Vijay Sethupathi’s performance in ‘Maamanithan’ deserves National Award: Shankar

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Vijay Sethupathi’s performance in ‘Maamanithan’ deserves National Award: Shankar

Ace director Shankar has said Vijay Sethupathi deserves a National Award for his spectacular performance as a dad in director Seenu Ramasamy’s just-released Tamil family drama ‘Maamanithan’.

Taking to Twitter, Shankar wrote, “‘Maamanithan’ Got the satisfaction of watching a good film. Director Seenu Ramasamy (has) put his heart and soul and making this a real classic!

“Vijay Sethupathi’s brilliant performance deserves a National Award. Music from Maestro Ilaiyaraaja and Yuvan Shankar Raja blended soulfully with the film.”

Shankar wasn’t the only one floored by the realistic drama. Director Simbu Devan too showered praises on the film.

He wrote in Tamil, “Congratulations director Seenu Ramasamy brother and Vijay Sethupathi brother and the team… Already the film has got good reviews. My hearty wishes for the film to succeed big.”

Actor Raj Kiran too was thoroughly impressed by the film and expressed his appreciation to director Seenu Ramasamy, who was grateful for the compliment.

Tweeting about actor Raj Kiran’s appreciation, Seenu Ramasamy said, “I cannot forget this day when actor Raj Kiran, whom I consider my guru, blessed me wholeheartedly after watching my film.”

National Award-winner Thota Tharani’s daughter to join him as an art director in ‘Gentleman 2’

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National Award-winner Thota Tharani’s daughter to join him as an art director in ‘Gentleman 2’

Rohini Tharani, the daughter of well-known National Award-winning Art director Thota Tharani, will join her illustrious father in taking care of the art direction department of director A Gokul Krishna’s upcoming big-budget film, ‘Gentleman 2’.

The film, which is being produced by K T Kunjumon, known for having introduced ace director Shankar to the film industry, has music by Marakathamani (M.M.Keeravani), and cinematography by Ajayan Vincent. Nayanthara Chakravarthy and Priya Lal are the heroines of the film, the hero of which is to be announced soon.

Taking to Twitter, K T Kunjumon made the announcement. He tweeted, “Proud to announce that legend Thotta Tharani and his daughter Rohini Tharani will be (the) project designer(s) of Gentleman Film International’s mega project ‘Gentleman 2’ that is directed by A Gokul Krishna.”

Thota Tharani, who is considered a legend in the world of art direction, has worked on cult classics and blockbusters like ‘Nayagan’, ‘Thalapathy’, ‘Sivaji’, ‘Rudhramadevi’ and ‘Gentleman’ and is now working on Mani Ratnam’s upcoming magnum opus, ‘Ponniyin Selvan’.

 

Chiranjeevi books Sankranti 2023 slot for ‘Mega154’

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Chiranjeevi books Sankranti 2023 slot for ‘Mega154’

In Telugu, the Sankranti season is one of the most eagerly anticipated times of year for movie releases.

In order to maximize theatrical box office receipts, most high-budget films are favored to be released around this time period. Things are about to become interesting now that Chiranjeevi has entered the Sankranti race with his ‘Mega154’.

Chiranjeevi’s 154th movie, which is being directed by Bobby (KS Ravindra), is all set to hit the screens during Sankranti 2023. The makers, who took to their socials, announced the same on Friday.

“Let us meet at theaters in Jan 2023,” the makers of ‘Mega154’ (working title) announced through a poster. According to rumors, the film will be called “Vailtair Veerayya” and will tell a tale set in a well-known region of Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh.

In the film, described as a mass action blockbuster loaded with all the commercial components, Shruti Haasan plays the leading heroine opposite Chiranjeevi.

The movie’s producers are Naveen Yerneni, Y Ravi Shankar, and GK Mohan, with Mohan serving as a co-producer. A top-notch technical team is working on the project with a number of well-known actors.

Actor Charan Raj’s younger son Dev makes acting debut with ‘Kuppan’

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Actor Charan Raj’s younger son Dev makes acting debut with ‘Kuppan’

Well-known actor Charan Raj’s younger son Dev, a pilot by profession, is to make his debut as an actor through his dad’s upcoming film ‘Kuppan’.

Charan Raj, who has acted in over 600 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Odia, and Bengali, is returning to the film industry as a director through ‘Kuppan’.

The film is named after a man, whom the director says he befriended during his morning walks.

Says Charan Raj, who has penned the story, screenplay, and dialogues for his film, “I have been living in Palavakkam for over 35 years and I go for walks with my dog on the seashore every morning. During my walk, I would chat with several people on the way and return home. It was on one such walk that I got introduced to a fisherman named Kuppan. My interactions with him made me want to pen a story on the fisherman. So, after finishing the script, I named the film after my friend. He has also acted in a small role in the film.”

Dev Charanraj, who is the second son of Charanraj, was a pilot. He underwent special training at an acting school before turning hero.

Aadhi Dev is making his debut as the other hero. Along with them, Sushmitha Suresh and Priyadarshini Arunachalam are also making their debut as heroines.

Charan Raj is also acting in an important role after a long time. He plays his son’s uncle in the film.

Sources say ‘Kuppan’ will be a love story that will revolve around a young fisherman and a north Indian girl in a village.

Cinematography for the film will be by Janarthan and editing will be by SP Ahammed. The film which is being co-directed by K Suresh Kumar will have music by SG Elai.

