National Film Awards (Tamil): 'Vallinam', 'Thalaimuraigal', 'Thangameengal' Win Awards

Three Tamil films have won the 61st national awards announced by the Directorate of Film Festivals on Wednesday in New Delhi.

Director Ram's "Thangameengal" has won three awards - Best Tamil film and best child artist (Sadhana) for playing the part of a dyslexic child with sensitivity and exuberance and yet with ease, according to a press release.

The film has also won the best lyrics award (Na Muthukumar) for the song "Aanandha Yaazhai." The lyricist has bagged the award for giving a poetic expression to the narrative through contextual amplification of emotions. He will get a Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) medal and a cash prize of ₹50,000.
Legendary director Balu Mahendra's "Thalaimuraigal" won the Nargis Dutt Award for best film on national integration. Nakul's reently-released "Vallinam" has also fetched an award. Editor Sabu Joseph VJ has won the national award for best editing in "Vallinam."

The Government of India had invited entries for the national awards last month. As many as 40 films had made entries in various categories. Films of big stars including Vikram ("David"), Dhanush ("Maryan"), Vishal ("Pandiya Naadu"), Arya ("Raja Rani"), Sivakarthikeyan ("Ethir Neechal") made it to the list.

Net gain for short film -Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum - The HINDU Review

Shivaji Dev and Shilpa Bhatt in Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum, AVM Productions first ‘internet only’ Tamil short-feature. 

 

AVM Productions’ Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum is the first studio-backed short film made exclusively for the Internet. A review

Recognising the huge demand for movie content on the Internet, AVM Productions has produced its first ‘internet only’ Tamil short-feature, Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum, which was uploaded on Tamil New Year’s day on the video sharing site, YouTube.

While the attempt to produce an ‘Internet only’ film itself can be construed as ambitious, Idhuvum's content is yet another improvisation of themes that we have often encountered in several popular short films: first love, break up and coping with heart break.

As the title suggests, Idhuvum Kadandhu Pogum, too, is a film about losing a loved one and moving on. The film opens with Gautham (Shivaji Dev), a young man presumably in his late 20s, falls asleep while having a late night conversation with his fiancée and long-time girlfriend, Janani. Next morning, he finds out that she has met with an accident and succumbed to her injuries.

For a film that begins with a tragedy, it is an optimistic tale of finding love again. It marks a comeback of sorts for Sivaji Ganesan’s grandson, Shivaji Dev (Ramkumar’s son), who delivers a dignified performance that could so easily have gone south had he been oddly dramatic. The stint at the film school seems to have done a world of good for him.

The directors, Anil Krishnan and Srihari Prabhaharan, demonstrate a good understanding of short film's grammar: there are no shots of large expansive landscapes. They have mostly kept it tight knowing well that the film would mostly be seen in smaller screens or even mobile phones. A doting father and a grieving son is not an entirely new concept — we have seen it earlier in Gautham Menon’s Varanam Aayiram. But what works for the film is that it is as much the story of Gautham’s father (Ravi Raghavendar) who is there when he needs it the most as it is Gautham’s who eventually finds his feet. The fact that it has been made without a compromise and has a heart of its own is a bonus.

 

VADACURRY audio from April 10th !!!

Vadacurry is an upcoming Indian Tamil comedy-thriller film written and directed by debutant Saravana Rajan, a former associate of Venkat Prabhu. The film stars Jai and Swati Reddy in the lead and is produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri's Meeka Entertainment. Sunny Leone made her Tamil debut with this film,after having a special appearance in a song. The film will have cinematography by Venkatesh, who had earlier assisted Velraj and the technical crew includes editing by Praveen K. L. and N. B. Srikanth and art direction by Ramalingam, while the costumes are being designed by Anusha Dayanidhi. The film started on August 19, 2013. 

Cast

• Jai
• Swati Reddy
• RJ Balaji
• Kasthuri
• Misha Ghoshal
• Aruldoss
• Sunny Leone in a special appearance

Mellisai First Look!!!

Vijay Sethupathi announced that he signed the film in September 2013 in an interview to The Hindu,under the direction of first time film maker Ranjith, an associate of director Ram. 

