THALAIVAA

The latest update about Vijay’s Thalaivaa movie is that, the audio rights of the movie has been bought by Sony Music at a record price. Thalaivaa audio release will take place on june 22 which is on Vijay’s birthday.

Directed by A.L Vijay Thalaivaa music has been scored by G.V Prakash and Vijay himself has sung a song in the movie. As per sources the movie is expected to have five songs and two theme music tracks featuring Vijay. Recently G.V Prakash tweeted “No single ! Full audio on june 22 on Anna’s bday ! #Thalaivaa”.

Thalaivaa movie Tamil Nadu theatrical rights has been bought by Vendhar movies and it has been officially confirmed now. Vendhar Movies Madhan has said they will try to release the movie by July.  

comic timing is fantastic: Murugadoss

Thuppakki sees the teaming up of director A R Murugadoss with Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal for the first time. In a candid chat, he reveals how Vijay exceeded his expectations, Kajal and more...

1. How is Thuppakki different from your previous films? I was very clear from the beginning that this would be a commercial movie. I wanted it to be like Superstar Rajinikanth's hit films that came out in the 80s and 90s - that was the feeling I wanted to give the audience. It should be fun, interesting and captivate the audience. This is an out-and-entertainment flick. You can watch this movie with friends, family and your kids. I wanted the audience to be able to watch the movie again and again and never get bored. And I think that's what I have made.

AUDIO

It was the D-day for all fans of our Ilayathalapathy. Yes, it was the audio release of the most awaited movie of the year THUPPAKI. The audio was released, with a small function happening at Park Sheraton, where the entire Thuppaki team were present. It was a all about patience that the Thuppaki team displayed all these days and managed to retain the same title for the movie and everyone in the function was very happy especially hero Ilayathalapathy Vijay.

The function started with a small press meet, after which the first teaser of the movie was released. The teaser looked slick and stylish and being the best teaser for any Vijay movie till date as the number of views for this teaser had already crossed 5 lakh and is still counting in just a day of its release.

After the teaser, the team also released the audio of the movie too. Musical score has been done by Harris Jeyaraj and the album includes a total of 7 track and with Vijay singing a song after 6 years has created lots of expectations as far as this album and movie is concerned.  The entire album has been received very well by both fans and neutral audiences and especially GOOGLE GOOGLE, the party number sung by our Ilayathalapathy Vijay has received a stunning response as people are going gaga over that song.

As Vijay's Thuppaki releases this Diwali there are few movies that are set to clash with it and Simbu's Poda Podi is one among them.

The Tamil film lovers eagerly await the arrival of Deepavali to catch the latest releases. Some filmmakers have decided to postpone their releases in an attempt to avoid their films from clashing with the big names such as Vijay'sThuppakki.

In a recent interview Simbu clarified that he was not competing with Vijay as he considers him to be more senior and as a star belonging to a completely different level.

Known to be die hard fan of Ajith Kumar, Simbu said that there was no intention of creating a box-office war between his Poda Podi and Vijay's Thuppakki and the media should never compare the two stars.

Only a handful of movies are boldly releasing on the same day as the Vijay-A.R. Murugadoss action entertainer. Thangar Bachchan's Ammavin Kaipesi being one and Simbu's Poda Podibeing the other.

Nanban scores big in box office collections

Cashing in on the Pongal holiday, Nanban and Vettai are making waves at the box office. Nanban has reportedly already crossed Rs. 50 crores in box office collections. With positive movie reviews the movies are expected to continue their run at the box office. 

Nanban is the Tamil version of the hit Bollywood movie 3 Idiots. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth and Sathyaraj. Vijay steps into the shoes of Aamir Khan while Jeeva gets to essay the role of Sharman Joshi and narrator Madhavan is played by Srikanth. And Sathyaraj creates the weirdness of Boman Irani’s character of an oddball professor in Nanban.Illeana plays Vijay's ladylove in the movie. 

