'வில்லு'வில் சில்லிட வைக்கிறார் நயன்தாரா!

பழனி, பொள்ளாச்சி பகுதிகளில் படப்பிடிப்பு முடித்து திரும்பியுள்ள 'வில்லு' குழு, விரைவில் கேரளாவிலுள்ள அதிரம்பள்ளிக்கு செல்லவிருக்கிறது.

அதிரவைக்கும் காட்சிகளுக்காக அதிரம்பள்ளிக்குச் செல்லவில்லை. மாறாக, ரசிகர்களை குளிரவைக்கும் காட்சிக்காகவே செல்கிறது.

ஆம், அங்கே நயன்தாராவின் அருவிக் குளியல் காட்சி எடுக்கப்படவுள்ளது.

இதுபோன்ற காட்சி எடுக்க வேண்டும் என்று ஏற்கெனவே 'வில்லு' படக்குழுவால் திட்டமேதும் எடுக்கப்படவில்லை.

ஆனால், 'குசேலன்', 'சத்யம்' ஆகிய படங்களில் தாராளமயமாக்கல் கொள்கையை நயன்தாரா கடைப்பிடித்துள்ளதால், அத்தகையை காட்சிகள் 'வில்லு'வில் இடம்பெறாமல் போய்விடக்கூடாது என்று அக்கறையினாலேயே நயனில் அருவிக் குளியல் காட்சி சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ளதாக நியாப்படுத்துகிறது, வில்லு படக்குழு.

நயன்தாராவின் அருவிக் குளியல்!
வெள்ளி, 18 ஜூலை 2008( 20:16 IST )

பழனி, பொள்ளாச்சி பகுதிகளில் படப்பிடிப்பை முடித்துவிட்டு திரும்பியிருக்கிறது வில்லு டீம். விரைவில் கேரளா அதிரம்பள்ளிக்கு செல்லவிருக்கிறார்களாம்.

இயற்கை எழில் சூழ்ந்த அதிரம்பள்ளி அருவியில் பாடல் காட்சி ஒன்றை எடுப்பதாக திட்டம். நயன்தாராவை நனையவிட்டு ரசிகர்களை 'ஹீட்'டாக்கும் இந்த 'கிக்' திட்டம் முன்பு வில்லுவின் ப்ராஜெக்டில் இல்லை.

குசேலன், சத்யம் படட்ஙகளில் நயன்தாரா கடைவிரித்திருக்கும் கிளாமரில் கிலியாகி, நாம் பின்தங்கிவிடக் கூடாதே என்ற எச்சரிக்கையில், பிறகு சேர்த்துக் கொள்ளப்பட்டதாம் இந்தப் பாடல் காட்சி.

வில்லுவை ஜில்லாக்கும் இந்த முயற்சியை வேண்டாமென்றா சொல்லப் போகிறார்கள் ரசிகர்கள்!

Glam Nayan in 'Villu'

Cinesouth.com
- 18.07.2008

The shooting for 'Villu' starring Vijay and Nayan is going on at a brisk pace.

Nayantara danced with Vijay to a song sequence in Sivakasi. This is her first film opposite Vijay. Earlier, Nayan was to have acted as Vijay's heroine in 'Kuruvi' but Trisha had her way and grabbed the role.

'Villu' shooting is happening at Pollachi and Pazhani. Nayantara has a homely role in this. That is one reason for signing her on.

After seeing the stills of Nayantara in 'Kuselan' and 'Sathyam,' the 'Villu' crew went into a panic. Nayan dripped of glamour, even to the extent of donning a two piece. So, won't her fans feel betrayed if she was not shown even in a glimpse of her glamorous best?

The 'Villu' team set about transforming Nayan from homely to glamorous. One important scene is to take place at Kerala's Adirampalli Falls where a wet Nayan shall let people's imaginations run haywire.

'Villu' is sure to be a jillu film for sure!

இத்தாலியில் 'வில்லு' பாட்டு!

வெள்ளி, 11 ஜூலை 2008( 20:50 IST )

இளைய தளபதியின் 'வில்லு' படத்திற்காக ஒரு பாடல் இத்தாலியில் படமாக்கப்படுகிறது.

