Vishal, known for his daring stunt sequences and fierce dialogue delivery is currently busy shooting for Aambala day and night. The team was seen shooting a song sequence in the wee hours of last night.
Khusbhoo Sundar, yesteryear beauty queen, who happened to visit the Aambala sets yesterday, shared her excitement through her official twitter handle.
“Just visited the set of #Ambala..canning a song till wee hours..watched #pazhaghikalam song..@vff(Vishal ) is simply lovable n @ihansika soooo pretty”
“U have to watch @vff in #Ambala .. its his best .. cannot wait for jan.. seems too long a wait to watch the film with the audience.”
It must be noted that Aambala is gearing up for a Pongal release along with some hugely expected movies like I, Yennai Arindhaal, Kaaki Sattai and Komban.
We at Behindwoods have been reporting the box-office collections of all the newly released movies from Chennai city, every week. This past week saw the release of Lingaa, the latest Superstar Rajini starrer, and the film has turned out to be the biggest opener this year, after considering its first 3 days' Chennai city gross estimate.
All these collections have been estimated by Behindwoods after careful analysis and tracking, and may vary from the actual official figures.
1. Lingaa - 2.59 crores from 675 tracked weekend shows
2. Anjaan - 2.36 crores from 573 tracked weekend shows
3. Kochadaiiyaan - 1.81 crores from 432 tracked weekend shows
4. Kaththi - 1.75 crores from 411 tracked weekend shows (the film released on Wednesday and had a 5 day weekend gross of 3.01 crores)
5. VIP - 1.68 crores from 360 tracked weekend shows
6. Maan Karate - 1.41 crores from 303 tracked weekend shows
7. Jilla - 1.32 crores from 321 tracked weekend shows
8. Veeram - 1.23 crores from 306 tracked weekend shows
Dhananjayan, Chief of Disney - UTV, South India, and one of the top analysts of Tamil Cinema, tweeted a couple of weeks back about the sad state of Tamil Cinema where many big movies like I and Yennai Arindhaal are getting ready to clash on the same date without proper planning and spacing.
Meanwhile, UTV's upcoming film, SP Jhananathan's Purampokku, starring Arya, Vijay Sethupathi, Shaam and Karthika Nair in the lead roles, is more or less done. But, Dhananjayan said that he is no hurry to release his movie.
He candidly admitted that he could not afford to release it amidst a crowd. "Purampokku is almost complete, but we will wait for the rush of new films to clear and then release. Cannot afford to release amidst this huge crowd."
Actor Arun Vijay is currently working with director Gautham Vasudev Menon for the film "YENNAI ARINDHAAL" alongside Thala Ajith Kumar. The film is in its final leg of shoot and is set for a Pongal release.
As known widely, Arun Vijay has transformed his physique for his role in this movie. He has been gyming for 6 to 7 hours a day for the past six months and is under a high protein diet. He says he loves working out at late hours in the night even on the days of shoot, with his personal trainer Shivakumar.
His new transformed look is sure to excite the audience. What's your say? !
Since the past 4 days, Yennai Arindhaal's teaser has been hogging all the limelight in the online space. Ajith's fans have been on a trending spree and have made sure that the teaser and the film is having all the spotlight.
According to online buzz, the teaser is now the most 'liked' Indian teaser on YouTube with more than 68000 likes currently. This figure is supposedly greater than the 'likes' on even some of the blockbuster Bollywood film teasers.
Yennai Arindhaal's teaser view count of 2.94 million is also the highest ever for an Ajith film till date, beating Billa 2 (2.9 million) and Arrambam (2.1 million). Let's see how much more the teaser can pile on.
Harris Jayaraj had shared on Sunday night, that a single from Yennai Arindhaal would be released soon to satiate the appetite of all ardent Thala Ajith fans. We now hear that the foot-tapping dance number 'Adhaaru Udhaaru' (Ajith's intro number) would be the single track to be released first, by Sony Music, the music label.
