CinemaSpeak.in

By Rinku Gupta Directed by Susienthiran, Kennedy Club is produced by DN Thai Saravanan, and stars Bharathi Raja, Sasikumar,Murali Sharma, Soori, Neenakshi Govinda Raj and others. The film is about a group of women kabadi players in the village of Ottanchathiram, being coached by the ex army man Savada Muthu whom they call Appa ( Bharathi Raja) who has even trained Muruganandhan ( Sasikumar) from his teenage years. This Kennedy Club team members all hail from poor rural families and struggle against odds to continue playing the game. Appa aka Savudu Muthu promises thier families that he will ensure a bright future with government jobs in the sports quota if they continue to let the girls pursue thier dream. Fighting ill health and dirty politics Appa and Muruganandhan ( who is called in as coach ) finally get the team to Delhi to play against other states and perhaps then be able to secure a chance to play in the national team. But dirty politics, corruption and revenge rear thi...

By Rinku Gupta Actors Shivakumar and Suja Varunee were expecting thier first born and now have become proud parents to a baby boy yesterday. An elated dad, Shiva tweeted that August 21st would be an unforgettable day for him as it was the day his son was born as well as the date his web-series Fingertip released on Zee5. Fingertip stars Akshara Haasan, Sunaina and Gayathrie as part of the cast. Recently, the couple's good friends Ganesh Venkatraman and Nisha too had become parents. Congratulations to the proud parents and we wish the little one a life of  good health and happiness!                               Suja with Nisha                                               Fingertip Press Meet

By Rinku Gupta Bakrid is the second film ( after Sigai) of director Jagadeesan Subu and is produced by M10 Productions, starring Vikranth and Vasundhara in the lead. Red Giant Movies is releasing the film. This is a thoroughly unusual story for Tamil cinema.  A simple farmer Rathinam ( Vikranth ) is struggling to get a loan to pursue farming (despite the setback of a feud with his elder brother who perfers to partition and sell his lands). One day Rathinam happens to see a young camel brought by mistake for the Bakrid feast along with its mother, at the home of a rich man whom he visits for a loan with his friend. Seeing the predicament, Rathinam decides to bring home the baby camel and look after it along with his cattle, just like a family member. His wife ( Vadundhara) and little daughter( Shruthika) too share his love for the animal who becomes the cynosure of all eyes in the village. But as the camel named Sara grows, one day it falls terribly ill. The local vet ( MS B...

by Rinku Gupta Kollywood hero Arya is also a keen fitness enthusiast and sports freak. His love for cycling and football is well known. He is actively seen encouraging a love for fitness and cycling on his social media account. Now the actor has taken his love for cycling to the next level. Along with a team of cycling enthusiast friends, called Ryders,  Arya is participating in the prestigious French PBP 2019 aka the Paris Brest Paris cycling championship. The event kick started on Sunday 18th August. The oldest cycling event in the world still in existence,  PBP is a long distance cycling event, covering a distance of 1200 kms on  bicycles.  In 2019 its being held for the 26th time since  its inception in 1891.The fact that it is held only once in 4 years adds to its significance for participants. Over 6000 riders are expected to participate this year. It consists of  an endurance Brevet Cycling Event organised by the Audax Cl...

by Rinku Gupta The Akshay Kumar starrer Mission Mangal ( Hindi)  seems to be racing towards the 100 cr mark. According to sources, the  Fox Star Studios and Hope Production’s Mission Mangal grew huge on Sunday (Day4) garnering  a 27.54cr nett collection taking the total collection to 97.56cr. The star actor Akshay Kumar is racing towards his fastest hundred crore mark in his career and this is already his highest weekend opening film. The movie based on ISRO’s Mission to Mars continues its dream run and love from the audience on Sunday across India The film on the Mangalyaan project has Vidya Balan, Taapsee, Sibakshi Sinha, Kriti Kulhari, Nithya Menen, Sharman Joshi, Dilip Tahil and Sanjay Kapoor in the cast. According to sources , Mission Mangal had massive collections  on Sunday, earning 27.54 (Day4). The total four day collections stand at 97.56cr with the break up as follows : Day 1 (Thursday)- 29.16cr Day 2 - (Friday) -17.28cr Day 3 - (Saturday...

