Tamanna busy in Aegan

In a short span of time, Tamanna has shot to glory in Tamil cinema. Though, she began in a bad start with 'Kedi' and 'Vyapari', Kallori brought a tidal change in her career. Her performance in the movie was highly acclaimed and she was soon flooded with offers.

She is acting with Surya in 'Ayan', produced by AVM and directed by K V Anand, followed by the Dhanush starrer 'Padikathavan'. 'Anandha Thandavam' opposite a newcomer Siddharth and a Telugu film 'Konjam Ishtamga and Konjam Kashtamga'.

'I watched 'Khaakha Khaakha' and became a great fan of Suriya. I was thrilled when I was called to act in 'Ayan' with Surya. Similarly I am excited to work in the Tamil remake of 'Jab We Met' opposite Bharath. I don the role enacted by Kareena in the original,' she says.

Though I get offers in different languages, my priority is to do movies in Tamil. I am getting good offers here, she adds. 
Source:Tamanna busy in Aegan
 
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Surya promotes Derby

There was not a single person left out to be amazed by the guy's dedication. Attaining the washboard abs followed by loosing a couple of kilos to show off as a teenager is not an easy task but it was for the star of 'Vaaranam Aayiram' Surya. 

The actor displayed his efficiency and awed the spectators even before the movie came out. Directed by Gautam Vasudev Menon, the movie chronicles the life of a man from his early teens to his late seventies for which the above said feat was done by Surya. 

Varanam Aayiram's audio was launched recently composed by Harris Jeyaraj and evoked rave reviews from the masses. It has been planned to launch the movie this Diwali which will be a perfect present for the occasion. 

Recently, the star Surya along with his director Gautam Menon was spotted in the newly opened outlets of Derby. The brand has opened showrooms in Adyar, Kilpakkam and Old Mahabalipuram road for which the duo were present to felicitate the event. 
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Deepavali race at the box office

It would be an interesting battle at the box-office for Deepavali. The movies releasing to lighten up the festival include Surya's 'Vaaranam Aayiram', Ajith-starrer 'Aegan', Madhavan's 'Guru En Aalu' and Bharath's 'Seval'.

Interestingly, Dhanush's 'Padikathavan' and Silambarasan's 'Silambattam' have backed out of the race at the last moment. It looks likely that they would hit the screens in November.

Expectations are high for 'Varanam Aayiram' that brings together the stunners Suriya and director Gautham Vasudev Menon after 'Kaakha Kaakha'. Ajith's 'Aegan' is expected to open big as it's a come back stylish venture after 'Billa'. Hari wields the megaphone for 'Seval'. Madhavn's 'Guru En Aalu' is inspired by Bollywood hit 'Yes Boss'.

 
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Ajith vs Surya vs Simbu in Deepavali?

With Deepavali hardly a month away, the race has begun to get movies into theaters in time for the festival weekend. At the moment, however there is only one confirmed entrant for the Deepavali weekend and that happens to be Simbu's Silambattam. He will be searching for an elusive hit and Silambattam seems to have the right credentials for the same. The movie will feature Simbu in a dual role for the first time after Manmadhan.

Meanwhile, with Silambattam as the sole confirmed entrant, at least three others are bending their backs to get into theaters for what will be a fairly quite Deepavali. Bharath's Seval under the direction of commercial rural action king Hari is almost ready and the promos are already on air suggesting the usual Hari fare of action in the village milieu. The rugged looks of Bharath have drawn attention. Also Hari's impeccable record when it comes to action flicks has made the movie go a bit high on the expectation meter.

But, all eyes are on the other two gearing up for release. Vaaranam Aayiram and Aegan may clash on Deepavali for sparks to fly, if everything goes as planned. Reports suggest that the works are progressing with fervor to meet the date and nothing can be said as yet. But, with the music released and the promos on air, Vaaranam Aayiram seems to be the more bankable option to make it for the festival season, but Aegan can by no means be ruled out. One need not talk about the expectations that these two movies have generated and if they do face off, it will be one great Deepavali.

 
Source:Ajith vs Surya vs Simbu in Deepavali?
 
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Director Gautham throws Party for Vaaranam Aayiram

It was an evening of glitz and glamour with hot actresses and actors making their way down to bash at Dublin. Director Gautham had thrown a party down there to celebrate the completion of Vaaranam Aayiram prior to its release. Audio for the film was launched during last week and the sales has being doing well. Perhaps, this party was not something to do with the sales of audio and film, but the time to celebrate.

Surya in designed T-shirts and jeans with stylish belt spotted cool along with his wife Jyothika who didn't look so different sans make up. Wow! One could get to see the real dark skin color of Trisha with her pale eyes and wrinkled surfaces below eyes. One of the actress of the film Divya Spandana shook her legs so stunningly while Dhanush kept singing for all the songs…. Madhavan's wife Sarita was there chilling out with Selvaraghavan's wife and Actress Sonia Agarwal. Satyaraj added to the great enjoyment during the occasion. Well, Dhanush's pretty wife Aishwarya wasn't present, but her sister Soundarya Rajnikanth was present down there. Harris Jayaraj, playback singer Naresh Iyer and Cinematographer Arvind Krishna hanged about together…

 
Source:Director Gautham throws Party for Vaaranam Aayiram
 
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'I want to act with Surya' - Mandira Bedi

Mandira Bedi, who was in Chennai recently, said that she wanted to share the screen space with Surya. "I would like to act with Surya. I watched the film 'Khakka Khakka' and just loved it," she said.

On not acting in Tamil films after her cameo in 'Manmadhan', the first lady of Indian cricket said, 'I have got many offers. However, I want to do films that excite me and not every movie that comes my way.'

A victim of controversies, Mandira says, "They have now become a part of my life. When I am in distress, I simply keep away from the media." 
Source:'I want to act with Surya' - Mandira Bedi
 
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Surya starves for 'Vaaranam Aayiram'

The audio launch of the much-awaited 'Vaaranam Aayiram' was held at Satyam Cinemas, Chennai on 24th September. The movie produced by Aascar Ravichandran and directed by Gautham Vasudevan Menon features Surya, Simran, Divya Spandana and Sameera Reddy in lead roles. Music by Harris Jayaraj was formally released during the ceremony.

The grand function was graced by actors Sathyaraj, Sivakumar, Prakash Raj, directors K.S.Ravikumar, Ameer, Radha Mohan and many more. 

"Vaaranam Aayiram is a chaste Tamil word, which means thousand elephants. Surya does a variety of roles in this film and he starved for 14 months and followed a strict diet to lose his weight tremendously to attain an apt physique for the role of a teenager." says Sivakumar who spoke at the function.

 
Source:Surya starves for 'Vaaranam Aayiram'
 
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Surya-Jyothika back on screen with a remake

Surya-Jyothika was the sensational pairs, not just on the screen, but in real life too. Both of them are leading a happy life with a cute baby girl. The films they had paired up together were good hits and their last venture on screen was 'Sillunu Oru Kadhal'. Now, buzzes are that they would be pairing up together for a film that happens to be the remake. Sources close to them have revealed that it would be a Hindi film 'Sunday' that had Ajay Devagan, Aayisha Taakia, Arshad Warsi and Irfan Khan in lead roles.

It is a mystery-thriller where a female dubbing artist misses a Sunday in her life and on the particular day many things seems to have happened around her. On that Sunday, many mysterious characters would have entered into her life, lots of fun, frolic and for the greater shock, a murder. This they call in Hollywood as 'Black Comedy'.

