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VOICE OF RAJINIKANTH Nov 15, 2010 Home > More news A felicitation ceremony to celebrate Vaali's 80th birthday was held at the Narada Gana Sabha in Chennai on November 13, 2010. A book titled 'Vaali 1000', which is a compilation of Vaali's 1000 best movie songs, was released in the function. The function was presided over by Nalli Kuppuswamy Chetty and was attended by a host of celebrities which included P Suseela, Cho Ramaswamy, MS Viswanathan and Suriya. While Kamal Hassan released Vaali 1000, the first copy was received by director Shankar. Voice of Rajini While everyone heaped praises on Vaali, Rajini's speech was the highlight of the evening. Rajini mentioned that he had personally invited Vaali for his daughter Soundarya's wedding and was upset when Vaali did not attend the wedding. He added that even when Kamal and Vairamuthu asked about his participation in Vaali 1000 function, he refused. "But since I share a very close relationship with Vaali, I could not resist the temptation of being here", Rajini said. He was all in awe for the various legends present on the stage. He said that he holds a lot of respect for the people, who have gathered to honor the veteran. He recalled that it was MS Viswanathan who first gavea break in Moondru Mudichi in the song Vasanthe Kala... and was later utilised in Ninaithale Inikkum and Bhairavi. He said humbly that he is proud and it is his privilege to be in the same generation as other legends on stage. Speaking about Vaali, Rajini noted that he is a hugely talented poet and lyricist. Mentioning Shankar who cannot be easily satisfied with words, Rajini recalled that Vaali is someone who can make Shankar happy with his word magic. He added that it is remarkable that Vaali can think and please today's generation at his age. "I’m amazed with his talent and he is gifted by God himself", Rajini said. Hit songs "Every actor has a hit-song in his career which cannot be forgotten. If MGR can be remembered with the song "Naan Aanai Ittal", I will be in people's memory with the song "Amma Endru azhaikatha...". It is an irony that Vaali sir has written the song for me", Rajini beamed. Recalling that everyone were quite unable to find a proper introduction song for Chandramukhi, Rajini said that Vaali entered the discussion room rather casually and recited 'Devuda Devuda Ezhumalai Devuda..'. "This made the whole unit dumb-struck. May God give him a healthy life and may Vaali continue to entertain and enthrall audience as he has always been", Rajini concluded. Vaali's reply Vaali was in his usual self when it his turn to address the gathering. Speaking about his non-availability for Soundarya's wedding, he said that it was his wife's death anniversary which was why he could not attend the function. "Though I was physically not there at the marriage hall, I blessed the couple from my home. Though I could have told Rajini about this, I somehow missed it", Vaali said. He added that he was happy that Rajini spoke about this on stage and he could clarify this before everyone.

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MANKATHA CREW’S PLAN FOR DHAYANITHI’S WEDDING

Dayanidhi Alagiri is one of the most innovative and thoughtful producers / distributors in Kollywood. If he has been tied with the production of Mankatha of late, he is all set to tie the knot on November 18 when wedding bells will ring in Madurai. The Mankatha crew, including director Venkat Prabhu, Premji and others, have left for Madurai to be a part of this grand ceremony.

The Mankatha team must have planned for this meticulously as they were in Bangkok till Tuesday for the shooting of Ajith's introduction song in the movie. With all of them rejoicing their producer’s new role in his life, it must be one great party in Madurai.

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Jananathan’s jolly faceEven those in the film industry are not aware that S P Jananathan, the man behind ‘serious movies’ like ‘Iyarkai’, ‘Ee’ and ‘Peranmai’, is a man with a very good humour sense.

