Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thala in Mumbai
The crew of Mankatha has landed in Mumbai for the next schedule of shooting. Here is a quick pic
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Mankatha Updates
If sources are to be believed Mankatha will hit the screens on June 1st or 2nd week. The audio launch of the movie is expected to take place on May 1st. Andrea is pairing for Arjun and Anjali is with vaibhav. The movie has a total of six songs. Ajith has 3 out of the six songs which include his introduction song, open the bottle song and a duet with Trisha. Trisha has a solo sad song. Premji, Vaibhav and Laxmi Rai are featured in one song. And a duet between Arjun and Andrea is the last. Next shooting schedule is in Mumbai from March 21st.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Working with Ajith is Blast Always - Trisha
Trisha will join Ajith and the unit of Mankatha by the end of this week in Mumbai.The actress quoted, "Working with Ajith is always a blast. I freaked out on his biriyanis! It is my final schedule for the film and I will surely miss Venkat and rest of the unit once shoot gets done."
Source: TOI
Mankatha release postponed
‘Thala’ Ajith’s 50th film Mankatha directed by Venkat Prabhu was going to release on the 1st of May which is incidentally Ajith’s birthday too. But the latest news is that, the release has been postponed to June. When asked about it, the director reasons that there are plenty of action sequences in the film which are going to be shot in Mumbai from today (March 16th) and it will go on till the second week of April.
By then, the talkie portion of the film will be complete but two songs are also left for picturisation. Keeping all this in mind, the producer who does not want to compromise on the quality has decided to give enough time for the film making and to push the release to the month of June. We hope it doesn’t get postponed any further for we are waiting to watch the film.
Source: Behindwoods
By then, the talkie portion of the film will be complete but two songs are also left for picturisation. Keeping all this in mind, the producer who does not want to compromise on the quality has decided to give enough time for the film making and to push the release to the month of June. We hope it doesn’t get postponed any further for we are waiting to watch the film.
Source: Behindwoods
Monday, March 14, 2011
Jayaprakash Playing as Trisha's Dad in Mankatha
Jayaprakash has become the go-to guy for Kollywood filmmakers when it comes to character roles. TOI gets talking to the producer-turned-actor...
Jayaprakash won the prestigious Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor for his extraordinary portrayal of the upright and honest school teacher Chockalingam in Pasanga, the third film in his acting career. Now, he is tipped to get more awards for his brilliant performance in his 13th film, Yuddham Sei, in which he played the role of an alcoholic pathologist with shades of grey.
Jayaprakash, a Cheran discovery, has proved his mettle in a variety of character roles in a short span of three years. The industry feels that he is going to be the next Prakash Raj, an actor who can play a father's role, a suave businessman or a crafty villain. For someone who was reluctant to don the grease paint, Jayaprakash has come a long way — from being a film producer (Porkkalam, Chellame, April Maadhathil, Thavasi, Neranja Manasu) to a leading character actor.
Says Jayaprakash, "It was Cheran who got me into acting by asking me to do a role in his Mayakannadi. I knew him as I had produced one of his earlier films, Porkkalam. Initially, I was not keen to take up the offer, but could not say 'no' to him. But now, after doing 13 films, I'm enjoying acting and it has become my bread and butter today."
At the moment, Jayaprakash is doing a variety of roles. He is playing a crucial role as Trisha's dad in Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha, a cunning minister in Muriyadi, a do-gooder politician who is a devil-in-sheep-clothing in Kamban Kazhagam, a psychiatrist in Muppozhuthum Un Karpanaigal, a shrewd business tycoon who plays mind games with the hero in Muran.
Says Jayaprakash, "I'm getting a lot of offers, but I make it a point to do films that are challenging and have something fresh about them."
For a Maharashtrian by birth (he still speaks Marathi at home), Jayaprakash is said to be one of the few actors who can speak fluently in Chennai Tamil. Says the actor, "I have lived in Chennai for 30 years and can communicate well in the local lingo. As an actor, it is a major plus for me. I feel lucky that I have never been typecast and relegated to playing father's roles."
Jayaprakash confesses that he stopped making films as a producer five years ago due to mounting losses. "Life is far smoother for me as an actor today than as a producer. I've made up for my losses," he adds.
But the best part, he says, is that he could work as an actor with some of the finest directors in Tamil cinema. "I'm proud to say that I have been moulded by directors like Cheran, Mysskin, Pandiraj, Sasikumar, Samuthirakani, Suseenthiran and Vetrimaran. It gives me a big kick to work with such directors who have made quality and meaningful cinema."
Source: Times of India
Jayaprakash won the prestigious Filmfare Award for the Best Supporting Actor for his extraordinary portrayal of the upright and honest school teacher Chockalingam in Pasanga, the third film in his acting career. Now, he is tipped to get more awards for his brilliant performance in his 13th film, Yuddham Sei, in which he played the role of an alcoholic pathologist with shades of grey.