If Surya-Jyothika plays the lead roles, Prakash Raj has been offered to take on the role of Irfan Khan, a struggling actor and Santhanam as Arshad Warsi, a car driver. Nothing has been confirmed till the date and let's waits and see. 
Source:Surya-Jyothika back on screen with a remake
 
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Vaaranam Aayiram Music Review

It is said that when Gautham Menon and Harris Jayaraj get together, they make musical magic. With Vaaranam Aayiram, which has taken nearly 2 years in the making and is even today awaited with bated breath, the duo keeps their promise of giving the music lover a range of eminently listen-able songs. From mellifluous ballads to peppy urban beats to quirky folk rhythms, Vaarnam Aayiram is for keeps. And so the chords go…

1. 'Hi Malini' Singers: BG: This one reminds you of George Michael's cult song "Keep The Faith"… and yet, different. It's a peppy, young romantic number with a little infectious rattle here and some jazz-like pieces there. It will take you back to the time YOU were in college, full of life and love.

2. 'Yethi Yethi' Singers: BG: Morcoccan meets Carnatic classical meets young energy – that's Yethi Yethi in a nutshell. This song is bursting with exuberance and some naughty cockiness.

3. 'Oh Shanti' Singers: BG: Undoubtedly one of the finest songs in this soundtrack, Oh Shanti is a blend of a soft ballad, gentle guitars and captivating lyrics. Be prepared to close your eyes and simply lean into the mesmerising voice of Hariharan as he carries you along the flow of this song.

4. 'Oh Shanti '(Mix) Singers: BG: … And if you're done leaning, it's time to wake up and smell the coffee with the bright and energetic mix of the same song. Definitely bridging the culture gap, this song brings together almost-rock beats, evocative yet simple lyrics and fusion instruments and the result is… BOOM!

5. 'Adiye Kolluthey' Singers: BG: It's hot, it's rock-meets-Tamil, it's young, infectious and a seamless confluence of melodies that blend with an electric beat guaranteed to get your feet off the ground. Be prepared for a rumbling splash!

6. 'Alai Melai' Singers: BG: It seems almost out of place, this song. It embraces all things ethnic and nothing urban, except for the mild guitar strains in the background. A deeply melancholic song, one needs to develop a taste for it, especially after the previous numbers. Sudha sounds uncannily like Harris' usual favourite Bombay Jayshree, with her brand of husky wistfulness.

7. 'Anjalai' Singers: BG: Another surprise. Completely folksy and yet, Harris' brand of electronica peeks out every now and then. It's sassy, sexy and very tribal – only you won't be able to tell if it's purely southern or also has some other ethnic influences too, in its finger-drumming beat and twanging instruments.

The SONY Touch When Sony BMG announced entered the world of Southern movie and music content acquisition, there were mixed responses – some were scared that this giant would swallow the smaller players up, some welcomed a possible radical shift to a more universal and professional working system and yet others simply thought they were throwing funding money away. But at the end of the day, they proved that they have what it takes to be a global music giant, as they acquired some of the most popular music of this year, including A.R. Rahman's Sakkarakatti, Himmesh Reshammiya's Dasavathaaram and Harris Jayaraj's Vaaranam Aayiram.

You may remember, A.R. Rahman signed his first mega deal with Sony years ago, to produce both film and non-film music albums, to great global success. With the Sony name comes a host of modern and professionalism-driven processes – they believe in the power of technology, blitzing publicity and a pan-Indian presence for all their content, regardless of language barriers. Thus has Sony taken southern music and movies to a higher plane of global reckoning. With their latest, Vaaranam Aayiram, Sony BMG is all set to grow bigger and stronger.

 
Source:Vaaranam Aayiram Music Review
 
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Surya in Ayan fight scenes

A grand set has been constructed for the Surya starrer 'Ayan' at Binny mills in Chennai for the making of a fight sequence. Directed by K.V. Anand, the movie is being produced by AVM productions, a production company that holds the accolade for making movies since a few decades from the past. 

Surya is pitted against Tamanna, the actress who gave a graceful performance in 'Kalloori'. The cargo landing bay in an airport has been envisaged by art director Rajeevan in which a stunt scene was shot for four continuous days. Kanal Kannan choreographed the action in which Surya enacted a cooked up fight against the henchmen of the Villain, played by Bollywood actor Akashdeep Saigal. 

Consequently, the end sequence for 'Ayan' is planned to be shot in South Africa by November. It is proposed to be made in a canyon near to Cape Town. Industry talks say that about one fifth of the estimated budget for this movie is to be spent on filming this grand finale.

 
Source:Surya in Ayan fight scenes
 
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Vaaranam Aayiram audio from today

Vaaranam Aayiram is the one of the most popular upcoming films. Finally the tracks of Varanam Aayiram will be launched on the 24th of September at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai. It is a good news for Tamil music fans and those who have been eagerly awaiting the audio of Vaaranam Aayiram. Varanam Aayiram starring Surya has musical score by Harris Jayaraj.

The Varanam Aayiram movie is being directed by Gautham Menon. The movie Varanam Aayiram features Simran, Divya Spandana and Sameera Reddy as the heroines. Four tracks from the Varanam Aayiram movie have been given exclusively to four radio FMs, including Radio Mirchi, Big FM, SFM and an another station to be played on air. Vaaranam Aayiram movie is produced by Oscar films. Vaaranam Aayiram will be Harris Jayaraj's 26th film.

 
Source:Vaaranam Aayiram audio from today
 
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Audio launch of Vaaranam Aayiram on Sept 24

Day after yesterday is the most special occasion for Director Gowtham Menon for his Vaaranam Aayiram will have its audio launched. The occasion will take place at the premises of Satyam Complex at 6.30 pm with who's who of Kollywood taking part in it. List of guests have been maintained as suspense to make it a surprise for those present there at the occasion.

Songs of this film are already launched at radio stations and none of them are really exceptional. The magic of Harris-Gowtham doesn't seem to have worked more as it happened with their previous ventures. One of the main highlights in the film would be Kamal Haasan's daughter Shruthi Haasan rendering her voice for a song. Within next one week, there are expected to be two other audio launches of Aegan and Silambattam.

 
Source:Audio launch of Vaaranam Aayiram on Sept 24
 
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Vaaranam Aayiram Audio Marketing

It's an unique move by Sony BMG to popularize the music of Gautham Menon's Vaaranam Aayiram, before the official release of the music album.

Four leading FM stations in Chennai have each been given a different song from the album, to popularize it five days before the official launch.

"Sony BMG is launching the audio of Vaaranam Aayiram on the 24th September at Sathyam Cinemas and as a teaser to that a first of it's kind initiative is being taken up by us to actually open four potential hit numbers from the album as "exclusive" to key radio partners who we have built a strong relationship with, in the past 8 months of operations," says Nandini Raman of Sony BMG...

 
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Myskin's super hero

While Hollywood has its super heroes like Batman, Spiderman and Superman, strangely Tamil films have no such super heroes. The cost of even stitching a super hero costume is prohibitive.

Since corporate investors are prepared to invest heavily, our young directors have started thinking in terms of a super hero.  Vishal has long wanted to do a super hero role in a film that he wishes to direct himself.

After completing 'nandalala' Myskin plans to direct Surya as a super hero in a film to be produced at a mega budget by UTV. To be titled 'Mugamudi,' the story is one of a super hero.

With his 6 pack abs, Surya already looks like a super hero.The super hero subject would help save costume expenses. 
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Vaaranam Aayiram’s distinction

Vaaranam Aayiram is the Kollywood's first and the nation's second film to be shot extensively in Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun. Earlier Lakshya starring Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh Bachchan directed by Farhan Akthar was the only film to be shot here.

Commenting on the experiences of acting in a real military environment, Surya said that the experience was very invigorating; the ambience in the academy was abundant with energy. The actor also said that he had goosebumps of excitement when he first entered the place and donned the uniform. After that he transformed himself into the army captain he plays in the film. He said that the pride and energy associated with an officer's uniform and disciplined life is really awesome.

Gautham and Surya won the hearts of many army personnel they interacted with and are very thankful to the people in charge of the academy who cooperated and made the filming successful.

