Rajini & Vijay watch Aegan!

By Moviebuzz | Sunday, 26 October , 2008, 21:48

Ayngaran International, Kollywood's leading producers and distributors organized a preview of their Ajit's Aegan, at Four Frames preview theatre on Friday evening, for two of the biggest stars in the industry.

The superstar Rajinikanth and Ilayathalapathy Vijay watched this exclusive screening with their families. It is after a long time Rajini and Vijay are watching a preview together.

Remember Ayngaran International are the producers of Rajinikanth's Enthiren and Vijay's Villu?

Meanwhile Gautham Vasudeva Menon, Ajit's next director saw Aegan at the first public screening of the film at Sathyam Cinema's on Saturday morning. Keeping him company was Silambarasan a big Ajit fan.

Nayanthara preferred to see the film alone, Saturday night show in the box at Albert in Egmore. Nayan always prefers to watch the film with the audiences and that too in a theatre catering to the masses.

Tamannah about vijay

From Tamanna's interview to Behindwoods:

What do you think of the actors of current times?

I think the industry is very fortunate to have so many gifted actors. Right now I am working with Surya and Dhanush who are amazingly versatile. I like Vijay who is a very good dancer and I am a huge fan of his dance. I am going to be working with Bharath and Siddharth in Telugu.

Link: http://www.behindwoods.com/features/Interviews/interview-5/actress/tamanna-bhatia.html

'Villu' takes Diwali break

Vijay starrer 'Villu' is fast nearing completion. The movie being directed by Prabhu Deva features Nayantara in the lead role.

A major portion of the movie has been shot. Buzz is that Prabhu Deva recently cranked a song sequence in Bangkok. A slew of visitors thronged the place to watch the shoot. Several of them exchanged pleasantries with Vijay and took photographs with him.

'Villu', a racy entertainer, brings together Prabhu Deva and Nayantara again. After creating success in 'Pokkiri', Prabhu Deva is confident of repeating the magic again.

Produced by Ayngaran International, Vijay has tried out a new style in the movie, which Prabhu Deva hopes would become popular among his fans.

I want to act with Vijay: Tamanna

IndiaGlitz [Saturday, October 25, 2008]

Happy at her career graph soaring high in Kollywood and Tollywood, Tamanna hopes to sustain the good run in filmdom. An actress, who is happy with back-to-back success in 'Happy Days' and 'Kallori', is shooting for half-a-dozen movies in varied languages. An elated T ammana says, 'I am happy where I stand today. I am bothered about quality rather than quantity.' 'I want to do a film with Mani Ratnam, Gautham Menon and Shankar, an one with Vijay too', she says.

Villu takes a break!

October 23, 2008

While Ajith's Aegan is all geared up for a Diwali release nail-bitingly, Vijay's Villu seems to be taking a refresher break for the festival from its backbreaking schedules. The team, stationed in the pristine beaches of Thailand for the first leg of the shooting, is back to Chennai after winding up the schedule for a Diwali break.

It is learnt that 70% of the shooting is over and the crew will fly back to Thailand in a few days for the rest of the pending shoots. Said to be the final leg, this trip will last for 15 days with which
the movie will be wrapped up.

Villu stars Vijay and Nayan in the lead with Prabhu Deva calling the shots for the second time with Vijay.

First look: Vijay's 'Villu'

The story of Vijay-Nayantara starrer 'Villu' is said to be loosely based on a Hindi film that released around 15 years back. A gang of anti-social elements hatches a conspiracy and kills an army officer after levelling charges of 'traitor' on him. Because of these charges, the army officer's funeral turns out to be a normal affair instead of a government sponsored one, given to those who lay down their precious lives in the service of the nation.

The army officer's widow, our hero's son, narrates these incidents to the hero in his younger days and he subsequently develops into a world-beater. She entrusts him with the job of proving his father's innocence and mitigate the 'black mark' heaped on him by the gang. The 'man with a mission', our hero enrolls himself into the territorial army, murders one-by-one all those responsible for the death of his father.

He then collects many an award from the army, some of which meant for his father, and returns to his native place to proclaim with proof his father's innocence. The 'military' backdrop has been changed and sutured according to the needs of the Tamilian 'culture'.

Source: http://www.chennaionline.com/film/Preview/October08/10articl22.aspx

Vijay's aspiration

Vijay has established himself as a mass commercial hero, who entertains the big crowds. Known for his racy entertainers which combine humor, action and romance at the right mix, he has huge fan-following which throng theatres whenever his movie gets released.

The actor is now playing a prominent role in 'Villu', directed by choreographer-director Prabhu Deva. It is a touted to be a commercial entertainer, which would be racy and entertaining all through. The duo has earlier teamed up and made the commercial coup 'Pokkiri'.