இத்தாலியின் இயற்கை அழகு மத்தியிலும், எழில் கொஞ்சும் விளையாட்டு அரங்குகளின் மத்தியிலும், புராதன அரண்மணை மாடங்களிலும், ஆற்றங்கரை வெளிதனிலும் ஆடப் போகிறது விஜய்-நயன்தாரா ஜோடி.

அழகிய தமிழ் மகன், குருவிக்குப் பின் வில்லு விஷயத்தில் அம்பாய் பாய்கிறாராம் விஜய். ஒவ்வொரு காட்சியிலும் மிகுந்த கவனத்தோடும், அக்கரையோடும் நடிக்கிறாராம்.

தனது பழைய படங்களின் சாதனையை வில்லு முறியடிக்க வேண்டும் என்று விஜய் முனைப்போடு இருப்பதாலேயே ஒவ்வொரு சீனும் செதுக்கி செதுக்கி எடுக்கப்படுகிறதாம்.

விஜய், நயன்தாரா, பிரபுதேவா வில்லு பட டீம் விரைவில் பறக்கப் போகிறது.

A mass song in Pollachi

Times of India
9 Jul 2008, 0051 hrs IST,TNN

The Vijay- Nayanthara action entertainer Villu, directed by Prabhu Deva is making brisk progress. Last week, during the nights, action scenes were canned for the film in and arond the busy streets of Chennai.

The film has some awesome action scenes which are very crucial to the story. After completing the Chennai schedule, the unit has now left for Pollachi to shoot a song for the film.

According to sources in the industry, Prabhu Deva wants to shoot the ultimate Kuthu song for the film. Remember some of the most popular Kuthu numbers in Tamil cinema have featured our Ilayathalapathy. One of the major highlights of Vijay- Prabhu Deva's earlier Pokkiri was the songs and its picturisation. Who can forget the chartbusting kuthu number Mambazham ma...?

Similarly in Villu, music director Devi Sri Prasad is said to have composed a mass kuthu number which will be picturised on Vijay and Nayanthara in Pollachi this week. The song, it is believed, is sure to make the fans of the star happy.

Vijay and Nayathara for a Kuthu Song in Pollacchi

July 9th, 2008

Remember! There are two things that wont go parallel, Vijay and his fast step dance. No one can deny the fact that he is the real king of dance in Kollywood. Prabhu Deva who churned out his best choreography with Vijay for their previous venture ‘Pokkiri’ is working on the same tempo for Villu.

Shooting for the film is progressing with at a full speed where important scenes were shot at the busy roads of Chennai during night time of last week. Now the entire team has fleeted to Pollacchi to shoot a fast beat Kuthu song featuring Vijay and Nayanthara together. Prabhu Deva and Devi Shri Prasad together have been involved in serious composing to bring out the best out of Vijay’s fast beat Kuthu songs.

For sure, this song will be a grand fiesta for all Vijay fans for it wills more grand than ‘Mambazhamam’ song in Pokkiri…

Villu’s midnight grind!

Behindwoods.com
July 03, 2008

After wrapping up the first schedule in Palani, the second schedule of the Prabhu Deva directed, Vijay starrer is underway in Chennai from July 1, 2008. The shoots are being carried out with stringent security measures in and around the Nandambakkam area late into the night. We worked our sources and found out that a few hair-raising stunt sequences are being canned in Nandambakkam.

The crew is expected to complete the schedule in 15 days after which it would travel to Thirunelveli for filming some significant sequences. Also, Nayan will join the crew during this leg of the shooting, reveal sources.

Vijay’s “experimental” dance with Nayan

Behindwoods.com
June 28, 2008

Vijay’s Villu is shaping up very well with a good number of scenes being canned in Palani and Karaikudi. Director Prabhu Deva also has plans to shoot the song sequences in Italy apart from a few scenes. Fans are aware that Prabhu Deva has had a penchant for songs and dance even when he was an actor himself.

Most of the films in which he played the hero had some great songs with unmatched dance performances. He stuck to this trend even after donning the director’s mantle. In Villu, Prabhu Deva intends to film an “experimental” dance with Vijay and Nayanthara. This “experimental” dance will also be filmed in Italy.

