Yuvan Shankar Raja, one of the best musicians in Kollywood, tied the nuptial knot with Shilpa, a doctor by profession, in a private ceremony attended only by family members, at Tirupathy Temple, on Sep 1st, 2011. The wedding was attended by Yuvan’s father Maestro Ilayaraja, mother, elder brother Karthik Raja,sister Bhavatharini and close family relatives.
This is Yuvan’s second after his failed marriage with London based Sujaya Rao, which resulted in divorce in Feb 2008. The wedding reception will be held at the Hyaat hotel, Chennai on September 2nd.
SouthIndianCelebrities.blogspot.com and readers wishing, Yuvan Shankar Raja, a very happy married life. (KT)
Excitement and Expectations are the two Es, which are associated with Ajith Kumar's 50th movie Mangaatha (Mankatha) release. As expected, Thala rocks the show with his styles, actions and performance. However, the overdose of stunts and useless characters in the film are irritating at parts. Read on for Mangaatha review.
Story: Sanjana (Trisha)'s father Arumuga Chettiyar (Jaya Prakash) devises a plan to steal 500 crores, the money, which was used for gambling during Indian Premier League. His gang includes Sumanth (Vaibhav), Prem (Premji), an IIT graduate, Mahat (Mahat Raghavendra), Ganesh (Ashwin Kakumanu), a sub-inspector at Dharavi in Mumbai. After their plan to rob comes to know, suspended cop Vinayak Mahadeva (Ajith Kumar) joins the team of thieves. On the other end, super cop Prithvi (Arjun Sarja) takes oath to uproot the betting business.
How they execute their plot? Will they succeed in their mission? What measures Prithivi take to bring the betting business to halt? Answers for all these questions should be seen on-screen, as the excitement of watching the movie will be lost if one reads here the entire story.
Performance: Ajith Kumar's fans could not have expected for more from their star, as the actor has given his best performance till date. His acting, salt and pepper look with the negative shade in his character are treat to watch. Especially, he impresses the audience during action sequences. Arjun Sarja has proved, why people call him as 'Action King'. He has perfectly fitted the bill. Trisha has not got much to do in the movie. But she excels in her limited role. Vaibhav is good. However, Premiji is not a right choice for the character, as his antics fail to evoke any response from the viewers. Even newcomer Mahat also disappoints you. Jaya Prakash is at his usual best. Rest other character like Anjali and Andrea Jeremiah, who will be seen as Vaibhav and Arjun's wives, are okay.
Technical: The action scenes are the plus and minus points of the film. Even thought, it has been wonderfully shot, overdose of those scenes in the second half play spoilsport. Nonetheless, watching Ajith Kumar's saying 'I am a mad man' and 'money money money' during stunts are good to watch. Shakti Saravanan's photography is excellent, choreography is simple but energetic. Editor Praveen KL could have been bold in his work, as some scenes are dragging at parts. Music and Songs picturisation are apt. Finally, Venkat Prabhu's direction and screenplay.
Well, the director has almost succeeded in his first ever film with a big star. The filmmaker has fabricated the story keeping all the successful elements at one hand and the tastes of Ajith Kumar's fans at other. Had he not lost the grip on the script, the movie would have undoubtedly become one of the biggest hits of Thala. The screenplay is dragging and gives you a boring experience. Adding to that, too much of characters does not help the proceedings and it is only in the last 30 minutes before the interval, the story becomes interesting. The second half thrills you with twists but irritates with too much of action sequences. However, Arjun and Ajith's climax scene is wonderful shot.
Verdict: Mangaatha has all the entertaining elements. It is especially for Ajith Kumar's fans and the people, who love action-oriented movies. Family audience may not like the subject. One should watch for the actor's performance and Venkat Prabhu's attempt to make the movie in Hollywood style with local budget!
Cast: Ajith Kumar,Trisha,Arjun Sarja, Viabhav and others
Director: Venkat Prabhu
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Cinematography: Sakthi Saravanan
Producer: Dhayanidhi Alagiri
Released On: August 31, 2011 (OI)
"Thala" Ajith’s 50th film was much in the news for being directed by director Gautham menon a few weeks ago. But now, the scene has changed as Ajith opted for director Venkat Prabhu , instead of Gautham for his 50th film.
It is reported that due to some reason, Ajith and Gautham could not zero on a bonded script. So, Gautham asked Ajith that he will be out of this project and so now Venkat Prabhu is the director. Meanwhile, the film has been titled as “ Mangatha” and will be produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri.
