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By Rinku Gupta Vikram Sugumaran, who made an impressive debut as a director in Tamil cinema with his  Madhayaanai Kootam which  showcased the life and culture of those in south Tamil Nadu, is to next direct a film titled "Therum Porum". Actor Dinesh, who has made a name for himself by delivering commendable performances in critically films like Visaranai, Cuckoo and  Irandam Ulaga Porin Kadaisi Gundu, is to play the lead. Music for this film is by Justin Prabhakaran. Interestingly, music for the songs , which have been penned by Lyricist Ekadasi, have been scored and tecorded already.   Cinematographer M Sukumar, whose work in films like Mynaa, Kumki, Sketch and Bairavaa came in for widespread praise, will be cranking the camera. Art direction is by Rajeevan and Editing by Lawrence Kishore.  Therum Porum, which is being made on a huge budget, is scheduled to    go on floors in the first week of March. Shooting wil...

By Rinku Gupta IUKG is produced by Neelam Productions and directed by debutant Athiyan Athirai, starring Dinesh, Munishkanth and Kayal Anandhi. In brief, the story is about a World War 2 bomb which lands up in TN, and makes its way to a scrap yard. Dinesh plays a lorry driver at the scrap yard and in a series of circumstances, lands up with the task of ferrying this bomb, which could go off any minute. He is accompanied by Muniskanth, an assistant. Close on thier heels are the police, unscrupulous villains and activists. In the midst of it all, is his pressing love story, with his lady loves' family forcing her to marry elsewhere. Does the lorry driver survive all the dangers he finds himself in? What happens to the bomb? Do the lovers unite? An unusual story line, racy screenplay, well fleshed out characters, good chemistry between the lead pair, Muniskanth in a brilliant performance as the comical sidekick inviting both laughs and empathy, layered writing, ...