Ajith will act Billa part 2 after Venkat Prabhu's project

Director Vishnuvardhan's association with Ajith in Billa proved out to be highly successful in 2007. Billa proved to be a landmark movie in Tamil cinema for its stylish looks and action sequences. Ajith later went on to act in Aegan and Asal while Vishnuvardhan directed Sarvam.

Now the latest news on the actor-director duo is out. Vishnuvardhan is all set to partner again with Ajith for the sequel on Billa. Sources confirm that Vishnu is ready with the script and is waiting for confirmation of dates from Ajith. It is confirmed that the shooting of Billa 2 will commence from early 2011. Whether Ajith will start Billa 2 after his next with Venkat Prabhu is still not known. We will have more news on this soon. Watch this space for more!!!

Sameera Reddy: My Vaaranam Aayiram role is better than Ajith’s Asal movie role

Sameera Reddy has made a daring statement! She has reportedly told some press reporters that her fans appreciated her role in the Suriya starrer Vaaranam Aayiram better than Ajith’s Asal. According to the actress, though her role in VA, as Meghna, was very minimal, her fans had liked it and admired it. Sameera adds that she intends to work in projects that offer her such roles rather than go on a signing spree.

The actress is currently working in a Gautham Menon project, which remains to be titled and has a couple of other language films.

Sameera Reddy likes Chennai fans very much

Sameera Reddy while speaking to the media said,” I like Chennai fans very much. There is tremendous response if I say that I am in Chennai in the Twitter.
I am really busy acting in Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam and Bhojpuri films and that is why I am not able to act in Tamil films. Moreover I don’t want to act in glamorous roles. I did a small role in Vaaranam Aayiram but I got lot of fans.
But at the same time many did not like the role I did in Asal. So I want to select good roles and act in them. Many are asking me that who is my favourite hero. So far I have acted with two heroes only and how is it possible to tell that who my favourite hero is.
My favourite director is Gowtham Menon. I became his fan after seeing Kaaka Kaaka. Now I had got the opportunity to act in his films. That is a great gift to me. I love Gowtham Menon. I love scuba diving. Recently I had been to Thailand for diving. I have plans to go to Ireland.

A mini township - Sameera Reddy

Sameera Reddy inaugurated the residential complex project Platina by the VGN Developers Pvt. Ltd. The mini township planned by this realtor will comprise one, two and three BHK apartments. Apart from this, independent houses ranging from 585 sq. ft. to 1,400 sq. ft are also in the offing. Some of the features that will be included in this project are gymnasium, multipurpose hall, indoor games, STP plant, convenience store, pharmacy, salon and ATM.

Mr. Pratish Devadoss, Managing Director, VGN Developers Pvt. Ltd. said “VGN Platina is a spaciously designed mini township project and offers better privacy to customers. Coming up near Ambattur, Platina will be a convenient location very close to Mogappair and Anna Nagar. Platina is loaded with superior specifications and amenities to offer a convenient living and will deliver the best value for every rupee.”

Ajith has escaped in accident in the Formula 2

Ajith escaped miraculously during a major accident in the Formula 2 qualifying rounds. The event, which took place recently in Marrakech, saw five cars dashing into one another soon after the race took off.
The star, however, escaped unhurt as his car was at a safe distance and hence did not get caught up in the collision impact. All the other cars were damaged beyond recognition and one of the cars went into flames.

Ultimate star Ajith kumar in European Tour

After the mixed response he got after ‘Asal’ the ultimate star had announced his plans to take up his passion for motor racing seriously again and he is honouring his statements. Ajith is making elaborate plans to make a mark in the forth coming Formula-2 Championship.

He is training vigorously and will get on the European journey by the end of this month. The European sojourn will be for three months and as a thorough family man will Ajith miss his family? Not at all. The endearing husband and the doting father will take his family along with. Shalini and Anoushka will be with him in his 3months long European tour to keep him confident and cheerful.

That’s what you call official pleasure trip.

