October 2011 ~ World Cinema News

Monday, October 31, 2011

Rajini attends the first public function

Posted by pranavikha on 6:33 AM

Cineimi[Monday, 31 October 2011]
Rajinikanth thrilled the guests and attendees of an award function recently by his appearance. An energetic Rajini made it to the dais where veteran directors SP Muthuramam, K Balachander, Visu, actress Kushboo and several others were seated and said that he is there because he wanted his first public function to be an auspicious one.

According to the Superstar, it was an auspicious event because one of his favorite directors SP Muthuraman is being honored with the Shanakara Rathna award instituted by the Shankara Nethralaya.

The star said that he will continue to act as long as he is energetic because that is the USP of his success.

Manorama critical

Posted by pranavikha on 6:26 AM

Cinemimi[Monday, 31 October 2011]
Comedienne and character artiste Manorama has lost consciousness and is said to be in coma stage. A couple of days ago it was reported that the actress slipped and hurt her head.

According to hospital sources, the veteran actress has suffered a brain hemorrhage and has gone into coma. She is said to in life support system to assist her in breathing. The doctors are monitoring her progress carefully, says a source. With Manorama in a critical condition, visitors are not being allowed to see her.

Several celebrities like Kushboo, UTV’s Dhananjayan, Jayam Ravi and are others are wishing the actress a very speedy recovery.

Vairamuthu pens six songs for Viswaroobam

Posted by pranavikha on 6:19 AM

Cinemimi[Monday, 31 October 2011]
It is not new for Kamal and Vairamuthu to join hands. But the treat that Kamal gives Vairamuthu each time they meet is something special.

Sometimes he gives him coffee brought from Brazil and sometimes it could be Andhra special chicken.

At times Vairamuthu would be served with the fruits brought from European countries. So every visit Vairamuthu meets Kamal there will be something special for him.
Vairamuthu himself as mentioned about this special treats on various occasions and interviews. This time they both met on the next day of Deepavali. You know what treat Kamal gave Vairamuthu.

It was Common Sandpiper Curry. This is a bird which is called in Tamil as Ullaan birds. The shooting of Viswaroobam is now taking place in a factory in Poonamallee near Chennai. Ullaan birds are commonly available in Poonamallee.

These birds were purchased and cooked. Kamal who invited Vairamuthu to the shooting spot served with him Ullaan curry. This has stirred Vairamuthu’s nostalgic younger days. Then after tasting the food both of them were speaking for a long time.

Kamal Haasan then showed the sequences of Viswaroobam which was shot so far. Vairamuthu after seeing the 40 minutes footage appreciated Kamal for his different story and his astounding acting and technology.

There are six songs in this film. One of the songs is penned by Kamal himself and the remaining 5 songs are written by Vairamuthu. Shankar Mahadevan is composing the music.

Arya and Maddy shoot the intro song of Vettai

Posted by pranavikha on 6:43 AM

Cinemimi[Saturday,October29,2011]
Filming is proceeding at a breakneck pace for Vettai so that it can have a December release. The entire unit is in Karaikudi and the intro song is being filmed on Arya and Madhavan. Choreographer Raju Sundaram is drilling them so that the dance moves are flawless and the team is super kicked about this track.

The Producer, UTV Dhananjayan, says that Arya and Maddy have done a phenomenal job and the visuals look absolutely amazing. The makers are confident that they have a winner on their hands.

Vijay, a James Bond in 'Yohan'

Posted by pranavikha on 6:28 AM

Cinemimi[Saturday, October 29, 2011]
Gautham Vasudev Menon is doing four projects at a time - 'Neethane En Ponvasantham', which he is simultaneously making in three languages (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi), and the Hindi remake of 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaya', titled 'Ek Dhivana Dha'.

After completing these films, he will move on to 'Yohan Adhyayam Ondru', his first venture with Vijay. "Some rumour mills have it that Gautham is toying with the idea of coming out with a movie every two years in this series, like Yohan Adhyayam Irandu and Yohan Adhyayam Moondru but the director has remained tight-lipped about these.

"Vijay plays an international agent in this flick," Gautham says and adds: "Yohan Adhyayam Ondru will deal with one of the assignments he does in a foreign country. It will chronicle two months of the protagonist's life."

On what made him to join hands with the Ilayathalapathy, Gautham says, "We both wanted to work together for a long time, but things didn't take shape. This time we were sure not to miss the opportunity and made an announcement on Yohan."

