TAMIL: :YA YA MOVIE REVIEW

 
                                                               


The story begins on a good note with the introduction of Shiva and Santhanam, one is called Ramarajan and the other Rajkiran, named after the actors since their parents are big fans. The two however roam the streets assuming a different name – Dhoni and Sehwag respectively. While the initial set of scenes hinted that the film could take the Tamizh Padam kind of route by parodying the industry it soon dips its beak into the subject of love, and once Siva turns into a romantic this rom-com finds itself in no-man’s land.

The audiences watch Shiva’s films purely for the comedy and this film could have done with some more gags, especially since it features Santhanam too, but instead it stretches itself into love and betrayal segments that hamper the proceedings. A few more combination sequences between Shiva and Santhanam would have brought out more laughs with their contrasting yet complimenting style of timing and delivery.

As far as performances go, no one is really put to the task in this comedy caper. Shiva is his usual self and so is Santhanam, and both go about their business quite well. In a scene from Sonna Puriyathu Shiva threatens to dance to terrorize his nemesis but in this film the moves come without any warning!

Dhansika plays Sita, Shiva’s love interest, and it’s a simple role for the talented performer where she uses the opportunity to look attractive and shake a leg – something that she’s done very little of in her growing career. ‘Kadhal’ Sandhya makes a chirpy comeback to Tamil cinema as Ramarajan’s ‘mama ponnu’ Kanaka, and she’s effective in her comic portions.

The film also features Powerstar Sreenivasan who spends a lot of time doing impressions of all the top stars, sparing no one. His role is a brief one. Devadarshini plays the film’s cartoonish ‘villain’ as the buck toothed Councillor, and she performs with some effect.

Director Rajasekaran, a former associate of M.Rajesh, adopts the OKOK style of approach where there’s no real meaty story but the delivery being high on entertainment. But while Rajesh succeeds in his efforts by engaging the audience with a high dose of comedy and sparse use of sentiment and little else, this film finds it difficult to get the mix right.

Vijay Ebenezer’s songs make namesake appearances on the screen but Vetri’s camerawork is adept and presents moments that are good on the eye. T.S. Suresh’s editing is crisp and neat.


VERDICT:: AGAIN A SAME BLUNDER BY SHIVA....
            
                    2/5

TAMIL:::SHAMS 6 CANDLES MOVIE REVIEW

                                         

                                           The subject that the director has handled is child trafficking and the story takes Shaam, the lead protagonist to the far corners of the country starting from Chennai to Kolkata, navigating his way around the country based on the clues that he pieces together at various points.

The research that the director has done on the topic and Shaam’s earnest hard work can’t be questioned. Dhorai’s screenplay is by and large engaging. Some of the scenes are heart wrenching, especially the pre-climax and the climax. When a group of kidnapped children want Shaam to take them with him and surround him, it sure would move some muscle somewhere inside you. And so does the climax!

But there are scenes which are filmy and over the top - Shaam out of the blue taking on more than half a dozen hardcore thugs, is one. The overall packaging of the movie also makes it a little tedious for the viewers.

Dhorai has a solid story, but its the dialogues by Jeyamohan which could have been  better as its the dialogues which movies like 6 depend to keep the audience hooked.

Shaam as the father of a six year old acquits himself well. The different ranges of emotions from being angry to helpless and turning hopeless, the actor has delivered well. His physical hard work for the role is also to be appreciated. However, the actor definitely needs to work on his dialogue delivery, as it sometimes takes away the punch from certain serious scenes. 

Poonam Kaur’s lip sync could have been better and in a few places she appears a little over dramatic. Among the many villains in the movie, Anil Murali who plays the homosexual Diwakar has scope and has done his theatrics well.

The role of police in the film appears trivial after the initial segments. But the director seems to have justified it by projecting that the characters in story are immune to the judicial system.

There are just 2 songs which appear as montages. Srikanth Deva could also have mellowed down his background score as it further adds to the heaviness.

The camera work by Krishnasamy gives the movie, the rough and gritty look that the director must have envisioned. But there is fair amount of violence and unsettling visuals as Shaam encounters villains and more villains in his way. Super Subbarayan’s action scenes have been done convincingly by Shaam.

Director Dhorai needs to be credited for not resorting to any technical gimmickry or frills. He just goes about telling his story in a unidirectional manner having made no commercial compromise. 6 sure is an awakening of sorts in terms of child trafficking and the director sheds light on what the parents of missing children go through in such a scenario. At the same time, Dhorai abstains from giving his film a docu feel.    

If at all the overall packaging was a little more tightened and certain cliches avoided, 6 had the central plot, team’s hardwork and commitment to make it one of the best movies of the year.

VERDICT:ONE OF THE SHAM'S BEST TILL DATE
                  
                3/5

TAMIL:::Vijay-AR Murugadoss project will be the Hat-trick for anirudh and hip-hop thamizha.

                                                        

Ilayathalapathy Vijay is expected to join his Thuppakki director, AR Murugadoss in early 2014, after the actor wraps up Neason’s Jilla, which also stars Mohan Lal, Kaja Aggarwal, Mahat and Poornima Bhagyaraj.
 

The AR Murugadoss project will have Anirudh doing the music and George C Williams cranking the lens. The young composer, who is now working on Maan Karate, will feature in the Chennai city Gangsta videos song that’s releasing today - 20th September 2013.
 

