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Monday, December 19, 2011

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Dil Raju says 3 rascals Is Postponed

Posted: 19 Dec 2011 06:07 AM PST

Ace producer-distributor Dil Raju has decided todefer the release of 3 Rascals by 12 days.  The film, which was set torelease on Jan. 14, has been postponed till Jan. 26.  Shortage oftheaters or certain commercial compulsions seem to have compelled theproducers to procrastinate the release.
The Tamil version, Nanban, is releasing as per theschedule, though.  This might be one of the least-awaited Shankarfilms, but the film holds a great market potential since it is acollege campus story with clean humour and compelling messageinterspersed into the story.  It stars Vijay, Jiiva and Sriram in theleads.  Illeana is paired opposite Vijay.
If it was released on Jan. 14, it will have toslugfest with The Businessman, Bodyguard and Poola Rangadu.  Now thatit is releasing on Jan. 26, it will compete with Adhinayakudu and Nippu.
The official remake of 3 Rascals stands good chancesof attracting the college audience, never mind the fact that 3 Idiotsis still fresh in the minds.

Friday, December 16, 2011

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Vijay's Velayudham 50 days collection | Gross record | Record breaking Collections

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 06:04 AM PST

Vijay's Velayutham is rocking at box-office. After getting positive reviewsfrom almost all websites and media, movie got record collections inKollywood Industry. As per the latest reports from our sources themovie collected a gross of Rs 89.1 crore in 50 days. Velayudham is the One and Only movie released in less number of theatre as compared with other diwali release collect around 90 cr In the year 2011and also mentioned that velayudham only released in tamil language & other diwali release is bilingual
Business Statistics:

Budget: Rs 45 Crores

Total First(1) Week World Wide Gross Collections : Rs 51.1 Crore
Total First Two(2) Weeks World Wide Gross Collections : Rs 65.7 Crore
Total First Three(3) weeks World Wide Gross Collections: Rs 74.6 Crore
Total First Four(4) weeks World Wide Gross Collections: Rs 80.9 Crore
Total First Five(5) weeks World Wide Gross Collections: Rs 84.2 Crore
Total First Six(6) weeks World Wide Gross Collections: Rs 86.8 Crore
Total 50 Days World Wide Gross Collections: Rs 89.1 Crore

Nanban Audio from December 23!,

Posted: 16 Dec 2011 05:30 AM PST

The audio of the much awaited Nanban, starringVijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj and Ileana D'cruz is to be launchedon the 23rd of this month. The movie, which is the remake of the highlysuccessful Hindi film 3 Idiots, is directed by ace director Shankar andthe music is scored by Harris Jayaraj. The Music is to be launched inThe Hindustan College, Coimbatore where Harris is performing a liveconcert 'Harris On the edge'. Harris is also set to perform 2 songsfrom the movie on stage. The trailer of the Nanban has been makingwaves on the internet and the song featured in it - En Friend Pola isalready hummed by the youngsters

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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Vijay's Yohan goes International with EROS

Posted: 13 Dec 2011 04:50 AM PST

Eros International Media Ltd (EIML), a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, has announced a co-production deal with Photon Kathaas Productions ("PKP") for a Tamil film titled Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru (John: Chapter 1) starring Vijay. Produced in association with Future Film Production Ltd (UK Production), the film will be directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon with music by A R Rehman and is expected to commence production from Q2 2012.

Yohan is the first of its kind (in South India) action thriller centering around a character that will be featured in a series of films (prequels and sequels). The film will be shot in international locations, predominantly in the United Kingdom with the active support of the UK government. The UK has a very favourable policy towards encouraging foreign film makers to shoot their films in the UK.

Commenting on the development, Sunil Lulla, Managing Director, Eros International Media Ltd said, "Eros continues to make advances in the regional film markets and we are happy to associate with PKP and further expand our south repertoire. Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru promises to be one of its kind action thrillers by the very talented Gautham Menon".

Venkat Somasundaram, CEO, PKP added, "We are quite excited about the relationship with Eros. We believe this is the beginning of a long term relationship with Eros that will produce many successful films together".

