Shankar always ensures that his films get nothing but the best in all aspects. Currently busy shaping up 'Nanban', a remake of Bollywood hit 'Three Idiots', he has roped in Andrea Jeremiah for an important task.
Andrea, if sources are to be believed, will dub for Ileana, who is playing the female lead in the Vijay-Jiiva-Srikanth starrer. Already a popular actress and singer, Andrea takes the avatar of a dubbing artiste in 'Nanban'.
"Shankar felt that Andrea's voice would suit best for Ileana, who is playing a college student in Nanban. So the choosy director approached her for the task and she accepted the offer," say sources.
More than 70 % of 'Nanban' shoot is over and the film may see the light of the day on Deepavali. Music is composed by Harris Jayaraj, who has joined hands with Shankar after 'Anniyan'.
Shooting for Nanban is going on at breakneck pace at Sun Studios, Chennai. Currently Vijay and Srikanth's scenes are being filmed. Word is that Nanban will be wrapped up by August 5th and post-production will get underway.
Shankar being quite the perfectionist is working very hard to ensure that there are no glitches. Insiders are claiming that the ensemble cast which Shankar and the producers took so much time to finalize have gelled perfectly and the results will be evident on the big screen. If all goes according to plan, Nanban will be a Diwali release.
Shankar is the man with the golden touch and there is no doubt that all the leading stars want to work with him. It is also well known that Suriya is one of the most commercially viable stars in tinsel town today. With this being the present scenario, the two may join hands to create box office magic. The director is working at a rapid pace to finish his remake of 3 Idiots, Nanban in record time. Once that is finished he is eager to get started on a fresh project. The script is ready and word is that Suriya will be doing the lead role.
The actor was supposed to work with Shankar in Nanban but that did not pan out. This time around it looks like everything has fallen into place for the top star as well as the ace director. This combination is sure to be a winning one as both are perfectionists with amazing track records at the box office.
One has to come to a conclusion that ‘Nanban’ will be a faithful remake of ‘Three Idiots’, going by what Shankar has to say about this pet project of him. “We have not made any big changes to the script,” he says.
“When we were working for Enthiran near Pune, the shooting had to be canceled for some unavoidable reasons. So we watched Three Idiots at a nearby theatre,” says Shankar, recalling how the seed was sown.
He adds: “The script pulled me towards it like a magnet and I was thoroughly impressed watching the movie. Immediately I thought of acquiring the remake rights. Later I myself decided to direct it in Tamil.”
Shankar, who feels that the original script itself was too good, says, “So we didn’t make any big changes, but for some minor alterations. Moreover, there would be a general tendency among the audience to compare both the versions if there are many changes.”
Tamil remake of the blockbuster Three Idiots, directed by Shankar and titled Nanban, is already on he floors now what with the first schedule of the shooting just wrapped up in Ooty. Meanwhile, Shankar seems to be adding up to the cast list. Last heard, Raghava Lawrence will be a part of Nanban in a role that was earlier offered to Prasanna. Prasanna could not honor the offer as he is busy with his other commitments.
Originally adapted in Hindi from Chetan Bhagat’s bestselling novel, Five Point Someone, Nanban has Vijay, S J Suryaah, Jiiva and Srikanth playing prominent roles with Ileyana and Anuya playing the female leads.
The dust has finally settled and ‘3 Idiots’ remake ‘Nanban’ has started shooting in Ooty. But the bad publicity the whole episode generated has hurt Suriya the most. Although there were some cold allegations leveled against Suriya for exiting ‘Nanban’, sources close to say Suriya is not to be blamed. They say the charges against Suriya that he wanted an exorbitant salary and also the Telugu rights are not true. Suriya was unable to commit for ‘Nanban’ because he had ‘7am Arivu’ and ‘Maatran’ as priority films only because they were already launched. There is also a weird story doing rounds that Vijay wanted to get back on the project and so his best friend Suriya chose to leave. To clear the air and settle things once for all Suriya is expected to call for a media briefing soon and explain his side of the story.
Putting all assumptions, premonitions and the ifs and buts over the Tamil remake of ‘3 Idiots’ the producers of the film Gemini Film Circuit has released a statement confirming their mega venture is titled ‘Nanban’, it will be directed by Shankar and star Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth in Aamir Khan, Madhavan and Sharman Joshi roles respectively.