Radha's plans for her second daughter

Posted by pranavikha on 6:18 AM

Cinemimi[Friday, October 28, 2011]
Radha is apparently the brains behind daughter Karthika's smart career moves. It was thanks to her mother that Karthika had dream launches in Telugu and Tamil with super hits, Josh and Ko respectively. The latest buzz was that Radha wanted to launch her second daughter Thulasi as well.

It was reported that Thulasi would be making her debut with Karthik's son, Gautham in a Mani Rathnam film. It will be remembered that Radha herself made her debut with Karthik in Bharathiraja's famous film, Alaigal Oyvathilai. However, Radha has said that the reports were false and that her second daughter is too young to enter films. So for now she will focus on Karthika's career in addition to her hotel business.

Mani Rathnam meanwhile is still searching for a suitable heroine for Gautham.

Richa Gangopadhyay has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and she shows no sign of slowing down

Posted by pranavikha on 7:48 PM

Cinemimi[Friday, October 28, 2011]
Richa Gangopadhyay has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and she shows no sign of slowing down. After her hit film, Mirapakay in Telugu she managed to get two films in Tamil with the hottest young stars - STR and Dhanush. Now we hear she is headed for Bollywood.

Talks are on for the remake of Susi Ganesan's Thiruttu Payale in Hindi. Neil Nitin Mukesh and Ameesha Patel will be doing Jeevan and Malavika's roles. Richa will be doing Sonia Agarwal's role. The actress is unwilling to discuss this project as of now though she is keeping her fingers crossed that it will take off.

In the meantime, Richa is eagerly awaiting the release of Osthi and Mayakkam Enna in Tamil. In Telugu, she has a film with Prabhas.

'Velayudham' USA release details, now at more cities!

Posted by pranavikha on 7:41 PM

Cinemimi[Friday, October 28, 2011]

Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Diwali offering has seen a big release in USA as well, see below for details on showtimes.

Big Cinemas:

'Velayudham' tickets are priced at $10 in here.

Big Cinemas Towne 3, San Jose, CA

Big Cinemas Freemont, CA

Big Cinemas Dos Lagos, CA

Big Cinemas Norwalk (Los Angeles), CA

Big Cinemas Peach Tree (Atlanta), GA

Big Cinemas Golf Glenn (Chicago), IL

Big Cinemas Columbia Park (New Jersey)

Big Cinemas Movie City (New Jersey)

Big Cinemas Loehmann's Twins (Virginia)

Detroit, MI:

Cinemark Movies 16

28600 Dequindre

Warren, MI 48092

Oct 25 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Oct 26 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Oct 27 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Oct 28 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Oct 29 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Oct 30 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Oct 31 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Nov 1 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Nov 2 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Nov 3 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pm

Austin, TX:

S. I-35 North Of Stassney Ln.

5501 Ih 35,

Austin, TX 78744

Oct 26 Wednesday - 9:00pm

Oct 27 Thursday - 9:00pm

Oct 28 Friday - 9:00pm

Oct 29 Saturday - 5:30, 9:00pm

Oct 30 Sunday - 5:30pm

Matthews (Charlotte), NC:

Cinemark

9508 Northeast Court

Matthews, NC 28105

Oct 26 Wednesday 4:30pm, 8:00pm

Oct 27 Thursday 4:30pm, 8:00pm

Oct 28 Friday 4:30pm, 8:00pm

Oct 29 Saturday - 1:00pm, 4:30pm, 8:00pm

Houston, TX

Wed, 10/26/2011 7:00pm 10:00pm

Thu, 10/27/2011 7:00pm 10:00pm

Fri, 10/28/2011 6:00pm 9:00pm

Sat, 10/29/2011 1:00pm 4:00pm 9:00pm

Sun, 10/30/2011 1:00pm 4:00pm 9:00pm

Mon, 10/31/2011 7:30pm

Tue, 10/01/2011

Wed, 10/02/2011 7:30pm

Thu, 10/03/2011 7:30pm

Dallas, TX

Hollywood Irving (Stadium Seating)

Wed, 10/26/2011 5:15pm 8:45pm

Thu, 10/27/2011 5:15pm 8:45pm

Fri, 10/28/2011 6:15pm 9:45pm

Mon, 10/31/2011 8:45pm

Tue, 11/01/2011 8:45pm

Wed, 11/02/2011 8:45pm

Thu, 11/03/2011 8:45pm

Fun Asia Irving (10$ only)

Sat, 10/29/2011 2:45pm 6:15pm 9:45pm

Sun, 10/30/2011 2:30pm 6:00pm 9:00pm

Raleigh (Cary), NC

Mygalaxycinema, Village Square Shopping Center, 770 Cary Town Blvd, Cary, NC - 27511.

