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Karthika, the upcoming actress has decided to walk out of director Bala's magnum opus Njan Kadavul!!
Karthika who is recovering from a bout of Typhoid, had fell sick during the making of the film in Periyakulam, and was rushed to Chennai and was hospitalized for a few days. After she was discharged, she was taking complete bed rest at home and the doctor advised her not to do outdoor shoots for a few weeks.
Meanwhile Bala and the unit was holed up in Periyakulam and completing all scenes with Arya and rest of the unit. And with Karthika having taken a decision to withdraw from the film, Bala’s hunt for a new heroine has started once again.
The grapevine is abuzz with rumours that Bala has talked to two top Malayalam heroines who has worked in Tamil films. What Bala needs is immediate Tatkal dates from these girls, who are working on other projects.
The heroine has an important role to play in Njan Kadavul, and they cannot continue with the Periyakulam schedule. If Bala does not find a heroine to step into Karthika's role, he will be forced to say "Pack up"!
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Ajit has signed a new film for Ayngaran International, which will be directed by choreographer Raju Sundaram. Shriya is going to be one of the heroines in the film.
The shoot of the film will start in December, once Billa is completed and releases for Diwali. The London based K.Karunamoorthy, Chairman of Ayngaran International, who has recently tied up with `Eros entertainment` is going to produce a Tamil film for the first time. Karunamoorthy has been for years the leading overseas Tamil distributor.
Raju Sundaram who was to debut as a director with a Dhanush film earlier, but opted out is going to direct Ajit for the first time. It will be a typical Ajit mass masala entertainer.
K.S Ravi Kumar was originally supposed to do the film, as his combination with Thalai had clicked in the past with films like Villain and Vararaalu. But Ravi Kumar is busy with Dasavatharam and also holding discussions with the superstar for his next film.
Ayngaran International is planning to release the film for Summer 2008, probably on May 1, Ajit’s birthday.
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The Madras High Court has dismissed an appeal petition filed by Senthil Kumar of Tambaram, seeking to restrain the release of Kamal Hassan’s Dasavatharam. Senthil Kumar, a writer had claimed that the film was plagiarized from his story.
The first bench of Madras High Court comprising Chief Justice A.P Shah and Justice P.Jyothimani dismissed the appeal. They said- “ Senthil Kumar has failed to make out any prima facie case for the grant of an injunction. The concept of the hero playing multiple roles is not new and it has been done in several films in Hindi and Tamil. That apart, balance of convenience is clearly on the side of respondents.”
Kamal Hassan, who has written the story of Dasavatharam, has won a major battle, after being accused of plagiarism. Earlier itself a single Judge of the High Court had dismissed the petition on the basis that the story content written by Kamal was different from that of the petitioner.
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Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi, is unhappy that the tax exemption he granted out to Tamil films is being misused, by the producers, directors and actors. Ever since the success of films like Pokkiri, Adavaadi, Thiruttu Payale, Kedi etc, more films with provocative titles are in the offing.
So to curb this tendency to coin uncouth titles ( Thitugira Varthai), the Tamilnadu government has constituted a committee to recommend films, suitable for tax exemption. In future films with titles that go against Tamil culture, will not be given tax exemption!
It clearly means, Dhanush's Pollathavan, Silambarasan's Kettavan, Sundar.C's Porikki will have to change their titles if they are to get tax exemption. In a way it is bad news for the makers of these films, as the re-call value for their film will be lost!
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Selvaraghavan was the cynosure of all eyes at the audio launch of Radaan's Kannanmoochi Enadaa. He is doing his first Hindi film with Radaan and UTV as producers and the chief guest of the evening Vivek Oberoi as the hero.
Vivek in his speech raved about Selva, whom he said was introduced to him by the master director Mani Ratnam. Vivek said Mani introduced him as "the most promising young director in Tamil films". And after he saw his works, he became a big fan of "Selva Anna".
Vivek Oberoi made Selva's day when he proclaimed that he is a "true Rock star"! Selva plans to start work on the Hindi version of 7G, Rainbow Colony by December, after he completes his Aayirathil Oruvan in Tamil.
Selva is now on the lookout for a Bollywood actress who can emote well to play the crucial role done by his wife Sonia Aggarwal in the original. It is almost certain that his pal Yuvan Shankar Raja would debut in Hindi as a music director, with the Hindi version of his soul stirring 7G Rainbow Colony scores. Ramji who is now doing his Tamil film is the frontrunner to do the camera.
Says Ronnie Screwala of UTV: "I think Selvaraghavan is one of the most promising young directors in the country. There will be some nativity changes in the Hindi version of 7G Rainbow Colony, like Mumbai milieu but let me tell you Vivek and Selva are going to be a winning combination."
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Arjun has signed a new film Oruthan, which will be produced by P.L Thenappan of Rajalakshmi films. The film will be directed by A. Venkatesh, a masala film director who has given hits with Sarath Kumar and Arjun in the past.
Arjun himself is writing the story and script of Oruthan (tentative title), which will have his favourites- cameraman Selvaraj and Music director D.Imman. It will be an action adventure film, with some terrific action scenes.
Now that Arjun’s Maruthamalai has been censored and ready for release on August 31, he will be sitting with Venkatesh to work out the finer details of this film, likely to release on January 26, 2008.
And the big news is that Sada, has been roped in to play the female lead. The heroine has equal importance as the hero for the first time in an Arjun film. Vadivel a regular in Arjun films will also play an important role in the film. The shoot of the film will start on September 10 in Chennai.
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Karthika, the upcoming actress has decided to walk out of director Bala's magnum opus Njan Kadavul!!