Vijay, who is all set to complete half-century films in Kollywood, is keen to act in a movie to be directed by Mani Rathinam. Speaking at a function recently, he openly expressed his desire to be a part of Mani Rathinam's movie.

It may be recalled that Vijay had acted in 'Nerukku Ner', a movie produced by Mani Rathinam's Madras Talkies and directed by Vasanth a decade ago.

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/42535.html

Villu's storyline

Villu is an upcoming Tamil film directed by Prabhu Deva Sundaram starring Joseph Vijay and Nayanthara. The film was previously titled as Singam and Pughal. He is going to introduce a new style.A group of bad people 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 the bad person's , played by (Nayanthara).

Inevitably it is justice and love ahead of Dad and so she toes the lines of Vijay's plans dutifully only to succeed

Clash of coincidences

The latest buzz in the industry is that Ajit and Vijay are planning to make their 50th Golden jubilee films for their own production houses.

Well, the fans of Ilayathalapathy Vijay and Ultimate Star Ajit may be at loggerheads, but actually there is a lot in common between them.

Ajit's 48th film is going to be Aegan, releasing for Diwali while Vijay's 48th film Villu is due for Pongal. They other common factor is that they will be pairing with Nayanthara in their respective movies. If Ajit is being directed by Raju Sundaram, his younger brother Prabhu Deva is directing Vijay. And to top it all both the films have the same producer— Karunamoorthy of Ayngaran International.

Ajit debuted in Tamil with Amaravathi while Vijay's first movie was Naalaya Theerpu. Meanwhile, let us hope that the situation does not get more bizarre and the films release on the same day!

Asin in Vijay's Vettaikkaran for 2 crores!

Tamil film industry sources strongly buzzes that Asin has been offered a whopping amount to pair with Vijay in his yet to be launched new film titled as Vettaikkaran.

According to the sources, Vijay recommended the actress to the producer and negotiated for Rs.2 crore, the highest payment to have been offered to any heroine till in Tamil film in dustry.

If everything goes well as they planned, AVM will be launching this movie on the New Year day in a grand manner.

Earlier Vijay – Asin combination was rocking in super hits like Sivakasi and Pokkiri. Now Vijay hopes that the same pair will work well in Vettaikkaran too. Asin also confirmed the news and said she is expecting the official confirmation soon.

Vijay on Villu

Tuesday-21-October-2008

Vijay spoke about Villu. He says," Pokkiri was a great hit with the combination of Prabhu Deva and me. So there are lots of expectations about this film. We are striving hard to live up to these expectations. This film has been shot in beautiful foreign locales.

Director Prabhu Deva is directing this film in a more colourful and powerful way. This film will be released for Pongal. Until then let’s wait. He also added," I have a great desire to act in Manirathinam’s film and if I get a proper script and time, I will definitely act in his film".

Nayan and Vijay in Phuket!

By Moviebuzz | Saturday, 18 October , 2008, 16:03

Last week Nayanthara was with Ajit in Switzerland, shooting a song for Aegan.

Both of them were dancing to the tune of Yuvan Shankar Raja's music and taking part in a duet Mallika Mallika… choreographed by director Raju Sundaram.

Now Nayan is in Phuket dancing on the beaches with Ilayathalapathy Vijay for Villu directed and choreographed by Prabhu Deva, Raju's brother!

Vijay had earlier completed some deadly action scenes, in Bangkok. Now after completing the song, they will be shooting some more portion of the talkie part of the film.

Nearly 60 percent of the talkie part of the film is being shot abroad, as per story demands.

Times of India | 21 Oct 2008, 0029 hrs IST, TNN

Phuket islands in Thailand is becoming a hot location for Tamil films.

Phuket, which is among the best tourist destinations in the world, is becoming popular after Hrithik Roshan and Ameesha Patel's superhit title song in Kaho Na Pyaar Hai was picturised in this picture post card island. In the last year alone, a dozen Tamil songs have been picturised at this seaside resort.

Last week, Nayanthara flew from Switzerland—after completing the last song of Aegan with Ajit — straight into Phuket island where Vijay and director Prabhu Deva were shooting a song for Villu.

Meanwhile, Sundar C and his producer wife Kushboo flew into Phuket to shoot a song for their Aindham Padai. It looks as if it has become cheaper to shoot a song in Phuket rather than Ootty!

Asin’s swerved payroll !

IndiaGlitz
[Tuesday, October 21, 2008]

News being said is Asin has been roped in to play the lead opposite Vijay for a high sum of 2 crores. AVM Balasubramaniam produces this movie, `Vettaikaran' starring Vijay.

Erstwhile, Asin shared screen space with Vijay in the blockbuster hits, `Sivakasi' and `Pokiri'. The actor expressed his desire to cast Asin once again; that he considers as his lucky mascot. The makers of Vettaikaran managed to make it happen, even though it's a pricey endeavor. Being busy in Bollywood has made a whopping increase in the actress's payroll.

