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by Rinku Gupta Vellai Pookal is a thriller produced by a group of NRIs from Seattle who work for  Microsoft, as thier maiden production under the Indus Creations and Tentkotta movies banners. Directed  by Vivek Elangovan, this thriller is set in Seattle. Rudhran ( Vivek) is a retired DIG who goes to the US to visit his son ( Dev) and his American wife  ( Paige). There he meets another NRI  (Charlie)  who becomes  his good friend. The ex cop soon comes across a series of kidnappings in the area he lives in. The cop in him kicks in and he is determined  to solve these cases with the support of his friend. His son deters him from doing so but when he himself is kidnapped, Rudhran goes full steam ahead to get back his son and solve the crimes which he feels are  linked. Who is behind it all? Does Rudhran succeed ? The story  has some superb twists and the screenplay and narration are its highlights. Be prepared for an unexpec...

By Rinku  Gupta A love story set around 1992 which later moves to 2010, Mehandi Circus is about a young circus artiste Mehandi ( Sweta Tripathi ) who happens to  come to the village near scenic Kodaikanal where the hero Jeeva ( Madhampetty Rangaraj ) resides. Jeeva is an ardent fan of Ilayaraja and runs a cassette shop in the village and helps lovers find their true love with apt Ilayaraja melodies. His father is a strict, casteist village bigwig.  So when Jeeva falls for Mehandi all hell breaks loose. Caste and class come in the way. Fearing trouble, her circus owner  father puts an impossible condition for Jeeva. In order to win her,  he must be able to throw knives around her, for the knife act that she participates in at the circus. Jeeva begins to train for this with the help of Jadho, Mehandi's colleague in the circus. But he is unable to pass the test. The couple decide to run away. What happens next? Do they succeed or does someone give the...

by Rinku Gupta Actor Prabhu Ganesan is celebrating his 37 years in cinema with yet another film  Directed by Kannada director Hari Santhosh , the film has newbies Rahul and Priya  as the young lead. Titled College Kumar, the film has Prabhu playing a dad with Roja fame, evergreen Madhubala, playing his wife. The film is set in a college campus and will address many contemporary issues plaguing  youngsters sats the director who is upbeat about the casting. At the grand launch, Madhubala, who was recently seen in AgniDevi, was thrilled to be pairing with co-star Prabhu again. ( click here for  Madhubala's bytes on her role and the film) .

by Rinku Gupta Debutant filmmaker Barath Neelakantan's K 13 is already censored and the producers have planned to release the album soon followed by the films theatrical release for this summer. Producer SP Shankar of SP Cinemas says, “What everyone saw in the teaser can be referred as looking through the peephole of the  K 13 door, for there are lots of unexpected dramatic events to be unleashed as it opens. This was something we decided for the trailer as a psychological means to prepare the audience in accordance to the film’s theme. We were happy that our intelligent audience got the actual grammar of the trailer and we could see many commenting on the shots that has few characters getting introduced through a peephole. We are planning to launch the songs shortly and are eyeing for a worldwide theatrical release this summer.” Adding more about the performances of the star-cast, Santha Priya of SP Cinemas says, “This might look time-worn as we as producers are cont...

by Rinku Gupta Watchman is the next GV Prakash starrer, produced by Double Meaning Productions and directed by Vijay. GV Prakash plays a youngster living with family in a lower middle class tenement. He is about to get engaged afteruch struggle, to his girlfriend but things get out of hand when creditors land up at his door. He is given 24 hrs to pay back Rs 3 lakhs.  He tries every friend for help but without success.  That night he chances upon a closed house and decides in desperation to rob it. He is totally unprepared for what follows next. A loyal watchdog dog ( Bruno) chases him but he manages to land up inside the house. But what he finds inside is even more terrifying. Does he get past the surprise danger? Does he get the money he is looking for?  GV Prakash manages to capture every nuance of his desperation, fear, confusion and bravery in the face  of danger, with effortless ease.  This is a far cry from hrs previous roles and he does full just...

