Vijay and Surya up for April clash

Both the actors Vijay and Surya were supposed to have a box office clash for Diwali 2009. But due to last minute changes, Vijay’s ‘Vettaikaran’ was postponed to December while ‘Aadhavan’ was released for Diwali.

Now, we hear that both the actor may have their upcoming films hitting screens together in April 2010.

Surya has almost completed shooting for ‘Singam’ and buzz is that the film’s audio will be launched during last week of January. When it comes to ‘Sura’, Vijay himself has confirmed that his film will be released on April 14.

It’s worth mentioning that ‘Sura’ is Vijay’s 50th film while ‘Singam’ will be Surya’s 25th film.

விஜய்-சூர்யா... ஒரு வில்லங்க மோதல்!

சிறுத்தையை வேட்டையாடுவதுதானே வேட்டைக்காரனின் வேலை? ஆனால் சினிமா சிறுத்தையை அதே சினிமா வேட்டைக்காரன் கொன்று விட்டானே... என்று புலம்பல் சத்தம் கேட்கிறது கோடம்பாக்கத்தில்.அரசல் புரசலாக ஆரம்பித்தாலும் நேரடியாக மேட்டருக்கு வருவோம். 'சிறுத்தை' என்ற படத்தை கார்த்தி, சூர்யா சகோதரர்களின் உறவினரான ஞானவேல் என்பவர் தயாரிக்க முடிவானது. இவர்தான் 'பருத்தி வீரன்' பட தயாரிப்பாளர். இதற்காக 'விக்கிரமார்குடு' என்ற தெலுங்கு படத்தின் ரீமேக் ரைட்சை வாங்கி வைத்திருந்தார்களாம் இவர்கள்.

'வேட்டைக்காரன்' படத்தை மற்றவர்களை போலவே ஆர்வமாக பார்க்க கிளம்பிய சகோதரர்களுக்கு ஆத்திரமான ஆத்திரமாம். வேட்டைக்காரனில் வந்த பாதிக்கும் மேற்பட்ட காட்சிகள் 'விக்கிரமார்குடு' படத்தின் சீன்களை தழுவி அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாம். இப்படி படத்திலுள்ள சரக்கையெல்லாம் உருவி விட்டால் மிச்சத்தை வைத்துக் கொண்டு என்ன செய்வதாம்? இதுதான் சகோதரர்களின் கோபத்திற்கு காரணம்.
இப்படி 'உருவி' கதை பண்ணிய இயக்குனரை விட்டு விட்டு விஜய்யை குறை சொல்வானேன்? என்று இன்னொரு புறம் சமாதானம் செய்து கொண்டார்களாம் அதே அண்ணன் தம்பிகள். சினிமா கோபம் சில நிமிடங்கள்தானே நீடிக்கும்...

2009's Top Tamil Actors

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Out of the hundreds of films released in 2009, only a handful had good performances. But not a single performance can be described as spectacular.

Yet, these Tamil actors have managed to impress us quite a bit. Take a look:

Surya

Film: Ayan
Director: K V Anand

Surya is the star of 2009. He had two releases, Ayan and Aadhavan, but was impressive only in Ayan, the year's only blockbuster, directed by K V Anand.

Surya was delightful while dancing and romancing the beautiful Tamannah, bashing up villains and rescuing the poor from the clutches of the bad.

He did all that with panache of a complete entertainer. Hats off to the actor for making the film so believable and exciting.

Image: A scene from Ayan

Murugadoss not in for Kick

Murugadoss says that he is not directing the Telugu film Kick in Hindi. The director reveals that he is not interested in remaking films and has never seen Kick. Murugadoss, however, disclosed that he would begin with the Suriya starrer early next year. The heroine for this film will be a newbie and auditions are on to select the female lead.

Following the Suriya starrer, Murugadoss will move back to Bollywood to direct a top hero there. The director says that plans for this Bollywood film is still in the nascent stage and will take a couple of months to materialize.

விஜய்-சூர்யா... ஒரு வில்லங்க மோதல்!

சிறுத்தையை வேட்டையாடுவதுதானே வேட்டைக்காரனின் வேலை? ஆனால் சினிமா சிறுத்தையை அதே சினிமா வேட்டைக்காரன் கொன்று விட்டானே... என்று புலம்பல் சத்தம் கேட்கிறது கோடம்பாக்கத்தில்.

அரசல் புரசலாக ஆரம்பித்தாலும் நேரடியாக மேட்டருக்கு வருவோம். 'சிறுத்தை' என்ற படத்தை கார்த்தி, சூர்யா சகோதரர்களின் உறவினரான ஞானவேல் என்பவர் தயாரிக்க முடிவானது. இவர்தான் 'பருத்தி வீரன்' பட தயாரிப்பாளர். இதற்காக 'விக்கிரமார்குடு' என்ற தெலுங்கு படத்தின் ரீமேக் ரைட்சை வாங்கி வைத்திருந்தார்களாம் இவர்கள்.

