‘Baahubali’ goes to Cannes

Vijay not to support anyone in elections

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Even as reports doing rounds that Vijay fans have been instructed to work in support of a particular party ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the actor’s fans organisation has issued a statement, clearing the air on the issue.

In the statement, in-charge of Vijay Fan Club N Anand has said thalapathy has decided to remain neutral this time. He however said his fans are free to vote for anyone they prefer. At the same time, his  fans should not extend their support either directly or indirectly to any party.

“They cannot use the organisation’s flag or thalapathi name. I have been communicating this to district level office-bearers in person, over phone and through social media. Disciplinary action will be taken against violators,” he said.

Stating that rumors spreading around Vijay Makkal Iyakkam‘s decision to support a particular political party are completely untrue, he reiterated that the ‘Ilaya Thalapathi’ has decided to go neutral.

Suriya’s 24 sets a new record in 4 days

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This is the fourth day since the release of 24 and all these four days were grand for Suriya fans as the film has won great acclaim from film lovers as well as critics. The acclaim has been sealed through its box office records.

The film has collected Rs. 73.8 Cr in just three days after its release. In terms of its weekend collection, the Suriya starrer has become the second largest successful movie after Rajamouli’s Bahubali.

The Vikram directed movie has shined nicely in US too, with its first weekend collection attaining $1 million, surpassing Vijay’s “Theri”record. Cine Galaxy which has acquired the distribution rights of the film, released it in over 270 theatres in North America.

This is Surya’s first film and Vikram’s second to surpass $1 million in the first weekend in the US/ Canada market.

The collection record of this 4 days from different places is approximately like this :

TamilNadu ~ 17Cr

Andra Pradesh/Telungana ~ 17Cr

Kerala ~ 5Cr.

U.S ~ $140,663

Australia ~ $187,047

All together, the domestic maket has served a total of Rs.55 Cr and the international market Rs.17.93 Cr. towards the gross revenue.Surya, director Vikram and the makers of the film are on a high note after its superb collection at the box office. The Tamil-Telugu bilingual has gathered good comments from critics as well.

Why Simbu penned ‘Vote song’?

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After ‘Beep song’, Simbu is now in the news for ‘Vote song’, a number which urges people to do their democratic duty without fail during the May 16 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

On what made him come out with the song, the actor-lyricist-singer says, “when something like Beep song can get popular, why not Vote song. I wanted to spread awareness on 100 per cent voting, and hence, penned this.”

Meanwhile, Simbu is eagerly waiting to know the audience’s response to his long pending ‘Idhu Namma Aalu‘, which is set to hit the screens on May 20.

Directed by Pandiraj, the film has STR sharing the screen space with Nayanthara, Andrea and Soori. The movie will clash in the box-office with Vishal’s ‘Marudhu’, directed by Muthaiah of Kuttipuli and Komban fame.

Iraivi U/A Certified Releasing June 3rd

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Director Karthik Subbaraj’s third venture ‘Iraivi’, which has Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha and S J Suryah in lead roles, will hit the screens on June 3.

Confirming this, the ‘Pizza’ and ‘Jigarthanda’ maker posted on his online page: “Feeling happy that #Iraivi is certified with clean UA …And the release date is..June 3.”

Meanwhile, Karthik Subbaraj’s father Gajaraj has reportedly played a role in Superstar Rajinikanth’s ‘Kabali’ directed by Ranjith.

Recently, there was a buzz recently that Karthik Subbaraj would team up with actor-producer Udhayanidhi Stalin for his fourth directorial venture.

According to sources, the film will be produced by Sri Thenandal Films. However, circles close to the ‘Pizza’ and ‘Jigarthanda’ maker are not ready to confirm this.

Sudhanshu reveals 2Point0 secrets

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Bollywood actor Sudhanshu Pandey, who earlier hit the news columns after he revealed that he would play a negative role in Superstar Rajinikanth’s ‘2.0’ directed by Shankar, has now shared more details.

“Like Rajinikanth, I am also playing a scientist. I play the son of Danny Denzongpa and I am waiting to avenge my dad’s death. Shankar has bought me special glasses from the United States. After testing five hairdos on me, he finally settled on one,” he says.

On how he landed the offer, Sudhanshu says, “One day, I got a call from Shankar’s office, asking my availability. I later came to know that the director was impressed after watching my performance in ‘Billa 2’.”

Meanwhile, it is said Akshay Kumar, another Bollywood star, is playing a robot with negative streaks, which was created by Pandey.

Oscar-Grammy winner A R Rahman is scoring the music for the film produced by Lyca. The dialogues, cinematography, editing and art direction are handled by Jeyamohan, Nirav Shah, Anthony and T Muthuraj respectively.