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Disappointing movies of Tamil Cinema 2011

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST


Every director and the producer wishes to deliver a good movie with hopes of reaping a monetary gains. The artists of the movies too linger over the growth of the career by depicting the efficiency to the extreme.
However the fate of a movie could not be weighed on the day of commencing and even at the flow of the shooting. Only when the audience turn up to the screens that the ultimatum is decided. On short frequencies movies are released without making any premonition about the result and the feedback. In this concluding year more films visited the audience and some have proved to be hits. Yet some reaped in moderate yield by providing a sigh of relief to the crew and the unit.Despite the efforts exerted to the core, some films nosedived to the worst cadre and ended up with futile exercise. For this account there is no discrimination regarding the hero, heroine and the director. Above all the script should please them much and the entire film must pacify their thirst. Otherwise, the box office will ruin the money invested in it. This is the case with some of the prominent movies during this year. Here's an account of such films which had even the stardom as their back up. Those movies could not reach the mass to get the 
blessings and the support. Let's have a look on it:

10) Yuvan Yuvathi

The opportunity for Bharath to revive his lost ground put him under sheer despair. This film was made to focus the romance of Bharath with Rima Kallingal so as to attract the youth. The title itself indicated the purpose of the movie. However, the story has not penetrated much to the audience. The repetitive love story in the event of flirtation and the intermittent hiccups are not new to us. Director Kumaravelan has to learn a lot before venturing into such films. The funniest element in the movie is the easy way of going abroad! The suspense over the marriage of the heroine is the crux of the story. The lead cast had Bharath, Rima Kallingal, Santhanam, Mayilsamy, Anuja Aiyer etc. some sort of relief came from the music of Vijay Anthony with two numbers ringing in our memory.

9) Bhavani IPS

If Vaijayanthi IPS was of fame shot during the 90s with Vijayashanthi in the lead role, this film was pitted for the similar dome. However, the penchant for fierce nature of women cop and anti social elements were exaggerated. The cast included Sneha, Manoj K Jayan, Manobala, Vivek and Sampath. The exchange of IPS officer on inter-state exchange affairs relates the story. The events that involve Kota Srinivasa Rao as the thespian of crimes make the net of script. The villainy and the subsequent revenge are the regular features of this story. Hence we can assume the fate of the film.

8 ) Seedan

The once famous director Subramaniya Siva created much hype through this movie. But the motive has not met the objective resulting with a flaw of thorns. Seedan was an attempt to portray Dhanush in the main stream of story. The main cast included new faces Krishna, Ananya along with Sheela, Vivek and Suhashini donning a creepy role. Ponvannan and Ilavarasan too had the roles to play. Siva relied the plot of the decade old Malayalam movie Nandhanam but not to the level of original. The complicated treatment of a complex story paid a lot for Siva and he had expressed his regret over the cleft result.

7) Ilaignan

The resounding effort from the literary pen of the mighty writer Karunanidhi, the then CM of Tamilnadu, Ilaignan came from the own production of the lyricist Pa. Vijay. Who can escape from the longing desire to become a hero and Vijay is no exception. The story involved the revolution of an angry youth against the labor wages. Since the script revealed this coloring we came to know that the core theme was derived from the Russian writer Maxim Gorky's The Mother. The only strength of the film had been the beeline crew- Pa. Vijay, Meera Jasmine, Suman, Namitha, Vadivelu, Nasser, Delhi Ganesh, Nizhalgal Ravi, Manivannan, Karunas and Kushboo. Director Suresh Krishna was once famous for directing the superstar in Batcha and Annamalai. But that much of gusty nature was totally missing in Ilaignan. Vidyasagar's music failed to the utmost level and there was no justification to have produced this movie.

6) Payanam

A nonchalant and troublesome movie for the pathetic Tamil audience, Payanam came from the versatile director Radha Mohan. In fact, he was the curator of some professional pieces of films under the production of Prakash Raj. Radha Mohan won many top most criticism for his Mozhi. But this movie was a depiction of thrill moments occurring at the journey in the mid air. As the movie was made in bilingual in Telugu with Nagarjun and Prakash sharing the major frames, there was an element of pro-Vijayakanth theme- plane hijacking on the demand of ransom. This could be the token of theme from the decade old Roja from Mani Ratnam. The serious hint to the terrorist activities and the final rescue from these duo did not provide a solid platform for a right movie. Thus, Payanam failed to reach the desired destination- the box office hit. A major flaw in the career journey of Radha Mohan.

