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By Rinku Gupta Mei, produced by Sundaram Productions is a medical crime thriller which introduces Nicky Sundaram in the lead, opposite Aishwarya Rajesh, along with Charlie and Kishore who are part of the cast. The film is directed by Sa Bhaskaran. Aishwarya plays an orphan girl called Uttara ,who likes to help people even if it costs her her job. On one such cccasion she runs into an Indian American boy Abhinav ( Nicky Sundaram) who happens to be visiting his relative in India. Later she learns he is actually a doctor. In a series of events, the duo land up right in the midst of strange disappearances and a hospital - cop -doctors nexus and health related scam. Kishore plays an upright cop Muthukrishnan,  who is also hot on the trail of the culprits. But as they all delve deeper to find the truth, all lives are in danger. Do they succeed in solving the mystery and delivering justice?  Newbie Nicky makes a good debut in a content - oriented film under his ...

by Rinku Gupta Sibiraj, director Pradeep Krishnamoorthy and music director Simon K. King of Sathya fame are coming back with another suspense thriller in combination with actor Sathyaraj. The film will be exploring a new theme and will  be produced by G. Dhananjayan and Lalitha Dhananjayan of Creative Entertainers and Distributors. Sibiraj and Sathyaraj are coming together again after their recent combination in Jackson Durai. The music will be by Simon K. King, who got acclaim for his Kolaigaran starring Vijay Antony and Arjun. The lead heroine and a few more technicians are to be finalized. Director and dialogue writer John Mahendran is penning the dialogues for the film. The title of the film is yet to be decided and shall be announced soon. The film’s shoot begins in November and shall be completed in a single schedule by January 2020. The film is targeted for release in March 2020. G. Dhananjayan of Creative Entertainers and Distributors distributed Samantha Ak...

by Rinku Gupta Infiniti Film Ventures (who had commenced a film with the combo of director Vijay Milton and Vijay Antony)  have now acquired Vijay Antony’s forthcoming film Khaki, directed by experienced director A. Senthil Kumar. Khaki is  a multi-starrer starring Vijay Antony, Sathyaraj, Srikanth, Indhuja, Eswari Rao, John Vijay, Ravi Maria in pivotal roles. It started rolling in June 2019 and more than 50% of the film has  already been shot in Shimoga, Bengaluru and Chennai.  Currently the film is in the second phase of shooting and is expected to be completed by October 2019. The film has cinematography by popular cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa, music by Augath, lyrics by ‘Kaviperarasu’ Vairamuthu, action by Kanal Kannan -Shyam and editing by Ruben. The film is written and directed by A. Senthil Kumar. The film is a family entertainer in the backdrop of action. The team of Infiniti Film Ventures, after having watched the edited version of the film sh...

Chennai's KJR  Studios has now officially announced its association with Salman Khan Films in distributing all languages of the superstar’s upcoming film “Dabangg 3” in Tamil Nadu. Sharing the news, producer Kotapadi J Rajesh, KJR Studios says, “I consider this as a remarkable milestone for KJR Studios and we as a team are extremely happy about it. We at KJR Studios have been focused on producing and distributing films that cater to the tastes of universal audiences. Personally, I have been a hardcore fan of the Dabangg franchise as it packages a whole lot of entertainment, fun, action, romance, family sentiments and comedy together. Moreover, the kind of response, the film has encountered in Tamil Nadu has been phenomenal and this prompted us to think about getting the movie dubbed in Tamil as well. Especially, with Prabhu Deva teaming up with Salman Khan, everyone in the trade circles were self-assured with 200% success, right from the moment of announcement.  Now, we a...

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...