Meanwhile, just about 3 to 4 days of patchwork remain and we hear that it may be done in Hyderabad. The team has completed shooting the climax chase sequence on some of the busy roads of Chennai, with many candid shots part of the mix. The film is on track for a Pongal 2015 release.
And the dates of the single launch, the music and trailer are yet to be decided. We will keep you informed.
Arun Vijay who is currently busy shooting for Yennai Arindhaal spoke to Behindwoods regarding YA and also his other movie Vaa Deal, which stars Karthika Nair and Sathish in other lead roles. Vaa Deal is also gearing up for an early 2015 release.
The handsome hunk said “I cannot disclose anything about Yennai Arindhaal at this juncture; we still have four days of shoot left. My career as a hero is on the upswing and Yennai Arindhaal could boost it even further. So it actually makes sense to release Vaa Deal after the release of Yennai Arindhaal.”
Studio Green produced Komban is an action-drama, Muthiah is the director, Karthi, Lakshmi Menon and Raj Kiran play important roles. All that is known. The extra news is, Komban might be part of the Pongal race.
With very minimal information about the film and just a few images from the film doing rounds in the online social media, this is definitely a big news about the movie.
After Madras, expectations about Karthi are to their original best. Doesn't stop here. The rural drama's first look will also come out very soon. We are waiting for official confirmation.
Festival days are also the busiest days for film buffs. You will have continuous releases and also a tough time to choose between films to be watched first. The 2015 Pongal, the harvest festival will have 5 big films releasing at the same time
As of now, the films that will be part of the Pongal race are, Ajith's Yennai Arindhaal, Vishal's Aambala, Sivakarthikeyan's Kaaki Sattai, Karthi's Komban and Vikram's I. These films are not only the clash of the titans, but are also very different from each other. Two distinct cop stories, a laugh riot, a rural drama and a love-thriller.
Technically, its Ajith Vs Vikram Vs Karthi Vs Vishal Vs Sivakarthkeyan. What if all these movie release on the same day? What will be your first choice?
Harvest festival for the film industry also. Considering the holidays for the festive season, the producers will fight their level best for a Pongal-race seat. Backing out at the last minute is also part of such races.
Recently reports suggested that Aamir Khan will be showing 'PK' to Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, but Aamir Khan will be showing the film to Sachin Tendulkar before anyone else.
Just a few days away from the release, the film has created a lot of intrigue. So much so that even close friend Sachin mentioned to Aamir that he is waiting to watch the film.
Aamir Khan and Sachin Tendulkar share a great bond and every time he makes it a point to involve the cricketer in his new work. If one recounts, even for 3 Idiots Aamir had shared the first clue of his disappearance with Sachin. The actor had even held a special screening of Dhoom 3 for Sachin before the release of the film.
Aamir Khan is extremely close to him. While Aamir is on a hectic 9 city tour for the promotions of PK, he is planning to host this screening sometime next week. In fact, he also told the team that he will come to the city for a night, if need be - only to be present for this screening.
Rotary International presented Polio Ambassador award to Oscar-Gramy winner A R Rahman at a function in Guindy on Saturday evening.
Speaking on the occasion, Rahman said, "I used to think Facebook was a waste of time. But when it was suggested that I open a Facebook account and upload videos of my rehearsals, I followed it and it helped me reach out to a huge user base of 22 million. It was through this page I started sharing awareness messages on polio."
Rahman attended the event immediately after he reached Chennai from the United Kingdom. On working with Mani Ratnam, he said the ace filmmaker gave him space to experiment beyond the requirements of the script.
"There have been occasions when I tried something out for myself, even it seemed outside the scope of the film. Sometimes, Mani Ratnam included them in the film. Dheivam Thantha Poove is one such attempt."
After a marvelous debut with 'Madarasapattinam' that released in 2010, British born beauty Amy Jackson has been longing for a success to carve a niche for herself in the film industry. But the vikram starrer 'Thaandavam' and Bollywood debut ‘Ek Dheeewana Tha’ did not do any wonders to strengthen up her position in the film industry.
