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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.   

by Rinku Gupta What's in a name, Shakespeare may well have proclaimed. But names resonate with associations and memories and all the more so in filmdom. In K Town, the name Chandramouli has an immediate association with Mani Ratnam's character in Mouna Ragam made famous and immortal with a dialogue by the inimitable actor Karthik. But looks like  there's a real Chandramouli off screen as well in Kollywood. Kayal fame hero Chandran's real name is actually Chandramouli. Now, after a few films, the actor has decided to  revert to his original name on screen which he felt reflects and resonates with  his own, real personality. In a letter to the media he explains, '...I’d like to mention what Jerry Spinelli had once quoted, ‘EVERY NAME IS REAL. THAT’S THE NATURE OF NAMES’. And to remain as real as possible, I’m overwhelmed to inform you all that my Screen name ‘Chandran’ will henceforth be replaced with my real name which is “Chandramouli”. I thank my direc...

by Rinku Gupta The news about the much-awaited wedding of one of  K Town's most eligible bachelors, Producer Council President and Nadigar Sangam Secretary, actor Vishal, is finally out. When Vishal's father GK Reddy had earlier said Vishal would be marrying a girl named Anisha from Hyderabad, curiosity went sky high. The latest update is that Vishal too has confirmed the happy news via a tweet where he says he is ' too happy' and ' happiest'  that Anisha has said ' yes'. Photos linking him to some other girl were doing the rounds earlier. His P R officially stated that those photos were erroneous. Now, the latest photos and  Vishal's tweet  reveal that he is going to marry Hyderabad girl Anisha Alla Reddy. Anisha has also put out her photos with Vishal on social media confirming  the news.  So who is Anisha? She has studied in the US, and after her return, has also played roles in hit Telugu films Pellichoopelu and ...

by Rinku Gupta After impressing the audience behind the lens, director Gautham Vadudev Menon now steps in front of the camera . The filmmaker plays a pivotal role in the upcoming film Kannum Kannum kollaiyadithaal which has the South's heartthrob actor Dulquer Salman in the lead. Attracting the inspiring Menon with his script, here is what director Desingh Periyasamy has to share, "Yes Gautham sir is playing an exciting role in our film. I'd been texting sir for about a year and a half, who I thought would be apt for the role. When I lost hope about materializing the idea, GVM asked me to meet him, for a chat. We spoke a lot about life, excluding the story plot, But however, at last, he accepted to do the film. The dream took off into the realms of reality at that point and is now ready to entertain the audience as well”. KKK is a youthful rom - com which is performed by, made from and dedicated to all the youngsters of the current generation. KKK has a sparkli...

by Rinku Gupta Recently , a pic of Vishal in  hand-cuffs  created a huge buzz as it was thought to be of a rumoured arrest. Actor Vishal is usually the cynosure of all  eyes making headlines for his projects and other activities involving the Nadigar Sangam and Tamil Film Producers Council. So much so even a picture fromhis shooting spots have sparked off sensational stories asit happened during the shooting of Irumbu Thirai . A shooting spot video of an income tax raid sparked a buzz and later humour. Now it seems history  is being repeated with a new picture of Vishal being hand -cuffed dling the rounds. Many have been asking  if the actor has been arrested. The topic turned viral for a few  hours until the clarification was made that its nothing but a click from the shooting spot of his upcoming film Ayogya! The film is directed by Venkat Mohan, a former associate of filmmaker AR Murugadoss. Raashi Khanna is playing the female lead role in t...

by Rinku Gupta Noting   false rumours linking him to the photo of a lady said to be his fiancee,  hero Vishal has issued a press release to clear the air,as follows: 'Recently, news and pictures involving a girl as actor-producer Vishal’s fiancée is doing rounds. We would like to bring this to your notice that there is no truth about this picture. So we kindly request you to ignore them. Actor-Producer Vishal will be making the official announcement on his engagement and wedding once everything is finalized. '

Working with the big names of industry, director Saran's movies have always been a source of guaranteed entertainment of all seasons. Saran has now kick-started the shooting of his new film ‘Market Raja MBBS’, which features Bigg Boss fame Arav and Telugu actress Kavya Thapar in lead roles.  Well, we are aware about Saran’s package of entertainment, but this time he arrives with something that he hadn’t attempted before. “Fantasy is something that I hadn’t tried before in my erstwhile movies and I have tried implementing it with Market Raja MBBS, which will have action and comedy as well,” says director Saran, who has an interesting information to share about the film’s title for it has some resemblances with his yesteryear blockbuster movie with Kamal Haasan titled ‘Vasool Raja MBBS’.  “The actual fact is that Kamal sir’s movie was initially titled as Market Raja MBBS, but we later switched over to Vasool Raja MBBS.” Speaking about the choice of actors, Saran adds,...

by Rinku Gupta Telugu Super hero Ram Charan's starrer ‘ Vinaya Vidheya Rama ’, produced at a large -scale  budget is now getting released in Tamil . The renowned Boyapadi Seenu is directing this film, which features sultry  Bollywood heroine  Kiara Advani  as the female lead.  She has already captured audiences with her dazzling screen presence and performance in Mahesh Babu starrer ‘Bharath Ennum Naan”. While Vivek Oberoi is playing the negative role in this film, others in the star-cast include Prashanth, Sneha, Madhumitha, Mukesh Rishi, JP, Harish Uthaman, Aryan, Rajesh, Ravi Varman and many more prominent actors. The story is set against a family backdrop  laced with love, action, entertainment, politics and sentiments. Devi Sri Prasad has composed music for this film, which has Rishi Punjabi and Bandi Ramesh handling cinematography. Huge set works have been erected for the songs and the climax action sequence alone was shot at an whoppin...

by Rinku Gupta As a film for the festival holidays,  families and fans, Viswasam has the right mix of emotions, comedy  and action with Ajith Kumar at the centre of it all. The story ( without giving away any spoilers) revolves around the life of Thookku Durai ( Ajith Kumar) who is a much revered and feared rice mill owner with a large family, in his village. He is quick to beat up baddies who have wronged people in the village. This earns him several enemies.  When Dr Niranjana ( Nayanthara) comes to his village for a health camp, her aversion for his flying fists later changes to admiration and love leading to marriage. But what happens when they have a child and things begin to go wrong ? Does Thookku Durai manage to set things right? Be it in the dances, emotional scenes or light-hearted comedy, Ajith gives it his all, making for a delightful watch for fans. Several hi-octane stunts of Ajith will keep viewers glued. In the emotional scenes too he strikes a c...

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...