Vaanam movie audio launch on October 18 in London

The anticipated multi starrer film ‘Vaanam’ produced by ‘VTV’ Ganesh is almost complete and the team has started working on the promotions. The first major act is going to be the launch of its music in London on October 18.

The audio launch is going to be a big event with the entire cast walking the red carpet on that day. Anushka, Bharath, Vega and Sonia Agarwal along with Yuvan Shankar Raja, director Krish is expected to fly to London on Friday. Silambarasan is already in London shooting for ‘Podaa Podi’.

This will be the second audio launch of a Tamil film happening in London after ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’ and this too is being made possible by the producer of ‘VTV’.

‘Vaanam’ is one of the big films of this year and it is expected to change some rules of the Kollywood game.

Anushka speaks about herself

Anushka after acting in a single Tamil film had gone away. Now she is back and is on the top. Anushka while speaking to the media said,” I should have become a leading actress in Tamil cinema very earlier. But to unknown reasons it was delayed.

Since I became busy in Telugu I could not find time to act in Tamil films. But now I have got that place and I should work very hard to retain this position. There is a question that I am acting more in super power roles. In Arundhathi I donned the super power role.

Similarly I did these kind of roles in some films. Many are commenting that Anushka is not acting realistically. You should have the boldness to act in the challenging roles. The whole burden of Arundhathi was on me.

Was not this film a hit? Because of this only I am getting such offers. Acting is not alone singing duet with the heroes. Many are asking me that why I have agreed to work in remake films. I am not against remakes but at the same time I don’t want to do the same role again and again.

But I have donned the role in the Tamil film Vaanam which I did in the Telugu original film Vedam. The reason for this is director Krish. It would wonderful to work with him. You can learn a lot of things from him. This film will add strength to my career in Tamil.

There was news that Simbhu is my fan. Not only him, lots of other heroes are my fans. Simbhu has openly mentioned this. I am thankful to him for this. Whether my height is a plus or minus, I should say that I am not extraordinarily tall. I am of average height. So far I have not faced problems in acting because of my height. Most of the heroes these days are taller.”

STR Adamant-Tamanna Confused

It is well-known that Simbu had been dropped out from Linguswamy’s(the Paiya hitmaker) upcoming project after some differences between the two, . Now the film has Arya and Tamannah in the lead which is produced by Dhayanidhi Azhagiri of cloud nine movies. Interestingly, the title of the upcoming Linguswamy-Arya project, which was initially slated to be done by Simbu, is Vettai!

In retaliation to this, Lingu’s newly found young enemy Simbu had selected the name Vettai Mannan for his next film to be directed by Nelson.

Apart from similar rhyming name, Simbu is also adamant about making the ‘hot and happening’ Tamannah his pair in ‘Vettai Mannan’ too . However Tamannah is said to be in a state of confusion as to whether Linguswamy’s ‘Vettai or Simbu’s ‘Vettai Mannan’ would be hitting the screens first is reluctant to accept the offer,But Simbu who doesn’t want to leave no stone unturned has reportedly approached her with an offer of whopper amount.

It may be worth mentioning here that Simbu had already backed out of KV Anand’s ‘KO’ due to the replacement of Tamannah with Karthika, the yesteryear heroine Radha’s daughter.

No one knows how Tamannah enticed Simbu!!!

Anushka : I never refused to act with Simbhu

Anushka became popular among Tamil audience after acting in the film Arundhathi. She who paired with Surya in Singam is now pairing with Simbhu in the film Vaanam.

There was news initially that Anushka refused to pair with Simbhu in this film. They persuaded her lot and made her to act.

When asked Anushka that why she refused to act with Simbhu, she said,” Vedam is a beautiful story in Telugu in which I had acted. When this film was decided to be remade in Tamil they requested me to the same role which I did in Telugu. They said Simbhu is doing the lead role. I agreed.

