'7am Arivu' for Deepavali

There are some fireworks in store this Deepavali, for plans are on to release '7am Arivu', Suriya's next directed by AR Murugadoss, on the festival of lights.

"Producer Udhayanidhi Stalin is planning to release the audio, composed by Harris Jayaraj, very soon. Nearly five weeks after the music launch, the film will hit the screens for Deepavali," sources say.

Suriya plays a tripe role in the film, which has Shruthi Haasan opposite him. A sci-fi action thriller, the story of '7am Arivu' shuttles between the present and the Before Christ era, we learn.

Director Murugadoss is hopeful that the film would break the records created by his earlier venture with Suriya, 'Ghajini'. "Besides, it will tell the world the rich culture of Tamil and might of Tamilians," he says.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/69754.html

Chiru's 150th film shelved

Megastar Chiranjeevi who acted in 149 films so far was to do 150th film this year. Last year, Chiru's son Ramcharan Tej announced that Megastar will be acting in a film and that he would produce the movie for his dad. However, with the latest political developments in the state, looks like Chiru's 150th movie plans are shelved for now.

Sources from political circles confirm that Chiranjeevi will merge his party Prajarajyam in Congress this weekend.In return Congress party is likely to give Chiru a Union Cabinet minister post or make him the Deputy Chief Minister of the state and a few minister posts in the state cabinet for his MLAs.If that comes true, then Chiranjeevi will get busier in politics and he could be actively used against new challenges for Congress like Y S Jaganmohan Reddy.There are also rumours of mid-term polls to the state assembly this year.

Keeping all these points in view, observors point out that Chiru has now no plans to 'act' in a movie as there is lot on political front for him to be occupied.Earlier,Ramcharan Tej had approached several directors to take up his 150th film and V V Vinayak is believed to have agreed to take up the challenge.With Chiru becoming busy now, the movie plan is shelved for now.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/63618.html

'Bezawada Rowdilu' title unlikely: RGV

Ram Gopal Varma who stirred off a controversy a couple of months ago by declaring that he will make a movie on rowdies of Vijayawada and title it 'Bezawada Rowdilu', back off. He clarified that he might not use it as the title for the film.

RGV who is in Vijayawada to attend the alumni meet at Siddhartha college, where he graduated from met former minister and congress leader Devineni Nehru on Saturday. Addressing the media, RGV claimed that the proposed movie on gang wars in Vijayawada is not based on any individual and not intended to hurt anyone.

"The movie only highlights the fact that outlaws are born in a society when government establishments like Police fail to deliver. I know Devineni Nehru from when I was a student at Siddhartha College and it was a casual meet. It has got nothing to do with my proposed movie." Varma said.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/62282.html

Surya Marathon :)

Believe it or not, all I watched this whole week were Surya movies! ( I had break). Now, I am like a huge fan of him. But still a huge fan of Prithvi,but in Malayalam :) Surya's eyes say everything,RGV was right he has power in his eyes, where he can emote: http://rgvzoomin.com/mr-eyes/ . Now here are movies I watched this week of Surya and ONLY him. :D In order from most fav,and down...

1. Sillunu Oru Kaadhal
This movie will always be my most fav movie of Surya,because this THE movie that I started liking him a ton :) Love his romantic image. Here is my post on it: http://scooponthesouth.blogspot.com/2010/11/my-love-sillunu-oru-kaadhal.html . Though it wasn't a hit, its one of those special movies for me. :) Love the music[A.R. Rahman] too especially the songs Munbe Vaa and Machakarri, the lyrics are wonderful[Vaali]

2.Vaaranam Aayiram 
Surya was awesome in this one, especially playing the role of a teen to an old dad! WOW! He had to go through a lot of physical strain to lose weight for the roles,especially the teens one. He played the role of Krishnan who was the father of Surya(played by himself). But he carried his roles through the film, wonderfully. I don't think anyone else could have done better! :) My fav pair in the film was Surya-Divya, they were so adorable :D Divya also proved she could match up to him. :) I loved how she went to any extent to get Surya, even joined the army :) The film even earned National awards, which it deserved :)
My post on VA: http://scooponthesouth.blogspot.com/2010/11/varanam-aayiram.html

