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by Rinku Gupta Seethakaathi is Vijay Sethupathi's 25th film and there couldn't be a more apt choice than this for the Makkal Sylvan. Directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan who gave us the iconic Nadavala Konjam Pakathu Kaaanom  ( which brought to the limelight a cinematic gem called Vijay Sethupathi),helms this film produced by Passsion Studios. Without giving away any spoilers, one can say that the film revolves around  Ayya Adhimoolam ( an aged and much revered theatre artist played by Vijay Sethupathy) who has spent his entire life on the stage. He doesn't believe in compromising with his love for the theatre and never succumbs to the charms of films, despite many offers and dwindling theatre lovers, as time wears on. Does Ayya, ever have to compromise and give in to the onslaught of the march of Time  and 'enter' films? How does his decision impact the entire film industry ? Tharaneetharan has to be complimented on his choice of supporting cast members. Rig...

Actor Sanjay Bharathy ,son of veteran Director Santhana Barathy is now making trying his mark as a director with a Rom-Com bank- rolled by  Sree Gokulam movies.  It is to be noted that Sree Gokulam movies, headed by Shri Gopalan constantly find themselves in the list of films that are treasured i.e Pazhachi  Raja with Mammuty, Kamara Sambavam with Dileep and Sidharth, Kaayankulam  Kochunni with Mohan lal and Nivin pauly, Thoongavanam in Tamil with Padmasree Kamalhaasan.The production company in order to continue to produce more films  based on content, has  signed Sanjay Bharathy who had earlier assisted Director A L Vijay in 3 films. This film is branded as an Acto-Com that has all the necessary ingredients of a commercial movie. The cast and crew selection is on and the shooting of this untitled film will be initiated from February informed the debutant director Sanjay kBharathy.

by Rinku Gupta With the craze for Yogi Babu spreading acrosd all centres no matter how small his role, heres good news for fans. In his next film ‘Dharmaprabhu’,  he plays in the lead role.  So fans can now see more of him on screen.  The shooting of this film commenced yesterday in Chennai, where huge set works worth Rs.2 Cr have been erected. “Vetri Vetri Amogha Vetri .Naam Plus One – Amogha Vetri” was the dialogue spoken by Yogi Babu for first shot. The story is set against the fictional backdrops of Yamalokam  and will be full of humour. Yogi Babu will be seen playing the role of son Yama and Radharavi will play father Yama. Ramesh Thilak appears as Chitra Guptan along with several other prominent actors. Muthukumaran (who is already gearing up for the release of his debut film ‘Kanni Rasi’ featuring Vemal and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar ) is directing this film, which is produced by P. Ranganathan for P. Vaari Films. The technical crew include ...

Vijay Sethupathy was all praise for director Cheran at the Thirumanam first look and title launch press meet held on Cheran' s birthday. The project of Preniss Films is the next venture of director Cheran  after a long gap. Liking the title Sethupathi said, " The title is traditional sounding and  touches a chord immediately. We all feel like going to this wedding!" Speaking at the event director Cheran said , "During my break from films people had doubts whether I would be up to date and whether financial problems would besiege my film if they produced it. It is but natural. One day I met producer Prem through my daughter's friend. He asked me what my problems were and sorted them out for me  and encouraged  me to direct films. For me he is like a God. He gave me full freedom and hasn't even seen the film yet." Cheran was all praise for Vijay Sethupathi for being a huge support even during his dark days. " He would come and visit me and ...

by Rinku Gupta Bollywood producer Boney Kapoor has started the maiden Tamil venture of his production company Bayview Projects LLP with the official Tamil remake of Pink ( Hindi) The successful film starring Amitabh Bachhan and Taapsee amongst others, was also critically acclaimed. Helming this project will be Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru fame director H.Vinoth. While Yuvan Shankar Raja will compose the music, the rest of the cast and crew will be finalized shortly. The film was launched today in Chennai.  On the occasion, Boney Kapoor  revealed an interesting nugget of info, especially  for Ajith fans, "While working together  with Ajith for English Vinglish,  Sridevi had expressed her desire that Ajith  do a Tamil film  for our home production.  Nothing exciting came up till one day last year,  Ajith suggested remaking Pink in Tamil.  She  immediately agreed with him as she thought it was the  most appropriate  ...

by Rinku Gupta 'My dream is that a sports film like Kanaa about a village girl making it big in cricket should become a big hit in China like Dangal,' said actor Sathyaraj at the Kanaa Press Meet. The film's tagline is 'dream big' and the veteran actor voiced his dream for international recognition just like the Aamir Khan starrer which was about women wrestlers and broke records in China. The film is the debut production of  hero Sivakarthikeyan and is based on women's cricket. Directed by debutant Arunraja  Kamaraj its slated to release on December 21st. Said debut dirctor Arunraja,' I maybe called director but its my friends who helped me in my struggling days who have pushed me to towards this day.'  Talking about the film he said, ' We planned to shoot the sports bits giving the feel of seeing a match on TV. Sathyaraj sir gave me a huge support with his presence in the film and by şaying yes to this film which is about a father-daughter...

by Rinku Gupta Director Dinesh Selvaraj delivers  an interesting action thriller produced by V Creations' Kalaipuli Thanu, with Vikram Prabhu and Hansika  in the lead. The film deals with different stages in the life of  brooding, melancholy encounter cop Birla Bose( Vikram Prabhu in a stellar performance) who looks back at an incident that changed his outlook towards his job. Without giving away spoilers, one can say, the film revolves around a case of an encounter of a Maoist (Mirchi Sha) whom Bose is assigned to eliminate in Rameswaram. During the course of events he discovers  many a truth that sheds new light on the situation, whicj  not only makes him stop to think but also lands him in mortal danger. What does he do with the info at hand? Should he stick to what he does best, kill and get on with his job, or protect the innocent? How the case affects his outlook forms the story. Hansika plays Mythili,  a secretary in the Prime Minis...

By Rinku Gupta It was a happy occasion as brothers SR Prabhu, SR Prakash  and thier cousin Karthi attended the puja of Karthi 18, the next production of  Dream Warriors in association with Vivekananda Pictures Tiruppur Vivek. The puja was attended by veteran  actor Sivakumar and other family members as well. Winning a huge response for his brilliant direction and screenwriting in ‘Maanagaram’, Lokesh Kanagaraj is wielding megaphone for this movie. The film will not have any heroines and features Naren(Anjathey), Ramana and  George Mariyaan  in important roles. Talks are going on with few more actors and actresses for prominent roles. The film will be an out and out action thriller made in grandeur. 70% of the film will comprise of mind blowing action blocks.  The stunt masters Anbariv are now choreographing special action sequences. The music is by Sam C.S. , Cinematography  by Sathyan Sooryan , Editing by Philomin Raj , Art b...