One more song add in Asal movie

Sivaji Productions and director Saran have decided to add one more song to their recently released Ajith starrer Aasal (also spelt Asal). The song 'Yengay Yengay' penned by Vairamuthu and sung by S. P. Balasubramaniam was not featured in the film as the makers felt that it would distract the pace of the film, but due to the overwhelming response to the song, the makers have decided to include the same in the movie. Interestingly actor Ajith at the audio launch of Aasal said that 'Yengay Yengay' was his favourite song. The song expresses the inner strength and agony of a man. This song also has an interesting history in that when Saran asked Vairamuthu to write the lyrics he insisted that the words be such that while the visuals be centered around Ajith, when one listened to the song minus the video, it had to be an ode to Sivaji Ganesan. Saran added that the entire Sivaji family were moved to tears when they heard the number. Let's hope the video lives up to everyone's expectations

Sameera Reddy's role in Gowtham Menon's film

Bollywood’s hottie Sameera Reddy seems to be riding high on seventh heaven with both her films Vaaranam Aayiram and recent release Asal winning her rave reviews. The actress has now almost completed shooting for Gowtham Menon’s untitled next. According to the sources, buzzes are that Sameera dons the role of a sex-worker and her overnight encounter with a stranger.

Buzz up!
Gowtham Menon had started shooting for this film much prior to completion of his other project Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya slated to hit screens on February 26.


The untitled film is said to be an edge-of-the-seat thriller with actress Maheshwari’s brother Satish taking on the lead role. It seems that Gowtham has decided to avoid songs and the complete film will be shorter in duration, say 90 mins. Earlier, Gowtham Menon had plans about completing the film’s shooting by end of February that literally got delayed as he came up with a last minute plan of shooting ‘Aromalae’ song for Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya, which was earlier not included in the film

Bhavana's parents search of a bridegroom for her

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Bhavana was introduced as heroine through the Tamil films Chittram Pesudhadi. After this she continued to act In Kizhaku Kadarkarai Saalai, Veyil, Deepavali, Koodal Nagar, Vazhthugal and Jayam Kondan.

She has also paired with Ajith in the recently released film Asal. She has also acted in lot of Telugu and Malayalam films. Bhavana ventured into cinema in 2002.

She is residing in Trichur in Kerala. Recently many Malayalam film actresses including Gopika, Navya Nair and Kavya Madhavan   have got married.

So Bhavana’s mother Pushpa and father Balachandra Menon have decided to get Bhavana married. Sources close to Bhavana’s family say that her parents are hectically in search of a bridegroom.

Ajith MRF Challenge 2010 in Feb 14

What did you think Ajith was doing after the post-Asal rush? Well, he’s changed into his track suit and hopped into his race car, as it seems. Ajith will be seen at the MRF Challenge 2010 at the Madras Motor Race Track at Sriperumbudur. The race will be held tomorrow, Sunday, February 14, 2010.

As a precursor to the event, he was seen racing in the MRF Formula 1600 cc car today on the tracks. He was also accompanied by Narain Karthikeyan and Ashwin Sundar during the trial run.

The real hero Ajith kumar

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The social networking sites are singing hosannas about Thalai. Chinmayee who was present at the Nehru Stadium the venue tweeted –“And then Mr Ajith Kumar came up and gave this speech. Truly admire the man for his forthrightness. Couldn't help joining the crowd, in cheering him.”

Similar messages from Kollywood stars like Vishal, Arya, Trisha are there on their blogs, facebook or twitter accounts.
In Kollywood, the actor has become a major celebrity and everyone says unanimously, that he said what they always wanted to say but were too scared to spell it out.
And superstar Rajinikanth giving him a standing ovation has made Ajith a real life superstar. Says an upcoming hero: “ The Tamil Film Producers Council, Nadigar Sangam and FEFSI were twisting the arms of artists to perform on stage or face Red Card. Ajith sir is truly a hero for exposing them.”
Though a section in the industry led by veteran director Bharatiraja feels : “An artist must have social awareness and he must join people’s cause.”
This group is now gunning for Thalai, but it would be very difficult to take him on as the public and media support for Ajith Kumar is phenomenal.

Ajith has got a new fan who is Pia

Even as his ’Asal’ opened big all over Tamil Nadu, Ajith has got a new fan. She is Piya, who shared the screen space with the actor in his last venture ‘Aegan’.

“Ajith is kind and affectionate. I admire him a lot ever since we worked together for ‘Aegan’. He is simple and humble. I like his character and the warmth in it. Never had he considered him as a big star,” she says.

Claiming that she is learning Tamil to make it big in Kollywood, Piya says she had to undergo a lot of difficulties while acting in ‘Poi Solla Porom’, her debut film, since she did not know the language.

“I took enormous pains to memorise dialogues. Thank God things went on well. I was relieved only after the film was released and declared a hit,” the actress says. On ‘Goa’, she says, “It is a breezy and romantic role. My thanks to director Venkat Prabhu.”

