WRITER SUJATHA CREMATED

N.THYAGARAJAN

Many film personalities including the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and other Tamil writers paid their last homage to the writer Sujatha, who passed away at a private hospital here on Wednesday. The writer who died of pneumonia and renal problems. The body of the Writer was kept till Friday morning for the arrival of the writer's elder son from the USA.

His body was cremated on Friday at Besant Nagar crematorium.
BJP L Ganesan, MDMK general secretary Vaiko, actors Rajnikanth, Kamal Haasan, Sivakumar, directors Balu Mahendra, Parthiban, Gnana Rajasekaran, writers Lena Tamilvannan among others who paid their last respect.

Film Director A.R.Murugadas flew down to Chennai from Mumbai to pay his last respects to the departed writer. He was in the thick of directing the Hindi version of Kajini film.

Chief Minister Karunanidhi with his wife Rajathiammal, daughter and DMK MP Kanimozhi visited the writer's house to pay their last respects.

REEMA SEN REFUTES THE CHARGES

by N.Thyagarajan

Reema Sen recently refuted the news that the Ayerathil Oruvan director had tortured her during the shooting. She clarified that there was no such motto behind with the director Selvaraghavan when the film's shooting took place in Rajasthan and Kerala forest area. She had heard sometime ago that Selvaraghavan was a quick silvered mind and would be always serious with the artistes and film unit. But, this was proved incorrect. He and the film unit had exhibited a friendly atomosphere.

KANNADA ACCIDENT DUBBED IN TAMIL

Kannada Film 'Accident'is being dubbed into Tamil and soon the film is to be released in Tamil Nadu, says the film's director and actor Ramesh Aravind. He said earlier he directed two comedy films in Kannada language and this film Accident was an action thriller.

MAGAL CROSSES 100 EPISODE

by Mrs Karpagam N.Thyagarajan

The Sun TV Channel mega serial MAGAL has crossed its 100th episode on Thursday. As.per the story line, Kaveri (Meena Kumari) who as a responsible daughter of a family faces lots of problem by Easwari(Varalakshmi).Easwari’s husband Saravanan helps Kaveri by giving her a job in his company and house to live. Easwari doesn’t like her husband’s friendship with Kaveri family. Kaveri’s younger brother Seenu (Sridhar) who is an irresponsible person starts a business with the help of Easwari. He falls in love with Divya (Revathy Priya) who is the sister of Sarvanan(Rishi). Shanmugam (Kamalesh) younger brother of Saravanan falls in love with Kaveri and wants to marry her. In the coming episodes a lot of scenes with twisted story line will be taking place, says the Director Francis Papu.The serial produced by Nimbus Television

COURT LIFTS THE ORDER OF BAN ON JODHA AKBAR SCREENING

The Madhya Pradesh High Court, on Tuesday ,struck down the state government's suspension of screening of the Jodha Akbar.Chief Justice Anang Kumar Patnaik and Justice Prakash Shrivastav ruled in favour of a plea — submitted by the film's distributor UTV Software Communication Limited — challenging the suspension.The bench turned down the government's contention that the screening might disturb peace.''By invoking powers contained in the Madhya Pradesh Cinema Regulation Act, 1952, the state regime restricted the Freedom of Expression enshrined in the Constitution besides affecting business interests of the distributor,'' submitted petitioner's Counsel Akshay Dharmadhikari.

KANDASAMY SHOOTING ABRUPTLY STOPPED

The shooting of the Kandasamy which was taking place at the Tharamani MGR Film City was stopped for sometime, due to a large gatherings which witnessed the scene of milk-like liquid was pouring down from a neem tree. Sreya and Vikram who were at the shooting spot, came to know about the people running towards the tree situated inside the Film City wanted to have wonderful look at the neem tree. Hence, after their shots were over, both ran towards the tree and watched the milk flowing from the tree. Similarly, the director, technicians and other light boys ran up to the tree and began to watch. They watched some women came out with eerie of laughter, stating that the spirit of the Goddess inspired in them. All, the scenes which went for more than an hour was watched by the entire film unit and following this the shooting did not take place for an hour. Then one by one of the film unit moved slowly and began to attend the work of Kandasamy shooting.

The film unit, in their next schedule has planned to shoot the film in Mexico.