Gautham Vasudev Menon added, "I am really looking forward to filming an all-out action film after Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu. Also interesting because I will be working with Vijay for the first time. Yohan will be made like an international film while still retaining all the elements, especially music, that makes Indian cinema work. A.R. Rahman has already composed a theme song for the film which is simply outstanding.  PKP (of which I am a part of) and I have found the ideal partners in Eros for a film on this scale, which needs to be produced and released on an international scale".

A.R. Rehman said of the association, "I am really excited working with Photon Kathaas and Eros on the movie Yohan. This is a completely new direction for both Gautham and me. We hope to come out with a product which is different yet rooted experience for the audiences"

"I am very excited about this project. Gautham and I have been talking about working together for a while and I'm glad that it's finally materialized. Yohan is a totally new space for me and I'm sure my fans will love this action-thriller film. I am also excited about working with Photon Kathaas and Eros and am sure we will together create a landmark South Indian film", Vijay

Yohan is a landmark association between Eros –a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry and PKP – the first internationally listed South Indian film production company.

Friday, December 9, 2011

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Gv Prakash signed for Vijay-Vijay Flim!

Posted: 09 Dec 2011 04:39 AM PST

It's finally official now!
Musicfor the new Ilayathapalathy-film, which is to be directed by'Deivathirumagal' fame Vijay, is to be scored by G V Prakash.Ilayathalapathy Vijay, who is already on a roll with two back-to-backhits — 'Kaavalan' and 'Velayudham' — will join hands with director ALVijay, who too is riding a success wave, in 2012 to make a romanticaction thriller.
Now, with GV Prakash joining this team, the combination becomes even more formidable.Saysdirector Vijay, "It is true. GV Prakash will be composing for the songsin my film with Vijay. Vijay will join us after finishing his ongoingprojects with director Gautham Menon and AR Murugadoss. It is too earlyto discuss my project. We haven't finalised the heroine yet. The storywill be a love-cum-action thriller."
GV Prakash, who signed thedeal on Tuesday morning, says, "After 'Thandavam', I will be startingmy work for Vijay's new film. This is the first time I'm composingmusic for actor Vijay. It's exciting because I have always been his fanand so I will definitely be tuning some dance numbers."
Theyoungster adds, "Nothing has been started yet. It's all in thepre-production stage. So I have no idea about the script or what kindof genre I will be composing for this film."

Sunday, December 4, 2011

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Vijay's 'Thupaki' goes on floors

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 07:07 AM PST


The Murugadoss and Ilayathalapathy film titled Thupaki is all set to roll shortly.
The producer of the film Kalaipuli S Thanu has confirmed the same. He also revealed that they have registered the title of the film since it has much importance. The film's unit is all set and ready to roll from Chennai in the coming week. The team is touted to travel to Mumbai post its stint in Chennai.
 
With AR Murugadoss doing the story, screenplay and direction for Vijay starring Thupakki. Now  legendary Art Director & National Award winner Thotatharani has joined the team.

Along with them Editor Sreekar Prasad, the 7 times National Award winner and Mani Rathnam's favorite editor has joined for Vijay's project.

This is going to be the smash news at the end of this year. This is first time that Vijay will be working with such a big team.

Even though his next release is Shankar's Nanban the film is a remake of 3 idiots. But Thupakki will be something big and different for Vijay and his fans says trade sources.

'Nanban' audio from December 14!

Posted: 04 Dec 2011 06:54 AM PST

Vijay starrer 'Nanban's audio will release on December 14, precisely a month before the film's release, which is scheduled for Pongal 2012. It is also said that the audio will release big, in a grand scale at Nehru Stadium in Chennai due to the demand from Vijay fans.

'Nanban' has music scored by Harris Jayaraj and the film is a remake of Bollywood blockbuster '3 Idiots'. It is also buzzed that Aamir Khan and director Raju Hirani of '3 Idiots' will be present at the launch!

The film has Vijay, Jiiva, Srikanth, Ileana, Sathyaraj in lead roles with Sathyan and Anuya in pivotal roles and SJ Suryah in a cameo. The film also marks Shankar's first ever remake.

'Nanban's teaser that released recently has set a rage with fans going gaga over their matinee idols.

Looks like the biggest event of the season is in store, shortly!