Even those in the film industry are not aware that S P Jananathan, the man behind ‘serious movies’ like ‘Iyarkai’, ‘Ee’ and ‘Peranmai’, is a man with a very good humour sense. And those who had the taste of his jovial side are Sasikumar, Mysskin and Samuthirakani, who accompanied the filmmaker to Norway to take part in an international film festival. Says Sasikumar, “We initially maintained a distance with Jananathan sir since he is senior to us. We also thought that he was a serious man. But we understood later that he is a man with an excellent sense of humour.” “We had a whale of time in Norway”, the director-actor-producer says and adds: “the jokes he used to crack were extremely hilarious and the trip was no doubt a memorable experience for all of us”.

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Foreign honour for 'Yuvan Yuvathi' team

The 'Yuvan Yuvathi' crew had recently visited Seychelles for the shooting where a reception was hosted by the Indian High Commissioner Asit Kumar Nag and Madhumitha Nag at Indian House.

Says director of the film G N Kumaravelan, "Everyone, from Bharath and Rima Kallingal to the entire crew, was warmly welcomed by the Commissioner. He was happy that we were shooting there and told us the last film to be shot there was Ram Gopal Varma’s Rangeela".

During the welcome address, the High Commissioner highlighted the initiative of Dr V Ramadoss to produce and film the movie in Seychelles. He hoped that this would pave way for more Indian film producers to Seychelles as a foreign destination for shooting their films.

Kumaravelan, whose first film was 'Ninaithale Inikkum', adds: "Yuvan Yuvathi is a love story. We have completed filming the talkie portion and a few songs. We are yet to shoot two more and have planned schedules in north India and abroad".

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Divya in Kannada ‘VTV’

The professional relationship between Gautham Vasudev Menon and Divya Spandana is getting stronger. The ‘Varanam Aayiram’ director and actress will come together for two more movies, say sources.

“The actress will play the female lead in the Kannada remake of ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’, which will be produced by Gautham himself. Shooting is expected to start soon”, they say.

Sources in the know also say Gautham will direct Divya for a new Tamil film. “However, this project will take off only after some time as both are busy with their prior commitments”.

While Gautham is busy with his Tamil thriller ‘Nadunisi Naaigal’ and the Hindi remake of ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’, Divya is busy with ‘Singam Puli’, ‘Kadhal 2 Kalyanam’ and a slew of Kannada projects.

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Rahman’s picks his best

Music maestro A R Rahman has listed out five songs, all composed by him, which he considers his best. “Though I like all my songs, these numbers are close to my heart”, he said.

“Narumugaiye… from Iruvar, Ennavale… from Kadhalan, Margazhi Thingal Allava from Sangamam, Kadhal… from Udhaya and Veerapandi Kottaiyile… from Thiruda Thiruda are those five songs”, he said in an interview to a Tamil magazine.

Throwing light on his spiritual side, the Oscar-Grammy winner said, “One can lead his spiritual life in a simple way or in a complex way. I am following what elders have preached. I can now see no difference between joy and sorrow”.

Saying that his aim is to create more musicians, the Mozart of Madras added: “I need huge amount of money to start music schools and to run them. Hollywood projects can help me earn. But I can’t accept all the offers that come my way just for the sake of money”.

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Endhiran Review

Cast: Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Danny Denzogappa, Karunas, Santahnam, Kalabhavan Mani and others

Music: AR Rehman

Cinematography: R. Rathnavelu

Writer: S. Shanker, Sujatha Rangarajan and V. Balakumaran

Editor: Anthony Gonsalves

Director: Shanker

Producer: Kalanithi Maran and Hansraj Saxena

Distribution Sun pictures in association with HBO films

Release date: September 24^th, 2010

Rating: 4/5

‘Endhiran’ which is also pronounced as ‘Enthiran’ is a typical superstar Rajnikanth movie, which is loaded with some racy entertainment. Some sequences may look ridiculous, crazy and unbelievable, but ‘everything is fair in a Rajnikanth’s movie

Story

Dr. Vaseegaran (Rajinikanth) is a scientist, who is proficient in his subject and can be categorized as a Genius. Dr. Vaseegaran creates a robot which is technically a ‘ Andro-humanoid’ machine and names it as Chitti. Chitti is impeccable machine, which has everything similar to that of a human, but is theoretically a robotic machine, loaded with cables, wires, and metal. Chitti can think like a human and can do anything and everything. It can become a doctor in one instance and can also turn into a ring master for the bad guys.

