CBO - Chennai City CINE SHOWS of this week !

AEGAN -- 89 Shows - 2nd week - Hit
SEVAL -- 38 Shows - 2nd week - Average
KADHALIL VILUNTHEN -- 19 Shows - 7th Week - Hit
SAROJA -- 17 Shows - 9th Week - Super Hit
POI SOLLA POROM -- 5 Shows - 8th Week - Hit
JEYAM KONDAN -- 11 Shows - 10th Week - Hit
RAMAN THEDIYA SEETHAI -- 8 Shows - 7th Week - Average
DHAAM DHOOM -- 6 Shows - 10th Week - Average
SAKKARAKATTI -- 5 Shows - 6th Week - Average
DURAI -- 4 Shows - 5th Week - Average
NETRU INTRU NAALAI -- 3 Shows - 4th Week - Below Average
NAYAGAN -- 2 Shows - 12th Week - Below Average
SATHYAM -- 1 Show - 12th Week - Below Average
DASAVATHARAM -- 1 Show - 20th Week - Mega Hit

*- Chennai city limit theaters count only...

Vikram shoots with Aishwarya Rai !

Finally the D-Day is here. Our Chiyaan Vikram's dream has come true!He held his first shoot with Aishwarya Rai in the forests of Malayatoor near Kochi in Kerala for Mani Ratnam's tri-lingual film in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu titled tentatively Ravana in Hindi and Asokavanam in Tamil.
Vikram plays the hero in the Tamil and Telugu version, while he plays a character with shades of black in the Hindi version.Aishwarya and her husband Abhishek Bachchan who play hero and heroine in the Hindi version, arrived in Kochi on Thursday(Oct 30) morning and straightaway joined the unit.The Bachchan's were late in joining the unit as they were held up in Mumbai, looking after the ailing Amitabh Bachchan who was hospitalized last week. Their entire shooting schedule had gone wrong, and Mani's film was the worst affected.Meanwhile Vikram who has completed the entire shoot of his Susi Ganesan directed Kandasami has devoted next three months for Mani Ratnam's film.Vikram wants to keep his new look a top secret, till January when he will be actively involved in promoting Kanthasamy, which will be a Pongal release.

Rajini dance for his daughter's commands !

Shankar has almost 26 assistant directors. Why 26 assistants? His lucky number is 8 and hence he keeps all counts summing up to 8!!!A VIP is working for him as his assistant and that is Rajini's younger daughter Soundarya!

Even though there is no further news about Soundarya's Sultan, she is working as assistant to Shankar to learn direction. To be noted here is that Aish, elder of Soundarya is learning direction from Selvaragavan and keeps herself busy.

They refused 'Titles'.. Even us

Today, let it be Rajini or Kamal or Jayalalitha or Karunanidhi, who ever it may be, they are fond for titles and go behind people, if called with special titles!This craze limits itself with Kollywood or people from Kollywood.What about yesteryears?This applies to the past, present and future and there is no limitation on the era. But there were people during yesteryears and even today who dislike Titles!For example: PU Chinnappa and Thiyagaraja Bagavathar. Even today Prakash Raj, Nazer, Senthil, Gowdamani, Vivek does not have special names for them !
But still the Hot happenings go with "SUPER STAR", "ILAYATHALAPATHY" and "ULTIMATE STAR".

Mani Ratnam impressed by Rajni’s Sivaji !

Impressed by the stunts in Sivaji – The Boss, ace director Mani Ratnam has roped in the stunt director Peter Hains for his forthcoming bilingual film Ravan. Peter Hains has carved a niche for himself in the Indian film industry by choreographing stunt scenes for various films including Sivaji, Gajini (Hindi version) and Anniyan, The film’s shooting had to be stalled when the lead pair, Abishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, were held up in Mumbai owing to the ill health of Amitabh Bachchan. Sources have it that shooting will recommence after Diwali. Ravan – the Hindi version - stars Abishek and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in the lead role with Vikram playing the antagonist. In the Tamil version Vikram and Aishwarya Rai play the lead roles and Prithviraj plays the villain role.

Actors Rajini and Kamal to sit calm !

On Nov. 1 Rajini and Kamal will attend the agitation organized for the cause of Eelam Tamils, but will not utter even a single word. Why? All of us know what has already happened to Rajini when he spoke a lot in previous agitation on Hogenekal issue!

Actor Silambarasan back to square one !

The movie started off as Poda Podi, starring Silambarasan and Varalakshmi, daughter of Sarath Kumar. However, at some point the title was changed to the more dignified sounding Thiru Poda Thirumathi Podi. The reason behind this title change is not clear. But now, a second title change has been enforced and this time the reason is very clear.The title has been reverted to the original Poda Podi itself, doing away with the Thiru and Thirumathi additions. The reason is fairly simple, the changed title was not that easy to be used in conversation.
Pronouncing the entire name of the movie was seen as a bit difficult and thus the decision was taken to go back to the original, more colloquial form which did not put any pressure on one’s verbal skills. The makers seem to believe that this will help the movie reach the masses better, without the salutatory additions. Silambarasan is at the moment fully involved in the finishing touches of Silambattam which is expected to be out in November.