The jumbo endeavor will have popular Tollywood heroine Ileana playing Kareena Kappor in Tamil. Other pivotal roles are played by Sathyaraj and Sathyan. Director SJ Suryah, Actress Anuya and Ajay Rathinam will make special appearances.
Scenes involving Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj, Sathyan and SJ Suryah are being shot in Ooty for the next ten days. Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay will join the team from February 25 for his portions.
Other important credits in the technical side are: Cinematography by Manoj Paramahamsa, Music by Harris Jayaraj, Lyrics by Na Muthukumar, Art by Muthuraj, Editing by Anthony, Dialogues by Shankar and Madan Karky.
Gemini Film Circuit is an acclaimed production house with blockbusters like Kamal Haasan’s ‘Vasoolraja MBBS’ and Dhanush’s ‘Kutty’ in its kitty. It also successfully distributed Rajinikanth's ‘Endhiran’ in Tamil Nadu, North India and Overseas and also Kamal Haasan’s ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Overseas.
So get ready to welcome the ‘3 Idiots’… sorry… 3 FRIENDS.
Tamannah has had a lucky year with Paiyya turning out to be a blockbuster and the actress is waiting for Siruthai to hit the marquee to continue her success run. With hits and some good offers pouring in, Tamannah must be thanking her stars. But the lady still has some unfulfilled desires as far as her career is concerned.
She says that working with ace directors like Gautham Menon, Shankar and Sasi Kumar is her dream and is waiting for a call from one of these directors. Let’s hope Tamannah's desire is fulfilled soon.
With it becoming clear that Mahesh Babu will not do '3 Idiots' remake in Telugu as it is clashing with his dates for 'Dhukudu', Shankar, the director has supposedly decided to go with Suriya as the lead hero for both Tamil and Telugu versions of the movie. Sources say Tamil star Vijay is also not doing the movie in Tamil as was declared earlier.
Since Suriya is well known face in both AP and Tamilnadu, Shankar thinks it is double whammy and easy to finish the project if worked with Suriya who is as talented as Aamir Khan is. Though there is no official communication on this from the makers yet, it is likely that Suriya is the main lead for the movie.
India's most expensive film Enthiran, starring Superstar Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, has been chosen as one of the best films made in 2010 by IMBD. Enthiran, directed by S. Shankar is at number 39 with 7.4 points (out of 10). Only 6 Indian films managed to enter the top 50 chart this year; Vikramaditya Motwani's Udaan at No. 6, Dibakar Banerjee's LSD- Love, Sex and Dhokha at No. 15, Anusha Rizvi's Peepli Live at No. 17, Abhishek Chaubey's Ishqiya at No. 23, Sanjay Bhansali's Guzaarish at No. 41 and Vijay Lalwani's Karthik Calling Karthik at No. 47.
Christopher Nolan's psychological thriller Inception topped the chart with 9 points.
Kollywood woke up today to a rude shock of a news claiming that Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay has walked out of ‘3-Idiots’ remake.
The casting was the only big issue when the project was planned and when almost all were done and the shooting was to begin on Monday a bombshell is dropped.
Sources say the contentious issues were a few. One is that Vijay did not approve some costumes recommended by the director for the character. The more serious one is that Shankar wanted Vijay to sport a particular hairstyle and the actor refused to do so stating that the continuity of ‘Velayudham’ will be affected if he goes for a new hair style. The shooting of ‘Velayudham’ is still going on.
Now that things have gone beyond redemption Shankar and Vijay may part as friends and wait for another right opportunity in the future to work together.
We are waiting for an official communication from Gemini Film Circuit which is producing the movie in Tamil and Telugu simultaneously. Mahesh Babu is doing the main role in Telugu.
Even as the launch of '3 Idiots' remake announced for December 5 after crossing many intended and unintended snags, we hear there a the are still changes being made in the making of Tamil and Telugu versions. Sources say that director Shankar is making lavish changes to the original script to make the film look new to south Indian audiences. Shankar is believed to have said that the Hindi original was seen and widely liked by over a quarter of Tamil, Telugu audience and so to present the same film again one should make crucial changes to the original so that the audience see that as a new film independent of the Hindi original. Accordingly a major change perceived to be made by Shankar is the introduction of a second heroine. Kareena Kapoor was the only heroine in Hindi and Ileana will be doing that in the remakes. Now the news of a second heroine has generated some more interest in the film. Who will be the new girl and who will she romance with? Srikanth or Jeeva. Shankar's office is said to be busy with screen tests. And more, as for the title, the tentative titles being considered are '3 Rascals' in Telugu and 'Moovar' in Tamil.
