Thamirabarani movie review

Starring Vishal Bhanu Prabhu Nadiya Nassar Vijayakumar Nizhalgal Ravi Rohini Manorama Ganja Karuppu Aarthi 

 Directed by Hari


Produced by B. Bharathi Reddy


Written by Hari 

Music by Yuvan Shankar Raja 

Distributed by Vijaya Productions


Release date(s) 2007 

Vishal, continued his trademark in Thamirabarani too. Hari netted the family bonding with the help of Vishal as major portion of the film highlighted sentiments and family bonding which was not new to Tamil cinema. Vishal seems very comfortable in acting in Village Subject because from Sandakozhi to Thamirabarani, Vishal is always interested in family subjects with 2% Sentiment & 98% Action. Director Hari has brought huge film cast like Prabu, Nasser, Rohini, Manorama and Nadhiya to rescue the film, from going down.
Regarding the story, Bharani(Vishal) thunderous, brave man with lot of love towards his family. Bharani and his mother (Rohini) live with Saravanan(Prabu) along his mother (Manorama) in a remote village. In, another village PVS family (peopled by Nadhiya, Vijayakumar and Nasser), And Heroine Banu (Banu) too. Both Saravanan & PVS family’s are Relatives sometime ago but Saravanan fondness for his sister (bharani’s mother) triggered conflict between Saravanan and his wife Sakunthala(Nadhiya), then they lived apart from each other. Without aware of the situation Bharani loves Banu vise versa. Bharani has right to marry Banu and he fights for his Murai Ponnu forms the rest of the story.
The story is not new to Kollywood, still Film Casts (Prabu, Nadhia, Nazzer) Acting are sure to attract peoples from all the sides, apart from that dialogue delivery and Comedy narration tried out by director really worked well. New face Banu, look similar like typical village girl. And music scored by Yuvan sounds Ok. Director narrated the whole story based on the characters, which minimized the story in long run.

Action, songs, sentiment & Love, a perfect Masala Movie cooked by the director is sure to taste the success.

Actor	Role
Vishal	Bharanivel
Prabhu	Saravanaperumal
Bhanu	Bhanumathy
Nadhiya	Sakunthala Devi
Nassar	Vellathurai
Vijayakumar	Vellathurai's father
Nizhalgal Ravi
Rohini	Bharani's mother
Ganja Karuppu	Muthu
Manorama	Saravanaperumal's mother
Thamizhkumaran
Sampath Raj
Aarthi

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration (min:sec)	Notes
1	"Karuppaana Kaiyale"	Ranjith, Roshini	3:28
2	"Kattabomma Oorenakku"	Vijay Yesudas	4:51
3	"Thaaliyae Thevaiyillai"	Hariharan, Bhavatharini	4:47
4	"Thiruchendhuru Muruga"	Naveen Mathav	5:27
5	"Vaartha Onnu"	Kay Kay	5:16

Vartha Onnu Song Lyrics in English

	M:	Vaarththa Onenu Vaarththa Onenu Kollappakkuthae Athu Vaaleduththu Vaalaeduththu Vettappakkuthae Nan Themira Chenja Kariyamonnu Thappa Ponathae Yen Thaamirabarani Thanni Ippo Uppa Ponathae Yenakku Sonthamillai Yendru Chonna Udan Manasu Veruththuppochchu Yen Nizhilae Kuda Ippo Raththam Kottuthadi Idayam Surungip Pochchae                                                  (Vaarththa..)
		Oravugal Yenakkathu Puriyala Sila Vunarvugal Yenakkathu Velangalla Kalangara Velakkamae Iruttilae Peththathukku Thandanie Koduththuttane Avan Raththathil Thookkaththa Naan Thezichchuttane
		Anbula Arazia Vethaichchuttane Attakkaththi Thannu Naan Aadipparththane Velaiyattu Vettukkaththiyaga Athu Maari Ippa Vaenaiyachchu Pattam Poochchi Male Aattathilae Kannae Ippa Kaanaliyae Vaarththa Onnu Vaartha Onnu Padachchavan Potta Mudichchu
		Yen Kaluththul Maatti Irukkuthu Pagaiyulae Manasu Than Patharuthu Kanavula Paiyura Maza Ithu Naan Kaithodum Pothu Mariyuthu Maegamae Sogamaa Vuraiyuthu Soorath Thaengaa Pola Yenna Sukku Noora Odaikkathae Sokkapana Malae Nee Theeya Alli Veesathae Yeti Yeti Poogaiyulae Irakkula Vaegirathae Kuttanjchoru Aakkaiyulae Payekkaththu Veesiyathae           (Vaartha..)

