Hari and Shakthi work for A Nandakumar.The poster business is no longer the most dominant form of film publicity these days.Sometimes Nandakumar is recruited to handle the entire print publicity of a film.Shakthi’s day begins at 10 pm after the film posters arrive from a printing press at Sivakasi.Nandakumar often asks his team to target the most populous areas in the city.
Nivin Pauly and Nayanthara’s film Love Action Drama is the contemporary version of Malayalam actor Sreenivasan’s iconic 1989 film Vadakkunokkiyanthram. The film is directed by Dhyan Sreenivasan and will be a comedy entertainer, like the original.
Actress Sshivada Nair has been roped in to play the female lead in a crime thriller. Titled Kattam, the project will be directed by Rajan Madhav. Madhav earlier made Muran and Ula. Kattam marks his third as director.
The technical crew of Veeram includes Jeff Olm, the Hollywood colourist who has worked in Titanic, and Hollywood music composer Jeff Rona, who was a part of Academy Award-winning composer Hans Zimmer’s illustrious film score company Media Ventures. Allan Poppleton, the stunt choreographer who has films like Hunger Games and Avatar to his credit, is also a part of the Veeram team.
Director Venkat Prabhu has roped in five filmmakers to shoot the climax sequence of Chennai 600028 II Innings. The film is a sequel to the coming-of-age sports drama Chennai 600028 (2007), and will be a continuation of the earlier film’s storyline.
In the wake of the recent floods, the Chennai International Film Festival, which was scheduled to be held from December 10 to 17, has been postponed to January. The festival will begin on January 6 and go on till 13.
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ovs A film like Oru Vadakkan Selfie doesn’t really call for a review. Much less a detailed one. It’s a film as casual and random as an everyday snap of a selfie-addict. It has a tried and tested formula, a lot of nostalgic situations, countless bad jokes, actors like Nivin Pauly and Aju Varghese whose […]
Nee Yellam Nalla Varuvada stars Vimal and Samuthirakani in lead roles. Actress Barbie Handa – a cousin of Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra – also makes her debut with this film. Directed by R Nagendran, a former associate of Seeman and Susi Ganesan, the movie is set in Chennai and deals with the controversial subject of contract killing. The team has shot in various places including Malaysia and Australia and the project is heading towards completion. GV Prakash Kumar is composing music while Na Muthukumar, Snehan and Lalith Anand have penned the lyrics. Iyarkai fame NK Ekambaram has handled the cinematography for NYNV. SG Films Pvt. Ltd. has bankrolled the venture and is looking at an August release date.
Anupama Kumar, who was recently seen in the Tamil film Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu 2 has teamed up with long time friend and actor Kishore (who was in Vada Chennai and House Owner most recently) for Kadhavu/Kadha, a Tamil-Kannada bilingual project.
Actor Saran Sakthi, last seen in Vada Chennai, has joined KGF: Chapter 2. The film, directed by Prashanth Neel, starring Yash, Srinidhi Shetty and others, is currently being filmed in Kolar Gold Fields.
One of the Kollywood’s most successful duo actor Dhanush-director Vetrimaaran recently announced their next film, Asuran with its first look in which Dhanush is seen with tobacco tainted teeth. After the success of their recent movie Vada Chennai, a story based on the life of North Madras gangsters, Vetrimaaran began preparations for making a film based on the novel ‘Vekkai’ written by Tamil writer Poomani.
Vetrimaaran will kickstart Asuran from 2019, a spokesperson for the film said. Produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu for his V Creations, the film sees Dhanush and Vetrimaaran team up for the fourth time. They recently collaborated for the first part of the Vada Chennai trilogy.
Vada Chennai which released on Wednesday marked Santhosh Narayanan’s 25th album as a music composer. After debuting alongside Pa.Ranjith in 2012’s Attakkathi, his songs have carved out a niche largely due to their unconventional nature. While other composers are caught up in the race to invent new sounds, Santhosh Narayanan’s compositions are minimalist in approach.
Wishing Dhanush on the release of Vada Chennai, actor Silambarasan on Thursday said that the two actors will continue their on-screen competition. Simbu also requested his fans to avoid conflicts on social media and support good films.
Soon after the release date of Vada Chennai was announced (October 17), rumours started floating that Maari 2, another Dhanush-starrer directed by Balaji Mohan, will release on December 21 as the team has started the post-production work.
The film travels from the rustic fringes of Tamil Nadu to Vada Chennai, and also stars Tamannaah, Soori, Radha Ravi, Sriman, RK Suresh, and others, with music by SS Thaman. The film is bankrolled by Thaanu’s V Creations, and also has Malayalam actor Baburaj playing a crucial role.Festivities aside, Suriya and Vikram’s long awaited films have generated enough excitement. Thaanaa Serndha Koottam, a film that has been in the pipeline since 2016, will show Suriya in a brand new avatar.
