Mersal (#Thalapathy 61) Official First Look |Vijay 61 Title Mersal | Movie Information

 Mersal (#Thalapathy 61) Official First Look |Vijay 61 Title Mersal | Movie Information

Arnold missed veshti; liked idli, dosai and pongal

 Arnold Schwarzenegger who was in the city for the audio launch of Shankar's I -which has Vikram, Amy Jackson in the lead and songs composed by AR Rahman -ensured that he didn't miss out on the taste of Chennai too. We hear that during his stay at a star hotel here, the Hollywood superstar had idli, dosai and pongal for breakfast -after which he worked out for six hours at the gym! He was also so fascinated by the south Indian culture that he wanted to wear a veshti during his meeting with the Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa. Sources say that arrangements were also made according to Arnold's wish. However, since he had to rush to make it in time for the appointment to meet the CM, he gave wearing the veshti a miss.

When we contacted the producer of I, Aascar Ravichandran, he confirmed the news saying, "Yes, Arnold liked idli, dosai and pongal a lot. When continental cuisines were provided to him, he insisted on having only our traditional breakfast. He also wanted to meet CM in veshti, but due to time constraints, he couldn't wear it."

Ask him about Arnold's epic six hour workout schedule and Aascar says, "He landed at 3.30 am, had breakfast at 5.30 am and then he headed to gym for the workout. He worked out for six hours. Our team was actually stunned by his dedication to his fitness regime."

Goof-ups at 'I' audio launch

While the audio launch of director Shankar's magnum opus 'I' was a grand event, there were quite a few goof-ups during the show. First, the launch was scheduled to start at 6 pm, but the stars turned up late pushing the kick off to close to 8 pm. While the guest and audience were in the arena by 5.30, the crowd were getting a bit restless. But they were all on their toes once the launch started and were stunned by every aspect of the film.

The show hosts singer Chinmayi and actor Bobby Simha couldn't keep the crowd engaged either. Though both are stars in their own profession, their hosting talent was in question. While Chinmayi welcomed Telugu star Rana Daggubati, who wasn't present at the event, Bobby's was left speechless on quite a few occasions.

Actor Rana Daggubati had earlier in the day said on his social networking page that he wouldn't be able to attend the grand audio launch of filmmaker Shankar's Tamil magnum opus I. "Won't be able to make it to the 'I' audio launch this evening because of shoot. Will be missing a huge event. Missing a chance to see the legends on stage @Schwarzenegger and @superstarrajini," Rana posted on Twitter Monday.

Actor Vikram too thanked Rana Daggubati for coming to the audio launch even though he didn't. A mistake on Vikram's part is understandable, considering the fact that he isn't on social networking site and also because he was putting on his make-up for the beast character he was performing at the audio launch. But Chinmayi, who is active on social network sites, should have known or at least should have kept to welcoming the stars by actually spotting them.

Chinmayi's co host Bobby Simha was take aback when a person from the audience said on mic that he wanted to take a picture with Arnold when asked to sing in a high pitch.

AR Rahman turns scriptwriter

Post his picking up the Academy Awards for Slumdog Millionaire, music composer AR Rahman spends a part of his time in LA, composing music for Hollywood films. He has also acquired a keen sense of script and we have learnt that he started writing scripts three years ago. In fact, such is the music whiz's interest in filmmaking that he also learnt script-writing in LA. He has currently finished two full-fledged scripts and has also narrated the same to producers in Bollywood.

What's interesting is that they have agreed to produce the films. While we could not get further details because things are still under negotiation, one can vouch for the fact that Rahman being the creative genius that he is, his script-writing will also be as evolved as his music is.

Cannes canned, but will it be a Japanese premiere for Kochadaiiyan?

Superstar Rajinikanth might not have gone to Cannes as was originally planned, but work on his upcoming Kochadaiiyan  is in progress, with the trailer of the film slated to be released soon.