by Rinku Gupta Directed by CV Kumar, as the title suggests,  the film is about a war between two gangs and how an innocent couple become victims of thier machinations. In brief, the story centres around a brave and feisty girl,  Jaya aka Razia ( Priyanka Ruth) who converts to marry Ibrahim ( Ashok Kumar). He works as an accountant in a drug lord's office.  She is unaware of the nature of his boss' job till the day Ibrahim  gets shot in a police encounter. She learns  that his boss wanted a scapehoat and tipped off some cops to shoot her husband by framing him in a drug dealing case, when they needed someone to show an  encounter. Shattered by the destruction of her idyllic world she now has only 1 highly ambitious and seemingly impossible goal. To eliminate the 3  top gang men responsible for her situation. She goes to Mumbai to seek help from a rival gangster  Boxie ( Daniel Balaji). Does she achieve her goals? At what cost? Is she used...

by Rinku Gupta Rocky   The Revenge directed by KC Bokadia, centres around the loyalty of a dog named Rocky,  to his master, a cop, played by Srikant. When his owner is murdered by 2 corrupt collegues in cahoots with an MLA and his goons, Rocky witnesses the crime. He is heartbroken but is determined to take revenge. How he does so is the story. The dog Rocky and his brother in the film have been well trained and directed to  convey the feelings of sadness and determination to avenge the master. The scenes where the two dogs work together to help Rocky seek vengeance has been well executed. The dogs who are at the centre of the story are made to execute thier parts in a manner that keeps up the interest. The various vast locations add a sense of space and make the chase scenes interesting. For Srikant  the role is a cakewalk and Eshanya as his wife does a credible job. Nasser as the top cop is well cast though there is not much for him to do. The flip sid...

by   Rinku Gupta   The Studio Green film Mehndi Circus releases next week on April and 19th. The film has music by Sean Rolden. The hero is debutant Madhampetty Rangaraj and Masaan fame Swetha Tripathi. The film is directed by Saravanan Rajendran. The film is a love story, touted to be a musical journey. Vinesh Velayudham of Giant is the co-producer of the film. V J Vignesh of Blacksheep company said the film will take viewers back to the nineties. He kept the audiencr regaled with witty one-liners. Actor Marimuthu said,' I regretted I couldnt be part of 80' s films. But acting in this film has fulfilled this wish of mine. The music of the film takes us back to that period. Its a love story of a North  Indian girl and a South Indian boy.' About the musuc Sean Rolden said, Ilayaraja sir inspired the music of this film. It had an x factor which cannot be replicated.   It is a universal musuc which will be relevant at all times. This is our samarpana...

by Rinku Gupta  Actor Ganesh Venkatraman and his wife Nisha are soon to become parents. Ganesh took to twitter to  announce the good news today.  The accompanying photos showed them conducting what he described as ceremony of seemandham in the traditonal manner in the presence of a priest. 'Time to grow up myself ' quipped the soon-to-be dad. It maybe recalled that another Kollywood actor, 2.0 fame Amy Jackson had announced news about becoming a parent soon, on social media recently. We wish the happy couple all the best !

by Rinku Gupta Kamal Bohra and Rajesh Kumar's Maaligai had a grand teaser  launch at a star hotel in the city. The film stars Andrea Jeremiah in the lead. Other actors in this Kannada- Tamil bi-lingual include  KS Ravikumar,  hero J. Karthik , Ali from Tollywood,  Ashutosh Rana from Bollywood, Manobala, Aadukalam Naren, Meera Krishnan and Madhumitha. It is directed by Dil Sathya. The cameraman is Ram Singh who is renowned in Bollywood.  The music is by Sri Kripa from Kannanda industry.  Said he, ' I have  completed 50 films but 48 of them my musicians have all been from TN.' About his co-star Andrea, Kannada hero J Karthik said , 'Andrea thinks a lot about the project and gives her best in every shot.' Looking beautiful clad in a traditional silk sari , Andrea said, 'It takes a lot of courage to accept a female -centric film and I thank my hero J Karthik. This film started as a Kannada project but the producers thought Andrea has ...

by Rinku Gupta Vella Pookal is the next film of Vivekh playing the key role of a retired cop ( DIG  Intelligence) who lands up with a case when he goes to visit his son in the US. The film stars Charlie, Dev,  Pooja Devaraiya and Paige amongst others. The film is directed by NRI Vivek Elangovan and produced by Indus Entertainers and Tentkotta from the US. The film is shot majorly in USA, in Seattle. The NR I software engineers, producers Digha S and Ajay S   who  are from Seattle, wtanted to show Seattle in a different way.  They have also shot in a nuclear reactor that was shown in the Transformers movie.  Seattle they felt, has become a character in the film. 'A bunch of us used to set up grand sets for our plays and even travel across the US with our theatre group out of passion. This way we have donated to charity around 2 crores in 13 years from the collections. Then we shifted to short films and gained confidence and developed more team spi...

