Vijay Adiraj to direct Arya's brother!

Cinemimi [Friday, April 27, 2012]Sathya, younger brother of Arya, donned the greasepaint for the first time for 'Kadhal 2 Kalyanam', a film which is in the making from a longtime now. He has now signed a new project, which will mark the directorial debut of television personality Vijay Adiraj!Titled 'Puthagam', the movie will be produced by Dr V Ramadoss of Ram Pictures Pvt Ltd, who made 'Yuvan Yuvathi' some time back. Besides 'Puthagam', Ramadoss is simultaneously producing 'Haridas', a film starring Kishore and Sneha in the lead."Puthagam is a youthful entertainer with Sathya and Rakul Preet Singh in pivotal roles. It will be a mix of comedy...

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Vijaykanth's plans for his son

Cinemimi [Friday, April 27, 2012]Vijaykanth's son Shanmuga Pandian will be making his debut with the Tamil remake of Jr NTR's film, Brindavanam. It was a smash hit and had the Telugu star romancing Kajal Agarwal and Samantha. Vijaykanth has bought the rights to the film and will be remaking the film with a leading director in Tamil.The search is also on for suitable leading ladies. Shanmuga Pandian is working hard in preparation for his debut film, it has been reported. He is hitting the gym regularly, preparing for fight sequences and also learning dan...

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'Viswaroopam': 30-second promo?

Cinemimi [Friday, April 27, 2012]Come May 1, Kamal Haasan is expected to release a 30-second promo video of his forthcoming magnum opus 'Viswaroopam'. The teaser kind of material will be launched on the net. It will be also shown on cinema halls, say sources."Kamal, who has always been on the forefront at trying his hands at various new technologies, is planning big to use the internet to promote Viswaroopam. He will come out with innovative ideas soon," they add.Being directed by Kamal himself, 'Viswaroopam' is jointly produced by Raaj Kamal and PVP Cinema. Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah and Shekar Kapoor among others are playing pivotal characters,...

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'Ram Gopal Varma has not lost the Midas touch'

Cinemimi [Friday, April 27, 2012]The women of Ram Gopal Varma's Department are quite the sexy lot.We've seen the gorgeous Nathalia Kaur in the item number.Now, we take a look at the film's leading lady Madhu Shalini.This is Madhu's first Hindi film, and she seems super excited about it.Madhu speaks to Patcy N about her challenging gangster role in the film, starring Bollywood heavyweights like Amitabh Bachchan and Sanjay Dutt.How did Ram Gopal Varma approach you for Department?Ram Gopal saw my pictures on the internet and also scenes from my Tamil film Avan Ivan in which I played a simple girl-next-door.The internet photographs were completely...

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Movie buzz: 'Bank' on Armie Hammer

Cinemimi [Thursday April26,2012]Photo credit: Pablo Palacios/ | A screening of the film, "Flags, Feathers and Lies: The Untold New Orleans Story of a Culture Fighting for Survival," takes place on May 2, 2012 at the Cinema Arts Centre in Huntington, the film is produced by Julie Belafonte and directed by Pablo Palacios. Pictured: Young Big Chief (Christian Smith) in " Flags Feathersand Lies" WHO Armie Hammer THE MOVIE "Cut Bank" THE DEAL The star of "J. Edgar" will join an impressive cast that includes Ben Kingsley, John Malkovich, Michael Sheen and Teresa Palmer in this indie film...

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Fast-Frame Hobbit Dangles Prospect of Superior Cinema, But Will Theaters Bite?

Cinemimi [Thursday April26,2012]HOLLYWOOD — On a century-old studio lot, a guy juggles oranges as cameras roll, capturing test footage of the flying fruit. Then he tosses a red construction hat into the air, throws a bucket of water toward the camera and pours fizzing cola into a glass.It might look like the kind of amateur antics featured in Thomas Edison’s 1890 film test Monkeyshines, but the juggler — Red Digital Cinema exec Ted Schilowitz — is performing his modest party tricks to show off the capabilities of his company’s next-generation 3-D movie cameras.Cameramen film each stunt at the standard 24 frames per second before clicking a button...

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ArcLight Cinemas Completes Digital Conversion with Christie Solaria Series Projectors; Will Feature High Frame Rate Films Like THE HOBBIT Later This Y

Cinemimi [Thursday April26, 2012]There are two must-see places that are on my own personal bucket list: the Alamo Drafthouse and the ArcLight Hollywood. When you are stuck with AMC/Regal/Cinemark (essentially the McDonalds of movie theaters), places like the Drafthouse and the ArcLight are welcome beacons of light in an otherwise dim cinematic world. With their recent completion of the digital conversion of all four of their locations (33 auditoriums and 61 screens), ArcLight Cinemas has entered a new era. Facilitated by the Christie Solaris Series 2K/4K digital projectors, ArcLight will be able to feature high frame rate movies, such as Peter...

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CM inaugurates new Film Chamber offices

Cinemimi [Thursday April26,2012]It was a special day for the South Indian Film Chamber as the newly constructed offices were inaugurated by CM J Jayalalitha through a video conference event. The event marked the inauguration of an 80,000 sq.ft block that has been completed and the foundation stone laying of a 40,000 sq.ft block. Both the blocks are situated in Anna Salai, where the Film Chamber has been there right from its inception. The event was attended by all veteran producers of the industry including S.A. Chandrashekhar, Kalaipuli S Thanu, Ibrahim Rowther, Editor Mohan among others.The CM did the honors from her office in the Secretariat....