We think many must have mistaken Surya for a real army captain while he was filming!

Well, it is hard to wait to watch Surya presenting the gallant qualities of an army man on the big screen. It would be a treat!

 
Source:Vaaranam Aayiram's distinction
 
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Mugamoodi in Surya

Surya will play a superhero in a film under Mysskin's direction is 100% correct. It became quite obvious after UTV signed Surya for Mugamoodi to be made under Mysskin's supervision. Now, the news about Surya's new avatar has started to spread. In a year to two, we will see Surya as the "caped crusader" saving people's lives and fighting crime and injustice. It is also said that the film will be Kollywood's version of comic book hero Superman's story. But speculation is rife that the story might be slightly altered to herald the arrival of a new Kollywood superhero. Well, a new genre has begun in Kollywood: our own superhero films!

This is just the beginning and there is more in the offing with director Venkat Prabhu's attraction for Batman and penchant for being different! It might not be a surprise when he decides to do a Kollywood film on Batman or a superhero character inspired by Batman.

With the abundant talent available in Kollywood (our heroes are in no way second to their Hollywood counterparts) and new technology, it definitely possible to make good-quality superhero films in India. One good example is Bollywood film Krissh made on Hrithik Roshan. With method actors like Surya and scriptwriters that we have today, this type of films will be given a new dimension and maybe one day Hollywood will look at us for inspiration. Quite possible! Thoughts are growing richer in Kollywood these days.

And please do not be surprised or alarmed when you see a caped man flying in the skies. It could be our method actor Surya rehearsing for his role!

 
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Surya on Vaaranam Aayiram

Vaaranam Aayiram is the one of the most popular upcoming films. Its popularity and curiosity are because it is a film directed by Gautham Menon starring Surya (who gave Kakka Kakka, the magic on silver screen). Recently, it stoked up public curiosity with a rumour that the film is entirely based on Gautham Menon's real life experiences. But that is not completely true.

Vaaranam Aayiram – in which Surya appears as a 65-year-old man and an 18-year-old lad, paying remarkable attention to the details of physical characteristics of the roles – is not entirely based on its director's life. But some of the film's ideas and concepts have been borrowed from the director's personal experiences; the rest is about his observation and introspection. And the experiences are similar to what every one might have experienced at some  point. According to Gautham, these experiences are universal and every one experiences it at some point. The film is based on the views and observations built around these experiences.

 
Source:Surya on Vaaranam Aayiram
 
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Sivakumar's advice to son Surya and Karthik

This is that period of time in the Tamil film world that almost every hero wants to sport a six-pack-ab. After Shahrukh Khan displayed this supposed 'macho feature' in the film 'Om Shanti Om', almost every actor wants to sport one. Though surprising, Dhanush started it all in Tamil films displaying his abdomen in the film 'Polladhavan'.

Surya decided to workout in order to obtain a six-pack-ab for Gautham Menon's 'Varanam Aayiram'. Since he had got into shape and it looked appealing on him, he wanted to continue with that look for his next project 'Ayan'. Now that his shooting portion for the film is over, reports suggest that he is back to his normal diet and workout.

Vishal had the packs for 'Satyam'. Looks like actors 'Jayam' Ravi and Vijay Arun too want to sport six-packs and are currently working out.

At a function recently, Sivakumar met these young actors and was aghast to see their cheeks all sunken-in with an unhealthy look (the side effects in sporting a six-pack ab). On returning home, the veteran actor known to endorse a healthy body, got hold of his second son Karthik and spoke to him at length against entertaining any thoughts of having a six-pack.

 
Source:Sivakumar's advice to son Surya and Karthik
 
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Vaaranam Aayiram audio launch on Sep 24

"The audio of Vaaranam Aayiram is being launched on September 24th at Sathyam Cinemas", says a spokesperson of Photon Factory, one of the producers of the film. Sony-BMG, has signed a record deal with producer V. Ravichandran for the audio rights of this Surya starrer.

It is the most awaited audio in recent times and is Harris 26th album. Those who heard the numbers from the album say that the songs rock. Harris is in splendid form especially the retro 60's type song Mundhinam Parthene… picturised on Surya and Simran and the song Adiye Kolluthey.. both potential chartbusters.

These two songs will be premiered at the audio launch and all the cast and crew of the film will be present at the function.

 
Source:Vaaranam Aayiram audio launch on Sep 24
 
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UTV signs Vikram, Surya

UTV, the filmmaking and media corporate giant, has finally managed to make Vikram and Surya sign on the dotted lines of its contracts! Thought big-time corporate companies made solid inroads into Kollywood in the past few years, many top actors of Kollywood remained wary of them, but now their guard is slackening up and they are beginning to see the opportunities that can be provided by these corporate.

As per the contract with UTV, Surya will act in their production titled Mugamoodi, which will be directed by ace director Mysskin. (You might remember the rumour that did rounds a while ago stating Surya will act as a superhero in a Mysskin film. Well, this might be it!)

Suriya is engaged with Vaaranam Aayiram (directed by Gautham Menon) and Ayan (directed by K.V.Anand) at present. Following this, he will start working for this UTV production.

Another actor on board is Vikram, who remained elusive to film production corporate so far. The actor is slated to act in a bilingual to be made by Maniratnam following Kanthasamy.

UTV has zeroed in on two best-known method actors of recent times. It makes everyone curious as to what type of film UTV will make with them. With UTV's power, clout and reputation, which now has coupled with the immense talent of these actors, there is no wonder the results will be mind-blowing.

UTV has also signed a deal with Tollywood superstar Mahesh Babu for a film as well. Kollywood's brilliant director Gautham Menon will direct him in this film.

 
Source:UTV signs Vikram, Surya
 
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Vaaranam Aayiram audio

It looks like Gautham Menon,Surya,Harris Jayaraj Vaaranam Aayiram audio has been grabbed by Sony- BMG at a record price. The audio launch will take place in the last week of September.

Vaaranam Aayiram is the most eagerly awaited audio in the market. Two of its songs have already been leaked on the net. The recent trailer of the film actually highlighted the songs in the film tuned by Harris Jayaraj. Adye Koluthey.. is already very popular among the youth.

One of the songs a 60's retro style song Mundhinam Parthene.. is expected to rock the charts. The highlight of the song is its picturisation on Surya and Simran against 60's Madras.

Vaaranam Aayiram is expected to be a Diwali release.

 
Source:Vaaranam Aayiram audio
 
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Surya and Jyothika- 2nd Wedding Anniversary

It is two years since Surya and Jyothika got married amidst large scale expectations. The pair proved to be sensational in the Tamil Film Industry churning out hits one after the other.

As the famous old saying goes there is a woman behind every man's success', Surya most certainly credits his scaling phenomenal heights in the field of acting to Jyothika. The actor started off with miniscule performances but then turned the heat on with spectacular exhibitions of talent with the films 'Nandha', 'Pithamagan', 'Gajini' etc. He has been viewed ever since as a star who can be banked upon for entertainment.

Jyothika on the other hand, has been sensational right from the offset spellbinding audiences with a breezy attitude and sheer talent. Her performance of a lifetime came in the form of 'Chandramukhi' where she even overshadowed superstar Rajinikanth with a truly amazing performance. Her performance in her last film 'Mozhi' will also be remembered for a very long time.

Surya and Jyothika are happily married and have a daughter named Diya.

wishes Hot Surya & Jyothika a very happy married life.

 
Source:Surya and Jyothika- 2nd Wedding Anniversary
 
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Aegan Vs Vaaranam Aayiram

Vaaranam Aayiram has been creating huge hype, more so because of the delays that it encountered. The latest buzz is that the shooting has been completed and just a few patchworks are on. It is now confirmed that Vaaranam Aayiram will make it to the theatres for Deepavali. A fitting competition for Vaaranam Aayiram will be Aegan, which has Ajith in the lead. Aegan, in fact has been targeting a Deepavali  release right from the beginning and is working towards it.