By Rinku Gupta The mammoth ‘ Saaho ’ is all set to storm in theatres from August 30 worldwide and the team was present in Chennai to promote the film. K.E. Gnanavel Raja of Studio Green Films, “This event is something nostalgically positive to me as the press meet of Baahubali happened in the same place. There is a particular dialogue in the film, where Prabhas speaks about hitting a‘Sixer’ and I am sure Prabhas will make an impressive show. I am aware of the production of Vamsi and Pramod Anna. Although, I was aware of the money they have invested, I was spellbound over the grandeur when watching the trailer. I am sure, the audience will definitely have a big blast of celebrations. Trailers have become the major pillar of a film and have a good impact on the release and reception. After Saaho , it is so much evidence that people have got to know what the film is all about. When compared to other versions, Baahubali – The Beginning had a very good opening in Tamil ...

by Rinku Gupta Mission Mangal produced by Fox Star and Hope Films is directed by Jagan Shakti and stars Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Kriti Kulhari, Nithya Menen, Sonakshi Sinha, Sharman Joshi, Sanjay Kapoor and Dattatreya. The film is based on the success story of the  launch of the Mangalyaan by ISRO. Thanks to Indian scientists who used thier innovative skills, the joyrney to Mars was made possible at a fraction of the cost and that too at the first attempt, both being unique records  set by any country. Akshay plays the head of the project while Vidya Balan is casy as an important collegue who helps him greatly in putting things together,  inspiring the team and thinking out of the box,  to make the impossible possible.  Sanjay Kapoor plays her husband. Each of the other lead actors head various departments on the project. How each of them overcomes personal issues and manage to work as a successful team, and together make the nation proud i...

By Rinku Gupta A tribute to the Golden Age in  Hollywood comes Quentin Tarentino's Once Upon A Time In Hollywood starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Brad Pitt. Rick Dalton ( Caprio) is an ageing action star of the 50's TV era who by the late 60's begins to get only villain roles in movies.  Cliff Booth ( Pitt) is his loyal Man Friday cum stunt double who pulls him out of the bouts of depression and self doubt about his future, as he sees the changes happening all around him in Hollywood. Life goes on until tragedy strikes in the guise of a bunch of hippies on a killing spree. Who survives? The movie beautifully captures the sights and sounds of the era its set in. A visual and aural delight, it's a must watch for fans of Hollywood movies. Each scene is painstakingly put together to transport you to the sixties and keep you glued as to what happens next.  The build up is slow and just when it seems that nothing is happening,  things all come together at a freneti...

by Rinku Gupta The Hindi Andhadhun has created a record Box office collection in India as well as in China and also won the accolades from all the critics and went on to win the coveted three National Awards for Best Actor, best film and best screenplay. Andhadhun has also won Australian awards for Best Actor, best film and Best Director for Sriram Raghavan   in the recent Australian film festival in Melbourne - Australia. Thiagarajan has already remade Director Sriram Raghavan's Johnny Gaddar titled as Johnny  in Tamil with Prashanth in the lead. Now his father, producer Thiagarajan has revealed the Andhadhun story revolves around a Piano Master and Prashanth is a trained piano player and he has studied in the Trinity College of Music - London in Western music and Piano. Being a pianist reprising the role in the Tamil remake will be child's play (cakewalk) for Prashanth, he added. There was news that many actors name featured as if they have acquired the righ...

By Rinku Gupta They have a lot in common.. Both are cinematographers from TN who have made it big in Bollywood and Kollywood. When Jab We Met fame cameraman turned Sathuranga Vettai hero Natty Subramaniam heard that his good friend DOP Ravi Varman was in the building, he seized the opportunity to wish him. The occasion was the press screening of the Akshay Kumar starrer Mission Mangal  today,  where Ravi Varman was present. Natty was at the same venue to catch up with another team for his film work. " When I came to know Ravi was here, I came to say Hi immediately," said Natty. " We both go back a long way and started out at around the same time, " said the normally reticent Mission Mangal cameraman Ravi Varman, cherishing the moment. "I will catch up in Mission Mangal soon," said Natty after a brief chat with his old friend. It was good to see the camaraderie between the ace technicians!

