`Aachaarya' awaited
The genre may be action, but from what you hear, `Aachaarya' is going to be different. You tend to believe it because the debut-making director Ravi has apprenticed under none other than Bala. Based on a true-life story, Ravi is said to have chosen an interesting line and is treating it very naturally. That the written permission has been obtained from those whose characters are to be projected (they are all still living) is an interesting aside. Vignesh, a hero who has been in the wings for quite a while, gets a break in this much-expected venture. Vadivukkarasi is another actor to watch out for, you are told. "Wait and see. `Aachaarya' will do for Vignesh what `Sethu' did for Vikram," says an enthusiastic unit hand.
Mirroring life again
Nearly 40 per cent of the shooting of Chellammai Celluloids' `Maayakkannaadi' is over. Cheran, sporting a new hairstyle, looks very different in the stills of the film being circulated in the media. The recognition that Cheran, the hero, writer and director secured for his two earlier films, `Autograph' and `Thavamaai Thavamirundhu,' has given the right boost to this maker to go for honest, straight forward narration. And if it was Gopika who was paired with him in `Autograph' and Padmapriya in `Thavamaai _', it will be Navya in `Maayakkannaadi.'
This one's for devotees
Produced, written and directed by K. Gnanam, `Thiruvakkarai Vakra Kaliamman,' is ready for release. Following the lines of K. R. Vijaya in yesteryear films and Ramya Krishnan, later, it is Roja who plays the Goddess in `Thiruvakkarai _' Expectedly, the film will dwell on the theme of Good winning over Evil you are told, and hence graphics is bound to form a significant part. You only hope it is done in subtle, artistic fashion, unlike the garish stuff that were churned out in socio-religious films of the recent past.
From shorts to the lengthy
It sounds like a complete Kannada team. "No, no. It's a straight Tamil film," the PRO hastily clarifies.
The film is `Kadhalae En Kadhalae.' To quote the maker, P. C. Sekar, "It will be an aesthetically made product with no villain, less dialogue and not much din."
`Kadhalae _' will be Sekar's first attempt at a full-length feature, though he has directed short films, `My Imagination' and `Nee En Nanbanda,' which have been featured at many film festivals.
MALATHI RANGARAJAN
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