Jayam Ravi in Samuthirakani’s ‘Thondan’

Rajini to be seen in 30s and 60s in ‘Kabali’

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Superstar Rajinikanth will be seen in two different looks in his much awaited film ‘Kabali’. According to the movie’s cinematographer Murali, the top actor will appear as a 32-year-old youngster and a 60-year-old gangster in the flick.

Now that the audio launch and the movie’s release dates have been finalised (June 10 and July 1, respectively), the team is working in full swing on post production works.

The film directed by Pa Ranjith and produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu will be released in theatres across the world in four languages- Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and Malay.

Meanwhile, Think Music has acquired the audio rights of ‘Kabali’ for a whopping price. The film’s music composer Santhosh Narayanan posted on his microblogging page: “”Best wishes to @thinkmusicindia on acquiring the audio rights of Kabali. Proud moment for us. #KabaliDaThinkMusicDa”.

PVP Cinema denies quitting Kollywood

தமிழ் சினிமா அப்டேட்ஸ் களை உடனுக்குடன் தெரிந்து கொள்ள Filmi Street App - ஐ டவுன்லோட் செய்யுங்கள்

From Tollywood, PVP Cinema made inroads into Kollywood and bankrolled films such as ‘Naane Ee‘, ‘Bangalore Naatkal‘, ‘Inji Iduppazhagi‘ and ‘Thozha‘ etc.

Today, the production house came out with a statement, denying reports that it would quit Tamil cinema. “There were rumours pertaining to PVP Cinema in some section of the media that we are contemplating to call it quits in the Tamil film industry,” it said.

“We are aware of the fact that it is a day dream of certain vested interests. We are a seasoned production house and we are fully aware of the low and high tides in the industry,” it said further.

Stating that an occasional drawback can never spell doom to an established firm like ours, it added: “We have a very important line of films including one much expected Hero-Director combination that would possibly be the biggest of our times. May we request your good self to ignore the dirty rumour on our company’s closure and extend your valuable support as always.”

Director change for Ajith’s next?

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Friday saw certain confusions in connection with Ajith‘s 57th movie. The production company Sathyajothi Films, which initially announced revealing the social media handles of the flick on the day, postponed it to a later date and apologised to ‘thala’ fans.

Likewise, music composer Anirudh, who initially wrote on his social networking page that he was happy to work with Ajith and director Siruthai Siva once again (after ‘Vedalam’), came up with a correction soon. This time, he posted the name of Ajith alone.

These things have led to speculations that director Siva would be replaced with A R Murugadoss. Only recently, the wallpaper of the Twitter page of Murugadoss caused flutter in the industry and among fans, as it featured an eye, which was said to be that of Ajith.

It may be recalled that Murugadoss made his debut in Kollywood with Ajith-starrer ‘Dheena’ in the early 2000s. From then on, there is no looking back for the director, who is now sought after in Bollywood too.

Radha Ravi’s warning to women anchors

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Veteran actor Radha Ravi was angered at the way he was (not) introduced at the curtain raiser event of Karthik Subbaraj’s ‘Iraivi’ in Chennai recently.

For, the female anchor who was compering the event left the name of Radha Ravi and only mentioned the names of lead actors.

Irked at this, Radha Ravi took the mike and said, “I have been hearing a lot of praise for my roles in recent films, yet this girl introduces only the lead heroes and heroines and says rest of the cast which includes me.”

He added: “This girl doesn’t know Radha Ravi. What can I do when such people are being brought and made to talk. I’m not saying this anger. I have always been saying this to the girls who compere.”

Starring Vijay Sethupathi, Anjali, Bobby Simha, S J Surhay and Kamalini Mukherjee in lead roles, ‘Iraivi’, which is slated to hit the screens next week, has music by Santhosh Narayanan.

I am delighted: Shruti Haasan

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Shruti Haasan has been roped in by online streaming platform Hotstar as its brand ambassador. The actress-singer-music composer has expressed happiness about signing the deal.

In a statement, she said, “I am delighted to be associated with Hotstar, the go-to place for people of my generation for entertainment. It is heartening to see that fans of Tamil entertainment too can watch their desired shows and films. I am proud of the fact that, India too is on-par with the global audiences in the way we watch our favourite shows, films and sports. It is also heartening to see that, now my films will be able to reach a much wider audience which is digitally savvy.”

K Madhavan, managing director-south, Star India, said, “We have witnessed a tremendous surge in demand for local language content in Tamil Nadu. People here are tech-savvy and in-tune with the most developed countries in the world when it comes to their appetite for entertainment content. While large sections of the audience is already aware of Hotstar’s regional language offerings, Shruti will help us reach out to far more audiences in Tamil Nadu who will be delighted to know that their favorites are available to them at a time of their convenience, and that too absolutely free of cost.”

Ajit Mohan, CEO, Hotstar, said, “Ever since the launch in February 2015, Hotstar has established itself as the primary screen for young India. We are the only platform that showcases and curates the best of Tamil movies and TV shows, all for free to our users. We are delighted to extend our offerings to the Tamil entertainment loving audiences, not only in India, but also across the world.”