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Rajini's villain prefers suspense

Cinemimi [Wednesday, April 25, 2012] Every great protagonist needs a great antagonist and for Kochadaiyaan, Jackie Shroff is going to be Rajini's villain. According to sources, the scenes between these actors will be the highlight of the film as they have come out very well. The filming took place in Pinewood Studios, London.About working with Rajini, Jackie Shroff said it was an absolute delight and he said that despite being the biggest star in the continent, Rajini is the complete professional with no airs. He was unwilling to say too much about his role though, preferring to maintain the suspen...

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It's Vivek for Santhanam!

Cinemimi [Wednesday, April 25, 2012] The preparations are going on full swing for Singam 2 as the shooting will begin as soon as Suriya wraps up Maatran. The lovely leading ladies are Anushka and Hansika. Vivek, Vijayakumar, Radha Ravi and Nasser will form the rest of the cast. The latest is that Santhanam will be joining the cast and he will team up with Vivek for some great comedy routines.Vivek and Santhanam have different styles when it comes to comedy but both have proved that they have what it takes to tickle the funny bones. Expectations were already high for the high voltage sequel to the hit film Singham and now they are going to go...

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Two ladies fight over Aadhi

Cinemimi [Wednesday, April 25, 2012] Aadhi's next film is a bilingual in Tamil and Telugu with Taapsee. In Tamil it will be called Maranthein Mannithen. The story is set along the banks of the river Godavari and will follow the lives of four people who are trapped by the flooding of the river. Sundeep and Lakshmi Manchu form the rest of the cast.Suja Varunee of Solla Solla Inikkum has been roped in for this film. She will appear as a bangle vendor from Aadhi's past while Taapsee will be in his present. Interestingly, Maranthein Mannithen will have a rustic setting. Taapsee has revealed her look in the film and she is clad in a simple sari with...

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Director Shankar’s new addition

Cinemimi [Monday, April 23, 2012]Ace director Shankar is the talk of the town and this time it’s not for his movie but for a different reason. The director known for his extravagant ways of film making has bought a Rolls Royce car. With this three crore Ghost variant of the car imported from UK, he has joined the elite league of Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan. The car was recently registered at the KK Nagar West RTO office and Shankar has got it registered with the number TN09 BQ 00...

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Sameera bats for south

Cinemimi [Monday, April 23, 2012]A pan Indian actress that she is, Sameera Reddy's heart beats for the south. "I mostly get to play the sexy heroine in the north, whereas in the south, I get to experiment more with roles, like the one I did in Vaaranam Aayiram," she says.Describing 'Vaaranam Aayiram' as one of the important movies in her career and Gautham Vasudev Menon as one of her favourite filmmakers, Sameera, who worked with the same director in 'Nadunisi Naaygal', says, "I love being part of his projects."Though she has worked in some multi-heroine flicks, including her recent Tamil film 'Vettai' (in which Amala Paul is the other leading...

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Arulnidhi’s film in trouble

Cinemimi[Monday, April 23, 2012]It seems actor Arulnidhi’s Ashokamitran may not see the light. Sources say that the Karu Pazhaniappan directed movie which went on floor in February has been dropped. It was supposed to be produced by Mogana Movies and Thaman was roped in as the music director. It has to be noted that last year Arulnidhi’s Mounaguru directed by Shanthakumar had gone on to become a sleeper h...

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Udhayanidhi goes to court

Cinemimi [Monday, April 23, 2012]Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Movies has filed a petition in the Madras High Court, seeking a direction to the Tamil Nadu government to provide tax exemption to the producer's maiden heroic venture 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi'.According to the petition, the film has been named in Tamil and there are no scenes in the movie which would bring disrepute to the culture and tradition of the land. Hence it should be given tax exemption as per rules.Stating that tax exemption was not granted to 'Oru Kal Oru Kannadi' due to political reasons, since Udhayanidhi is the son of former Deputy Chief Minister and DMK treasurer M K...

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A record for Ajith

Cinemimi [Monday, April 23, 2012]All of Kollywood and the fans seem to be eagerly awaiting Billa 2.And it looks like the film's crossed its first step towards the cinema halls, as the theatrical rights of the Ajith-starrer have been sold. The film is rumoured to have fetched an amount of Rs 24 crore, which is the highest amount that any Ajith film has fetched thus far. Aascar Ravichandran's company has reportedly bought the rights for the film, which is expected to hit the cinema halls in June, after the IPL season comes to an end.Billa was one of the bigger hits in the past decade and with Mankatha, Ajith's 50th film striking gold at the box...

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`Teri Meri Kahaani` will be a memorable film: Priyanka Chopra

Cinemimi [Monday, April 23, 2012]Mumbai: Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra says that her upcoming film `Teri Meri Kahaani`, a story of eternal love, will be a memorable movie."The movie will be a memorable one. The story takes us through a journey of eternal love between a couple who have vowed to love each other not only in this life but in every life to follow. Their love is so strong that even destiny wants to bring them together," Priyanka said.The film stars Shahid Kapoor in the lead opposite Priyanka and has been directed by Kunal Kohli."The story starts in 1960 Bombay with Govind and Ruksar, then moves ahead to present times, 2012 England...

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