The movie opened to an overwhelming response with over 90% occupancy and has continued its dream run over the weekend. As per reports the movie had first day box office collections of Rs. 15 crores, and the tally now stands at approximately Rs. 57 crores. 

The chemistry between Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth is the film's USP. Vijay is said to have given his career's best performance. Equally pivotal is his chemistry with Ileana, the passionate lip-lock between Vijay and Ileana has become the talk of town and given the movie an additional boost.

ABOUT YOHAN:ADHYAYAM ONDRU

Eros International Media Ltd (EIML), a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, has announced a co-production deal with Photon Kathaas Productions (PKP) for forthcoming Tamil movie " Yohan Adhyayam Ondru " starring Vijay. 
Produced in association with Future Film Production Ltd (UK Production), the film will be directed by Gautham Menon with music by AR Rahman and is expected to commence production from Q2 2012.

Mr Gautham Vasudev Menon says, “I am really looking forward to filming an all-out action film after Vettaiyadu Villaiyadu. Also interesting because I will be working with Vijay for the first time. Yohan will be made like an international film while still retaining all the elements, especially music, that makes Indian cinema work. AR Rahman has already composed a theme song for the film which is simply outstanding.

Yohan is the first of its kind (in South India) action thriller centering around a character that will be featured in a series of films (prequels and sequels). The film will be shot in international locations, predominantly in the United Kingdom with the active support of UK government. The UK has a very favourable policy towards encouraging foreign filmmakers to shoot their films in the UK

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Thuppaakki shootting is going on various place of mumbai.......................

VIJAY FANS CELEBRATION

Thuppaki: Get set go!

A.R. Murugadoss is all set to begin the shoot of his next film, which is tentatively titled asThuppaki, soon in Mumbai this month. Rumour is rife that Ilayathalapathy Vijay will play the role of a cop. Vijay has earlier played the role of an undercover cop in Pokkiri, which went on to become one of the most successful films in his career.

Kajal Aggarwal is the heroine and the technical team comprises of Kalaipuli S. Thanu (producer), Santosh Sivan (camera), Harris Jayaraj (music), Jayamohan (dialogues) and Anthony (editing).

'Thuppaki is my biggest film' says Kajal agarwal

The actress Kajal Agarwal has just begun shooting for director A R Murugadoss_s Thuppaki and she_s super excited. Kajal Agarwal is at all happy and says, _It is my biggest film. I have always wanted to work with Murugadoss sir and Vijay. Now I get to be part of their first film together. What more could I ask for_. There are a lot of expectations building around this film as it has some very popular names in the film industry in its crew

YOHAN

YOHAN................UPCOMING PROJECT OF VIJAY (after nanban).

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s next movie is Yohan Adhyayam Ondru and it is being directed by Gautham Menon. The First paper ad was published with a tagline – Mission 1 : New York City. Second Yohan Adhyayam Ondru ads were published with a different tagline – Mission 2 : Paris. Now the third newspaper ad is published with tagline Mission 36 : Brazil.

The latest news about the movie is that Vijay will play a James-Bond-Style role in Yohan Adhyayam Ondru.

SOUNDTRACK OF NANBAN

The soundtrack and background score is composed by HARRIS JAYARAJ, working with Shankar for the second time after ANNIYAN (2005), while scoring for a Vijay-starrer for the first time. MADHAN KARKY has penned lyrics for two songs, one of which includes lyrics in more than 16 different languages, sung by VIJAY PRAKASH. The soundtrack, consisting of five original songs, is scheduled to be released on 5 December 2011. Lyrics for the soundtrack were provided by PA VIJAY , NA MUTHUKUMAR Vivega and MADHAN KARKY.