VINCENT ASOKAN IN SILA NERANGALIL

BY N.THYAGARAJAN

Vincent Asokan has acted as villain in many films. He is the son of actor Late S.A.Asokan. He is going to act in Sila Nerangalil produced by Sai Mira Entertainments and National Award Winner Jayaraj is writing the story, screen play and directing the film. Navya Nair is the heroine. In this film the Japanese fight Hajiro is introduced by the stunt master Super Subbaroyan. The film's shootings are over and it is likely it will be released by this month end.

A HISTORY OF PASUMPON THEVAR AS FILM

N.THYAGARAJAN

Veteran Journalist Abraham Lincon has drawn the cinema map on the life history of Great Pasumpon Thevar who as a freedom fighter with Subhas Chandra Bose movement, had done a lot for India's freedom. Not much known about the contributions made by Thevar, Lincon has made an indepth analysis and visited several places of Thevar's and had brought out a thesis. This is made into film title Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar Varalaru.Recently in press-release the following contents about the Pasumpon Thevar was issued.

I B Karthikeyan’s Papillon Communications which has several years of experience in the advertising industry has made a documentary on the life history of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar. The documentary is being released on the occasion of Thevar’s 100th anniversary.

Titled ‘Pasumpon Thevar Varalaaaru’, the documentary narrates the story of Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar who worked for the poor and downtrodden people. Muthuramalinga Thevar was born in the Pasumpon Village in Madurai district and had worked with Netaji Subash Chandra Bose for the freedom of the country.

Thevar who was in possession of more than 32 villages, shunned luxury and worked for the freedom of the country and to redeem the people who were suffering in slavery. He also donated all the lands belonging to him without showing any partiality towards any particular religion or caste. However the life history of Thevar who was a national leader and who showed keen interest in spiritualism has been kept in the dark all these years. All the great deeds that he had done have all been hidden from the public eyes for the sole reason that he was born as a Tamilian.

To present the true picture about Thevar’s life history, Papilon communications has made a documentary after carrying out meticulous research on his life. The documentary running for about 75 minutes narrates with proof the service of Thevar in the freedom struggle and his contributions after the country became free. Advanced 3D technology and animation have been used to depict some of the sequences where no video footage is available.

The documentary has been filmed extensively at several places including Madurai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruchy, Uraiyur, Pudhukottai, Thanjavur, Aaduthurai, Vellore, Kallupatti, and Pulichikulam where Thevar had lived and visited. The Muthukulathur incident which is recorded in history has also been filmed without any deviation from the truth. The Aimuga Vinayagar temple built and consecrated by Thevar is also featured in the documentary. The documentary features three songs penned by Yugabharathi. The music has been scored by Vijay Antony and actor Vagai Chandrasekar has lent his voice for narration.

M P Abraham Lincoln who has served as a correspondent for several years with various dailies including Daily Thanthi, Dhina Bhoomi, Kathiravan, Dhinamalar, Dinakaran and Tamilmurasu and several weeklies has taken care of the research, compilation, script and direction of the documentary. The documentary is based on solid research backed by sufficient evidence for all the incidents narrated.



English Subtitles – I B Saravanan
Joint Direction – Manikandan
Cinematography – Jeeva Shankar
Editing – Thanikachalam
Lyrics – Yugabharathi
Singer – Jayadev
Public Relations – Nikhil
Administrative production – Kasilingam
Production supervision – Praveen
Animation – Ashok Reddy, Prime Focus
Title Animation – V Karthikeyan




Technical head- Joint production
R Monitha

Production – K Kalaiselvi
Ceel: 9884133033

Research, Script, Direction – M P Abraham Lincoln
Cell: 9962045044- 044-45542209

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OSCAR MOVIES ANANDA THANDAVAM FILMED IN THE US

By Mrs Karpagam N.Thyagarajan

The shooting of Oscar Movies Ananda Thandavam is taking place in the USA. It is the story of Writer Sujatha's Pirivom Sandhipom is being produced as film. Gandhi Krishna who is directing the film had made out the screen play without changing the main story. He has also included his ideas. The dialogues of the film is written by Sujatha and Gandhi Krishna, however, the dialogues are corrected by the Writer Sujatha.

As per the story, the lovers wanted to make love and live in a secluded place like island. That is why the film is shot in a natural environment near water falls and hilly area in the US. Debutant Sidharth and Tamanna are acting in the film. Earlier he has been doing modelling and also an IT engineer was working in a Coimbatore company. He has resigned the job and has come for acting in this film. Another important news about the film is that actor Kitty who has not been seen for the last five years in films, is now acting in this film. Madan Bob, Bala Singh, Kalai Rani are acting in the film. Jeeva Shankar handles the camera and music is directed by G.Prakash Kumar. Lyrics of the film are written by Vairamuthu.

