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by Rinku Gupta While the Viswasam  trailer comprises of many mass moments, its cameraman Vetri reveals what was the most challenging part of the film. Of course, the introduction scene of Ajith sir was the most challenging. Every filmmaker working with him would have  given different introduction scenes that have massy and classy appeals. However, when it comes to Siva, the situations were entirely different as he has already worked with him in three films.  So we had to go through lots of discussions with the team to try something totally different in Viswasam,” says Vetri. Ask him for more and he says, “For the moment I can say is that it will be a worthy treat for fans and audiences. This drama involving the way everyone waits for him, his arrival and what he does after that,  it will involve enjoyable moments.” When it comes to the trio combo of Ajith Kumar-Siva-Vetri, ‘Theatre Moments’ become the top priority of fans. In this regards, Vetri opines...

by Rinku Gupta In keeping with the title ‘ Viswasam ’, the bonding between Ajith Kumar and director Siva too has been loyal over the years. In fact, the feeling of positive vibes could be felt very much during  this collaboration. The songs and trailer have gained a superb response. But, Siva remains quite  calm and composed with confidence about the film, scheduled for worldwide release on January 10. So how did it all happen? About the origins of Viswasam, director Siva says, “As soon as we decided to work on a new film, I narrated the Viswasam script to Ajith sir and I was very much surprised with his reaction. I had never seen him enjoy so much while listening to the script.  In fact, he told me that it’s been a long time he came across such an entertaining script. Ever since, a feel of positivity started prevailing thoroughly from this moment and we are now ready with the release of the film.” Filmmaker Siva has portrayed  the onscreen avatars of Ajit...

By Rinku Gupta Sigai , directed by Jagadeesan Subu is releasing on January 9th, after a long gap. The film is making history of sorts, by having the distinction of being the first Tamil feature film to release directly on a digital platform without going via the theatrical release route. The film is releasing on ZEE5, a digital platform accessible by its App. Zee5 will also be releasing 2 more Tamil films in the same manner. In the light of the struggle for release and the tussle over deciding the right date for theatrical releases in a crowded market, does this development offer a new platform for producers?   Mr Surya, South Content Head Zee5 India,  gives his perspective on this move, revealing plans they have for releasing Tamil films and web-series on thier platform.   Zee5 is releasing Regional feature films on the App directly, without a theatrical release. Does this make you the first Indian platform to do so? How viable is this for you? ...

by Rinku Gupta Editors are  the first audience or critic of movies since they happen to be the first to get a clear picture of how a  film is shaping up,  as they watch raw footage. Juggling several projects, Viswasam  Editor Antony  Ruben feels theres something special about Ajith Kumar’s film which is releasing on January 10th.  “More than claiming this to be a mass movie, Viswasam is a beautiful family entertainer for the festive season. It has all elements to serve as a sumptuous feast which everyone will enjoy. It’s not just going to be mass and action elements, but I  believe, overall Viswasam will be a delightful experience for entire family audiences.”  says Ruben. But working on the film was a challenging experience for him. He explains,  “The story goes through lots of raciness and  action and added to that, several emotional phase. All these accordingly demanded certain transitions at the correct poin...

by Rinku Gupta  The much-awaited and anticipated Ajith-Nayanthara starrer, Viswasam,  is all set to relase this Pongal on 10th January.  Lots of expectations are there from the well reputed team of director Siva.  Ace Stunt Choreographer, Dhilip Subbarayan has worked on this film. Speaking about the stunts  he says, “More than challenges, I would say, we had lots of responsibilities, as every action sequence has a concept. In fact, every action block happens to be a point, where the plot progresses into next stage. So we had to aware about how we carry it.  Thanks to Siva, as he was clear about his ideas when writing the script itself this made the work easier." He adds a savoury nugget for fans,  “There will lots of new and fresh elements  in the film’s action sequences.”  While speaking about Ajith Kumar, he opines, “He is polite, humble and a perfect gentleman. He is always admired by every...