According to sources, Tollywood star Akkineni Nagarjuna will be making a guest appearance in the movie and music director Yuvan Shanker Raja will be playing the lead role. Actress Anushka is said to play as a female lead in this film. Seducing beauty Anushka has acted with Ilayapathi and Surya and her third project will be withy Thala Ajith.
The latest buzz in Kollywood is about the title of Vijay's 51st film. The actor titled this movie as Dalapathy! Remember, Dalapathy was the title of the Rajinikanth- Mammootty blockbuster released in the year 1991, as Diwali special. The Rajini movie produced by G.V.Films was a cult classic directed by Mani Ratnam and is still remembered as one of the best ever movie produced in Tamil.
Sources say that the similarity ends with the title. While Mani's film dealt with the friendship between two gangsters, the new movie will be a family entertainer with lots of action. The director has finalised Asin as to play the lead lady and Yuvan Shankar Raja as composer. The remaining technicians list will be expected soon.
Meanwhile, after hearing this news, the ardent fans of Rajini are totally upset and are planning what to do to prevent the damage for their Thalaivar's classic.
Sona to produce a Tamil film which is Hollywood remake
December 4, 2009
Actress Sona who is well known for her super shapes and sizes will again producer a movie on her home banner. The entrepreneur cum actress will be producing a movie with actor Premiji and the subject of this film will be based on a Hollywood film which featured Hollywood hero Jim Carey.
According to sources, the cast and the crew for the movie have been finalized and Sona is said to spend Rs 7 crores on this movie. With Premji in lead, the movie will also have actress Vega of ‘Saroja and Pasanga’ fame. The direction will be handled by Venkat Ramani and the music will be composed by Yuvan Shanker Raja.
Premji is said to play the role of Indian Jim Carrey and will be seen imitation the Hollywood star in some scenes. Sona is also ready to shell out some extra bucks in order to make the movie a highlight and so the director is thinking to add some cameos of some big stars into the movie. Ilayapathi Vijay, super Star Rajnikanth and actor Bharath will be seen in this film in a song.
She is a diva alright. No matter how much she tries to brush off that tag, or put aside her bumpy ride at the box-office, she still remains hot. Nayanthara celebrated her birthday on November 18 in Hyderabad with her close set of friends.
The actress, who was in Hyderabad for the last few days completing the shoot of Adurs with NTR, was upbeat when she spoke birthday bash. “It was a normal day and I had just completed the last day of shoot and was getting back to my hotel when I started getting calls from my close friends, who flew down from Bangalore and Chennai to arrange a small get together at a common friend’s place. I felt so happy and special when they gave me this surprise birthday party.”
After the party that went on till the wee hours of the morning, Nayan, the devoted daughter that she is, took the first flight to Kochi to get the blessings of her parents. As of now, she has two films — a Malayalam film with director Shyamaprasad and a Tamil film opposite Arya. A section of the media had reported that she had stopped signing new films and was refusing to wear glamorous outfits these days. Asked Nayan, “Who says so? I will do glam roles and I am open to good offers as long as the script and other factors are favorable. Last year was too hectic for me and now, I’ve decided to pick and choose good roles.”
She is pinning a lot of hope on her new Tamil film Boss Engira Bhaskaran, produced by leading producer KS Sreenivasan. She plays a pivotal role in the film, which starts in Chennai from (Nov 20). She will join the film’s unit in Kumbakonam from the first week of December. The film is directed by Rajesh who directed this year’s sleeper hit Siva Manasulla Sakthi. Rajesh is a good story-teller and the buzz is that the role is tailor-made for Nayan. Music for the film has been scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja. So, will she follow her arch rivals (Asin & Trisha) to Bollywood? Nayan’s firm reply is, “ I’ve never had any Bollywood dreams. So why I should go chasing it? I’m very happy and content doing south films.”
It was a grand welcome for filmmaker Priya right with her debut directorial ‘Kanda Naal Mudhal’ produced by Duet Movies. Right on her second film, the woman filmmaker won good laurels for her ‘Kannamoochi Yenada’. But then, it was just the multiplex groups that showered favoritism on both the films and that really makes Priya disappointed as she’s stapled with the tag of ‘A Centre Director’. ‘Primarily, my focus isn’t just centered on miniscule audiences. Thusly, my forthcoming film will have all the best constituents of making it more reachable amongst B and C centres too.
The untitled film starring Prithviraj and Bhavana in lead roles has Yuvan Shankar Raja scoring music. It will have the equivalent elements of action, comedy, romance and sentiments. Of course, when you’ve a strong substantial script in your hands, you needn’t worry about the results for that’s more illustrious with ‘Ayan’ and Vennila Kabadi Kulu.”