Oct 30th (Sunday) - 3:00PM, 6:10PM, 9:35PM Oct 31st (Monday) - 7:30PM Nov 1st (Tuesday) - 7:30PM Nov 2nd (Wednesday) - 7:30PM Nov 3rd (Thursday) - 7:30PM

Boston, MA:

Entertainment Cinemas - Fresh Pond,

168 Alewife Brook Parkway

Cambridge, MA

Sat 10/29/2011 6:55 P.M 10:00 P.M

Sun 10/30/2011 12:45 P.M 6:50 P.M

Mon 10/31/2011 12:45 P.M 6:50 P.M

Tue 11/1/2011 12:45 P.M 6:50 P.M

Wed 11/2/2011 3:45 P.M 9:50 P.M

Thu 11/3/2011 3:45 P.M 9:50 P.M

Connecticut, CT:

Parkade Cinemas, 308 Broad Street,

Central Manchester,

CT 06040

Wed 10/26/2011 7:30 P.M

Thu 10/27/2011 7:30 P.M

Fri 10/28/2011 3:30 P.M 6:45 P.M 9:50 P.M

Sat 10/29/2011 12:30 P.M

Columbus OH:

Screens at the continent

Oct 26th wed 6:30pm

Oct 29th Sat 3:00pm

Oct 30th Sun 6:00pm

Minneapolis, MN

Thu Oct 27 @7.30p

Fri Oct 28 @6.15p & 9.00p

Sat Oct 29 @12.30p, 3.15p, 6.15p & 9.15p

Seattle, WA

Venue: Totem Lake cinemas,Kirkland.

Sunday,Oct 30th @ 3.00PM and 6.00PM

Monday,Oct 31st @ 7 PM

Phoenix - Coming Soon - Nov 4th onwards

Las Vegas - Coming Soon - Nov 4th onwards

Denver - Nov 4th onwards

Jacksonville, FL - Nov 4th onwards

Trisha bags what Shruti rejected

Posted by pranavikha on 7:36 PM

Cinemimi [Friday, October 28, 2011]
Trisha is to be paired up with Jr. NTR for the first time in Dhammu. The role was initially offered to Shruti Haasan but she walked out at the last moment following a Bollywood offer to star opposite Aamir Khan.

The Dhammu team was frantically searching for a leading lady to be paired opposite Jr NTR, one of the leading heroes in Tollywood. Finally it was decided that Trisha would be more apt for the role and the heroine has also give her assent.

More prints for 'Velayudham', to be remade in Hindi?

Posted by pranavikha on 7:26 PM

Cinemimi [Friday, October 28, 2011]
Aascar Films V Ravichandran's Diwali offering, 'Velayudham' with Vijay on-board as protagonist has been well-accepted by Vijay fans who are happy with his larger than life image.

Now the latest is that, the makers of this film that is being screened at more than 500 theatres across the state are planning for releasing more prints due to the pressure and response from fans!

'Velayudham producer Aascar films V Ravichandran is happy that his film has made a huge box office hit this Diwali. In fact already Bollywood has approached the Velayudham film producer for the Hindi rights for a great deal', says an inside source.

'Velayudham' featuring Vijay, Hansika Motwani, Genelia D' Souza has music by Vijay Antony and showcases a commoner turning a messiah for the masses, all for common good.

Velayutham Wallpapers
Velayutham HQ Trailer

Bhanupriya back after a hiatus

Posted by pranavikha on 7:10 PM

Cinemimi[Friday, October 28, 2011]
After a break, Bhanupriya, whose eyes would always have a lot to speak, is back to stand in front of the camera. The yesteryear heartthrob will be seen playing a crucial role in a film titled 'En Peyar Kumarasamy'.

"I was waiting for a challenging opportunity when director Rathan Chandrasekar approached me with En Peyar Kumarasamy. I found my role in this film very meaty and immediately gave my consent to be part of it," the actress says.

Bhanupriya, who was part of many super hits like 'Maharasan', 'Pangaali' and 'Azhagan', was last seen playing Dhanush's mother in 'Polladhavan'. In 'En Peyar Kumarasamy' too she is doing the role of the protagonist's mother.

"I am not bothered about playing such roles as long as I get interesting opportunities," says Bhanupriya, who hopes that she would retain her fame as a talented actress in this second innings of her too.