Trisha Speaks About Vijay

Trisha speaks about Vijay in a recent interview:

Q: How is it working with Vijay for the fourth time together in "Kuruvi"?

A: Vijay is a good friend and working with him for the fourth time is great. We have a fantastic rapport and share a good comfort level on the sets.

Plus, he is extremely professional and a very sweet person. So that makes work even easier.

Source: Sify.com

Vijay: Vishal’s star of choice

December 17, 2007, 3:44:18 PM

Vishal’s tryst with cinema began behind the screens. He used to be an assistant director.

But today, several hits later, he is the junior action king amongst his contemporaries. But he has in no way forgotten his direction dream.

In fact, he has even picked the hero for his first movie. Vishal has expressed that if he directs a full-length movie, he wishes to cast Vijay as hero.

On the Sets of Kuruvi

Vijay-Trisha starrer Kuruvi, directed by Dharani, started off on a tight schedule of shooting.

Huge sets were erected at the MGR Film City where a song sequence and some scenes were shot. Then the crew continued the shoot in Irungaattukottai. Another set was also put up at Sriperambudur.

Recent rains in the city postponed the shooting for two days. The call sheets of a group of models brought from Mumbai and Bangalore for the song sequence went waste due to the postponement. The models have been booked and paid in advance.

But the delay and the subsequent wastage does not seem to bother the crew and they are back in action.

`Thalai` shows Billa to `Ilayathalapathy`

By Moviebuzz
Sunday, 16 December , 2007, 20:35

The fans of Ajit and Vijay are fighting a no-hold war of words on the internet over Billa and ATM, but the two stars met up on Friday evening to watch the Ajit film at Chennai's premiere preview theatre Four Frames.

Ajit and his beautiful wife Shalini were holding a private show of Billa on its release day for their close friends. The guest list included arch rival (made out by the media?), Vijay and his lovely wife Sangeetha, Surya and his brother Karthi, and few friends from other walks of life.

Ajit the perfect host that he is, made everybody comfortable, and saw to it that all his friends had a good time watching Billa, and Vijay the gentleman that he is, after the show went and hugged him.

In Kollywood there is a lot of professional rivalry but they do not carry it to their personal life. Ajit and Vijay may be bitter foes at work place but in real life they are good buddies like Rajni and Kamal.

Vijay and Trisha make peace!

Cinesouth.com
- 15.12.2007

Everything about Trisha makes headline news. But the biggest headline-makers in the recent past were the ones about her new film with her good-ol' friend Vijay.

Vijay and Trisha were known in the industry to be thick family friends. In fact, there were times when Vijay's wife used to recommend Trisha for the heroine roles in his films because she thought that the actress and her husband share an excellent onscreen chemistry.

But recently rumors began that Vijay was consciously avoiding working with her because he didn't want to constantly keep repeating his heroines. However, the gossip columns were convinced that there was more to this "break-up" than that. When Trisha became the heroine of his new film, it had created rumors of a different kind.

Now, the lead actor and actress have decided to strike peace on the sets instead of maintaining a cold hostility.

Recently, Prabhudeva announced that he intends to do another film with Vijay. Even before everybody begins to wonder if his good friend Trisha would be the heroine of this film too, the actor has made it clear to his close friends that it wouldn't be the case.

Kuruvi flies to Malaysia

December 15, 2007, 4:00:03 PM from Tamil Galatta

The Ghilli team, currently shooting Kuruvi, is all set to take off to Malaysia.

For starters, Kuruvi is Vijay’s next film where he is paired with his lucky mascot Trisha. The film is directed by Dharani, the man behind commercial blockbusters like Dhil, Dhool and Ghilli. The film is produced by Udayanidhi, the son of M.K. Stalin.

The unit will be shooting in picturesque locations of Malaysia that have not yet been captured on film.

Almost the entire team that made Ghilli is working on Kuruvi including music director Vidayasagar who has given rocking numbers for Dharani’s films.

The ‘Appadi Podu’ number in Ghilli is still in the minds of Vijay fans and the composer promises that there will be an even more rocking number in Kuruvi.

Vijay talks about Kuruvi to his fan

December 14, 2007

Hi Behindwoods Team & CO

I'm a regular viewer of your website and enjoy it thoroughly from the latest news to the articles. Recently a few of my cousins who are big fans of vijay got a chance to meet him at his house in Chennai. As I'm in Sydney, Australia I was unable to be present and it was mentioned when they met Vijay that I was his big fan.