ABHISHEK AND AISHWARYA IN MANI RATNAM FILM

After Guru the movie-making maverick, Mani Ratnam, was bound to return to his favourite actor. It comes as no surprise to know Abhishek Bachchan and Mani Ratnam will team up again for their third film together.

After the terrific tuning that they shared during Yuva (which Abhishek describes as his career's first turning-point) and Guru, it doesn't require much calculation to see the creative and commercial viability of the Mani-Abhishek pair. Abhishek's better half too is back in the Mani- fold.

Coming out of his bereavement (Mani lost his brother earlier this year), Mani Ratnam is all set to announce a supple romantic film featuring filmdom's foremost marital pair.

Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan will come together in Mani Ratnam's film that starts shooting in September.

According to a source very close to the project: "It's going to be a very intense love story. Where Guru was more a bio-pic with a cavalcade of characters claiming screen space, this film will focus primarily on the romance. It's a very intense film. Mani's most romantic film to date. And yes, it's again based on real life characters."

SANJAY-MANYATA MARRIAGE REGISTRATION IS IN LIMBO

An allegedly fudged residence certificate and the absence of divorce documents have put a question mark on the legal validity of Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's marriage with Manyata in Goa.

According to the state government, a residence certificate submitted by Manyata for registration of the wedding has been kept under suspension until the completion of an ongoing inquiry.

The inquiry into the authenticity of the residence certificate was ordered earlier this week by South Goa collector G P Naik. The marriage registration cannot be legally documented without the couple furnishing "certain papers" that are mandatory, officials said on Saturday.

Sub-registrar of Salcete (South Goa) Chandrakant Pisurlekar said the office of 'mamlatdar' (a senior revenue official) has issued a letter, which says the residence certificate of Manyata should be kept under suspension pending the completion of the inquiry.

The residence certificate of Manyata is under investigation as it didn't have the signature of the 'mamlatdar', the official who issues the certificate. The residence certificate, submitted by Manyata saying she had stayed in Goa for six months, has only the signature of 'talathi' (a lower level revenue official). The 'talathi' has been suspended for issuing an "illegal" residence certificate.

Pisurlekar said along with the residence certificate, both Dutt and his wife require to submit documents of their divorce as well. "Both are divorcees. So the documents should include divorce papers too," he said.

SIRI SIRI DHINASARI

BY MRS KARPAGAM N.THYAGARAJAN

Podhigai and DD 1 airing the comedy show Siri Siri Dhinasari on all Tuesdays at 7.30 PM. The show asking the viewers to laugh at their daily happenings that are taking place in one's life.Comedian Nagesh, Y.Gee.Mahendran, Charlie and Chinni Jayanth will be appearing in the programme and would come out with their jokes. Actors Pandu, Kathadi Ramamurthy, MRK, Manager Seena, Adade Manohar, S.N.Parvathy, Nagalakshmi, Sobana, Mullai Malar and Sreemathi will participate in the programme. In between, the comedy clippings of various films would be shown for the viewers.

DD director N.Jayaseelan is directing the show.

AACHI SOLLAI THATTATHEY IN JAYA PLUS

MRS KARPAGAM N.THYAGARAJAN
(By Mrs Karpagam N.Thyagarajan)

For the first time in Indian Television Mulla Naasreeudin comedy stories will be aired in the Jaya Plus TV Channel. Ace Producers R.S.Somanathan and A.Padmaraj are going to produce this for Srivari combines. Comedian Manorama is going to act in the serial in an important role. For the first time comedian S.S.Chandran will make his debut through this serial. K.B.Arivanandam writes the screen play and the dialogues by GK. Lyric of the serial is done by Poovai Senguttuvan and the music by Sasi and cinemtography by Logu and Sridhar.

The serial is directed by A.Padmaraj and S.A.Janakiraman.

The other actors include Vaiyapuri, Balaji, Siva Balaji, Bonda Mani, Kulla Mani, Vadivukarasi, Nalini, Sumitra, Jayalakshmi, Devi Priya, Kalidas, and Mumtaz are going to act in the serial.

The serial is likely to be telecast from March onwards on all Sundays at 9.30 AM.