With the two big star of Kollywood  Surya and Ajith  ready to hit the silver screens on Deepavali fans are sure to be in for a treat. The Gautham Menon , Surya, Harris Jeyaraj combo in Vaaranam Aayiram and Raju Sundaram , Ajith, Nayantara, Yuvan Shankar Raja combo in Aegan is bound to make Deepavali celebrations even more explosive.

 
Source:Aegan Vs Vaaranam Aayiram
 
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Diwali release

Diwali 2008, traditionally the second biggest festival in Tamilnadu is round the corner (October 27). As usual, Kollywood producers, distributors are just waking up to the season, and the line-up is still not clear.

As of now, no theatre has any confirmed booking for Diwali films. Some producers and distributors have asked them to block the dates, further to negotiations. Seven films are looking at a Diwali release, depending on MG amount and theatre dates.

The producers, who are now talking of a Diwali release, need not release it for the festival. It depends on a lot of factors and as all of them are yet to release their audio. The list may change at the last minute as some may opt out while others may come in.

The tentative list is as follows.

1. Aegan- Ajit and Nayanthara.
Director- Raju Sundaram
Producer- Ayngaran International
Present Status- Shoot and dubbing of the film is over. One more song will be picturised in a foreign location in the first week of October.

2.Abhiyum Naanum- Prakash Raj, Trisha
Director- Radha Mohan
Producer- Prakash Raj
Present Status- First copy of the film is ready.

3.Guru En Aalu- Madhavan, Mamta, Abbas
Director-Selva
Producer-KRG Movie International
Present Status- Shoot and dubbing over.

4.Naan Kadavul- Arya, Pooja
Director- Bala
Producer- Zee TV
Present Status- Shoot over. Dubbing commenced.

5.Seval Bharath, Simran, Poonam
Director- Hari
Producer -Jinnah Creations
Present Status- Shoot and dubbing over

6. Silambattam- Silambarasan, Sana, Sneha
Director- S.Saravanan
Producer- Lakshmi Movie Makers
Present Status- 10 days of shoot left including a song.

7. Vaaranam Aayiram- Surya, Sameera, Divya, Simran
Director Gautham Menon
Producer Aaskar Ravichandran
Present Status- Shoot and Dubbing over. Mixing going on.

 
Source:Diwali release
 
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Nayantara pairs up with brothers

Even though Nayantara lost weight, increased her salary and acted more movies her films however did not do well at the box-office.  Her next ventured movies will be with brothers Surya and Karthi. 

 

 

Paruthiveeran's hero Karthi and Nayantara will pair up in a movie directed by Lingusamy.  This project will start in October. 

 

The movie with Surya and Nayantara will be directed by KS Ravikumar and they will start shooting once the director completes his current project.  Director KS Ravikumar is nearing the end of Jaggubhai while Surya is working on the movie Ayan.

 
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Divya Spandana dubs for 'Varanam Aayiram'

Actress Divya Spandana is currently busy shooting for the highly anticipated film 'Varanam Aayiram' in which she shares the screen with Surya. Sameera Reddy and Simran Bagga are the other heroines of the film.

Divya the reigning diva of Kannada filmdom had acted in Tamil films like 'Kuthu', 'Giri' and 'Polladhavan' which became a smash hit at the box office. Till date she has never dubbed for her characters in Tamil films. On the insistence of Gautham Menon reports indicate that Divya has dubbed for her role in 'Varanam Aayiram' which has in actuality supplemented more emotional impact and realism to the scenes.

Divya, also known by her real name 'Ramya', has turned down a Kannada film offer recently. The film titled 'Mukhiya Manthiri I Love You' required her to play the State's Chief Minister's lady love.

 
Source:Divya Spandana dubs for 'Varanam Aayiram'
 
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Nayantara & Surya paired for first time!

Udayanidhi Stalin's home banner Red Giant Movies has a casting coup- Surya and Nayantara coming together for the first time in an untitled film to be directed by K.S Ravi Kumar. It is going to be Udayanidhi Stalin's second venture after Kuruvi. The shoot will start some time in December, after Surya completes Ayan and Nayanthara finishes her current assignments, Aegan and Villu. Nayantara had done a brief appearance in Surya's Ghajani in which Asin was the heroine. K.S Ravi Kumar was trying to bring them together, and now it has become a reality. Ravi Kumar will complete Jaggu Bhai, by October end, and then start work on the new film, which is likely to have music by A.R Rahman. The other things are being worked out as the film is likely to be a summer 2009 release. 
Source:Nayantara & Surya paired for first time!
 
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Kuselan surya

Kuselan, the Rajini starrer, has been making news from the day the movie was announced. And it is making the biggest news ever as it nears completion: Rajinikanth, Surya will be seen together in a song in this film. Yes! It is incredible but true!

The song begins with the words 'Cinema…cinema…MGR, Sivaji, NTR….ivargal irundha cinema…..inimale idhu pol varuma'.

P. Vasu, the director of Kuselan, said that the audio of Kuselan will be released worldwide on June 30, 2008.The music of this film is by G.V. Prakash. The film will be released in July.

 
Source:Kuselan surya

Director Madesh impresses Surya

Producer-director Madesh is a happy man these days. He has managed to halt the failure-run of Captain Vijayakanth with his 'Arasangam'.

Madesh, a one-time associate of director Shankar, has managed to come up with a one-liner which seems to have impressed Surya.

Up on the insistence of Surya, Madesh seems to be working on the script. Surya is currently shooting for 'Ayan', directed by K V Anand and produced by AVM in Australia.

Madesh is upbeat about the chances of Surya coming together to work with him.

Sources close to the director say the two would hopefully commence their venture which would go to floors later this year.

The movie has a mass theme along the lines of 'Ghajini'.

 
Source:Director Madesh impresses Surya

Surya and Ayan team in Malaysia

Surya is right now in Malaysia shooting for the second schedule of his Ayan. In fact director KV Anand had left Chennai on May 12 and the Surya who was last seen at the Agaram Foundations "Herovaa Zerovaa" launch left Chennai the same night to Malaysia.

Said Anand: " We are shooting some action scenes and a song. We wanted a North Indian guy to play the antagonist and the hot and handsome Akashdeep Saigal fitted the role to a T"

Akashdeep Saigal is a popular face in Ekta Kapoor soaps like 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'.

Says a charged Anand: "I shot a few scenes with Saigal in T Nagar and Mylapore and no one recognized him but when we shifted to Sowcarpet area where there is huge Gujarati and Marwadi population, he was mobbed".

Anand also added that Saigal is going to be the perfect foil to Surya's character and the team is sure going to rock. Ayan shooting will go on till June 3 in Malaysia

 
Source:Surya and Ayan team in Malaysia

Vaaranam Aayiram on August 15

Time and now, we are not able to exactly find out the release date of Vaaranam Aayiram. Finally, after many obsessions from producer Oscar V Ravichandran, Gowtham has somehow managed to complete the movie. And now comes the happy news that Vaaranam Aayiram will finally hit the screens on August 15 for the occasion of Independence Day.

 
Source:Vaaranam Aayiram on August 15

“Surya is doing Singam”

Vijay after Kuruvi wants to become Singam (Arimaa).  The announcement for the same came out few days before.  The movie is directed by Prabhu Deva.

Already a movie titled Singam, having Surya in the lead role is under production and being directed by Hari.

It seems Vijay has to look for some other name instead of Singam as the name has already been booked for Surya.  Vijay may go with Arimaa - the pure Tamil word for the sanskrit Singam (Simha).

 
Source:"Surya is doing Singam"

Sameera on Surya

Vaaranam Aayiram directed by Gautham Menon is nearing completion and the film has Simran, Sameera Reddy and Divya in the lead roles. While talking about her co-star Surya, Sameera Reddy states that it is very difficult to perform well especially in the presence of a talented actor like Surya.

