'Mayakkam Enna' Highlights & Interesting facts

The songs and the teaser trailer from Dhanush's 'Mayakkam Enna' have hyped the expectations on the film multi-fold among the young. Now the latest grapevine has is that the film will see Dhanush through four different stages in his life.

It is said that Dhanush will be seen in various stages, as a boy just out of his teenage to an old man! This is one of the USPs of the film which will be a big hit among audience, according to sources. "The national award winning actor has pulled off a great performance and his acting in the teasers is just a prelude", say those in the know.

When quizzed Selva about his three prior hits with Dhanush and what will be different in 'Mayakkam Enna', he expressed "We planned it in a manner that the shades of our prior three films wont be seen in this. Dhanush's acting also will be different and you wouldn't have seen this side of his. Also, Richa Gangopadhyay is on par with Dhanush's performance".

His song with brother Dhanush, 'Kadhal En Kadhal...' is rocketing the charts and introduced to us to the singer in Selva who has delivered the colloquial lyrics well. But the director has a different tale to tell, he jokingly quoted that he only recorded the premix with GV but GV insisted on releasing it with Selva's voice as it has a rustic feel and when the latter didn't want credits he gave credits as well.

Richa Gangopadhyay will be making her debut in Tamil through this film and her character is sketched with ample importance in the script, something on the lines of importance given to Anitha and Divya's characters in '7G Rainbow Colony' and 'Kadhal Konden'.

Come back to IndiaGlitz for more interesting information on this Dhanush starrer that is gearing up for a Diwali release.

Mayakkam Enna enters into the Diwali race!

Looks like Dhanush - Richa Gangopadhyay starrer 'Mayakkam Enna' has seen a change in its release date and has now joined the Diwali bandwagon that already has three biggies lined up namely Suriya's '7aum Arivu', Vijay's 'Velayudham' and Silambarasan's 'Osthi'.

Incidentally, Richa Gangopadhyay is going to debut into Tamil cinema through two films at a go! Considering both her films are raving good expectations among fans, she is definitely going to make a mark in Tamil cinema through her very debut, due to the contrast of characters she plays in both the films.


'Mayakkam Enna' directed by Selvaraghavan has Dhanush, Richa and Sunder Ramu in the lead roles and is a breezy entertainer, that is not just a love story but also on friendship and the day to day problems a youth faces.

The film has its tunes composed by GV Prakash and the music was unveiled at a radio station in the city recently. The songs have set a rage among the young due to its colloquial lyrics, especially 'Oda Oda Dhooram...' crooned by Dhanush.

As the title suggests dreamy love, we'll have to wait to know if the movie will smitten audiences as well.

7am Arivu audio launched with glitz and glamour [Pics]

Surya and Shruti Hassan starrer much-awaited 7 Aum Arivu was released yesterday evening at the Chennai Trade Centre. Director KS Ravikumar, actor Dhanush and Harris Jayaraj unveiled the music of the album.

As expected, it turned out to be an evening of glitz and glamour. The who's who of the Tamil film industry including Surya, Shruti Hassan, Harris Jayaraj, AR Murugadoss, Dhayanidhi Alagiri, Karthi, Sivakumar, AL Vijay, Udhayanidhi Stalin Johnny Tri Nguyen and attended music launch of 7 Aum Arivu.

• 7am Arivu Music Review & Rating
• Listen & download 7am Arivu songs on 6tune.com

Isha Sharvani, Abhinaya, Rukmini Vijayakumar and many others added colours to the music launch function through their performances. Harris Jayaraj compositional audio has six songs for which Madhan Karky, Na Muthukumar P.Vijay and Kabilan have penned the lyrics.

Difficult to title film in Tamil - Selvaraghavan

When asked Selvaraghavan that how is film was titled Mayakkam Enna, he said, " To tell the truth I did not get a title that suited the story. My whole brain was burning. Then one day while I was driving my car, I happened to listen to one of the Shivaji sir’s song. There I caught this title. It is very difficult to title a film in Tamil.

There is a question that whether Dhanush in this film is for the sake of the story or convenience. There is no convenience in this. In fact, if there is a debutant actor, he will not go anywhere.
You can extract the work as per our whims and fancies. But Dhanush is now a popular. I have to wait for his call sheet. Hence Dhanush is in this film for the sake of the story and not for convenience. The audience in the theatre should forget themselves in the story. That is important. There is no need of exotic locations or high budgets. It is enough if the story happens within the four walls. The film which is being made for commercial purposes will not succeed. My next film will have Arya and Anushka in the lead role."