Actress Oviya speaks about Kazhavani

May 2, 2010 by The Editor  

Filed under Actress, Movies, Tamil

Oviya while speaking to the media said,” My real name is Oviya. I was doing first year degree course in Trichur College. I was also looking out for chance. I did a small role in a Malayalam film.
The director who saw this gave me the opportunity for me to become Kazhavani’s lover. With regard to me talking Thanjavur Tamil, I was sent to Koothupattarai for training. I was also trained for acting. It was a great problem to speak this dialect.
Now people are appreciating me after seeing me on the screen. I feel like that I have got wings. With regard to glamour, I am donning a role of a beautiful village girl. Audience will see me as a girl from their own village.



Audience will not agree if I do glamour role if they see me in this film. There are talks that the chemistry between me and Vimal as worked out well. It is not so. I am upset by this kind news even before the release of my first film.
When there is no shooting, I will call the hero as Anna ( brother). Vimal, though he looks decent in his white dresses, is a real thief. That means fondest thief. That’s how he steals my heart in the film. Not in reality.”

Kalavani – Movie Review

Kalavani

Verdict: Best Entertainer of this season

Production: Nasir

Direction: Sargunam

Star-casts: Vimal, Oviya, Thiru Murugan, Saranya, Ilavarasu and others

Music: SS Kumaran

Camera: Om Prakash

Art: T. Santhanam

Stunts: Dhilip Subbarayan

Co-production: Zahir

Lyrics: Na. Muthukumar, A. Sargunam

‘Cool’ could be the right choice to describe ‘Kalavani’ in one word. Hardly the fact that the movie is directed by a debutant and there are no big stars in it would strike you, as you would be so glued to the film right from scene one. In other words, ‘Kalavani’, directed by fresher Sargunam (a former associate of ‘Kireedam’ fame Vijay) is a light hearted film that comes across as a whiff of fresh air, throwing light on the sense and sensibility of human relationships. The story is nothing new. It is about a boy and a girl from two different villages which are at loggerheads for years. Not just that, the girl has an elder brother too, who poses hurdles to the affair, a regular thing in most of the movies made in these parts. But the treatment the director has given to the script and the way he narrated the story win all accolades. Aptly helping him is cinematography by Om Prakash and music by S S Kumaran (of ‘Poo’ fame), not to forget the support given by producer Nazir to make such a different venture. Arikki (Vimal), a good for nothing youth, is pampered by his mother (Saranya), with his father (Ilavarasu) working in Dubai sending money for their survival. Arikki is the one who also does some harmless minor heists and makes marriage proposals to every girl he meets. But things change when he falls for Maheswari (Oviya), a girl from a nearby village whose terms with Arikki’s place is not worth mentioning. The feud between the two villages is further fueled when one of Arikki’s friends crosses swords with Ilango (Thirumurugan), Maheswari’s brother. How Arikki successfully crosses all hurdles and ties the knot to Maheswari is the rest of the story, which is told in a lively and unconventional way that could even make you to roll over the floor laughing. For Vimal, it is an extension of his ‘Pasanga’ act and he does it with ease. Oviya fits well to the role of a village belle. The experience of Saranya and Ilavarasu is visible on screen while debutant Thirumurugan marks his presence. Ganja Karuppu as Panchayathu tickles the funny bone. If you are ready to forget some loopholes which you rarely come across and game for a fun-filled ride, ‘Kalavani’ could be a wise choice to spend some quality time. For films like ‘Kalavani’ is not a regular happening in Tamil cinema.... Movie Review: What a director and what a debut! Imagine making a traffic cop on duty reach into his pocket and cough up money for a children's cricket match. The visions such a scene unleashes in you are mind-blowing, but that is only a tiny part. The entire film moves along on a kind of screenplay that is smooth and unlaboured, while the dialogues, arriving with a minimum of fuss, are so laced with humour that you are constantly grinning. Above all, what makes the film's story work is the depth of characterisation the director is able to bring to the job. Clearly, he is one who understands the sense and sensibility behind human relationships. Not just between the lead characters but also among the disparate crew who don the roles of various family members. There are many more brownie points for