She further says, "I have done films in Telugu and Hindi but the role in Vaaranam Aayiram was very challenging and I thoroughly enjoyed doing it." To a further query on her character in the film, the lady preferred to be tight lipped. She is also amazed at the way Surya kept losing and gaining weight for the film and found it difficult to counter him in many scenes which resulted in many retakes from her side. On her next project in Tamil, Sameera said that she has been lassoed on to Gautham Menon's next project with Ajith.

 
Source:Sameera on Surya

Ayan shooting to start soon

Tamanna is teaming up with actor Suriya for Ayan. Suriya has recently completed 15 days of shooting in Indian Military Academy at Dehradun for Vaaranamaayiram. He will soon start shooting for AVM's Ayan. Directed by K.V. Anand, Ayan is expected to be another feather in Tamanna's cap. Her last release Kalloori won her critical acclaim.

Talking about Ayan, director Anand said that it was a very good subject and Suriya will be seen in a very stylish manner on screen. He also added that the movie has been peppered with action sequences keeping in mind Suriya's image. But there will be no meaningless action or unnecessary sentiments. He also said that Tamanna was his first choice as she has the right mix of emotions, expressions, looks, and freshness.

 
Source:Ayan shooting to start soon

Jyotika and Surya against autism

Jyotika, who had quit a successful acting career after she married actor Suriya has decided to come back and do a documentary about autism. The documentary also features Suriya and is intended to create awareness against autism, a brain development disorder found among children.

The documentary is being produced after Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu has taken the initiative to produce a movie to creative awareness about autism.

V. Priya, who directed Kanda Naal Muthal, will direct the movie and K.V. Anand will handle the camera.

 
Source:Jyotika and Surya against autism

Stars come together for a noble cause

Knowing the huge fan base of children of the Kollywood stars Vijay, Surya and Madhavan, the government of Tamilnadu has decided to shoot a documentary in which the three stars will be seen encouraging and conveying the advantages and importance of sending the children to school.

The documentary which will be out during the children's summer vacations is directed by the Ace cinematographer turned director K.V.Anand.

The three leading actors agreed to work for the documentary without any remuneration.

Who else than the film stars can spread a noble message with the highest impact in a short time?

 
Source:Stars come together for a noble cause

Gautham speaks on Varanam Aayiram

Gautham Menon is a busy director in Tamil cinema today. The director, who is known for his serious action films, is currently directing Suriya for 'Varanam Aayiram'.

Buzz is that he would be directing Vikram next. Busy completing 'Varanam Aayiram', the ace director chose time off his busy schedule to share his views on how 'Varanam Aayiram' has shaped up.

'It's a simple film about a youngster and his experiences in life. He lives life fully, discovers something new every moment. He is on the verge of life every moment.'

On his next, he says, 'We have started work on 'Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam', with Trisha in the lead and several other newcomers- Sandhya, Nikita, Veera, Karthik, Shyam and Satish. It is going to be a fun film about several people falling in love left and right'.

 
Source:Gautham speaks on Varanam Aayiram

‘Ayan’: Team

We all are now aware that after Suriya's 'Varanam Aayiram' with Goutham Menon. Suriya will next be seen in 'Ayan'.

'Ayan' will see Suriya and 'Kalloori' fame Tamanna playing the main characters. This film will be directed by K.V. Anand and the cinematography for this film will be by M.S. Prabhu. It worthy to say that it was K.V. Anand who was responsible for the cinematography of the superstar's super grosser 'Sivaji-The Boss'.

Now, what many are not aware is that K.V. Anand and M.S. Prabhu have worked as juniors to ace cinematographer and national award winner P.C. Sriram who has been a mentor to some of the top cinematographers in the Indian film industry, some of whom include the director of this film K.V. Anand, Tirru and Jeeva, the director of 'Unnale Unnale' who is now no more.

Both the friends have tasted success and are on their journey to more success. With this film 'Ayan' the two disciples of a great master will be getting together.

Let us hope that this film brings some new ideas to direction as well as cinematography.

 
Source:'Ayan': Team

15 million rupees worth camera damaged

Oscar Ravichandran produced Vaaranam Aayiram (Varanam Ayiram), which is starred by Surya and Sameera Reddy is getting ready.

Shooting was taken for a song sequence in which an expensive camera was used.  A technician from Mumbai was handling the camera, by wearing it in his hip belt.

Un-expectedly he fell down and suffered head injuries.  He was immediately given medical treatment.  While he fell down, the camera that he was wearing in his belt, fall down and broken.  The value of the camera is said to be 15 million rupees worth.

Shooting was cancelled temporarily and another camera of the same quality was brought and shooting continued.

When Oscar Ravichandran was contacted to comment, he says "In shooting spot, these kind of accidents are normal, even though its all very very rare events!"

 
Source:15 million rupees worth camera damaged

Surya’s trip to South Africa

Actor Surya's next venture for AVM Productions commenced recently amidst much fanfare. Titled Ayan, this film is directed by cinematographer-turned-director K.V. Anand. The team will fly down to South Africa to shoot a song sequence with Surya and his on-screen pair Tamanna. Sources say that the director has already done his homework by scouting for good locations in those areas.

Ayan is about a 23-year-old youth trying to meet his goals in life. It would be interesting to see how Surya has toned himself to fit into the role as insiders say that he has taken extra efforts to shed weight to look that young.

 
Source:Surya's trip to South Africa

The launch of Suriya’s movie with AVM

'Ayan', meaning flawless in Tamil and Lord Brahma in Samskrith, is the title for the movie to be produced by AVM featuring Suriya in the lead.

The launch of the movie is organised at AVM Studios on coming Monday (March 24) at 11.30 AM. The launch ceremony will be followed by a get-together by the cast and crew of the movie with the media persons.

The movie, directed by cinematographer turned director K.V. Anand, will have Tamanna in the lead and Prabhu in a pivotal role. Harris Jayaraj scores the music for the film.

'Ayan' will go to floors after Suriya completes his current project 'Vaaranam Aayiram', directed by Goutham Menon.

 
Source:The launch of Suriya's movie with AVM

Suriya’s Ayan

We had earlier reported that Suriya will be doing a film to be produced by the prestigious AVM Productions and directed by popular cinematographer K.V. Anand. Dialogues for the film is written by popular novelists Subha.

Tamanna, who is currently the hot property in Kollywood will be Suriya's lead pair. The film has music by Harris Jayaraj. Despite being a lensman himself, K.V. Anand has handed over the cinematography to M.S. Prabhu for this film.

Suriya will be doing this film once he completes Gautam Menon's Vaaranamaayiram. The untitled project had generated quite a buzz in trade circles. Now, the team have named their project Ayan. Ayan in Tamil means one who stands out. Well, we hope the film too stands out from the rest.

 

 
Source:Suriya's Ayan

Surya speaks out

While Ajith goes on doing three to four movies a year, Vijay does just two while Surya restricts to one movie a year.

We were wondering why Surya is just doing one movie a year, is this because he gets very few chances to act?

When we contacted Surya, he replied "I want to give the best to my audience and for this reason I don't accept offers that are not worthy. I also want to give atleast one uniqueness in every movie. That's the reason I do one movie a year"

More than about his career and plans he speaks more about Jothika and his daughter

 
Source:Surya speaks out

The story heard by Surya from Mishkin

After 'Anjade', Mishkin is directing a film with Vishal.

Vishal again confirmed this.This film is about a superhero with supernatural powers. As the film involves a lot of graphics work, it is going be expensive.

Surya has given dates for a film from by K.V. Anand produced by A.V.M. after completion of 'Varanam ayiram'.

So, even if Surya were going to a film for Mishkin, it would only be possible during the next year.

Let us wait and watch. Anything can happen in cinema!

