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By Rinku Gupta Boney Kapoor's Ajith Kumar starrer Nerkonda Paarvai is making waves ever since its release. The making of the  film and is the fruition of  the  late  legendary actor Sridevi 's wish. The Pink remake drives home the message of the importance of consent with regards to women, when a woman' s No means No, and should be respected by men, without being judgemental about her attire, social habits, profession or background. A hugely popular star with a humungous and loyal fan following, Ajith Kumar, playing a lawyer, and taking this message to the masses, in a content driven film, seems to have found resonance with viewers. Such a big star like Ajith, lending his voice to such an issue, it is hoped, would take the message far and wide and to a larger section of today's youth. Anil Kumar Now, none other than Ajith Kumar's brother S Anil Kumar, has made an observation, voicing his desire to measure how much of an impact films coul...

By Rinku Gupta The successful Hindi movie  ' Queen ', is being remade on a huge budget  in all the four South Indian languages ie Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam by Producer Manu Kumaran under his  banner, Mediente Films. Kajal Agarwal stars in the in Tamil version named 'Paris Paris', Tamannaah stars in Telugu named as 'That's Mahalakshmi', Manjima Mohan in Malayalam named as 'Zam Zam' and Parul Yadav stars in the Kannada fil titled Butterfly. The actors are reprising Kangana Ranaut's role from the original. With the Kannada and Malayalam Censor Boards having certified the movie as it is, the Tamil movie has attracted  numerous blurs as well as audio and video cuts from the board.  To overcome this, the production team has decided to refer this movie to the Revising Committee for a review and try to obtain  necessary approvals.

By Rinku Gupta Nerkonda Paarvai, (the remake of the Hindi film Pink starring Amitabh Bachchan) is produced by Boney Kapoor and directed by H Vinoth, starring Ajith Kumar as the lawyer played by Amitabh in the original. As a remake, the story is fairly well known. 3 girls ( Shraddha Srinath, Abirami and Andrea) stay together in a flat. One evening they go to a party where they meet 3 boys. After dinner and a few drinks, when one of the boys tries to molest Mira ( Shraddha) , she breaks a bottle over his head leading to a grave injury. This angers the rich brat Adhik, who now gets into revenge mode. He , aided with his friends, puts a case against Mira, and she lands in jail. The girls try their best to get her out but even her lawyer sides secretly with the rich boy's well connected father ( JP). Help comes from an unexpected quarter, in the form of ace lawyer Bharath Subramaniam ( Ajith Kumar) who had left his profession due to a personal tragedy involving his wife ( Vidya ...

by Rinku Gupta In the light of the social media criticism by several Rajinikanth fans, whose sentiments were hurt with scenes seemingly  trolling the superstar's political entry, hero Jayam Ravi has issued a press statement. The scenes have now been deleted from the film says the actor. The actor has issued a press statement ( below) giving details about the move. 'Right from the beginning of my career, I have made a conscious effort to maintain a clean and straight record, thereby not involving myself in controversial issues. My stance and ideologies have only been exhibited in movies through the fictional characters I have played and have never crossed those limits.  I have always been a cordial and congenial friend to everyone and feel blessed to enjoy the privilege of being regarded as a mutual pal in the industry. I am extremely happy to see the overwhelming positive response to the trailer of my forthcoming release “Comali”. The movie is already being labelled...

By  Rinku Gupta The Comali film press meet saw a grand gathering of the lead cast including Jayam Ravi, Kajal Agarwal and Samyuktha Hegde apart from the director Pradeep Ranganathan. The film is produced by Ishari Ganesh's Vels Film International and is being released by Sakthi Film Factory. The director revealed how Ravi had managed to lose 20 kgs in a short span for one of the looks of a school boy in the film. The movie is based on 90's kids and the trailer reveals how a man comes out of a coma after 16 years. How he deals with the changes he sees is the story which seems to have socio- political references. Yogi Babu plays a pivotal role all through. ' The film is a jolly take on things and will make you feel nostalgic,  and urge you to watch it again, this time with your families for the second time. Kajal Agarwal comes only at the end of the first half but she will help take the movie forward. When she heard the story she said she wanted to be a par...

by Rinku Gupta Bollywood actor  Vidyut Jammwal who was part of  Tamil films like Suriya's Anjaan, Ajith's Billa 2, Vijay's Thuppakki and Sivakarthikeyan's  Maan Karate is now earning accolades internationally.  A known martial arts expert , Vidyut Jammwal's movie  'Junglee'  won big at the  prestigious  5th Jackie Chan International  Film Week in China recently. The two awards he received are  for Best Action sequence Choreographer and a Special Jury Prize for Best Action Family Film.