However the actress’s future seems only great. While she is expecting her next film ‘I’ directed by Shankar which is scheduled to release on Januyar 9, the actress has also signed one film each with Dhanush and Udhyanidhi Stalin. These films especially ‘I’ are expected to give the much needed break in her career.
Meanwhile Amy who has been residing in London so far has planned to relocate to Mumbai. She has been scouting for houses in the Bollywood capital, sources say. Whether the move will fetch her more Bollywood offers will have to be seen.
It seems 'Mozart of Madras' AR Rahman is set to score a hat trick at the prestigious Oscar Awards, which incidentally has been eluding Indian cinema in the Best Film category.
A R Rahman appeared top contender in the final list of 114 contending scores from eligible movies released in 2014 to be considered for Original Score category for the 87th Oscars Awards announced by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
A R Rahman has three songs from movies MILLION DOLLAR ARM, THE HUNDRED FOOT JOURNEY, and hold your breath one song from Rajinikanth starrer KOCHADIIYAAN!
A.R. Rahman surprised the world by winning double Oscar for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. In 2011, he had received two nominations for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards for his original score in Boyle’s 127 Hours as well as original song If I Rise for the same movie.
The 87th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 15, 2015. The Oscar ceremony will be held on Sunday, February 22, 2015, at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood and Highland Center in Hollywood, and will be televised live by the ABC Television Network.
The Oscar presentation also will be televised live in more than 225 countries and territories worldwide.
Shankar's 'I' has finally found a releasing date as the makers have announced that the movie will be out for January 9th. Now, the big question mark is, which actor will find his way to be a part of Shankar’s journey?
Sources close to the Shankar camp reveal that the ‘Enthiran’ director is pretty much keen on making a sequel to his brainchild ‘Robot’ with Superstar Rajini in the lead, but the ‘Lingaa’ star hasn’t given his nod so far, and on the other hand, Shankar seems to have written an all new script for Ajith and if Rajini doesn’t get ready for the ‘Enthiran’ sequel, Shankar might join hands with Ajith for the first time.
Shankar – Vikram dream project 'I' is under making for more than 2 years now and the makers have finally announced the release date for Pongal, 2015. The teaser of the movie has garnered close to 10 million views and still going strong.
The latest news is, the trailer of ‘I’ is slated to release tomorrow in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. Sources say that the trailer would be two mins long and it will feature Vikram in all the get up and some clippings from the songs.
The songs and teaser have been received well and the trailer is expected to pour more fuel on the expectation levels for the movie’s release.
The man who gave both the stalwarts of Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth and Kamalhassan, K.Balachander is battling for his life. A trusted source confirms that the ace director has been taken to a private hospital and still in I.C.U.
K.Balachader got more than 100 films to his name and he’s been not in good shape over the last few years. Albeit suffering major illness, K.B is one of those persons who attend all the film related events and write letters on his own to new age directors’, if he likes their movie.
Indiaglitz wishes the veteran a speedy recovery by overcoming all the trouble.
The team 'Yennai Arindhaal' was supposed to wrap up the movie around the first week of this month, but due to some unforeseen circumstances the movie hasn't completed yet and working round the clock currently in Hyderabad.
Insiders say that Ajith is spotted at the Hyderabad Railway station for the last two days and Gautham is sketching the last few portions of the movie. Upon completing Hyderabad schedule, the team will shoot some patch works in Chennai and the post production will start right after that.
According to the official press release posters from the makers, the movie is scheduled to release for Pongal, but looking at the trend, the fans of Ajith might have to wait for some more time to see their star in action.
The Madras High Court on Monday issued a notice to actor Rajnikanth and the director, producer and scripwriter of the film Lingaa on an appeal seeking to set aside the order of a single judge dismising the case of plagiarism filed against him and others.
Justices V Dhanapalan and V M Velumani gave an order to this effect and posted the case for hearing on December 10.
The bench also issued a notice to the officials, including Director General of Police,IG (South zone), Madurai city Police Commissioner, Union Secretary, Information and Broadcasting Ministry and Tamil Nadu Secretary of Information and Cinema.