Dr. Vaseegaran dedicates his ten years of his entire life in accomplishing his dream project, which is creating Chitti. So, he never cares or concentrates on his personnel life and so he looses some valuable and precious moments.

Sana (Aishwarya Rai) is a medical student, who enters into the life of Dr. Vaseegaran. She is his fiancé, but is not amused with his work or his care towards her. They quarrel all the time and then kiss and make up. Sana always has a complaint, that Vasee is not at interested in her.

Dr. Vaseegaran’s aim is to make chitti join the Indian army and serve the nation, as a replacement for a human being. He wants to create a machine, which can avoid humans involving in war and sacrificing their lives.

AIRD has to give the permission to such kind of inventions and Dr. Bohra is the head of it. He is against Chitti and Dr. Vaseegaran as expected, due to a reason.

So, chitti remains as a machine friend to Dr. Vaseegaran, until one day, his neural Schema is captured and corrupted and at this moment, Vasee induces some emotions and feelings in the form of a chip into Chitti.

This brings a different twist to the story as the robot Chitti develops feelings towards Sana and this brings in more problems for Dr. Vaseegaran.

Then a sudden change in the story happens and Vasee is faced with some consequences, which can affect the human kind, due to Chitti. Vasee is cornered to destruct his on creativity, which is Chitti.

Will he succeed or not and what happens in this process is a big suspense, which has to be seen on the big screen.

Performances

Superstar Rajnikanth looks amazing with his grand wigs and heavy make up in ‘Endhiran’. His acting is impeccable and so does his dance. He is a true actor and deserves immense respect in the Indian cinema industry. Director Shanker has taken every care, to make Rajini look younger and apt to Aishwarya Rai.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan looks simply amazing and her acting, dance, elegance, beauty are un-expressible.

The other characters like Danny, Karunas and others have played their roles very well and add some life to the movie ‘Endhiran/Enthiran’

Music of AR Rehman is a highlight. Although, it was not up to the mark as expected, on screen, with the amalgamating of choreography, scenic locations, picturization, lavish sets, costumes, and what not, the music is perfect for the subject. Kilmanjaro as expected is one of the highlights of the movie.

Director Shanker has made his dream come true. ‘Endhiran’ was his dream project from the past 10 years and now it has been shaped out. The director needs to be applauded for the movie and he deserves it, for his time, dedication, creativity and hard work.

The last 30 minutes of “Endhiran” are captivating, breathtaking and of course are vital to the whole film.

On the whole, the movie ‘Endhiran’ is a master piece. But some audiences may not be happy, due to some ridiculous and crazy scenes in the movie. But all is accepted in a Rajinikanth movie and everything is done to highlight his heroic status.

The movie is a must watch entertainer and everyone one will feel that the investment made on the ticket is worth every penny.

So, what are you waiting for, go grab a ticket as soon as possible.

Endhiran, which was initially titled as ROBOT is an upcoming Tamil which is slated to be released by April 2010. Though the date has been fixed as October 1st,2010 the unit sources of Endhiran are quite confident that this magnum opus will be released much earlier than stated.

Endhiran is a dream project of ace director Shanker who has a background of directing blockbusters such as Sivaji, Nayak, Anniyan and Boys. Superstar Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Sathanam and Karunas are the cast of this film and R. Rathnavelu who is holding Cinematography department form the crew. The story of Endhiran is penned by Balakumaran, Sujatha Rangarajan, and S. Shanker. Music is composed by Indian Music maestro AR Rahman.

The movie is revealed to be a mega budget project with almost 190 crores as investments and has attained a record to be the highest budget films in Tamil Film Industry. This movie is said to be simultaneously dubbed into English and Telugu. The English version will have the title of ROBOT and the Telugu version will be titled as “Yanthram” likely.

