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By Rinku Gupta Draupathi is directed by Pazhaya Vannaiyarpettai fame Mohan G. The story revolves around Rudra Prabhakar ( Richard) who is supposed to have murdered his wife Draupadhi and her sister in a fit of rage as an honour killing when the latter marries a boy of another community secretly. When Prabhakar is released from jail he goes to Chennai and starts selling tea at a government marriage registrar office, and one by one he starts killing an advocate and a politico. What is the reason behind his behaviour? Is he really the killer of his wife whom he loved dearly? Why does he choose a marriage registrar's office to carry out these crimes? The film is hard hitting, with a no holds barred attitude. Taking the lid of the scam of fake marriages in the state and the modus operandi, Mohan seems to have done his research. The film would serve as an eye-opener about how unscrupulous persons can exploit youngsters with dangerous consequences. The film ends also tries to...

By Rinku Gupta Irumbu Manithan,  produced by Shankar Movies International's  Joseph Baby productions, Disney directorial, stars Santhosh Prathap, Archana, Kanjakaruppu and Madhusoodhana Rao. The story revolves around a young man Sundharam ( Santosh Pratap) who rises in life from poverty till he becomes a rich hotel owner with 100 restaurants. As a youth, he even gives up marriage, in order to look after 3 orphan boys that he adopts. He is highly charitable and a do- gooder all through his life. He is aided by his Man Friday ( Kanja Karuppu). When he becomes old  and his sons are grown -up, things begin to go downhill. The sons are gamblers and have no respect for him.  Things go from bad to worse till one day they get him to sign his wealth to them and turn him out of his home and business. He is back on the streets as he was in childhood. Will things ever get better? Will his sons realise their mistake? The film tries to drive home points about ch...

By Rinku Gupta "Galtha” marks the third directorial outing of filmmaker Hari Uthra, who earlier made “Theru Naaigal” and “Padithavudan Kizhithuvidavum”. Malarkodi Raghupathy, Usha and Hari Uthra are producing this film for Malar Movie Makers and I Creations.  The  star-cast comprises of Siva Nishanth, Merku Thodarchi Malai fame Antony,  Ayraa, Divya, Gajaraj, SMT Karunanidhi, Kaaka Muttai Sasi, Suresh, Muthu Veera, Pazhaya Joke Thangadurai and Raja Simman in title roles. K. Jai Krish has composed music and B. Vasu is handles the camera with Muthu Muniyasamy as editor. The others in the technical crew are Kotti (Stunts), Suresh (Choreography), Inba Art Prakash (Art),  Blesson (Designs), Pa. Laxman (Stills), Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu-Kuwait based Kavignar Vidhyasagar (Lyrics). The story is set in a rural TN area near the Kerala border where medical and other  waste is being dumped by unscrupulous people in connivance with the local politicians and police. ...

By Rinku Gupta After making waves with his  multi-lingual Avane Sriman Narayana , hero and writer Rakshit Shetty is busy shooting for his  next,  777 Charlie, a Kannada film directed by Kiranraj K.                              Recce in Rajasthan But amidst this,  Rakshit is busy with other activities as well. Apart from announcing the possibility of   Kirik Party 2, a sequel to his super hit film,  the multi- faceted writer, director, producer and actor has just got an exciting new addition to his Paramvah Studios. The actor has got the latest Panther Classic Plus Camera Dolly, a state -of - the- art  equipment , a first of its kind in Bengaluru, that will make filming much more smoother. The actor tweeted, "Have been waiting for this for so long and finally it arrives. Panther Classic Plus, a new addition to @ParamvahStudios... First of its kind in Bangalo...

By Rinku Gupta  Based on H. G. Wells' 1897 science fiction novel, The Invisible Man, Universal Pictures had made The Invisible Man in 1933 which paved way for a number of sequels. The Invisible Man (2020) is a science fiction horror film written and directed by Leigh Whannell. Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy & brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Elisabeth Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister (HarrietDyer), their childhood friend (Amis Hodge) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid). But when Cecilia's abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) commits suicide and  leaves her a generous portion  of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia's sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see. The film takes the cat and mouse ...

By Rinku Gupta  The much anticipated Harish Kalyan - Priya Bhavanishankar starrer whose title is to be announced successfully celebrated the ‘Wrap Up’ party with the crew. Apart from cutting a cake with everyone present,   Harish Kalyan treated  the entire crew and cast members, with  home-made Biriyani. Priya seems to be missing the shoot too as she  tweeted " That's a wrap with this fun team. I'll miss these happy faces with lots of beautiful memories and love sharing my gratitude for all of you for these memorable days in my life I and all the lovely people involved see you all soon. Love " Director Kaarthikk Sundar says about the experience of working with Harish Kalyan and Priya Bhavani Shankar, the director opines, “They are pure professionals and their dedication levels are extraordinary. Harish Kalyan is someone, who can effortlessly keep scoring big with chocolate boy roles, but the way he is trying to push himseld out of his...