By Rinku Gupta Comali is the debut direction of the young Pradeep Ranganathan. Vels International Films has produced the Jayam Ravi - Kajal Agarwal starrer with Samyukta Hegde from Karnataka making her debut in Tamil. The story is about a teenage boy ( Jayam Ravi ) who goes into a coma for 16 years due to an accident. He wakes up after 16 years, in 2016, and finds the world has changed drastically. This gives rise to funny situations, since he is now having to get used to the Internet era, but through the mind of a 16 year old. His best friend ( Yogi Babu) stands by him all through like a rock. In the midst of all this, the director throws in bad guys, an ancient idol, a heist and unsrupulous politicians, all with a ' local' touch, deviating from the main coma and its interesting aftermath story, adding action and romance and some bits of preaching to the audience. Jayam Ravi fits into the 16 year old's role with absolute ease and transforms effortlessly into the...

By Rinku Gupta Actor Vemal and Varalakshmi’s upcoming movie is Kannirasi which marks thier fresh pairing, directed by debutant S.Muthukumaran. The film is produced by Shameem Ibrahim under the banner King Movie Makers. Actor, director Pandiarajan plays an important role in this film alongside Robo Shankar, Yogibabu and others.  The Press Meet of Kanni Rasi  held on Tuesday turned out to be a fun -filled meet  with the team comprising Vimal, Varalakshmi, Robo Shankar, lyricist Yugabharathi, director S.Muthukumaran and the music director Vishal Chandrasekar, dop Selvakumar and producer Shamem Ibrahim.  Lyricist Yugabharathi  said “I can proudly say the film Kanni Rasi is produced by a journalist instead of using the word ‘Producer’ since the producer Shameem Ibrahim had many years og working experience as a journalist before. Muthukumaran  has  encouraged love marriages via this movie". Actor Robo Shankar praised the produce...

By Rinku Gupta The grand audio launch of GV Prakash's next , Ayngaran opposite Mahima Nambiar, was held today. " The film will show a new phase of GV Prakash, as action hero. It deals with a sensitive issue, " said director Adhik Ravichandran who said he has seen the final product. The film is produced by Common Man R Ganesh and is released by Libraa Productions Ravindhar Chandrasekharan. GV Prakash plays a scientist in the film. Hundreds of junior artists have been used in the film. " I play a scientist who is waiting for a patent for his invention. This could be India's first invention oriented film. Director Ravi Arasu wrote this several years ago. It deals with an important issue " said GV Prakash. The event was attended by dignitaries which included Bharathi Raja. Vasanthabalan, G Siva, Suresh Kamatchi, Thambi Ramaiah, Naren and others. The heroine Mahima Nambiar was also present. The film is the next of Eetti director Ravi Arasu. G Siva...

Akshay Kumar, Fox Star Studios’ and Hope Productions' Mission Mangal ( Hindi, with dubbing in Tamil and Telugu) is racing towards a bumper advance booking from audiences across India. The advance bookings, for India’s first space film, has received an overwhelming response across theatres in India. It is all set to surpass expectations as advance reflects the movie-goers excitement to witness the mission to Mars and the response from theatre/ plexes has been phenomenal. Mr. Kamal Gianchandani CEO, PVR Pictures and Chief Business Planning and Strategy, says, “Mission Mangal has received a staggering response from the audience and it affirms the belief that a good content film well marketed and promoted will definitely pull the viewers to the theatres. Akshay Kumar and Fox Star and Hope Productions have done a great job. Akshay Kumar has mastered the genre of presenting real-life stories with a touch of entertainment. Mission Mangal only surpasses that standard and it has h...

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...