5) Vanthaan Ventraan

The high profile crew – Jeeva, Tapsee, Nandha – promised a great deal of strength in this movie. Vanthaan Ventraan came after the huge success story of Ko for Jeeva in particular. Directed by R.Kannan, VV created lot of expectations and thrill. But the thrill in the movie could not match the heavy loaded film goers. The transition from locations to Mumbai and the illogical sequences of romance paid less dividend in the flow of the story. The rivalry between Jeeva and Nandha could have been more refined to retard the villainy. But the director was in utter dilemma as to which direction he should travel. The lovelorn of Jeeva and Tapsee were of simple and sudden in the flow of the script. Santhanam's humor invoked certain laughter along with the move of the story. Music from Thaman raised some hope for the listeners as it was the only plus in the entire movie.

4) Vithagan

Irrespective of his age and experience, the multifaceted technician Parthiban relied much on his script and delivery of dialogues in this movie. Only last year or so, we relished his performance in Aayirathil Oruvan wherein he was under such a tremendous form. But much to our dismay the worst happened in Vithagan. Of course, Parthiban received some solace and comfort from the media for this effort, only as a consolation. We can only pity him for such a ruthless attempt at this trendy phase of Kollywood. The cop-baddie encounter is not a favored recipe for the current audience. In that event, Gautham Menon's Kaakka Kaakka or Vettaiadu Vilayudu are the best instances. Being a matured artist and a technician, how Parthiban featured this film is a magical question. Even the crew – Poorna, Vincent Asokan and Milind Soman – betrayed our expectations as they were not properly treated. The music from Joshua Sridhar reached some audience by invoking certain romantic mood, as though on a bus journey. Though Parthiban termed the movie's punch of With the Gun, it turned out to be Vethu agan.

3) Engeyum Kadhal

Engeyum Kadhal had Jeyam Ravi and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles. Other crew included Raju Sundaram, Prakash Raj, Suman who all depended on sound script. But the fate played in different tune which got the sad note. It is true that the songs from Harris Jeyaraj were well listened by the audience. But songs alone cannot win the box office but the film should have depicted some thing to cherish. Prabu Deva committed blunders by having strong confidence on his efforts. There are more via media to get the triumph with even a trivial story line. But this love story has not come to the grips of emotions nor sensual appeal. This is due to the repeated application of this love theme from various directors at varied phases of time. How much the audience can tolerate with fussy love story creamed in different cakes? Who is to be blamed can become a big debate and we can best reserve the blame solely on Prabu Deva.

2) Vedi

A very much hype oriented movie from the versatile director Prabu Deva, with Vishal and Sameera Reddy, Vedi failed to burst to its effect. Even the promo effort of Sun TV did not flick to produce any impact on the audience. It was on the compulsion of the TV network that the exhibitors screened this movie. In fact, Prabu Deva was in a critical phase during this film shooting. He was under desperate situation to get his divorce from his wife to marry Nayanthara. More over, he was committed to the Bollywood project on parallel. With not so withstanding plot and weak depiction of sequences, Prabu Deva disappointed the rising star Vishal and the audience too. The musical numbers from Vijay Anthony too bluffed the listeners with mediocre effect. Prabu Deva depended the same old story of his Pokkiri with which he mastered the Ilayathalapathy. Thus, there was nothing novel nor any new means of recreating the audience. Perhaps, the original Telugu version Souryam was far better to watch than this Vedi. Another flaw is the timing of the movie. Sun Network rushed the release just days before the major festival Deepavali which is not ideal for any movie. At that time other hits, Mangatha and Engeyum Eppothum were on the screens. All these shattered the hopes and rues of Vedi. The comedy track from Vivek did not receive attention from the audience as many of them were of silly portrayals. Other crew members, Sayaji Shinde, Poonam Kaur, Sriman with guest appearance from Sri Devi Prasad and the item sequence with Sophie Choudry have not proved any positive frames of success. Thus Vedi became a Vetti affair for the producer.