the director, who last assisted Vijay in 'Kreedom', but time to cut to the story. Basically a romance. The hero and heroine belonging to different villages are at loggerheads with each other and this spills over even to kids' cricket contests. But the feud is introduced rather late. Up front, you are treated to Arikki's (Vimal of 'Pasanga' fame) tangos with his mother (Saranya). He has trouble clearing Plus II, but has no problems getting her to part with a couple of hundred bucks to splurge on beer and stuff with his friends. She tries to secretly deposit the money sent by her husband (Ilavarasu) employed in Dubai, but no luck. Arikki stumbles upon it. When advised not to pamper him, Saranya rattles off about an astrologer's prediction, a line that is a refrain throughout the film. But in the scene where the father discovers the son's perfidy, she explains the rationale behind such a belief. Arikki is also not above lifting a sack of fertiliser belonging to the co-operative, and such other minor heists. Harmless scrapes include playing pranks on Panchayathu ('Ganja' Karrupu) and his wife. The scene where Arikki and four friends think up the scam of collecting funds for a cricket match from all the shop owners in Mannargudi. Arikki also has the habit of making every girl say, ' I will marry you,' even if she does not mean it. Until he falls in love with Maheshwari (Oviya) and badgers her to declare herself, which she does much later. The scene where a sloshed Arikki muscles into a cab only to realise his father is in the back seat is priceless. By this time the feud between the villages is roiling thanks to one of Arikki's friends falling in love with Ilango's (debutant Thirumurugan) 'mora ponnu' and in a drunken spree the hero and his gang kidnap her. Ilango, in case you didn't figure out, is Maheshwari's brother. Maheshwari's wedding with another boy, the rescue attempt, her unconventional marriage to Arikki, and the climax are oh so ROFL. And surprise, surprise, no big stars. SS Kumaran's background score is good, while Omprakash's camera seems to be everywhere, and knows what it should do. A complete entertainer.  In simple terms, ‘Kalavani’ is a blatant revision of Bharathiraja’s yesteryear films based on villagers’ conflicts and guy-gal falling in love. However, Sargunam completely gets rid of the gloomy backdrops as such that of tragic climax and polishes ‘Kalavani’ with hilarious quotients that is more interesting at few parts. Just as the title goes, the film is about one such funny-chiseler Arikki (Vimal), a guy about who even devil fears to bother for his scamming acts. Nothing makes him responsible as he leads his life fetching money from his mother (Saranya) and his father (Ilavarasu) living in Dubai. He comes across Maheshwari (Oviya) from the other village and falls in love with her. But an unexpected twist in the tale strikes when he comes to know that Maheshwari is none other younger sister of Ilango (Thiru Murugan), with whom he had locked horns before few years. Rest of the film proceeds about Arikki’s smart moves of sorting out the issues and joining hands with Oviya… Though Vimal’s characterization reminiscences about his delineation in previous ‘Pasanga’, nothing seems to be diminishing his efforts. In an unstrained manner, he keeps carrying out his performance with an ease. Newcomer Oviya suits well the role of village belle and her performance at few places is good. The film’s co-director Thiru Murugan has donned the baddie character that can be credited as a moderate effort. Nothing to say about Saranya and Ilavarasu as they’ve sleepwalked in their roles… On the flip side, director Sargunam fails to project the nativity in a right manner. The reasoning behind the conflicts popping up between two villages looks like a silly one. Even at certain points where things that have to be projected substantially, the filmmaker diminishes those aspects. What was so impressive about the girl that urged protagonist to fall in love with her? After a very long time, it’s nice to see Ganja Karuppu in a better way. Watch out for the sequence where he’s blown out of waters on hearing the announcement that he has committed suicide as his wife got to know his illegal affair, which isn’t actually a truth. Cinematographer Om Prakash seems to have been wildly inspired by those Hollywood classics as he sustains few shots and composes more frames with top-angles. Background score and songs by S.S. Kumar aren’t so appealing. With a running length of approximately 2.5hrs, the film has possibilities to capture down south audiences while it may take some more time to engage the multiplex audiences.

