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By Rinku Gupta International TV channel Discovery continuing on its tradition to feature Iconic Indian, has in a near impossible accomplishment, signed  Superstar Rajinikanth for the first episode of a new format series ‘Into The Wild with Bear Grylls’ With this, Rajini will  make his TV debut after 43 years of Cinema. The episode will also raise awareness about the important issue of water conservation After featuring PM Modi in the first episode of Man Vs Wild, which was shot in India, the channel has now signed Rajinikanth, to feature in the first episode of a new format series called ‘Into The Wild with Bear Grylls’ produced by The Natural Studios and Banijay Asia. The show marks the television debut for Rajinikanth,  who has gained a cult status for being a Humane Superstar – simple, humble, generously loved – and adored by millions for more than four decades. Rajinikanth will join the world's most recognizable face of survival and outdoor adventure, Bear Gry...

By Rinku Gupta ( subscribe to CinemaSpeak for latest video updates) The entire team of the actors of 83 The Film came down to Chennai to launch the first look poster of the film. Ranveer Singh who plays Kapil Dev was accompanied by all the actors who play cricketers, including Kollywood actor Jiiva who plays K Srikanth. The film tells the inspiring story of the 1983 win of the cricket World Cup by Kapil Dev and his team. The chief guest was Kamal Haasan who was accompanied by ace cricketers Kapil Dev and K Srikanth, who regaled  the audiences with anecdotes of their cricketing days and the experience of winning the World Cup. Ranveer Singh introduced his entire team of actors and was overwhelmed by the frenzied response of Chennai fans to his presence in the city, which he revealed was his first. He was also overwhelmed by his iconic meeting with Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan. The spirit of camaraderie was evident amongst the actors as they joked, rendered songs and even ...

By Rinku Gupta ( subscribe to CinemaSpeak for latest video updates) There are always great expectations from director Mysskin's films which  are recognised by their particular template, with his brand of music, sound, characterisation, ethereal camerawork, poetic story telling and a gripping screenplay. Psycho ticks all the boxes this time too. But how does it work overall? Udayanidhi Stalin plays Gauthaman, a visually impaired, musician who falls for an RJ, Dhahini ( Aditya Rao Hydari). But in a twist of fate, while waiting for him on a lonely train station late at night, ( as an indirect result of his stalking her to convince her of his love) she is kidnapped by a psychopath who has beheaded more than a dozen women. The police have made no headway. Time is running out. But Dhahini's body does not turn up like the others, giving Gauthaman  a clue that she is alive. He is now determined to find her, using every clue he can get. He even meets a quadriplegic ex...

By Rinku Gupta ( Subscribe to CinemaSpeak for video Updates ) Taana, directed by Yuvraj Subramani, stars Vaibhav as an aspiring cop, Yogi Babu as his friend and Nandita Swetha as his lady love. Vaibhav plays a man afflicted by a malady affecting his vocal cords. Wherever he gets emotional or angry, his voice turns feminine. Due to this, he is rebufffed by a corrupt cop from getting entry into the police force. This affects his dad ( Pandiarajan) who comes from a line of brave police officers, celebrated for generations in the village. He is determined to get his son into the police force for the sake of family honor. In the meanwhile, the cop within the dejected Vaibhav comes to the fore as he runs into a data sharing racket leading to mysterious deaths. Does he solve the crimes? Does he overcome his affliction? Does he restore the honour of his family? The comedy bits with Yogi Babu and Vaibhav work well in parts. Vaibhav's own poker- faced style of humor is a bi...

By Rinku Gupta (Subscribe to CinemaSpeak for video updates) Director Sai Rajkumar returns post a long gap with the Cheran , Irfan, Srushti Dange starrer, investigative thriller Rajavukku Check. Cheran plays an alcoholic cop, affected by a malady known as the Sleeping Beauty syndrome where he can fall asleep suddenly and for undeteremined periods. This affects his marital life, with divorce proceedings turning bitter and running into 10 years. In the final hearing, he tells the judge that he is willing to grant divorce if his wife allows his 17 year old daughter to stay with him for 10 days prior to leaving for the US for higher studies. When she comes over, all goes well, till she is kidnapped by a man who she introduces as her boyfriend via a video recording ( Irfan in a convincing performance). But unbeknownst to her, the boyfriend and his 3 friends have trapped her, as revenge for a previous arrest Cheran had got them into. Now, the villains subject Cheran to a cat ...