1) Nadunisi Naigal

Director Gautham Menon is a crafty director for these 12 years of the industry. In these period, he has given many hits to his account and has earned a reputation as the quality technician. In almost all his films, he experiments with artists and the script, added by the exquisite songs. Whether it is his maiden Minnale or the last Vinnaithandi Varuvaya, he secured the massive response from the dear audience. But as a producer, he has not made a right endeavor with his Nadunisi Naigal. Actually the film had the majority of low profile artists barring Sameera Reddy. Deva, Veera Bahu, Swapna Abraham, Ashwin Kakumanu and Menon's another favorite Samantha occupied the frames. Menon's trust for his earnest portrayal of thriller elements failed to bring in the cache. What made this film a clumsy picture is the mix of thrill with sexy appeal of the artists. Though Menon normally receives much accolade for his films, this film left him in the lurch. Nadunisi Naygal ended up with the utter flop in the box office hitting the rewarding director with much criticism. As the film is a total despair there could be no reference to the music, at least. This is particular as Menon is a keen crafter of songs for his movies. Thus, Menon received a severe blow in his venture as the director and as a co producer.

Conclusion

Failures are stepping stones of success can be allured to the major efforts but not to film making. This task involves a lot of human energy and heavy financial investments. It is all about the fortune that clicks well for a movie. There are some low budget movies which see the screens and win lot of collections. However, the director's job is to enhance the movie's success at least to some extent. These are the samples of many such films which faced heavy loss in the Box office. Hence it is apt to say that 2011 was not dear for these films and all associated with them.

Surya ready to become junior artiste for Shankar

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST


Director and actor SJ Surya's respect for ace filmmaker Shankar was witnessed by Coimbatore audience at the audio launch function of forthcoming Tamil movie Nanban, as he claimed that he was ready to become a junior artiste for the Endhiran creator.

Praising Shankar to heavens, SJ Surya, who has done a cameo in the upcoming Tamil movie, said that the Nanban director should be adored for his work ethics. He also spoke high about the Anniyan director's ability to deliver hit after hit. Surya concludes on the note that the forthcoming Tamil movie would be a blockbuster.
SJ Surya will be seen in two scenes in Nanban. The movie, which is releasing for Sankranthi, also features Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Ileana and Sathyaraj in the key roles.

Don’t compare with Aamir Khan says Vijay

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST

Nanban which is getting ready for pongal release has already created the buzz with 6 different and enjoyable songs . Nanban is the remake of bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots which had bollywood super star Aamir Khan , Sharman Joshi and Madhavan.

But , the entire cast and crew of the movie suggests not to compare Nanban to that of the original. Vijay said that his performance in Nanban will be different from his previous flicks in his unique style. He also said Nanban will be refreshing even to those who watched 3 Idiots .It is worth mentioning that Nanban is the first remake venture of ace director Shankar.

Vijay,Srikanth,Jeeva Nanban Audio Launch!

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:45 PM PST

ASIN AT FILMFARE AWARDS GALLERY

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST

Stars G Venket Ram’s Calendar 2012 Launch Stills

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST




G Venket Ram, one of the renowned photographer in Chennai who has worked with major brands in advertising, publishing and film industry is back with this year's Calender shoot(featuringTrisha,Genelia,Kajal Agarwal,Deeksa Seth,Amy Jackson,Samantha,Richa Gangophadyay andSameera Reddy). Suriya, Sameera Reddy, director K S Ravikumar and Dharani Unveiled Venket Ram's Calendar 2012 on 26th Dec 2011. The event was also attended by Khushboo and others.




Vijayakanth arrested for black flag protest against PM Manmohan Singh

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST


Vijayakanth Arrested for black flag demo
Vijayakanth arrested for black flag demo against PM Manmohan Singh
Actor,DMDK founder and Opposition leader Vijayakanth along with his over 200 of his party workers were arrested today(Dec 26) after they tried to stage a black flag demonstration against Prime MinisterManmohan Singh over the issues of Mullai Periyar Dam and Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project.
Vijayakanth and his party workers were arrested at Saidapet area in the city, the route taken by PM Manmohan Singh this morning to attend a function at Madras University. The Prime Minister had arrived here last evening and stayed overnight at the Raj Bhavan. He attended a function at Madras University today to celebrate the 125th birth anniversary of mathematics wizard Srinivasa Ramanujan.