Oviya

Kerala’s beauty Oviya who made her debut in the film Kalavani is now flooded with offers. Her original name was Helen and she named her name as Oviya for the sake of Tamil films. She has lived as a village girl in the film Kalavani. Not only has she become popular among the Tamil audience but also among the top film personalities. Lots of production houses are approaching her for her call sheet. But Oviya has said that she will act in films that has story like Kalavani. Now she has been signed for a film titled Sevanu which has Amaran in the lead role. Jeevan is directing this film. Oviya who donned the role of a village girl will be donning the role of a modern girl in Sevanu. Oviya says that this film will also be a hit and she plans to settle in Chennai itself.

Oviya born April 29, 1991 as Helen Nelson is an Indian model and film actress, who mainly works in the Tamil film industry. She rose to fame with the 2010 comedy film Kalavani.

 In a somewhat shocking statement, actress Oviya said that the Malayalam movies are quite uninteresting and boring; only senior heroines are given their due respect.

Oviya gained recognition as an actress in the film Kalavani which has done well in the box office. This was also her debut Tamil movie. She says that she initially thought that she would be asked to play the role of a city girl; however, she was given the role of a village girl. She was a bit shaky with the role and to wear a half sari.

She adds that thanks to the director, she could enact the role so well. The director apparently taught her how to walk, talk, and laugh like a village damsel. The story also did astonish her and she was really encouraged later on. She says that Tamil movies are better than their Malayalam counterparts. In the latter, mostly the newcomers are shunned while the senior heroines are glorified further. Tamil films warmly welcome a variety of newcomers and fresh scripts..

 

















Oviya has made a successful debut as heroine opposite Vimal of ‘Pasanga’ fame in the recently released ‘Kalavaani’, which has been directed by Sargunam and produced by Naseer, manager of actress Trisha.  The pretty-looking Oviya, who has already debuted in Malayalam films, feels that Malayalam films are quite boring when compared to Tamil films.

Oviya is excited that her first film has turned out to be not only successful at the box-office but has also won the critics’ hearts, thanks to the treatment of the script by Sargunam.  “Initially, I thought I would be offered an urban girl’s character and was shocked when I was asked to wear paavadai-dhaavani and act in a village belle’s role.

“I was quite stunned when Sargunam Sir narrated the entire story to me.  I felt fortunate enough to have been chosen to play the role I ultimately played in the film. The director taught me how to smile, how to talk, how to walk and all those little things which stood me in good stead throughout the entire movie’s shooting,” says Oviya.

When asked about the domination of Malayalee girls in Kollywood, Oviya says that while it’s a fact that more Malayalee actresses are in demand in Kollywood, the Malayalm industry respects only the senior artistes {be it male or female} and doesn’t seem to introduce many newcomers as is done in Kollywood.

“Tamil films are not like that; so many newcomers are debuting here quite frequently and tasting success as well.  This could be the reason for the exodus of Malayalee actresses.  Another reason is thatMalayalam films are basically quite boring with sleepy scripts.  Only in Tamil films, you get to watch films made in various backdrops and with challenging scripts,” says Oviya, not thinking twice to launch tirade against her own film industry.

She sure knows hot to catch others’ attention!!!!!

