Selva is Back!!!!

After Pudupettai, Selvaraghavan will be making his next Tamil flick Aayirathil Oruvan with Karthi, Reema Sen and Andrea of Pachaikili Muthucharam fame. Initially Selva was reported to make the Hindi version of 7 G, Rainbow Colony and later do Aayirathil Oruvan. However he has changed his mind and would begin work for the Tamil film soon.

Ramji who worked as cameraman for Paruthi Veeran was said to be the cinematographer for the Tamil film but due to his Hindi commitments he has expressed his inability to work in Selva’s film right now. Hence the unit is searching for a suitable cameraman who will translate Selva’s ideas appropriately on the silver screen. With the entry of cinematographer, shooting for Aayirathil Oruvan will begin soon. Music for the film will be scored by Selva’s pet musician Yuvan Shankar Raja who had participated in story discussion as well. He is also involved in other projects like Kanna Moochi Yenada and Kettavan. Stay tuned for more updates!!!!

Arya on 10th August!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Madhavan-Bhavana starrer Arya will hit theatres on 10th August. The action flick is directed by Balasekaran.

Arya is a thorough entertainer with the strong message of countering violence without actually reacting violently to it.

Music is by Mani Sharma; Pa. Vijay has written the lyrics; stunts are by Thalapathi Dinesh and choreography by Raju Sundaram, Cool Jeyant and Robert.

The movie was shot in Vizag, Hyderabad and Chennai.

The cast also includes Vadivelu, director Rajkapoor, Alex, Tejashree, Varshini, Kavitha, Sudha and Thalaivaasal Vijay.

Vikram and Bharadiraja join hands???

Vikram after lying low for quite some time, seems to be reaching for the higher gears in his career now.

His Bheema will hit the screens in a few weeks' time.

Vikram, meanwhile, is fully immersed in Susi Ganesan's Kandasamy, a slick and stylish entertainer that has Vikram at his debonair best.

And the hottest trade rumour has it that Vikram has lined up a real big one after Kandasamy.

Guess what it would be? Well, you can't. The news is that Vikram maybe doing a film under the baton of Bharathiraja, who incidentally is getting his Bommalattam ready.

Vikram had long evinced interest in doing an offbeat film like 16 Vayadhinile. Now after his hush-hush meeting with Bharathirja, that wish maybe coming true.

Sivaji into its 50th day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A recent ad in a daily read it was not the 50th day celebration for Sivaji but 50 days of celebration. And how true! Even after 50 days of its release, Sivaji is still continuing its show to packed houses, with no signs of slowing down as people just throng the theatres during weekends reaping in heavy returns. Distributors are so happy that they have got the returns which they have just dreamt of.

The movie is the biggest hit in the history of Tamil cinema and is three times ahead of the next biggest grosser. And all this in just 50 days!

Illayaraja all set for an English movie???

Maestro Illayaraja’s started his career with Annakili in the year 1976. From then on there was no looking back for this music genius. It was this movie that paved way for him to establish himself very strongly in Kollywood. His fame has reached far and wide with both the young and old relishing his music. The ace music director had enthralled the music buffs for many years not only in Tamil Nadu but in South India as well.

Recently, Illayaraja’s music for Cheeni Cum, a Hindi movie, received rave reviews and the songs have become a super hit. Now, the music maestro has now been signed up for an English movie which is to be produced by Bollywood producers. The film titled Cuecan Murugan will feature actors from all states across India. Kollywood would be represented by Nasser, Raju Sundaram and Shanmugarajan. Work is in progress and the movie will hit the screens in September, sources say.

Vijay and Dharani team up again!!!!!

The fiery and the fast phased combination of director Dharani and Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay is all set to ignite the Kollywood screen with their next venture after the latter completes Azhagiya Tamil Magan. This venture will be produced by Udaynidhi, son of local administration minister Mr. M K Stalin and grandson of chief minister Karunanidhi.

Script for the film is ready and as the duo is teaming up after the blockbuster victory of Ghilli, expectations have been catapulted to a dizzy height. On the music department, Vidya Sagar is reported to have composed few scintillating tracks which are said to be par excellence and the music director is working on the remaining tracks. Villains in Dharani’s films assume a pivotal role and the search for a suitable ‘bad element’ is on and as of now there are two contestants who are in the fray for this coveted position. They are Prakash Raj and Gopichand from Telegu filmdom. Meanwhile there are also talks going on that Sivaji villain Suman has clinched this ‘prestigious’ deal. As regards the title of the film, Dharani is likely to announce the same soon. Producer Udaynidhi is keen that the film should be talked about for its grandeur and content and finance is no issue at all here. This film will be 2008 summer release. Stay tuned for more updates........

Ajith wins his fourth Filmfare award. . . . . . . . . .

The 54th annual Filmfare Awards for Tamil films were announced recently. Filmfare awards, considered to be the Oscar of the Indian cinema, are what every actor and actresses dreams of. This year the awards ceremony will be held on August 4, at Hyderabad - two days prior to the mega event planned in Singapore.

As a result, sources say, the attendance is not expected to be as in the previous years. Ajith has bagged the Best Actor award for his blockbuster Varalaru. The rest of the award winners are as follows: Filmfare Award Winners’ List

Best Director - Best Film - Best Actor (Female) - Best Supporting Actor (Male) - Best Supporting Actor (Female) - Best Music Director - Best Playback Singer (Male) - Best Playback Singer (Female) - Best Lyric Writer - Vasanthabalan (Veyil) Veyil Bhavana (Chitiram Pesuthadi) Pasupathy (E) Saranya (En Mahan) A.R Rahman (Sillunnu Oru Kadhal) 'Gana' Ulaganathan, Song: Vazha Meenukkum (Chitiram Pesuthadi) Shreya Ghosal, Song: Munbe Vaa (Sillunnu Oru Kadhal) Na. Muthukumar, Song: Veyiloodu (Veyil)

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