Jayam Ravi’s next with Vijay

Kabali will break all Rajini records: Thanu

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Kalaipuli S Thanu, the president of Tamil Film Producers Council, is the one who is bankrolling Superstar Rajinikanth’s ‘Kabali’, directed by Pa Ranjith.

Eve as the film getting ready for release, the producer has shared some interesting details about it. “Ranjith has come up with a story that would be a real treat to Rajini sir’s fans. It has got all the ingredients to keep them happy,” he says.

Elated with the stupendous success of the teaser of ‘Kabali’, Thanu says, “The film will be a bigger hit. I am confident that it would break all previous records made by Rajini moviess.”

Heaping laurels on the Superstar, he says, “on the sets, he behaved like a debut actor. He never went inside the caravan and took rest.” And on Ranjith, he says, “he will sure rule Tamil cinema after ‘Kabali’.”

Besides Rajini, the film has Radhika Apte, Dhanshika, Kalaiarasan, ‘Attakathi’ Dinesh and Kishore in key roles. Music is by Santhosh Narayanan.

Meena turns as producer

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From a child artiste in the 1980s to one of the top heroines in the 1990s to her comeback recently (with ‘Drishyam’ in both Malayalam and Telugu), Meena’s journey is not just long, but also successful.

The actress is now set to don another hat, that of the producer’s. According to sources, she has completed groundwork for her new production house and will start it soon.

“Meena is planning to bankroll movies starring top stars. To start with, she may produce films of Kamal Haasan and Mahesh Babu. Talks are on,” sources said.

Interestingly, Meena’s daughter Nainika made her acting debut recently by playing Vijay’s daughter in ‘Theri’, it may be recalled. Nainika won the accolades of many for her cute performance in the movie.

Novel initiative by Karthik Subbaraj

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Team ‘Iraivi’, led by director Karthik Subbaraj and producer C V Kumar, has come out with a unique initiative to promote the movie. Starting Sunday (May 22), the making of the film will be aired as a web series.

Titled ‘The Web Series of Iraivi Making’, it will have interesting incidents that happened on the sets of the film, which has Vijay Sethupathi, Bobby Simha, S J Suryah, Anjali and Kamalini Mukherjee in key roles.

The film which has music by Santhosh Narayanan was recently cleared by the Censor Board with U/A certificate. It is slated to hit the screens on June 3. Recently, 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.”

The movie, it is learnt, is about the importance of women in the lives of men. Buzz is that S J Suryah is doing a negative role in ‘Iraivi’.

Vijay Sethupathi on sequel mode?

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Vijay Sethupathi is now busy with a bunch of projects, including ‘Rekka‘. The latest buzz about him is that he is planning a sequel to his earlier hit ‘Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara’.

According to sources, not just Vijay Sethupathi, but Swathi and Nandita too will be part of the film. “The second part will take off from where the first ended,” sources said, adding that other details are awaited soon.

‘Idharkuthaane Aasaipattai Balakumara’ was written and directed by Gokul of ‘Rowthiram’ fame. The director is now making ‘Kashmora’ starring Karthi, Sri Divya and Nayanthara in the lead roles.

‘IAB’ was based on the daily comical things that happen in our day-to-day life. Siddharth Vipin scored music for the movie, which became popular for humour, songs and the performance of Vijay Sethupathi.

Trisha to haunt on June 10

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Trisha‘s horror movie ‘Nayagi‘, which has been made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu, will hit the screens on June 10. According to sources, the actress is upbeat about the film and hopes it would sure strike a chord with the audience.

Interestingly, ‘Nayagi’ is the second eerie comedy of Trisha in the recent times, after Sundar C directed ‘Aranmanai 2’. But in this flick, the ‘Mankatha’ and ‘Ghillie’ girl plays the title role.

The film directed by Govardhan Reddy and produced by Trisha’s manager Giridhar has already generated a lot of interest, it may be noted.

After the first look posters of ‘Nayagi’ were released sometime back, ace director S S Rajamouli tweeted: “Naayagi..the contrast of trisha’s
smile and the knife in her hand and combined with the getup, is just
killing it.”

Ganesh Venkatraman, Jayaprakash, Brahmanandam, Manobala and Kovai Sarala play key roles in the film. It will be released by Sri Thenandal Films.