Read more: Lingaa not based on stolen story: film director tells Madras High Court
Petitioner K R Ravi Rathinam said he had given a complaint to police on November 1,2014, listing all the 'offences' committed by the four respondents. But no FIR had been registered though a cognizable offence had been made out, he said.
He said that after it was submitted that Lingaa's audio release would be on November 16, the respondents had 'purposely' released the film trailer to legitimize their illegal act, claiming his story "Mullai Vanam 999" was Lingaa.
On script writer's Pon Kumaran's statement that the story "King Khan", the base story forLingaa, had been registered on December 15 2012, he said "King Khan" was released in Hindi in 2011.
Rathinam alleged the respondents were trying to dupe the court by filing a certificate of another story only showing that it had been registered.
Besides, while Rajikanth said the script and screenplay was by Pon Kumaran, director K.S.Ravikumar was claiming that he wrote the screenplay for the basic story by Ponkumaran. The petitioner sought to stay the film's release and also constitute a committe to find out the true author of the film "Mullai Vanam 999" produced by him and Lingaa.
SOUTH INDIAN ACTRESS DEVAYANI, WHO HAS WORKED WITH STARS LIKE KAMAL HAASAN AND VIJAY, IS NOW TEACHING AT A PRIVATE SCHOOL IN CHENNAI
Popular yesteryear south Indian actress Devayani, who has worked with stars like Kamal Haasan and Vijay, has now donned a new avatar. She is now teaching at a private school in Chennai and is apparently enjoying the experience.
Devayani is currently teaching at Church Park School at Anna Salai.
"She has joined us on contract basis, filling in for a teacher who's on leave. She's teaching for class four. Teaching has been on her mind for a while but she told us that other commitments kept her busy. Devayani is really enjoying the experience," a source from the school's management told IANS.
Devayani, who has starred in hit films such as Aanandham, Friends and Suryavamsam, has also worked in television serials such as Kolangal.
She's married to actor Rajakumaran and has two daughters.
Chennaiyin FC, in the inaugural Indian Super League season, is the first team to qualify for the semifinals. Co-owner of the team, Abhishek Bachchan is leaving no stones unturned to pack the stadium with friends and family.
Junior Bachchan has also sent personalized Chennaiyin FC jerseys to Rajinikanth's daughters, asking them to be in the stadium.
Aishwarya Dhanush tweeted a picture of the jerseys that had the names of Linga and Yatra on the back. "Personalized jerseys for my boys :) so cute !! Thank you Junior Bachchan.. See you soon in Enga Chennai again :) :)"
Soundarya R Ashwin got jerseys with her and Ashwin's name. She tweeted,"Loooove it !!!! Thanks so much Junior Bachchan :):) We will be there !! Full support for our very own #ChennaiyinFC !!!"
It was widely reported earlier that the music rights of Yennai Arindhaal were bagged by Eros Music. However, late yesterday evening it was announced officially that Sony Music South will be releasing the big album. Sony Music South, via their official twitter page, tweeted, "Extremely excited and proud to be associated with Gautham Menon again! #YennaiArindhaalSonyMusic". This last minute change came as a big surprise for fans, media and the trade alike.
It is to be noted that Sony Music and composer Harris Jayaraj have maintained a fruitful relationship. All of the composer's previous albums - Anegan, Yaan, Idhu Kathirvelan Kadhal, Endrendrum Punnagai, and Irandaam Ulagam - have been released by Sony Music. And, Yennai Arindhaal will only further their association.
Ajith's prior albums such as Mankatha (2011), Billa 2 (2012) and Arrambam (2013) were also released by Sony Music. This will be the 4th consecutive year when a 'Thala' album would be released by the renowned music label, which is acclaimed as the market leaders here down South.
Kakki Sattai audio release postponed ... when will the movie release ?
Dec 03, 2014
One of the most anticipated upcoming albums, Kakki Sattai which was earlier planned to hit the stores on the 5th of December might be postponed a little further. The album comprises of 5 songs and one theme music.
