Bheema for Pongal!

Vikram's magnum opus, the Lingusamy directed Bheema is finally getting out of its deep slumber and is almost certain to be the big Pongal 2008 release!

The first half Re-Recording (RR) of the film is complete. Harris Jayaraj and Editor Antony are raving about Bheema and have told their close friends –" It's awesome, never seen a movie so slick, racy and what a story!"

The second half re-recording is going on and the mixing is likely to start by the first week of December. And with the film carrying super pre-release reports, the distributors and financiers of Bheema are doing their best to bail Producer A.M Ratnam out of his financial mess. Bheema are doing their best to bail Producer A.M Ratnam out of his financial mess. ....

Yuvan's great escape!

Yuvan Shankar Raja has bounced back to the top slot! Yuvan was down in the dumps as he was overshadowed by A.R Rahman and his ATM audio selling more than all his three Diwali releases- Kannanmoochi Yaenada, Machakaran, Vel put together. Music critics had rubbished Vel as his worst album, and sales were bad.

But post Diwali, with Hari's Vel emerging as the winner at Tamilnadu box-office, there is a huge grin on Yuvan's face, though his other two films failed to impress. Today two songs from Vel- Ottraikannale Une Pathe… sung by Haricharan and Sucharita picturised on Surya and Asin in Switzerland and Aayiram Janaal Veedu… sung by Premji, Rahul and Vadivel, and picturised on the happy family are topping the charts!

The irony of it is that pre-Diwali nobody wanted to buy Vel CD's as ATM music was a rage. Today the tables have been turned though ATM has far better tunes, picturisation and quality of music! The bottom line is that if a film becomes a hit, its music too slowly picks up with the listeners.

Monday (November 26), Yuvan has more reasons to celebrate, as the audio of Ajit's BillaBilla, which has two terrific re-mix numbers and three other songs which are sure going to be chartbusters. The music trade is expecting Yuvan's Billa audio to take as impressive opening as this years toppers A.R Rahman's Sivaji and ATM albums! will release across the world. Ajit loyal fan base are geared up to buy Ayngaran Audio's

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Senthil is back in a crazy, comedy!

The veteran comedian Senthil, of the famous Goundamani-Senthil team of the 80’s and 90’s is now trying to make a comeback as a hero with the comic film Aadivasiyum Athisayapesiyum, being directed by Malan for BBC International.

According to Malan, the film has an interesting premise about a tribal's adventures when a cell phone lands in his hand from above! However the publicity stills and the one-line story of the film reminds you of the 1980 South African film The Gods must be crazy, which was a crazy and goofy movie about a African tribal who encounters technology for the first time in the form of a Coke bottle!

The film is to be shot in the forest areas of Malaysia and coastal Africa, from December 5. Aadivasiyum Athisayapesiyum is going to be a crazy non-stop laugh riot, especially when you have comedians like Senthil along with Mayilsamy, Vyapuri and Ramesh Aravind! ....