Ayangaran International which has Chief executive Producer C. Karunamoorthy as the head were firstly the financiers of this Magnum Opus. But later on, as the recession hit the film industry, they opted out and Chennai Based SUN Pictures has owned the producing rights.

Endhiran Movie Review

Disclosed facts by Director Shanker about Endhiran

• ENDHIRAN was supposed to be titled as Robot, but in order to receive some credit from the Chennai film association for making a Tamil titled film; it was later on titled as Endhiran by the director.

• In the year 2001, Shanker wanted to start the movie as Robot with Kamal Hassan and Preity Zinta in the lead, but the movie got shelved due to budget constraints.

• After making the movie Sivaji: The boss with a high budget, Shanker was satisfied with its response at the box office. His confidence grew to go for a mega budget film and started to work on his dream project Endhiran

• As soon as the media smelled the point, it was gossiped that Shanker is going to make a Telugu movie with either Chiranjeevi or Mahesh Babu in the lead. Later on Ajith’s name came onto the surface. Bollywood fame Shahrukh Khan was also offered the project by Shanker himself in October 2007, but he was not convinced with the story and so backed out of the project. Ajith Kumar and Aamir Khan also were not ready to take a risk of putting 2 years of their precious film career on hold.

• Rajinikanth was later on approached and as he had immense confidence on the director, Rajinikanth agreed to do the film.

• In January 2008, the project was announced with Rajinikanth in the lead and the female search was on. Finally after considering several actresses like Asin, Priyanka Chopra, Trisha, Shriya, Deepika Padukone, Nayantara one name was finalized and that was Former miss world and international Fame Aishwarya Rai.

• Aishwarya Rai received a payment of Rs 6 crores for this project and is the only actress in India who has been paid this astronomical sum.

Endhiran Updates

• ENDHIRAN was the movie which began on February 15^th, 2008 in Chennai and a portfolio was clicked with Rajinikanth and Aishwarya in different costumes. Shanker and Cinematographer Ratnavelu went to a world tour which covered Peru, Vienna in Austria, and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil plus Hanoi in Vietnam.

• On September 8^th, 2008 the films first schedule took place at Peru where few scenes and a song 5 minute length song was picturised on Rajini and Aishwarya Rai. Raju Sundaram choreographed this movie and the location of Machu Piccchu was on the background.

• Few scenes which included one action scenes were filmed in United States and Brazil.

• The whole crew flew back to Goa, India and talkie part was completed which was 11 days in length.

• The third schedule was held at Himachal Pradesh and then around Chennai.

• SSN College on engineering which is based in Vellore was selected as the next location. Around 410 students were asked to act as extras and scenes involving Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai, Santhanam and Karunas were filmed on camera.

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Khaleja songs review

Prince Mahesh Babu was seen at the Radio Mir chi office, Begumpet, Hyderabad and the occasion was the audio launch of his much delayed film ‘Khaleja’.

The audio release was organized in a silent fashion and actress Anushka, director Trivikram, Namrata Mahesh, and Mahesh Babu’s son was present at the launch of ‘Khaleja’ songs. Music director Mani Sharma, who gave hit music for films like ‘Pokiri’, ‘Athadu’ has composed the music for the film.

‘Khaleja’ audio review

‘Khaleja’ has 6 songs in it and the details are given below

• Sada Shiva - typical song which is a bit patriotic and starts with some devotion. The song seems to be a situational song and has good lyrics as well as slow music.

• Boom shakana- this is the right song, which suits Mahesh Babu the best. The lyrics are peppy and are a mix of Telugu, Hindi and English wordings. This song will definitely impress Mahesh fans as it has a scope for displaying great dance steps with the tunes.