Ask her about her forthcoming film ‘Bale Pandiya’, she says, “I play a foreign return, who falls for Vishnu. Comedy is the highlight of the film which would hit screens soon.”

The popular trend in the film industry

Actors venturing into direction seems to be a popular trend in film industry. Artists like Kamal Haasan, Revathy, Aamir Khan, Ajay Devgan had done it already. The latest to join the list is handsome Ajith. In a press meet, he has expressed his desire to direct a Tamil film. The actor was quoted saying, “I have a lot of interest to step into direction. Though I won’t be doing it any time soon, I plan to gain more knowledge and do so in future.” Now that is no surprise, because the actor has worked hard on the story, screenplay and dialogue of his latest release Asal. He is also the co-director of the film.
It's not Ajith alone; remake sensation Dhanush has also expressed his wish to direct a Tamil movie. The actor in an interview to a leading daily has been quoted saying, “Yes, I'm interested, but, it'll take another couple of years for me to give it a shot. I'm learning the nuances of direction from the directors I work for.” Well he also has one of the best tutors at his home -- big bro Selvaraghavan.

Ajit's press meet for his Asal release

Actor Ajit held a “get together with the press”, at a star hotel in Chennai as his Asal gets ready for release on Feb 5 worldwide.

A large contingent of nearly 300 media men and women turned up from Television, Internet, Newspapers and magazines. Remember that Ajit holds this ritual every year, at a time when a movie of his gets ready for release.
Dressed smartly as usual in a black suit, the star went to each and every journo and chatted with them. He waited patiently and obliged journalists and photographers who wanted to be photographed with him.
Ajit and his PR men did a good job, as they won over the Chennai film media. Asked a young journalist: “Tell me one star in Kollywood, who will hold a party for the press, and freely mingle with them without any restrictions?”
However, those who went expecting the star to speak about his new film Aasal was disappointed, as he did not utter a word about the film.

Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss has condemned the makers of Asal

Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss, the former Union Minister, has condemned the makers of Asal for incorporating scenes that show the film’s lead star Ajith smoking. According to Anbumani, he came to know about the scenes in which Ajith is portrayed as blowing cigars. This will set a bad example to the younger generation, he had said. The member of the Pasumai Thayagam, which is headed by Anbumani, displayed banners on the huge cutouts that are erected in a theatre in Chennai against smoking.

In a letter to the film’s director Saran, producer Sivaji Films, and actor Ajith, Anbumani had mentioned that actors like Rajini, Kamal, Vijay and Suriya have vouched that they would never don roles that require them blowing cigars or cigarettes hence forth. Likewise, AVM productions has also decided not to include such scenes in their films. The former minister requested the actor to refrain from such acts and be an example to the younger generation.

Ajith's Asal movie has censored as UA

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Sivaji Productions Saran directed action adventure Asal featuring Ajith, Sameera Reddy and Bhavana has been given a ‘UA’ certificate by the censors.

The makers of the film were trying for a ‘U’ certificate to get the family audiences, but ended up getting a ‘UA’ which is good enough as it is an action film.

The censors offered Saran, a ‘U’ if he trims the violent action scenes, but he preferred to retain the ‘UA’ as he did not want to dilute the full impact of the action film. In Chennai city the film is releasing in 11 screens.

Meanwhile today’s (Jan 29) papers have come out with ads of Asal release date as February 5. For the first time ever a superstar has been officially recognized as the “man behind the film”.

Remember in Tamil superstar films the contribution of the lead actors whether it is Rajinikanth, Kamal or Vijay is never acknowledged though they contribute largely with their creative inputs to the making of the film.

We salute Ajith, and producers for boldly advertising the stars involvement and contribution to the film. The ads of Aasal clearly say Ajith Kumar is the co-director and is also credited with “story, screenplay and dialogues” along with Saran and Yuhisethu.

