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recently dhanush has resumed the shoot of vada chennai i n the outskirts of chennai city. touted to be a gangster trilogy, vada chennai has samuthirakani, andrea and amala paul in important roles. vada chennai is being jointly produced by dhanush’s wunderbar films and lyca productions .
vada chennai, a crime drama, marks dhanush' s third collaboration with vetrimaaran .
' vada chennai' will be produced by dhanush under his home banner wunderbar films .
the latest development on vada chennai is that amala paul is likely to replace samantha .
the first schedule of dhanush - starrer vada chennai was wrapped up in november last year .
vijay sethupathi will be playing a very important extended cameo in vada chennai. very happy: )
reportedly the script of vada chennai deals about the life story of a notorious gangster in north chennai and it will be made in two parts .
in a bid to get some useful information on when actually would' vada chennai' commence we got a startling information from a reliable source that' vada chennai' will go on floors only in 2017 .
gorgeous samantha and andrea jasmine roped in as vada chennai heroine. the other supporting actors cast will update soon .
we were the first to report on vijay sethupathi’s inclusion in vetri maaran’s dream project vada chennai, the gangster trilogy, which stars dhanush as the lead protagonist. a shooting schedule of vada chennai was completed a few months back .
so immediately, the smart businessman that he is, dhanush summoned his good friend vetrimaran and decided to start vada chennai on priority basis. and on the day of the pooja, he announced that vada chennai will be a trilogy !
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vada chennai, part of a trilogy, will track 30 years in the life of a gangster from north madras .
the suave actor was initially supposed to appear in an important role in director vetrimaran' s' vada chennai' .
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' vada chennai' will have dhanush, samantha and andrea jeremiah in lead characters with santhosh narayanan handling the musical score .
vada chennai, reportedly the first of a trilogy, chronicles 30 years of a gangster’s life, with dhanush playing the gangster .
gv prakash will score the music for this film. as the title indicates, vada chennai’s story will revolve around north chennai, said the film’s producer dhayanidhi alagiri of cloud nine movies .
divya spandana the numero uno actress of kannada cinema who is hardly seen in tamil is rumoured to be the heroine of vada chennai .
' vada chennai' is a trilogy that will take us for a deep dive into the underworld history of north chennai. santhosh narayanan will be taking care of the musical score for this film .
the first schedule of' vada chennai' was wrapped up in november last year. it was predominantly shot in a prison set here .
the second schedule of ‘vada chennai’ kicked off in royapuram from april. the release date of this upcoming film is yet to be announced .
samantha was dhanush' s first choice as heroine for vetrimaran' s vada chennai. but in cinema, nothing is reality till it happens .
today' s birthday boy dhanush is presently busy shooting for director vetrimaran' s ambitious trilogy' vada chennai'. the shooting of the film has been progressing in a in chennai for the past several weeks .
stay tune here for more updates about the movie. that’s all about vada chennai movie wiki, cast & crew, heroine names and release details .
vada chennai will chronicle 30 years in the life of a gangster essayed by dhanush. daniel balaji and samuthirakani have been roped in to play prominent roles .
actor - filmmaker dhanush on tuesday said he has resumed the shoot of national award winning filmmaker vetrimaaran' s upcoming tamil gangster drama' vada chennai' .
the team of vetri maaran’s vada chennai looks set to begin its next schedule from september 4, that is expected to be as long as 25 days .
' vada chennai', which will be made as a trilogy, will track 30 years in the life of a gangster from north chennai. the film also stars amala paul, apart from a host of supporting cast .
as we had reported earlier vetrimaran has revealed that' vada chennai' deals with story of the underworld network in north chennai spanning across three to four decades. he has reportedly planned the film to be made in two parts .
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vada chennai (aka) vadachennai is a tamil movie direction by national award winning director vettrimaran. the movie has dhanush in the lead role with ...
the actor was earlier slated to do a tamil - telugu bilingual with selvaraghavan, which has been put on hold. “somehow our timings never coincide. meanwhile, vetrimaaran offered vada chennai. his films aadukalam and polladhavan are among my favourite films. vada chennai is a gangster film with simbhu and me, ” adds rana .
the shooting of tamil gangster drama vada chennai has not been put on hold and a new schedule of the film will begin in march, says its director vetrimaaran .
putting all the rumours to rest, vetrimaaran, a national award - winning filmmaker, tweeted: “the second schedule of ‘vada chennai’ starts first week of march. ”
dhanush’s gangster drama vada chennai, which is being directed by vetrimaaraan, is facing one problem after another. after vijay sethupathi, now actor amala paul has quit .
vada chennai movie is a film, based on the life story of dhanush’s character and an underworld of north chennai. santhosh narayanan the kabali music director tunes the music for vada chennai, g. b venkatesh as editor, velraj handles the cinematography. dhanush’s wunderbar films is also taking an active part in the production of this film. vijay sethupathi, andrea jeremiah are also featuring in other key roles .
also starring andrea jeremiah, samuthirakani, kishore and cheenu mohan in important roles, vada chennai has music composed by santhosh narayanan. jointly produced by grass root film company and wunderbar films, vada chennai is said to be the costliest venture in dhanush’s career. velraj cranks the camera for the film, whose shooting is currently underway in royapuram .
finally, the most anticipated shoot of vada chennai will start rolling from june 15th in chennai. to be directed by vetrimaaran, a huge jail set has been erected for the film and the team is planning to shoot major portions of first schedule there .