ISAI KUDUMBAM IN VIJAY TV CHANNEL

( By Karpagam N.Thyagarajan )

From February 24th on all Sundays the Vijay TV Channel is going to air the family of music. Each and every week, at 10 AM various musicians will take part in the programme who are all going to lend their voices with their talents. The show will have two groups headed by established singers and young singers who want to make it big in playback singing. The show will have various rounds like my songs, comedy rounds, dheem thanana, aadaludan paadalai kettu says K.Sri Ram of the Vijay TV Channel. Singers like Pon Magal Vandhal famous Mohamed Aslam, Padma Latha, Prasanna, Mega alongwith super singer juniors like Kaushik and Kannan are the few of the contestants. Anchors are Yugendran and his wife Hemamalini. Judges are A.R.Rahena, Vijay Antony and director Saravana Subbiah.

NAMMA KUDUMBAM CROSSED 100TH EPISODE

(By Mrs Karpagam N.Thyagarajan)

Namma Kudumbam directed by Sundar K.Vijayan for the Kalaignar TV Channel has crossed his 100th episode.
Actress Kushboo doing the Nandini role marries the elder brother though she loved the younger one.The lover turns as villain and put her into a lot of troubles. Untolerated by the troubles of her husband's younger brother, Kushboo herself attacks him literally, but unfortunately her husband receives all her severe blows. He was rushed to the hospital due to injuries sustained in the fight.

But Kushboo's trouble from her erstwhile lover continues and how she manages and escapes from those hurdles is the story well written.

HINDI GAJINI SOLD FOR RS.90 CRORES

( N.Thyagarajan)

Hindi film Gajini, is sold for Rs.90 crores. According to information, the shooting of the film is yet to complete his work and the release of the film might take in June or July this year, was sold for a big sum. It has been said that the film was sold for Rs.50 crore to release throughout India and Rs.40 crore was paid towards the film's foregin rights including the audio and video and satellite rights.

KAJALA CHOSEN AS THE FIFTH HEROIN FOR RAMAN THEDIYA SEETHAI

Actress Kajala has been chosen as the fifth heroine for the film Raman Thediya Seethai produced by Moser Baer jointly with Global One Film. Jagannathan is directing this film in which Cheran, Pasupathy, Nitin Sathya, Navya Nair, Vimala Raman and Karthika are acting. Now, the production companies have included Kajala as the fifth heroine of the film. The character of Kajala in this film will take a turn in the story of the film. The first schedule of the film were shot at the Nagerkovil and the second schedule is going on in Pondicherry.

PREETHI WEDS NEXT MONTH

( BY N.THYAGARAJAN)

Hello film Preethi Johnson is getting married next month. She had earlier acted in various Telugu and Hindi films. The bridegroom is an actor. The marriage will take place next month in New Delhi. After marriage Preethi has decided not to act in films.

MALLIKA SHERAWAT AS JESUS CONFIDANT

After fighting the bad guys in Jackie Chan’s action flick – The Myth, bollywood beauty, Mallika Sherawat would be soon spotted in yet another Hollywood film, The Aquarian Gospel – a film that focuses on the life of Jesus Christ.

The film looks into Christ`s life, from the time he was 13 years of age till the time he turned 30. The film shall see Mallika donning the role of Christ’s confidante during his visit to Kashmir, India. Australian born Drew Heriot, director of the widely acclaimed – The Secret (2006), is at the helm of the film.

The Bible does not speak much about Christ’s younger years and many stories have been constructed as to what he did during these years. Heriot ‘s film would be a chronicle of Jesus` journey from Israel as a young boy, through India, Tibet, Persia, Greece and Egypt.

Mallika who has time and again experimented with different roles shall play the role of Saraswati, one of Yeshua`s (Jesus) loyal friends whom he bonds with while he travels through India.

Heriot, who is all praise for the Indian beauty said, "Mallika is not just a pretty face, she is versatile, has a background in philosophy, so she will convey the richness of the subject matter in the story."

NO DISTRIBUTOR FOR TAMIL JODHA AKBAR

( BY N.THYAGARAJAN)

There is not even a single distributor from the Tamil Nadu to buy and release the Jodha Akbar dubbed into Tamil language. According to sources, the producers wanted Rs. 3 crores for the dubbed version of the film. Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Bachan have acted in the film is getting released today in Hindi and Telugu in various Northern and southern parts of India. The film runs for more than three hours and thirty-six minutes. Some of the Tamil film distributors feel, that the audiences will not have patience to watch the film for three hours. Besides, they also say, that the Dhoom Two was sold in the Tamil Nadu for only Rs.2 crores. The film had kissing scenes of Aishwarya Roy with Hrithik Roshan.

The story of the Jodha Akbar is the story of Emperor Akbar with his wife Jodha.