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.
For the first time in her career, South India's slim beauty Ileana bagged a whopping Rs. 1.5 crores as total remuneration for the heroine's role in the Tamil and Telugu remakes of Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots. The Telugu remake will have Prince Mahesh Babu in the lead, while Tamil remake stars Vijay. The first song of this Shankar directed flick was recently composed by music composer Harris Jayaraj.
After Anniyan (2005), this is the second time Harris Jayaraj is working with Shankar and this is the first time Shankar is attempting a remake exercise. Manoj Paramahamsa of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya fame will handle the camera
Sathyaraj has confirmed that he would play the crucial professor role in the Tamil remake of '3 Idiots', which was beautifully enacted by Boman Irani in the Hindi original.
"Yes, I am thrilled about working with Shankar. Though I denied the villain role he offered me in Sivaji, he was great enough to approach me for this meaty role in the 3 Idiots remake," the veteran actor has said.
"Many say I am playing Ileana's father in the film," he said and added: "But they fail to understand the weightage of the role. After a long gap, I have got such a wonderful opportunity, thanks to Shankar."
On why he denied 'Sivaji' offer, Sathyaraj said, "I acted with Rajinikanth in Mr Bharath because I had equal footage. But the villain role in Sivajji did not have much scope for me. So I took a firm decision said no."
The global success of ‘Endhiran’ has made Shankar a hot cake in Bollywood. While most of his films were already either dubbed or remade in Hindi, attempts are now being made to take ‘Boys’ to Bollywood.
Besides Shankar, another advantage the film has got is its star cast. For Siddarth and Genelia, the lead players of the movie, are popular faces in the north. Adding more to it is the music by A R Rahman.
All these factors have combined together to dub and release the film in Hindi, sources say. It is said Bollywood veteran Abbas Tyrewala will take care of Hindi lyrics and dialogues.
“Sri Suriya Movies, which produced ‘Boys’, has started working on the dubbing process. Accompanied by aggressive promotions, the Hindi version of Shankar’s product will make its way to screens soon”, sources add.
t’s a much debated topic in these parts as to whether Ileana would do the female lead role in the Tamil and Telugu remakes of Hindi blockbuster ‘3 Idiots’, both to be directed by Shankar.
And it has now been confirmed that the top actress of Tollywood would be a part of the project. Reliable sources say Ileana has signed on the dotted lines and is happy about working with Shankar.
“She is equally thrilled to share the screen space with Vijay in the Tamil version and with Mahesh Babu in Telugu. Remember ‘Pokkiri’ in which he acted opposite Mahesh is a runaway hit”, sources add.
Shankar, meanwhile, is expected to start the shooting in the middle of November. While Vijay is confirmed for Aamir Khan’s role in the Tamil version, Jeeva and Siddarth are expected to be roped in for the other two lead roles.
HAHAAHA Thats meee!!!! LOL! :D Just, so you know I do not think Im Ash, just made it for fun! :D :P You can make yours here : http://apps.facebook.com/igavatar/
There are Rajini ones for guys. But, make sure you have a Facebook account!
The Title explains it ALL, but I wanted to review the AWESOME movie after watching it, so here it is :D.
Story(Only some)- Vaseegaran(RAJINIKANTH) builds a robot named Chitti(RAJINIKANTH), he has worked hard on it for 10 years. It knows EVERYTHING in this world, EXCEPT emotions. But, when it has to be taught emotions, under circumstances, Chitti himself changes. Thats it! Now Watch the movie ! GO!!
Okay, firstly the credit goes to Director Shankar, for making such a mesmerizing , memorable movie. :) This will be THE movie, and is the movie that will and has changed Indian standards. I really hope that people will, follow in Shankars foot steps, yet have there own zest. :) He is and, has always been ahead of our time frame, A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! Its very cool to know that he had this idea TEN years ago(hint-hint). And then Its The ENTIRE CREW, I really don't know each and every person though, but with out them this movie is sort of nothing!