Me being an ardent fan of Vijay, I should have been there, but Ilayathalapathy responded by telling them to call me on my mobile phone and spent a few minutes talking to me. I was touched by this noble gesture as you do not normally expect such from one of the most prominent young heroes of Tamil cinema today. Even during the conversation, he enquired what I was studying and what my plans were for the future, he also mentioned that he was immersed in his Kuruvi project with Dharani and Trisha and that it was a fast paced action movie like Ghilli.

You mention noble deeds to charity by stars, but Ilayathalapthy today showed a humble deed that made the day of one of his millions of fans around the world.

Sanjeev,
Sydney, Australia
sanjeev612@hotmail.com

Nayanthara bags plum role with Ilaya Thalapathy

By Behindwoods News Bureau.
December 13, 2007

The career graph of Nayanthara, the beautiful actress from Kerala, has been steadily climbing with plum assignments in her kitty. She began her Tamil innings in Aiyya with Sarathkumar and went on to do the role of Durga in Chandramukhi who wooed the Super star. Her 'balalaika' number in Sivaji has enabled her to capitalize her position in the industry very well.

Now, with Billa, expectations have reached an all time high and the stills of the film reveal a svelte and suave Nayan. She is on an enviable track now with projects like 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini' with Dhanush and Sathyam with Vishal.

She has been carving a niche for herself in Tollywood too where she has been paired with popular actors like Nagarjuna and Ravi Teja to name a few. She was in the fray for the role of Vijay's heroine in Kuruvi but missed it narrowly to Trisha. However her patience seems to have paid off as she has signed on the dotted line for an unnamed project to be directed by Prabhu Deva with Ilaya Thalapathy as the hero. Vijay will join Prabhu Deva after he wraps up Dharani's Kuruvi. The combination of Vijay and Nayan under Prabhu Deva's direction is something to look forward to.

Hari with Vijay

IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, December 11, 2007]

Hari is one of the busiest directors these days. He takes up a new project as soon as he finishes one. After 'Vel', he is now shaping the story for a film that has Bharath in the lead role. The rumour mills are busy churning out stories that Hari will direct a film featuring Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay as hero. When asked about this Hari simply shrugs off. “I haven’t even met Vijay yet. No efforts have been made in this regard so far. I don’t know from where these gossips generate” was his response. Why can’t Hari, known for his skills to make a hit movie, give a hit movie to his brother-in-law Arun Vijay, who is struggling to take off? “That will happen soon”, replied the director. So, will Hari be directing Arun Vijay before Vijay?

Vijay's four films with Cheran

By Behindwoods News Bureau.
December 10, 2007

This was mouthed by Vijay himself at the audio launch of Karu.Pazhaniappan' s latest film Pirivom Santhippom. While speaking at the event he said that he had done 4 films with director Cheran, who was also present at the function. This kept everyone guessing, but Vijay was quick to clarify.

He mentioned that it was Cheran's assistant Jaganathan who directed him for Puthiya Geethai and Cheran supervised the shooting of the film for four days. Those five days, Vijay claimed, he felt like acting in four films of Cheran as he felt the director paid a lot of attention to detail. He even expressed his desire to act in Cheran's direction.

The event wore a different look when a leading director opined that his assistant director's presence intimidated him. Now how often have you heard that? We guess never. Parthipan made this revelation about his assistant Karu. Pazhaniappan to an audience that had all the bigwigs of Kollywood at the Santham Theater during the same event.

Parthipan, the eloquent speaker that he is, was at his jovial best. This isn't something we haven't seen in the past but what made this special was that he didn't spare anyone on stage.

Vijay under Cheran's direction – undisclosed news

Cinesouth.com
- 10.12.2007

Veering away from commercial films, Vijay has been inspired to do meaningful roles.

While most top heroes in Tamil hesitate to do realistic roles, nowadays many directors themselves turn heroes. Ilaya Dalapathi has announced that he is ready to give it a go.

When talking at a function in Chennai, Vijay said, "Cheran is a wonderful director. In 'Pudhiya Geethai' I acted for 4 days under his directorial supervision. He has the knack of getting the best out of an actor. I want to do a full length film under his direction, but he seems to have turned into an actor himself."

In response, Cheran said he's ready to fulfill Vijay's wish.

"Vijay is to have acted in 'Pokkisham.' It was I who did not make use of the call sheet he gave. If I get another opportunity, I would love to direct Vijay in a different kind of role," said Cheran and Vijay nodded his head in assent.

