Tamil Cinema: 10/17/11

Monday, October 17, 2011

Siddarth with James Bond director

Subject: Siddarth with James Bond director

Siddharth is gearing up to play the lead role in a film by director Roger Spottiswoode, who had made the James Bond film 'Tomorrow Never Dies'. In the movie, the actor will be playing maths genius Srinivasa Ramanujam, who rewrote the history of numbers.

"Roger was thoroughly impressed by Siddharth's performance in Rang De Basanti, which was recommended to him by one of his friends. He immediately decided that the actor should play Srinivasa Ramanujam in his next movie," say sources close to the development.

"Siddharth was thrilled to get a call from Roger and he went to England to listen the script, which too impressed him a lot. The actor immediately expressed his consent to be part of the movie, which he hopes would take him to international audience," they add. working

The south Indian actor, who is popular in Bollywood too, is currently part of Deepa Mehta's film adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Booker winner Midnight's Children. In Kollywood, post 'Nootrenbadhu', he is at present acting in a romantic-comedy titled 'Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi', directed by newcomer Balaji.

Ileana’s starry airs cost her Nanban song!

Ileana seems to have not learnt her lessons even after going through the wrath of the Telugu film industry. The actress, who lost quite a few films with her starry airs, created troubles on the set of her forthcoming Tamil movie Nanban.

Sources say that Ileana D'Cruz refused to dance for the Tamil version of Bollwood hit song 'zoobbie doobbie…' Noted choreographer Farah Khan, who flew from Mumbai to Chennai on request of Shankar, was assigned to direct the song. However, when she asked the actress to participate in the rehearsal, Ileana complained of stomach ache.

Soon Farah Khan took her to a hospital, where the doctors said that Ileana D'Cruz is completely fine. After returning to the sets, the actress went to her vanity van and did not step out, which irked the choreographer. Hence, the song has been shot without her presence but it would only come to know when the songs of the film are released.

Nanban is a remake of Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots. The Tamil version features Vijay, Srikanth, Jeeva, Ileana and Sathyraj in the key roles.

7am Arivu remake Aamir Khan And Shruti Hassan

Shruti Hassan's career in Bollywood has not been fruitful so far but she is getting a golden opportunity to create a niche for herself in the Hindi film industry. Well, the actress will be pairing up with none other than Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan in the remake of Tamil movie 7aam Arivu.

If reports are to be believed, Aamir Khan has recently seen the forthcoming Tamil movie, 7aam Arivu. The actor was so impressed by the movie that he immediately made his mind to remake it in Bollywood. Not only the story of the movie but Shruti Hassan's performance made him to stand up and clap for the actress at the end.

It goes without saying that AR Murugadoss, who directed the actor in Ghajini, shares a good rapport with Aamir Khan. The Bollywood actor, who knows the filmmaker's potential, has been keen watch his forthcoming movie 7aam Arivu, which is hitting the screens on October 26. Hence, the makers of the film screened the film for him recently.

7aam Arivu (7th Sense) directed by AR Murugadoss features Surya in dual roles of a circus artist and a monk named Bodhi Dharman, the transmitter of the Zen. Shruti Hassan will be seen in the character of a young scientist, whereas Hollywood actor Johnny Tri Nguyen has performed the negative character.

Why Rajini did not vote

There was a lot of expectation from fans world over that they would be able to catch a glimpse of their star when he gets to the polling booth to cast his vote. But the Superstar did not cast his vote as the doctors have advised him not to go to place that are crowded.

Rajini returned from Singapore some months ago after advanced medical treatment in Singapore and since then has been maintaining a low profile. His public appearances have become very limited and the star's Rana has also been postponed indefinitely.

It was strongly believed that Rajini would arrive at the Stella Maris College to vote but fans and media persons had to return disappointed.

Want to know about Suriya’s role in 7aum Arivu?

During the audio launch of 7aum Arivu, director AR Murugadoss, producer Udhayanidhi Stalin and Suriya had spoken about the hero's role in the film. AR Murugadoss revealed that Suriya plays the character Bodhi Dharman in the film and it is inspired from a real life character. He also added that every Tamilian will try to find out more about Bodhi Dharman once the film hits the screens. But, the search on the net had begun right from the day he said so.

