actress says that with each day passing the urge to don the director’s cap has been increasing. Do we see a new director in the block?
