CINE DIARY ULTIMATE STAR AJITH AND NAYANTHARA IN AEGAN 04.03.08 Ultimate Star Ajith riding high after the success of Billa which has crossed 75 days in most of the centres is presently working on a project for Ayngaran International. The title of the Movie has just been announced officially as 'Aegan'. The Movie is directed by Raju Sundaram. Raju Sundaram was to debut as a director with Parattai Engira Alagu Sundaram starring Dhanush in the lead but due to his previous committments he skipped it. Aegan has Raju behind the camera as a debutant director. The love interest of Ajith in the movie has been changing since the shooting commenced. Shreya was the first choice, but then due to unknown reasons she was to be replaced by Katrina Kaif, the real life love of Salman Khan from Bollywood. But, then the latest we hear is that Nayanthara plays the lady love of Ajith in Aegan. Ajith's Aegan is the First Tamil Movie to be shot in Hong Kong. The Stunts in the movie have been choreographed by Stun Siva with the assistance of a few choreographers who regularly work with Jackie Chan. Cinematography of Aegan is taken care by Arjun Jana. Yuvan Shankar Raja is back in Aegan after having given superhits with Ajith in Dheena and Billa. The Movie also has Suhasini Maniratnam, Suman, Jayaram, Nasser, Sreeman and M.S.Bakar along with Navdeep of Arinthum Ariyamalum fame playing a vital role. The film is rumoured to be remake of Shahrukh Khan's blockbuster movie Main Hoon Naa. INDIRALOGATHIL NA.AZHAHAPPAN TURNS OUT TO BE AVERAGE 02.02.08 ‘Vaigai Puyal’ Vadivelu’s latest comedy riot Indiralogathil Na.Azhagappan turns out to be an average entertainer. The movie is just a day old but the reports and the word of mouth on the movie looks like the audience are disappointed. His earlier release Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi was a super hit and had enjoyed an unexpected box office success. The success of Imsai has surely hyped the expectations surrounding the February release. But, being a mythological and fantasy theme, the major highlight of a Vadivelu movie, the comedy is mediocre. The Shreya and Vadivelu combo hasn’t worked out in the folk song. Indiralogathil has Vadivelu in three different roles. It has him play Indiran, Ematharman and Na.Azhagappan. As usual the Vaigai Puyal has not failed to do his part in the acting deparment, comedy timing and dialogue delivery successfully, but the movie falters in the story and the screenplay part. Vadivelu’s role as the Ematharman will be remembered for long. And, for a movie that has been given a ‘U’ certificate, the glamour quotient is definitely a double dose when it comes to the costumes of Shreya and the Angels including Rambha, Menaka and Urvashi. The movie is directed by Thambhi Ramaih with music by Sabesh Murali. Thota Tharani needs a special mention for his excellent art direction be it Indiralogam or Emalogam. Overall, the movie might entertain the children but for the adults it would remain to be an average entertainer and boring at times. SANTHANAM AND KANJA KARUPPU AS RAASU AND MOKKAI 02.02.08 Simbu Thevan is now a family name among the Tamil audience after his super hit with Vadivelu for Shankar’s S Pictures namely Imsai Arasan 23rd Pulikesi. He portrayed Vadivelu in a dual role which gained the actor a Superstar Comedian status who could deliver a hit movie with him as the protagonist. After his debut directorial venture, Simbu Thevan is back with Arai En 305-il Kadavul again for Shankar as a Thanksgiving for trusting him with Imsai’s script. Arai En 305 has Prakash Raj, Santhanam and Kanja Karuppu. Santhanam and Kanja Karuppu play the roles of Raasu and Mokkai respectively while Prakashraj is the ‘Kadavul’. With recent movie themes and titles which boast the God’s name and his ‘logams’, Arai En 305’s director Simbu Thevan promises another laugh riot such as Imsai. The story of the movie revolves around the life of four people – Santhanam, Kanja Karuppu, the love interests of them Madhumitha and Jothirmayee. Prakashraj is the God who is here is on earth to solve the problems in the lives of these humans. The director is all praise of Prakashraj for the dedication he has been showing towards Cinema and Acting.  The movie targets all the three centers such as A, B and C and is slated to be released in the end of February. SHANKAR'S NEXT PRODUCTION TITLED 'EERAM' 31.01.08 Shankar's S Pictures has been proving the Industry that it remains to be one of the Best Production Houses in India. His previous releases such as Kadhal, Imsai Arasan, Mudhalvan and the recent Kalloori were movies which had the commericial masala flavour but were served with a taste of elegance to the audience. Kadhal was known to be hit also in Telugu. Shankar is known to recognise bright and fresh talents who are waiting to show their skills be it in acting, music composing or directing. Balaji Sakthivel, Joshua Sridhar and Simbudevan among others have made their Production House proud. After Kalloori, Shankar's next production is titled 'Eeram'. The movie has many new faces in the key roles and Arivalaghan, an assistant of Shankar is to debut as the director. VENKAT PRABHU'S SAROJA IN HYDERABAD 31.01.08 Venkat Prabhu, son of Kangai Amaran took us by surprise with his trend setting movie Chennai 600028. The movie focused on the Cricket Fever among the Youth. Yuvan Shankar's music played a major role in the box office success of the movie along with Venkat's innovative screenplay and direction. The movie was popular among the youth and remains to be one of the best entertainers of the year 2007. Venkat and team are back with 'Saroja'. Saroja is produced by Siva of Amma Creations and Yuvan scores the music for this women-centric movie. Prakash Raj, Jeyaram along with Mirchi Siva, Premji Amaran, S.P.B.Charan and Sampath star in Venkat's Saroja. Vega, a model from Mumbai presently residing in Australia plays the female lead. Sakthi Saravanan takes care of the Cinematography and Venkat of the Story, Screenplay, Dialogues and Direction. The movie was shot in Chennai for around 10 days and now have shifted to Hyderabad. | PREVIOUS FROM THE DIARY |   | NEXT FROM THE DIARY |