There were rumors that I refused to act with Simbhu. They were purely rumors. I did not refute this. I am happy that I am pairing with Simbhu. My character in this film will be controversial. I do not want to be trapped in this image net. I want to different kind of roles in each film. My character in this film would be much spoken about.”

Simbu's Twitter account has been hacked

Actor Simbu is really upset now! Reason? His Twitter account has been hacked. The actor has more than 20,000 followers on his micro-blogging site. This is not the first time he is facing this problem. Recently his profile on another social networking site was hacked by someone but the actor somehow managed to retrieve it.

Lekha says that why she is not acting in Vaanam

Lekha was supposed to pair with Simbhu in the film Kettavan. She also acted in the first schedule but she was removed from the film because her acting was not satisfactory.

In between this film also shelved. After this, she made her debut as heroine in the Tamil film Jayamkondan. She also acted in the Telugu film Vedam.

This film is being remade in Tamil with the title Vaanam. Simbhu is doing the lead role. Lekha was offered the same role she did in the Telugu version. But it seems she has refused this role because was responsible for removing her from Kettavan.

When asked Lekha about this, she said,” People are telling that I refused this role because I have to act with Simbhu. It is not like that. I don’t like to do the same role again and again. Next I will be donning the role of Amitabh Bachchan’s daughter in the Hindi film titled Power. I am pairing with Ajay Devgan in this film.”

Simbhu: I am a big fan of Anushka

Simbhu felt bad when someone said that Anushka was taller than him. So Simbhu called Anushka and stood by her. Simbhu was really taller than Anushka.

This happened when the cast and crew gathered for the press meet of Vaanam. Simbhu who was telling all these days that he was a great fan of Jyothika declared on the stage that in future he would be a fan of Anushka.

When the media people asked him why this sudden change, he said,” I will not so easily become a fan of anyone else. Earlier I was a fan of Jyothika.

But after seeing Arundhathi I became the fan of Anushka. Normally it would be the job of the hero to carry the film on his shoulder but in Arundhathi, Anushka has carried the whole film in her shoulder. That is why I became the fan of Anushka.”

Anushka's Vaanam Movie Press Meet images

Simbu speaks about his new flick ‘Vettai Mannan’

It was already said that young and handsome star Silambarasan has signed up a new film titled ‘Vettai Mannan’ that has Jai and Santhanam in the other two important roles. It is said to be an action cum comedy drama being directed by Nelson and will be produced by NIC Arts SS Chakravarthy. It has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

On speaking about the film, Simbu says “It has been a long time since I acted in an action movie. ‘Vettai Mannan’ will fill the gap.”

He adds, “Nelson has been working with me right from ‘Manmadhan’ days. He was there when I made ‘Vallavan’ and we worked together for a dance show too. When he came up with a racy subject, I grabbed it.”

The actor further says, “Vettai Mannan will be an action extravaganza with romance and comedy in ample doses. We are planning to rope in a few Hollywood artistes, including an actress.”

On denying the reports that the title resembles the Arya’s new flick ‘Vettai’, Simbu says, “we decided this title long back. We initially wanted to name the film ‘Vettaiyan’ but zeroed in on ‘Vettai Mannan’ finally.”

Sonia Agarwal back in Cine field

Divorce has not put Sonia Agarwal down. After separating from Selvaraghavan, Sonia was seen at all the major filmy events in good spirits. She also showed her interest to return to films during those times.

First there was news from Kasthoori Raja that Sonia will be making her re-entry through one of his films.

But now we have confirmed news saying Sonia Agarwal is homecoming with the upcoming film ‘Vaanam’ starring Silambarasan, Prakash Raj, Bharath, Anushka and Sneha Ullal.

In ‘Vaanam’, Sonia plays the wife of Prakash Raj. ‘Vaanam’ is the Tamil remake of the super hot Telugu film ‘Vedam’ directed by Krish. The Tamil version is also directed by Krish himself.

‘Vaanam’ is many stories spun together beautifully. All the stars have equal screen space so Sonia is there to make an impact again. More over Sonia will have a song and more scenes than what was there for her role in the Telugu original.

