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by Rinku Gupta When Soundarya Rajinikanth annpunced she would be making the epic Ponniyin Selvan into a web series there was a huge buzz created. All the more so  because the novel is touted to be made by Mani Ratnam into a mega feature film as well.   Naturally the question naturally arose about who would be directing the newly announced web -series? The director is Sooriyaprathap who  is a Gold medalist from Tamil University Tanjore. He entered the profession of filmmaking through Naalaiya Iyakkunar season one and became one of the final contestants. He became  an Associate Director with Soundarya Rajinikanth in Kochadaiyan. Sooriyaprathap will be directing the epic novel Ponniyin Selvan as a remarkable web series under the production of Soundarya Rajinikanth’s May 6 Entertainment banner.

by Rinku Gupta The audio launch of Grasssroot Film Company and V House Productions, Miga Miga Avasaram was held on Wednesday with several Kollywood celebs gracing the occasion. On stage were Cheran, Seeman, JK Ritheesh, Bharathi Raja, K Bhagyaraj, Jagan, Babu Ganesh, Mira Mithun and many others. The film is directed and produced by Suresh Kamatchi. The film stars  Harish and Priyanka. The music is by Ishaan Dev.  Heroine Priyanka said, " I have been  able to act like A penn singam in this film thanks to director Suresh Kamatchi. I am usually called to do key roles but I have told everyone that I will do single heroine films and this is an important film for me. I hope people will cast more Tamil speaking girls and audiences will support them."  Hero Harish said  he was hlad to do a role in this woman -centric film which deals with an important topical concept. The story is by director Jagan. Director Suresh Kamatchi said he was confident about the f...

The versatile actress, musician and producer Shruti Haasan is currently concentrating on her musical journey which she kickstarted at the age of 6 years. Having performed over 100 musical gigs already, she stage the stage on fire with her zestful rock infused performance at a sold-out show at her dream venue and London’s most iconic live music venues, The Troubadour playing out acoustic versions of her singles which will be released this year as part of her upcoming EP. Established in 1954 as a coffee house, The Troubadour has hosted some of the world’s most iconic musicians including Bob Dylan, Elton John, Adele, Ed Sheeran have performed at the venue. The evening which saw a heterogeneous mix of attendees was organised by Power Studio and Benny D, an award-winning producer who has worked with the likes of Boy George, Kylie Minogue, The Killers, Lily Allen, Robbie Williams, Stormzy and Depeche Mode. Earlier in September last year, she received excel...

By Rinku Gupta Director A Venkatesh has produced a film titled, Nethra which had its audio launch today. The film is a thriller- based story shot majorly in Canada. The flick  has ample stunts, chases, romance and comedy to keep audiences engaged he revealed. Nethra will released  by his good friend,  producer Thiagarajan. The film stars Riythvika,  Taman Kumar,Vinay ,Robo Shankar, Subiksha, Motta Rajendran and others. The end climax is supposed to be something nobody will be able to guess. The shooting was held in very difficult circumstances with temperatures going below minus 25degrees in some places, in Canada. The grand audio launch was attended by dignitaries like Namitha, Thambi Ramaiah, K Bhagyaraj, Sarathkumar, Perarasu,  Taman Kumar and Vasanthabalan amongst others. Robo Shankar has done 5 different get -ups in the film. The film is produced by Swetha Cine Arts ( Canada) and Venkatesh Enterprises. The music is by Srikanth Deva. The f...

by Rinku Gupta The audio launch of  Anmai Appan Productions' Kabadi Veeran was a glittering star studded event. Dignitaries included Yelagiri Sri Maha Sakthi Amma, K Bhagyaraj, Radha Ravi, Namitha and Bhanu Chander amongst others. The film stars Action starAdhiradi Arasu who  has starred as solo villain  in 26 films which includecfilms with (Sarathkumar and Vijaykanth) and is also an award winning body builder. A multitasker, he is also the director, screenplay writer, cameraman, music director and Producer of the film.  Gayatri is the female lead. The story is a family subject centring around the hero who makes it big as a businessman despite humble beginnings and killing a man as a juvenile. How he saves the life of the heroine who is caught up unsuspectingly in the villain's clutches forms the story. While speaking to media, Arasan revealed that he has undertaken many risky stunt scenes in the film like breaking 300 tubelights and 150 beer bottles an...