by Rinku Gupta The Ajith Kumar starrer Viswasam is all set for its worldwide release on January 10, 2019 and the festive celebrations are already on in full swing. The colorful posters and trailer have brought appreciation for the art department. Art Director Milan says, “More than saying working in Viswasam was a unique and different experience, I would say Siva sir has attempted something different here. As far as my department is concerned, I am happy that many are appreciating the colorful set works in posters, motion posters and visual promos. I would admit that it is all possible due to the creative freedom given by the producers at Sathya Jyothi Films. Of course, if not for the Midas-touch of cinematographer Vetri, this would have not been possible.” Speaking about the hero, Ajith Kumar, Milan discloses, “In the film, there’s something beyond the mass avatar of Ajith sir that we have seen  in the trailer.”

by Rinku Gupta The Airaa teaser is out and has already created a huge buzz among fans. Nayanthara is playing a dual role in the horror-thriller directed by Sarjun KM. According to the buzz in media, Nayanthara is playing a dusky -complexioned  girl called Bhavani whose portions will be shot in Black and White. The body language of the lady Superstar is touted to be very different. The actor has apparently done a very different kind of make-up from her usual one, for the role.  The other role is that of Yamuna, a girl from  an ordinary family. Apparently, both characters are not related in any way. The director opines that they will look and behave very differently from each other and that audiences are going to be spellbound by Nayan's performance. A special look and make -up test along with a photo shoot was done to show Nayan and it was only after this that she was convinced to take up the film. The slick  Airaa teaser is already raising the expectatio...

by Rinku Gupta   Looking regal and resplendant in an elegantly draped silk sari,  Bollywwod actor Kangana Ranaut was in Chennai this evening to launch the Tamil trailer of Manikarnika . The film is being released on January 25th in Hindi  and dubbed in Tamil and Telugu as well. Kangana has co-directed the film and acted in the lead role as the Rani Of Jhansi, the brave warrior queen Lakshmibai. Speaking on the occasion Kangana acknowledged that it was a tough role to play, and she had to understand the character of one so perfect with high ideals. The action war sequences were tough to ace as she had to wield swords for fights and also ride on horseback for some sword fights. The physical rigeurs of her role were a tough proposition for her lean frame. The actor felt she should have done such roles much earlier in her 12 year career as they were inspiring. Accompanied by producer Kamal Jain, the actor answered questions from the emcee and the  media ...

by Rinku Gupta The story of Maaniik revolves around a boy called Maanik, (Makapa Anand) who has a strange gift from the Gods, that will  benefit him only when he is 27. As luck would have it, he lands up at the ashram of a God man (a leggings clad, lipstick sporting man who seems to be fake but seems to have powers that work somehow). The God Man reveals that for one year, Maaniik will have a boon. Whichever girl says 'I Love You' to him, her father will die immediately. Maanik and his fellow wastrel friend Jack ( Vathsan ), have a passion for cricket. They now share a common (very impractical considering they dont even have jobs) goal of buying the CSK team and making them play!  How they use Maanik's boon to somehow ururp and earn money through fraudulent means to attain their goal, forms the story. The premise of the film sounds interesting on paper. How debut director Martyn executes is however neither rom nor com. In its favour it can be said that novel situat...

by Rinku Gupta The title of any film is usually one of the main attractions of any project. It gives the viewer an inkling as to what to expect from the film. Titles are therefore carefully thought about and on some occasions, even explained in detail if they are mysterious sounding. The relevance of the   Arulnithi-Shraddha Srinath starrer K13 has  been revealed by director  Barath Neelakantan,  “K13 happens to be the address of a home and it has a lot of connectivity with the premise of this film. We are bound by   certain limitations of not revealing more than this, as we want the audience to experience it by themselves.”  Produced by SP Shankar and Santha Priya for SP Cinemas, K 13 is co-produced by Kishore Sampath and Tesha Shree T. Darbukka Siva is composing music for the film, Aravinnd Singh handles cinematography, edit is  by Ruben and sound design by Udayakumar.T. Sudesh has choreographed action sequences that are touted to...

