Tamil Movie Review

After a gap of 11 years, G.V.Prakash, Kollywood's happening music composer and nephew of A.R. Rahman, has sung a song for his uncle recently. This one is not for a film. Rahman is scoring the theme song for the World Classic Tamil Conference 2010, to be held in June at Coimbatore with Chief Minister Kalaignar himself writing a song. Ace lyricist Vairamutthu is also a part of this prestigious project.

One hears that three generations of Tamil singers from all over the world, proficient in different styles, will be crooning for the anthem. It was learnt that G.V. was invited by Rahman to sing one of the songs in the album.

G.V. Prakash confirmed that he had indeed sung the number, which was recorded at A.R. Rahman's K.M. Studio in Chennai recently. The young composer had not sung for any other music director after he became independent.

The last time he sang for A.R.Rahman was for the film Mudhalvan in 1999. The song was Azhagaana Raatchshiye.

Every moment Katrina spent on the sets of Prakash Jha’s Rajneeti, the news was being updated on Twitter. The authenticity of the details could lead anyone to believe that it was the actress herself who was tweeting. But it was an impersonator who created an account in Katrina’s name.

What was interesting was that the moment it was pack up time. the tweeting would stop. And it would begin only the next day at the same time when the shooting would begin. This went on for a couple of days, till a few friends brought this to her notice. An annoyed Kats probed into the issue only to find out that the mischief monger was one of the crew members of the film.

She then brought up the matter with the production house.

Balachander and Bharathy Raja. These directors, who set trends with their unique style of narration, also deserve credit for introducing major talent.

What would happen when the two came together on screen? Obviously, expectations ran sky-high. This movie brought the two film making legends from behind the screen and placed them in front of the camera. In RettaiSuzhi they play contrasting characters who interact with a group of children in a rural milieu.

Debut director Thamira has done his best to create a lively entertainer which manages to live up to all the hype, at least in parts.

The story is set in Cheranmadevi, where Ramasamy (Balachander) lives. He’s a village bigwig and a Congress sympathizer.

He also happens to be at loggerheads with Singaravelan (Bharathy Raja), a hardcore Communist. The feud between them is nearly four decades old. Their grandchildren continue the legacy of mutual mistrust and lose no opportunity to express their aversion for each other.

But a romance brings about a complete turnaround between the warring factions.

Susheela (Anjali), who has been brought up in Singaravelan's house, is a schoolteacher who is in love with a guy called Murthy (Aari). Sympathizing with their true love, the children put aside their enmity and try to bring both families together so that the two can wed. Whether or not they succeed in this noble venture, forms the climax of the film.

Thamira has shown guts to weave a story around children, at a time when filmmakers are chasing big heroes and focusing on mass-appeal songs. Getting good work from children is no easy task, but Thamira has certainly pulled it off.

Balachander (KB) as a director proved himself a master at extracting the best from his artistes. He's turned out to be just the same as an actor, he knows what to give on screen and does exactly that. If KB is spontaneous, Bharathy Raja is articulate.
The veteran filmmaker is brilliant as an angry old man. Anjali looks good and suits her role, while Aari is adequate as the military guy. Karunas evokes laughter with his humorous turn as a cop.

Karthik Raja's songs are pleasant and hummable. The film could have been an Imayam or a Sigaram of Tamil cinema if only the director had concentrated more on the script. Produced by Shankar for S Pictures, the movie is typical of his home productions.

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The remake of the Tamil hit film Khakha Khakha is all set to hit the floors. After Gautam Menon stepped out of the film and Nishikant Kamath stepped in, Asin has been roped in as the leading lady and she will be paired with John Abraham for the first time.

Although Genelia was considered for the remake, they dropped the idea as John had already worked in Hook Ya Crook with Genelia and they wanted a fresh pairing. Asin has already worked with Vipul Shah in London Dreams so they decided to sign her. The film is important for John at this stage of his career as his last three films Ashayein, Hook ya Crook and Abbas Tyrewala’s next film have been put on hold for various reasons.

