'Ko' goes with Shahid or Ranbir?

The kind of magic that KV Anand's 'Ko' created among audience need not be talked about for movie buffs are still smitten by this Jiiva starrer. 'Ko' released this summer and starred Jiiva, Ajmal, Piaa Bajpai and Karthika in lead roles and the movie was an instant hit, what with the unique script and perfect composition of elements in this commercial thriller.

We had earlier reported to you that although many Hindi filmmakers were eyeing on this film and were willing to offer some whooping price for the remake rights of this film, it was Akshay Kumar who bagged it.

Although it was said that Akshay Kumar will don the role of Jiiva in the Hindi version, grapevine is now abuzz that Shahid Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor are being considered for this role, whereas Ajmal will mark his entry in the same role he played in the original, that of an aspiring politician.

However, an official announcement is yet to be made on this front. Do post your comments on who do you think will fit well for this role...

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/68876.html

Ko Tamil Movie Review - MUST WATCH

So much hype was around Ko, because of K.V Anand's Blockbuster,Ayan, and because of a couple of casting discrepancies. Movie Lovers were counting on him to score another Blockbuster. Guess What? Well he sure did :)

Ko means King in Old Tamil:
Cast:
Jiiva
Karthika
Pia Bajpal
Ajmal Ameer

Direction: 
K.V Anand

Written by: 
K.V Anand
Subha

Music Direction:
Harris Jayaraj

Cinematography:
Richard M.Nathan

Editor:
Anthony

Produced by:
Kumar Jayaraman

Genre:
Political Thriller

Plot: Ashwin(Jiiva) is a photojournalist for a Tamil Daily, "Dina Anjal", he is super popular for his great pictures. There are also other journalists for the daily, Saro(Pia) who is in charge of the entertainment section; and Renuka(Karthika) who covers sensational news. (You guessed it! Triangular Love Story) Elections are coming up in TN, and the two major canidates are : Yogeswaran(Prakash Raj), and Alavadhan( Kota Srinivas Rao); they do anything they can to "win" the hearts of the people. Ashwin and Renuka uncover their true colors to the society, which helps Vasanthan(Ajmal) and his party, get popular among the masses. As people, concentrate more on him, he ends up winning the people with his good deeds; since he actually wants clean politics. Sadly during a Election rally a bomb goes off and Saro ends up dying. Now its up to Ashwin and Renuka to find the people behind it. The Climax is shocking.

Performances:Jiiva, seriously poured life into his character, it was like tailor made for him. He scored well in everything from romance to comedy to fighting to emotions. Pia's character was totally made FOR her, she portrayed it so well. Saro is definitely her best performance till date. Saro leaves a mark our hearts, with her bubbliness and cuteness. We can't help but, feel sad,and tear up for her. Karthika was gorgeous,and performance wise too she did well. She couldn't have had a better debut than this. Jiiva had sizzling screen chemistry with both,Pia and Karthika, which doesn't happen to all actors. Ajmal was VERY convincing in his role. Everyone else, didn't have a major part but were there and did well in there small roles,like Prakash Raj,Kota Srinivas Rao, Bose Venkat. Pattimandram Raja had a blink of an eye role. 

Aga Naga appearances:

Surya

Karthi

Tammanah

Jai

Shiva

Bharath

Shakthi

Sasikumar

Ganesh Venkataraman

Harris Jayaraj

Rima Kallingal

Anuja Iyer

John Vijay

Jayam Ravi

Krish

Sanjana Singh

Peter Hein

Adharvaa

Music: I have no words for the Music except: OMG Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! :D The movies first song is Aga Naga, where a lot of celebrities appear. But, it didn't live up to the hype around it,it was a bit too vague, I guess. But Tamannah was the only one who actually "participated" in the song. Amali Thumali and Venpaniye were shot in beautiful locations. Ennamo Yedho was situational and a "dancy" song. Netri Pottal was a situational song, while Gala Gala was a campus song. All the songs had awesome costumes. My music review: http://scooponthesouth.blogspot.com/2011/01/ko-music-review-classy.html

Direction-Cinematography-Editing 

K.V Anand proves,once again, that we can't go wrong with his movies;there always so classy. Everything is so fine, casting, music,direction,cinematography,editing, everything. The Cinematography adds to the intensity of the film. The stunts, Oh my god. They were so freaking cool and stylish. Jiivas opening in the film was super cool! Special Mention to Peter Hein! 

Theme:

The theme of the film is the daily life of a Photojournalist. But it doesn't stop there, Politics is laced into the film, along with journalism. The film is intense which makes it even better. 