By Rinku Gupta  Directors are doing full fledged characters and  acting in many films of late, like K S Ravikumar in Naan Sirithal and Gautham Menon in Vishnu Vishal' s FIR  and Trance ( Malayalam) to name a few. Earlier Ameer had acted in the lead in Yogi. M Sasikumar is already an established director - hero. Now young director Pradeep makes his debut as an actor in the Sibiraj starrer Kabadadaari in a special appearance. According to producer G Dhananjayan  he was found to be apt and menacing enough for the role and hence was cast.  The film is racing towards the  finishing line for a May 2020 release.

By Rinku Gupta Vikram Sugumaran, who made an impressive debut as a director in Tamil cinema with his  Madhayaanai Kootam which  showcased the life and culture of those in south Tamil Nadu, is to next direct a film titled "Therum Porum". Actor Dinesh, who has made a name for himself by delivering commendable performances in critically films like Visaranai, Cuckoo and  Irandam Ulaga Porin Kadaisi Gundu, is to play the lead. Music for this film is by Justin Prabhakaran. Interestingly, music for the songs , which have been penned by Lyricist Ekadasi, have been scored and tecorded already.   Cinematographer M Sukumar, whose work in films like Mynaa, Kumki, Sketch and Bairavaa came in for widespread praise, will be cranking the camera. Art direction is by Rajeevan and Editing by Lawrence Kishore.  Therum Porum, which is being made on a huge budget, is scheduled to    go on floors in the first week of March. Shooting wil...

By Rinku Gupta The Vetrimaaran Grassroots Films Sanga Thalaivan marks the debut of VJ Ramya Subramania n as lead heroine. Though the actor has done roles in Aadai and OK Kanmani, this is her debut as leading lady. Paired opposite Samudrakani on the film, she was all praise for the team at the audio launch press meet recently.  Talking about her role she said, " I play a village girl and mom to a kid in the film. It was  thanks to Velraj sir who during a chat asked me if I wanted to do films and I sent him my photos. Immediately he sent those to Manimaran. When I realised they were calling me to play the lead I saw that as a big step in my career. Because  there are many stereotypes and  people say its very difficult for longstanding TV personalities to get films roles and that too getting a  lead is very tough. But I was getting that opportunity since none of the team had any such stereotypical notions." Speaking about producer Vetr...

By Rinku Gupta Rooby Films' Kanni Maadam marks the debut of actor Bose Venkat as a director. A Madurai couple elope after an inter-caste marriage  but Kathir 's ( Vishnu Ramasamy ) parents are baying for their blood and come searching for them to Chennai where the couple have found a sanctuary. But somwhow fate intervenes and Kathir is killed in an accident.  Now his pregnant wife Malar ( Chaya Devi) is left all alone. 2 good samaritan neighbours Anbu and Shankar  ( Sreeram Karthik, Murugan) rescue her but fate has other things in store. What happens next? Bose Venkat scores as a director not only in choice of subject but also in the handling of it. The  practical aftermath of elopement, all the more so in the case of  inter-caste rivalry, and the tragic effect it can have ( especially on the woman in case the spouse dies) is well brought out through scenes, situations and dialogues which are mature and kept to what's necessary. The cinematograph...

By Rinku Gupta After the stupendous success of Sillukarupetti, director Halitha Shameem had been recieving accolades from the industry and fans. Now 2D Entertainments who had released the film,  felicitated her and the team at a small function, when producer, actor Suriya invited her to his home to congratulate her on the success of the film.  The film has completed the 50 day milestone recently. After a cake cutting ceremony, the surprise gift of a brand new Mac Book Pro Laptop left the director feeling even more elated!  Halitha tweeted, "Suriya sir and Jyo ma'am invited our team home, appreciated all the technicians and actors. Extremely kind of them to pour praises on the film and going speechless by their words, I Just held their hands to express my gratitude. They also gifted me a MacBook Pro. " The function was attended by 2D Raksekar Pandian and Sakthivelan B of Sakthi Film Factory as well. Suriya is looking forward to Soorarai Pottru, ...

