Oliyum Oliyum Movie Photo Gallery

Oliyum Oliyum Movie Photo Gallery

Oliyum Oliyum movie directed by Shakthi Chellam, who directed Kiran Bedi IPS in The Real Salute, a documentary with a theme of national integration and patriotism. Social worker “Palam” Kalyanasundaram, plays a significant role in the film Oliyum Olliyum. The Oliyum Oliyum movie made in the backdrop of pre-independence India, has Pirappu Prabha and Aswathi as the lead pair. Oliyum Oliyum stars many prominent actors, including Anand Babu and Pragathi. Oliyum Oliyum produced by two NRIs – Sivakumar and Rajeev Venkataraman – who wanted to give a good message to society through their film. Music is by Yani Jesh. Ravi is the cinematographer and Arasu is the editor. A deaf-and-dumb girl also acts in the film. She plays a normal girl, with the help of a dubbing artiste.

Oliyum Oliyum Movie Photo Stills
Banner: Dandini Films
Cast: Anand Babu, Aswathi, Prabha
Direction: Shakthi Chellam
Music: Yanidesh

Villu Movie Photo Gallery

Villu Movie Photo Gallery

Vijay and director Prabhudeva are coming back together after the super hit Pokkiri. According to sources, this movie will be a treat for the audience.

In fact, Vijay’s introductory song in Villu will actually see him dancing with Kushboo! Apparently, the filmmaker was originally keen on roping in Divya Spandana to do the item number, but the actress made it clear to him that she will not do a one-song act again.

So, Kushboo, a self-confessed Vijay fan, was approached at the last minute and she readily agreed to do the song. Interestingly, Shilpa Shetty, Meena, Nayanthara and Namitha have done one-song appearances with Ilayathalapathy in various films. Let’s see how this one turns out! Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Villu Movie Photo Stills
Cast: Vijay, Nayantara Vadivelu
Direction: Prabhu Deva
Music: Devi Sri Prasad
Banner: Ayngaran International Films

Surya and Nayan in Aadhavan

Its Aadhavan next for Surya after completion of his current movie Ayan. Nayantara is cast opposite to him in this movie Adhavan and KS Ravikumar is directing this movie. The film is produced by Udayanidhi Stalin who had earlier produced Kuruvi.

Suriya will next play a superhero in UTV Productions’ Mugamoodi, which will be directed by Mysskin. Surya who recently got a 6 pack for his Vaaranam Aayiram is said to have done a daring stunt scene in Africa for his upcomming movie Ayan. One of the fights is supposed to have mind blowing action, and involves Surya fighting at the tip of a 600-feet valley.

Aadhavan is set to get rolling in early 2009 after KS Ravikumar finishes his Sarath-Shriya starrer Jaggubhai and Suriya finishes his Ayan opposite Tamanna.

Naan Kadavul clears censor scissors

Its been a long wait for director Bala to see light for his movie Naan Kadavul. The audio launch of the film, which has music by maestro Ilayaraja, will finally take place on the first day 2009.

The movie has also passed the censor scissors with a UA certificate and since the censor was done before this year end, the movie will be eligible for the national awards of 2008. The movie has Arya and Pooja in the lead roles and both their roles are said to be commendable.

Naan Kadavul will have a red carpet audio launch at the Sathyam Cinemas. Bala has pinned all his hope s on his dream project Naan Kadavul. Bala has also seen to it that all his artistes, including the heroine Pooja, dub in their own voice, a criteria for entry into the award category. The film which has now been taken over by Vasan’s Visual Ventures, is likely to release for Pongal 2009. The official release date of the movie is yet to be announced.

Aamir Khan rewrote ‘Ghajini’ climax

“Ghajini” director A.R. Murugadoss is completely enamoured with Aamir Khan’s creativity and admits that the actor rewrote the entire climax of the Hindi version of the action thriller to make it more contemporary and palatable to a cosmopolitan audience.

“We didn’t make too many changes in the rest of the film. Every time I’d suggest a change in ‘Ghajini’ from the original, Aamir would firmly cut it down, saying we should stick to the Tamil script. But he decided we should rewrite the climax. The entire location, incidents and dialogues for the climax were re-written by Aamir. I think the Hindi version is far better than the Tamil ‘Ghajini’ because of the changes Aamir made,” says Murugadoss.

“Ghajini” has grossed nearly Rs.900 million/Rs.90 crores worldwide within just five days of its release, according to its distributors.

Whatever Murugadoss makes next, he has only one wish.

“I want Aamir to be my consultant. ‘Ghajini’ in Hindi would have been impossible without him. What he did to the climax was amazing. Now whatever I make I want Aamir’s guidance. I don’t know Hindi at all. But I knew the meaning of the Tamil words and groped my way through the Hindi dialogues in ‘Ghajini’. Every time I was stuck on a word or line, I’d call up Aamir. I’ve learnt so much from him,” said the litterateur-turned-filmmaker.

Murugadoss has several short-story anthologies in Tamil to his credit.

Though many people in Mumbai feel the title role in “Ghajini” should have been played by a better-known actor, Murugadoss is happy with Pradeep Rawat. “He is not entirely unknown in Hindi cinema. He played the Sardar-ji in ‘Lagaan’.”

The director, however, admits he felt a little out of place in Mumbai initially.

“But today a filmmaker is not restricted to any one region. ‘Ghajini’ has gone so smoothly from Tamil to Hindi. Now I want to take a break, visit my native town Kallakurichi near Chennai and come back to sign my second Hindi film.”

While “Ghajini” has an overdose of violence, Murugadoss says he now wants to direct a totally non-violent film in Hindi.