• Pilche- starts with the Hindi wordings and the songs looks situational and is shot exclusively on the sets with Rajasthan background. Has good scope for displaying dancing skills and looks similar to that of ‘Athadu’ music.

• Makathika- this song is catchy and is loaded with the guitar music mostly. This song will also have a good scope for seeing Mahesh in some sensational dance steps. Has a potential to get into the minds of the audiences.

• Sunday Monday- this song has some comic touch in its lyrics and is a duet genre. As usual this song also supports tunes with display of dancing skills.

• Taxi- Taxi is a song with some sarcastic lyrics and the song has good scope for dancing as well. The tunes are similar to that of ‘Pokiri’ in some senses.

Note- ‘ Khaleja’ songs are a bit impressive, but not up to the mark of the previous releases of Mahesh babu like ‘ Pokiri’ and ‘ Athadu’. But most importantly, these songs are better then Power star Pawan Kalyan’s ‘Puli’

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Anushka Shetty joins ‘Vaanam’ for Simbhu

‘Vaanam’ which is remake of Telugu hit ‘Vedam’ of 2010 is shaping up at fast pace and is expected to hit screens during the coming diwali season.

It is reported that the movie is said to be directed by Krish, who also directed the original.

Now, coming to the main news, it is reported that actor Silambarasan and Anushka pair were captured on the film yesterday on September 27^th, 2010. it is a fact that actor Silambarasan aka simbhu is a big fan of Anushka and there were rumors that he is going to marry Anushka and also had a date with her on a long drive in his luxury car.

Well, presently, nothing is official about the above sentence, but it is confirmed that his dream to work with her on screen has finally worked out. The scene in which Cable Raja (Simbhu) meets Saroja (Anushka) was captured on camera yesterday and the unit sources say that Simbhu was seen praising Anushka to the peak.

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Endhiran/ Enthiran true collections

Media hype is pumping more enthusiasm into the high budget Tamil movie ‘Endhiran’ which was hyped to have collected Rs 100 crores in the opening weekend

and is sure to collect Rs 450 crores, which is only the prediction of the producers and not the actual cinema trade analysts.

Due to the lack of organized reporting, Endhiran/Enthiran is said to be getting all fake record collections. But here is the actual truth regarding the collections. The movie is going strongly in Tamilnadu and is reported to have collected Rs 73 cr- Rs 75 cr world wide so far, which is the actual collection estimate. The actual trade estimates speak out that, Endhiran/ Enthiran is churning out Rs 1.7 lakhs per day from the different centers and that amounts to Rs 8-9 crores per day. The other languages collections are disappointing as the Andhra Pradesh collections of Robot are said to be overall Rs 12- Rs 14 crores which is against Rs 27 crores investment. So, presently there is a loss. The Karnataka and Kerala collections are so far Rs 5-6 crores and the Mumbai and Delhi reports of collections are said to be Rs 12 cr to Rs 16 crores.Coming to the overseas record collections the USA and UK reports are as follows.

United States of America- Enthiran/Endhiran – Rs 6.81 crores so far; Robot (telugu)- Rs 2.16 crore and Robot (Hindi)- Rs 73.58 lacs.

United Kingdom- Endhiran/Enthiran- Rs 1.96 crores and Robot Hindi is Rs 43.17 lacs.

So, the actual collection estimate are estimated to be in the range of Rs 70 crores to Rs 75 crores and not Rs 100 cr as claimed by the makers of ‘Endhiran/Enthiran’.

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Director Shanker ‘3 idiots’ Tamil update

Director Shanker, the man behind the magnum opus ‘Endhiran/ Endhiran’ is all set to getting ready with his next project. The director is presently enjoying the glory, fetched by his latest film “Endhiran/ Enthiran’ and is on a short vacation presently.

But the associated of him have started their work on next project, which happens to be a remake of ‘3 idiots’. Earlier reports were alive that actor simbhu, actor Surya will be playing the lead, along with Vijay. But now, the official sources reveal that Ilayapathi Vijay will be playing the lead role of Aamir Khan in the film. The rest of the star cast has to be finalized yet.