Amitabh Bachchan responds to ‘Bachchan Saab’ fan anthem from ‘Chor Bazaar’

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Amitabh Bachchan responds to ‘Bachchan Saab’ fan anthem from ‘Chor Bazaar’

The release of ‘Chor Bazaar’, the newest film starring Akash Puri, has been generating a lot of buzz for its tribute to megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

A tweet from Amitabh Bachchan regarding one of the songs in ‘Chor Bazaar’ has caught the attention of all.

The movie ‘Chor Bazaar’ has a special song devoted to megastar Amitabh Bachchan, that is titled ‘Bachchan Saab Fan Anthem’, in which Akash Puri plays Amitabh’s diehard fan.

The tune of ‘Bachchan Saab Fan Anthem’ has been made available as a tribute to the illustrious actor.

Amitabh Bachchan himself has discussed the song.

Earlier on Thursday, Amitabh tweeted, “uffff.. what to say.. this is very gratifying.. my love and respect,” in response to a user’s tweet about the song.

Directed by Jeevan Reddy of ‘George Reddy’ fame, the movie has Gehna Sippy as the female lead in ‘Chor Bazaar’.

‘Pelli Choopulu’ director’s new film to be called ‘Keedaa Cola’

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‘Pelli Choopulu’ director’s new film to be called ‘Keedaa Cola’

Director Tharun Bhascker, who shot to fame with his popular directorial ‘Pelli Choopulu’, is all set to entertain the audience with his next.

Titled ‘Keedaa Cola’, the movie is touted to be a unique crime comedy.

Tharun Bhascker, who took to social media to announce ‘Keedaa Cola’, wrote, “After successfully following my heart and acting in films that boiled down to small cameos, trying my stint at hosting my own show that got the lowest TRPs and after redrafting my scripts a zillion times, I am ready to hit you all with a crime comedy”.

The makers also released the title poster from ‘Keedaa Cola’, wherein one can see blood splattered all over, while there is a cockroach beneath the cola’s tin cap, hinting at the kind of a dark story it is.

Produced by VG Sainma’s Bharath Kumar, SRipad Nandiraj, Upendra Varma, Srinivas Kaushik, Saikrishna Gadwal, and Vijay Kumar, the movie is slated to release in 2023.

Censor Board clears Arun Vijay-starrer ‘Yaanai’ for release with U/A certificate

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Censor Board clears Arun Vijay-starrer ‘Yaanai’ for release with U/A certificate

The Censor Board of Film Certification has cleared the release of director Hari’s eagerly-awaited Tamil action entertainer ‘Yaanai’, featuring Arun Vijay and Priya Bhavani Shankar in the lead, with a clean U/A certificate.

The unit of the film confirmed the news by choosing to release a poster saying that the film had been censored and that it had been granted a U/A certificate.

The mass entertainer, which was originally scheduled to release on May 6 this year got postponed to June 17 and then to July 1.

Actor Arun Vijay had said that the unit had chosen to postpone the film’s release to July 1 to facilitate director Lokesh Kanakaraj’s action blockbuster Vikram’s strong run in theatres.

The satellite and digital rights of the film have already been bought by the Zee group.

Produced by Drumstick Productions, the film is primarily targeted at ‘B’ and ‘C’ center audiences.

The film has raised expectations as this is the first rural script that Arun Vijay is doing after a gap of almost 12 years.

Urvashi Rautela talks about her pan-India debut film ‘The Legend’

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Urvashi Rautela talks about her pan-India debut film ‘The Legend’

Actress Urvashi Rautela is making her pan-India debut with the film ‘The Legend’.

The actress is over-the-moon and said that the film is about romance, humor, action, and plot twists.

Expressing excitement for her film, Urvashi stated, “At last! My goal of becoming a pan-Indian actress was realized with the launch of the trailer for my pan-India release film, which is all about romance, humor, action, and plot twists abound throughout the movie.”

She added: “With its stunning surroundings, vibrant music, comedic tunes, and necessary social message, it is a big-budget mainstream entertainment.”

Urvashi will be seen playing a “microbiologist and IITian in the movie”.

“The movie will also convey a message about the educational system. I appreciate everyone’s kindness and genuine affection they have shown me for my movie.”

 

‘Game of Thrones’ sequel with Kit Harrington gets the working title ‘Snow’

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‘Game of Thrones’ sequel with Kit Harrington gets the working title ‘Snow’

The ‘Game of Thrones’ sequel starring Kit Harington as Jon Snow will be named after the character, according to the creator of the fantasy novels, George R.R. Martin.

“Yes, there is a Jon Snow show in development,” Martin wrote in his personal blog on Thursday, reports Deadline. “Our working title for the show is SNOW.”

In the entry on his blog, the author on whose books the award-winning blockbuster was based, teased out a few more details of the potential series, which seems to be much further along than previously presumed.

For one thing, reiterating what the series’ star Emilia Clarke said, Martin shared that it was Harington himself who initiated the idea for the new show.

The scribe once called the ‘American Tolkien’ by Time magazine also revealed that Snow is partially staffed up.

“Yes, it was Kit Harrington (sic) who brought the idea to us,” the self-described “way too busy,” Martin wrote. “I cannot tell you the names of the writers/showrunners since that has not been cleared for release yet… but Kit brought them in too, his own team, and they are terrific.”

“SNOW has been in development almost as long as the other three, but for whatever reason, it was never announced and it never leaked… until now,” Martin noted.

The trio of previously announced ‘Game Of Thrones’ spinoffs in the works is the Amanda Segal-directed 10,000 Ships; 9 Voyages aka Sea Snake from Bruno Heller; and the Steve Conrad-penned Dunk and Egg prequel series entitled either The Hedge Knight or Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

The first prequel series, ‘House of the Dragon, stars Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, and Rhys Ifans and is set to premiere on August 21.

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