 
Source:The story heard by Surya from Mishkin

‘Varanam Aayiram’: Trouble of the Budget

Varanam Aayiram', Surya, Sameera Reddy and Divya starrer, faces an unpredicted trouble even as 80 per cent of the shooting is said to be completed. Producer Oscar Ravichandiran has filled a complaint against director Gautham Menon for exceeding the budget.

According to the producer, the initial budget was fixed as Rs. 10.5 crores on first copy basis. Later, the producer claims, Gautham demanded an additional 3.5 crores to complete the movie.

Annoyed by the increased budget, the producer has lodged a complaint in Producers' Council against the director. He has said that the increase is unbearable.

However, the sources close to the unit say that the problem would be amicably sorted out soon and the shooting would resume without much delay. The problem in obtaining shooting permission in various places led to the increase in the cost, inform the sources.

The next schedule of the shooting will be held in Delhi, Varanasi and Malaysia. If everything goes well, the movie will hit the halls by the summer season.

 
Source:'Varanam Aayiram': Trouble of the Budget

Surya Varanam Aayiram Casting

After the cancellation of Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam, originally starring Surya Sivakumar, Asin Thottumkal and Daniel Balaji, Gautham Menon, keeping the male leads the same, wanted to opt for a new heroine to begin Vaaranam Aayiram. Initially, Deepika Padukone was signed up and set to make her debut in Tamil films, however she backed out due to the inactiveness of the film and signed the Bollywood film, Om Shanti Om instead. Soon after another confirmed heroine, Andrea Jeremiah was dropped from the film for unknown reasons. Asin expressed her desired to be a part of the project, however the male lead, Surya, rebut her offer citing that she had walked out of his previous film, Sillunu Oru Kadhal and refused to act opposite her.

 
Source:Surya Varanam Aayiram Casting

The twist in Vaaranam Aayiram

If one had a close look at two of the biggest hits of Gautham Menon – Kaaka Kaaka and Vettaiyadu Vilayadu, apart from both being cop stories and backed by power performance of the cast, there was another line of similarity - show the way ladies of both the movies, be it Jyothika of Kaaka Kaaka or Kamlini Mukherjee of Vettaiyadu Vilayadu, get killed. Even Jyothika in Vettaiyadu Vilayadu was shown to be killed in the initial days of release of the movie only to be changed later and in DVD version.

If a birdie from Kollywood is to be believed, even in the director's upcoming Vaaranam Aayiram, the heroine (Sameera Reddy) is killed due to unfortunate circumstances of events. This is when the twist in the story creeps up with the arrival of Ramya into the scene. Seems like the director believes that the death of his heroines could bring his movies some luck as well as a huge empathetic fan-following for the Hero as well.

A story about a go-getter and the impact of these two heroines on his life, the same birdie also lets us know that Vaaranam Aayiram has the potential to be the best of Gautham with some great music by Harris Jeyaraj and breath taking camera by Ratnavelu.

With big time expectations cropping up on this Surya-Gautham combination after Kaaka Kaaka, we hope the same magic is weaved by Gautham and his excellent team of cast and crew. So until then let's keep our fingers crossed and see if this proves to be yet another feather in Gautham's cap.

 
Source:The twist in Vaaranam Aayiram

Varanam aayiram - Sameera as Sita!

Sexy Sameera is all set to become the demure, traditional Sita. Well, at least her voice is!

Sameera Reddy, who is making her debut in Tamil cinema with Gautham's Vaaranamaaayiram opposite Suriya, is dubbing for the character of Sita in the animation film Ramayan. In her next Hindi film Race, she shares screen with two more hotties, Katrina and Bipasha.

 
Source:Varanam aayiram - Sameera as Sita!

Surya’s change in ‘Vaaranam Aayiram’

The 'Vaaranam Aayiram' team has returned from US after completing almost 70 per cent of the movie. Director Gautham Menon feels that the movie has shaped up well. As the first schedule is over, the team is now ready for its next schedule. It is said that Suriya will be appearing in an entirely different get-up. Harris Jeyaraj has scored the music for the movie. The success combination of Gautham Menon and Harris Jeyaraj is expected to rock in this movie also.

 
Source:Surya's change in 'Vaaranam Aayiram'

Vaaranam Aayiram Research

When Gautham Menon was examine correspondent if 'Derailed' was his source of inspiration for "Pachaikili Muthucharam", he answered in negative and said that the film was based on a story by James Siegel. While talking about the delay in Vaaranam Aayiram, he says, "I have been doing extensive research on Vaaranam Aayiram. It is because of this that the film is getting delayed but certainly not due to any financial crisis or any other issues as reported by the media".

Gautham was in England collecting some research material for Vaaranam Aayiram when he had to rush back home owing to the sudden termination of his father. He was to be in England on the release of his "Pachaikili Muthucharam" but what fate had in store for him was totally different. He had to perform the last resources of his father on the same day of "Pachaikili Muthucharam" release.

 
Source:Vaaranam Aayiram Research

Vaaranam Aayiram’ Trailer :

Watch The 'Vaaranam Aayiram' Trailer!! Stunning, rocking and effective. Watch it and enjoy! This is just the first part of the trailer – Surya comes in a simply stylish getup…!

 
Source:Vaaranam Aayiram' Trailer :

Vaaranamaayiram: Gautham Menon Talks!

As fresh as the movie Vaaranamaayiram (Gautham Menon's current project – a genre shift from his action-thrillers) are its latest and exclusive pictures, shot on location and direct from the US.

Gautham, Surya, Sameera Reddy and the Vaaranamaayiram team have just returned from a hectic shooting schedule in San Francisco. Pictures taken during this schedule look cool and fresh and one can almost feel the clean, chill breezes that blow around the famous Golden Gate bridge.

A news clip is not enough to talk about the enigma of Vaaranamaayiram; that's why we have an entire article, inspired by these on-location pictures alone!

Meanwhile, Vaaranamaayiram is about 75% complete and is looking at an early-2008 release. Gautham has personally gone through many trials and tribulations for and during this movie, so we at Galatta.com wish him smooth sailing and good luck!

 
Source:Vaaranamaayiram: Gautham Menon Talks!

Surya’s ‘Vel’ on way to 100

Surya's Deepavali release 'Vel' is the hit of the season. The film has completed 50 days at 71 centres in Tamil Nadu. The film has now given a firm mass actor image to Surya. The film is doing extremely well in B and C centers. The film has beaten Vijay's 'ATM', which was considered as the heartland of Tamil Nadu. Asin, Vadivelu also contributed their bit for the success of the film along with Hari's skillful handling. The film is now chase towards the 100 days mark.

 
Source:Surya's 'Vel' on way to 100

Surya and KS Ravikumar come together

Denying media reports that KS Ravikumar would direct Arya after completing Dasavatharam, fresh reports now claim that Surya would act in the next movie of the commercial director.

According to sources, the film will start rolling once Surya completes Varanam Ayiram and an untitled film, which is being produced by AVM Productions and directed by cinematographer KV Anand.

As you guessed right, the film will be an out and out commercial entertainer, featuring Surya as a full fledged commercial hero. A search for heroine and other technicians are on, say sources.

 
Source:Surya and KS Ravikumar come together

Surya reveals new look

Surya is now busy with work on his new big film 'Vaaranam Aayiram'. Gautham Menon is directing this big resources film. Surya is sporting a very different and narrative look for the film. For this reason he decided to give a miss to the star festival nite in Singapore. Surya did not want to make known his new looks. But he felt that the cause of raising funds for movie artists was more important and he took a last minute decision to attend the star nite. He was a big draw at the star nite..

 
Source:Surya reveals new look

Friendly Suriya: Divya’s excitement

Divya Spandana is getting more offers to act in Tamil after the success of 'Polladhavan'. While her 'Thoondil', committed before 'Polladhavan', is ready for release, she has been booked for 'Varanam Aayiram' as one of the two heroines.