There are reports that actor Jiiva and Siddharth are playing two roles in this film. But Siddharth has clarified on twitter that he will be a part of it. Madhavan and simbhu have also cleared the air that they won’t’ be the pat of this project. Gemini film circuit which purchased rights of this film for a whooping price is making this movie in Tamil and Telugu simultaneously.

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Endhiran’ gets into Oscar race

Superstar Rajnikanth acted ‘ Endhiran’ is all set to break all the records in Kollywood, the film is going strong in Tamilnadu and is a bit weak in other languages.

However, the overseas talk is positive and the makers as well as the distributors are happy with the progress of the movie at the Box office.

It is heard that, after the screening in Mumbai for celebrities, Rajnikanth was applauded for his work and director Shanker was appreciated for his talent, by stars like Aamir Khan and Amitabh bachchan.

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan also gave an idea to Shanker and the makers to take “Endhiran’ for Oscar nominations. It is heard that, Aamir was very much impressed by the movie and disclosed to Rajnikanth that, ROBOT (ENDHIRAN) has all the factors to make it upto to Oscars and was happy that Indian movies, have reached to the level to attain international recognition.

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‘Endhiran’ becomes an example in Indian cinema industri

Indian cinema industry is enthralled with the way, ‘Endhiran’ has been made and scaling news records in the Indian film world.

Entire bollywood cinema industry is congratulating the cast and crew of ‘Endhiran’ for the marvelous output they have rendered in the film industry.

Frankly speaking, ‘Endhiran’ has not only set new records in the whole Indian cinema, but also has become a perfect example as well. Here comes the news that bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, saw the movie in his home theatre and called on for an urgent meeting with his members of the production house ‘Red chillies’. The actor was seen discussing the scenes of his Rs 200 cr project RA ONE and wanted certain changes to be made. It is reported that after seeing the technical standards of the movie, SRK now wants to change his ‘Ra One’ into a gaming movie.

Similar news is rendered from the house of the Roshans, which speaks out that they want their shelved project KRISH 2 to have certain elements similar to that of ‘Endhiran’.

But it is also reported that, SRK wanted to change his movie sequences which involved high budget investments, as he found out tough to regain them after the movie releases.

So, in this way, on a positive term ‘Endhiran’ has become an example in the Indian cinema industry.

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Rajnikanth in ‘Basha 2’

cr investments and is said to get into profits mode soon. The whole Tamil cinema industry is proud about the magnum opus and if in case, the movie gets huge profits; then it may create a history.

Coming to the main news, after ‘Endhiran’; Rajnikanth will be seen in the sequel of his 90s blockbuster ‘Baasha’. The movie had Rajnikanth in lead with actress Nagma sharing the screen space as female lead.

Now, the same banner ‘Satya Movies’ are said to make the movie sequel soon and Rajnikanth has given his consent for it. Presently, superstar Rajnikanth in on a spiritual pilgrimage to Himalayas and when the representative of RM Veerapan (the proprietor of Satya Movies) approached him for sequel ‘Baasha 2’, there was a positive signal from him.

With superstar Rajnikanth support Satya movies, which is a legendary banner has some hopes to come into golden existence soon.

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Kamal Hassan wants Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

“Endhiran” has created a magic spell on the Tamil cinema audiences and is said to be engrossing huge revenues in this month. The movie is already 15 days old and has grossed Rs 123 cr through all sources, till date.

It has to fetch Rs 180 cr which is the actual investment and this appears to be a tough task. Now, coming to the main news, the female lead of “Endhiran” is said to have impressed Kamal Hassan the most.

After seeing ‘Endhiran’ in a private screening, Kamal is said to be interested in working with Ash in his one of the coming films. He discussed the same with director KS Ravi Kumar who is busy making ‘Manmadhan Ambu” presently.