John is leaving no stone unturned to see that the film starts as per schedule. The film is now scheduled to go on the floors in May.

Actor Arya seems to be more excited because, the audience will be drawn to Madarasapattinam when they see Madras of the forties and British actress Amy Jackson in the movie. Madarasapattinam is a period movie directed by Vijay of Kireedom fame. When Vijay approached Arya with the script, He instantly fell in love with it. Arya and former Miss Teen world Amy Jackson in the lead. Nassar and Cochin Haneefa are among the supporting cast. The story is set in the backdrop of the Madras Presidency. It is a love story between an Indian boy and a English girl in the pre-independence era. Amy, a former Miss Teen world and current contender for the Miss World crown says that, she's proud to be part of an Indian film and that too a Tamil film. She initially had problems to get adjusted to the Chennai climate and the language. But Vijay and Arya helped her a lot with her scenes. You will get see the Madras of old on screen, boats making their way in Buckingham Canal, Mount Road full of greenery. The charm of old Madras has been recreated by art director Selva Kumar.


Music composer GV Prakash Kumar feels that, this is a significant movie since he has also tried out several new ragas. He have blended traditional Indian and British Music styles.

Others part of the event were cinematographer Nirav Shah, English actor Alex, editor Antony, Bollywood stunt master Manohar Varma and costume designer Deepali.

Director Lingusamy tells us a simple love story with a road theme, leading us on a slick journey of romance, action, suspense and thrills, with some peppy music thrown in.

Karthi turns full-fledged commercial hero in this film, where he plays Shiva, a jobless engineering graduate and a carefree guy who hangs out with employed friends and stays with his sister Priya in Bengaluru. Shiva encounters Charu (Tamannah) at a bus stop and is smitten by her charms. It’s love at first sight for him.

He happens to meet her on a couple of other occasions and even misses an interview appointment, thanks to a sudden glimpse of Charu. One day,

when Shiva’s waiting at the railway station to pick up the owner of the car he uses, he’s surprised to see Charu approach him, accompanied by a man, to ask if he can take them to Chennai. She’s mistaken him for a driver! When the man leaves the car to pay the bill at the gas station, Charu urges Shiva to drive away quickly, leaving the man behind she requests him to take her to Mumbai.

The story picks up momentum at this point and races along till the interval.

An elated Shiva loves the idea of spending time with her, oblivious that there’s trouble brewing from a group of thugs who are after Charu and from another pack of hooligans who have their own agenda with Shiva. The rest of the story is as full of twists and turns as the couple’s journey.

After all those uncouth roles he played earlier, it comes as a whiff of fresh air to watch Karthi’s performance in Paiyaa. Clearly, he relishes his role. His versatile expressions, skilful dancing (he’s improved a lot in that department) and his convincing action sequences enhance his portrayal. But there is still a tinge of village accent in Karthi’s diction, which doesn’t match the character.

As usual Tamannah is vivacious and looks her glamorous best. Milind Soman has been wasted in an insignificant role. Jagan in a cameo provides

comic relief. Yuvan Shankar Raja is the real ‘Raja’ of the movie. His thumping music exudes the right mood, with Thuli Thuli and Adada Adai Mazhai being the pick of the lot.

Madhie’s camera work warrants mention, especially in the song sequences with Rajeevan’s artwork complementing it all.

While the first half is racy, after interval it moves at a more leisurely pace. Some of the stunt sequences, like for instance the one before interval and the one in the climax, are cliched and repetitive.

And why does the director depict Karthi as someone who does not even speak a word of English despite being an engineering graduate? The filmmaker, who adheres to his single-plot style of narration for most of the film, should be applauded for coming out with a clean, light hearted family entertainer. On the

whole it’s a smooth ride, with a few bumpy spots in between. Paiyaa, produced by the Thiruppathy Brothers and presented by Dayanidhi Alagiri, fits the holiday release slot snugly.

Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutta, who made their joint debut together in Raj Kanwar's Andaaz opposite Akshay Kumar, will now be seen together once again in Farhan Akhtar's Don 2, the sequel of the super hit starring Shah Rukh Khan. The film will hit the floors in October this year.
Priyanka was finalised for the sequel right at the planning stages itself. Apart from SRK, Priyanka and Arjun, Lara Dutta too plays a vital part of the film. She has an interesting role.

Deepika Padukone and Imran Khan are having a great time shooting for the movie "Break Ke Baad". An interesting incident happened on the sets recently when Imran had to carry Deepika for a romantic scene. But Deepika had some serious doubts about it as she felt that Imran was too lean to carry her. The actress is also taller than Imran and wasn’t sure if he would be able to complete the feat. She even began teasing Imran about the same. Imran took it upon himself as a challenge and started working out to look tougher. He also vowed to her that he would complete the scene successfully.
Lets see if Imran does it sucessfully, but iam sure he will, he can get some tips from his uncle Aamir Khan on how get the tougher look and work on it.

After roping in Kamal Haasan for his recently launched untitled movie, Udhayanidhi Stalin has been able to rope in Kamal's daughter Shruti Haasan for his next venture with Suriya, which is being directed by Murugadas.

The vivacious actress, who has shifted base to Mumbai, was in Chennai recently to hear the script. She was reportedly impressed and wants to be on board. Murugadas had said Shruti would fit the character he had conceived and he was ready to wait till she gave her nod. The Suriya-Murugadas combo created a buzz with their earlier blockbuster Ghajini. Now with Shruti's debut, it just gets bigger. The film has music by Harris Jayaraj and the composer has already made Shruti croon to a song in Vaaranam Aayiram. She might sing in this film also. Shruti may take a shot at belting out numbers in her Kollywood acting debut as well.

Actor Dhanush is one of the lucky person who got a chance to work with the Ace director of the Tamil film industry, Bharathiraja. The director wrote this script keeping Dhanush in mind. The actor have agreed to do the film without reading the script and also ready to provide dates.

Hope this film revive the good old Bharathiraja days,

I wonder who will get to pair with Dhanush, thats because the director is also famous for introducing new heroines who get rave reviews after the film.

Ranbir Kapoor is all set to act in Anurag Basu's next film for which the director has managed to rope in both, Katrina Kaif and Priyanka Chopra, as the leading ladies. "Even as rumours claimed that Ranbir is dating Katrina, recent buzz has it that the actor had a fling with Priyanka Chopra too during their long schedule of Anjaana Anjani in the US. Meanwhile, Katrina has always maintained that she is not on good terms with Priyanka ever since Salman got into a tiff with her. So it came as a surprise when both the actresses decided to work together in the same film,"

Suriya who is one of the highly talented actor in the Tamil industry, now makes an entry in Bollywood with director Ram Gopal Varma for a movie called Raktha Charitra. Suriya was in talks with RGV for several months and has zeroed in on this venture. Suriya plays a character with negative shades and Raktha Charitra is based on a Naxalite gang war. The movie is about the lives of two Andhra Pradesh bigwigs - slain politician Paritala Ravi and his opponent Maddalcheruvu Suri.

While Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi plays Paritala Ravi, Suriya portrays the character of Maddalcheruvu Suri. The trilingual in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi could run five hours. Due to the long duration, the movie will be released in two parts like Hollywood’s hit movie Kill Bill. According to sources, Suriya will appear towards the climax of the first part and will be the protagonist in the second part. A week before the movie shoot begins in Mumbai, RGV has revealed the first look of Suriya in the movie. The film also features Priyamani as Gangula Bhanumati, Suriya’s wife and Radhika Apte opposite Vivek Oberoi. Shatrugan Sinha portrays late Tollywood giant and Andhra CM N. T. Rama Rao.



































































Some Pictures of Priyamani as Gangula Bhanumati, Suriya's wife.








































Some pictures Actor Vivek Oberoi.











































Some pictures of the famous Actor Shatrughan Sinha as Andra Pradesh CM N.T.Rama Rao.