Interestingly Sonia was approached for the same role when the original ‘Vedam’ was conceived. But she could not take it for private reasons. Sonia‘s last film in Tamil ‘Thiruttu Payale’ was three years ago and it was the biggest hit if that year.

Simbhu shares screen with Ajith in Mangatha

There is news that Simbhu will be doing a guest role in the Ajith starrer Mangaatha. In the recent times Ajith has been projecting himself as an ardent fan of Ajith.

He has the habit of keeping Ajith’s dialogues in his film and also tells that Ajith is his brother. At this point of time, it seems that Simbhu has approached Venkat Prabhu and requested to give him a guest role in Mangaatha.

When Ajith came to know about this said that he will ready a guest role for Simbhu. Ajith called Simbhu and told him to do the guest role. Simbhu is in high spirits because of this.

STR reviving 'Vaaliban' movie in London

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STR is reviving one of his pet projects that is laid lame for different reasons at different times. The actor who is also a director is keen on reviving his pet project 'Vaaliban'.

Silambarasan currently busy in London shooting for 'Podaa Podi' has started working on 'Vaaliban' revival even as he is busy in London. He has invited all the key probables involved in the scripting of the film to London and is discussing the film.

Sources say, Silambarasan has even completed a photo session for 'Vaaliban' with his favourite photographer specially flown to London.

The story of ‘Vaaliban’ is rumoured to be about the second love of a man who failed in his first. Sources also say the film will have shades of Simbu-Nayantara affair which was a well talked about affair few years ago.

Meanwhile, the buzzing Silambarasan will fly down to Chennai for 20 days of work to complete the under production 'Vaanam'. Soon after finishing ‘Vaanam’ Silambarasan will go back to London for ‘Podaa Podi’ and of course to complete the scripting of ‘Vaaliban’ in London itself.

Simbu speaks about Mankatha

Simbu is away in London shooting for his movie Podaa Podi, but he never loses touch with Kollywood. It is reported that sitting in London, Simbu saw the teaser of Mankatha and appreciated the same through a social networking website. Not only is the actor keeping in touch with his friends and fans, but also the latest happenings in Kollywood.

Is Vaanam Movie title changed?

‘Vaanam’, a multistarrer which has STR (Simbu), Bharath and Sneha Ullal among others playing lead roles, may go for a title change, say sources in the know.

The film, a remake of Tollywood hit ‘Vedam’ is directed by Krish, who made the Telugu original too. It is based on the lives of five youngsters and Simbu is playing Cable Raja, a cable TV operator.

“Since the makers of the film feel that the title is not catchy, they are seriously thinking about renaming the movie. A list of titles is being worked out and a decision would be made soon,” say sources.

Interestingly, it may be recalled that Simbu too has changed his name recently. He has asked his fans to call him STR henceforth, the short form of his full name Silambarasan Thesingu Rajendran.

Simbu's top ten Favorites

1) Simbhu is mad on football. Whenever he is in house he plays football on his play station for hours together.

2) Simbhu is not in the habit of speaking on the cell phone for hours together. He sends only SMSs. He does not want to waste his time speaking on the phone.

3) Simbhu’s lucky number is 6. All his car numbers are 6. At any cost he will somehow manage to get the number 6.

4) Simbhu has the habit of singing the songs of his forthcoming films in disco clubs before the audio launch. He will be able to find out the reception from the dance of youths.

5) Whenever there is problem during the shooting, Simbhu has the habit of taking one rupee and twenty five paise and pray for one minute closing his eyes and throwing it out. He has learnt this habit from his father.



6) Simbhu cheers the young kids by giving them chocolates. He will always have chocolates in his pocket.

7) Simbhu has the habit of participating in the contests where winners are chosen by drawing the lots. He will definitely win a prize.

8) Simbhu is a night bird. He will involve himself in creative works connected with his films only in the nights. The songs Loosu Ponne and Where is the party was written by him during the nights.