By Rinku Gupta The grand audio and trailer launch of Mani Ratnam's Madras Talkies' Vaanam Kottatum was held  in Chennai. The cast and crew were present which included Rajiv Menon, director Dhana, costumer Eka Lakhani, actors Vikram Prabhu, Aishwarya Rajesh, Balaji Shaktivel, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Radhika, Sarathkumar, Amitash Pradhan, Madonna Sebastien and music director Sid Sriram who now debuts as a composer. Sid sang a few of the tracks live along with Antony Dasan, in a well conducted event, with brief interactions with the actors on stage, before the audio was launched with the entire team on stage. The function did away with long drawn out speeches and there were no special guests on the dais, as is the norm in Kollywood. Sarathkumar plays Radhika's screen husband while Aishwarya plays Vikram Prabhu's sister. Also spotted at the event were Dushyanth, Ujjaini Vikram, Poornima Bhagyaraj and Charu Haasan

By Rinku Gupta (Subscribe to CinemaSpeak for video updates) The Amala Paul starrer Adho Andha Paravai Pola is ready for release. The film showcases her as an action star. Directed by debutant KR Vinoth, the film has action by Supreme Sundar and Krav Maga Sriram. The story is around a girl getting caught up in a forest and how she escapes. The film is produced by Century Films International and released by SDC Pictures. This is the debut effort of a young team. Santhakumar debuts as DOP after working with George C Williams. The team worked under difficult situations while shooting in a forest. Krav Maga Sriram said at the trailer release" Krav Maga is an Israeli street fight . Amala runs 5 kms everyday,  has a gym at home in Kerala and has clean eating habits. Amala is a fast learner and a risk taker. She has done an amazing job. This film will be a benchmark in women in action films thanks to Amala's hard work. Supreme Sundar gave me comple...

By Rinku Gupta ( subscribe to CinemaSpeak for video updates) Recieving accolades for his next film FIR's poster, the Ratchasan actor Vishnu Vishal, is on a well deserved high. But today his fans got to know a startling revelation about how hard-earned that look in the poster actually was. The actor tweeted  how the Suriya- Gautham Menon film Vaaranam Aayiram inspired him to bounce back from a very trying period of his life,  when everything was spiralling downwards. He tweeted ,"I took the VAARANAM AAYIRAM way 💪 Suriya in Vaaranam Aayiram sported a 6 pack look P.S - Sorry for the long letter but i had to put my heart out to all my lovely fans and friends :) 🤗😘  #motivation #lifelessons #thewayback #train #painandgain #facingchallenges In a letter on his social media account,  is a story of his battle with pain and depression that he went through in his personal and professional life in the last few years but its also an  inspirationa...

By Rinku Gupta (Subscribe to CinemaSpeak for video updates) V house productions Suresh Kamatchi has lived up to his promise of announcing the cast and crew of the much awaited STR starrer , Maanadu, on Pongal. The film,  directed by Venkat Prabhu features Simbu with Kalyani Priyadashan opposite him.  Bharathi Raja, Karunkaran, SA Chandrasekar and Premgi Amaren are part of the cast. The DOP is Richard M Nathanwhile Rajeevan handles art direction. Praveen KL is the editor Kamatchi revealed in a series of well designed posters on Twitter. Stunt Silva will handle the action while  Vasuki Bhaskar will handle the costumes department. Yuvan Shankar Raja is handling the music and the buzz around the film just got bigger with an A team of technicians joining the list. This is Kalyani's next Tamil film post Hero. Simbu is reportedly on a weight loss spree. His next release is Maha.