By Rinku Gupta The buzz around the Pink remake , the Thala Ajith starrer Nerkonda Parvai is getting bigger as D day approaches next week. Now producer Boney Kapoor held a preview of the film for select guests in Chennai at a popular preview theatre. Among the attendees were his son , Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor who flew down to Chennai for the preview. Ace photographer Karthik Srinivasan posted photos from the celebrity show on his Instagram handle. ' Amazing movie guys. Thala fans will go crazy' wrote Karthik. Arun Vijay was also spotted at the event. The film stars Ajith Kumar reprising the role of Amitabh Bachchan with Sradhha Srinath playing Taapsee Pannu's role from the original hit film.  

By Rinku Gupta Actor Kunaal Roy Kapur known for his roles and funny antics  in films like Delhi Belly, Nautanki Saala and  Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and his sense of comic timing is now turning a romantic hero with Rajiv S Ruia’s Mushkil - Fear Behind You, produced by Ravinder Jeet Dariya. The actor , is the brother of producer Sidharth Roy Kapur and  brother-in -law of heroine Vidya Balan.  Kunaal is seen romancing Sanjay Dutt’s niece, Nazia Hussain, in the lush locales of Greece. Director Rajiv S Ruia, who was unsure whether Kunaal would consent to a romantic number actually had the song written poetically and had composer Vardan Singh set the romantic duet to tune.  Hearing it, Kunaal was not just mesmerized by the song, but loved the lyrics of Anjaan Sagri. Adds Kunaal, “I was worried at first because the song was romantic but I knew that comedy would be on top of my mind. But when I heard the song I knew that I should try and live up to the fa...

By Rinku Gupta Director Sathya Sivaa teams up with Krishna and Bindu Madhavi for Kazhagu 2. This time, Johnny ( Krishna) is a con man and small time thief along with his buddy ( Kaali Venkat) . As luck would have it, theduo end up in a forest as armed rifle shooters to protect the village labour who are felling trees in a forest with deadly cannibal wild dogs. Nobody knows that the duo actually cant shoot and are only there to escape the cops and earn food and shelter. All except Merly ( Bindu Madhavi) who falls for Johnnt despite finding out the truth. But thier love is ill fated. What happens to them forms the story. The camerawork is superb in this movie set in deep forests, and captures the tough life of the dwellers complete with misty mornings and foggy nights. The camerawork and the performances of all actors are a highlight of the film.  The tension- filled scenes with the threat of wild dogs ( CG) are well executed as is the humor of some of the scenes between the lea...

Rinku Gupta Fast and Furious : Hobbs And Shaw directed by  David Leitch is about the duo (Dwayne Johnson and Jason Statham) who cant stand each other, having to put aside thier differences to save the world. The enemy is 'Black Superman' Brixton ( Idris Alba) a genetically mutated human former M16,  who is after a deadly virus that is now inside the body of  Shaw's sister Hattie ( Vanessa Kirby). How they team up to complete the job assigned is the story. A fast paced screenplay with some thrilling and super fast stunts ( especially involving Hattie) is one good reason to catch the film. The constant cribbing and chatter between Hobbs and Shaw is another, while the scenes with villain Brixton make sure eyes are glued to the screen. The scenes in London and  Samoa ,(especially the helicopter stunt) are something to watch out for.  Stunts, humor , action and  emotion, the slick and stylishly shot film has all elements in just the right me...