The actor chose to postpone some of his other projects in order to complete Mellisai, describing it as a thriller film. 

 Gayathrie was signed on to play a violin teacher in the film, marking her third film with Vijay Sethupathi Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom (2012) and Rummy (2014), and to practice for her character she began to learn the instrument part-time.

The film is in Final Stage of Shooting!!!

                    Cast & Crew

Directed by           Ranjit Jeyakodi

Produced by         Deepan Boopathy & Ratesh Velu

Written by            Ranjit Jeyakodi

Starring                 Vijay Sethupathi,Gayathrie

Music by              Sam.c.s

Cinematography    Dinesh Krishnan

Editing by             Bavan

Studio                   Rebel Studio

 

Cuckoo Tamil Movie Review by Common Man

Trailer & songs of the Movie created huge expectation as it looked completely different from usual movies. Dinesh proved that he is one of the talented actors in Tamil Cinema with “Attakathi” . Trailer showed the glimpses of his wonderful performance in the movie. Director Raja Murugan has worked as writer of “Ananda Vikatan” and has good fan following for his writing skills. “Vattiyum Mudhalum”, a weekly series, written by him was very popular. He also has worked as Assistant Director for Linguswamy (Bheema & Paiyaa). Movie is produced by Fox Star Studios which gave two wonderful movies to Tamil Cinema – Engeyum Eppothum & Raja Rani. Let us see whether this movie will satisfy the Common Man in this review
Story: A realistic blind people love story without any cinematic compromise. Director had to be hugely appreciated for taking a movie, which is not explored much in Tamil Cinema and for not including any commercial scenes and spoiling the plot of the movie.
Dinesh – He just appears in the screen for 3 – 4 minutes in the movie “Pannaiyarum Padminiyum” and the scene receive awesome response from the audience, as his body language in the scene was fantabulous. This movie will be one of the best movies in his career. He may be called as “Cuckoo” Dinesh, instead of “Attakathi” Dinesh from now on. He has lived the role of a blind guy and has got several scenes to give wonderful performance in this movie.
Malavika Nair – She is one of the luckiest heroines in India Cinema to make debut with such a wonderful role. Most of the girls will not agree to make debut in Tamil Cinema with this kind of characterization. She has boldly accepted the offer and has done complete justice to the role.
Aadukalam Murugadoss – He plays the role of Dinesh’s friend and have done wonderful job.
Ilango and Nandhini, who have acted as lead pair friends are really visually challenged people and they have lived their role. Especially, Ilango has done the role with ease and receives applause from the audience in various scenes for his acting and voice modulation.
Chandrababu, Vijay, Ajith, M.G.R roles have been imitated in the movie with various people. They have acted very well; especially the person who plays Chandrababu’s (Eswar) role has given flawless performance.
Music by Santhosh Narayanan has been already well received by the audience. His BGM along with Ilaiyaraaja songs (it has been used in various important scenes) will be treating to the audience. But, there is also a scene or two, in which it would have been better if it was left silent.
Cinematography by P. K. Varma was awesome. He has portrayed on how blind people sees the world convincingly.
Editing by Shanmugam Velusamy was good. First half & Second half of the movie run for 80 minutes each. Most of the recently released movies run for just 100 minutes. Duration of the movie is a huge let down as it looks dragging in both the halves.
Raju Murugan had made a wonderful debut in Tamil Cinema. It is definitely a new experience to Tamil Audience. People who want to watch a movie, which has lots of feelings and emotions, will like it. Dialogues n the movie were bold and realistic. There were lots of political related dialogues, which may go well with the current trend. Duration of the movie and dragging scenes, which looks repetitive & dragging climax plays the spoilsport. It is definitely one of the movies which will be praised by the Critics and people who love good cinema. It is definitely not for the commercial movie lovers who expect lots of actions scenes, fast screenplay & comedy scenes, which are not related with the movie.
Rating of this movie by Common Man – 2.75 / 5
Rating of this movie for realistic movie lovers, Korean movie lovers, people who love good cinema, people who liked Kadhal movie, etc – 3.5 / 5

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VEERAM - Common Man Review

VEERAM MOVIE | COMMON MAN REVIEW

Veeram – Trailer of the movie had scenes with lots of punch dialogues and action scenes, which is much more than enough for Ajith fans to watch the movie at least twice on the first day. 