By Rinku Gupta Menndum Oru Mariyathai or Old Man ( OM ) directed by Bharathi Rajaa,  is set in the UK. A grandfather Palpandi ( Bharathi Raja) is put into an old age home by his son but he disappears from there. He lands up on the streets of London, determined not to go back to his greedy son who had brought him back from India, after selling his farmlands without informing him.  Unused to the local culture, his wife ( Mounica) had died due to trauma after being jailed over an issue related to her grand-son and the child rights officers. In such a scenario, Old Man ( as the heroine calls him) decides to stand on his own feet. One day he comes across a young girl , Venba ( Raasi Natchatra , pretty and talented) whom he saves from committing suicide. She is disillusioned about life due to a lecherous brother-in- law ( Fenon Rodriguez) who forces her to dance in clubs. Old Man decides to convince her about the beauty of life so as to make her want to live and thus iss...

By Rinku Gupta Godfather, is a thrilling story about a helpless dad Adhiyamaan ( Natty) who has to fight a don Maruthasingam ( Lal) in order to save the life of his little son Arjun( Aswath). The lion and deer trope is instilled right from the beginning when the credit titles role. When a cruel don finds out that his little son needs a heart transplant to survive, he starts a hunt to find a child he can kill and use the heart for his son. His goons land up in the apartment building of Adhiyamaan and wife Mithra ( Pretty and talented Ananya who fits the bill). The hunt now begins and the family who gets to know of the don's plan, must now somehow survive and foil the don's plans. How far will a dad go to save his son's life? Which dad will win? The director, Jegan Rajsekhar has done a good job of keeping the tension levels high. The screenplay moves steadily forward, leading to a surprise climax. Natty as the helpless dad bites into his role with full gusto. He has...

By Rinku Gupta Paramapatham Vilayattu , Trisha's 60th film is releasing on 28th february. Produced by 24 Hours Productions, the film has music by Ambareesh and is directed by K Thirugnanam. The pre-release function was attended by Bhagyaraj, T Siva, TV actor Sangeetha (who plays Trisha's friend, cameraman J Dinesh ( who assisted RD Rajasekhar), Ambareesh ( who revealed this is his 8th film) , producer K Rajan, baby Manasvi and actor Vijay Varma amongst others. Everyone was surprised by Trisha's absence at the event. Producer Suresh Kamatchi said, " Im happy at the way Thirugnanam has done this film. But   Im concerned about why some actors don't come to their own film events for promotions. Its because they have a large fan following that we sign them up and when they come to functions it helps promote the film." He was referring to the absence of Trisha for the film event. Producer T Siva also expressed his displeasure about Trisha...

by Rinku Gupta After Dhuruvangal Pathinaru, young director Karthick Naren joined the list of  promising directors of Kollywood. Therefore, there was much hype around his next release, Mafia Chapter 1, bankrolled by Lyca Productions. With Arun VIjay and Prasanna in the lead, along with Priya Bhavani Shankar, the film is an action thriller centred around the issue of the drugs mafia. Aryan (Arun Vijay) is part of the Narcotics Control Board and with his team of Varun and Sathya ( Priya Bhavani Shankar ), is keen to wipe out the increasing drug menace. But when a senior cop Selvam gets killed and so does his activist neighbour Mugilan ( Thalaivasal VIjay), just after they got hold of important clues to the identity of the kingpin, Aryan gets hot on the trail. He soons learns that the kingpin is a tycoon called Diwakar ( Prasanna) and from then on begins a cat and mouse game. Many shoot outs and chases later, he lands up in the villain's den, only to discover a devastat...

By Rinku Gupta Kollywood is both saddened and shocked by the tragic accident on the sets of Indian 2, where a falling crane left 3 technicians dead and several injured. Kamal Haasan, Shankar and Kajal Aggarwal were apparently just a whisker away from the shamiana on which the crane fell. The deceased were assistant director Sai Krishna ( 29 years, son-in-law of  cartoonist Madhan)   who had joined the crew only 2 days prior to the accident,  art assistant SR Chandran (58)  and production assistant Madhusudhan Rao (27). The accident took place at the EVP Film city near Chennai. Kamal has promised an interim compensation of Rs 1 crore to the family of the deceased while producers Lyca Productions have announced a 2 crore compensation for those deceased and the injured along with medical expenses. The head of Lyca, Mr Subaskaran is reportedly on his way from UK. The accident has stirred up debate about the need for strictly following safety measures an...

By Rinku Gupta Recent Filmfare Best Debut winner Ananya Pandey who made her Bollywood debut with Karan Johar's Sudent Of The Year 2, is now stepping into Tollywood. She is the heroine of the pan -Indian film directed by Puri Jagannadh and starring World Famous Lover Vijay Deverakonda . The project is produced by Jagannadh, Charmme and Dharma Productions of Johar who will release the Hindi version. Ananya is the daughter of actor Chunky Pandey. She posted on instagram her excitement to be part of a pan-Indian film and also welcomed Deverakonda to Bollywood.  The shoot had begun in Mumbai a few weeks ago.