Amitabh Bachchan’s message to Suriya

Actor Suriya impresses television audience with the very first episode of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi.

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, SRK and Salman Khan have all hostedshows of their own, but down south, Suriya is the first actor to take uphosting.

Apparently, before accepting the KBC Tamil version offer, Suriya had met Amitabh on the sets of KBC and spent a whole day watching him host the show. He had interacted with Big B about the show and it was Amitabh who’d inspired him to do the show in Tamil.

Amitabh had insisted that he take up the KBC Tamil version as he felt that it was an excellent medium to connect directly with the audience. In fact, there was a cutemessage from Big B to Suriya telling him to rock on the show.

Sriram from Vijay TV says, “Suriya is a perfectionist. He wanted to know all about the show and watch the shooting before he committed to it. We spent a day on the sets of KBC in Mumbai as a learning session. It was good to watch Suriya spending time on the sets amidst his busy film shootings.”

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Kochadaiyaan Rolling from March 19th »

Super Star Rajinikanth’s much awaited movie Kochadaiyaan is all set to roll.Soundarya Rajinikanth who is directing this movie has all the pre production works intact and it is said that the crew will be flying to London very soon and the movie will start rolling from March 19th.

Kochadaiyaan is first of its kind in Tamil cinema which comes out with state of the art motion capture technique. A.R.Rahman who is composing for this movie is said to have successfully recorded one song which has stunned the entire crew.

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Lawrence Going To making ‘Muni’ part 3

Actor/choreographer/directorLawrence Raghavendra has started working on a third sequel to his acclaimed film ‘Muni’.

Lawrence directed and acted in ‘Muni’ and its part 2 titled ‘Kanchana’. Both won appreciation.
After their release, Lawrence has taken up aTelugu venture ‘Rebel’. Besides directing it, he has also composed music for this film. It will be released in June.

He plans to launch his Muni – part 3 in April. It will be in Tamil and Telugu. The title has not yet been decided.

Lawrence will introduce his brother in Muni – part 3. A dance scene featuring both Lawrence and his brother will be one of the highlights

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Vijay While Recording A Party Song For “Thupakki” Movie

Vijay fans were eagerly waiting for such an news flash . Now,it is official that Ilayathalapathy Vijay is indeed singing in hisupcoming flick Thupakki which has Harris Jayaraj composing for the second consecutive time after blockbuster movie Nanban.

Not to forget the fact that Vijay has a sound experience in singing . All the numbers that he crooned became super hits in past and he is sure to repeat the history again with this number. It is reported that the Vijay has done a party number which impressed the composer to the core. Let’s wait and listen to this exciting party number.A.R.Murugadoss ‘s Thuppaki is making rapid progress with its full crew presence in Mumbai where they are canning some important action sequences.

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Hype and hoopla over K.V. Anand’s ‘Maatran’

K.V. Anand’s ‘Maatran’ starring Suriya, Kajal Agarwal, Sachin Gadekar and Daniel Balaji will hit the screens in May, it is learnt.

Expectations are rising by the day because of Anand after his hits ‘Ayan’ and ‘Ko’.
Graphics are given importance in ‘Maatran’, which is an action thriller with dazzlingvisual effects, it is said.

The hype has already started paying off. The film is being dubbed in Telugu with the title ‘Duplicate’. Bellamkonda Suresh has bought the dubbing rights paying a highprice.

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Superstar changed the ‘3’ movie climax!

Kolaveri famed '3' Tamil movie directed by Aishwarya R Dhanush which stars Dhanush and Shruti Hassan in the leads will be releasing on the 14th of April.

We hear that a special screening of the movie was arranged for our Superstar Rajinikanth. He had watched and is reported to have said he loved the movie except for its tragic climax.

Rajini it seems was a bit skeptical about having a tragic climax and had advised his daughter Aishwarya who is making her directorial debut with this movie to change it and have a positive ending.

Aishwarya Dhanush has taken in to consideration the thoughtful comments her father had provided and we need to wait and see if the director would have a happy ending or the sad one.

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In Ajith’s Billa-2 Nayantara playing a cameo role!

Actress Nayantara after her alleged break-up with Prabu Deva is in news for making a comeback in to films. Earlier there were reports that Nayantara is making a come back with a Ajith film under the direction of Vishnuvardhan, which might also star Arya in another important role that will be produced by AM Rathanm.

Now we hear that Nayantara will be playing a cameo role in Billa 2. She had been the lead actress in the earlier version of Billa. We hear that Nayan has agreed to do the cameo as Ajith and Nayantara shares a good rapport and has also done another film (Aegan) together.