Rajinikanth- (SUPERSTAR) The name says it ALL! :D Man, this dude was insanely breath-taking. Its stunning to watch, how fast and right he changes his body language from a Scientist to a Robot. Man!, even though he is 60, he can STILL dance!!! Awesome in Arima Arima ,Irumbile Oru Idhayam and of course the Chitti dance showcase. The way he says the dialogues, is incredible! especially the robot ones :D It was AWESOME to see A MILLION Rajinikanths at once! A very different experience :D ) He was great as Vaseegaran and Chitti :) There is something different about, he has charisma that doesn't change no matter what his age is.I must say again, he is the Superstar of Cinema AND Mankind. :
Aishwarya Rai(Sana)- Finally we see Rajinikanth and Ash together, for the first time! After, soo many date problems! Phew! Good acting done by her part too. :) They both make a great jodi(pair) :). Yes, they do, even if Rajini is 60, and she is 36 :) In the beginning of the movie, she looked old for some reason.? But, then she looked gorgeous! :D I liked how they didn't make her over expose :), she was just right and pretty. Dang!, she has awesome dancing skills!!! In Chitti dance showcase, and Irumbile Oru Idhyam she rocked ! Especailly in Irumbile Oru Idhyam, she did awesome Robotic dance movies :D. AND, yes she has a very IMPORTANT role in the story, she is not just there to run around trees and expose. :P no kidding. Her costumes were exquisite, sooo pretty :D. She made them prettier :D
PudhiyaManidha- They show the building of the robot, Chitti, and teaching, or should I say programing a bunch of things into him.
KadhalAnnukal- Was shot in a sandy place. Sorry, don't know the exact location.I think sand got into Ash's eyes, cause her eyes were red during the song. Its very scientificy :D
BoomBoomRoboDa- Just how Ash and Rajini spend time with Chitti. :) Its so sweet :D, its when you, as an audience, start to develop feelings for Chitti. :)
ChittiDanceShowcase- Its when you see Rajini and Ash doing AMAZING , and MIND BLOWING dance movies, thanks to the choreographers :)
Killimanjaro-Its a very tribal song, so tribally costumes and tribally dance moves, but good and fast ones. It was shot in a Tribal environment, at Machu Picchu in Peru.
IrumbileOruIdhyam- The song when Chitti develops feeling for Ash. Also, my second favorite song. :) The dance moves , were like WOAH! Very robotic, so they were cooooollllll.! Great job done by Ash and Rajini. The background was very techno. :D
Arima Arima- This is my most favorite song! :D Song where "Chitti" and Ash appear, in a kingdom like setting,which is again very techno. This is the song where you see more than 100 Rajini's at once! :D cooolllll right? :D
The BGM of Arima Arima, is what I really want right now, it was playing I think in the last 30 minutes. Its also in the official trailer, towards the end. I liked how it was dramatic :) :) The BGM was as great as the songs, it was smooth and didn't interfere with the dialogues, or scenes, it was perfect :)
My Experience: My face was like this the whole time: :O ! No kidding! The last 1hr-30 minutes was MIND BLOWING!! WOW!!!! Shankar makes me very proud! I was so happy to see Ash back in a straight Tamil film. :) Though Raavanan was sort of a straight Tamil film, it didn't seem like it. Loved Rajini in the film and Always will love him :D The only reason that I learned Tamil is to watch his movies :D( but I watch others too). I have been on Endhiran Hangover ever since I have seen the movie. :D Shankar has taken Indian Cinema to higher standards, and I am proud our Superstar was part of it :D I'm not gonna spoil the review by saying my fav scenes :) I will post them in maybe two months :) Now, I think Bollywood Officially sucks DOT May I say again? RAJINIKANTH ROCKS!!!!!! :D :D !!!!!!
Dub: Also, was dubbed into Hindi as Robot and Telugu as Robo.
Piracy: Please Do not do Piracy, I mean its Thalaiva guys! Its RAJINIKANTH! Cut him some slack ok? At least stop it for him! He is an amazing and a great person, so don't hurt him by doing Piracy!! PLEASE! JUST STOP IT!
Bottom Line(s)- Do not give a Robot feelings. Watch it or you will regret!
NOW GO WATCH IT! THE TAMIL AND HINDI VERSIONS HAVE SUBTITLES SO YOUR GOOD! :)
Andrea, if sources are to be believed, will dub for Ileana, who is playing the female lead in the Vijay-Jiiva-Srikanth starrer. Already a popular actress and singer, Andrea takes the avatar of a dubbing artiste in 'Nanban'.
