Stargazing
MALATHI RANGARAJAN
Arjun again
“In the past decade of acting, ‘Marudhamalai’ is one film that has given me complete satisfaction after ‘Mudhalvan’,” says its hero Arjun. Arjun plays a police official in the film. Then will it be a serious action film? “No,” says director Suraaj. With Vadivelu joining the hero there’ll no dearth of comedy,” he assures. Nila and Tamanna are the heroines. This is Suraaj’s second project after his successful debut, ‘Thalainagaram.’ Oscar Films is producing ‘Marudhamalai’ on a mega scale, with elaborate fight sequences, each shot for nearly a fortnight in Chennai, Hyderabad and Mumbai. So Arjun fans can watch out for some exciting fare!
First time
Dhanush and Nayantara come together for the first time in ‘Yaaradi Nee Mohini.’ With the story and dialogue departments taken care of by brother Selvaraghavan, Dhanush will be acting under the direction of Mithran R. Jawahar. Jawahar has w
orked as an associate director of Selvaraghavan. Song sequences and a few important scenes will be shot in Italy and meanwhile shooting is on in Chennai, Hyderabad, Pollachi and Kerala. A remake of Selvaraghavan’s Telugu film starring Venkatesh and Trisha, ‘Aadavari Maatalaku Ardhale Verulae,’ which is doing brisk business, expectation about ‘Yaaradi …’ is high.
A coincidence
Preethi Varma who created quite a flutter after she walked out of her home recently, is the heroine of ‘Padhinettu Vayasu Puyalae.’ It’s ironical that just a week earlier she enacted a scene in which she had to cry out loud that she
had been orphaned though her parents were around. “I’m still to get over my surprise at the coincidence,” says Vijay M., the film’s director. Nalini plays Varma’s cruel aunt in the film that has Ajay Pradeep making his debut as hero. ‘Padhinettu …’ which has five songs is composer Leo’s first film.
Season of new faces
NRI producers are rapidly on the rise in Tamil filmdom. The latest entrants are Divine Creations (U.K.) and DC Entertainment, producers of ‘Nenjai Thodu.’ Also it seems to be a season of new leading men in Tamil cinema. Gemini, a new face
, enters films as hero with ‘Nenjai Thodu.’ Being written and directed by P.Ae. Rajkannan, whose first film it is, ‘Nenjai …’ has Lakshmi Rai playing heroine. “Every scene will be fresh and the entire film will be like a beautiful piece of poetry,” says Rajkannan. “The climax shot in a railway station near Kanchipuram, will be a highlight,” he adds.
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