Pros: 

• Cast
• Music
• Pia's Comic timing
• Story
• Direction
• Cinematography
• Jiiva by himself
• Costumes
• Locations
• Intensity of film
• Has a Feel Good Factor, with the Intensity
• No cliches 
• Theme
• Chinmayi's dubbing for Karthika
• Lyrics( Special Shout out to: Madhan Karky!)
• Classiness 

Cons:

• Aga Naga 
• Wrong timing for Venpaniye. 

At the end,Jiiva emerges as the Ko of the film and the Box Office :) Watch it, its seriously not your normal commercial Tamil film. Its Intense and just plain awesome! Watch it now, go!! This IS this summers Blockbuster for sure :)

Rating: 4.5/5

Ko release postponed

K.V. Anand's much awaited romantic-thriller Ko, which was ready to release during the Valentine weekend, has been postponed. In Ko, Karthika plays the role of an investigative journalist (Renuka) who, with the help of her photographer (played by Jiiva), gets a scoop which leads to problems. With Harris Jayaraj's mesmerizing music and Anand's never-seen-before locales, Ko is definitely a must-watch film in Tamil. More details on the new release date are awaited soon.


Source: http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/livewire/id/Ko_release_postponed_46973.html

Ajmal replaces Prasanna

Tamil actor Prasanna will not debut into Malayalam with the movie 'Lucky Jokers'. Instead Ajmal will don the lead role that Prasanna was originally casted in. Directed by Sunil, the first schedule of movie was completed in Thiruvananthapuram. The movie also features Suraj Venjaramoodu, Salimkumar in important roles. 'Lucky Jokers' produced by Aascar Ravichandran will have its second schedule of shoot at Nepal.


Source:http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/63590.html

Ko Music Review- Classy

Ko stars Jeeva,Ajmal,Karthika,and Pia Bajpaal in the lead roles. Ayan fame director K.V Anand directs it. Music is by Harris Jayaraj :)) Most of the music is Romantic, and hip hoppy :) Yes, the music was launched on Jan 19, but I had stuff to do so I didn't review it then . :D :P


Gala Gala-  Tippu,Krish, Haricharan, Sayanora Philip: sounds like the hero title song, its rockish,techonish. :)) Sayanora is back, after Athiradee from Sivaji the boss! :D She's super energetic! :) Has the Dammuku Dammuku because of the harmonica,but it still has its own thing :)) 

Ennamo Yedho-Aalaap Raju, Prashanthini, Sricharan, Emcee Jesz: this is the song that caught everyone's attention, when the teasers released! :D Its a romantic song, very cute:) has rhyming,captivating lyrics,has a rappy beat. The lyrics are written by Madhan Karky, hats off to him! :) Haven't heard the voices of all three of the singers, but they are soothing.. :)) This one gets stuck in your head easily! :)


Ammali Thummali- Hariharan, Chinmayi,Swetha Mohan: this totally sounds like the rehashed version of Harris's own Hasile Fisile, its evident. Though it seems like it, the song is catchy! :) Cute lyrics :)) 


Aga Naga- Vijay Prakash, Tipu, Ranina Reddy, Priya Subaramani, Solar Sai, Rap Emcee Jesz, Srik:Its the song with a lot of actors! :D Its sounds like a pub/ casino type of song, its classy thats why. Again, there are some random Telugu lyrics thrown in the song, I don't know why (?). The lyrics sound funny, cause they have all these brand names like Louis Vuitton, and Ferrari :D But the song ends in an unexpected way. Lyrics are written by Pa Vijay,Emcee Jesz,and Srik.


Venpaniye- Sriram Parthasarathy, Bombay Jayashree: Starts out with english lyrics, and transitions into Tamil. Such a calming song, like a Ennamo Yedho part 2 :) But its lovable, and you feel like listening to it again and again. :) Bombay Jayashree is back! :D Love her! :)) Lyrics are written by P.A Vijay, although he turned an actor, he never looses touch in his amazing, sweet lyrics :)


Netri Pottal- Naresh Iyer: As other websites put it, the Youth Anthem, which I totally agree, it talks about youngster stuff  :) Naresh is just perfect :) Lyrics are by Madhan Karky, once again ! :) So I think you understand why the lyrics are so good ... :)


My Rating: 4/5 The music is just spell bounding, you will love it as soon as you listen to it :) Harris proves himself one more time :) Can't wait to see how the songs will look on the big screen! :D Don't miss the movie, which is set to release in February! :) 


No Piracy, do buy the CD :)) Thats what I'm going to do, because this music deserves to be preserved :) :D lol. :D
Listen here : 

Ko Images

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/m/Movies/ko/893404.html

Karuppampatti Images

Karuppampatti is a new upcoming film staring Ajmal Ameer. Here are some images :) Thanks to Achu ! :)

Ko Movie Trailer