By Rinku Gupta 2D Enteryainment's Jackpot is directed by Gulebakavali fame Kalyaan and stars Jyotika , Revathi,Manobala, Anandraj, Motta Rajendran, Mansoor Ali Khan, Yogi Babu and others. Akshaya ( Jyotika) and her aunt Masha (Revathi) make a living conning people with small time tricks. Motta Rajendran plays thier friend who helps them sell loot, like stolen cars etc. The duo come across a prisoner in jail ( Sachu) who reveals how she found an akshaya patra which keeps multiplying whatever you put into it. The con women see immense potential to get rich quick and hatch a plan to get hold of the vessel which is now in the premises of a powerful rich man, Maanasthan ( Anandraj). Do they get over hurdles to finally get the magic vessel? The film has good production values with big sets and well picturised mass songs. Jyotika looks like a million bucks ( fit physique for action scenes, snazzy, trendy costumes, hair and make -up all adding up well) which adds to the vis...

by Rinku Gupta Arun Vijay’s insatiable passion for sports and fitness  has been an inspiration for fans via his  regular workout posts on social media. The actor  is now shooting for his next film, Boxer for which he trained hard to  play a boxer. Taking time out from his scehedule, the Saaho actor, recently extended his token of appreciation towards 20 boxers from Tamil Nadu. He met those who have won medals (Men - 8 Gold, Women - 3 Gold and 9 others with silver) along with  Runner Championship Tamilnadu coach Senthil Nathan at the National Boxing Championship hosted by Mission Olympics Games Association of India. Congratulating them he said, “This isn’t an exultation of victory limited to these 20 superheroes, but for our entire Tamil Nadu. For me, they are the real Avengers. Being a sportsman or athlete isn’t an easy deal, especially a boxer. It involves lots and lots of mental and physical preparations. You’ve to be on Zen mode and must be ...

By Rinku Gupta Jackpot produced by 2D Entertainments is the next film of heroine Jyotika after Raatchasi. Her co-star in this action-comedy directed by Kalyaan is Revathi. The film had an audio launch in the presence of the film' s cast and crew. The film was completed in 24 days with a lot of heavy duty action sequences by Jyotika including back flips and even a silambam sequence. The actor revealed how her biggest support, Suriya, gifted his wife an action kit made to order to fit her, saying , ' you will need this from now on." The actor added , ' Suriya is my Jackpot. Its because of his support that I am able to do all this. ' ' I was inspired a lot by Suriya sir right from Ayutha Ezhutha. I studied in a government school and its wonderfully inspiring to see Suriya sir speaking up for the cause of education,' said lyricist , director Arunraja Kamaraj who was among the celebrities attending the event. The music director is Vishal Chandrasekar...

By Rinku Gupta Dear Comrade, directed by newbie Bharat Kamma is produced by Mythri Movie Makers and  stars Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna. Chaitanya aka Bobby ( Vijay) is an active student leader in college who gets into violent scuffles at the drop of a hat. This habit of his alarms his visiting neighbour Lilli ( Rashmika) when she gets to know him better. But while Bobby falls for her, initially she refuses his love as her passion lies in cricket. But thanks to his convincing ways, she finally reveals that she is attracted to him and the duo get into a relationship ( some great chemistry there, a love innocent, deep and powerful). However, his violent habits get in the way and when he refuses to give them up and pushes her away, she leaves him, hearbroken. The break - up affects him greatly, but he learns to channel his energies into a new path. Cut to 3 years later when Bobby returns into her life quite by chance. A tragedy has befallen her and he now takes it...

A1 directed by Johnson K and produced by Circle Box is the next film of comedian turned hero Santhanam. The story is about a young man Saravanan ( Santhanam) a local guy who happens to run into Divya ( Alisha Berry) one day quite by chance. He is mistaken by her to be a brahmin like herself and she decides to fall in love with him because her strict father will not allow her to marry out of the community. When her family finds out that he is a local Chennai chap, they refuse to accept him as a mapillai. But true love finds it way via the strangest situations. Saravanan is challenged by his girlfriend to find even 1 flaw in her exemplary father, in order for him to be accepted into the family. Our hero tries his best to win his lady love but things begin to only get bleaker. Does he succeed? Santhanam and Aisha make a good pair and thier constant banter makes for a lively watch. The 3 friends of his are well cast and thier steady stream of witty comments and counters ensure...