If a film is still in pre-production stage, but confirmed by the producer, we get the artistes on board, decide salaries according to the budget, rope in the technical crew, plan the locations, buy props for the sets… in short, do everything to facilitate a shoot”.After a night shoot in Kasimedu for Vada Chennai, Chokkalingam takes some time off to speak to Silverscreen about his career, learning curve, and experiences.
Actress Aishwarya Rajesh, who has an array of films including Vikram’s Dhruva Natchathiram and Dhanush’s Vada Chennai, has now signed on to act in a web series titled G-Spot.Confirming the news Aishwarya Rajesh tells Silverscreen, “I am playing a social activist in this web series.
Dhanush, who began work on his debut Hollywood venture, The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir in Mumbai last month, has now headed to Europe for the next leg of shoot. The actor is expected to resume filming Vetri Maaran’s Vada Chennai once he gets back from his Europe trip.
Actor Vijay Sethupathi is thrilled to make his voice-acting debut with Kattapava Kaanom. The actor will lend his voice for the character, Kattapa, a fish. He told Silverscreen that he was very excited to dub for an animated character. “Acting in front of the camera, is easy. Audience, for the most part, will look at the actor’s face, and not care about the rest. But here, I have to convey emotions through my voice alone, and that’s not going to be an easy task. It is a completely new area for me,” he said.
Sethupathi feels that the film – and his character in particular – will appeal to kids. “Kattapa is a mischievous character and has been written in a way that is very kid-friendly. Adults will like it too. My children are always watching such movies on TV. I am sure they will love this, as will all kids,” he said.
The Dharmadurai actor accepted the ‘small’ role when his “good friend” actor Sibiraj approached him. “I immediately said yes! To be a part of a friend’s film is such a great feeling,” he said.
Though actor Sathyaraj would have been an obvious choice, because of his iconic character named Kattapa in Baahubali, actor Sibiraj felt it would be ‘too clichéd’ to use his voice. “Since we wanted a peculiar voice, we went with Vijay Sethupathi. He immediately agreed to be a part of this film,” Sibiraj said.
Kattapava Kaanom is directed by debutant director Mani Seyon, a former associate of Eeram Arivazhagan. Actors Kaali Venkat, Mime Gopi, and Livingston play supporting roles in this comic fantasy. The music is composed by Santhosh Dhayanidhi. The film also has Baby Monica who is currently acting in actor Vijay’s 60th film.
Watch: Kattapava Kaanom teaser
Sibi Raj plays an IT professional while Aishwarya Rajesh plays an urban girl in the movie. A specially trained fish named Kattapa, also has an important role. At the film’s press meet, the director said that Kattapava Kaanom explored concepts of luck and chance, and the conclusion of the film had been left “open ended”. The director also confirmed that the scenes with the fish were mostly shot live and used minimal Computer Generated (CG) effects.
Kattapava Kaanom is scheduled to release mid-September.
Meanwhile, actor Vijay Sethupathi has been cast for an extended cameo in the Dhanush’s Vada Chennai.
The actor also awaits the release of his movie, Aandavan Kattalai. Directed by Manikandan of Kaaka Muttai fame, the movie has Ritika Singh of Irudhi Suttru, and Pooja Devariya of Iraivi fame as part of the cast. The movie went on the floors earlier this year.
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A spokesperson for the actor said, “Dhanush took time off from the shoot of Vada Chennai, to sing this song for his good friend, Thaman.Music Composer Thaman tweeted a selfie with the actor, confirming the news. @dhanushkraja sings for #Thikka title song @IamSaiDharamTej ❤️❤️❤️❤️? pic. twitter.
Director Kalyan Krishnan has studied each and every corner of Vada Chennai for the film. People’s life style in that area and their passion towards boxing. Dialogues of SP Jananathan who is the guru of the director is a big gift to the movie. Srikantha Deva has given different trend songs for the film and bgm also merges the screen and the story .Satishkumar camera works plays in ring with the artists. – See more at:
Actress Trisha, who is currently shooting for Nayaki, is likely to play one of the female leads in director Durai Senthilkumar’s upcoming film with Dhanush and Shamlee. Dhanush’s PRO Riaz told Silverscreen.in,”Trisha and Vijay’s father SA Chandrasekar are still in talks for pivotal roles in the movie. No contracts have been signed as yet.” The film will go on floors on November 20. According to sources, if she signs, Trisha will play a grey shaded character. In a first for him, Dhanush will play a double role in the film. Dhanush has committed two months of shooting time for the project, after which he begins shooting for Vetri Maaran’s Vada Chennai.
While conferring the artists with the Makkalisai Mamani awards, MP Kanimozhi noted the importance of a festival of this nature being held at the Music Academy. “Normally, during Margazhi season, the audience will be quiet while someone is performing on this stage.Formulated by filmmaker Pa Ranjith through his Neelam Cultural Centre, Margazhiyil Makkal Isai is a music festival that aims to bring the music of the people to spaces that are predominantly occupied by upper-class and upper-caste groups.