There is news that, in 2011, Kamal is desperate to act with Aishwarya Rai.

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‘Endhiran’ feels safe until Diwali....

Superstar Rajinkanth’s “Endhiran” is said to be safe until Diwali as the movie has no stiff competition from any sort in Tamilnadu at least. The collection bells of ‘Endhiran’ from the overseas and other languages have stopped ringing and the fizz and craze have faded out in the past 17 days.

However, the movie has no competition to it’s near in Tamilnadu and is the only film entertainment sources for the big screen audiences. Earlier, ‘Chikku Bukku’ was said to hit screens on October 22^nd, 2010, but now, the makers are planning to post pone it by a week.

So, with no big movies releasing in this month, ‘Endhiran’ will be safe until the Diwali festival, which is on November 5^th, 2010.

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Vijay and Ileana – The new pair for Tamil 3 idiots

3 idiots was a Hindi movie that broke all box office records. The movie starring Aamir Khan, Sharmaan Joshi and R Madhavan went on to become a huge hit and was appreciated by the critics as well as the masses. It is of no surprise then when director Shankar decided to remake the movie in Tamil.

The lead actor is Vijay and the remaining two actors are yet to be finalized though rumors say that Simbu and Mahesh Babu have been finalized for the roles. There were also a lot of speculations about the heroine of the film but now it has finally been confirmed that the role of Kareena Kapoor will be played by none other than Ileana. There were many actresses vying for that role, but it was Ileana who struck gold.

She was supposed to start opposite Vikram in his movie titled 2 but the project was eventually dropped. Director Shankar had a lot to think about before casting the perfect substitute for Kareena Kapoor. The role essayed by Kareena was a really memorable role and the director wanted to do full justice to the role. After a lot of deliberation, the director decided to cast Ileana for the role.

Ileana is extremely excited to work with the famous director and says that she loved the movie and that this is almost like a dream come true for her. She is preparing for the roe by studying Kareena in the movie by watching the movie again and again. She hopes to do as much justice to the role as Kareena did.

The remake of the movie has been in the news now for a long time. There were a lot of rumors regarding the casting of the heroes for the movie. R Madhavan who acted in the Hindi movie opted out of the Tamil version. Speculations suggest that the director is now looking to cast either Siddharth or Silamabarasn.

The movie is likely to be released only in the summer of 2011. The shooting is slated to begin in the early weeks of November.

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Namitha acts villain in Ilaignan

Namitha is most excited to work in the film Ilaignan. This saucy actress is looking forward to star opposite Pa Vijay in the movie that has been written by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. The movie is set in the decade of 1940 and Namitha essays the role of a rich and egoistic woman of a mixed race. 

Namitha says she feels privileged to work in a movie that has been scripted with her in mind. She plays a character with shades of grey in the movie. Her precious movie was Indra Vizha in which she portrayed a negative character as well. She is most excited about this role because she gets to dress up in Victorian style dresses, wear hats and even smoke cigarettes. She compares her look in the film to the Kate Winslet’s look in the blockbuster movie Titanic. 

She says that the movie also involves speaking a lot of English and this helps her portray the character with ease. The movie is directed by Suresh Krishna. Namitha cannot stop praising her director. She is extremely thankful to the director for laying his trust in her and also giving her a lot of time to understand the character so that she could play it to perfection. She hopes to be remembered as well as Ramya who played the negative role Nilambari in the hit movie Padayappa. 

She wants to experiment with all kinds of roles. She says that she is looking for meaty roles and not just roles that portray her as a sex symbol. She says that most roles that used to be offered to her earlier used to be the glamorous types. But now directors are taking her more seriously. This is evident from the fact that she has a number of action films in her kitty. She is all set to star in the Telugu remake of the Hindi hit Gangster. She also plays the role of a police woman in another Telugu flick titled Desadhrohi and a similar role in a Kannada movie project. 

Ask her about her most memorable role? She replies “Billa” without even thinking twice!

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