According to our sources close to the team, Anirudh is reportedly said to be working on one final song, day and night, and once the final master is ready, Divo, the official music partners of Kakki Sattai would decide the audio release date.
Official 'audio coming soon' posters of Kakki Sattai are also expected to be released in stores, tomorrow or a day after. As we reported earlier, team Kakki Sattai is still eyeing a late December release, in-spite of over half a dozen movies planning to cash in on the Christmas weekend
Earlier during the day, there was a rumour surfacing around saying that Ilayathalapathy Vijay is joining hands with KV Anand for his 60th film after completing his Chimbudevan and Atlee projects. A snapshot of KV Anand’s tweet from his official handle which said “I am happy to announce that my next film is respectively #Vijay60 – a great tale of action and romance ;)." gave rise to the rumour and it spread like wild fire.
Just when Vijay fans were getting excited on hearing the happy news, came the announcement from the director himself through his official social forum, clearly stating that it is a fake. “This is a prank and a fake design. And he deleted it later. zoom & check the favorites, they r Whites & Chinese.”
Behindwoods requests all fans and film buffs to stop indulging in such activities creating needless mockery and mess, as a lot is at stake in our film industry.
More than starting a film, releasing it is becoming a humongous task. Either a group or an individual claims that their sentiments had been hurt or it was their story. Issues like plagiarism and defamation are constantly being reported.
We have already intimated you on the Lingaa story plagiarism issue. One Mr. Ravi Rathinam had filed a petition in the Madurai bench of Madras High Court stating that Lingaa is actually his story 'Mullaivanam 999' which he had uploaded in YouTube and that the makers of Lingaa had stolen his story. Director K S Ravikumar and Rajinikanth had filed their counter affidavits which stated that the story of Lingaa is written by Ponkumaran while additional elements were added in it, and that there was absolutely no truth in Ravi Rathinam’s petition. When the case came for hearing, Justice Venugopal after hearing the arguments on both the sides, deferred his verdict without mentioning the date for judgment.
Now here comes a relief for all movie buffs. The High court bench in Madurai has dismissed the plagiarism petition against the film. In simpler words, nothing and nobody can stop Lingaa from hitting the theatres. Fans and film-lovers? Get ready for the celebration from December 12th !!!
Composer D. Imman is having the busiest time of his career. Every note of his is a chartbuster. There is no turning back for him since the Mynaa wave seeped in.
After Desingu Raja, director Ezhil is ready with Vellaikkara Durainow. VVS, Jeeva fame Sri Divya plays the love support to Vikram Prabhu, and Soori will take care of the comedy department. Imman scores the music for this flick, which would be released on December 10th by Sony Music.
News doesn't end here. Imman's other outing Romeo-Juliet, the Jayam Ravi - Hansika starer will also hit the music stores soon, and Sony would again be releasing it. It's a double treat from Imman this time.
Dhanush, the National Award winning actor that he is, has thoroughly impressed Kajal Agarwal on the sets of their forthcoming movie 'Maari'.
We are not just talking about his performance, but also his gesture. He recently gifted Kajal a five novel series by Connlggulden and this has made the actress so happy.
"Thank you for the lovely present Dhanush. I'm so excited. There is nothing like being with a good book. I always take a good book to read when I travel. I like holding a book in my hand and flipping pages instead of virutal reality," Kajal says.
In a lighter vein, Samantha has described Vijay a 'split personality', at an interaction in Andhra Pradesh recently, to raise funds for Hudhud cyclone victims.
Replying to Mahesh Babu, who asked her to share her experience of working with Vijay (in 'Kaththi'), Samantha said, "He is too silent on the sets and doesn't talk much."
She added: "But the moment the director says 'take', he is like a livewire. He surprises everyone on the sets. It feels he has a split pesonality. He would sit even for an hour without talking to anyone till the shot is ready, and then suddenly transofrms into a completely different person in front of the camera."
Oscar-Grammy winner A R Rahman has expressed gratitude to fans, audience and critics who had supported his last week's release 'Kaaviya Thalaivan'.