Ajith is acting in rural based movie after long time.Brother SentimentCommercial Action movies are very common in Tamil Cinema in 90’S. But, Ajith is doing this kind of role for the first time and hence, it has created good expectation among his fans. This is second movie for director Siruthai Siva. Let us see whether he manages to give a movie which will satisfy Ajith Fans & Common Man in this review.

Story: First Half – How love blossoms between Ajith and Tamanna? Second Half – How Ajith safeguards Tamanna’s family?

Ajith – Ajith's intro was simple, but will be loved by his fans. Intro Song was better than Arrambam as it was well choreographed. Recent Ajith movies didn't give him much opportunity to perform in various scenes & were one dimensional. In this movie, Ajith gets Mass Scenes, utter best Punch dialogues & most importantly, perform in romance & sentiment oriented scenes after long time. 
Ajith had to be appreciated for selecting this script which gives more screen for Santhanam & the rest in the first half.

Tamanna – She makes a comeback to Tamil Cinema after Venghai Usually, in big heroes movies, Heroine will be used as Glamour doll, dancing for 2 duet songs and have 3- 4 scenes going behind the hero. The whole movie revolves around her character and she completely fits the role

Santhanam – The only person who can tease Ajith and can receive applause from Ajith fans. He has more screen presence in the first half, with his best comedy timing dialogues.

Vidaarth, Bala, Munish, Sohail have done the role of Ajith’s brothers. Thambi Ramaiah, Nassar, Pradeep Rawat, Abhinaya, Suza Kumar, Vidyulekha etc have done the supporting actors role to perfection.

Cinematographer Vetri – Interval Block fight scene had been captured brilliantly. “Ival Dhaana” Song picturization was superb

Editor Kasi Viswanathan had to be highly appreciated for the engaging screenplay. Though, the story is pretty old one, the pace of the screenplay was quite good.

Music by Devi Sri Prasad – Though, the songs were pretty average, he has made sure that BGM gives more value to screen presence of Ajith in various scenes. There are 2 duet songs in the movie, it would be better if one is removed. 

Director Siruthai Siva has given yet another Commercial Sentiment Action Movie to Tamil Cinema, but manages to make it a hit by mixing the right ingredients - Comedy, Romance, Sentiment, Action, Mass Scenes and Punch Dialogues. He will be called as ‘Veeram’ Siva from now on. There is lit bit of Telugu flavour in the movie without any doubt.

Overall, this movie will be a big treat for AJITH fans. It will also satisfy Family audience as it has lots of comedy, romance & sentiment oriented scenes

Rating of this movie by Common Man – 3.5 / 5
Rating of this movie for Ajith Movie Lovers - 4 / 5

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'தலைவா' - இன்று உரிமை; நாளை ரிலீஸ் - அன்பழகன் அதிரடி!

விஜய் நடித்துள்ள 'தலைவா' திரைப்படம் கடந்த 9-ம் தேதி வெளியாக இருந்தது. ஆனால், தியேட்டர்களுக்கு வெடிகுண்டு மிரட்டல் வந்ததையடுத்து, தமிழகத்தில் இன்னும் படம் வெளியாகவில்லை. ஆனால், வெளிநாடுகளிலும், வெளிமாநிலங்களிலும் படம் வெளியானது.

இந்த நிலையில், தயாரிப்பாளர் சந்திரபிரகாஷ் ஜெயின் இன்று காலை மருத்துவமனையில் சிகிச்சைக்காக அனுமதிக்கப்பட்டு இருக்கிறார். 'தலைவா' படத்திற்கு என்னதான் பிரச்னை என்பது புரியாத புதிராக இருக்கிறது. 

'விஸ்வரூபம்' படத்தினைப் போன்று அரசாங்கம் படத்தினை வெளியிடத் தடை என்று அறிவிக்காத நிலையில், 'தலைவா'விற்கு என்ன பிரச்னை என்பது படக்குழுவினருக்கே வெளிச்சம்.