The song will also feature Rappers ‘Hip Hop Thamizha’ Aadhi and Hard Kaur. It should be noted that Chennai City Gangsta is the second consecutive hit song which brought Anirudh and Aadhi together, after Ethir Neechal. However, our sources tell us that the duo wouldn’t collaborate for the next Siva Karthikeyan starrer, Maan Karate.
 

They are apparently aiming at Vijay-AR Murugadoss project to be their hat-trick. And with Vijay in the lead, the sources close to the duo inform that they will bring out the best music to satisfy the demanding fans of Ilayathalapathy Vijay.(SOURCE:BEHINDWOODS)

TAMIL:::: AJITH'S AARAMBAM TRAILER REVIEW.

 

                                                        

As speculated earlier the trailer of Arrambam has come out on the same day as the film’s audio release. One look at the trailer will indicate that the film is going to be one action packed intense ride.

First things first, Ajith looks incredibly stylish and he owns every frame that he appears in. Fans may also enjoy the fact that he might be playing a character with an anti-hero streak. The trailer has plenty of one-liners from Ajith that will surely start becoming trends on their own. The trailer also highlights Ajith’s epic vehicle-to-vehicle leap that led to his injury on sets.

Arya seems to be the young hacker who will also contribute to the film’s comic relief as the trailer indicates. Nayantara is back in badass Billa-mode as the gun totting chick. The visuals look slick and appealing and the action set pieces appear to be exciting, especially with the car stunt towards the end.

Musically, Yuvan presents an extended version of the BGM he used in the film’s teaser and it may well be the theme of the film, but not appearing on the album. The score is suspenseful and thrilling to say the least.

Interestingly the trailer was awarded with a U/A certification so the final call from the censors for the actual film will be highly anticipated.

What else can we say? The stage is now set for Thala Deepavali and the fireworks are awaited.(SOURCE:BEHINDWOODS)

HINDI:TOTAL BOXOFFICE COLLECTION OF CHENNAI EXPRESS TILL DATE::::

  


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"Chennai Express" is creating new records at will and film collected huge numbers in 3rd week too thus taking total to new record  levels. Film is an All Time Blockbuster or not, this controversial question will be discussed by us tomorrow in special article.

Film was rock steady for last two days and despite minor drop today film managed 1.55 cr nett as per early estimates. Film collected 18 cr nett approx in 3rd week and grand total stands at 218 cr nett plus after 3rd week.

Film also collected 110 cr in overseas in 3 weeks and worldwide gross stands at 395 cr approx. Now it is certain that film will cross 400 cr worldwide gross and few more before end of the run.

Below are the collections of the film –

Domestic Collection
Thursday (Paid Preview)	06.75 cr nett
Friday	33.12 cr nett
Saturday	28.05 cr nett
Sunday	32.50 cr nett
Monday	12.62 cr nett
Tuesday	11.50 cr nett
Wednesday	12.56 cr nett
Thursday	19.60 cr nett
1st Week Total Collections	156.70 cr nett
2nd Week
Friday	06.50 cr nett
Saturday	08.51 cr nett
Sunday	10.22 cr nett
Monday	03.80 cr nett
Tuesday	07.06 cr nett
Wednesday	04.51 cr nett
Thursday	03.25 cr nett
2nd Week Total Collections	43.85 cr nett
3rd Week
Friday	02.12 cr nett
Saturday	03.61 cr nett
Sunday	04.75 cr nett
Monday	01.63 cr nett
Tuesday	01.74 cr nett
Wednesday	02.46 cr nett
Thursday	01.56 cr nett
Total Domestic Collections	218.42 cr nett
Total Overseas Collections	110.00 cr
Total Worldwide Collections	328.42 cr
Total Worldwide Gross	395.00 cr

TAMIL:ME AND AJITH SIR ARE SAME BLOOD

                                                             

Suhail Chandhok belongs to a racing family with elder brother being the renowned racer Karun Chandhok. Interestingly, Suhail plays the role of Ajith’s younger brother in Siruthai Siva’s Veeram. Recounting his relationship with Ajith and how he got the offer in Veeram, Suhail seems to be much awed by Ajith like everyone else who has been subjected to Ajith’s goodness.

Apparently, Suhail was in the hospital with injuries when Ajith called him and wondered if the former would be interested in a role in his film. Ajith even went on to suggest that he would talk to the director if Suhail was interested. Needless to say Suhail nodded and that’s how he landed himself a role in Veeram.

He furthers that Ajith and him share the same passion of racing and in that breath they share the same blood. Incidentally it was with Suhail that Ajith drove to Bangalore in his 1000 cc bike to bring awareness about over-speeding.(SOURCE:BEHINDWOODS)

TAMIL-DIRECTOR SHANKAR SIR LIKED IT SO MUCH::

                                                   
                                                        

The director of Raja Rani, Atlee is a former student of Shankar and he has assisted the blockbuster director in movies such as Enthiran and Nanban. Atlee is now the blue-eyed boy of the industry as he has been receiving appreciation for his work and passion from many corners of the industry. He spoke to Behindwoods about Director Shankar's feedback on Raja Rani

 

"Shankar Sir loved the songs of my movie and felt that the album is very earthy and offered plenty of interesting sounds to the listener. I am eagerly looking forward to his responses after seeing the movie"

 

Raja Rani is set for release next week, on the 27th of September.(SOURCE:BEHINDWOODS)