Vijay's Italian rendezvous

IndiaGlitz
[Thursday, June 26, 2008]

'Ilaya Thalapathy' Vijay is busy shooting for ‘Villu’. The movie, directed by Prabhudeva and produced by Ayngaran Films International, kicked off in Karaikudi recently.

A number of scenes featuring Vijay and Nayantara were shot in Karaikudi. And now the buzz is that the crew would shoot a major portion of the film in Italy. The script involves a foreign country in the second half and so the crew will be heading for Italy this July.

Sources close to Prabhu Deva reveal that he has also planned to shoot two song sequences in exotic Italy.

It sure would be interesting to see Vijay chasing and hunting down the baddies in this European country. Nayantara sizzled with her attitude and attractive modern costumes in ‘Billa’ and the movie was set in Malaysia. So, foreign destinations suit her big time and with Nayantara on song now, one can expect Prabhu Deva to exploit her talents.

Vijay and Nayantara on the prowl in Italy….sounds interesting.

Ravivarman on Villu

K.V. Anand became an overnight celebrity after Sivaji, and this time it is the Dasavatharam cameraman’s turn, Ravi Varman. His directorial debut, with its intriguing title, Moscowin Cauvery, will soon grace theatres. Meanwhile, he’s (quite rightly) basking in the technical triumph and glory of Kamal’s dazzling epic. Behindwoods got him talking on what working with the actor meant to him, and many other things on his mind, such as how fascinating a Vijay-Prabu Deva combo could be.
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Your association with Prabhu Deva?

I’m a huge fan of Prabhu Deva and think his dance movements are graceful and amusing to all part of the audiences. I missed working for Pokkiri and it is my pleasure to be with him in his new venture. Vijay again is somebody I adore. He is a formulaic actor like MGR. It is an interesting combo.

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Is Vijay aiming right with 'Villu'?

IndiaGlitz
[Saturday, June 21, 2008]

Touted as the next superstar of Tamil cinema, Vijay is reportedly keen on getting everything right with ‘Villu’. An average showing with ‘Azhagiya Tamil Magan’ and ‘Kuruvi’ has not helped Vijay's journey to the numero uno position for the future. Despite being on the top amongst young heroes, the actor has to come up with a string of successes to consolidate his position.

Vijay's magnetic appeal in the B and C centers has seen to it that even his average movies somehow scrape through at the box office. But this is a trend that might not continue for long especially with the influx of talented young filmmakers experimenting new styles of storytelling in Tamil cinema. These innovative approaches have been recognized and appreciated by audiences. The surge of quality filmmaking is bound to tighten the noose around run-of-the-mill stories.

After the stupendous success of 'Pokkiri', the remake of a Telugu film by the same name, Vijay has teamed up with Prabhu Deva once again, to reproduce the success. Sources say ‘Villu’ is expected to have the usual dose of fights, dance, sentiment-filled sequences and loads of dialogues that 'glorify' Vijay. These are facets that are loved by the 'typical' Vijay fan. No matter how well these elements reach out, the story and narration hold the key to the long run. This is where Prabhu Deva and Vijay have to be extra careful.

There is a talk doing the rounds as to what the story of ‘Villu’ is going to be like. It goes like this….

A group of baddies kill an honest, hardworking man. The man's wife and son are somehow spared. The son (Vijay) grows up under the impression that his father had perished in an accident. But then, as the story goes, Vijay learns of the malicious plot that got his father murdered. An angry Vijay hatches a plan to bring the murderers to justice and in the process falls in love with the daughter of a baddie, played by Nayantara. Inevitably it is justice and love ahead of Dad and so she toes the lines of Vijay's plans dutifully only to succeed.

Even a die hard Vijay fan would be hoping against hope that this is just a rumor and the actual story is in fact a new gripping tale. If this rumor turns out to be true, one gets the feeling Vijay will have to get back to square one, rethink his strategies and start all over again in order to get things right.

Only time will tell us the truth. So, let's hold our horses and wait for the story to unfold. Keep an eye on IndiaGlitz for updates.