The major aspect in 'Varanam Aayiram' is that she is appearing as a 14 years old girl in the film. The character grows along with the film and reaches the age of 25. Special make-up was required for the get up of the teenage girl, informs Divya.

On acting with Surya, Divya says that she was afraid of him before meeting him. Now she is quite relieved, as Suriya is a "very friendly person to move with".

Divya, looking forward to 'Thoondil' and 'Varanam Aayiram', is now focussed more on Tamil films than Kannada films.
 
Source:Friendly Suriya: Divya's excitement

Vel crosses 50 days

Surya's dual role Vel has become his biggest hit of recent times. This Deepvali release is celebrating 50 days in 71 screens across the state.

Surya has always been popular in the A centres, but with Vel, he has become popular in the B and C centres as well. Hari has converted Surya into a mass hero.

Surya's dual act, Hari's racy narration and the rustic locations have made this film the biggest Deepavali grosser. Vadivelu's comedy track and the Surya-Asin pair added to the success of the film.

Riding high on the success of the film, Surya is now busy completing Gautham Menon's Vaaranamaayiram and has been signed for AVM's next film to be directed by K.V. Anand 
Source:Vel crosses 50 days

Surya - The Next Superstar

 

It is very clear - Surya currently leads the race to become the next superstar of Tamil cinema. One can arrive at no other conclusion after watching Vel.

Surya's introduction scene in the movie is cliched - and he uses even more cliches when he talks about how to hold the aruvaal. But once the dust settles, his acting talent reveals itself, and so is his ability to win over every section of the audience.

That is not to say that Surya can be all-conquering. He is yet to prove himself in a full-length comedy (Mayavi was a decent attempt; Mounam Pesiyadhae was good, but it came before Surya was a star). And he has to find a way to weave in some humour into his roles, which are all pretty serious. And evolve as a mass hero, without compromising on his strong points.

Tough ask, but Surya combines an excellent physique, good looks and far better histrionics than his rivals. Which makes him a deserving candidate to be the next SUPERSTAR!

 
Source:Surya - The Next Superstar

Surya’s on KS Ravikumar direction

Denying media reports that KS Ravikumar would direct Arya after finishing Dasavatharam, fresh reports now claim that Surya would act in the next movie of the commercial director.According to sources, the film will start rolling once Surya completes Varanam Ayiram and an untitled film, which is being produced by AVM Productions and directed by cinematographer KV Anand.As you guessed right, the film will be an out and out commercial performer, featuring Surya as a full fledged commercial hero. A search for heroine and other technicians are on, say sources.

 
Source:Surya's on KS Ravikumar direction

‘I like Surya’ say Tamanna

Added to the list of top actresses like Asin, Trisha and Nayantara, we now have Tamanna also!In person and over the cell phone, Tamanna has been bombarded with good wishes. Director Shankar also called her and told her she has acted very well. Tamanna is naturally in seventh heaven! Her chief interest now is to act only in good films! And she has landed a role opposite Surya in a film to be produced by AVM. How does she feel about that? "Surya is a favorite actor of mine. I am indeed lucky to act under the AVM banner and for a great technician like KV Anand."

Tamanna's luck seems to be chasing her to Andhra also. She's acting in Allu Arvind and MS Raju's film and has also bagged the heroine role in Nagarjun's production. Tamanna is also looking forward to acting with beginner Siddarth in 'Ananda Thandavam' directed by AR Gandhi Krishna. With a rise in fame, she has also hiked up her fee. This has as expected put producers in a spot!.

 
Source:'I like Surya' say Tamanna

Tamanna, a Surya fan!

Tamanna is making waves with her performance in Kalloori. Though the film began two years ago and has been undeservedly delayed, she is confident the film will be talked-about and her work appreciated.

Following Kalloori, Tamanna will be seen in Anandha Thandavam, opposite beginner Siddharth and a film under the AVM banner opposite her favourite star, Surya. Tamanna is very excited about this film and she hopes that she will get to learn a lot from the talented actor.

Tamanna also had a great year in Telugu. Her film Happy Days was a big hit. She now has three films in Tollywood keeping her busy. 
Source:Tamanna, a Surya fan!

Surya to participate in “Indiralogathil Nan Azhagappan” Audio release!

Indiralogathil Nan Azhagappan is the most expected movie of the amusing Vaigai Puyal. The producer of the movie Mr. Manickam has decided to give a grand audio release function on 9th of December.

The handsome Surya is to take part in the audio release of Indiralogathil Nan Azhagappan featuring Vaigai Puyal in 3 different roles. Along with Surya, the disabled children will also take part in the function and release the audio of the movie. Little super star and Shreya will also make their company in the audio release function.
 
Source:Surya to participate in "Indiralogathil Nan Azhagappan" Audio release!

Tamanna to join up with Surya

After the super victory of 'Sivaji,' AVM is ready to produce its next film. It features Surya in the guide role. The film will be directed by KV Anand, who did the cinematography for 'Sivaji' and directed 'Kanaa Kandein.'The story and dialogue writers of 'Kanaa Kandein' have written the story and dialogues for this new film too. Tamanna will pair with Surya.
After production her debut in 'KD,' Tamanna did not get any good offers. She encouraged to Telugu and her 'Happy Days' turned out to be a big hit. Today is the release of her film 'Kalloori' directed by Balaji Sakthivel. She is also acting in 'Ananda Thandavam' directed by AR Gandhi Krishna.Now that she has landed the heroine role opposite Surya in this AVM manufacture, Tamanna will join the list of the top heroines in Tamil.
 
Source:Tamanna to join up with Surya

‘Vaaranam Ayiram’ – heaven regained

How would one feel when you go overseas, get authorization with difficulty to shoot in certain locations, spend several lakhs on shooting and then discover that the film rolls with these scenes are missing?That would give anyone a foreboding! This is exactly what happened to the 'Vaaranam Ayiram' unit.

Oscar Films is producing 'Vaaranam Ayiram' at a enormous budget. The shooting is taking place at the US now. Director Gautham Vasudeva Manon acquired permission with difficulty for certain locations and shot scenes of Surya and Sameera Reddy and a song. Grand sets were also put up for these scenes. Two production managers traveled to Chennai with these rolls, but had to stay a day in Singapore on the way back. On arriving in Chennai they found the box with the film rolls missing.

When enquiring with the airlines, the staff shrugged that no such box was loaded on the flight. The box was not to be found at the hotel they stayed in Singapore either. This devastated the managers. opportunely they just received sweet news that the box was safe at the Singapore airport. That's like heaven regained. It's also the dream regained of so many million viewers!.

 
Source:'Vaaranam Ayiram' – heaven regained

Suriya in AVM’s forthcoming movie

Buzz is that Suriya is combination with AVM Productions. This will be the AVM's next venture after the chartbuster Shivaji. Looks like the shooting will roll from January 2008 and release for Deepavali 2008. K V Anand, who had formerly directed 'Kana Kandein' will direct this unnamed movie and Harris Jeyaraj will do the music.

presently Surya and Sameera Reddy starring movie Vaaranam Aayiram is in production, directed by no other than Gautham Menon
 
Source:Suriya in AVM's forthcoming movie

Sarvam after Billa!

After the release of Billa 2007, director Vishnuvardhan will be teaming up with Surya for Sarvam.

It is said that the film will be launched during the first week of December. Needless to say, one of the topmost heroines will be playing opposite Surya.

Vishnu is currently engaged in polishing Billa 2007. The release will be around the Starting week of December

However, there is also a rumour about Yuvan Shankar Raja producing Sarvam. We will come to know the exact deatails only during the launch!

 
Source:Sarvam after Billa!

Vaaranam Aayiram getting ready to strike!

