Vikram’s upcoming Tamil movie, which was tentatively titled Deiva Magan (DM), has been rechristened as Deiva Thirumagan. The makers of the film have finally zeroed in on the title after considering a few titles.
Deiva Magan is the title of Sivaji Ganeshan’s yesteryear movie. Sivaji Prabhu, who is planning to launch his son, has decided to name the launch pad movie of his son as DM. So he has told Vikram that he wants that title, which made the actor to drop the title. Later, director AL Vijay renamed it as Pitha but another producer had already registered it.
Finally, after considering a few other titles, makers of the film are happy to title the movie as Deiva Thirumagan. They say that the title perfectly suits the story. However, the movie is releasing in April. The movie stars Vikram, Anushka and Amala Paul in the lead roles.
Veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam, sources say, has decided to cast Vijay, Vishal and Vikram in his next film. The director is getting the script ready for his next film and is penning it down with these three stars in mind.
Mani Ratnam is one of the few directors who cast multi-heroes in his films and tasted success in films like Agni Natchathiram, which had Karthik and Prabhu; Iruvar, which saw the coming together of two legends Mohanlal and Prakash Raj and Thalapathy which had two superstars Rajinikanth and Mammootty.
This time the ace director will be instrumental in bringing the three current biggies of Kollywood together – Vishal, Vikram and Vijay.
Shriya Saran – Ford
Nayantara - Jaguar S-type
Genelia D'Souza - Austin Chummy
Shruti Hassan - MG TB 1939
Karthi Sivakyumar - Studebaker President
Aarya - BSA Bantam
Surya Sivakumar - MGTB 1956
Vikram - Chevrolet Impala
Akkineni Nagarjuna - Chevorlet Eagle Master
Tammana Bhatia - Chevorlet Half Ton Truck
Trisha Krishnan - Dodge Brother
The latest update on Vijay-Vikram's project: Reportedly Vikram's next project went on floors in Ooty last week. The crew will be in Ooty till December to shoot some important sequences.
The film stars Anushka and Amala Paul (Sindhu Samaveli and Mynaa fame) in prominent roles. There are also reports that Anushka will play the role of a lawyer in the film.
Trisha posted a picture for 3 Roses Tea ad commercial shooting with Vikram to the fans on Twitter. She wrote “Vikram n me shootin for the ’3 Roses’ commercial”
Looks like Anushka is all set to romance Vikram. For, sources say the yoga tutor turned actress has signed a film with the 'Cheeyan' which would be directed by Vijay of 'Madrasapattinam' fame.
It is said that the director met the actress when she was in Chennai recently for her another upcoming film 'Vaanam' and narrated the story and the importance of her character.
"Impressed by it, Anushka immediately expressed her consent to be a part of the film. This will be her first film with Vikram and she is thrilled about the project", sources add.
Anushka, who has acted in Tamil with Madhavan, Vijay and Suriya, is a top actress in Tollywood. Impressed by her performance in 'Arundhathee', Silambarasan has roped in her for 'Vaanam'.
Around 600 pirated DVDs of latest movies including Raavanan and Singam were seized during raids at various places in Chennai recently.
Around 15 persons involved in the racket were arrested and 12 cases registered against them under the Copyright Act. Earlier Suhasini Mani Ratnam lodged a complaint with the city police commissioner demanding action against those who were manufacturing and selling pirated DVDs of Raavanan, directed by her husband Mani Ratnam.
Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Vikram, Shah Rukh Khan and others were present at the special screening of Raavan. The Big B, who is popular for voicing his opinions on various issues through his blog and Twitter, has expressed displeasure over the way Abhishek’s character shaped up in Raavan.
According to Amitabh, Raavan’s editing was the main cause for showing Abhi’s character Beera as a confused man. The Big B tweeted, “It’s sad; in the edit you only see the after effect of that thinking process, hence inconsistent. In the edit all the visual heads got cut and you see a confused Veera expression and wonder why?”
Vikram, in his answer to Amitabh, has said that editing is the director’s prerogative and he cannot comment on Amitabh’s comment.
Mani Ratnam’s eagerly awaited Raavanan in Tamil will not be releasing in any multiplex screens in Bangalore! In Bangalore city the film will only be screened in seven single screens!
Reliance Big Pictures, who are marketing the film have been told by Karnataka Film Chamber (KFC), that they can treat Raavan and Raavanan as one film, and not two. Suhasini Mani Ratnam, one of the producers of the film had even provided proof that both the Hindi and Tamil versions are two negatives, but KFC remains adamant.
The KFC is very clear that only Kannada films can release in any number of screens and Other Language Films (OLF) can only release in a maximum of 24 screens. So in case of Raavan, Raavanan and Villain will have to be screened in 24 screens in the state. Since Bollywood is bigger in Karnataka, Raavan will release in 16 screens in Bangalore multiplexes (ticket prices are higher, so more revenue), while Raavanan will play in 7 single screens and Villain in one single screen.
It is bad news for Raavanan and Tamil fans of Mani Ratnam and Vikram, as the film cannot be screened at the multiplexes, which forms the bulk of their viewership.
Meanwhile the official count is that 550 screens worldwide will be screening the Tamil Raavanan, with nearly 300 of them in Tamil Nadu. The film just looking at the number of screens is sure to take a very big opening.
When news about Vijay’s Velayudham began floating, there was a speculation on who would pair up with him. There are different versions doing rounds in Kollywood. One group of sources says that talks are on with Ileana. The actress’s name cropped up after she agreed to pair up with Vikram in Vedi. This means Ileana is keen on re-entering Kollywood and is making the right moves.
Yet another source points out that Tamanna is under consideration for Velayudham. Since the actress has already paired with the Ilayathalapathy in Sura, she may give a go-ahead for this project as well, it is speculated