'வேட்டைக்காரன்' படத்தை மற்றவர்களை போலவே ஆர்வமாக பார்க்க கிளம்பிய சகோதரர்களுக்கு ஆத்திரமான ஆத்திரமாம். வேட்டைக்காரனில் வந்த பாதிக்கும் மேற்பட்ட காட்சிகள் 'விக்கிரமார்குடு' படத்தின் சீன்களை தழுவி அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாம். இப்படி படத்திலுள்ள சரக்கையெல்லாம் உருவி விட்டால் மிச்சத்தை வைத்துக் கொண்டு என்ன செய்வதாம்? இதுதான் சகோதரர்களின் கோபத்திற்கு காரணம்.

இப்படி 'உருவி' கதை பண்ணிய இயக்குனரை விட்டு விட்டு விஜய்யை குறை சொல்வானேன்? என்று இன்னொரு புறம் சமாதானம் செய்து கொண்டார்களாம் அதே அண்ணன் தம்பிகள். சினிமா கோபம் சில நிமிடங்கள்தானே நீடிக்கும்...

2009 – The winners and losers!

vatar more or less marks the end of a shaky and capricious year, 2009. It’s ironic that the visually stunning Avatar, undoubtedly the world’s most expensive movie, should release towards the end of a depressing year that shook world economies and reduced some of them into rubble. Nevertheless, it’s being raved by critics and viewers and may well usher 2010 in style while still ruling the box office collections all over the world. For after all, it’s just not enough you watch it once and almost all reviews seem to suggest to watch it a couple of times to relish the detailing of the fluorescent, endearing Na’vis that make Avatar what it is. The prospects of releasing another Tamil movie during the same weekend might not be the brightest of ideas. But if it’s a Vijay starrer, chances are that it might override all influences and emerge unscathed; if not in the cities, at least in the other less prominent centers. With that, it’s time for stocktaking for we have reached the fag end of yet another almost uneventful year in Tamil movies. Notwithstanding a few real-good Indie gems, this year is also mostly devoid of any hits. The only blockbuster of the year

remained Ayan that released during the beginning of the year although Suriya’s Aadhavan also topped collection lists all over. Other than the Suriya fare at the BO Padikkathavan, Nadodigal and Unnaipol Oruvan also made money. Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Yaavarum Nalam, Siva Manasula Sakthi, Pasanga, Achamundu Achamundu, Eeram and Kanden Kaadalai were among the movies that grossed decent returns. Recently released Renigunta may well join the surprise hit league soon. And the year’s big losers remain the much-hyped Kanthaswamy and Villu. What’s unique about this year is probably the surge in the number of independent films that also attained commercial and critical acclaim. These down to earth movies are often raw and on-the-face, precisely the reasons why they connected well with the audience. These include Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu, Pasanga, Nadodigal, Achamundu Achamundu, Eeram and Renigunta. But what came as a surprise this year is the fact that the top grosser among Tamil movies is indeed a dubbing movie. 2012 that released in the beginning of December reportedly seized that honor from the native Tamil movies. The Tamil dubbed version of 2012 walks away with the honor of the highest grosser in Tamil Nadu. And it’s not easy to forget that Arundhati, a dubbed Telugu flick, also ran to packed houses in Tamil Nadu, only a few months ago. There are no more promising releases during the last few weeks of December either. That leaves us with more or less a clear picture. If the Tamil dubbing version of Avatar goes on to win the hearts of Tamil fans, it could just become the top grosser this year, even surpassing the collections of 2012. Long live Tamil movies! Respond to Behindwoods is not responsible for the views of columnists.

Kamal and Suriya chip in for AO

The trailer of Aayirathil Oruvan is due to be released on December 13th. With people raring to catch a glimpse of this film, announcement of a trailer launch is good news. Reports flow in that Kamal Haasan and Suriya will launch the much anticipated trailer at a function that is to be held in Chennai.Aayirathil Oruvan will be a Pongal release and audio of this film has already been launched. AO is directed by Selvaraghavan and has Karthi Siva Kumar, Parthiban, Andrea and Reema Sen in important roles.

Suriya gets a relief

The case filed against Suriya and Jyothika to stall the construction work in their land in T Nagar came up for hearing at the High Court of Madras. It is worth mentioning here that an NRI, Ashok, filed a petition claiming that he has a share in the said land and a case pertaining to it has already been filed.

However, Suriya and Jyothika purchased the disputed land and began the construction. The aggrieved petitioner filed a suit to stay the construction until the court decides the issue.