Vijay Kavalan Movie Review

Kavalan Review

January 16, 2011 by The Editor  
Filed under Reviews, Tamil

Star Cast: Vijay, Asin, Raj Kiran, Roja, Vadivelu
Direction: Siddique
Production: C Romesh Babu
Music: Vidyasagar
Banner: Eka Veera Creations

‘Kaavalan’ is no doubt a different Vijay film. Yet, it is no different movie for it has got nothing big to offer but for Vijay’s terrific screen presence coupled with his neat performance and an emotional climax that comes with a twist.
Take away Vijay & Vadivelu (who provides relief in a few scenes), ‘Kaavalan’ could make you squirm on seats, courtesy an outdated script and age-old style of narration. A few compromises to the original version (Malayalam hit ‘Bodyguard’) to suit the image of Vijay too fails to work big time.

In other words, ‘Kavalan’ could be a classic example of how a potent knot could be diluted in the name of making it a ‘commercially viable’ product. One good sign is that Vijay coming forward to be part of a project which doesn’t portray him as a demigod.

Coming to the story, Bhoominathan (Vijay), a carefree youngster, is made by his father (‘Nizhalgal’ Ravi) to join the household of Muthuramalingam (Rajkiran), a don-turned-do gooder in a village near Madurai, as a bodyguard.

As there is a threat to the life of Muthuramalingam’s daughter Meera (Asin), he asks Bhoominathan to accompany her to the college and provide security cover. As Meera feels Bhoominathan’s presence as a disturbance, she plays a prank on him, despite a warning from her friend Maadhu (Mithra Kurian).

Slowly, Meera falls for the charm and good heart of Bhoominathan and all hell breaks loose when Muthuramalingam, who never allows anyone deceive him, comes to know about this. What follows is a dragging climax, which however is emotional and touching.

Vijay is the real one-man army who saves the film to a great extent. It is his charm and performance that work big time in ‘Kavalan’. Asin is good but her much talked about chemistry with Vijay (in ‘Sivakasi’ and ‘Pokkiri’) is missing.

Vadivelu as Amavasai provides comic relief on very few occasions. Mithra Kurian, Rajkiran, Roja, KK, M S Bhaskar and ‘Pithamagan’ Mahadevan have performed well, but only have little scope as it is Vijay’s show all the way.

Vidyasagar is back with ‘Kavalan’ and his background score is good. So are a couple of songs. Cinematography by Ekambaram and editing by Gowri Shankar add value to the end product.

The script has many loopholes for there are many unanswered questions. One good example is that why ‘Pithamagan’ Mahadevan, who challenges to kill Asin at any cost, vanishes all of a sudden.

Siddique is a director with a magic touch in Malayalam. And in Tamil too, we have enjoyed his movies, especially ‘Friends’ with the same Vijay. However, as far as ‘Kaavalan’ is concerned, we have to conclude the review with a dialogue oft-repeated by Vadivelu in the film - ‘Avarey confuse aayitaaru pola irukku...’

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Sadha says that she has not acted in Tamil films because she did not get good stories

Sadha was a leading actress in Tamil cinema. She had acted in films like Jayam, Varnajalam, Anniyan, Priyasagi, Tirupathi and Unnale Unnale. She was equivalent to Trisha and Nayanthara. But all of a sudden she vanished. She started acting in Kannada and Malayalam films. After a long time, she is back in Tamil through the film Puli Vesham.
Sadha while speaking to the media said,” Since I was busy in Hindi and Telugu films, I was not able to act in Tamil films. I was waiting for good stories in Tamil.
Many directors approached me for my call sheet. But I did not like the stories they told me. I refused Tamil films because the stories was not good. But I liked the story of Puli Vesham when director P Vasu narrated it to me. There is importance in my role so I agreed to act in it.”

Romance is important for the heroine

Hindi actress Shashan Padamsee did the female lead role in the Tamil film Kanimozhi. She while speaking to the media said,” My character in Kanimozhi was a different one. The dialogues in this film for me were very much less.
My dance in the film was very much appreciated. My role in the Telugu film Orange was much spoken about. I will be acting in Telugu and Tamil films. Talks are going on with regard to this. I am currently acting in the Hindi film Dil Do Baccha Hai Ji. Madhur Bhandarkar is directing this film.
I am doing a bubbly role in this film. Many are asking why that all the heroines are romancing in films. Romance is important for heroines. This only will reach the audience.”