Giving us an intro about Bodhi Dharman and preparing us for 7aum Arivu, AR Murugadoss says that Bodhi Dharman is one of the princes of the Pallava kingdom during 6th century. When the 27th Buddha comes down to the Pallava kingdom to pay a visit, he gets so impressed with the prince's intelligence and charisma, that he takes him to China along with him. In China, this young prince is trained in martial arts and finally he becomes the 28th Buddha. This story is intertwined in a present day situation with a lot of sci-fi involved.

Siddarth with James Bond director

Subject: Siddarth with James Bond director

Delhi Belly (2011) - Hindi Movie Review

Cast :

Imran Khan as Tashi Dorjee Lhatoo
Kunaal Roy Kapur as Nitin Beri
Vir Das as Arup
Poorna Jagannathan as Menaka
Shenaz Treasurywala as Sonia
Vijay Raaz as somyajulu (gangster)
Paresh Ganatra as Manish Chand Jain
Raju Kher as Zubin Mehra
Rahul Singh as Rajeev Khanna
Rahul Pendkalkar as Prateek Jain
Pradeep Kabra as Brajesh
Lushin Dubey as Sonia's Mother
Rajendra Sethi as the Jeweller
Shilpa Mehta as Tashi's Mother
Anusha Dandekar as VJ Soniya
Aamir Khan as Disco Fighter (Special Appearance)
Sona Mohapatra as Stage Singer (Cameo in the song 'Bedardi Raja')
Kim Bodnia as Vladimir
Bugs Bhargava as Swapan Bannerjee
Mansee Desshmukh as Ritu Kohli
Zafar Karachiwala as Vivek Uniyal
Ramesh Kannaa as Mr. Kohli

Ashraf Ul Haq as Tito

Directed by : Abhinay Deo
Produced by : Aamir Khan, Kiran Rao, Ronnie Screwvala, Jim Furgele
Story by : Akshat Verma
Singers : Keerthi Sagathia, Shazneen Arethna, Sona Mohapatra, Aamir Khan, Ram Sampath, Tarannum Mallik, Chetan Shashital, Suraj Jagan
Lyricist : Amitabh Bhattacharya, Munna Dhiman, Ram Sampath, Akshat Verma, Chetan Shashital
Music by : Ram Sampath
Cinematography : Jason West
Editing by : Huzefa Lokhandwala
Distributed by : Aamir Khan Productions, UTV Motion Pictures

Director Abhinay Deo and producer Aamir Khan's gleeful experiment in "Hangover"-caliber humor Indian-style delivers the laughs, and young stars.

UNION CITY, Calif. -- Its theme song, "Bhaag Bhaag DK Bose," has already become a rebellious anthem for young Indians giddy about the expletive hidden in its lyrics.

And the first three minutes of Delhi Belly make it clear that this is not a family film: Viewers bothered by butt cracks, the F-word, simulated cunnilingus and rude behavior in burqas are advised to spend their rupees elsewhere.

But director Abhinay Deo and producer Aamir Khan's gleeful experiment in Hangover-caliber humor delivers the laughs, and its young stars, including Khan's nephew, A-lister Imran Khan, rise to the challenge.

The film, which is in English with a bit of subtitled Hindi dialogue, has already become a sensation in India. Now its appeal to open-minded audiences in the diaspora — and to curious viewers anywhere ready for a film that shows India in an irreverent post-Slumdoglight — seems assured.

The highjinks start when a Russian criminal gives Sonia (Shenaz Treasury of One Life to Live), a comely air hostess, a packet of contraband for her to courier. Sonia asks her boyfriend, journalist Tashi (Khan), to deliver it, but sight unseen, the lazy Tashi hands it off to his roommate Arup (Vir Das, in a sparkling comic performance), who in turn carelessly passes it along to another roommate, Nitin (Kunaal Roy Kapoor).