"Thank you for your love, your reviews and tweets appreciating Kaaviyathalaivan for the music and the movie," the Oscar-Grammy winner posted on his online page.
The period film, directed by Vasanthabalan, talks about the lives of drama artistes who lived in pre-independence era. Siddharth, Prithviraj, Vedhika and Nasser have played key roles.
Ace lyricist Vairamuthu is the latest addition to the list of celebrities who have offered their support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharath (Clean India) movement.
The 'Kavi Perarasu' has volunteered to write a poem to spread the cause of Swachh Bharath, according to senior BJP leader Vanathi Srinivasan.
"We are happy that Vairamuthu has joined the Clean India movement," she says. Already, Kamal Haasan and others have expressed their support to the initiative, it may be recalled.
Kushboo slams the general perception about dancers
Actress Kushboo is someone who never shy away from voicing her opinion and the recent one from her is to support the dancers who do item numbers in the cine field.
"girls who do item nos.shud be labelled as prostitutes"? Nvr sn any1 wid such degrading mindset..clearly shws dey dnt hve an iota of respect”
Kushboo had extended her support to Gauhar Khan, who was slapped by a Muslim youngster for wearing a short dress.
Wat hppnd 2 Gauhar Khan shws the repressed mind..who d hell r u 2 dcd wat a woman shud wear?she is an individual n will live wid dignity.
Kamal always had some’ Nostradamus’ instincts attached to him as his films have hinted a few things in advance before the world witnessed them. For ex, the communal riots in ‘Devar Magan’, Tsunami dialogues in ‘Anbe Sivam’, and a quote about Ebola virus in ‘Dasavatharam’.
Now, the recent one is, the Bird bombs, much like human bombs; what we witnessed in ‘Viswaroopam’ has come true.
In Kabul, Afghanistan, the terrorists has adopted a new strategy to counter attack the NATO forces. The Army people in Turkmenistan were puzzled by looking at a bird which kept flying over their camp and fired it right away as a precautionary method. Much to their surprise, they have found out the bird was carrying detonators and diffused them right away.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative ‘Swachh Bharat’ campaign is a huge hit across the Nation and the celebrities have hit the roads to encourage their fans and followers to replicate the same. It was Samantha who nominated Trisha and asked - You want my broom paapa?
Early this morning, Trisha had cleaned the non-degradable waste in an animal home at Mudichur and said that she had a productive morning. It would be interesting to see who will be next in the K-town to carry the baton.
‘Poda Podi’ fame Vignesh Sivan will be directing Vijay Sethupathy and Nayanthara for ‘Naanum Rowdy Thaan’ from today. ‘NRT’ is a crucial movie for Vijay Sethupathy as he didn’t have a fruitful 2014 in terms of commercial success.
Dhanush’s Wunderbar films will be bankrolling this flick and Dhanush regular, Anirudh has been roped in to compose the music. George C. Williams to handle the camera while Sreekar Prasad is signed to make the cuts.
Team ‘Lingaa’ can breath better as the Madurai HC had dismissed the plagiarism case filed by Ravi Ratnam. The petitioner had said that the storyline of ‘Lingaa’ has been taken from his movie ‘Mullai Vanam 999’ and demanded a ban on the movie.
Early this morning, the Madurai High Court dismissed the case citing that there aren’t enough evidence from the petitioner and given its nod to release the movie without any restrictions.
Directed by K.S. Ravikumar, ‘Lingaa’ boasts Rajinikanth, Sonakshi, Anushka, and Santhanam in the lead roles. A.R. Rahman has scored the music and Vendhar Movies is releasing the movie across TN.
After rehearsing for more than 6 months, Bala has finally decided to shoot ‘Thaarai Thappattai’. The team is currently stationed in Tanjoreto can some important episodes. Sasikumar is playing the role of a Nadaswaram player while Varu Sarathkumar will be seen as a ‘Karagattakkari’.
RK Suresh, the manager of Studio 9 is making his debut as a villain and Pragathi of Super Singer fame has been roped in to play an important role. Maestro Ilayaraja is composing the music, which is eventually turned out to be his 1000th film.
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