When this issue came up for hearing, the judge ordered that the construction work can go on, but the defendants should adhere to the final decision. The case has been posted for hearing during the second week of January.

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Suriya the shining star of Kollywood is set to enter the film capital of country, Bollywood with the guiding hand Ram Gopal Varma.

The actor is currently the most successful young star in South Indian films as he has won the appreciation of the masses with his performances. Surya’s latest film Ayan was successful at the box office. It was dubbed in Telugu and has received a good response from there too.

After hearing the storyline Suriya revealed that he agreed to star in Ram Gopal Varma’s Bollywood film Raktha Charithra. The actor had been discussing with RGV for several months and zeroed in on this venture. Suriya is playing a character with negative shades for this venture.

Ram Gopal Varma is known for films like Sarkar and Company which went on to be huge blockbusters. Ram Gopal Varma has introduced many south Indian heroes including Chakravarthy, Nagarjuna and Mohanlal to Hindi cinema.
Earlier Surya was to act in a Tamil production for RGV but it didn’t work out. Raktha Charith is based on Naxalite gang war. The movie is about late politician Paritala Ravi and his murder.

Vivek Oberoi will play the role of Paritala Ravi in this five hour lengthy film and will be released in two parts like the Hollywood hit Kill Bill. Surya is to appear in the climax of the first part and will be the protagonist in second part. The entire film will be shot at a stretch. The first part will be released in January 2010 and the second will hit the screen three months later.

Ranking based on Chennai Box Office Collections from Nov 27th 2009 to Nov 29th 2009

Suriya – KSR’s teaming resulted in a successful venture, thanks to Suriya’s charm and largely Vadivelu’s antics. The movie also is Malayalam actor Murali’s last Tamil film.

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Suriya and his special parties!

“Helping people in need is a very special kindness. Not many have it and one among them is actor Suriya,” say the associate directors of the industry.

An associate director is a person who is with the director, right from the time when the director conceives a new story in his mind. After that when it is born as a screenplay and gets filmed into the roles frame by frame... And till the first copy grows, reaches the theaters and earns the applause from the audience; an assistant will be there to support the director. In short they are the only souls after the film’s director, who gets totally occupied with the thoughts of the film. Unfortunately, they are the ones who get a meager pay for their efforts...

Looks like actor Suriya has understood this very well. The actor had earlier arranged for a grand party for the associate directors of ‘Ayan’ as the film crossed its successful 100th day mark. And after the party, the actor had gifted 20,000 bucks for each of them as an incentive.

Following this, Suriya has done the same on the sets of his ‘Singam’ as the shoot is almost over.

Suriya always stands out of circle in such activities...

█ The Most Awaited Surya's Movie of 2010 Singam.

» Singam is a forthcoming Tamil language action film directed by Hari. It stars Surya, playing the role of a cop for the second time and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles. The film started rolling in Kutralam in the last week of August. It is going to be shot in a single schedule of 50 days + 10 days for patchwork. The film is expected to release for Pongal 2010.

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Surya puts on weight for Singam

Director Hari while speaking about the film Singam said,” Surya’s 25 film is Singam. The story of the film happens in town, city and village. Surya is donning a different kind of character which he has not done so far. In short if I have to say about Singam, in a single hit there will be one and half tonnes weight. Because of this Surya will become fatter. This film will have romance, action and sentiments.

The screenplay will be breathtaking as Sami and Vel. Anushka will be pairing with Surya. Prakash Raj, Vivek and Nasar will also be in the cast. Devi Sri Prasad is composing the music. Priyan is handling the camera. This is my 10th film. The shooting of the film will commence next month.”

Suriya and his special parties!

“Helping people in need is a very special kindness. Not many have it and one among them is actor Suriya,” say the associate directors of the industry.

An associate director is a person who is with the director, right from the time when the director conceives a new story in his mind. After that when it is born as a screenplay and gets filmed into the roles frame by frame... And till the first copy grows, reaches the theaters and earns the applause from the audience; an assistant will be there to support the director. In short they are the only souls after the film’s director, who gets totally occupied with the thoughts of the film. Unfortunately, they are the ones who get a meager pay for their efforts...

Looks like actor Suriya has understood this very well. The actor had earlier arranged for a grand party for the associate directors of ‘Ayan’ as the film crossed its successful 100th day mark. And after the party, the actor had gifted 20,000 bucks for each of them as an incentive.

Following this, Suriya has done the same on the sets of his ‘Singam’ as the shoot is almost over.

Suriya always stands out of circle in such activities...

Suriya, superman!