Movie Preview: Asal

 Actor                  : Ajith Kumar
 Actress                : Sameera Reddy, Bhavana
 Director             :Saran 

Producer           : Ramkumar Ganesan, Prabhu Ganesan
Music Director  : Bharadwaj
Banner              :Sivaji Productions
In true Ajith style, no one is talking about this movie called Aasal. Just snippets of eagerly-lapped up info on how the script is an action-thriller never done before, how the locations all over the world are breathtaking, how there are two lovely leading ladies in the movie who are not mere eye-candy and how the sex-appeal of the villains – five of them at least – match any hero’s! Perhaps that’s why Thala has been chosen to fill the large superstar’s shoes...
Talking to director Saran, as Aasal stands on the verge of release, one can observe the same calm he displayed just before shooting commenced. He knows what anticipation his partnership with Ajith creates, but is completely untouched by its pressure. Call it confidence or call it professionalism? “There are two important things about Aasal that we did take into consideration. What Ajith fans expect from a Ajith-Saran combo and what they expect when that combo combines with Sivaji Productions, a production house that has given the super hitChandramukhi. We had to fulfill these expectations, but at the same time, we drew a boundary for ourselves as well. While we have taken utmost efforts to satisfy Ajith’s diehard fans, we have also made sure that the movie will suit the rest of the audience as well. While the fan is sure to feel the movie was made entirely for him, the rest of the audience will not feel left out either,” reveals the director, who has his finger on the pulse of the Ultimate Star’s loyal fans.
“Ajith is undeniably a mass hero. He knows exactly what his fans would like to see on the screen. That’s why it has been a pleasure to have him contribute towards the dialogues and screenplay,” he adds. Yugi Sethu, the screenwriter, confirms the same, saying, “His part in the script and dialogues has been invaluable. Ajith is fully in sync with the cravings of his fans, while Saran is great at improvising things on the spot. The three of us worked on the script together. I believe this is the first time Ajith’s name will appear in the writers’ category, and that makes us writers all the more proud of our craft. If it were not an important facet of the movie, why would he associate himself with it?”
“We have taken utmost care to give the movie a very stylish look. Billa set a standard of putting out an urban, stylish movie that also appealed to the general masses and we are not just living up to it, but we have given our best effort to better it,” asserts Saran. “Watching Aasal being made and looking at the rushes, I had a feeling of coming of age. Tamil cinema has moved on to another level . There must be no turning back. The only way is forward,” sums up Yugi.
Thus muses Ajith: “There are so many stories that crop up all around a movie when the rumour mill doesn’t have any info to churn out! ‘Aasal is a remake of Payback’ Or, ‘Ajith wanted a prequel to Billa and this is what Aasal is all about’ or whatever else. Perhaps they believe it builds more anticipation. Or perhaps they just want to be the stars of their dinner-table conversations with scoop that is perhaps just a smidgen of an idea built into a tale. Never mind - they can all have their fun. I, on the other hand, still believe in keeping things mysterious and something to await eagerly in the dark. The movie experience should, after all, be fresh and a revelation!’’

Asal releases on February 12

Ajith’s and Sivaji Productions Asal which was scheduled for release on February 5, has now been pushed by a week to February 12 as per trade reports.

Sources close to the development say that Sivaji Productions feel that Asal, should release big with as many prints as possible, as the film has the potential to be the biggest opener of the year.
Added to that the buzz is that Sivaji Productions Ramkumar and Prabhu, went out of their way to give a free run to their 'Annan' Rajinikanth’s daughter Soundarya’s maiden film Goa scheduled to release on January 29.
And when the producers mentioned it to 'Thalai', he was more than willing to delay the release by a week. It clearly means advantage Goa, as it will give them one more week to run without facing any stiff competition.

Asal is going in for a 500-print release all over

Thanks to their successful previous ventures, Ajith–Charan’s Asal is going in for a 500-print release all over. Produced by Sivaji Productions, Asal is said to be Ajith’s most expensive movie and is slated for a February release. Ajith has Sameera Reddy and Bhavana as female leads.

Although Ajith’s thick sideburns and a bushy moustache to go with it are by now popular, Charan says there’s another get up that’s kept under wraps. In this one, according to believable sources, Ajith will sport a thin handlebar moustache and a close-cut hairstyle. Besides, Ajith’s dialogues are also touted to be the movie’s highlight. Plus the fact that Ajith himself has worked on the screenplay of the movie will also be a focus point

January 29 releases

There will not be any Tamil releases on January 26, Tuesday as it is only 12 days away from Pongal (Jan 14).

The Pongal releases have to be given a decent two weeks run before they are dumped for newer releases.
Instead Friday January 29, will see the release of four new Tamil films- Venkat Prabhu’s Soundarya Rajinikant produced Goa, Chimbudevan’s cowboy film Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam, Sarath Kumar’s KS Ravikumar directed Jaggubhai, and Dhayanidhi Alagiri’s Tamil Padam.
Two more films are trying to get the Jan 29 slot as February 5 is likely to see a solo big release for Ajith’s Aasal. It is interesting battle ahead in Kollywood in January.