On the way to make the delivery, the pudgy Nitin is distracted by a streetside tandoori chicken stand of dubious hygienic standards; his ensuing Delhi belly unleashes a domino effect of misunderstandings and mistaken identities — the characters soon learn that it's unwise to mix up one's stool sample with a million-dollar packet of black market diamonds.

Delhi Belly's supporting cast sparkles in smaller roles, especially Vijay Raaz as an exasperated crime boss surrounded by incompetents and New York-based actress Poorna Jagannathan as Tashi's problematically sexy coworker.

Akshat Verma's script is peppered with one-liners bound to become buzzwords: At the sight of a tiny Santro mini car, one character observes: "When a donkey %$#@s a rickshaw, this is what you get."

But the script is also grounded in the realities of life in New and Old Delhi: running water that works for just two hours a day, infuriating traffic snarls, a dowry, overcrowded living conditions and the difficulty in finding a nice place to take a poo.

Where actor-turned-producer Aamir Khan's previous two high profile releases, Peepli [Live] and Dhobi Ghat, seemed self-consciously targeted at film festivals or foreign audiences, Delhi Bellyis pure Indian. Producer (and screen superstar) Khan's only misstep is in a comic cameo song at the end of the film: he overstays his welcome, when a momentary glimpse would have had more impact.

The soundtrack by Ram Sampath is top-notch, especially in the way he uses the hit "DK Bose" song and other Indian rock pieces to fuel the action, and cinematographer Jason West aptly captures the chaos.

By the end of the film, the bad guys (and girls) have all gone down in flames, while the good guy gets the girl. Happily, that's one convention from Indian cinema that's here to stay.

Sameera denies reports

There were reports from media claiming that Sameera Reddy is assisting Gauthan Menon in Neethaane En Ponvasantham. But, Sameera has now denied the reports and clarified that she is not a part of this Gautham Menon film. NEP is a trilingual project simultaneously being made in Tamil, Hindi and Telugu.Tamil Version of NEP has Jiiva and Samantha in the lead roles.

A golden opportunity to be in the limelight

Pazhaya Vannarapettai was shelved due to various reaons. But, now, the movie has been revived and the team is looking for new male and female artists. If you feel that you have the right attitude and talent to make it big in the film industry,send your photographs along with your details to pvpthemovie@gmail.com. The shooting will commence soon.

So, what are you waiting for? It is a golden opportunity for people who aspire to make a name for themselves in films. Send your photographs soon and you can become a star !

Ajith continues despite doctor's advise

Ajith was injured on the sets of Billa 2 few days ago. Action sequences were shot and he had to use glass bottles. But, unfotunately one of the bottles broke and Ajith's palm suffered minor cuts.He was given first aid and rushed to hospital and despite doctor's advise to take rest, he continued to shoot .Truly, Ajith is a thorough professional.

Masala Cafe bagged by UTV Motion Pictures

Masala Cafe is an upcoming film directed by Sundar C and produced by his wife Kushboo Sundar.The movie is a multi starrer and boasts of a huge star cast that includes Mirchi Shiva,Vimal, Anjali, Oviya and Santhanam.This will be a joint venture of Khusboo's AVNI Cinemax and UTV Motion Pictures . Masala Cafe team will commence shooting by November 2011 and it is expected to hit screens by May 2012 .UTV has tasted success with its previous releases Deiva Thirumagal and Muran. Their unique marketing strategy is the reason behind their success and Masala Cafe may also turn out to be a hit.

Prabhu Deva & Nayantara in trouble?

It's been a few months since actor-director Prabhu Deva's divorce. However, he is reluctant to announce the date of marriage to Nayantara, and this is irking her no end. The dusky actress is furious because she has thumbed down six to seven film offers, including the offer to do a sequel to the massive Malayalam [...]

Santhanam celebrates Diwali with special kids

Nallamai Ramanathan and members of the Inner Wheel District 323, conducted a programme 'Mazhalai Oli' for 600 special children.

Top Tamil comedian Santhanam was the chief guest at the function.

It was a fun- filled evening for about 600 special children. They gathered at Sathya Studios for the celebrations organized by the Inner Wheel.