3. Aayutha Ezhuthu 
Surya's role of Micheal Vasanth in this movie was very powerful. His role was based on George Reddy a student leader in the 1960s-1970s. He was very energetic and convincing in his role. He was also aggressive yet, sweet and smart/clever :) This role of his will always be one of most favorite roles, because it kind of reflects what Surya is in real life not just reel life. I liked the pairing of Surya and Esha, though she did look older than him.It was cool to see her in Tamil! :D To me it sounded as if Esha dubbed for herself, cause the way she talked in Tamil was weird. I LOVE this movie a lot now so I watched it twice this week :D My fav songs were Nenjam Ellam( Fell in love with lyrics),Yakkai Thriri,and Jana Gana Mana.
My post on AE: http://scooponthesouth.blogspot.com/2010/11/aayutha-ezhuthu.html

4. Vel
I liked this film because it was targeted towards the family audience which made it enjoyable,with comedy,action,romance and everrytthinggg. :D This was Surya's second time in a dual role as Vetrivel(vel) and Vasudevan(Vasu). Surya-Asin were just soo cute! :D Love their pair, I think they looked better than Ghajini cause Asin looked a little older and better for Surya. I liked Yuvan's mass music :D My favs were Onnapola ,Kovakarra Kiliye,and Ottraikannale. Ottrakannale was such a beautiful song, reminded me of Suttrum Vidi from Ghajini. But, I do wonder if Surya had a grudge against her during the shooting of Vel because of the blunder about Sillunu Oru Kaadhal.

5.Aadhavan 
This is another one of the films I liked because again, it was for the family audience, which K.S Ravikumar specializes in. :D But, he seems to do the same kind of twists over and over again. Though this was a good movie, it was easy to guess the twist in the movie,which I won't say cause some of you might not have watched the movie.It was fun to see Surya be all evil one minute,and all funny and nice the next. :D I enjoyed all the parts that were taken in the house,where Suryas real family lived,it was hilarious. :D It was pretty cool to see yesteryear actress/heroine Saroja Devi back on screen, her role was more of a comedy character, with emotional elements. :D Nayan looked pretty in the film, made a pretty okay pair with Surya. :) They looked great in the songs Vaarayo Vaarayo,and Hasii Fisile( my favs). 

6.Ayan
OKAY, Surya was EXTREAMLY stylish in this film! Made my jaw drop :D The part where he puts the diamonds around the water bottle,and on his head, is like WOAH DIDN'T SEE THAT COMING! His English actually sounds cool, best I have heard after Prithvi's it doesn't have a strong accent to it. His style is what made him up in this movie. :D Him and Tammana were a good pair, if only she was a bit taller. :P :D Loved them in the song Nenje Nenje, very sweet. A classy film I must say. :)

7.Singam-( Surya's 25th movie!)
Mass with Class is what describes this movie! :D We saw the rural Surya,but when he comes to the Chennai he is very classy with those t-shirts and jeans, not to forget the sun glasses. :) The film was good, but I was getting annoyed when he opened his mouth like a lion! He looked funny :D But, he is one of my most fav actors, so I forgive him ;) The Surya-Anushka pair was BEAST! They looked AWESOME together! SOOO CUTE ! Though Anushka is a bit taller than Surya, they looked fine. :) My fav songs were Kadhal Vandhale,En Idhayam,and She Stole my Heart. :) But from Anushka's acting in Tamil films, I can tell she does not know Tamil well at all. I say this because,she does not emote well when she acts in Tamil films,while in Telugu she is full of emotions in any film. Or maybe its just the dubbing artist of Anushka, but I really don't think so. She was better in Singam acting wise than in Vettaikaran or Rendu.  What I liked about this film was that it was reasonable, it didn't have stupid, unnecessary things in between.
One of my fav dialogues hehe :D : 

8.Mounam Pesiyadhe 
In this we see Surya as a guy who believes only in true love,and thinks all other lovers are non-true. He is brilliant in this role, because the role totally suits him and his looks. lol :D This was Trisha's second role as a heroine, and she was ok. She had unnecessary emotions at times, which were annoying. I liked Laila's cameo, it was cute and touching. :) Surya's eyes were so cool, ( Yes, I know they are contacts), but still! :D

9. Ghajini
One of Surya's Blockbuster films,and one of my favs! Surya was just AMAZING in the role of Sanjay Ramaswamy , when he had short term memory loss! The body language was like WOW. Asin was great too, I think she was only 20 when she did that role, so wow :D. This was THE movie where we saw Nayan change to a glamour doll, which shocked me, after I saw her in Chandramukhi. She was good for her role, not too much, not too less. But I thought the 'X machi Y machi' was not needed. lol :D It was sad to see Sanjay not tell Kalpana that he was actually Sanjay. :( Kalpana did not deserve to die, it was too sad. But overall a good movie. :) My fav songs were: Sutrum Vizhi(became such a HIT in both TN and AP!),Rahatulla,Rangola,Oru Maalai,and X-Machi Y Machi. So yeah basically all of them :D 