Eagle's Eye Productions produces 'Petromax', a comedy-thriller starring Tamannaah in the lead directed by Rohin Venkatesan Eagle's Eye Productions, a company known for distributing many silver jubilee films, forays into film production for the first tine through 'Petromax'. Eagle's Eye Productions in it's very first production itself has chosen a strong woman -centric storyline, with thrills and comedy to make it more entertaining. Rohin Venkatesan, the director of 'Adhe Kangal' who is known for his unique story telling style and presentation is directing this movie. Yogi Babu, Muneeskanth, Sathiyan, Kali Venkat, and TV fame TSK all join hands to in this comedy bandwagon while Tamannaah leads the pack. Along with this explosive comedy team, Prem, Sreeja, KSG Venkatesh, Baby Monica and many others have played their roles  in this movie. Every man has one or the other problem. In a bid to solve their individual problems, they a...

by Rinku Gupta  Hero Vijay Deverakonda has just been on an extensive promotional tour of his upcoming July 26th release Dear Comrade . The Telugu film produced by Mythri Movie Makers and directed by debutant Bharat Kamma is being releasing big (being dubbed Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada) in all 4 southern languages and has already created a huge buzz especially with the press and media  interactions and live concerts by the lead actors Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna . Now, the good news is that even before release, none other than Bollywood biggie Karan Johar, who has watched the film, will be doing the Hindi remake of Dear Comrade. Both Johar and Deverakonda announced the news on thier instagram pages on Tuesday evening, creating a huge buzz around the project. Karan Johar wrote, ' Had the pleasure to be the first to see #dearcomrade. What a powerful and intense love story!....Glad to announce that @dharmamovies will be producing the Hindi remake of #dearcomrad...

By Rinku Gupta After her sister Nikki Galrani has made a name im Kollywoid, now it's the turn of her sister,  actor Sanjjana Galrani to foray into Tamil.  Excited about the project, Sanjjana says, " I sig ned a Tamil film titled Boxer and the muhuratham was on 21st June  in Chennai  at La studios ." About her role she says, "I'm playing a boxer in the film and it's a highly performance oriented role , I am playing a very pivotal role , and I am very happy to be launched in such a big production and a film for which Arun Vijay has really worked very hard on his physique. Being trained in horse riding , sword fighting and boxing and maintaining high-levels of  fitness has really helped me coming a long way in the film industry . I loved the narration given to me by director Vivek Kannan and I will wait for them to reveal more details, but I can tell you one thing you will be amazed to see me in this movie because I am going to be seen...

By Rinku Gupta Aadai is the second film of its director Rathnakumar, starring Amala Paul, Sriranjini, Ramya Subramaniam , Vivek Prasanna and others, with camerawork by Vijay Karthik. The story recolves around Suthanthirakodi who goes by her preferred media name Kamini ( Amala Paul) a bold girl, brought up by a loving, but distraught mother ( Sriranjini ) who wishes her daughter was less brash, more traditional in her choice of clothes and did better things at work like reading news in a sari instead of the Thoppi prankster show she helms, pulling scary pranks on the public. Kamini, is unfazed asks carries on with her ways, daring people, taking bets and living life on her own terms. Till one day, a strange challenge she undertakes of reading the news in the nude, somehow ends up becoming her worst nightmare. Alone, after a night of drunken revelry, in the huge building the media house just vacated, she struggles to find a solution to the horrific reality. Who had done this to her...

By Rinku Gupta Libraa Productions'  Ravinder Chandrasekar held a media meet to mark the success of the release of Gurkha. The producer remarked that after bitter experiences with several films he produced in the past, he finally has recorded a success written Gurkha which he bought to release. ' After 6 years of my life in cinema, this film has given me my actual first earnings from cinema. This has greatly increased and re- inforced my faith in cinema. Due to my inexperience I couldnt achieve profits with the films I produced myself.  With  my last production, I announced defeat publicly.  But within 30 days of that announcement,  I bought Gurkha and made arrangements to release it in 300 theatres. I have earned 15 lakhs profit from Gurkha till today,  making it my first win in cinema. I think that making a film is easier, but the system of release needs discipline here,' he said. He went on to to reveal, ' This is a genuine success mee...