Mayakkam Enna - Selva plans for Telugu Remake

Director Selvaraghavan is in plans of making Mayakkam Enna soon in Telugu. His earlier outings like 7G Rainbow Colony and Aayirathil Oruvan proved to be successful at the box office.

The director was quizzed during the audio launch whether he will be dubbing Mayakkam Enna in Telugu; he replied that he might remake the film in Telugu. The film is said to be a romantic thriller which features Dhanush, Richa and Sundar Ramu in the lead roles while Mathivanan Rajendran, Pooja Balu, Soni Barring, Rajiv Choudhry and others play supporting roles.

Music scored by GV Prakash is gearing up to hit the stores yesterday and the response for the songs is outstanding.

It looks like an announcement is in the offing!

Mayakkam Enna audio launched at Radio Mirchi

 Dhanush- Richa starrer Mayakkam Enna was launched at Radio Mirchi, Chennai on 19 Sep.

The lead cast Dhanush, Richa, Sundar, director Selvaraghavan; his wife Gitanjali Selvaraghavan and music composer GV Prakash was present for the audio launch event. GV has given six songs for the album which are sung by Naresh Iyer, Saindhavi, GV Prakash, Dhanush, Selvaraghavan and Harish Raghavendra. This album will be Gemini Audio’s first foray into film music.

Music director GV Prakash says “The music is peppy and I’m sure the youth will fall in love with the album. Dhanush and Selva has written the lyrics and a couple of them has been sung by the brothers.”

Meanwhile, after the audio launch Gitanjali Selva had tweeted- “Its time!!! Audio in stores! If you like it tell your friends, if u don't like it tell your enemies ;-) But like it or not... Say no to piracy!”

President gave away best Actor Award to Danush

 President Pratibha Patil on Friday gave away the Best Actor award to Dhanush for his performance in 'Aadukalam', at the 58th National Film Awards at a glittering function in Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi.

Others from Kollywood who were honoured with National Awards at the function were Saranya Ponvannan (Best Actress - 'Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'), Vairamuthu (Best Lyricist - 'Thenmerku Paruvakaatru'), Vetrimaran (Best Screenplay and Direction - 'Aadukalam'), Thambi Ramaiah (Best Supporting Actor - 'Mynaa'), Kishore (Best Edting - 'Aadukalam'), Dinesh (Best Choreography - 'Aadukalam') and a special award for Jayapalan, who beautifully enacted the Pettaikaran role in 'Aadukalam'. 'Thenmerku Paruvakatru' was honoured with the Best Film Award in the regional movies category.

Also, art director Sabu Cyril and special effects expert Srinivas M Mohan were presented the National Awards for their work in Superstar Rajinikanth starrer 'Enthiran', directed by Shankar and produced by Sun Pictures.

Speaking on the occasion, both Pratibha Patil and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni emphasized the role that films can play in India's emergence as a "soft power" on the global platform.

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Regional cinema was in the spotlight at the 58th National Film Awards presented today. Big winners included Tamil actor Dhanush and Malayalam actor Salim Kumar who shared the prestigious Best Actor award. Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu bagged the Best Feature Film.

The awards were presented by President Pratibha Patil at the Vigyan Bhawan.

The awards were hosted by actors Mahie Gill and Rajat Kapoor. "I am hosting the national awards function in Delhi- its a new thing for me.. A little nervous..." the actor tweeted before the event.

Veteran Tamil filmmaker K. Balachander was conferred the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2010 for his outstanding contribution to the growth and development of Indian cinema.

The 81-year-old writer-director-producer has directed nearly 80 films in his career and launched the career of Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth.

Hindi cinema's big award came from Dabangg, starring Salman Khan. Dabangg picked up the award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment.

Directed by Abhinav Kashyap and produced by Arbaaz Khan, Malaika Arora Khan and Dhilin Mehta,Dabangg was a runaway hit, collecting a record-setting 14.5 crore on the first day. That record has now been undone by another Salman Khan film, Bodyguard which coasted to a jaw-dropping 22 crore on its first day.

The Award for the Best Hindi Film has been given to Do Dooni Chaar, produced by Arindam Chaudhuri and directed by Habib Faisal. he unpretentious film brought back the 70s hit pair and real-life star couple Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh on screen after decades.