10. Unnai Ninaithu
This was Surya's 9th movie,in which he starred with Sneha and Laila. This movie was funny,romantic,realistic,and emotional. Surya's characters name was Surya :D I really enjoyed the comedy track of Surya and Ramesh,Ramesh was hilarious :D It was really different seeing Surya then and now look at him! :D I liked the Surya-Sneha pairing a lot, they looked good together, I don't know why, they just did. Surya was such a softie in this movie, cute to see him like that. :) I liked the way the movie ended when he doesn't say anything just walks away with Sneha. :) 

11. Aaru
Surya was great through out the film,his acting, the way he talked,body language, so natural. But the story didn't seem as strong to me. I liked it but, most of the movie was fighting( dishyum dishyum!). Surya played a harsh,mean guy outside, but a sensitive guy at heart,Aaru. Trisha plays his lady love,Maha. I love how Aaru takes revenge on his use to be boss, cause he SOO deserves it! MUAHHA :D But at the same time its very emotional for him to do so. Maha is the one who falls for Aaru first, I love the scene where she goes up to Aaru's place and tells him she loves him :D SO cute :) The music was very massy by DSP my favs were: Thottuta,Nenjum Ennam,and Soda Bottle. 

Yes the title is weird but its the proposing scene: 



Did I sound like I saw these movies for the first time? Well, no I have seen all the movies above before a ot of times. I have seen 22/26 of Surya's movies :)  When I was talking about how his role in AE reflects him in real life, I was talking about the Agaram Foundation Surya found : http://www.agaram.in/index.php?pollId=7  


Surya keeps proving with every movie that he is one exceptional actor! :) And an exceptional person, with each day :)

'Venghai' First Look

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61709.html

‘Christian Brothers’ on Jan. 14

The Joshy directed much awaited multi starrer film, ‘Christian Brothers’ is finally put in place for release on January 14 next year. The producer of this film, Subair of Varnachitra has confirmed this.

This new film features Superstar Mohanlal, Suresh Gopi, Tamil star Sarath Kumar, Dileep, Kavya Madhavan, Lakshmi Rai, Kaniha and others was in the making for a long time. Even the release dated was changed many times after announcing.

‘Christian Brothers’ is scripted by the duo of Sibi-Udayan team. This film is said to take a wide release never seen before for a Malayalam film.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/article/61710.html

The Thriller Movie Review

The Thriller movie review done by my friend : Reju

I went for The Thriller without expecting a classic cop-movie like Commissioner. I didn't expect a Prithviraj's landmark movie like Vargam either. Thank God, it didn't disappoint me.

The Thriller, written and directed by B. Unnikrishnan, is a racy action-packed entertainer which is based on a true story- the murder of a rich spoiled brat which shook the state of Kerala last year. Prithviraj plays the role of Niranjan, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. One night while driving, he finds Simon Palathinkal, a young business man lying on the road after being brutally attacked. He dies after telling Niranjan two words which appear as a puzzle till the movie ends. The game begins from here.

The movie heavily depends upon the star value of Prithviraj. Excessive use of slow motion sequences tells it all, besides a heroic introduction and no-gravity action scenes. Though the plot is quite serious, the movie is made as an entertainer which has love songs and item dances, which is not common in a typical Malayalam cop film. It has got some sharp dialogues. I loved the one which the hero replies to heroine after she asks "Are you taking revenge?". His reply amuses me. Watch it.

One negative point I felt was, in the first 30 minutes, the film has loads of English dialogues, followed by its Malayalam translation, a format we had seen in Renji Panicker films such as Ekalavyan, Commissioner, The King etc. This time, it was boring.

Prithviraj as usual looks stylish. Sampath, who plays the antagonist, has done his part very well. Siddique, Lalu Alex and Riyaz Khan shine in their respective roles. The heroine, Catherine, has a very limited role in the film.

The songs didn't impress me. If the film had one or two hummable songs at least, it would be a better entertainer.

Cinematography and Editing are good, except in one or two scenes where the film was shot using hand-held cameras.

Overall, The Thriller is an entertainer worth a watch. Expect less and go for it. Chances are there that you may like it.http://twitter.com/#!/speed240

Mallika S. Not acting with Arjun

We all thought Mallika Sherawat was acting with Action King Arjun, well that turned out to be false. My friend Githa checked with Mallika, and Mallika said it was false. Mhhmmm seems like we won't see Mallika back in the south for a whilee.....

