Kalaipuli. S. Thanu the producer of Susi Ganesan directed big budget extravaganza Kanthasamy featuring Vikram and Shriya is planning to hold the audio launch of the film on April 5 .
“It will be a grand affair and a big Bollywood star will be the chief guest at the function.
Thanu, Devi Sri Prasad the music director of the film and Susi Ganesan are mastering the audio in a famous studio in Mumbai, to get perfection.
Sony Music the audio right holders will be promoting the audio aggressively.
And with Vikram rendering few songs for the film, it has become the most eagerly awaited audio launch.
The film which was originally slated for release on May 1 has now been pushed to the last week of May, as the producers are not willing to take on IPL and Elections.
Santosh (Sreekanth) is a cheerful young man who works as a programme executive for a local TV channel. Hard-working and full of vigour to grow in the competitive world of entertainment, Santosh is always on the look out for ideas to enrich his presentations. Santosh meets Savithri (Hemamalini), a bright young Law student through one of his innovative programmes titled 'Asadu No. 1'. Working in close association, both of them get to know each other and fall in love. Subsequently, their love gains acceptance from their respective families and soon, the wedding gets finalized. Meanwhile, the channel's owner suddenly decides to transfer the management responsibilities to his wife Kamini (Namitha). Kamini is pretty, wily and adventurous. Soon, she takes charge of the channel's activities and in connection with the same, meets Santosh. The meeting shocks Santosh and Kamini.
In the flashback that follows, Kamini and Santosh are shown as two bubbly youngsters madly in love with each other. When Santosh brings up the matter of an early marriage, Kamini does not concur. Fiercely ambitious, she prefers to settle down in her career well before familial responsibilities envelop her. Disappointed and confused and not knowing how to convince Kamini, Santosh drops his decision and soon, work takes him away from the city; her career distracts Kamini. Thus, both of them drift apart and away from each other.
Cut to the present: Kamini is excited to see Santosh in her domain. His nearness excites her and caught in the daze, she decides to pull Santosh into her web and seduce him. Even knowing that he is engaged and soon to be married, she flirts with him using her position and power and in one vulnerable moment, tries to make a big move on Santosh. Realizing that Kamini is trying to transform the friendship into an extra-marital affair, Santosh tries to wriggle out of her hold. But cunning and result-oriented Kamini chases him and when he continues to put her off, she uses a wicked plan against him. Kamini files a complaint against Santosh for attempting to rape her. The scandal wrecks Santosh's reputation as well as his understanding with Savithri; friends and relatives look down at him. Insulted and hurt, Santosh takes the matter to court. So many twists and turns follow; is Santosh finally able to prove his stand? Does he escape from crafty Kamini's traps? Does his marriage pass the endurance test? How does Savithri react to the whole episode?
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In Rajamundry, the crew shot an introductory song for Vijay, in which he danced merrily with his son Sanjay. The song was shot in a grand temple set built by Milan in an obscure location on the outskirts of Rajamundry. Insiders reveal that the dance steps of Vijay in this song – choreographed by renowned dance master Shobi – look astounding! Following this song, the crew shot a few talkie portions involving Vijay and the film’s heroine Anushka, who plays a software engineer.
The biggest attraction is Vijay’s new get up for the movie! Though it has been kept a secret, it is understood that the actor will sport a new hairstyle. Usually, the star prefers short hair, slightly unruffled; but it looks like he will sport slightly longer hair, combed back slickly in a few scenes in Vettaikkaran! Similarly, the star is said to have paid great attention to his dress code in the film! Then there is news from director Babu Sivan himself – that Vijay will don four different get ups in the movie, though it is unclear if he will do that in a song or in the talkie portion! So it is sure that his fans will get to enjoy his new avatars in Vettaikkaran.
Vettaikkaran is Vijay’s 49th film and is produced by A.V.M.
PS: Kamal Haasan debuted as a child artist in A.V.M.’s Kalathur Kannamma years ago. Now, Vijay’s son Sanjay too is making a debut in A.V.M.’s movie! Can we expect him to grow up to be an actor of Kamal’s calibre?! Will the luck of coincidence shine on him too! We sure hope so!
For all who thought that the era of the sari-clad seductress was forgotten history, there's new hope in Anushka, who is redefining sensuality with her costumes of heavy silk saris, long plaits decorated with flowers, bangles upto her elbows and the whole look, rounded off with a big red bindi on her forehead.