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

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Ilayathalapathy to play a cop?

Posted: 30 Nov 2011 05:26 AM PST

'Thupaki'(un confirmed tittle) which sees the coming together of actor Vijay and director Murugadoss for the first time is touted to begin shoot from December. This is the first time this combo (Vijay-murugadoss) is working together. Fans of Vijay are thrilled, because Vijay means mass and Murugadoss means class in the Tamil film industry. Rumours are running rife with eager fans wanting to know what the film is based on.Now there are some rumours doing rounds in the films circles in Tamilnadu that Vijay will be essaying the role of a cop in 'Thupaki.'
To be more precise, the actor might get to play the role of a crime branch cop! This will be the second film where Vijay dons the police cap, the first being 'Pokkiri.'
'Thupaki' also comprises a strong technical team. AR Murugadoss will be leading the show, with Santosh Sivan taking care of the cinematography. The music is touted to be taken care of by Harris Jayaraj. Kajal Aggarwal will play the love interest of Vijay. This again will be the first time where Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal will be sharing on-screen space.The film is sure to boast off some stunning stunts, exotic locales along with an interesting story. Dialogues in the film will be penned by Jayamohan. Team 'Thupaki' will meet for its first shooting schedule, which will begin Tiruchendur and near Thoothukudi soon. Some reports also suggest that the team will later progress towards Mumbai for future filming.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

Ilayathalapathi Vijay in ‘Pagalavan’




Looks like the Seeman – Vijay duo is keen on starting ‘Pagalavan’ right after Vijay finishes up with ‘Nanban,’ a multi-starrer under Shankar’s direction.
We had earlier told you the script consisted of a doctor Vijay, who plays the role of Pugazhendi and serves the poor in a village and then fights a mafia who deals with expired medicines.
But now, Seeman has brought about certain changes in ‘Pagalavan’s script, making it a whole-new-package altogether!
This new aspect will show a young Vijay fighting for a cause, against the privatization of certain sectors by the Government. ‘Pagalavan’ will see a rough-tough war between Vijay who is a doctor and a police officer. And during these fights, Vijay realizes he can do better for the common man if he is a part of the police force.
He then studies IPS, rises to power as a police official in the society and puts an end to the mafia who is dealing with expired medicines.
So yes, Vijay dons the avatar of a doctor and later a police officer in ‘Pagalavan.’ We must remember that Vijay’s earlier movie where he played a cop - ‘Pokkiri’ was a blockbuster. Latest "VELAYUDHAM" was a blockbuster 2011 in kollywood movie.

Thursday, November 17, 2011

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Kajal to Pair Vijay..?

Posted: 17 Nov 2011 04:36 AM PST

Post his successful outing with Velayudham, Vijay is all geared up to start working on his next project with 7aum Arivu director A R Murugadoss.

According to an industry source, the heroine has been finalized and it's none other than Kajal Aggarwal! This will be the first time that the three will get together to work on a film. The actress has already proved her mettle in Kollywood and even in Bollywood with the success of Singham, the remake of the Tamil flick.

There was a buzz initially in Kollywood that Priyanka Chopra had been approached to play the lead in this movie which will be shot extensively in Mumbai. Vijay, who will also be working with the Ghajini director for the first time, is excited about this actionadventure flick.

Now with the cast settled, it looks like the movie will take off as planned at the earliest. It's rumoured that the movie will start off in Tiruchendur in Thoothukudi and then move along the coast to Mumbai.

Let Wait for official confirmation regarding this& watch out this space for more updates

Thursday, November 10, 2011

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Vijay And A.R.Murugadoss To Take Off]

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:21 AM PST

AR Murugadoss is gearing up for his next project, which will star Vijay. The filmmaker, who received mixed response for his recently released 7aam Arivu from the audience and critics, is all set to start his next biggie in Thiruchendur, Thoothukudi district.

The makers of the film have decided to launch the forthcoming multilingual movie at the Thiruchendur Murugan temple, one of the six abodes of Lord Muruga. The story of the movie will start from the seaside and then moves on to Mumbai, where the major part of the movie will be shot. It is said to be a gangster film, which would a action-packed film.