Star signs remain as an inseparable factor in every individual’s life. Be it a belief or merely a fun, everyone wants to know how special the days, weeks or the years are going to be for them through astrology. In specification, amongst all the star signs that we come across in Tamil, ‘Dhanusu Rasi’ has something unique and instantly attracts everyone. Based on such familiarity, here comes a film titled ‘Dhanusu Rasi Neyargalae’ that features Harish Kalyan in lead role, directed by Sanjay Bharathi. Elaborating about the significance of title and the film’s premise, director Sanjay Bharathi says, “It’s true that everyone among us would have a desire to foresee how their days are going to be based on their star signs. They either flip through the newspapers or switch on TVs by morning out of curiosity. Be it a believer or atheist, they strongly have a belief or just try it out for fun.  The reason behind titling the film as ‘Dhanusu Rasi Neyargalae’ is because it pulls in more ...

by Rinku Gupta Arun Vikramankrishnan productions Ganesha Meendum Santhippom directed by Ratheesh  Aerate stars Prithvi , Oviya and Singampuli amongst others. In brief, the story is about our hero (Prithvi Rajan),  who cheats people out of their  money, with petty thefts and cons. His reasons for doing so are revealed in the second half in the flashback portions. Apparently he had rubbed a local village big wig the wrong way by damaging his coveted, vintage motorbike. His goons are out to wreak revenge. In the melee following a long chase, Prithvi's girlfriend is injured and 5 lakhs is needed for the operation. Does he succeed in rescuing her?  The screenplay does try to make the simplistically thin storyline a bit palatable. But its let down by wafer thin reasons for the whole hulla bulloo. The hero conning people who trust him ( including Oviya and Theepetti Ganesan) take away from our sympathy for him. Also, just a damaged motorbike at the centre of a...

by Rinku Gupta Oru Kathai Sollatuma directed by Prasad Prabhakar and produced by Rajeev Panakkal,  is the story of how Oscar winner sound designer Resul Pookutty managed to fulfil not only his own dream but also that of thousands of others in recoding the magnificent sounds of the Thrissur Pooram temple festival of Kerala. The simple  story directed by Prasad, has been partly fictionalised for dramatic purposes. Suffice it to say that in the midst of his busy schedules, Pookutty was induced to take up the project of recording the detailed multi- layered sounds  of the world famous festival. In the process several impediments came his way. Who caused them and why? How did he overcome  them? Pookutty plays  himself and does pretty well in front  of the camera. The film may feel like a docu drama in places, and some of the drama contrived,  but overriding the glitches, it overall showcases a grand spectacle, a  victorious feat for a noble ...

by Rinku Gupta Uriyadi 2 directed by its hero Vijay Kumar has been bank -rolled by Suriya's 2 D Entertainment.  The film centres around 3 friends  ( Vijay Kumar playing Lenin, being one of them) in a village, who get work at the Paksino factory nearby. Its owned by a corrupt NRI  corporate giant who knowingly neglects maintainence of old but  vital machinery for profit, which leads to a massive gas leak which kills and maims dozens of poor villagers living around the factory.  Unfazed, due to political backing of corrupt political parties of all hues, he remains out of reach of Lenin and the youth from the village who are shattered by the terrible tragedy and are seeking justice which seems to be eluding them despite protests.  Do they finally get justice and achieve vengeance? Thr film is hard-hitting and spares no-one, laying  bare the nexus of politics and business,  with the public left to the mercy of corruption and greed. Caste- b...