Now, the story:
Arundhati (Anushka) arrives at her ancestral home in Gandharavakottai to meet her grandfather (Kaikala Satyanarayana) after her engagement with Rahul (Deepak). As she is the spitting image of her great grandmother, Jakkamma (Anushka), her grandfather, and his loyal maid Chandramma (Manorama) look upon her as the heiress to the lineage.
A flashback reveals Jakkamma fighting and vanquishing Pasupathi (Sonu Sood). His vengeful soul is imprisoned in his samadhi awaiting the day when he can be released so that he can take revenge. Jakkamma is blissfully unaware of all this and reigns her province peacefully.
Coming to the present, a couple on the way to visit Arundhati meet with an accident near the palace. The woman vanishes mysteriously and the man breaks open Pasupathi's samadhi as evil spirits possess him. Now Pasupathi is free to wreak his vengeance and comes after Arundhati, as she is the reincarnation of Jakkamma. Fakeer Anwar (Sayaji Shinde) an expert in the supernatural and paranormal world warns Arundhati to leave Gandharvakottai as soonas possible as he can sense an evil presence. Arundhati refuses to believe all this, but when circumstances bring her face to face with the evil spirit of Pasupathi, she is forced to fight him again.
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Anushka is the surprise factor as Jakkamma. Rising to fame in glamorous roles, she is beautiful as a medieval princess in traditional attire. Her performance is so good as Jakkamma that it overpowers her portrayal as Arundhati She has proved that she's more than just a pretty face and can act very well. Sonu Sood is chillingly evil as Pasupathi and has given a stellar performance. Kaikala Satyanarayana returns to the screen after a long time and proves that his acting skills are as good as ever. Manorama is in her usual element,
The dialogues of the movie are well written and the lyrics also work well. The dubbing has been done so well that after a while you cease to forget that it is a Telugu film dubbed in Tamil. The Tamil version will surely do as well if not better than the Telugu version.
In Hindu rituals, silk is surprisingly a symbol of sanctity and must be used during marriage and death ceremonies. (Surprisingly, because silk is made be boiling live silk pupae to extract the silk yarn.) Priyadarshan has spun a gripping human story with utmost perfection, precision and poignancy - using the lives of the silk-weavers as his weft and warp.
Vengadam (Prakashraj) is a traditional master weaver, who, for a pittance, weaves the most intricate and delicate silk saris for the merchants who hire him. Ever as a child, he dreamt of draping his bride in silk sari but could not make his dream come true. When Vengadam's wife Annam (Shreya Reddy) gives birth to a daughter, he pledges before the village that his daughter will wear a silk sari on her wedding day. But how will the poor weaver, mired in poverty and near-starvation, fulfill this pledge? He starts stealing single strands of silk yarn every day from his workplace, brings them home and starts weaving his dream sari in his own backyard. His wife dies, his daughter Thamarai (Shammu) grows up into a beautiful girl, and the sari becomes longer and longer. Vengadam also takes part in hunger strikes, makes friends with a communist writer, gets influenced by his talks, and participates in demonstrations against the merchants who hold the weavers in thrall.
An emotional story is told with the historical and political changes as its backdrop and its authentic mood is maintained throughout the film. It is indeed a proud badge of distinction and honour for director Priyadarshan. With Akashvani's mourning for Gandhiji's death broadcast in the background, the film begins as a flashback. The whole village surrounds and looks in awe at the first motor car that enters the destination. From there begins Vengadam's story. Then the film shuttles back and forth in time, much like the shuttle in a hand loom.
Direction: Dinesh Kumar
Music: Vidyasagar
Production: RSK Pictures
This week it is Namitha again at the box office and that makes it the third time within a span of one month. This time around, the lady is paired with Sarath Kumar. The movie is Sarath Kumar’s magnum opus 1977. Double roles are not new to this actor. He has perhaps donned the most number of double roles in the film industry and his specialty is father-son duos. This formula has given him many a hit over his long career and Sarath is back at it
again when his hold at the box office seems to be waning a bit.
1977 will not be any routine double act by Sarath Kumar; we will be seeing him in 6 different get ups, with three different heroines with the story taking us from India to Malaysia over two eras. In fact, 1977 might be one of the most expensive films in Sarath Kumar’s career. Though much has not been revealed about its storyline, we know for sure that the movie will be a thriller with plenty of high adrenalin pumping actions and liberal doses of glamour provided by the lead ladies.