Other notable winners include Marathi actress Mitalee Jagtap Varadkar and Tamil actress Saranya Ponvannan who jointly won Best Actress for Baboo Band Baaja and Thenmerkku Paruvakkatru. Husband-wife music-makers Rekha Bhardwaj and Vishal Bhardwaj won an award each for Best Female Playback Singer and Best Music Direction for Ishqiya.

The List of Winners at the 58th National Film Awards:

Selvaraghavan turns singer for Mayakkam Enna

Selvaraghavan has so far made his brother Dhanush to croon songs for his films but for his forthcoming outing Mayakkam Enna, Selva has crooned a song for the first time.

The song Kaadhal Yen Kaadhal which was penned by Dhanush and Selvaraghavan has been crooned by the duo. Music director GV Prakash Kumar will surely hit hattrick after the super success of Aadukalam and Deiva Thirumagal. The director requested GV not to reveal his name and he also said not to paste his name on the audio cover. Even GV has sung a soothing number along with his fiancée Saindhavi.

GV Prakash said “Initially I made Selva to sing the track and after hearing to it I decided that this was the husky and raw voice that I was looking for. It took a lot of time for me to convince him; undoubtedly this number will be one of the highlights of the album”.

Mayakkam Enna has Dhanush, Richa and Sundar in the lead is almost finished and the team is busy with the patchwork and part of a song remaining. The audio launch of the film will take place next week.

Danush-Shruthi's '3' First look Posters[Pics]

"3" Dhanush New Movie Posters 

Aishwarya Dhanush has released the first look stills of her upcoming film 3 on September 1^st as promised by her a couple of days ago.

The first look images were published for the first time in leading newspapers. The posters revealed the close moments shared by the lead pair Dhanush and Shruthi Haasan with each other in different backgrounds. The film is said to be a romantic entertainer laced with loads of comedy. Dhanush is going to share the screen space with Shruthi Haasan for the first time. The film 3 has turned out to be one of the hottest films in Kollywood.

Aishwarya says “I feel like everyone is not able to get what they desire in life but Dhanush is able to achieve all possible things. However, he still has a space to be filled. What is it forms the crux of 3.  My father Superstar Rajinikanth is totally aware of the script and it was he who encouraged me to direct the film. Finally I started the film with the blessings of my parents and my in-laws.”

The film is being produced by Dhanush’s dad Kasthuri Raja under R K Productions.

Dhanush celebrates his birthday today!

Simple and humble, actor Dhanush celebrates his birthday today. He is celebrating his 28th birthday today in Chennai.

On the eve of his birthday Dhanush has good news for his fans. He is going to start his next project which is going to be directed by his wife Aishwarya Dhanush. One more reason which made him feel special is the National award in the Best Actor category for Aadukalam.

With the boy-next-door looks, mannerisms and image, Dhanush has stolen many young hearts. Being the son-in-law of Superstar Rajinikanth’s is another aspect that has made Dhanush lovable among the public. He is very reserved kind of person and is an extremely private person, much like his famed father-in-law. His life always revolves around his wife Aishwarya and sons Yathra and Linga.

On his professional front Dhanush is busy with tentatively titled Irandam Ulagam, directed by his brother Selvaraghavan and untitled film of Aishwarya Dhanush. All the details such as the title, star cast and crew will be disclosed shortly regarding Aishwarya Dhanush project.

Meanwhile there is a buzz that Velraj has been signed for cinematography while music is by a debutant. On Wednesday, a song from the film was recorded, which was sung by Vijay Yesudas and Shwetha Mohan. Today he will be shooting for Aishwarya’s film in and around Chennai and later in the evening he has a family get-together

Dhanush joins the final schedule of Selva’s film

Dhanush is all happy man as he has bagged National Award for Best Actor Aadukalam and his father in law Rajini’s health is normal and his brother Selvaraghavan got married. He is all happy and with this full energy he started the final schedule of his forthcoming film which is tentatively titled as Irandam Ulagam in Chennai

Dhanush is sharing the screen space with Richa in this romantic entertainer. The film is all about a married couple and their lives before marriage. Director Selva is back from his wedding holidays and is moving on fourth gear to complete the film as soon as possible.

Dhanush apart from playing the lead role have sung two songs Oda Oda Dhooram and Kadhal Yen Kadhal in this film. It is heard that both the songs have come extremely well. GV Prakash has scored the music for the songs penned by Selva and Dhanush.

Ramji is working as the cinematographer for the film. UTV Motion Pictures holds the distribution rights of the film which was brought for a whopping amount.