“My next Hindi film will be an out-and-out love story. There won’t be even a slap in the narrative. I’ve acquired the reputation of being a violent director. But apart from ‘Ghajini’, all my films are soft and gentle.”

Murugadoss’ earlier Tamil films include “Ramana” (2002) and “Dheena” (2001). He has also made Telugu movie “Stalin” (2006). Source: Hindu

A year of lessons for Kollywood

On the face of it, Kollywood seems to have been a booming industry in 2008.

A record 114 Tamil films were released in 2008 (with Panchamritam being the last to be released on December 25), the highest ever in a decade.

Of these, 19 films proved to be profitable for their producers, a success percentage of 16 percent, based on the box-office collections and the costs of the films.

There was one blockbuster (Subramaniapuram), three super hits (Dasavatharam, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, Kathalil Vizhunthen ) and six hits (Saroja, Santosh Subramaniyam, Dhaam Dhoom, Vaaranam Aayiram, Anjaathe and Thenavattu). Apart from these, nine other films made marginal profits.

The Tamil film industry went through a metamorphosis in 2008. An industry known for big budget mass movies with superstars and budgets of over Rs 15 crore saw many of them bombing.

Only two of the seven big-budget films, which were made with a sum of over Rs 15 crore each, managed to fetch their producers the money they had invested.

Says Tiruppur Subramaniam, the veteran distributor and financier, “The box-office results for 2008 clearly indicate that big budget films come under the high risk category, while small movies with good content in the Rs 2.5 to Rs 5 crore are comparatively safe bets.”

‘Small is beautiful’ seems to have been the key. Debutant director and producer Sasikumar’s Subramaniapuram made on a shoe-string budget of Rs 2.25 crore in 100 days made approximately Rs 10 crore from theatricals and television rights. As noted Malayalam director Lal Jose, now making a Tamil film, points out, “If the movie’s content is good, with innovative ideas and catchy music, people will come to theatres irrespective of the star cast.” Other small-budget films like Anjaathe, Saroja and Kathalil Vizhuenthen too made big money.

K Munikannaiah, vice-president of movie scheduling and distributor relations at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai, said, “Today, audiences prefer realistic films within the commercial framework. Any new film with good content becomes a hit.” Munikannaiah points out that the common man wants his regular quota of entertainment. “This industry is recession proof, good films will always run irrespective of competition or external developments,” he adds.

Corporates too made some quality films like Raman Thediya Seethai, Poo and Poi Solla Porom. Another emerging trend is that music plays an even bigger role in the promotion of a film. Claims actor Silambarassan, “ My Silambattam is a hit. One of the main reasons is Yuvan’s music and the hit number-Where is the party tonight… .” Similarly, the song Kangal Irandal… from Subramaniapuram enabled the film to reach across to the masses.”

The predominantly youth audiences of Tamil cinema in the 15 to 30 age group call the shots. As leading director Selvaraghavan says, “My core audiences are the youth and in my films, I try to cater to their tastes more than any other segment of the audience.”

Today, once Kollywood’s biggest audiences –women—are outnumbered by youth.

This has resulted in a lot of glamour and glitz on screen, and heroines who are willing to do glamour roles are more in demand than the girl-next-door type.

To sum it up, this year the industry has realised that content is king and that films should be made on a budget and on time, if they are to be liked by the viewers. Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Achchamundu Achchamundu Movie Photo Gallery

Achchamundu! Achchamundu! Movie Photo Gallery

Achchamundu Achchamundu film is directed by Arun Vaidyanathan. Actors Prasanna and Sneha will play the lead roles. The movie features Emmy award winner John Shea in a prominent role. Acamundu Achamundu movie is gearing up for release. The post production work is currently on at Plaster City, Los Angeles. For the first time in Indian cinema , Red One camera is being used for filming. Achchamundu Achchamundu, being produced by Om Cinemas USA Limited Liability Company and S.P.B. Charan’s Capital Film Works, will be shot entirely in the U.S. This movie Achchamundu Achchamundu is a suspense thriller.

Achchamundu Achchamundu Movie Photo Stills
Banner: Project East West – A
Cast: Prasanna, Sneha
Direction: Arun Vaidyanathan
Music: Karthik Raja

Naan Kadavul Movie Photo Gallery - More

Naan Kadavul Movie Photo Gallery

Director Bala’s Arya starrer Naan Kadavul is likely to release for Pongal 2009. The movie Naan Kadavul is slated to be censored on the 30th of December, 2008. The Naan Kadavul film was shot in Varanasi, Kasi, Kanchipuram and Periyakulam. The audio launch of the Naan Kadavul film, which has music by maestro Ilayaraja, will take place on the New Year day. Bala has also seen to it that all his artistes, including the heroine Pooja, dub in their own voice, a criteria for entry into the award category.

Naan Kadavul Movie Photo Stills
Banner: Sri Raj Lakshmi Films (P) LTD
Cast: Arya, Pooja
Direction: Bala
Production: P.L. Thenappan
Music: Ilayaraja

Naan Kadavul Movie Photo Gallery - More

Naan Kadavul Movie Photo Gallery

After two years of intense shooting, Director Bala’s Arya starrer Naan Kadavul movie starring Arya and Pooja,has been completed. Naan Kadavul is likely to release for Pongal 2009. The movie Naan Kadavul is slated to be censored on the 30th of December, 2008. Maestro Ilayaraja, who has composed music for the movie was impressed after watching it. Bala has also seen to it that all his artistes, including the heroine Pooja, dub in their own voice, a criteria for entry into the award category.

Naan Kadavul Movie Photo Stills

Banner: Sri Raj Lakshmi Films (P) LTD
Cast: Arya, Pooja
Direction: Bala
Production: P.L. Thenappan
Music: Ilayaraja