Nayanthara contributes Rs 5 Lakhs!

As contributions continues to flow into the Sri Lankan Tamils Relief Fund set up by the State government, top actress Nayanthara was the first among Kollywood actors to contribute her share.According to sources close to CM’s office, Nayanthara visited M.Karunanidhi’s house in Gopalapuram early morning today (Oct 30) and handed over a cheque of Rs 5 Lakhs. With this, the relief fund has already crossed the Rs.1-crore mark just three days after the drive began.Nayan is also expected to take part in the Unnavritham organized by Nadigar Sangam under the leadership of Sarath Kumar on November 1 at Nadigar Sangam office in Habibullah Road, T.Nagar in Chennai between 10 AM and 4 PM.Earlier actor Napoleon handed over a cheque for Rs.5 lakh, while others in Kollywood like director Sundar C, Kushboo and Vivek met the Chief Minister and handed over Rs.1 lakh each..!

The other side of Actresses Namitha !

We are not talking about Namitha's delectable back side but about her character. Amidst actresses who watch unit hands roast in the sun while they sip cool juices, Namitha is different. Whenever anyone needs a helping hand, she is supposed to be one of the first to react.One of the persons who worked in 'Bambara Kannale' recalls an incident during the shooting. A dance sequence required Namitha and dancers to dance on red chilies. Even before half the dance was shot, they were all reeling under sneezes and coughing bouts. Seeing this, Namitha's heart was touched and taking a few lakhs from her own fees, she asked for that to be distributed to the dancers for their hard work. She also tries her best to help out those who work with her, in their times of financial crisis. Namitha is careful that this does not become publicised news. A cinema aficionado says there are so many more examples of the other side to Namitha.
Glamour queens like Silk Smitha and Anuradha were also known for their soft heart and generosity. Young actresses like Pooja help out orphaned children. Among stars who do some charity work on their birthdays to get some cheap publicity, warm hearted people like Pooja and Nmaitha are to be really appreciated.

Ultimatestar Ajith's film in Indian Panorama !

The Indian Panorama, which is the International Indian Film Festival, will be held as usual in Goa this year too. The seven-member jury headed by director KNT Shastri has selected about 25 films to be showcased in this event. The four Tamil films that have made it to the Indian Panorama are Billa, Kalloori, Kanchivaram and Mudhal Mudhal Mudhal Varai. According to Billa's producer Anandha Suresh, the film has been chosen for the commercial category.There were widespread speculation in Kollywood that Anjathe and Subramaniapuram will make it to the Indian Panorama and its non selection has come as a shock. Reacting to this, Subramaniapuram's director Sasi said that he made the film for the audience and not to be selected for the Indian Panorama! The event will be held in December, adds our source.

Chiyan Vikram's New getup !

It is very easy for Chiyan to change his getups in every movie. In his to be released 'Kandasamy,' he dons the make up of a woman, old man etc. It is expected that this film will be a milestone for not only him, but for the Tamil film world in general. After this, he is to act in a Mani Ratnam film.At Chalakkudy, Mani Ratnam is shooting scenes pertaining to Aishwarya Rai. At one stretch, Aish is shooting for Mani Ratnam's film as well as Shankar's 'Endhiran.'It is still a suspense about Vikram's role in Mani Ratnam's film. Having finished shooting for 'Kandasamy,' Vikram is ready to shoot for Mani Ratnam's film. It is said that Vikram will sport a short beard and bald head in this film, quite a new appearance for him on celluloid. Others in the cast include Prithiviraj, Priya Mani, Krishna , and Velu Prabakaran It's notable that Vikram will be doing the role that Abhishek Bachchan does in Hindi...

Sneha to be honored by AP government !

Popular actress Sneha has been chosen for the prestigious Nandi award from the Government of Andhra Pradesh for her critically applauded first-rate performance in 'Radha Gopalam', a Telugu film of 2005. The film which had Srikanth and Sneha in lead roles was directed by Bapu with the musical excellence of Mani Sharma.The award would be presented to Sneha at a grand function which is slated to be held in Hyderabad on the 28th of November.
An elated Sneha thanked the producer and director of the film wholeheartedly. "It is a coveted honor. It is an encouragement and motivation for me to get more acclaim in the future" said the actress. Her forthcoming release 'Silambattam' alongside Simbhu features her in a prominent role. She hopes that her performance in the movie would fetch her several awards.

I want to act with Vijay : Tamanna !

Happy at her career graph soaring high in Kollywood and Tollywood, Tamanna hopes to sustain the good run in filmdom.

An actress, who is happy with back-to-back success in 'Happy Days' and 'Kallori', is shooting for half-a-dozen movies in varied languages. An elated Tammana says, 'I am happy where I stand today. I am bothered about quality rather than quantity.'