Jayaprakash, a Cheran discovery, has proved his mettle in a variety of character roles in a short span of three years. The industry feels that he is going to be the next Prakash Raj, an actor who can play a father's role, a suave businessman or a crafty villain. For someone who was reluctant to don the grease paint, Jayaprakash has come a long way — from being a film producer (Porkkalam, Chellame, April Maadhathil, Thavasi, Neranja Manasu) to a leading character actor.
Says Jayaprakash, "It was Cheran who got me into acting by asking me to do a role in his Mayakannadi. I knew him as I had produced one of his earlier films, Porkkalam. Initially, I was not keen to take up the offer, but could not say 'no' to him. But now, after doing 13 films, I'm enjoying acting and it has become my bread and butter today."
At the moment, Jayaprakash is doing a variety of roles. He is playing a crucial role as Trisha's dad in Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha, a cunning minister in Muriyadi, a do-gooder politician who is a devil-in-sheep-clothing in Kamban Kazhagam, a psychiatrist in Muppozhuthum Un Karpanaigal, a shrewd business tycoon who plays mind games with the hero in Muran.
Says Jayaprakash, "I'm getting a lot of offers, but I make it a point to do films that are challenging and have something fresh about them."
For a Maharashtrian by birth (he still speaks Marathi at home), Jayaprakash is said to be one of the few actors who can speak fluently in Chennai Tamil. Says the actor, "I have lived in Chennai for 30 years and can communicate well in the local lingo. As an actor, it is a major plus for me. I feel lucky that I have never been typecast and relegated to playing father's roles."
Jayaprakash confesses that he stopped making films as a producer five years ago due to mounting losses. "Life is far smoother for me as an actor today than as a producer. I've made up for my losses," he adds.
But the best part, he says, is that he could work as an actor with some of the finest directors in Tamil cinema. "I'm proud to say that I have been moulded by directors like Cheran, Mysskin, Pandiraj, Sasikumar, Samuthirakani, Suseenthiran and Vetrimaran. It gives me a big kick to work with such directors who have made quality and meaningful cinema."
Source: Times of India
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Bin Laden in ‘Mankatha’
No serious reference to the al-Qaeda leader. But a song whose starting lines have his name has been recorded recently for ‘Mankatha’, the 50th film of Ajith directed by Venkat Prabhu.
The ‘Va da…Bin Lada…’ number composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja was crooned by Krish and Suchitra and the output was excellent, a source close to the unit tells us.
“It was a romantic number to be shot on Ajith and Trisha. The song will be one of the highlights of the film, for Yuvan has come out with rocking music with the voices of Krish and Suchitra adding to it,” the sources says.
Giving more one more update on the project, the source adds: “Most part of the shoot is over and Venkat Prabhu is gearing up to release the film on May 1, the birthday of Thala.” ‘Mankatha’ is produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s Cloud Nine Movies.
Source:indiaglitz
The ‘Va da…Bin Lada…’ number composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja was crooned by Krish and Suchitra and the output was excellent, a source close to the unit tells us.
“It was a romantic number to be shot on Ajith and Trisha. The song will be one of the highlights of the film, for Yuvan has come out with rocking music with the voices of Krish and Suchitra adding to it,” the sources says.
Giving more one more update on the project, the source adds: “Most part of the shoot is over and Venkat Prabhu is gearing up to release the film on May 1, the birthday of Thala.” ‘Mankatha’ is produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s Cloud Nine Movies.
Source:indiaglitz
‘Thala Thala Than’ - Dayanidhi stunned with ‘Mankatha’ clippings
Hip Hip Hooray!!!! Here’s the first ‘Thala’ fan, who has now watched the movie ‘Mankatha’ with few sequences for the first time. Guess who it is? It is none other than producer Dayanidhi Azhagiri of Cloud Nine Movies. The producer was off to Tirunalveli for a cricket match and came back this morning. Venkat Prabhu after editing some shots for the canned sequences screened it for his producer. Dayanidhi Azhagiri started flying high on excitements as he was stunned by the performance of ‘Thala’ Ajith Kumar.
Soon after watching the clippings, he was left speechless as he said, “Simply superb !!! Thala thala than !!!”
Monday, March 7, 2011
Ajith Kumar does ‘Varalaaru’ again
Ajith Kumar’s distinguished look as aged person in ‘Varalaaru’ fetched him incredible laurels. In fact, it is regarded as one of his finest looks. If you’re an ardent buff of Ajith Kumar, here is another chance to rejoice as the actor will appear in such looks for his upcoming film ‘Mankatha’. Some of the inside reports mention that he will appear as an aged person with grey-dyed hair.