Anjali says that she is happy because she is acting with Ajith

Anjali became very popular after acting in the film Angaadi Theru. Now she is acting in the film Thoonganagaram. She is also acting in the film Mankatha in which Ajith is doing the lead role. Anjali while speaking about this said,” They approached me to pair with Vaibhav in the film Mankatha. I agreed immediately because it was Ajith’s film. I am very happy that I am acting with Ajith. Like other I am also expecting this film very much. I am pairing with Vimal in Thoonganagaram. I am donning the role of an anchor woman of a local TV network. I have spoken Madurai Tamil in this film. I spoke Nellai Tamil in Angaadi Theru. To speak Nellai Tamil, I took training from Nellai people. But I did not take any training to speak Madurai Tamil. I learnt it myself. From this year onwards, I will act in the films that have good stories.” Vidarth speaks about his success story Vidarth became very popular through the film Myna. Vidarth’s full name is Vidarth Venkatasubramanian. He speaks about the sufferings he has undergone before becoming a hero. While speaking about his success story, he said," My father was a cook in Singapore. He educated me with much difficulty. But I was very weak in studies. I could not study. My ambition was to go around places. Even during the school tours I use to sit by the bus driver. So I thought that I can see all the places if I become a driver. So in that interest I discontinued by ITI course and became a van driver. My father did not like this. He wanted me to become an officer. So I started driving to Devakottai, Madurai and Coimbatore. But I was not satisfied with this job also. I did not get proper income. So I was totally upset because I failed in the job I liked. I felt that I was unfit and useless for any job. I use to watch a lot of films. Because of this I thought I can try cinema. Without telling anyone I left for Chennai. 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Now I have surrendered to her because of her love. She has transformed me as a perfect man. Our engagement is to take place in the month of February. Our marriage will take place in the month of June. “ Geethanjali is the daughter of Advocate General P S Raman.　 Vijay says Kaavalan is not only a hit film but also his prestige The film Kaavalan was supposed to be released for Pongal. But there are so many problems and hurdles in releasing in this film. Because of this Vijay himself is now involving himself in releasing the film. Click here for Kaavalan Photo Gallery Kaavalan is a film which has Vijay in the lead role and is directed by Siddique. Shakthi Chidambaram has acquired the rights of this film. But there are lots of problems from every side to stall the release of this film. This film was supposed to be released in the month of December. Then the release of the film was postponed for Pongal. But now Pongal has also come and there are no signs of the release of this film. There is problem between theatre owners, distributors and Vijay.  But Vijay was infuriated because of this said that he is going to release the film himself. He openly said that this is not a mere film but also it his prestige. The result, he is releasing the film. He has once again acquired the rights after settling his amount and will be releasing the film on 15th of this month (Pongal day). Another popular financier is also jointly releasing this film. Prabhu Deva and actress Nayantara’s wedding Plan changes! Now that all the obstacles are clear, Prabhu Deva and actress Nayantara have decided to get married in Chennai.  Originally the plans were for a Hyderbad wedding, but now they have decided to move it to Chennai.   The date for the wedding is not yet been announced but sources close to Prabhu Deva say it will be in mid June after the divorce goes through the court.  The place change was due to Nayantara, it was her decision to get married in Chennai.  Prabhu Deva is planning for a grand reception in Hyderabad after the wedding and they will be inviting all of their Tollywood and Bollywood friends. A case has been filed against Vijay’s Kavalan movie’s producer! Prabhakaran, a Madurai based distributor, has filed a case against Shakthi Chidambaram who is the producer of Vijay’s Kavalan.  The distributor says he has been cheated to an amount of 35.50 lakhs.  He says that Shakthi Chidambaram has to give that amount for screening Sundar C’s movie Guru Sishyan.  The matter was taken to Madurai Ramanathapuram District Distributor’s Council. Prabhakaran says that Shakthi has offered him the rights of Kavalan but did not do that either.   Therefore distributor Prabhakaran has filed a case in Madurai court.    Pooja Chopra, the princess of Ponnar Shankar Pooja Chopra is the princess of Ponnar Shankar. She has come from Pune to Tamil Nadu. She is also Miss India 2009.  