Lingusamy and his Thirupati Brothers production house are the producers of Vettai starring Madhavan, Arya, Sameera Reddy, and Amala Paul.
Silambarsan’s character in Osthi is called Vel Murugan, says a source from Kollywood.
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is in depressed state of mind. He does not know how to react as his most ambitious project ‘Heroine’ shelved.
11:28 PM
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Trisha and Vikram will once again share the screen space after Bheema. But it is not for a film as most of their fans would want it to be. The buzz we hear is that the stars have been signed up a major brand for their commercial. The name of the brand has, however, been kept under wraps for now.
Sources say that the shooting of this commercial will begin in Chennai and both the stars will participate in it.
12:06 AM
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Vikram and Priyamani are invited to attend the annual convention of FeTNA (Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America) in Connecticut, US as special guests. The invitee list also includes Bharathiraja, Santhanam and Thamarai. The yearly event, which is being held for the past 23 years, will see a turnout of hundreds of Tamil population residing across USA from July 3 – 5. It will be a congregation of Tamils to recognize community achievements, organize professional forums, and enjoy music, dance, literature and theatre performances.
The convention will also feature Harris Jeyaraj’s musical evening with prominent singers from the Tamil industry. Entertainment skits and other programs are also planned by various US based Tamil Sangams, according to a press release.
12:29 AM
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There is hardly 24 hours before the release of Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan, which releases big on Friday June 18 worldwide.
The film has taken awesome advance booking in Chennai city, and should take a fantastic opening.
The premiere of the Hindi Raavan in London on Wednesday night was a glitzy affair, with the entire crew attending it along with celebrity guests like Shah Rukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan.
Meanwhile Madras Talkies the producers of the film who refused to have a press screening of the film so far, held back to back shows at a preview theatre for select VIP’s and Kollywood people.
Today (June 17) evening they are holding a charity show of the film in Chennai.
4:51 AM
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A fight sequence for the Mani Ratnam-directed Ravan involving Vikram and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was being filmed in a location near Mumbai when a bomb hurled exploded very close to the stars. The plan was to have the bomb explode in mid air, but unfortunately, it exploded near Vikram and Ash. Sensing trouble, the stars ran for safety and this saved them from the life-threatening situation. 
The fight was choreographed by Shyam Koushik. He said that the mishap was due to improper timing.
3:34 AM
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It is known that Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’ starring Vikram, Aishwarya Rai and Prithviraj is a bilingual for south – Tamil and Telugu. Vikarm also stars in the Hindi version of ‘Raavan’ with Abishekh Bachchan and Aiswarya Rai. Mani Ratnam who feels Vikram will be the next best thing happening to Bollywood from south has created a special trailer to introduce the national award winning actor to Bollywood in style. The special trailer will be a curtain raiser show casing Vikram’s style and substance using scenes from his earlier movies. Amitabh Bachchan is expected to release this special curtain raiser in March.
So expecting Vikram to make it big in Bollywwod after ‘Raavan’, Vikram’s current producers and getting ready to cash in. Mohan Natrajan who is doing a film with Vikram under Boopathy Pandian is all set to dub it in Hindi also. Ileana opposite Vikram will make it easy for Telugu dubbing. Vikram plays a police officer after ‘Samy’ in this untitled film. Brahmanandam will tickle the funny bones. Devi Sri Prasad will do the music instead of previously reported Mani Sharma.
1:31 AM
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Vikram and Tamanna have been selected for the Edison Awards 2009. The grand function in which the duo will be handed over the award will be held on February 14th in Chennai. Speaking about the Edison awards, its organizer Selvakumar said that this award is different from the other film awards. He added that Edison awards were given through the television channels in Singapore, Malaysia, Dubai, Canada, UK and Australia.
A cultural event will be organized by the television channels of these countries. Apart from Vikram and Tamanna, several other actors actresses and technicians will also be honored in this event. Ganesh Venkatraman will also be receiving an award for his performance in Unnaipol Oruvan.
10:38 PM
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South Indian super star Vikram has launched his own banner to produce a Tamil film featuring newcomers. According to latest reports, Vikram has been nurturing the idea of turning producer for a long time and is expected to rope in sensational director Sasikumar of Subramaniapuram fame to direct the film.
In an exclusive interview with a leading newspaper, Vikram said, "I have floated my own banner and our first untitled venture will be directed by Sasikumar. The film will feature newcomers. The technical team will comprise cinematographer Kathir and music director James Vasanthan, who have worked with Sasikumar before. After watching Subramaniapuram, I wanted to do a film with Sasi. I read the script, set in Chennai, and found it fantastic. I’m sure it would turn out to be a signature Sasikumar film."
Asked whether he would do a cameo in this film, Vikram said: "I would love to make an Alfred Hitchcock type appearance, but it will be Sasi’s call." Vikram recently completed Mani Rathnam’s Raavan and a three-week Ladakh schedule for Selvaraghavan’s film.
4:21 AM
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Kalaipuli S Thanu has spent more than Rs.60 Crores for ‘Kanthaswamy’! When asked about the huge funds spent on the movie, “It would have been incorrect if I had not spent this much on a super hero subject like Kanthaswamy”, justifies director Susi Ganesan.
Now here is an interesting scoop to delight the confident team of ‘Kanthaswamy’ and eager fans. Chiyan Vikram’s magnum opus has taken almost all the theatres in Chennai for its release. Moreover when the reservation was opened, an entire week’s tickets were sold out by the same afternoon. And that’s a record, people!
On August 15th the Regional Censor Board in Chennai cleared ‘Kanthaswamy’’s Tamil version with a ‘U’ certificate, with cuts. The Telugu version of the film ‘Mallanna’ was cleared in Hyderabad on August 14th with a ‘UA’ certificate.
Wow… This is something like the biggest ever release for a south Indian film!
3:45 AM
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Vikram is gung-ho the way his Susi Ganeshan directed Kanthaswamy has shaped out.
Last week before he left for Ooty for Mani Ratnam’s Raavan shoot, he saw the film.
Vikram says: “ Kanthaswamy is one of the most stylish films ever made in Tamil, it is class at the same time very mass and racy. The film is fun with lots of entertainment, yet has a serious message to convey.”
The songs of the film tuned by Devi Sri Prasad are topping the charts. Says Vikram: “ The songs are chic with oodles of oomph and glamour. Devi’s music and background score is awesome. Shriya is gorgeous.”
The actor feels such spectacular action scenes have never been shot before. Added Vikram: “You will see me in a startling new uber stylish avatar.”
The actor is also all praise for director Susi Ganeshan. “I would count Susi as one of the finest directors today in Tamil commercial cinema. He has designed the sound on par with Hollywood standards. And his shots are seen to be believed. Added to that, Ekambaram’s camera is magnificent. The film is going to rock”, concludes Vikram.
10:11 AM
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V.Creation’s Kalaipuli S.Thanu has confirmed to the trade that his magnum opus directed by Susi Ganeshan Kanthaswamy will make it to the theatres worldwide on August 15.
For the last two days Thanu’s office was a beehive of activity as the trade people descended to see the new trailers and all the songs of the film at his home theatre.
The songs and trailer were slick and attractive and looked awesome. Imagine the clarity and colour on the big screen, was the statement made by many in the trade. Thanu says that trade is gung-ho about the film, which is expected to take a gargantuan opening.
While Speaking , Thanu said: “ Please inform the world that Kanthaswamy will hit the screens on August 15, for the big Independence day weekend in over 900 screens in its Tamil and Telugu versions.”
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