Sun TV drags Simbu's Osthi release into trouble

 

STR's eagerly awaited Dharani directed Osthi, release on December 8 has run into trouble. There has been a big buzz around the film a remake of Salman Khan's smash hit Dabangg.
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Arasu Cable TV starts its journey from Sep 2 in Chennai

 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced in the State Assembly that the Arasu Cable TV Corporation would be launched on September two.

Making a suo motu statement, the Chief Minister said to begin with, the Corporation would make available to customers, 90 free channels at a monthly subscription of Rs 70. The decision to launch Arasu Cable Tv corporation marked the fulfillment of AIADMK election promise and would break the monoply in Cable TV sector, she said.

After the government decided to revive Arasu Cable Tv Corporation, about 34,344 cable operators in the State and MSOs, who had 1.45 crore connections throughout the state, joined the corporation with much enthusiasm, she said. The government would collect from these operators, Rs 20 per connection per month and the launch of Arasu Cable tv would help the public to save from Rs 70 to Rs 100 a month, Ms Jayalalithaa said. Barring Chennai, the service would be available to people in all parts of the State, she said adding the government would take steps to include pay channels also in the bouquet of channels.

Ms Jayalalithaa said the operations would be started from the existing four Heads Ends at Thanjavur, Coimbatore, Vellore and Tirunelveli and beam Arasu Cable TV signals to operators located around the radius. The government would take private Head End facilities in the remaining 27 districts on lease to expand operations across the state, she added.

She said the previous DMK regime had launched the Arasu Cable Tv Corporation in 2007 and offered more than 50,000 connections. However, due to the selfish attitude of the previous government, the number of connections came down and as on March 31, the connections shrunk to 432. Thus, the Corporation became defunct during the DMK Regime itself, she said.

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In an apparent move to end the monopoly of the Marans-owned multi-crore cable TV business, state-run Arasu Cable TV corporation will start functioning from September 2.

A total of 90 channels, including pay channels would be available on this platform for a monthly fee of Rs 70, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa told the Assembly today.

Slamming the previous DMK government which started the service in the wake of split in the DMK first family involving the Marans, she said the same government which launched the service was also instrumental in it going dormant (after DMK chief M Karunanidhi and Marans patched up).

"The corporation provided 50,000 cable connections when it was started in 2007 but due to selfishness of rulers,it shrunk to 432 as on March 31, 2011,"she said in a suo moto statement.

After assuming power all efforts were taken to restructure the corporation,she said referring to appointing of a Chairman and a Managing Director as part of this.

Infrastructure like digital heads were also restructured she said, adding over 34,000 Multi-System Operators (MSO) and cable operators who possess 1.45 crore connections have joined it which will cover areas other than Chennai.

"Efforts have been taken to broadcast 90 channels through Arasu cable TV and Free To Air (FTA) channels to start with. Pay channels will be added later," she said.

While consumers will be charged Rs 70 per month, operators will have to pay Rs 20 per connection she said, adding her government's latest initiative would ensure delivery of cable services at nominal rates.

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Update on Mankatha theatrical rights by Radaan Media Works [Video]

 

It is Kollyinsider who first posted the news that Radhik's  Radaan Media Works got the theatrical rights of Mankatha. Here are the few more updates on it...

The theatrical rights of the film, which was acquired by Sun Pictures, has been sold to Radhika Sarath Kumar's Radaan Media Works. The movie, which has been passing from one hand to other from a few days, seems to have finally come to an end.

A couple of days back, Mangaatha was sold to Gnanavel Raja's Studio Green but within 24 hours but Dhayanidhi Alagiri took back the rights, as the latter was planning to sell the movie to Jaya TV. Later, it was said that Sun Pictures sealed the deal after Udhayanidhi Stalin intervened and resolved the issue.

However, Sun Pictures, which has not released films in the recent past after its CEO Hansraj Saxena was arrested on various charges, was planning to release Mangaatha. But now it is revealed that it has only bagged the satellite rights, leaving the distribution rights to Radhika Sarath Kumar's Radaan Media Works.

Radhika confirmed the news in her twitter page. Ajith Kumar, Trisha Krishnan, Arjun Sarja starrer film is reportedly hitting the screens with 300 prints.

Here is the video of Mankatha Promo in Sun TV

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Sun TV bags 7am Arivu, Audio launch in Singapore

AR Murugadoss -Suriya -Shruti Haasan offering '7am Arivu' is at its post-roduction stage and will see a Diwali release. Grapevine now has it that Sun TV has bagged the satellite rights of this film for a whooping price!

Speaking on this front Udhaynidhi Stalin expressed, "am Arivu will be a Red Giant release for this Diwali, on October 26! The satellite rights have been sold to Sun TV" Further speaking on the progress of his future project 'OKOK' with Rajesh, he said that the dubbing work on the laugh-iot will begin tomorrow.

'7am Arivu' has Suriya Sivakumar don three roles, that of a monk, a circus artist and a scientist while Shruti Haasan plays a scientist. The film is a sci-fi thriller which will also highlight upon Tamil traditions, say sources.

Not just that, the music of the film is touted to release on September 10 at Singapore and Sun TV will be providing live coverage of the audio launch!


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It is confirmed that Suriya’s much awaited audio 7am Arivu is going to take place on September 10th, 2011.

But we have not come across the venue details so far. Now we hear that the audio launch is set to take place in Singapore. Sun TV the official right holders will be providing live coverage of the audio launch from Singapore for the audiences who are unable to attend the event. So all you Suriya fans can happily relax in front small screen and watch the audio launch function. The album has total of 6 songs including a Chinese track.

Suriya will be performing few astonishing feats live on stage along with some trained circus artistes which will be a special attraction of the audio launch.

Directed by AR Murugadoss, 7aam Arivu is produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin’s Red Giant Movies.

Red Giant movies is releasing 7am Arivu worldwide for this Diwali on October 26th. So undoubtedly the film is going to set the box-office on fire.

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