Holidays is a suspense thriller

Actor, producer Atlas Ramachandrans directorial venture Holidays released on Friday.

The film features Vinoo Mohan, Sudheesh, Beyone, Rejith Menon, Harishree Ashokan, Muktha and Nimisha is said to be a suspense thriller based on campus.

The movie scripted by Mohan Thomas is based on the students of an IT college, whose study tour leads into an array of mysterious incidents.

Kalabhavan Mani is also playing an important role.

Source: http://sify.com/movies/holidays-is-a-suspense-thriller-news-malayalam-klnjAVhhehb.html

Ilayathalapathy & Asin in Lavasa!

Ilayathalapathy Vijay and Asin are shooting a song in Lavasa near Pune for Siddique directed Kaavalan!

Lavasa is cradled in the heart of mystic Sahyadri mountain range and looks like New Zealand with all its greenery and misty conditions.

Envisioned as a complete Hill Station offering a balanced life in harmony with nature, Lavasa is an aspirational destination for lifestyle seekers. 
Kaavalan is the first Tamil film to be shot in this upmarket and exotic hill station.

A soft romantic song tuned by the 'king of melodies' Vidyasagar was picturised on the lead pair by choreographer Dinesh.
As Vijay and Asin are superb dancers, the whole song was canned in less than three days, and is going to be sure fire chartbuster.

Source: http://sify.com/movies/ilayathalapathy-asin-in-lavasa-news-tamil-klntMUbjjhj.html

Vishnu plays hero in ‘Vastadu Naa Raju’

Manchu Vishnu delivered a hit like ‘Dhee’, which was expected to give him the much needed break. 

 

However, his immediate next movie, ‘Saleem’ by YVS Choudary hit him back hard and fell flat at the Box Office. This pushes Vishnu into oblivion. He was off the arc lights for some time due to various reasons including his marriage with Veronica and other aspects.

It is not known even to the media that he had silently launched his film a few months ago under the direction of Hemant Madhukar. The title of the film is ‘Vastaadu Naa Raju’.

Tapsee, who played heroine in ‘Jhummandi Nadham’ is playing the heroine opposite Vishnu. It is learnt that Manchu Vishnu’s wife Veronica personally supervising the production work as she is producing the movie on the banner of 24 Frames.

Manisharma was roped in to score music for this movie.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/61543.html

Mallika Sherawat opposite Arjun?

Bollywood bombshell Mallika Sherawat, who shared the screen space with Kamal Hassan in 'Dasavatharam', may act in another south Indian film soon.

The latest buzz doing the rounds in the tinsel town is that she will be sharing the screen space with 'Action King' Arjun in a trilingual titled 'Contract'.

“A multi-crore project, Contract will be simultaneously made in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Arjun and Mallika have been signed up for the film since they are known faces in all the three languages,” sources say.

However, Mallika has not yet confirmed being part of the project. The film will be produced by Ramachandra Raju and directed by Samir. "It is a universal subject and hence will be made in three languages," add sources.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61552.html

Simran is back

On Deepavali day, Simran added more light to Chennai by moving into her newly constructed bungalow at Uthandi on East Coast Road along with husband Deepak Bagga and son Adheep.

"Yes, I am a Chennai resident once again and am extremely happy about it," the yesteryear heartthrob says and adds, "I missed the city and its warmth so far. Everything is okay now. I feel very comfortable."

The actress has some serious plans on the professional front too. She has floated a production company, Arigel Movies Private Limited, which would make films and television serials.

"We are currently holding talks with several top people in the industry. I will announce my projects once I sign the contracts," Simran says adding that she would concentrate on acting too. "Yes, I am keen on a comeback."

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61550.html

LOL Look: Orange to hit screen on Nov 26

As was already feared over the possible postponement of Ram Charan Teja’s latest film, the producer today officially announced that the release was put off by a week and the film is likely to be released on November 26 across the world.

It is learnt that there is a delay in some of the Digital Intermediate and CG works for the film and these technical snags had forced them to postpone the release of the film.

However, the producer of the film Nagababu expressed his satisfaction that the film came out extremely well and the audio already created ripples and remained a chart-buster among all the audio albums. He predicted that the overwhelming response for the audio boosted their confidence on the success of the film.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/61531.html

Is ‘Orange’ not ripe enough for yield

Release of Ram Charan’s latest flick ‘Orange’ directed by Bommarillu Bhaskar and produced by Nagababu on the banner of Anjana Productions is likely to be delayed by another week and instead of November 19 the flick might hit the screen on November 26.