by Rinku Gupta The audio launch of Studio Green's Mehndi Circus was launched at a well attended event today. The film is directed by Saravana Rajendran with music  by Sean Rolden. Director Mari Selvaraj was all praise for the film's heroine who is from Bollywood. He said,"I was waiting for someone to bring Masaan heroine Shweta Tripathi to Tamil cinema. I was very impressed by her work in the film. I thought if someone would bring her here and she would learn Tamil I could approach her after few films since I don't know how to explain my story in English." H Vinoth praised the visuals and songs shown.  Directors Ezhil and Nalan Kumaraswamy praised the debut director's work.  Singer and actor Vijay Jesudas said Sean Rolden's music has decades of music within him though he is very young. Producer Gnanavel Raja said" I feel  the same positivity with this film as I felt with Attakathi. Today the people associated with that film are contrib...

by Rinku Gupta  Apart from acting skills actors are required to have many other talents like dancing and stunt training. Heroine Hansika  showed that she is capable of handling all these in equal measure during the shoot of her film Maha.  Focussing on a women-centric plot the story revolves around the leading lady who  needed to shoot a stunt sequence, which was filmed on Monday.  This intense sequence required the actress to go hard on the floor with a somersault, which was mistimed and ended with an  injury. The swift first aid and support from the team helped her recover sooner.  Even after the repeated advice to take rest, Hansika politely refused   and hit the shoot for shots that didnt need any hand movement to complete  the sequence. Maha is the 50th film of Hansika and her first stunt film. It is directed by U R Jameel and produced by Etcetera Entertainment.  ...

The grand opening ceremony of Tamil Film Producers Council Office along with the announcement of Mastering, Cloning and Delivery of contents to Theatres took place recently.  Microplex Global Pvt. Ltd has given  a 5000 Sq ft work space for the Tamil Film Producers Council Office without charging any rental. The  opening ceremony  was graced by Tamil Film Producers Council President Vishal, Vice-President R. Parthiepan, Secretaries – Kathiresan and SS Durairaj along with the executive committee members –  Manoj Kumar, Praveen Kanth, Mittai Anbu, Winner Ramachandran, Shankar,  S.S. Albert of Microplex Global Pvt. Ltd, Ranjit Thakur of Prime Focus Digital Business Head. TFPC President actor Vishal said, “On the behalf of TFPC, I would like to extend my heartiest thanks to Mr. Albert of Mircoplex for giving us such a good space. So far, we have come across such work ambience only for IT and corporate offices, but this is the first ever time, an ...

by Rinku Gupta It was an ecstatic  moment for hero Prithviraj father veteran actor Pandiraj as he attended the audio launch of his son's film. " This is the first time my wife is attending an audio launch with me since its her son's film. She would never come for my film functions! "he quipped in a fun -filled speech at the Kadhal Munnetra Kazhagam ( KMK) event. " This is my first period film. I play a teacher. There are a few complexities to my role with great scope for acting. Working with Prithvi was great," revealed Chandini when quizzed about her role in the film prior to the event.  The film is produced by Bluehills  productions and the film is directed by Manicka Sathya. Music is by PC Shivan. The cast is made up of Sungampuli, Ganja Karuppu and Sivassenathipathi amongst others. Actor Aari attented the event along with other digniataries Balaji Tharaneetharan, PL Thenappan, Srikanth Deva and others. Aari  spoke about the impo...