FILMING NANBAN

The first schedule of filming was held in Ooty, where scenes involving Ileana, Srikanth and Jeeva were shot.^[34] During the second schedule scenes involving the lead cast were canned atDehradun and a car chase at various places in Chennai,^[35][36] while few important scenes and two songs were filmed in London and Buckingham during the third schedule.^[37] Some significant parts of the film were shot in Chennai at Sun Studios and the Ampa Skywalk Mall,^[38][39] as well as in the Koyambedu water tank for three days, for which an Akila crane was used.^[40] Further filming, including the climax, was held at various locations in Europe, Andamans and Coimbatore.^[41] Filming was wrapped-up in October, with a song featuring Vijay and Ileana being the last one to be shot.^[42] The filming process lasted for eight months.^[43] Two scenes from Kamal Haasan's Indian and Rajinikanth's Enthiran were remade in the film.^[44

NANBAN

Following Gemini Film Circuit's purchase of the remake rights for 3 Idiots in January 2010, there was much speculation in regard to the three title roles essayed by Aamir Khan, R. Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the original.[10] Gemini Film Circuit approached noted directors S. Shankar, Vishnuvardhan and S. Dharani to replace Rajkumar Hirani as the director, with the approval from Shankar leading to him being signed.[11] Despite speculation that he was set to pull out from directing his first remake as it would be a step down from his previous film, Enthiran, Shankar stated his commitment in October 2010.[12][13] As Shankar's norm music director, A. R. Rahman couldn't be retained for the project due to his busy schedules, Harris Jayaraj and Yuvan Shankar Raja were approached to compose the soundtrack,[14] with Shankar settling for the former with whom he had worked with in the 2005 action film Anniyanearlier.[15] Meanwhile, Manoj Paramahamsa, whose work in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Eeram had been critically acclaimed, was signed on as the cinematographer.[16]

For the lead role,initial reports suggested that Vijay would essay the role of Rancho, played by Aamir Khan.[17][18] |.However, by mid-December 2010, soon after trial shoots were held, Vijay walked out the film following disputes over his dates, with Surya being labelled as his likely replacement.[19] Reports claimed that talks with Surya failed, since the actor had demanded salary increase and dubbing rights for the Telugu-version of the film.[20] Surya's reasons for refusing the offer was later confirmed not to be true, with Surya himself revealing that he had opted out only because of other film commitments and "did not want to keep Shankar waiting."[21] As a result, Vijay was once again finalized for the role.[22]

The roles of the other two titular characters took considerably longer to confirm. Madhavan was initially approached to reprise his role from the original but made it clear that he was unwilling to be a part of the remake, citing the film had already "gone down in history".[23] Early indications suggested that Udhayanidhi Stalin had replaced him but the claims were false.[24] In November 2010, reports emerged that Vinay Rai or Nakul were set to play the role, however Vinay cited that he refused the project as the role was not as meaty as the other two characters.[25] Consequently, the production house signed Srikanth to play the role, after seeing his performance in Drohi, which had come after several box-office failures for him.[26]Sharman Joshi's role was originally offered to Silambarasan, but after discussions, it was revealed that Silambarasan could not associate himself with the character.[27] Subsequently the role was offered to Siddharth, a protege of Shankar, who also went on to refuse the project.[28] Despite further reports that Arya and Jeeva were being considered, the latter signed on and agreed with Shankar that he would play Joshi's role instead of Madhavan's.[29][30] The role played by Kareena Kapoor in the original, was reported to be played by either Shruti Haasan orAsin. However Ileana D'Cruz was signed on for the film after attempts to feature Katrina Kaif in the film had failed.[31] The college professor's role was given to Sathyaraj, despite early indications that Prakash Raj would be approached. Omi Vaidya was unable to reprise his role from the original and comedian Sathyan Sivakumar was signed on to essay his role, whileS. J. Surya signed on to appear in a guest role, portraying the role enacted by Javed Jaffrey.[32] Anuya Bhagvath was also signed up for a supporting role.[33]

REMAKE OF 3 IDIOTS

The rumours about 3 Idiots remake lead actor has finally come to an end, as the Gemini Film Circuit has announced that Vijay will play the lead role in Shankar directorial film. The makers have also made it official that the title is Nanban.