இந்நிலையில், அன்பு பிக்சர்ஸ் நிறுவனரும், தி.மு.க.வின் சட்டமன்ற உறுப்பினருமான அன்பழகன், தனது டிவிட்டர் இணையத்தில், " 'தலைவா' படத்தினை எங்களுக்கு (அன்பு பிக்சர்ஸ்) கொடுத்தால் தமிழகம் முழுவதும் 300 திரையரங்குகளில் வெளியிடத் தயார்" என்று அறிவித்தார். இந்த அறிவிப்பால் விஜய் ரசிகர்கள் மத்தியில் கொஞ்சம் சந்தோஷம் தெரிய ஆரம்பித்து இருக்கிறது.

இந்த அறிவிப்பினைத் தொடர்ந்து அன்பழகனிடம் பேசினோம். " 'ஆதிபகவன்' படத்தின் தயாரிப்பாளர் என்கிற முறையில், ஒரு தயாரிப்பாளரின் கஷ்டம் என்ன என்பது எனக்குத் தெரியும். ஆகையால் தான் எனது டிவிட்டர் இணையத்தில் 'தலைவா' படத்தினை எங்களுக்குக் கொடுத்தால் வெளியிடத் தயார் என்று கூறினேன்.

வெளிநாடு, வெளிமாநிலங்கள் என படம் வெளியானாலும், எனக்குக் கவலையில்லை. இப்போதெல்லாம் படம் வெளியான அன்று, படத்தின் சி.டி. பர்மா பஜாரில் கிடைக்கிறது. எனவே, இணையத்தில் வெளியானது பற்றியும் நான் கவலைப்படவில்லை. 'தலைவா' மீது எனக்கு நம்பிக்கை இருக்கிறது.

இன்று காலை முதலே, எனக்குத் தெரிந்த ஒவ்வொரு மாவட்ட விநியோகஸ்தர்களிடமும் பேசி வருகிறேன். அவர்களும் 'கண்டிப்பாக வாங்குங்கள், வெளியிடத் தயாராக இருக்கிறோம்' என்று தெரிவித்து வருகிறார்கள். ஆகையால், எனக்கு படத்தின் வெளியீட்டு உரிமையை அளித்தால் வெளியிடத் தயாராக இருக்கிறேன்.

அரசாங்கம் படத்திற்கு எவ்வித தடையையும் விதிக்கவில்லை. தியேட்டர் அதிபர்கள், விநியோகஸ்தர்களும் படத்தினை வெளியிடத் தயாராக இருக்கிறார்கள். பிறகு ஏன் நான் கவலைப்பட வேண்டும்? 'தலைவா' வெளியீட்டு உரிமை இப்போது எனக்கு வந்தால் கூட படத்தை நாளை காலை ரிலீஸ் செய்ய முடியும்.

அதற்காக நான் வேந்தர் மூவிஸுக்குப் போட்டியாகச் செயல்படுகிறேன் என்றில்லை. அவர்களால் முடியவில்லை என்றால் மட்டுமே கொடுங்கள், நான் வெளியிடுகிறேன் என்றுதானே கூறுகிறேன். 

ஒரு சில நபர்கள் விஜய் கால்ஷீட் தேதிக்காக பேசுகிறேன் என்று கூறுகிறார்கள். விஜய்யிடம் கால்ஷீட் குறித்து இதுவரை நான் பேசியதில்லை. நான் வேறு ஒரு முன்னணி இயக்குனரிடம் பேசி வருகிறேன். அவருடைய பணிகள் முடிந்தவுடன், எனது அன்பு பிக்சர்ஸ் நிறுவனத்திற்கு படம் செய்கிறேன் என்று தெரிவித்து இருக்கிறார்.

இப்போது சொல்கிறேன்... நான் யாருடனும் போட்டி போடவில்லை. தயாரிப்பாளர் என்கிற முறையில் உதவி செய்கிறேன். என்னிடம் படத்தினைக் கொடுத்தால், நாளை வெளியிட என்னால் முடியும்" என்று அடித்துச் சொல்கிறார் அன்பழகன்.

'தலைவா' படத்தின் தயாரிப்பாளர் என்ன முடிவு செய்ய இருக்கிறாரோ?