by Rinku Gupta Director Raju Murugan' s next film Gypsy  produced by S Ambedkumar of Olympia Movies, stars Jiiva and Natasha Singh in the lead. Speaking at the single track release of the song Very Very Bad, Jiiva said, " The film will be a reality check for many. We travelled all over the country and though the hero goes tbrough his own track of a love story, many controversial events keep happening in the background. There was a horse called Che who was with me all through the shoot. I had to learn how to handle him. " Said lyricist Yugabharathy, "This will be an important film  for Jiiva. He prepared himself for this role. He grew his hair and learnt horse riding.The film travels all over the country and exposes the difficult situations  people face. Santosh Narayanan's music is ideal for  this film." Speaking about Jiiva producer S Ambedkumar said the film will bring him a lot more name than even his previous films like Ee, Ram , Katradhu T...

by Rinku Gupta Jithan Ramesh next film has been titled as “Ongala Podanum Sir' . Renember that Nayanthara dialogue from Naanum Rowdy Thaan?  While looking for the title the director duo thought it should be catchy and also should reach the audience easily mainly for the youngsters since its an 'Adult Horror Comedy' genre. 'So we  came up with the famous dialogue from Vignesh Shivn directorial “Nanum Rowdy Than” where Nayantara delivers a dialogue to Parthiban “Ongala Podanum Sir”. We fixed it as the title for the film too and we thank the Lady Super Star for the dialogue” reveal the duo directors  RL Ravi and RL Srijith.  Th movie is bankrolled by Manoj under the banner “Zigma Films”. It has 5  new female leads , Sanuja Somnath, Jonita, Anu Nair, Parichitha, and Vaishali paired with the hero. Talking about the storyline the duo directors reveal, "The story is based on youngsters, 4 male and 4 female stay ing together in a place for a job. Staying t...

by Rinku Gupta Auraa Cinemas who had marked their presence in the distribution sector ventured into  production and have bank rolled two films titled "Arasiyalla Ithellam Saatharanampa"  and  the much expected "100"  starring Atharva and Hansika in the lead and directed by Sam Anton. The film is nearing completion in terms of post production and is expected to release by March. The production company now  has commenced  an untitled film with G V Prakash and Raizal Wilson in the lead. The film has got an unique genre of being a "Fantasy Horror '. Guru Somasundaram, Ramar, Sha Ra, Anand Raj, Senthil play the other prominent roles. Debutant Director - Kamal Prakash who has shot into prominence with many well known short films with  expertise in ad films is said to have narrated a script that assures the best of commercial visibility. It is to be noted that some of his ad films have won awads too. S Venakesh who had earned a very good name in th...

by Rinku Gupta The 3rd Atlee -Thalapathy Vijay venture which is tentatively titled  Thalapathy 63 got underway with a puja. The film is the 20th production of AGS and the makers are going all out to make it thier biggest production. The music is by AR Rahman, his  3rd project with the Atlee- Vijay combo  after superhits Mersal and Sarkar. Atlee is directing supported by  an ace technical team. Antony Ruben edits while  GK Vishnu handles the camera.  Stunts are by Anal Arasu and lyrics by Vivek. In a press release, AGS has promised that the film will be a 'pakka mass' entertainer. Looks like fans are in for a real treat!

by Rinku Gupta The shoot of Vijay Antony-s next film, Tamizharasan has begun in Chennai with none other than legendary Maestro Ilayaraja attending the puja of the film and giving the inaugural clap. Produced by SNS  Movies the film is directed by Babu Yogeswaran. RD Rajsekar cranks the camera. The film is special to director Mohan Raja as well. For it marks the screen debut of his young son master Pranav Mohan. The first shot of the film involving master Pranav in a scene with Vijay Antony was canned yesterday in the presence of Ilayaraja and industry veterans. An ecstatic Mohan Raja tweeted about the memorable moment and thanked Vijay Antony and all his well -wishers who congratulated him. Earlier his brother Jayam Ravi 's son Arav also had a small role in a movie  Tik Tik. Looks like renowned Editor Mohan's family is taking his cinematic legacy to the third generation as well.