The makers of the film have made it clear that Vijay has been roped in and he will play the role, which was played by Aamir Khan in the original. They also cleared that they have finalized the movie title as Nanban after considering Moovar and 3 Rascals.

The news comes as a surprise to many as the actor walked out in December 2010 citing date issues. To its trouble, Mahesh Babu, who gave his consent to act in Telugu version, also pulled out in the last minute due to unknown reasons. Later, it was revealed that the movie bosses are in the process to fill the lead slot with Surya, as he has the appeal in both Tamil and Telugu industries.

Sources say that Surya’s demands and remuneration made the makers to drop him. Hence, they approached Ilayathalapathy Vijay again. The latter, who has postponed his political plans after the success of Kaavalan, gave nod after a lengthy discussion with the director, claims a source.

Now, sources close to production house say that Vijay will join the team by this month end. However, Shankar has started the shooting from yesterday. Actress Illeana D’Cruz, Jeeva, Srikanth and Sathyaraj have joined him for the first schedule.

Actor Vijay, the ‘Raja of Remake’ signed up with Gemini Film Circuit (GFC) to do the Tamil remake of Aamir Khan’s Raju Hirani directed blockbuster 3 Idiots?

The Kollywood grapevine is abuzz that Vijay has agreed to do the film and is on the look out for a director to take over the project. Cameraman Ratnavelu has been signed up for the porject.

GFC had earlier remade Munnabhai MBBS into Tamil as Vasool Raja and recently Telugu hit Arya as Kutty in Tamil. GFC has the remake rights of 3 Idiots in all south Indian languages.

The names making the round to direct the film include Vishnuvardhan, Dharani etc. Vijay has not cleared the director as he wants somebody who will modify the original and make it suitable for the mass audiences. In the remake Vijay will play Rancho, the character made memorable by Aamir, while Prakash Raj is likely to do Bomman Irani’s role as Virus!

Madhavan who rocked in the original has made it clear that he will not be part of the Tamil version as he had already “given my heart and soul to the character I played in the Hindi version and it will be boring to do the same character again in the Tamil remake.”

Udayanidhi Stalin has been approached by the film’s producers to do this role. Sharman Joshy’s role will be done by an upcoming star.

Who will do Kareena Kapoor’s role? The name making the rounds is the usual suspect’sSruthi Hassan and Asin. The other big question that remained unanswered is when will Vijaystart work on 3 Idiots remake? What about his commitment to do Bodyguard remake with director Siddique and when will he start director Jayam Raja’s film for Oscar Ravichandran?

ABOUT KAVALKARAN FILM

Much prior to Vijay’s 50th film Sura would hit screens, the actor has already completed the first schedule for Kavalkaran. Followed by Vettaikaran, Vijay has once again chosen the title of yesteryear MGR film Kavalkaran. The actor reasserts that choosing the yesteryear titles of superstars’ films gains more prominence for his films.

Buzz up!

As known earlier, Kavalkaran is a remake of Malayalam film Bodyguard (Dileep and Nayantara in lead roles). The film is directed by Siddique and marks the comeback of Asin in Tamilfilm industry.

The first schedule has been shot across the locales of Kumbakonam, Kaaraikudi and Pollachi. According to the buzz, yesteryear actors Raj Kiran and Roja seem to have been signed for this film for enacting the role of Asin’s parents. Followed by the grand success, Ghilli and Kuruvi, musicdirector Vidyasagar has scored music for this Vijay’s film.

Vijay was the only person shocked after seeing that the trailer of his film Sura was lifted after the 13th day of the release of the film. Sura’s trailer was replaced by Singam trailer.

The film was taken out of the theatres on the 25th day of its release. Vijay who had the knack of making his film run for 100 days in spite of its failures was not able to do this time, though he held the Chennai city rights.

Hence, Vijay has purchased the film Kavalkaran outright. The reason for this that he didn’t want the Sun Pictures to acquire the rights and the second thing is that he wanted to set right the losses incurred by the distributors by releasing Sura. He has planned to act in a film and give the distributors at a low price.