'I want to do a film with Mani Ratnam, Gautham Menon and Shankar, an one with Vijay too', she says.

Courtesy : indiaglitz webportal..!

Actor Surya gives away 1Kg gold !

The winners of the Aircel golden bat contest were announced today. The contest had been held in April 2008 coinciding with the India Premier League. The contest involved scratching a recharge coupon and upon finding the word ‘PLAY’ and then writing a slogan in support of the Chennai Superkings team which was lead by Indian captain Mahendar Singh Dhoni and had Vijay as its brand ambassador. The prizes were given to the most catchy slogans. The first prize, a 1 Kg golden bat was won by Balaji from Krishnagiri. There were also 15 second prizes of bats worth Rs. 1 lakh each and 7 third prizes of bats worth Rs. 50000 each. The prizes were handed out by Surya at a function. Speaking at the function, Surya said that both himself and wife Jyothika were big fans of Indian captain MS Dhoni. When asked about what he would have done with the 1Kg golden bat if he had won it, he told that he would have given it to his daughter Diya.

Rajinikanth and Vijay watch AEGAN !

Ayngaran International, Kollywood’s leading producers and distributors organized a preview of their Ajit’s Aegan, at Four Frames preview theatre on Friday evening, for two of the biggest stars in the industry.The superstar Rajinikanth and Ilayathalapathy Vijay watched this exclusive screening with their families. It is after a long time Rajini and Vijay are watching a preview together.
Remember Ayngaran International are the producers of Rajinikanth’s Enthiren and Vijay’s Villu?Meanwhile Gautham Vasudeva Menon, Ajit’s next director saw Aegan at the first public screening of the film at Sathyam Cinema’s on Saturday morning. Keeping him company was Silambarasan a big Ajit fan.Nayanthara preferred to see the film alone, Saturday night show in the box at Albert in Egmore. Nayan always prefers to watch the film with the audiences and that too in a theatre catering to the masses.

Dhanush celebrates Diwali with family !

Dhanush is in a festive mood. “It is after a long time that Selva and me are going to spend a Diwali together. In the last few years both us were busy as our films were releasing. However this Diwali both of us are not shooting and hence decided to have a family get-together at my mother’s house”.In fact, Diwali celebrations started early this week for Dhanush as he was in a shopping spree buying clothes, crackers and jewellery for all family members. He says: “I am taking this opportunity to be a good son by spending Diwali with my parents”. A little birdie also tells us that Dhanush went to a leading jewellery shop and brought his mother an expensive ruby necklace.The actor has completed the entire talkie portion of Padikkathavan except two songs which will be shot abroad. The producers plan to release the film in December. And then he will be starting his next untitled film with director Vetrimaran.Says Dhanush: “I wish all my fans a very happy Diwali”

Courtesy : Sify Webportal...!

Aegan inspired from a Hollywood film !

Ajith-Nayanthara starrer Aegan is creating ripples in the film industry, more so because of the astounding success of their earlier film Billa.

The film is directed by Raju Sundaram, who makes his debut as a director after proving his mettle as a dance master and actor.With Aegan's release certain for AeganDiwali, the film's highlight has already made it to the media: it has a fantastic fight sequence set in Hong Kong.

Those who've taken a secret peek at the rushes tell us that this fight sequence is unlike anything seen in Tamil cinema so far.Speaking about the film, Raju Sundaram said that he has drawn inspiration from the Hollywood film Back to School...

Courtesy : behindwoods webportal

2moro worldwide release on Ajith's AEGAN

Vijay’s memorable Gandhi Jayanthi !

The 140th Gandhi Jayanthi celebration at the Raj Bhavan was a memorable event with His Excellency Governor Surjit Singh Barnala inaugurating the paintings of the Chennai-based painter A.P. Sreedhar. There were 18 paintings in all and each one of it had an apt title. The paintings exhibited released Gandhiji's conviction, defiance, affection, determination and perseverance among others. Speaking at the event, the Governor recalled his interactions with Mahatma Gandhi.

All the paintings had a commentary to it which makes the exhibition even more interesting. Noted actor Vijay, along his father and director S.A.Chandrasekar visited that exhibition and was in awe with Sreedhar's work.

TigeRulez - official design for Ajith's Aegan !

Rajini off to Goa… disappoints fans…!

Rajinikanth's fans are in for a disappointment with the star deciding to postpone the meeting that was scheduled during the first week of October. According to Rajini 's close associate Satyanarayana, the superstar will be off to Goa, as director Shankar has decided to film a few songs and scenes in the scenic location with Rajini and  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan starting from October 7th. This second schedule of Enthiran shooting will go on for ten days, he added.It may be recalled that the star had recently decided to meet his fans to strengthen his fans' association. A couple of days ago a few of Rajini 's fans gathered near Sathyanarayana's home demanding a meeting with their star to urge him enter politics.

Aegan's First Ever Official Paper Ad !!