So, why didn't Rajini head to Cannes? "We were initially planning to go there, but we wanted to ensure that the trailer was cut well and in the best format. That was taking time. So, we have rescheduled it and will be releasing the trailer soon," informs producer Murali Manohar. The director of the film, Soundarya Rajinikanth, had tweeted, "Trailer shaping out well. Working on more surprises... All efforts are going in to release it asap. (sic)"

Post-production work on the period flick is taking place simultaneously in Chennai, China and London. Meanwhile, the buzz is that either the film's audio launch or its premiere will be held in Japan, considering the fact that the actor has a huge fan following there.

Oscar winner A R Rahman, who is the music composer for the film, will start work on the background score soon and it's said that one of the songs, which has Rajinikanth crooning after a long time, will be the highlight of the music album. Interestingly, this special number will also be part of the making-of-the-movie video that will be released by the team soon.

Raanjhanaa title track video promo!

The title track video promo of Sonam Kapoor-Dhanush starrer Raanjhnaa is out. Directed by Anand Rai, the film is currently in post-production while Dhanush  and Sonam Kapoor look quite promising in the promo. Produced by Eros International, it is scheduled to release on June 28.

The foot tapping title track of Raanjhanaa is sung by Jaswinder Singh & Shiraz Uppal in Oscar winner A R Rahman's music. Dhanush, whose 'Why this Kolaveri di' became a worldwide sensation, is making his Bollywood debut with Raanjhnaa and seems to have given a wonderful performance going by the trailer and promo.

Kochadaiyaan's trailer release!

The trailer of Rajinikanth's most anticipated movie Kochadaiyaan  will be released in the prestigious Cannes Film Festival 2013. The director of the film Soundarya R Ashwin updated the progress of the film in her micro-blogging page tweeting "Hey guys. Trailer is shaping out well. Working on more surprises. All efforts are going in to release it asap. Will keep u posted."

Deepika Padukone is playing the female lead and tunes are composed by A R Rahman. Sunil Lulla is producing this movie under Eros International with Shobana, Aadhi, Raadhika Sarathkumar and Jackie Shroff are playing prominent roles.

The post-production work of the film is underway currently. Directed by Soundarya Ashwin, daughter of Rajinikanth, the film is India's first movie filmed in motion-capture technology.

Dhruva Natchathiram logo unveiled

The first look of Gautham Menon's Dhruva Natchathiram, which has Suriya in the lead, is out. The official launch took place at Gautham's Photon Kathaas Thanga Meengal audio release, which happened this morning.

The logo that has names of 11 people in a note pad of a guy called K, with a concise message - Looking for my 12th man, and signed Basement , has sparked off an interest among people. The shoot for the film, which is said to be a thriller based on espionage, is likely to begin on May 2nd.

AR Rahman is scoring the music, and this will be the first time the trio is coming together for a film. While Gautham and Suriya had worked together earlier in Kakha Kakha and Vaaranam Aayiram, the music for the films was by Harris Jayaraj.

Rahman’s magic for Mariyaan

A song from Mariyaan, Nenje Ezhu, was recently unveiled as a 38-second teaser. This number sung passionately by the composer of the film, AR Rahman himself, has lyrics by Kutti Revathi.

The film directed by Bharathbala has Dhanush and Parvathy Menon playing the lead and the song is expected to top the music charts, when it is completely unveiled on May 3.

However, the teaser of the song has already received more than 3 lakh hits with many likes and comments populating the online space. The entire album is likely to release next month. This is Dhanush's next after 3, which failed to set the BO on fire.

Dhanush's 'Raanjhanaa' trailer rocks!

The first look trailer of Dhanush’s first Hindi film Raanjhanaa was released online at midnight (April 24). The trailer looks very impressive and exciting.  Dhanush as a Benareswala rocks along with AR Rahman’s amazing score.

Raanjhanaa directed by  Anand L. Rai and written by Himanshu Sharma is a film set in Benares and Dhanush’s character is a 100% North Indian UP’ wala. Surprisingly, Dhanush’s Hindi dubbing and lip sync is perfect.

The film is produced by Krishika Lulla under the banner Eros International and stars Dhanush in his Bollywood debut with Sonam Kapoor and Abhay Deol in the lead roles. The trailer has peppy music and background score by AR Rahman. The film is scheduled to release on June 21, 2013.

Noted television critic and anchor Rajeev Masand tweeted : “The trailer of Raanjhanaa looks really good! And Rahman's score is just WOW”