Actor Surya is already busy shooting for his next film 'Varanam Aayiram.' Director Goutam Menon said the shooting for the film had begin in Chennai. Producer of the film Oscar Films' V.Ravichandran

The crew will also fly to the U.S. soon and shoot at the Berkley University, San Francisco. Goutham is planning to shoot important sequences at the famous Brooklyn University. Two songs composed by music director Haris Jayaraj are ready.

Art director Rajeevan will put up a massive set abroad to shoot one of these songs. The camera by Rathnavelu and Thamarai has penned the lyrics.

A smart Surya sports a teenager look in the film. Sameera Reddy and Divya are the heroines.

 
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Varanam Aayiram finally taking off…in Afghanistan!

Everything is in place now for Varanum Aayiram to begin. The film had been going through a sort of a lag phase where things were moving at a slow speed. The launch of the movie had been a grand affair, but one heard little else after that.
We get the news that Varanum Aayiram is ready to roll.Goutham has decided to move out of his comfort zones of Chennai and Hyderabad for this movie. The first schedule of the shooting will be held in Afghanistan from the 11th of April.Yes! You heard it right… the land of the Taliban. VA would be the next movie to get the credit of venturing into the rugged terrains. This will be followed by a schedule in Malaysia. USA and Russia are also on the locations list. The cast and crew have made preparations for what is going to be a tough 10 days in the cold of Afghanistan.

 
Source:Varanam Aayiram finally taking off…in Afghanistan!

Surya under AVM banner

After the fantastic success of Sivaji, AVM is all set to start its next film. Surya will be lead actor for this film which will be directed by K.V.Anand. The story of the film is by Subha and music is by Harris Jayaraj.

The producers of the film are M.Saravanan, M.S.Guhan, Aruna Guhan and Aparna Guhan. S.P.Muthuraman is the co-producer.

Surya has earlier worked with AVM for the film Perazhagan. This is Anand's second directorial venture. He has earlier made Kana Kandein starring Prithviraj and Srikanth. Anand was the cinematographer for Sivaji.

 
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Vel - Racy EntertainerVaaranam Aayiram team is supremely happy !

"The film has given me a natural high–the same feeling that I experienced during the making of Kaakka Kaakka and Ghajini," says hero Surya.

"The movie's greatest strength is the producer, Oscar Ravichandran. He approves all our efforts, however different and novel they may be," says director Gowtham Menon.

Vaaranam… has Divya Spandana and Sameera Reddy as its heroines. There will also be another significant lead lady in the movie, for which the director is considering a popular face from Bollywood.

Looks like there is something magical about this film that is bringing together the best in the industry.

Surya's 'Varanam Aayiram', directed by Goutham Menon, will be shot in the US.

The cast and crew of the movie will soon leave for San Francisco on a 25-day trip to shoot the movie. Goutham is planning to shoot important sequences at the famous Brooklyn University.

Samira Reddy and Divya are the heroines in the movie. A grand set is to be straight at a studio in US where song sequences would be shot. Goutham Menon has lead in leading American technicians to work in the movie.

 
Source:Vel - Racy EntertainerVaaranam Aayiram team is supremely happy !

Telugu Vel in problem!

Tamil films dubbed in Telugu have always generated good done business in Andhra. Now, it is a regular practice to release majority of big films quality top heroes simultaneously in Telugu along with their Tamil versions.

Surya is one of the celebrated heroes among Telugu fans. His Ghajini evoked good response there. Following Ghajini, his Deepavali release Vel got ready as Deva with songs and dubbing work completed. But theatre owners are not too eager to release the movie.

The reason is all the theatres are overflowing with new releases. Distributors and producers connected with the Telugu release are pretty worried over the delay. Analysing the real reason behind the problem, it is found that Happy Days is the only big hit of the season in Tollywood. The actual unspoken delay is because Tamil box-office hits are actually affecting the Telugu industry. And this is one of the ways the Telugu film association is opposing the entry of dubbed Tamil films which create a serious threat
 
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‘Vel’ to talk Telugu…

Surya starrer 'Vel', which is doing good dealing at the box office, is ready to speak in Telugu.

According to sources, the dubeed version of the film is titled Deva.

Sources have it that the dubbing rights had been bought for a heavy sum by Bellamkonda Suresh, one of the top distributors of Telugu cinema.

After the stunning success of the Telugu version of Ghajini, expectations are high on Suriya-Asin pair.

Directed by Hari, Vel has music by Yuvanshankar Raja. Suriya dons a dual role, Lakshmi, Saranraj, Vadivelu and Saranya are also in the cast.

 
Source:'Vel' to talk Telugu…

Surya -Trisha in Selvaraghavan’s direction

The film will be the 30th of Panju Arunachalam's PA Art productions. He started bring into being films in 1977, starting with 'Kamal's 'Kalyanaraman.'

He desires his 30th film to be a special one. Selvaraghavan is full of activity directing 'Aayirathil Oruvan' after which he will direct Vivek Oberoi in the Hindi remake of '7G Rainbow Colony.' After that, he will work on Panju Arunachalam's movie.

In this, till now untitled film, Surya and Trisha play the lead roles. After 'Vaaranam Aayiram,' Surya will act in Selvaraghavan's film. This being the 30th film of PA Art Productions, it is said Starrer Rajini was approached for his call sheet.If Rajini is generous enough, this could be a big year for PA Arts!

 
Source:Surya -Trisha in Selvaraghavan's direction

Surya addressed on ‘Vel’

Get nearer Deepavali, Surya's 'Vel' is prepared to hit the screens. His fans were made to wait for almost a year as his last release was 'Sillunu Oru Kadhal'.
An excited Surya, says, " 'Vel' is a typical gathering entertainer. There is a measured quantity of action and sentiment. We shot the movie is four months. The screenplay is fast and engrossing".
'Vel' stars Asin opposite Surya and the cast includes Nasser and Vadivelu. Yuvanshankar Raja has scored the music for the movie.
Surya says, "I am particular about my scripts and want to wait for the right one. I have been lucky to work with good director and my roles were good."
After 'Vel', Surya will complete 'Varanam Aayiram' followed by movies with Murugadoss and Ramgopal Verma.

 
Source:Surya addressed on 'Vel'

‘Vaaranam Aayiram’ in American university

Gautham Vasudeva Menon has vanished to the US, accompanied by Surya, Divya and Sameera Reddy. In 'Vaaranam Aayiram,' Sameera Reddy is a student in an American university. Gautham is shooting her scenes in Brooklyn University. This would be the first time, Brooklyn University is being featured in a Tamil film.

Shooting of duets featuring Surya and Divya and then with Sameera are to be shot later in San Francisco. Maybe fight scenes too.

It is said that Surya will don the dual role of father and son in 'Vaaranam Aayiram.' Surya is happy to share his pleasure that the film is a big project and one of a career.Gautham plans to shoot the film in other countries too. 'Vaaranam Aayiram' is being produced by Oscar Films Ravichandran.

 
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Surya sharpening himself for Vel

Vel directed by Hari will be Surya's treat to his fans after Sillunnu Oru Kadhal. It has been reported that he is doing a double role in the film. He has completed work in Vel and is all set to team up with Gautham Menon for Vaaranam Aayiram.

Person who reads may recall that a schedule of the film was already completed in Chennai and Afghanistan. The Vaaranam Aayiram (VA) team is now line up to leave for the United States where they have planned to can a few shots at the Berkley University campus, California.

It was earlier reported that it was earlier reported that Surya would don three different getups in the film. But starting place close to the unit reveal that Surya will be playing the role of a father and son in VA which will be the first of its kind for Surya in his acting career, what makes it even more impressive is the fact that the story revolves around the relationship between the two.
VA has Sameera Reddy and Divya as Surya's heroines and Harris Jeyaraj and Thamarai who are Gautham Menon's constant quotients will be in charge of music and lyrics division respectively.

 
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