Sources say that the movie will have two female leads. Kingfisher model Angela Johnson has been signed and Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra is being considered for the other leading lady role. The movie is produced by SA Chandrasekhar and it is reported that Santosh Sivan is the cinematographer of the upcoming movie. Other details are under wraps.

I knew 'Velayutham' would work: Vijay ‎

Posted: 10 Nov 2011 04:06 AM PST

Sharp, measured and bright. That's exactly how one can best describe actor Vijay's responses to searching questions posed by City Express.

The star, who has proven to industry pundits through his back-to-back hits with 'Kaavalan' and 'Velayutham' that he is still a force to be reckoned with in Kollywood, is clearly on a winning spree. And that spree might just not be confined to Kollywood and may well extend to the business of politics, if one is to go by the indications given by the star.

With 'Velayudham' still going strong after having been declared a hit in over 800 centres and with three other big films with established directors like Shankar, Murugadoss and Gautam Menon all set to follow, Vijay's reply to his critics, who wrote him off after Sura's failure, it seems, is only bound to get stronger and louder in the coming days.

Beginning by commenting on his experience of working on 'Velayutham', Vijay says, "We worked really hard for a year. In fact, when about 60 percent of this film was over, I recalled all the scenes that we had shot and knew then itself that this movie would work big time. I told director Jayam Raja too about this feeling of mine."

But then, draw his attention to the fact that during Deepavali, there were reports of a battle being silently fought over screens and he responds by thinking for a complete minute before answering, "I want to discuss something useful. Today, my movie's a hit and that is all that matters."

'Velayutham's handsome performance at the box office, that too close on the heels of 'Kavalan's success, is certainly a shot in the arm for him. But he Sharp, measured and bright. That's exactly how one can best describe actor Vijay's responses to searching questions posed by City Express.

Did he actually make a conscious effort to plan these films to reverse his fortunes at the box office? Responds Vijay, "Everybody goes through these phases. I don't pay too much attention to them. I went through a bad phase and now it is going well. I don't plan anything. If something appeals to me, I do it. For instance, I was supposed to do a movie a couple of years ago with Jayam Raja. But then, that never materialised. Had it materialised also, we still could not have been sure if it would have been as successful as 'Velayutham' has been."

The actor's next film to hit screens will be Shankar's 'Nanban', the Tamil remake of the blockbuster '3 Idiots'. Initially, rumours were doing the rounds in the industry that all was not well between the ace director and Vijay and as a result, Vijay had even walked out of the project only to return later.

Refuting these rumours, Vijay says, "Firstly, director Shankar is a wonderful human being. I've known him from the days he was an assistant director to my dad. His growth has been nothing less than phenomenal and I've been both impressed and proud of his growth. As for the rumours, there is no truth in them. The only thing that we had to sort out was the dates problem. 'Nanben's offer came my way when I was half-way through 'Velayutham' and managing dates wasn't easy. But we figured a way out."

About the cast of 'Nanben', Vijay says, "Both Srikanth and Jiiva are good friends. Sathyaraj Sir plays the villain in the film. Tamil cinema would not have witnessed a bond as the one that exists between Sathyaraj Sir and me in this film."

Finally, ask Vijay where he sees himself five years from now, Kollywood or Bollywood and he pauses. "I don't plan anything. Especially, anything that's that long", he says.

Persist and ask him, 'Politics'? He smiles and signs off saying, "May be".

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

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Velayudham - Chennai Box Office collection till Oct 06

Posted: 07 Nov 2011 07:29 PM PST


Cast: Vijay, Genelia, Hansika Motwani, Saranya Mohan, Santhanam
Direction: Jeyam Raja
Music: Vijay Antony
Production: Aascar Films

Vijay's unapologetic commercial masala might just be this year's Diwali winner. Vijay is the Good Samaritan with Hansika and Genelia for company in this good versus evil story.
After being released in a lesser number of theatres, the movie is slowly being introduced in many screens with more shows.