In an interview with her:  The Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has special interest in his film Ponnar Shankar. You have been given an important role in this film. Don’t you know anything about him? I definitely know about him. He is one among the senior politicians. Actually after getting the title Miss India, I met with an accident. But media did not even bother about me. After recouping my health, I had acted in Mister Missus and Dabur Honey Ad films. Because of this I only got the opportunity to act in Ponnar Shankar.  They told me that this is a dream project of Kalaignar. I am donning the role of a princess. I have read about the princesses in books but I am very thrilled that I am donning the role of a princess. I am very thankful to Kalaignar for this.  How was the experience in Ponnar Shankar?   Anushka is turning down Bollywood Any actress wouldn’t resist the chance to go to Bollywood, but actress Anushka who is being flooded with offers from Bollywood is turning them down.    So what is the reason behind it?  The reason is Kamal Haasan.  Kamal is keen on having actress Anushka on board for his upcoming movie Thalaivan Irukkiran.  Anushak doesn’t want to miss-out on this opportunity and keeping her call sheet ready!   Ramya Nambeesan says that Bhavana is her best friend Ramya Nambeesan while speaking to the media said, “Though I have earlier acted in Tamil films, I feel that Illaignan is my first innings. The character is so powerful. Definitely my innings in Illaignan will be an important aspect in my cinema career.  Why are you not seen much in Tamil films? Why are you not using the opportunities at the time when there is dearth of heroines in Tamil cinema?  I did a good role in the film Raman Thediya Seethai, but all the roles I got after this were all stereo type roles. So I felt that I can keep quiet instead of acting in these which will spoil my name. It was worth waiting because I got the role in Illaignan and I am sure that this film will change the image about me. I will soon be in the top position in Tamil cinema.  Is it possible for you to retain your place when there are glamour queens like Anushka and Thamanna?   Gowtham Menon speaks about his future projects Gowtham Menon while speaking about his future projects said,” We are commencing the shooting of Chennaiyil Oru Mazhai Kalam on Pongal day. A R Rahman sir is composing the music. It is still doubtful that whether Trisha will act in this film. In the month of April ,I will start the work of the Hindi remake of Vinnai Thandi Varuvaya. After completing Vettaiyadu Vilayaadu, I had readied an one line in continuation of this film. Based on that, I am planning to do a TV serial. Cinema is one reach and TV is more bigger reach. Every week there will be a police story. I will be directing this serial. A R Rahman will compose the music. The main role will be either Anbu Selvan or Raghavan. Every week there will be crime, murder and separate investigations episodes. We are speaking to popular channels regarding this. Nobody is coming from cinema to small screen. So I want to set an example by coming to TV.”    Pandiarajan’s son admitted in hospital Director and comedian Pandiarajan’s son Prithvi is currently acting in Tamil film 18aam Kudi.  He was in the middle of shooting a song where Prithvi has to dance right in the middle of the fire when he suffered some burns.    Prithvi was rushed to Madurai hospital and the doctors have advised Prithvi to take complete bed rest.  Later Pandiarajan took his son to Apollo Hospital.   Comedy actress Shobana commits suicide Shobana is a comedy actress  who had acted in TV serials and films. She has also acted in many films including Sillunnu Oru Kadhal , Jaganmohini and Sura with Vadivelu. Shobana had committed suicide on Monday by hanging herself when her mother had gone out to the bank. When her mother returned, she was startled because Shobana did not open the door. She somehow managed to enter the house and found out that Shobana was hanging and was struggling for life. She immediately called her neighbors for help and Shobana was rushed to the hospital where she was declared dead. The reason for her death is unknown. She is yet to be married. It seems that she was suffering from Chickungunya three months back and because of this she has developed stomach ache. Not able to put up with this pain she has committed suicide. The local police have registered a case and investigating the case. Shobana has been acting with Venniradai Murthy  in TV comedy serials. Venniradai Murthy while speaking about her said,”Not only that she has sense of humor, she can speak Tamil very clearly. She has good memory power. Whatever length the dialogue may be, she will talk fluently  without any hindrance. I came to know only last night that she has committed suicide. I was shocked. I have been conducting comedy programme for the last 11 years for the TV channel.  