Condemning what he called the "biased and step-motherly" treatment meted out to Tamil Nadu by the central government on various issues, Vijayakanth said, "The Centre has not done anything to protect the interests of the state, be it on the attacks on fisheremen by Lankan Navy,Koodankulam Nuclear Power Projec, Mullaiperiyar dam row with Kerala and Cauvery issue. It (the centre) had always adopted an indifferent attitude toward Tamil Nadu on all issues".
"Why should the Prime Minister visit the state at all when he fails to respect the feelings and the pleas of the people of the state", he charged, adding the visit would in no way help the state in the Mullaiperiyar row.

Dhanush-India’s most wanted man!

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST


Not many delve into the depth of this simple, yet meaningful line, but Dhanush does.
He's been living out of suitcases, travelling to Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore. His schedule is choc-a-bloc and everyone wants a slice of the Kolaveri star these days.

When he's not working, Dhanush is opening new stores, launching products or having dinner with the most powerful people in India.
On Tuesday (Dec 28) Dhanush is the special invitee for the state dinner hosted by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda at his 7 Race Course Road residence in New Delhi!
On Saturday, Dec 24th, Dhanush launched Nokia Lumia smartphones in Kolkata where he said: "I am open to singing any language song. Kolaveri Di has opened lots of doors for me, so I am deciding which door to choose. Kolaveri became a hit because of three reasons- English part connected everyone, the humour in the song and the content, which is common with the youngsters."
From Kolkotta, the actor flew to the capital , where he is hosting a show for National television on Monday and later on Tuesday he will be present at a state dinner .
It can't get bigger than this for our own Dhanush, who was lucky to get a call from none other than Ratan Tata, personally calling him up and having him over for a meal at home or Shahrukh Khan singing Kolaveri for his fans who requested him, while he was on Don-2 Promotions on NDTV on Sunday night.
Earlier, Amitabh Bachchan,Abhishek and Aishwarya met him at their home.

Rajini lends wedding hall for anti-corruption fast: IAC

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST


Pledging his support to anti-graft initiatives, superstar Rajinikanth has lent his sprawling marriage hall here free of cost for the three-day fast being organised by Team Anna activists for a strong Lokpal Bill.

"We are organising a three-day fast from tomorrow. We had approached him for support. He (Rajinikanth) accepted it and said he was always for anti-corruption," India Against Corruption's (IAC) Central Core Committee member M.S. Chandramohan said today.
The Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam in the heart of the city in Kodambakkam locality here will be the venue for the fast being held from tomorrow to express solidarity with social activist Anna Hazare, who is beginning his fast in Mumbai.
"He (Rajinikanth) offered it free of cost and said it was his service to the country," Chandramohan said.
Asked whether Rajnikanth would visit the venue during the fast, Chandramohan said, "He is always invited. But, he has not said anything on that possibility so far."

Don 2’ has totally collected Rs. 30.39 crore nett in 2 days

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST


Shahrukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra starrer 'Don 2' which is released on December 23rd had seen a good second day the box office.
'Don 2' Hindi version has collected Rs. 14.69 crore nett, Telugu version collected Rs. 30 lakhs and Tamil version has collected Rs. 10 lakhs on the Saturday.
And including the entire three version the film has approximately collected Rs. 15.09 crore nett in the 2nd day.
'Don 2' second day territorial breakdown:
Mumbai – Rs. 5.10 crore, Delhi/Up – Rs. 2.85 crore, Punjab – Rs. 1.21 crore, Mysore – Rs. 1.27 crore, Bengal – Rs. 75 lakhs, Nizam – Rs. 81 lakhs, CP – Rs. 51 lakhs, CI – Rs. 42 lakhs, Rajasthan – Rs. 80 lakhs, Bihar – Rs. 29 lakhs, Assam- Rs. 12 lakhs, Orissa – Rs. 10 lakhs, Tamil Nadu/Kerala – Rs. 40 lakhs, Nepal – Rs. 5 lakhs.
'Don 2' has totally collected Rs. 30.39 crore nett in 2 days.

Anirudh in KSR Bollywood film?

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:44 PM PST


The director K.S Ravikumar who successfully completed 20 years in South is now going to Bollywood. KSR will soon be remake the Tamil super hit film 'Saamy'.
Latest buzz is that the high riding composer Anirudh Ravichander of "Kolaveri Di" song is going to score music for the film.
KSR says that "He will be directing his first Hindi film with Sanjay Dutt in lead role and it will be remake of Vikram starrer 'Saamy'. He is also plans to cast Amitabh Bachchan in an important role, but they are yet to approach him."
He adds that "He is in talks with Anirudh to score music for the film. We had an informal chat about this film, but nothing has been finalized yet."
The Hindi flicks will go on floors in April 2012.