The highlight of the film includes the introduction song shot with more than 500 junior artistes and dancers, the power-packed gun fight between Sarath Kumar and 40 baddies, a chase sequence that features some of Malaysia’s best known stunt artistes, a climax that has over 100 Malaysian police vehicles and personnel that was shot for 11 consecutive day and nights close to the Petronas twin towers. 1977 also includes a song that was shot lavishly on a set that was erected at a cost of Rs. 40 lakhs.
Literally, the producer has not spared any expense to make the film a rich and engaging fare. Mumbai-based model Sandhya Shetty makes her debut and is set to add to the oomph factor. Farzana too will make her presence felt, not to forget Namitha who has an introduction scene devoted to her. Sarath Kumar has made it clear that the film is purely for entertainment purpose and hence it has no political overtones. The movie is a bilingual with a simultaneous Telugu release.
Scripted and directed by Dinesh Kumar with music by Vidyasagar, 1977 looks good to end Sarath Kumar’s hit drought at the box office. We will know this Friday.
Starring: Vijayakanth, Vikranth, Seril Brindo, Suja
Direction: Kalaimani
Music: Sabesh Murali
Production: Thangaraj
Captain is back. It's been quite a while since we saw him on screen which is quite understandable because he is a man of many other commitments too. However, Engal Aasan is ready for release, a trifle delayed though.
But it looks as though the delay might end up helping the movie. Engal Aasan is a story based on a big economic scandal where fake documents are fabricated to show issue of loans to people while the money is siphoned off by others. The scam is to the tune of a few crores. Well, if
this reminds you of India’s biggest corporate fraud then don't think that Engal Aasan was made with that in mind.
Vijayakanth plays a bank officer who takes charge in a village office and after a few days starts noticing huge discrepancies in the way funds have been dispensed as loans. He wants to get to the root of the scam. But, the bad elements destroy all evidence that he has and even put him on the wrong side of the management. But Captain does not accept defeat and that is what the movie is all about.
Vikranth (Vijay's cousin), Sheryl Printo and Akshaya are also part of the cast. The film has been directed by Kalaimani with camera handled by A. Venkatesh and Sabesh Murali scoring the music.
Starring: Jai Akash, Nicole, Ashish Vidyarthi, Karunaas, Raguvaran, Reka, Aishwarya
Direction: T.M. Jayamurugan
Music: TM Jaimurugan
Production: Tiruppur M.V. Ramaswamy
Jai Akash has been missing from the scene for quite a while now. One might be forgiven for thinking that he had done the disappearing act. But, he is back with a release. Adada Enna Azhagu is set to hit theaters this Friday. Featuring Jai Akash and debutante Nicole in the lead, the title suggests that the movie will be a love story. While not totally disagreeing with the assumption, director
T.M. Jayamurugan adds that the movie is much more than just an ordinary love story.
The lead character played by Jai Akash is one who holds very lofty principles in life. He follows Periyar’s doctrine of philosophy wherein any wealth accumulated beyond one’s basic needs should be given away to the less privileged. The director has also quoted an incident from the life of the revolutionary communist leader Stalin who did not hesitate to sacrifice his son’s life for the sake of his country; the hero of the film will exhibit such high levels of patriotism.
With such credentials, the hero ought to be the ‘perfect man’ and a story involving such a character cannot be just a love story. The director said that the movie shows how two people with very similar tastes in music meet each other and become friends which later blossoms into love. Their love meets with zero resistance from all sides and all seems to be well and rosy until a misunderstanding threatens to do them apart.
Adada Enna Azhagu has been produced by Tiruppur M.V. Ramaswamy on behalf of Alipiri Movies. Music for the film has been scored by the director himself who has also taken care of the lyrics. Adada Enna Azhagu raises hopes of a good love story with social consciousness.
Starring: Adithya, Manoha
Direction: Gunasekaran
Music: Aatish Uthriyan
Production: Akshaya Multimedia Creations
In a weekend that has two relatively bigger movies, Innoruvan too is making its appearance. The film introduces Adithya and Manoha as the lead pair. Innoruvan attempts to drive home the importance of confidence and self belief in a man’s life. Nothing else has been disclosed about the movie which was shot in and around Pondicherry, Kuttralam and Ambasamuthiram.
Apart from the debutantes, the movie features experienced artistes like Kadhal Dhandapani, Visu and MS Bhaskar
who has lent his voice for a ‘gaana’ song in the movie. The film’s director Gunasekaran has tuned and sung 5 of the 7 songs in the movie while the rest have been done by Aatish Uthriyan.
Innoruvan is the maiden venture of Akshaya Multimedia Creations.