9) Simbhu is regular in browsing the net daily. He is fond of replying his friends in the social network websites.

10) There should be definitely a non veg food item in his menu. He eats three times a day. He is not habit of eating snacks.

Maddy and Simbu not in 3 Idiots

We already have knowledge that director Shankar is remaking the super-hit Hindi movie 3 Idiots in Tamil and Telugu. As in the case of any Shankar movie, the news mill never seems to close. When it was first decided that Vijay will enact Aamir Khan's role in the movie, Madhavan and Silambarasan were roped in for the other two roles. It was Madhavan's turn first to opt out of this movie due to his prior commitments. Now the latest is that Silambarasan is also out of the project. The reasons for this are unknown and we are sure to keep you posted on this.

This latest develpoment puts Shankar in a state of bother as it is becoming increasingly difficult to find a suitable replacemnt for Maddy and STR. Produced by Gemini film circuit, the music of this multi-starrer is by Harris Jeyaraj and the camera is to be wielded by Manoj Paramahamsa.

Sneha to do Anushka's role in Vedam remake

There are rumors that romance has blossomed between Arya and Madrasapattinam heroine Emmy. Emmy who hails from Hamilton, UK has won Miss Teen World Title there. She is also doing modeling there.

Director Vijay had been to London to find a suitable heroine. After seeing many photos, he selected Emmy Jackson. Arya and Emmy did not move very much in the initial stages of shooing. But later on they became close. After completing the shooting, Emmy moved back to Hamilton, but both of them where speaking on the phones hours together. The crew says that both are in love.

When asked Arya about this, he said,” We are both good friends. It is true that I have got a fascination for her. By end of this week Emmy is coming to Chennai. I will be taking around and show the present Chennai.”

Simbu speaks about vijay's replacement in Lingusamy project

Recently, a section of the media speculated that Ilayathalapathy Vijay will replace Simbu in director Lingusamy's next. But now the actor Simbu has clarified his stand on the whole issue.

According to a statement from Simbu, he was first signed up by director Lingusamy’s Tirupathi Brothers for a film with Bhoopathi Pandian. But later, the scenario changed and the film was to be produced by Dhayanidhi Azhagiri’s Cloud Nine with Lingusamy directing it.

"Technically, I have not signed any film with Cloud Nine nor have I allotted any dates to them. Dhayanidhi Azhagiri is my close friend and we share a great rapport. Lingusamy has not been able to narrate the script to me till date nor tell me the exact dates that he wants. I waited for over 100 days in vain for his complete script and then decided to do a quickie Vaanam. I had informed Durai about it before he left to South Africa for football finals and he promised me that we will start the shoot from September 1,” a statement from Simbu clarified.

“I was shell shocked to read reports in the media that Lingusamy has sacked me! How can he expect me to wait for more than 100 days without a proper script or dates of shoot? I had told him that I will be free from September 1, after 15 days shoot of Poda Podi in London which has already been fixed. But he jumped the gun and announces that I have been replaced by another actor! This is totally unprofessional and not done,” he added.

Valiban movie story

Silambarasan has already moved on to his next project – Valiban. Apart from playing the lead role, he will also direct the film. Valiban is touted to be a love story with a patriotic message. The heroine for this film is yet to be finalized. Yuvan Shankar Raja will compose music for this film.

Valiban will start rolling from March 25th, sources say. The actor said that since he was busy with VTV, he was not able to begin Valiban on the time he had planned earlier.

Super star speaks about Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya

A special show of Vinnaithaandi Varuvayaa was arranged for Rajinikanth in Chennai. The actor, as like all others who have seen the movie, was full of praises. In fact, the superstar was so engrossed in the film that he thought the character, played by Ganesh as Kakka Kakka’s film cameraman was the real man that wielded the camera for that film.

Rajini expressed his desire to congratulate the cameraman when, to his amazement, Gautham Menon revealed that the real director of camera for Kakka Kakka was RD Rajasekar. Gautham is in cloud nine over the shower of accolades on his film.