For the last nine years, she is working in my group.        She has also paired with Vadivelu in cinema. If she had continued to act in cinema for two more years, she would have  earned the name of the best comedy actress. But she has made a wrong decision. “ When asked him whether she was in love with crew’s director, he said,” Not only she is a good actress, she is also a disciplined person. When I speak to her , I speak about acting only. I have not asked her about her personal life. I don’t know whether she is in love with the director or any other person.” Since there is doubt in her death, the police are making enquiries with the people who was close to her... Vetrimaaran speaks about Aadukalam Director Vetrimaaran while speaking about his film Aadukalam said, “For a warrior battlefield is his playground. But for the sportsman, the playground itself is a battlefield. Life is also like that. Life is a game where we win for some time, loose for some time. Some play, some make others play. I am speaking about life which is like a chess game in the film Aadukalam. Though there is a meaning grammatically for Aadukalam, there is also another meaning for it. Many are asking that how Dhanush fitted in this role. The hero should be uneducated and wearing a dirty lungi and shirt. Dhanush fitted this role. He has kept aside his heroism and star image to do this role. Shankar says that his dream is fulfilled Shankar says that his long time dream has been fulfilled through the film Endhiran. His lucky No. is 8. So as Deepavali special here are 8 information regarding him. 1. Shankar will not miss one Tamil film. He goes to the theatre to watch all the films. He will not miss the films even if it has new faces. 2. There will story discussion in his office right from morning 10 to night nine. 3. He takes one month to shoot a fight sequence and 20 days to complete a song. 4. Daily he exercises for one hour. He has got a hi-tech gym in his house. Director Sasikumar becomes hero again Sasikumar after acting in Nadodigal is directing a film titled Eesan. But he is not acting in this. But he will be doing the lead role in the film titled Poraali. Sasi Kumar while speaking said,” Eesan is a city subject. People are asking about this. In a city, good will happen as well as bad. But we cannot speculate when this will happen. This is the crux of the film. Vaibhav, Samudrakani, Nadodigal Abhinaya and Aparna are in the cast. Apart from them some of the characters will come and go. The audio is to be launched next month. The film is to hit the screens during the month of December.   S P Jananathan comments on 10 people The audio CD was released recently of the film Thenmerku Paruva Katru. Director Jananathan while speaking on this occasion said, “Director Seenu Sami of this film had asked me to come earlier before the release of the CD, He wanted to hear me the songs beforehand. I told him not to play the songs beforehand. Even it was my film, I will not play it before hand. If you show the film to 10 people,5 will say what an useless film he has made and the other five will say that the film is superb. We cannot believe this. When I screened Lee for the producer R B Chowdary, he was clapping hands for every scene. I told him the length of the film is big and we have to trim it. He said no. When In reminded him that this film has Jeeva in the lead role, he understood. Then, I reduced the length. Director A Venkatesh says that he is getting fed up with commercial formula films Director A Venkatesh while speaking to the media said that he is getting fed up with commercial formula films. The audio launch function of the film Vallakottai which has Arjun and Hari Priya in the lead role was held recently. Sarath Kumar in the presence of Ramanarayanan released the audio CD which was received by Parthiban. Director Venkatesh who has directed this film while speaking on this occasion said,” All the films I have directed so far were commercial films.  There use to be hero opening song, punch dialogues, sudden songs and fighting scenes in all these films. Now I am fed up with these masala film formulas. A R Murugadoss to direct a Hindi film After nearly two years after the success of Ghajini, director A R Murugadoss will be directing another Hindi film. This will be his second Hindi film. Akshay Kumar will be doing the lead role. Producer Vipul Shah will also be donning an important role in this film. Now Vipul Shah is producing a film which has John Abraham in the lead role. This film is the Hindi remake of the Tamil film Kaaka Kaaka. The film which is to be directed by A R Murugadoss is also being produced by Vipul Shah. Murugadoss after completing the Tamil film Ezham Arivu which has Surya and Shruthi Haasan in the lead role will commence the shooting of his Hindi film.