by Rinku Gupta Natpe Thunai produced by Avni Movies is the next movie of Hip Hop Tamizha Adhi and expectations were high after his Meesai Murukku. The film, in brief, revolves around Aadhi playing a hockey player who has given up the game due an incident that affected him deeply. But when he falls for a girl ( Anagha) who is a hockey player, fate pushes him towards the game once again. The reason?  A famed hockey ground  in Puducherry will fall prey to the hands of a greedy and corrupt politician ( Karu Palaniappan in a fine performance) who want to work out a deal for a corporate and chase out the teams training there. A hockey coach ( Harish Uthaman nailing it with his superb act) is fighting hard to keep the ground from being sold but they need a group of hockey players to win a match in the final battle. Will they get a team together ? Who will win? The film keeps hockey as its epicentre and that focus on a sport is commendable. But the focus keeps shifting to a ...

by  Rinku Gupta Watchman, a GV Prakash starrer produced by Arun Mozhi Manickam's Double Meaning Productions is releasing on April 12th. The film has a dog as one of the main protagonists and is directed by Vijay. Sayyeshaa has done a promo song with GV Prakash and Yogi Babu which was screened at the press meet.  The camera is handled by Nirav Shah. The film is touted to be a summer special which would be attractive for children.  Raj Arjun from Bollywood has acted in the film. He is the father of baby Sara who has been a part of many Vijay films. Actor Suman who is part of the film was very happy to act in Tamil again. 'I always want to be a part of Tamil films even though I live in Hyderabad now.  GV Prakash I knew as a music director  and I was thrilled to work with him. Vijay has  directed the film so effortlessly. The film is very interesting and different. Its a film which requires guts to make. Nirav Shah's lighting is like Hollywood film...

by Rinku Gupta Directed by Baba Bhaskar in his debut as director,  the film has GV Prakash, Parthiban, Poonam Bajwa and Palak Lalwani apart from MS Bhasker  and Yogi  Babu. The movie is set in North Madras and revolves around the young Rocket ( GV Prakash) who lives with his father (MS Bhasker). His love for his girlfriend  ( Palak ) is opposed by her mother which leads to a chain of events which turn his life upside down. His father gets killed and Rocket seeks revenge. A child is also missing and clues lead to a local candy factory.   He is aided in his thirst for revenge by the do-gooder ( Parthiban) and Mary ( Poonam Bajwa) leading to the emergence of an unexpected  villain  amongst them. How they avenge the deaths forms the story. The atmosphere of the kuppam is well created and the ethos, body language and dialect are all captured well by the actors. GV lives his role and performs with ease.  Palak does her part well but her lip ...

by Rinku Gupta The much awaited, Marvel's  Avengers Endgame Tamil anthem was released at a glittering ceremony at a star hotel in Chennai. The event was graced by AR R ahman who has composed the Tamil anthem which was screened with Rahman dancing and jiving to the music. Vijay Sethupathi who has given his voice for the Iron man character in Tamil and Andrea Jeremiah who has dubbed for the Black Widow were also present  Vikram Duggal of Marvel India welcomed the guests and spoke about the much awaited film which is releasing on April 26th in English,  Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. Aditya, son of AR Murgadoss (who had written the Tamil dialogues ) was also present. Veejay Ramya quizzed the guests on thier ecoerience of working on the film. Recently, the Hindi anthem composed by Rahman was also releases in Mumbai in the presence of director Joe Russo.

Amala Paul turns forensic pathologist and also co producer for her next Tamil film titled, Cadaver. Having impressed the universal audiences for her girl-to-next-door and stylish roles, Amala Paul is all set to try unconventional roles now. The actress would be seen playing Dr. Badra, a forensic pathologist in her upcoming film Cadaver. “As an artiste, I have spent a decade experimenting with commercial roles. Now, I believe that I have much more clarity in choosing roles that elevate me as an actor. I enjoy belonging to different characters, as this has become my greatest motivation as an actor. With such a decision made, following my movies ‘Adho Andha Paravai poley’ and ‘Aadai’ the premise and narration on Cadaver strongly impressed me where it involved lot of fresh and new things that I hadn’t heard of nor witnessed before. I will be playing the role of a forensic pathologist in this film and it demanded for me one tough preparation as it wasn’t something like the routine ...