By Rinku Gupta Team Adangu Maru was jubliant at the success meet of the film held on 2nd January. Dialogue writer Viji said, “Recently, when I was talking with Director Mohan Raja sir, he said that he had never seen his brother Ravi so  happy before. " Actor Mathew Varghese said, “Usually, I am seen in cop roles and working in Adanga Maru was indeed a new experience of playing negative role for the first time." Actor Mime Gopi said, “Love what you do and it will take care of you soulfully. This has been proved evidently with director Karthik Thangavel, who is filled with positive energy. Jayam Ravi has been such a wonderful person to work with. " Actor Azhagam Perumal said, “As an audience, I feel that Adanga Maru has  spoken about the contemporary crisis that is prevailing today, especially the sexual crimes. " Music director Sam CS said, “This is the first ever time I had been to theatre visits and it was a huge response. Of course, we were ...

by Rinku Gupta Action King Arjun completed  his portion for the shooting of Kolaigaran.  The moment was celebrated on the location by the team with the cutting of a cake.  The film stars Vijay Antony and is directed by Andrew Louis ( of Leelai fame). Arjun was part of the Vishal starrer Irumbu Thirai in a negative role which received a stupendous response and was a big plus for the film. His presence in Kolaigaran is bound to raise expectstions from the film. Further, director Andrew Louis returns to the screen after a long hiatus with this film. His film Leelai was well recieved by audiences. Kolaigaran is  produced by Diya Movies B.Pradeep.

by Rinku Gupta The much awaited title of the Suriya - KV Anand combo was launched on the occasion of the New Year. KV Anand tweeted that the title of thier 3rd collaboration aka Suriya 37 would be Kaappaan. The first look poster of this Lyca Productions film, shows Suriya in a suave avatar, wielding a gun, looking very much like someone in the armed services. According to the grapevine he is believed to play a body guard to Mohanlal who is said to be donning the role of the Prime Minister. Mohanlal was last seen in Tamil in the Vijay starrer Jilla. KV Anand, in a social media innovative poll to chose a title, gave fans three  options, namely Uyirka, Kaappaan and Meetpan. Uyirka emerged the winner but later Anand disclosed that his team felt that Kaappaan would be best suited , so they chose that. This is Sayyeshaa's first film with Suriya and also stars Arya, Boman Irani from Bollywood and Samuthrakani. Harris Jayaraj scores the music. Antony edits and Abhinandan crank...

by Rinku Gupta China is fast emerging as a major market for films both from India and Hollywood. Apart from Aamir Khan's Dangal which was hugely successful there, several films including Baahubali, Hindi Medium, Secret Superstar and Toilet : Ek Prem Katha to name a few, have made inroads there. Rajinikanth's 2Point0 is releasing big there. Now, the sports -based Kennedy Club from Kollywood,  is set to release in China as well. The Bharathiraja-Sasikumar starrer ‘Kennedy Club’ directed by filmmaker Susienthiran is proceeding with its shoot at a brisk pace. The film revolves around the Women's Kabbadi game and to add more life to this plot, the makers are going to  places all over India to shoot the Live women Kabbadi matches. The shooting has been held across the exact places in Tamil Nadu, where the real Kabaddi games were held, which includes Salem, Erode, Madurai, Kanyakumari and Coimbatore. Apart from this, Mumbai and Ahmadabad are the other cities where the sho...

by Rinku Gupta After the success of Maari 2 , Dhanush is moving on to his next films for 2019. One of the tie-ups was touted to be with Mundasapatti and now superhit Ratsasan fame director Ramkumar who had revealed he was fine- tuning a script for Dhanush. Now the official announcement has come with a puja by producers Sathyajyothi Films. The cast and crew will be announced shortly. The film is tentatively called Production No. 35.

by Rinku Gupta It looks like the entire team of Yogi Babu starrer Dharma Prabhu has turned spiritual during the shooting of this film. Even before the commencement of the shooting, Yogi Babu, producer P. Ranganathan and director Muthu Kumaran of this film visited the temple of Yama Dharma Raja in Kumbakonam followed by Vallkottai Murugan Temple. Moreover, the huge set works of Yama Lokham worth Rs.2Cr has been erected in a Chennai studio. To make sure that the divinity of Yama Dharma Raja prevails, the entire team has turned vegetarian on the sets, where non-vegetarian food items aren’t cooked or served on the location spot. This shows their spiritual inclination and sincere belief in the sanctity of the characters portrayed. Yogi Babu  Remains to be seen how the comedy in the film translates on screen without compromising the beliefs of the viewers.