Santhanam in his typical style, made the children laugh. The comedy king made it memorable for the children who had a happy time.

UTV ties up with Sundar C & Kushboo

UTV has joined hands with ace director Sundar C and Producer Khushbu Sundar of Avni Cine Max to produce their forthcoming comedy Masala Cafe

Masala Cafe will be a comic entertainer and stars the current young heroes Vimal, "Mirchi" Shiva, Anjali, Oviya, Santhanam among others.

Sundar C along with directing is also penning the story and screenplay while dialogues are being written by Badri and camera by U.K. Senthil Kumar.

The music composer is Ebinizer, from the film Kanden fame.

Sundar C has a proven track record of comedy hits like Ullathai Alli Tha, Mettukudi, Superstar Rajinikanth's Arunachalam, Kamal Haasan's Anbe Sivam, Winner, Giri, London and Rendu to his credit.

Sundar C is back to his roots writing and directing with his latest venture Masala Cafe. Targeted at the youth and family audience, Masala Cafe will be a summer 2012 release.

The film will commence shooting in Kumbakonam and Chennai from November and it will be a 2012 summer release.

We are happy together: Nayanthara

The industry grapevine has been on the overdrive for the last few days that Prabhu Deva- Nayanthara relationship is heading towards splitsville.

A Telugu channel aired a one-hour programme on why Prabhu and Nayan are drifting apart, which garnered record TRP.

The news was later picked up by all leading newspapers and internet sites. The nudge-nudge-wink-wink brigade is out in full force wondering what happened to the fairy tale romance, which they speculate is due to Prabhu Deva's concern and overtly love for his children.

The couple who are in Mumbai where Prabhu is working on his Hindi film was unavailable for any comment and refused to react or make any clarifications.

However, Nayanthara told tamilkey.com: "Our relationship is more stable, happier than ever before. Prabhu has been busy for the last few months with his films and we are together. Our relationship has gone from strength to strength. We both laughed at the recent rumours doing the rounds, which has no truth in it."

Nayan says that today she has got used to such "TRP driven stories" and it is not worth her time to react to such baseless articles. She concludes with a smile: "We are happy together and if our marriage is of major concern for others, the date will be announced soon."

Though Prabhu and Nayan are still tight-lipped about the date of wedding, insiders insist that both parties have started preparing for their wedding which will be an exclusive event for family and close friends. Though the couple have kept the wedding date and venue under the wraps, those close to them confirm that the big day will be sometime next year.

Srikanth is all happy

Srikanth is all happy that his long-awaited Chathurangam finally released.

Srikanth has always maintained that in this film, he has given one of his best performances and it was sad that the release was delayed.
The actor is now awaiting the release of Nanban, the Shankar remake of 3 Idiots.

'I am happy my fans have been able to watch Chathurangam. Now, apart from Nanban, I am simultaneously shooting for Ethiri En 3 and Paagan. Both characters are totally different from each other and it is really a tremendous effort to get into the skin of each when sometimes the dates clash. But, I am thoroughly enjoying these roles and I am confident that the final outcome will be a treat to movie goers,' says Srikanth.

Kamal calls Parthipan

R Parthipan is on cloud nine, right from the moment he received a call from Kamal Haasan, appreciating him for the way he had designed the invitation for the audio launch of his forthcoming film 'Vithagan', which took place in Chennai recently.

"I am a great admirer of the Ulaganayagan and I was so happy to get a phone call from him. Kamal sir told me that he liked the way the invitation was designed. It was simple, straightforward and at the same time stunning," says the actor-director with a smile.

Produced by Manickam Narayanan of Seventh Channel, 'Vithagan', has Parthipan playing the role of a police officer with Poorna opposite him. Written and directed by Parthipan himself, music for the movie is by Joshua Sridhar of 'Kadhal' fame.

"Parthipan initially thought of inviting Kamal to preside over the Vithagan audio launch function. But later dropped the idea, since Kamal is sporting a new getup for his next venture Viswaroopam," says a unit source adding: "Vithagan will hit the screens in November."