A notable news is Nayantara has earlier been paid a sum of 1 crore, for the Karthik starrer, directed by Lingusamy.

Speaking to the media, Asin said," I am all excited about sharing screen space once again with Vijay. The producers phoned me to discuss as I am now in London for the shooting of the Hindi movie `London Dreams'. I am planning to mull over the script once I reach Mumbai. As I am already committed in a Hindi project that starts February, I will be acting in this movie if my schedule permits."

It's a sheen time for Asin as she is being considered as the lucky mascot by the popular star Vijay as well as by ace actor Kamal Haasan. She has been signed up to enact in Kamal's historical extravaganza `Marma Yogi', after their successful combination in `Dasavatharam'.

Asin to do Vettaikaran opposite Vijay?

Is Asin going to act opposite Vijay for his forthcoming film for AVM Balasubramaniam titled Vettaikaran?

The buzz in Kollywood circles is that Asin has been offered a whopping Rs 2 crore, the highest ever offered to a Tamil film heroine of south Indian origin (Aiswarya Rai considered a Bollywood actress is being paid Rs 6 crore to do Rajinikanth's Enthiren).

Ilayathalapathy Vijay is very particular that his lucky heroine be considered for his 49th film. Remember Vijay-Asin as a pair was simply rocking in Sivakasi and Pokkiri, both super hits?

When contacted in London where she is shooting with Salman Khan- Ajay Devgan , Vipul Shah directed London Dreams, Asin says that she has been approached by the producers of the film, and would love to do the hat trick film with Vijay.

Says Asin: "I had a great time working with Vijay in the two films that I had done with him and his wife Sangeetha is one of my closest friends in the industry. I have told the producers that I want a complete narration of the script, when I'm back in Mumbai in November. It also depends on whether I can adjust my dates as my next film in Hindi, is likely to start in February".

Thala vs Ilaiya Thalapathy!

Who is bigger - Ajith or Vijay? On the verge of completing a 100 films among them, fifty apiece, it’s a 50-50 situation in more than one sense.

By Vishak Shakti

In the southern kingdom of Rajni-land, a war has been raging over the last decade to anoint the Superstar’s heir apparent. On one side is the ‘Young General’ (Iliaya Thalapthi) Vijay, who has upstaged Rajni himself in a recent popularity poll. On the other is ‘Ultimate Star’ Ajith (also known as ‘Thala’) whose crowd pulling ability can even give even the Thalaivar the creeps.
On the verge of completing a 100 films among them, fifty apiece, it’s a 50-50 situation in more than one sense. The balance of power, evenly poised for now, might shift either way with Ajith’s ‘Aegan’ (‘Main Hoon Naa’ remake) and Vijay’s ‘Villu’ due for release soon. But given the sub continental conditions, there is an equal possibility of the long drawn test match ending in a tame draw.

The star standoffs of Tamil cinema are as old as the Western Ghats. After MGR and Sivaji, Rajni and Kamal, the latest instalment has all the makings of a classical rivalry. “Who has more mass?” (Not to be taken in the Newtonian sense, the reference here is to mass appeal!) : Passers-by are known to ask each other on the streets. It is a debate as favoured by sociology professors of Anna University as by the rickshaw drivers from downtown Chennai.

Vijay with his son-of-the-soil looks, screen demeanor and public image is a direct descendant of the MGR-Rajni lineage. In his movies he dances his lungs out, beats up more baddies than can be accommodated at the Apollo, gives moral discourses to women in particular and often turns to face the camera to have a heart-to-heart chat with his fans.

Ajith, on the other hand, is more equated with Kamal and not for no reason. Ajith. like Kamal, has a thing for prosthetics in addition to a multi-role fetish. Though he hasn’t ventured to attempt anything as outlandish as a ‘Dasavatharam’, it is a real and menacing possibility. But yet the comparison is farfetched, most Kamal fans would say, Ajith being more a student of the Rajni school of acting (which is a Kamal fan’s way of saying he cannot act for peanuts).

It is a long standing treatise in cinema that the stronger the villain the stronger the hero. As an upshot, in the absence of a suitable rival, the hero will cease to be a hero. Both Vijay and Ajith have long ago sworn by this dictum, taking digs at each other through song lyrics and dialogues. But rumour has it that away from the arc lights and flash bulbs they are the best of buddies.

But the fans like to take none of it. Two hoots to their camaraderie-status, the fans say.

The “mandrams” (fan clubs) had drawn the swords long ago and come what may they will protect the status quo. After all a bit of spark on the streets and over TASMAC (Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation Limited, to be read as ‘wine shop’) sessions never really hurt anyone.

It is in your DNA, they say. You are either a Vijay fan or then you are the Ajith type. You don’t get to like them both. Recreational Hazard!

Source: India Syndicate