Vijay to encounter with a Mumbai baddie

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:43 PM PST

For Billa 2, director Chakri Toleti relied more on the Bollywood sprints for the baddie roles. Hence he imported more than three artists for the destitute roles. This has been insisted by Ajith too. Now Vijay starrer Thuppakki, directed by AR Murugadoss is on the floors around the Mumbai locales.

Having sensed the local charm and the native relics, both ARM and Vijay have decided to instill more effect on villainy. For this they have picked Gautham Kurup who won fame for his thumping performance in Kandhahar. This has made Gautham more happy to work along with the star from Kollywood. He expressed his joy on having been associated with ARM, since he has been longing for such occasion since Ghajini.

Though there is no official buzz nor any sneaks about the story of the movie, it is learnt that ARM is aiming on a theme of national importance. This could be the mixture of Mani Ratnam's Roja, Kamal's Unnaipol Oruvan and Thala's Mankatha, it is believed.

Anirudh in KSR Bollywood film?

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:43 PM PST

The director K.S Ravikumar who successfully completed 20 years in South is now going to Bollywood. KSR will soon be remake the Tamil super hit film 'Saamy'.
Latest buzz is that the high riding composer Anirudh Ravichander of "Kolaveri Di" song is going to score music for the film.
KSR says that "He will be directing his first Hindi film with Sanjay Dutt in lead role and it will be remake of Vikram starrer 'Saamy'. He is also plans to cast Amitabh Bachchan in an important role, but they are yet to approach him."
He adds that "He is in talks with Anirudh to score music for the film. We had an informal chat about this film, but nothing has been finalized yet."
The Hindi flicks will go on floors in April 2012.

Oomai Vizhigal Remake title Moongil Vizhigal

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:43 PM PST

The old movie of Vijayakanth, Oomai Vizhigal was asked for a remake under the same title. The proposal came from the director Vincent Selva of Piriyamudan, Youth and Iraniyan fame. He said he wanted to remake the movie based on the current trend.

The film was a massive hit for Vijayakanth as the then director Aabavaanan crafted the story with social message. Selva hinted that there had been a major hitch in captivating the captain movie. Aabaavaanan was not instantly agreeable to the project and Selva has no other option than to go for a fresh story with new title. Hence he is on the foray of creating an all new script under the title Moongil Vizhigal.
He revealed that the main cast is likely to include Sarath Kumar and Karthik may be roped in for the heroic deeds. With Santhanam for humor and Thambi Ramaiah for the character role, Selva said two heroines from Pune and Mollywood will fill in the slots. Thozhvi Nilayena Ninaithal, Vincent padam edukka mudiyuma.

Ajith’s New Year Celebrations in Singapore!

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:43 PM PST

It is always a habit among the film heroes to take a formal break after a tiring schedules of movies. On such occasions their main source of relief will be the family or friends. Even after Velayutham's release, Ilayathalapathy Vijay made a foreign visit with his family. Surya went to South Africa taking his wife Jyothika and his children.

STR made a trip along with his director of Vettai Mannan. Now it's Thala Ajith's turn. After a long reel of being a workworm for his Billa 2 he is leaving to Singapore for the New Year Celebrations. Accompanied by his wife Shalini and daughter Anooshka, Thala will be enjoying his holidays there for a week. Back home he will have the tables turned for his next project with Vishnuvardhan.
This film is to be produced by AM Rathinam. In the meantime , Ajith will involve in the post –production work for Billa 2. Ajith is very conscious about Billa 2 that SRK's Don 2 has already hit the screens. So the pressure is more on the director Chakri Toleti. It is an expectation from the fans of Ajith as well the audience that Billa 2 should better Don 2.

Dhanush to do it for AR Rahman?

Posted: 27 Dec 2011 12:43 PM PST

Dhanush is really coming into his own not just as an actor but a singer as well. He is receiving lots of offers to lend his voice for songs in all languages. Even AR Rahman was impressed with Kolaveri di. The upshot is that Bharath Bala who has made many music videos for Rahman wants Dhanush in his Vande Mataram video.

Kamal Haasan was the original choice but he was tied up with his magnum opus, Vishwaroopam. Dhanush was quite excited by the idea as he is a big fan of AR Rahman and said that he would love to do it.