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…

 
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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." 
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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.

 
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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. 
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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.

 
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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.

 
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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.

 
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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.

 
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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.

 
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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.

 
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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.

 
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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.

 
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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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