Nayanthara under the waterfall

By Moviebuzz | Friday, 20 June , 2008, 15:57

The unit of Villu is in Chalakudy in Kerala.

The buzz is that director Prabhudeva is shooting Nayanthara's introduction scene under the famous Athirapally waterfall.

This is a favourite location of film makers and is located at the entrance to Sholayar ranges.

Villu is progressing at jet speed as the unit has completed the shoot in three locations- Palani, Pollachi and Karaikudi in the last 20 days.

Prabhudeva is a fantastic visualizer and is taking a lot of care to see that every frame is perfect.

Ravi Varman is in charge of the camera, with music by Devi Sri Prasad. After the completion of the present schedule nearly 40 percent of the film will be over.

In July the unit will be going for a long schedule abroad to complete the rest of the film.

Vijay’s Villu storyline

By Behindwoods News Bureau.
June 19, 2008

Vijay’s Villu has geared up to be shot and the crew is very enthusiastic just like their hero and the director. After the box office hit of Pokkiri, India’s Michael Jackson and Ilaya Thalapathy has teamed up once again and their magic is sure to work on the audience. One more addition to this team is Kollywood’s hot property Nayanthara who is being paired up with Vijay for the first time. The film is touted to be a commercial one with all the necessary ingredients of an entertainer. Though no official story line was divulged, some of the guesses go as follows.

An honest officer gets killed by a team of desperadoes and his wife and son alone escape this dastardly act. The unsuspecting son grows up thinking that his dad had a natural death. However when he comes to know the truth from one of his dad’s friends, he is up in arms with the system and starts his mission of avenging his dad’s death. On this trail, he meets his love Nayan who happens to be the daughter of one of the baddies. Will he succeed in his mission and love forms the plot of the film.

Stories like these are bound to make its round till official announcement comes. Behindwoods will keep you posted on it.

Vijay in Karaikudi

Cinesouth.com
- 18.06.2008

Prabhudeva is filming Vijay's 'Villu' at rocket speed.

Prabhudeva started shooting for the film 'Villu' that brings Vijay and Nayantara for the first time even Without an inauguration function but with only a small pooja. Shooting was done for the scenes involving Vijay and Nayantara in Pollachi region.

Later Prabhudeva shot some scenes in Pazhani. As filming is taking at a rapid pace the film unit including Prabhudeva and Vijay watched 'Dasavataram' in Pazhani itself.

After that they shot the fight sequences between Vijay and the villain. For that they have gone to Karaikudi. Cinematographer Ravivarman is shooting the scenes.

News is out that 'Villu' is the re-make of the Hindi film 'Soldier'. Both Vijay and Prabhudeva have nothing to say about that. They have put heavy restrictions to prevent the stills of 'Villu' to be taken out.

Are they very cautious in not creating over expectations?

Vijay, Nayan in Palani

Times of India
15 Jun 2008, 0008 hrs IST

Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Villu is progressing at a brisk pace in Palani, Pollachi and surrounding areas.

The film, directed by Prabhu Deva, is a musical action thriller that moves from a village in Tamil Nadu to across continents. Nayanthara is being featured opposite Vijay for the first time as his heroine.

Earlier, Nayan had done an item number, a popular song sung by Vijay's mom Shobha Chandrasekhar Kodambakkam area... in the super hit Vijay starrer Sivakasi. Prabhu Deva and Vijay are coming together after the success of Pokkiri.

The director is a fast worker, and the movie has camera by Ravi Varman. Ravi is happy that there is a lot of vibrancy in the way Prabhu visualises his shots. Vijay and Nayanthara make a lovely pair and after the 10-day shoot in Palani, the unit will be flying off to an exotic location abroad.

Vijay, who is impressed by the speed and professionalism of the director, is all praise for Prabhu Deva. On the other hand, Prabhu says Vijay is simply electrifying and is so involved with the proceedings. Seems like the duo is all set to rock again!

Villu team at Dasavatharam

By Behindwoods News Bureau.
June 14, 2008

Dasavatharam’s phenomenal release had everyone vying to catch the first show. And the Villu team is no exception to it. Currently, the Villu team, including Vijay and director Prabhu Deva, are shooting in Palani.