Well, our surmise that Suriya will play a superhero in a film under Mysskin’s direction is 100% correct. It became quite obvious after UTV signed Suriya for Mugamoodi to be made under Mysskin’s supervision. Now, the news about Suriya’s new avatar has started to spread. In a year to two, we will see Suriya as the “caped crusader” saving people’s lives and fighting crime and injustice. It is also said that the film will be Kollywood’s version of comic book hero Superman’s story. But speculation is rife that the story might be slightly altered to herald the arrival of a new Kollywood superhero. Well, a new genre has begun in Kollywood: our own superhero films!

This is just the beginning and there is more in the offing with director Venkat Prabhu’s attraction for Batman and penchant for being different! It might not be a surprise when he decides to do a Kollywood film on Batman or a superhero character inspired by Batman.

With the abundant talent available in Kollywood (our heroes are in no way second to their Hollywood counterparts) and new technology, it definitely possible to make good-quality superhero films in India. One good example is Bollywood film Krissh made on Hrithik Roshan. With method actors like Suriya and scriptwriters that we have today, this type of films will be given a new dimension and maybe one day Hollywood will look at us for inspiration. Quite possible! Thoughts are growing richer in Kollywood these days.

And please do not be surprised or alarmed when you see a caped man flying in the skies. It could be our method actor Suriya rehearsing for his role!

Kollywood is changing! (No pun intended) (wink wink)

Jyotika-Suriya: The philanthropic couple

With power comes responsibility seems to be their mantra. They hold a respected and powerful position in society, a position they use to put smiles on faces that direly need help. This time the celebrated couple of the city, Jyotika and Suriya, were at Apollo Speciality Hospital to commemorate Rose Day.

Their presence kindled abundant joy in young cancer patients, which was out of bounds for the general public when the couple was there. they gifted toys and other presents to these patients. Suriya was effusive in his praise of these children’s courage to battle with this gruesome disease. When the children presented a cultural programme to entertain their eminent guests, the couple was pleasantly surprised. Jyotika even commented that she learnt a few dance steps from these children.

According to Dr. Revathy Raj, paediatric haematologist at Apollo Speciality Hospital, the occasion elevated the spirits of the patients and their parents. They sure were in need of such merriment.

You too can help these kids out by gifting them or spending some time with them. Your little deed can make a huge difference in their lives.

Check out the links below:

Suriya’s photo gallery

Jyotika’s photo gallery

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FILMFARE HEROES: THE LAST DECADE

2008 - Suriya - Vaaranam Aayiram Suriya was brilliant n his multi-age spectrum performance in Vaaranam Aayiram, a unique father-son story. The effort he had taken to look like the slim teenager, the cool college guy, the brawny youngster, the disciplined army officer, the middle aged dad and the aging cancer patient…. all in one movie was exemplary. It was as much for his effort as his expertly nuanced performance that the Filmfare came to him.

What defines an actor’s success? Definitely his box office success and his popularity. Well, like it or not, the awards too do count at some point of time or the other. If you have to talk about the top award that an actor can get without stepping out of the commercial circle, it definitely is the Filmfare. Let’s take a look back at the last 10 years and the winners of the coveted prize. The Filmfare Heroes 1999-2008.

Ragava Larencce turns jockey!

There is a Tamil film titled ‘Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam’ in which choreographer-director-actor Lawrence is playing a cowboy -an Indian version, though.

Also starring Sandhya, Lakshmi Rai and Padmapriya in lead roles, this one said to be a Western adventure comedy film.

Imagine Larencce in that cowboy costume, riding horses and with that carefree rough-tough attitude...

Unlike Charan, Lawrence seems to be new to horse-riding. So, the director wanted him to learn the sport first. Sources from the crew said that Larencce, Sai Kumar, Ilavarasu, Viyapuri and Sams learnt horse riding everyday in the morning in beach. Lakshmi Rai learnt the act during the time she gets between the shots and has done a great job!

Looks like this one will have a story that happens in the 18th century and will have the flavour of Mexico. No sarees or dhotis in this one.

Should say that these flicks of this genre are different from the regular stuff!

Singam audio launch in December

When it comes to technology in audio markets, T-Series remains unbeatable. Especially, as this audio company has geared up for the latest technologies of presenting audio tracks in SD cards and USB drives as well, this was well illustrated with A.R. Rahman’s Blue and Himesh Reshammiya’s Radio.

And now, T-Series is set to make their presence felt in the Tamil film Industry as well. If what we heard from the sources is believed to be true, then T-Series is all set to acquire audio rights of the best Tamil films from December onwards.

As per the buzz, T-Series is holding talks with producers of Surya starrer Singam and if things get on well, they’ll be releasing the film’s audio at a price tag of Rs.95. Of course, there will be certain additional attractions included along with the tracks.

Singam features Surya, Anushka and Prakash Raj in lead roles. The film is directed by Hari and is produced by Studio Green Production (Surya’s home banner) and Big Pictures. Devi Sri Prasad has scored music for the film.