Following this, Vijay has decided to check out stories with Cheran. So get ready to see Vijay in a film directed by Cheran, in the near future.

Pirivom Santhippom: Star studded function

IndiaGlitz [Monday, December 10, 2007]

The star studded function marked the launch of the music track of 'Pirivom Santhipom' held in Santham Cinemas in Chennai on December 9. Vijay and Prabhu Deva released the audio. Rama Narayanan, Kaliapili G. Sekaran, Abhirami Ramanathan, Parthiban, Madhavan, Vidyasagar, and Dharani, were among the dignitaries who graced the occasion. Vijay, who is known for brief speech in public forum, delivered a relatively longer one. He was all in praise for Cheran, for his distinguished efforts to make good films. He also expressed his willingness to act in Cheran’s film. Cheran revealed that he could not make a film featuring Vijay despite the fact that the star had given him call sheet for a movie titled 'Pokkisham'. “The delay in making the Autograph was the reason for not being able to make use of his call sheet”, said Cheran. He too expressed his eager to direct Vijay. “I want the Tamil people to see you in a different profile”. Parthiban’s speech was full of praise on the film and the heroine Sneha. We could see Sneha blushing while Parthiban went on heaping laurels on her beauty and her amazing smile. He also had some words to praise for Cheran for his dedication, down to earth attitude, and hard work. The song screened in the function portrayed a grand marriage of family belonging to Karaikkudi Chettiyar community. Abhirami Ramanathan revealed that he too was belonged to the community and requested everyone belonging to the community to view the film. The Vidyasagar musical has the stamp of his melody. The film will hit the halls on Pongal.

Vijay and Prabhu Deva say Pirivom Sandhipom

By Behindwoods News Bureau.
December 07, 2007

Yes, Vijay and Prabhu Deva are reuniting once again. No! This is not Pokiri II, but to launch the audio of one of the most-awaited family drama in recent times, Pirivom Sandhipom. Director Karu. Pazhaniappan' s third venture shot to fame after he released the first set pictures of the Cheran-Sneha- starrer and people fell in love with the movie instantly.

Karu.Pazhaniappan' s favourite composer Vidyasagar scores the music, and he is said to have given some fascinating tunes. The audio will be launched in Sathyam Theatres on the 9 December 2007. Film giants including K.S. Ravikumar, Ramanarayanan, Parthiban are expected to grace the occassion.

Vijay, Suriya and audio releases

IndiaGlitz [Wednesday, December 05, 2007]

Vijay and Suriya will be involved in two different releases on the same day at the same complex. The releases, however, have nothing to do with their films. Vijay releases 'Pirivom Santhipom' audio in Santham Cinemas, while Suriya releases 'Indiralohathil Naa Azhagappan' audio at Sathyam Cinemas. Both functions take place in the same day (December 9) at almost the same time. Pirivom audio release will be at 9 AM while Indiralogathil release will be at 9.30 AM. Indiralohathil, produced by Seventh Channel 'Manickam' Narayanan, is a comedy entertainer featuring Vadivelu in the lead role. Pyramid Music releases the audio. Suriya will present the first copy of the audio CD to Silambarasan. The first copy of Pirivom audio CD will be received by Prabhu Deva. Music director Sabesh Murali is said to have given a touch of folk music in Indiralohathil music track. The sensational hot singer 'Mirchi' Suchi and Vadivel have crooned for the item number that features sensuous Shriya with Vadivel on screen. With sensational young stars like Vijay, Surya, Silambarasan and Prabhu Deva attending two different functions at the same time, the media persons, especially photo journalists, would find it tough to choose between the two functions.

Udhayanidhi lauds Vijay

IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, December 04, 2007]

Udhayanidhi Stalin, grandson of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, heaps laurels on Vijay. “It's a nice experience for me to work with Vijay. Since 'Kuruvi' being my first production, he taught me many things. He is simple, adorable and affectionate” , says Udhayanidhi. 'Kuruvi', directed by Dharani features Vijay, Trisha, Suman among others in the cast. Vidyasagar scores the music. “Vijay and director Dharani proved themselves successful in 'Ghilli'. We just want to repeat the magic. The script is interesting, catchy and racy. Hope everything comes out well.” It is worth recalling that Udhayanidhi was very particular about the choice of hero in his maiden venture as producer. He was ready to wait for any long to have Vijay as the hero.