No. Weeks Completed: 1
No. Shows in Chennai over this weekend: 498
Average Theatre Occupancy over this weekend: 90%
Collection over this weekend in Chennai: Rs. 11,068,930
Total collections in Chennai: Rs. 4.36 Crore

Verdict: Very Good Opening

Sunday, November 6, 2011

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Velayudham UK collections

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 12:33 AM PDT

Ilayathalapathy Vijay has won the battle in the overseas market of UK.

His Velayudham hascollected more than Suriya's 7aum Arivu during the Diwali weekend.

In its openingDiwali weekend (Oct 26 to 30) Velayudham has collected Ł 1,31,413 [approx. Rs.1.03 crores] from 17 screens, with the per screen average working out to Ł7,730.

In comparison 7aumArivu in its opening weekend (Oct 26 to 30), has collected Ł 1, 09,954 [approx.Rs. 85.77 lacs] from 19 screens, with the per screen average working out to Ł5,787.

AyngaranInternational the distributors of Velayudham has made it clear that it is theDiwali winner at the box-office.

Velayudham First weak Collection

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 12:27 AM PDT

Vijay starrer Velayudham has beaten Surya's prestigious 7aam Arivu at the Tamil Box Office (BO) in its first week. M.Rajah directorial movie has successfully managed to rock at the BO.
Trade reports say that Velayudham has managed to collect Rs.52.2 crore plus, whereas 7aam Arivu raked in Rs. 50.2 crore in the first week. Surya's movie had edge over Vijay starrer film because it hit the screens with 1200 prints worldwide. On the other end, Jayam Raja's movie, which was approximately released in 820 theatres, started attracting audience after getting thumbs up from the fans and good word-of-mouth from the viewers.
It is said that the state government's permission to increase the screenings during the 5-day weekend have helped the producers of both the films to large extent.

However, the collections of 7aam Arivu are expected to slow down, as the theatre owners are now planning to reduce the number of screenings thereby increasing Velayudham.

Vijay Interview to Times of India

Posted: 06 Nov 2011 12:23 AM PDT

Vijay, post a successful outing in Velayudham, is looking forward to his next projects.

Basking in the success of his Deepavali release and ready to work with director A R Murugadoss, Vijay shares a slice of his happiness with Chennai Times...

Velayudham has been liked by the audience and critics. How do you feel?
I am very happy. After one year of hard work put in by the whole team, it's nice to reap the rewards. I was keen on working with Jayam Raja and I am glad this worked out well for us.

Were you confident the movie would click?
When you are making certain movies, you know almost instinctively that it will work. When this movie was 60 per cent complete, I told director Raja that I had seen the rushes and I am confident that the movie will turn out well. The highlight of this film is the story. My father always says that for a movie to be a commercial success, the base of the film has to be strong. I also don't believe in talking too much about my film before it releases - I would like the audience to go with an open mind, without any expectations and really enjoy it. And I think they did.

So it's a remake of Azaad...
It's been inspired by Azaad. I first saw that film years ago and I thought I should do a film like that at some point. When I met director Raja and we got chatting, this movie came to mind. And then we realized the remake rights were actually with my father!

There was talk that you had trouble getting adequate screens to release Velayudham....
I don't want to waste time talking about such things. The movie is a success and that's all that matters.

How is Nanban coming along?
If Velayudham has been a success, Nanban will create euphoria of a different kind. Everyone would have seen 3 idiots. Even if you have seen the Hindi version, the Tamil film will be fresh. Director Shankar has tailor-made it for the Tamil audience.

Director Shankar...
Working with director Shankar has been an amazing experience. I was supposed to do Mudhalvan with him but it didn't work out unfortunately. His knack of bringing out a performance from an actor was novel to me. He appreciates the little nuances in an actor. And, he's a wonderful human being as well.

Are remakes a good trend?
I personally believe it's a healthy trend. We are taking something that has already worked and adapting it to our sensibilities. When the remake of 3 idiots came along, I definitely wanted to do it.

You have seen a few ups and downs in the last few years...
Sura was one film which affected me terribly (laughs)... but it was my mistake. I did the film with full faith, but unfortunately it didn't work. Kaavalan was cute and it did well.

Would you want to do try something offbeat?
I would like to try different things within the framework of commercial cinema which I have been successful at.

And what keeps you busy at home?
Right now, I am between films so I am spending a lot of time with my family.