After a hard day's shoot on Friday, 13th June, incidentally the release date of Dasavatharam, they decided the best way to relax would be to see Dasavatharam. And the entire team headed to the theatre nearby to watch the film.

When the unit was rounded up to know their reaction, it was evident from their expressions that they enjoyed Kamal's movie to the hilt.

The Villu to make it!

Publicity stills for the Vijay-starrer “Villu” is out. And fans can’t stop raving about their favourite hero. Shot by model-model coordinator-fashion photographer Karthik, the stills smack of style.

“I’m used to glamour photography. But this is the first time I’m doing publicity stills for a film. I was overwhelmed during the one-day shoot at AVM Studios. I was surrounded by big names in the industry. Prabhudeva, the film’s director, has a keen eye for detail.

Actor Vijay is so cool off-screen. But once the arc lights are switched on, he’s fire — focussed and intense. Nalini Sriram was the stylist. I was looking for some expressions, and Vijay came up with a dozen. The shoot went off well. It was a dream come true,” gushes Karthik, who flits between Chennai-Bangalore and Bangkok.

Nayan shoots with Vijay

By Moviebuzz | Thursday, 12 June , 2008, 10:31

Nayanthara has completed work on Kuselan and she has joined the shoot of Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Villu in Pollachi, where they shot some scenes for the film.

Later the unit has gone back to Palani which is the main location for the film. Prabhu Deva, the director is a fast worker, and the movie which has camera by Ravi Varman, is canning shots at a hectic pace.

Ravi is happy that there is a lot of vibrancy in the way Prabhu visualizes his shots. Vijay and Nayanthara make a lovely pair and after the 10-day shoot in Palani the unit will be flying off to an exotic location abroad.

Vijay is all praise for Prabhu Deva, for his speed and professionalism. On the other hand, Prabhu says Vijay is simply electrifying and is so involved with the proceedings. Mutual admiration club?

Nayantara joins in Villu shooting

By : Settu Shankar
Thursday, June 12 2008

Hot actress Nayantara put a full stop to all the negative rumours on her part in Vijay's movie Villu by attending the shooting yesterday. After completing her work in the movie Kuselan, she has joined the shooting of Villu in Pollachi and appeared in the romance scenes with Vijay.

Directed by Prabhu Deva, this film is the Deepawali release of Vijay. According to Prabhu, the hot pair of Vijay-Nayantara surely rocks the state for the day of crackers. Ravi Varman cranks camera and Devisri Prasad scores music for the film.

Actor Arun Pandiyan produced the film for Ayngaran International.

Vijay’s Villu ready for attack

By Behindwoods News Bureau.
June 09, 2008

After the lukewarm response received for Kuruvi, Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay is out on his next mission ‘Villu’ to be directed by Prabhu Deva. It has been reported that the team is charged up to make Villu a great hottie just like their previous project Pokkiri.

Nayanthara will be teaming up with Vijay as heroine for the first time though she did an item number earlier in Sivakasi. The unit will be leaving for Pazhani for a week long shooting which will involve Vijay, Nayan and Vadivelu.

After the completion of this part, the crew has plans to move overseas to New Zealand in the first week of July for a twenty day shoot where some important scenes are planned to be canned.

Vijay's Villu in trouble

By Behindwoods News Bureau.
June 07, 2008

Shooting of Moscowin Kaveri, an upcoming film being produced by Aascar Ravichandran and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman is almost complete. This film has newcomers Rahul Ravindran and Yashoda in the lead roles. A complaint has been lodged by its producer Ravichandran against director Ravi Varman at the producer's council.

When the matter was probed, it was revealed that Ravi Varman has been chosen as the cinematographer for Vijay's new film Villu and he has already started working in the same. This seems to have irked Aascar who stated that Ravi Varman, before completing dubbing and other post production work in Moscowin Kaveri, has shifted base to Villu.

When the matter was brought to producer's council, Ravi Varman explained, "Only a day of shooting is pending in Moscowin Kaveri which I plan to complete after the first schedule of Villu which will go on for 2 weeks". Kollywood circles aver that in the event of Producer's council insisting that Ravi Varman should complete Moscowin Kaveri and then only move to Villu, the latter film may run in to some trouble.