In what is possibly the third change in the casting of the female lead, Aishwarya Rajesh has replaced Amala Paul in Dhanush’s Vada Chennai. Earlier, Samantha Ruth Prabhu had reportedly been the film’s first choice. Vada Chennai is directed by Vetri Maaran.
Vetrimaaran has said that Vada Chennai will take a long time to get completed. The director, in conversation with Silverscreen, said: “We’ve been facing delays since the beginning. First, I had to go to promote Visaaranai’s publicity for Oscars. Then, Dhanush had to leave to finish his films. So the first part itself will be a little late.”
Vijay Sethupathi is no longer a part of Vetri Maaran’s gangster trilogy Vada Chennai. While the film is a multi-starrer, Dhanush plays the main lead. According to an assistant director on the project, “Vijay Sethupathi had given us dates three times. But we could not film it, since the film’s lead Dhanush was not available. Now that Vijay has four back-to-back films, he could not afford to give us new dates anymore!”
Theatre and film actor Cheenu Mohan is reportedly the new cast member in Vetrimaran’s Vada Chennai. According to a TOI report, the actor will play a politician in the film, sharing screen space with Dhanush. “I play a corrupt politician who is imprisoned,” he said.
National Award winning director Vetrimaaran’s trilogy – Vada Chennai – has been made as an individual film. “I am treating this as an individual film and shooting it like that. We have completed the first schedule of 30 days, and I am in the process of editing them,” he said.
Tamil director Subramaniam Siva will essay the role of a gangster in actor Dhanush’s forthcoming project Vada Chennai. It’s confirmed by a source from the film’s set that the director has already started shooting for his cameo scenes. The film’s shooting is taking place within the city in a prison setting.
After months of speculation, it has been confirmed that Vijay Sethupathi will play an “important extended cameo” role in Dhanush starrer Vada Chennai. But director Vetrimaran said, “it’s too early to comment now” when asked about the specifics of Vijay’s role in it.
Amala Paul will play a major role in Vada Chennai. The actress has been signed to play the role originally intended for Samantha Ruth Prabhu. A spokesperson for Samantha has said that the actress couldn’t allot bulk dates for the film, “At first, Samantha was informed that Vada Chennai will be completed in single part. But now, Vetrimaaran is planning to shoot it as a trilogy till the end of 2017 and as Samantha has already given her nod to couple of big star films, she has opted out of the project.”
Director Vetrimaaran’s Vada Chennai starring Dhanush and Samantha in lead roles is officially on the floors today. The pooja of the film was held today. The film chronicles 30 years of a gangster’s life, where Dhanush plays the gangster. It was earlier reported that the film will be made in two parts. But Dhanush has announced today that the film will be a trilogy. The film will also have Andrea Jeremiah and Daniel Balaji playing integral characters. While it was speculated that Jiiva or Vijay Sethupathi might also be a part of this film, there has been no confirmation yet.
Vetrimaaran’s ambitious project with Dhanush, Vada Chennai, will be made as a single film, and not in two parts as had been originally announced by the filmmaker. Lyca Prodcutions will co-produce the film along with Dhanush’s Wunderbar Studios. Lyca’s creative head Raju Mahalingam tweeted:
Actors Jiiva and Vijay Sethupathi might be part of director Vetri Maaran’s upcoming project Vada Chennai. While Jiiva was unavailable for a comment, a source close to the production team revealed that Jiiva has been signed to play an important characters in the film. Reportedly, Vijay Sethupathi is yet to sign on the dotted line.
Actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu, who is awaiting the release of director Velraj’s Thangamagan, will be sharing screen space with Dhanush in Vetri Maaran’s Vada Chennai. According to reports, Samantha will perform the unglamorous role of a slum dweller. Her character will appear without makeup, and will speak in the local North Chennai accent. Samantha is likely to dub in her own voice, as she did for 10 Enradhukulla.
Dhanush’s ambitious project with director Vetrimaaran, titled Vada Chennai will go on floors in January 2016, confirmed the actor. He added that he will set aside 200 days just for the film. Samantha will be the female lead in this two-part gangster flick.
Director Vetrimaaran’s next flick – Vada Chennai, starring Dhanush and Samantha in the lead roles, will be a two-part film. The film, as the title suggests, will revolve around the life in North Chennai, and will be a dark film, said the director.
Actress Samantha will join the cast of Vetrimaaran’s upcoming film Vada Chennai. The film already has actor Dhanush on board, and is expected to rope in a number of stars in the coming weeks. According to a Deccan Chronicle report, Vetrimaaran had decided to cast Samantha two years ago, after he first heard the story while he shooting for Pollathavan.
Dhanush’s next project with director Vetrimaaran will be called Vadachennai. What’s more, the film will star Samantha Ruth Prabhu in the female lead, and will begin shoot as soon as his current project wraps up.
Idumbankaari, the upcoming Tamil film starring actors Sshivada Nair and Ramya Pandian in the lead roles, is nearing wrap up with only a couple of weeks of shooting pending, the director of the film Arul Ajit told Silverscreen India.
Vascodagama, the upcoming Tamil film starring actor Nakkhul in the lead, is a comedy thriller that will be shot completely in Chennai, says director RG Krishnan, who has also written the film.
Several students and alumni of the Padma Seshadri Bala Bhavan (PSBB) school in Chennai accused a male teacher of sexual harassment on Monday. The commerce teacher, who teaches at the school’s KK Nagar branch, was arrested on Tuesday by Chennai City Police.
In 2017, soon after Godha released, scriptwriter Rakesh Mantodi moved from Chennai, his home for over 13 years, to a small village in Vadakara, Kerala. “I spent my time trying to understand the flavours of the village and its people. Varavu is the culmination of my experiences in Vadakara,” said Mantodi, speaking with Silverscreen India about his directorial debut starring Tovino Thomas in the lead.
Raghava Lawrence bought plot of land measuring 1.25 grounds in Meenjur, near Chennai to be handed over to transgender persons for houses to be built on the ground. He announced this during the recent audio launch of Kanchana 3, the fourth part of the Muni series.
The 16th edition of the Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) organized by the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF) is all set to begin December 13, and end December 20. The inauguration of the film fest will be held in Kalaivanar Arangam on December 13 at 6.15 pm. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palanisamy is expected to attend the inauguration.
There was not much Internet reach and I never knew Ramany would get a fresh lease of life now,” says Devadarshini, who received a second round of appreciation at home when her teenage daughter binge-watched both Marmadesam and Ramany Vs Ramany on Rajshri Tamil’s YouTube channel before exploring Netflix. (Trivia: Devadarshini would go on to marry Chetan who acted in the original Ramany Vs Ramany, and also her co-star in Vidaatha Karuppu).
Tuesdays and Wednesdays are the busiest, “we have several people walking in just for the onion chutney that we serve on Wednesdays and the brinjal gothsu on Tuesdays,” he smiles, “the rest of the week, our food doesn’t contain onion or garlic. ” In a few video features of the restaurant posted online, a customer who is seen across almost every one of them, fondly remembers the time when the late DMK leader Karunanidhi would arrive for a bite in the morning.
Chennai has come to a standstill due to the heavy rains. While people are struggling with power cuts, waterlogging and traffic, social media has been active offering help to those who are stranded. Celebrities too have shared helplines, details about which which areas are safe to travel.