Dhanush tweeted- “Resumed Selva’s final schedule. Tough level of acting but will do my best.”

Venghai Movie Review

Film: Venghai

Cast: Dhanush, Tamannah, Goundamani, Prakash Raj, Raj Kiran and Ganja Karuppu.

Director: Hari

Producer: B. Bharathireddy

Banner: Vijaya Productions

Music: Devi Sri Prasad

Rating: 2.5/5

Vengai story:

Vengai is typical movie of Hari’s stamp. It is just the tale of father and son affection and in between comes some action and love which forms Vengai.

Selvam (Dhanush) is the son of Veerapandi (Raj Kiran) who is an influential person in a village in Sivaganga district and does all good for the welfare of the village. Prakash Raj fondly called as Annachi becomes MLA for this region and Veerapandi takes an oath from Annachi to do only good things for the people in the village. However, Annachi brings out his evil image and does all illegal activities to make money and exercise his power. But Veerapandi, who gets angry with his activities, tries to stop them. Selvam who comes to know about his activities takes things in his hands but his father sends him to Trichy.

Selvam comes across Radhika (Tamannah) who is his childhood friend. Both of them within no time fall in love for each other. As Veerapandi is always standing as a problem for his activities Annachi decides to settle Veerapandi scores. From here the Tom and Jerry show starts between them. How Annachi takes revenge on Veerapandi? Will the love life of Selvam and Radhika turn successful? How will Dhanush settle the scores with Annachi? Checkout for the answers on the big screens…….

Performances:

Dhanush once again wins the hearts of audience with his superb performance as an angry young man. His mannerisms, ease in performing tough fights and gracy dance movements are the show stealers. Overall, Dhanush lived up to the expectations in all aspects.

Speaking about Tamanna, she is a perfect fit for the role of Radhika. She oozes in glamour in traditional outfits too and looked ultra glamorous in songs with skimpy outfits.

Prakashraj was again usually at his best. It looks like words are not enough to praise Prakash Raj as he is the tailor-made for the role of a corrupt politician. He also brought out some laughter which reminds his character in Ghilli.

Raj Kiran played his part well. He brought out anger, agony, frustration and love in right proportions. Comedy by Ganja Karuppu has brought some laughs.

Technicalities:

Director Hari yet again proved that he is good at handling mass masala films. His most gripping screenplay and effective narration will impress the viewers. True winner is Hari for his jet speed screenplay.

Vetri’s cinematography is worth mentioning and especially the way he captured the village beauty, songs and action sequences is good. Vijayan’s editing was sharp and made the movie not to loose its grip. Production values are great. Music by Devisri Prasad is peppy and foot-tapping. All the songs were excellently picturised.

Analysis:

For all those who have the heart to enjoy the regular formula based, masala action films…Vengai serves you 100% satisfaction. First half was neatly brought out with the right force for second half by successfully creating a strong conflict between hero and villain. Again the action drama continues in second half. Action based formula movies always have their own stamina to break the BO.

The audiences feel satisfied as Hari has some good moments along with thrilling moments coming out as a surprise in the climax. Action, racy script, strong and gripping narration, power packed performance of Dhanush and Raj Kiran, Tamanna glamour and DSP’s music stand as plus points of the film. On the flip side, the film has a familiar theme in regular style of Hari. Given the good amount of publicity by the team and a word of mouth, Vengai has all the chances to make it big at BO, especially ‘B & C’ centres.

Vengai is a regular action formula film with sundry elements of entertainment sprinkled around. Worth a look-in if you are a fan of Dhanush or Tamanna.

Final Verdict: A power packed action masala entertainer…

Get ready for Venghai

Venghai, starring Dhanush-Tamanna is all set to hit the screens on July 7^th, 2011,

Venghai is set in a rural backdrop and it has all commercial elements like action, comedy, love and sentiment. It is a racy subject which will show Dhanush in a different light. Raj Kiran, Goundamani, Senthil, Prakash Raj and others are playing other pivotal roles. The film cleared the censors with an U/A certificate very recently. Commercial director Hari has done the direction for this mass masala entertainer which will appeal all sections of audiences.

Initially Sun Pictures has reportedly snapped the theatrical rights of the film for a record price but later they backed off from the project. The music of the film is released recently and the album consists of 5 tracks with typical DSP mixture of fast numbers with some melody numbers.

Get set to watch this action-packed film soon at cinemas near you!!