Billa 2 has Parvathy Omanakuttan playing the lead, while the film also has Bruna Abdulla, Vidyyut Damwal as the villain. The film written and directed by Chakri Toleti also has Prabhu, Rahman, Krishnakumar as part of its cast.

The movie has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja, cinematography by RD Rajasekhar and editing by Suresh Urs.

The film has recently wrapped up its shoot in a foreign location and is scheduled to release on the 1st of May.

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Jai and Samantha’s “Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah”

Gorgeous face Samantha Ruth Prabhu has bagged another interesting release in her kitty. This new movie is titled Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah(Marriage alias Marriage) and will be a romantic offering in the making. Pairing opposite her in male lead is actor Jai, who is breathing fresh after his Engeyum Eppodhum success

This new flick starring Jai and Samy will be directed by Aneesh., who has gained his experience assisting Nasser. Jai has given a positive nod for the project after hearing the brief from the director. He is presently engaged with another release inArjunan Kadhali and Simbu’s Vettai Mannan. Actress Samantha has become red hot inKollywood with her successive sign ups for director Gautham Menon’s Nee Thane En Ponvasanthamand Mani Ratnam’s big offering Kadal, which will have music composed by AR Rahman. Interestingly, her new signup Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah will have Rahman’s sister AR Rehanascoring the tunes. Cinematographer Shakthi. Thirumanam will flex his camera for the film produced by Aascar V.Ravichandran .

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Pakistani Woman Wins Oscars

A history created. The country that prevents the freedom of women has learned its lesson on how a women can achieve. Just before few minutes, it was Sharmeen Obaid winning the honours for her astounding work in short film ‘Saving Faces’ that speaks about a plastic surgeon performing reconstruction surgery on victims affected by acid violence.

The film indirectly showcases how the women in Pakistan are subjected to tortures due to inequality in societal system.

Speaking on the occasion, Sharmeen said, “This is all for the women in my country, who are still dreaming to achieve their dreams and still not able to do it...”

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Nayantara Doing cameo in Ajith's Billa2?

Glamorous Nayantara, who played the main female lead in Billa, will be reportedly seen in the sequel too. The latest buzz is that the actress will be doing a cameo in the upcoming Billa 2 starring Ajith Kumar.

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Krish 2 in Hyderabad city

Unlike other actors of Bollywood, Hrithik Roshan doesn’t love sticking to usual cinema and instead always strives to do something different. Although his recent release Agneepath was an usual commercial drama style, it boasted of his herculean performance that no other actor to compete with.

While films were little mediocre before few years, his father Rakesh Roshan gave couple of consecutive hits = Koi Mil Gaya and its sequel Krrish. With the latter one re-establishing Hrithik Roshan as the most prominent superhero actor, his father Rakesh is now shooting the Krrish-2 that will have more bonanzas in technical and narrative aspects. The film has promising star-casts like Priyanka Chopra and Vivek Oberoi, who plays negative role.

Major portions of the films are shot in Hyderabad Film City.

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Karthik awaits Rajini’s approval for Kochadaiyaan

Popular playback singer Karthik is also debuting as a music director with the Vasanthabalan-directed classic Aravaan set in the backdrop of a few centuries back in time. Starring Aadhi, Dhansika and Pasupathy in lead roles, the film’s audio had been released long ago and has been appreciated by movie-goers. However, Karthik is still apprehensive as he awaits audiences’ response in theatres to his music and background score.

Karthik hasn’t yet taken up another assignment after Aravaan to score music as he hadn’t been narrated any decent scripts so far. In a ‘first’ and what could turn out to be the most important song-recording session in his career, Karthik had flown to Mumbai recently and sung a song for superstarRajinikanth which would feature in his upcoming film titled Kochadaiyaan.

Needless to add that it was A.R. Rahman, the film’s music director, who insisted that Karthik should sing the song for Rajini. The superstar reportedly wanted SPB, who has sung many amazing hit numbers for him, to sing the song. Though Rahman agreed to it, he had reportedly convinced Rajini and Soundarya that they would have to first listen to the song recorded in the voice of Karthik before deciding about retaining it in the film.

The duet, penned by veteran lyricist Vaali, has been recorded in Karthik’s voice in Mumbai. Only afterRajini listens to the song would it be known as to whether or not the song would find a place in the film’s final version or whether the song is re-recorded in the voice of the ever-green SPB. Three songs have so far been recorded for the film, it is learnt, with Vairamuthu penning the other two. A song each would be penned by Madan Gorky and Naa Muthukumar, it is reported.

