Chennai Box-Office & Cine Express

Kanthasamy Release on July Middle

The Vikram - Shriya starrer Kanthasamy produced by Kalaipuli.S. Dhanu and directed by Susi should hit the screens before the inauspicious Adi Masam starts on July 17 and ends on Aug 16.Says producer Kalaipuli S.Dhanu: “The post production work due to graphics and special effects is taking time. If all goes well, we are targeting for Friday, Jul10 release, and if it is delayed at the most it will surely come out by Jul16. I do not want to delay it as Ramzan fast is starting on Aug 21 or 22, and collections will be affected in Andhra’s Nizam area (film is dubbed into Telugu as Mallana) and Kerala, Vikram’s traditional strongholds.”Dhanu says the film will release worldwide in 900 screens in both Tamil and Telugu versions. In Chennai city alone, the distributor Ramanathan has booked 21 screens, making it the widest ever release in the city.

Aadhavan - Off to Iceland

Here’s the latest on Aadhavan! The cast and crew will soon be off to Iceland to shoot a song (Eno Eno Panithuli…).
We understand that this is the first Tamil film to be shot in the region where popular James Bond films have been shot earlier. Eno Eno… will be choreographed by Dinesh and canned for ten days.
Suriya and Nayanthara play lead roles in the film, which is being directed by K S Ravikumar. Earlier, songs for this film have been shot at exotic locations in Kodaikanal and Darjeeling. It looks like the Aadhavan team is all set to go places. Literally, we mean!
Movie Will Release On Coming Diwali Treat ... Lets Rock..!

Aayirathil Oruvan Audio launch !

The audio launch of Aayirathil Oruvan took place on June 14th at the Centenary Hall in the University of Madras. The event was a grand affair which started with the traditional lighting of the Kuthuvilakku. Latha Rajinikanth, Lakshmi Sivakumar, Vijayalakshmi Kasturiraja, Sonia Selvaraghavan and Jyothi Ravindran lighted the lamp for an auspicious beginning.The audio was brought to the venue in a palanquin, which was borne by men about seven feet tall. Noted actor-director K Bagyaraj released the audio and it was received by director Shankar.As if to dispel reports floated by the media that Yuvan Shankar Raja and Selvaraghavan are not in good terms, the former made it to the audio launch.There was literally no dearth for entertainment with Dhanush, Aiswarya Dhanush and Andrea crooning to the music scored by GV Prakash. Later, GV Prakash teamed up with Andrea to sing a song. This is Prakash’s first live show, it is said. Ace playback singer PB Srinivas was also on stage to render a number.Singari Aatam and Kalari fights enthralled the audience. The Makabo dance, performed by a troupe from Nigeria had the audience spell bound. In all, the audio release has raised the expectations of the movie buffs. Let’s wait for AO to hit the marquee!

JUNE15 -- Maasilamani gets big opening !

No time to clarify - Nayanthara

Aleading Tamil magazine had morphed a picture of Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara on its cover in its latest issue. Following that, there were reports that the actress was planning to file a complaint with the Chennai police commissioner. However, when we contacted the lass, this is what she had to say. “I don’t know how a reputed magazine can do something like that,” she says, “Anyway, I’m not going to run after it and waste my time.” Nayanthara also made it clear that she does not want to clear the air about her rumoured marriage to Prabhu Deva. Says Nayan, “My hands are full and I have no time to go around clarifying these issues. Right now, my work comes first and nothing else matters.”

JUNE06 --- I don’t need to marry secretly - Nayanthara

The rumour mill is working overtime that Prabhu Deva has married Nayanthara at a hush hush ceremony in Hyderabad on Friday, June 5. A local television channel is playing it up as ‘Breaking News’!Prabhu and Nayanthara have been rumoured to be in love ever since they worked together in Villu. Now the grapevine has it that she is extremely close to him.The rumours about their affair, led credence when the actress tattooed Prabhu’s name (P in English and the rest in Tamil), a little above her wrist at Hakim’s Alim newly launched tattoo lounge in Hyderabad. This proves that the actress loves Prabhu and wanted to announce it to the world too. Speaking about the matter Nayantara said: “Even I heard about my marriage. Isn’t that funny? I’m not even in Hyderabad right now. Everyone knows that I am a very open person and when I decide to get married, I will officially announce it to the media. I believe in the institution of marriage and when it happens, it will be with the blessing of my parents. I don’t need to do it secretly.”

JUNE06 --- Shanthnoo Crossing boundaries

Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, who debuted in Tamil with Sakkarakatti, is packing his bags to go to Thiruvananthapuram — to do a Malayalam film titled Angel John! We hear that Mohanlal will do a cameo in the film, which will be directed by Jayasurya. The film is about a disturbed young man, who is at loggerheads with his parents and friends and thus decides to commit suicide! However, a stranger comes to his rescue as he is about to jump into the sea and his life changes forever. It’s interesting to note that Shanthnoo’s mom Poornima made her debut as the heroine of Fazil’s first film Manjil Virinja Pookkal in which Mohanlal debuted as villain. Also, the young lad’s sister Sharanya did a brief role in Mohanlal’s Photographer a few years ago!

JUNE06 --- The audio launch of Arumugam

It was time for some candid talk at the audio launch of Suresh Krissna’s Arumugam. The usually reticent director, who has worked with stalwarts like Kamal Haasan in Aalavandhan and Rajinikanth in Baasha and Baba, surprised the audience with some open talk.“It has been a long journey for me in the tinsel town and I am enjoying it,” he said and added, “Music is the window of any film and it plays a pivotal role in the movie’s success. No wonder the audio releases these days are organised in a grand manner. I have worked with Thenisai Thendral Deva in around 18 films and we share a wonderful chemistry. I’m glad to have him compose music for Arumugam as well.”Deva, for his part, also had good words for his friend Suresh Krissna. “There was a time when I used to work on 36 projects in a year. But in the last two years (2007 and 2008), there was a lull; I didn’t do even a single film. That was when Suresh Krissna, the director with whom I worked in hits like Baasha, stepped in and offered Arumugam,” he said

JUNE05 --- Chennai Box-Office - Ayan steady !

JUNE05 --- A wise Call - Kamalhaasan

Actor Kamal Haasan was at his scintillating best at a recently concluded screenwriting workshop in the city. He shared his opinions about films and filmmaking with other dignitaries from the film industry for the benefit of students attending the workshop.“The length of films is bound to change as attention spans are getting shorter,” the star said in reply to a question that was posed to him during the discussion that was held in the presence of mediapersons. “Platforms are going to vary and we’ll have to be ready for changes,” he added.The actor also clarified his stance on the issue of songs and dance. “There have been reports that I am against the song-and-dance routine. I am not. What I am against is monoculture. Why should all films have songs is what I ask,” he said.Kamal Haasan also clarified why there were anti-Hindi agitations in TN during the 60s. “This is a land where we protested against Hindi. This must have given the impression that we hated the language. But, we didn’t. We were only protestingan attempt by the Central government to give government jobs to only those who knew Hindi,” the star explained.