The look has been maintained in suspense by Venkat Prabhu; since he assures that it will be one of the greatest highlights of this flick. With just a couple of months left for the film’s release, the expectations are building up bigger amongst fans as there are interesting ingredients savoring to their tastes amongst which, one being Ajith Kumar’s newfangled character as a hilarious person.
Courtesy: BehindWoods
The look has been maintained in suspense by Venkat Prabhu; since he assures that it will be one of the greatest highlights of this flick. With just a couple of months left for the film’s release, the expectations are building up bigger amongst fans as there are interesting ingredients savoring to their tastes amongst which, one being Ajith Kumar’s newfangled character as a hilarious person.
Courtesy: BehindWoods
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Kainaat Arora - 'My item song is racier than Munni'
Bollywood bombshell Kainaat Arora couldn't have asked for more. After making her Bollywood debut with Akshay Kumar in the item number, Aila Re... in Khatta Meetha last year, the sexy siren is all set to take Kollywood by storm. And this time, it's Thala Ajith, who will be dancing along with her.
Yes, Kainaat Arora recently shot for a sizzling fast-paced number for Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha, which is Ajith's 50th film.
"The producers of Mankatha saw me in Aila Re... with Akshay and tried to contact me. Initially, they weren't able to pronounce my name properly and hence, were confused about my identity. They had gotten in touch with almost 20 others before getting my number," begins Kainaat.
The actress shot with Ajith during the last five days in December. "I was originally scheduled to perform in Orissa during Christmas. But the show's organiser, unfortunately, passed away and the show was cancelled. That's when I got a call from Mankatha's producers. I guess it was destiny that brought me to Chennai. I immediately flew down to Chennai and shot with Ajith from Christmas to New Year," she says.
The song in Mankatha (which goes Machi, Open The Bottle...), she says, is racier than what she shot for in Khatta Meetha or Munni Badnaam Hui..., for that matter. "The song is set in a bar in old Mumbai and is on the lines of Munni.... I wear a Maharashtrian outfit and dance with Ajith in the song. It was so much racier than the numbers I have ever danced to. I'm sure the song will be a superhit here," she says.
Kainaat admits she was bowled over by Ajith's performance in the song. "He dances like a dream! I shot with him in a set erected in the city and during the entire shoot, his energy level didn't come down even once. He's a brilliant performer and that's why he has such a huge fan following here," she smiles.
It was not just the 'actor' Ajith that wowed her; she was also impressed with the chef in him. "On the days when I was shooting for the song, I was treated to a variety fare by Ajith. He cooked chicken biryani, dosa and idli for the unit in his vanity van," she says.
Kainaat had become so close to the actor that she expressed her desire to do more films with him in the future. "Ajith is a genuine person and now, a good friend of mine. We spoke about films and he's promised to tell me if there are offers in south," she signs off.
Courtesy: Times of India
Yes, Kainaat Arora recently shot for a sizzling fast-paced number for Venkat Prabhu's Mankatha, which is Ajith's 50th film.
"The producers of Mankatha saw me in Aila Re... with Akshay and tried to contact me. Initially, they weren't able to pronounce my name properly and hence, were confused about my identity. They had gotten in touch with almost 20 others before getting my number," begins Kainaat.
The actress shot with Ajith during the last five days in December. "I was originally scheduled to perform in Orissa during Christmas. But the show's organiser, unfortunately, passed away and the show was cancelled. That's when I got a call from Mankatha's producers. I guess it was destiny that brought me to Chennai. I immediately flew down to Chennai and shot with Ajith from Christmas to New Year," she says.
The song in Mankatha (which goes Machi, Open The Bottle...), she says, is racier than what she shot for in Khatta Meetha or Munni Badnaam Hui..., for that matter. "The song is set in a bar in old Mumbai and is on the lines of Munni.... I wear a Maharashtrian outfit and dance with Ajith in the song. It was so much racier than the numbers I have ever danced to. I'm sure the song will be a superhit here," she says.
Kainaat admits she was bowled over by Ajith's performance in the song. "He dances like a dream! I shot with him in a set erected in the city and during the entire shoot, his energy level didn't come down even once. He's a brilliant performer and that's why he has such a huge fan following here," she smiles.
It was not just the 'actor' Ajith that wowed her; she was also impressed with the chef in him. "On the days when I was shooting for the song, I was treated to a variety fare by Ajith. He cooked chicken biryani, dosa and idli for the unit in his vanity van," she says.
Kainaat had become so close to the actor that she expressed her desire to do more films with him in the future. "Ajith is a genuine person and now, a good friend of mine. We spoke about films and he's promised to tell me if there are offers in south," she signs off.
Courtesy: Times of India
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