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Oscars 2012: Best film ‘The Artist’ sweeps five Oscars

French love story "The Artist" became the first silent film to win the best picture Oscar in 83 years as it scooped five honours at the Academy awards where veteran Meryl Streep was crowned the best actress.
   
The Academy paid tribute to its own roots by awarding the black and white film, which triumphed over the big names like Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen, to win the top award. The last silent film to win the best picture Oscar was "Wings" in 1929.
   
Director Michel Hazanavicius and Jean Dujardin walked away with the best director and actor trophies.
   
"I am the happiest director in the world. I want to thank the financier, the crazy person who put money in the movie," said Hazanavicius, 44.
   
"The Artist" beat eight rivals for the top prize, including Martin Scorsese's "Hugo", Woody Allen's "Midnight in Paris" and "The Help". Scorsese's "Hugo" tied up with "The Artist" by winning five trophies in technical categories on Sunday night.
   
Streep, the most nominated actress in the Academy history with 17 nods, looked dazzling as she accepted her third Oscar and her first in the last 30 years for her portrayal of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady."
   
The 62-year-old star previously won for 1979 film "Kramer vs Kramer" and 1982's "Sophie's Choice".
   
"Oh my God! thank you so much. When they called my name, I had the feeling I could hear half of America going, 'oh, come on, her again?," Streep said while accepting the statuette to a standing ovation.
   
"I really understand I'll never be up here again," Streep said as she thanked her husband, make-up artist and friends.
   
Dujardin, who plays silent hero George Valentin who fades as talkies make their presence felt in Hollywood, beat George Clooney and Brad Pitt to win the best actor honour.
   
"Oh! thank you. I love your country," said 39-year-old Dujardin as he thanked silent movie star Douglas Fairbanks for inspiration. © http://post.jagran.com/

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Oscar 2012: Winners

Best Motion Picture: The Artist

Best Actress in a Leading Role: Meryl Streep for The Iron Lady
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Best Actor in a Leading Role: Jean Dujardin for The Artist
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Best Director: Michel Hazanavicius for The Artist
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Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Christopher Plummer for The Beginners © AP

Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Octavia Spencer for The Help
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Best Costume Design: Mark Bridges for The Artist
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Best Art Direction: Dante Ferretti (Production Design); Francesca Lo Schiavo (Set Decoration) for Hugo
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Best Film Editing: Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

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Achievement in Cinematography: Robert Richardson for Hugo
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Best Foreign Language Film: A Separation from Iran, directed by Asghar Farhadi
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Best Sound Editing: Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty for Hugo

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Best Sound Mixing: Tom Fleischman and John Midgley for Hugo

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Best Documentary Feature: TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas for Undefeated

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Best Visual Effects: Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning for Hugo

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Best Original Song: Bret McKenzie for Man or Muppet from The Muppets

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Best Original Screenplay: Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris

Best Documentary Short Subject: Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy for Saving Face
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Best Animated Short Film: William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg for The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

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Best Live Action Short Film: Terry George and Oorlagh George for The Shore

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Best Make Up: Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland for The Iron Lady© AP

Best Animated Feature Film: Rango© AP

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‘3’ movie sale through open Auction

Director-producer Kasturi Raja(father of Dhanush) is planning to put his upcoming production venture 3 up for sale through auction process. The film stars his son and actor Dhanush in the lead opposite the stunning Shruti Haasan. It also marks the directorial debut of Kasturi Raja’s daughter-in-law Aishwarya who has directed her husband for the first time on-screen.

The film has caught the attention of music lovers and movie-goers not only in Tamil Nadu but in other parts of the country as well thanks to the hugely popular number Why this Kolaveri di… penned and sung by Dhanush himself. The song, which received a record 15 million hits on the YouTube last year, was awarded the ‘golden star’ by YouTube. The popularity of the song also resulted in Dhanush and Shruti getting separate invites to dine with the Hon’ble Prime Minister at New Delhi.

The film has music by debutant music director Anirudh. Thanks to the huge popularity of the above-cited song, the film would now be released simultaneously in its Tamil, Telugu and Hindi (really!) versions. Distributors across the State and elsewhere have reportedly been vying with each other to secure the film’s distribution rights for Rs.50 crores!

Apparently to drum up more funds by way of selling the film for its distribution and theatrical release, Kastrui Raja has decided to put the film for sale at an ‘auction’ where the NSC distribution circle and other distribution zones would be finalized at ‘hefty’ rates! Many years back, Dhanush’s Thiruda Thirudi was also put on auction for the distributors to bid for the same.

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