The post-production works are going on at a brisk pace but the director and producer fear that they could not complete the balance post-production work as per schedule.

However, they are making efforts to stick to the deadline but one had to wait and watch how far they could stand by their word. For that matter, the film ‘Orange’ had made fantastic business across the state in all the regions.

Even it created record in terms of pre-business in all the important areas. With the audio creating ripples and proved an extraordinary success, the expectations on the film also went up abnormally.

Wait and watch whether the ‘Orange’ turns ripe enough for yield at right time.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/61518.html

Kamal for the cause of cinema

Kamal Haasan on Thursday expressed confidence that the film industry would regain its glory. He said the two-day FICCI Media & Entertainment Business Conclave (MEBC) - 2010 in Hyderabad would identify and address the challenges facing the industry across the States.

The actor, who is also the chairman of the conclave, said the event will begin on December 1 and issues related to media including raising production costs will be discussed along with the solution to challenges faced by the industry across the nation.

Saying that the growth of the Rs.60,000-crore cine industry has come down from 18 percent to 14 percent in recent years, Kamal, however, disagreed with the view that sky-rocketing fees of stars is one of the reasons for the downfall of the industry.

"We tried to cap the rates of remuneration. But the remuneration is determined by the demand for a particular actor," he told reporters at a press conference.

This would only be the second such conclave to be held outside Mumbai by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), following the first in Chennai last year.

Among the issues to be discussed are television content, convergence of media, safeguarding the vernacular cinema, regional versus national TV, finance, technology, regulatory issues and global linkages. The conclave covers films, television, radio, animation, gaming, visual effects and digital entertainment sectors.

Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Ambika Soni, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K Rosaiah, leading Bollywood producers Yash Chopra and Karan Johar, heads of various media houses would speak in different sessions.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61527.html

South is super: Tamannah

Tamannah seems to be happy with what she is. At a time when actresses from south are striving to make it big in Bollywood, the actress from the north says she would prefer to stay in the south.

"I am currently busy with projects in Tamil and Telugu. And I am happy with the roles I am being offered here. So there is no question of going to Bollywood at this point of time," the beauty says.

The actress, who is currently acting in 'Siruthai' with his 'Paiyaa' co-star Karthi, has been roped in act opposite Dhanush in 'Vengai', a film to be directed by Hari. "Both are interesting roles," she says with a smile.

In Telugu, she is acting opposite Allu Arjun, Junior NTR and Naga Chaitanya, all hot and happening actors of Tollywood. "For me a film is like a package, everything from the script to the hero to the director depends," she says.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61524.html

Anuya paired opposite Vadivelu

In 'Nagaram', Anuya is not just romancing Sundar C, the protagonist, but also Vadivelu, the comedian. And confirming this is none other than Sundar himself.

"The character played by Anuya has been shaped up in such a way that she is the love interest of both me and Vadivelu," says the actor-director, reminding the one played by Jyothirmayi in 'Thalainagaram'.

He however says 'Nagaram' is no sequel to 'Thalainagaram'. "This is a totally different script. At the same time, this film is about a dada who wants to lead a new life."

Throwing more light on Anuya's role, he says, "She is playing a group dancer in this movie. A talented actress, she is committed to the profession and this was visible on the sets of Nagaram."

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/61523.html

For Prithvi fans Especially! - The Thriller Stuff!

Prithvi's The Thriller is releasing on November 17!! Thats next wednesday!!!! :D I actually took time to post this post, for Prithvi :D

Telugu writer too claims he wrote Enthiran!

The makers of superstar Rajinikanth's latest blockbuster Enthiran(Robot) are definitely under fire!

After a Tamil writer Aroor Tamilnadan aka Amudha Tamilnadan filed a complaint with the Chennai Police Commissioner, claiming that the original story of Enthiran was lifted right out of his short story 'Jughiba', veteran Telugu novelist Mynampati Bhaskar came forward with a similar claim, alleging that the movie is a direct lift from his novel 'Budhi Jeevi', published in 1984.

The Telugu author, who claimed that the makers have copied even the jokes and dialogues from his novel, has already sent a legal notice to producer Kalanidhi Maran of Sun Pictures, director Shankar and hero Rajinikanth. The latest buzz is that Mynampati is demanding a 'mere' Rs. 50 lakhs as compensation for his story (Tamilnadan is demanding double the amount -- one crore). However, industry critics state that these claims are for the sake of money and free publicity.

Source: http://telugu.galatta.com/entertainment/telugu/livewire/id/Telugu_writer_claims_Enthiran_rights_43872.html