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as we had reported earlier that vijay sethupathi will be playing an important role in ‘vada chennai’ directed by vetrimaaran and costarring amala paul, andrea, daniel balaji, kishore and karunaas .
dhanush will be seen playing the lead role in vada chennai, which will also have ensemble of actors including samantha, who is said to be playing a slum dweller in the film .
when vetrimaaran and dhanush officially announced that vijay sethupathi will be doing an important role in the long - in - the - making gangster drama vada chennai, the expectations were sky high .
the film will chronicle 30 years in the life of a gangster from north chennai .
dhanush has resumed shooting for vetrimaaran’s upcoming tamil gangster - drama vada chennai. he wrote on twitter, “with two days to go for pa paandi’s release, resuming vada chennai shoot from today. blazing sun, sea, great people and typical vetrimaaran locations. ” the first schedule of the film was wrapped up in november last year. it was said to be predominantly shot in a prison .
he also put to rest the rumors that it is a historical film. dhayanidhi alagiri revealed that the pre production work for vada chennai has already begun and the shooting will start from march 2012 .
adding to these stellar performers. actor pawan who gave his first notable performance as' outtu' in' polladahvan' will be acting under the direction of vetrimaaran again for' vada chennai' .
since there had been no updates about the completion of the first schedule and dhanush later signed back - to - back new projects, there was speculation that vada chennai had been put on hold .
, andrea jeremiah in lead role. this film is directed by vetrimaaran and produced by dhanush. it is made under the banner of wunderbar films. vada chennai is scheduled to release on 2018 .
vada chennai (2017) upcoming tamil gangster movie written and direction by vetrimaaran. the film starring dhanush, samantha, andrea jasmine in lead roles. santhosh narayanan will score music and cinematography by velraj. bankrolled by grass root film company and wunderbar films (previously collaborated in kakka muttai). check out below for more about vada chennai wiki, cast & crew, heroine name and other details .
vetri maaran' s vada chennai seems to be in news for one reason or other even before it goes on floors. latest is that rana daggubati, who is supposed to do his tamil debut, will not after all be in the movie. according to sources close to the director rana willingly opted himself out of the project for reasons best known to only the director and him. rana himself, however, was not available for comment. vada chennai has silambarasan in the lead and is produced by dhayanidhi alagiri' s cloud nine movies. andrea jeremiah plays the female lead in vada chennai .
he also clarified that his absolute focus is currently on the first part of
vada chennai
, putting to rest rumours about signing a new project with actor - composer g. v. prakash kumar .
my next shoot will be for the second schedule of' vada chennai'. after that, i would think about anything else. i don' t know yet ,
he added .
' with two days to go for' power paandi' release, resuming' vada chennai' shoot from today. blazing sun, sea, great people and typical vetrimaaran locations,' dhanush tweeted .
vetrimaaran roped in vijay sethupathi to play the role of a north chennai gangster in vada chennai, whose shooting is expected to resume towards the end of april again. amala paul and andrea jeremiah will be seen essaying pivotal roles in the film, which will have music composed by santhosh narayanan .
vijay sethupathi was to star as a north chennai gangster in the film. (facebook )
santhosh narayanan is likely to compose music for the film while the team will be soon announcing the rest of the cast and crew. the principal shoot of vada chennai will commence by the end of this month .
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velraj will be in charge of cinematography, kishore t e will edit vada chennai and jackie will be the art director. the producer added that he will update on the other cast and crew once he signs them up .
we have already reported that national award winner vetrimaaran is planning to make his ‘vada chennai’ as a two part movie with dhanush and samantha in the lead roles. the shooting is expected to begin in the middle of 2016 .
vada chennai marks the third collaboration between dhanush and vetrimaaran. previously, the actor - director duo has delivered super hits like polladhavan and aadukalam. it also stars samantha ruth prabhu, andrea jeremiah, samuthirakani and daniel balaji .
vijay sethupathi kept allocating dates to the team, but vetrimaaran and dhanush never used it. they postponed shooting schedules at irregular intervals and it clashed with his already - committed assignments, forcing him to pull out of vada chennai .
reliable sources reveal a super exciting news that ‘vada chennai’ will have on board, two more hot heroes jiiva and vijay sethupathi making it one of the biggest multistarrers in tamil cinema. it is worth mentioning that dhanush, vijay sethupathi and jiiva are chennai, tamil experts and would do full justice to the story based on north madras .
having been convinced that simbu - starrer' vada chennai' will be further delayed, director vetri maaran has decided to rope in dhanush for a new film. this will be their third film in a row. the earlier two films were' polladavan' and' aadukalam'. the shooting of' vada chennai' had to be postponed because telugu actor rana, who was to have played an important role in the film alongside simbu, suddenly dropped out and simbu left for america. on his return to chennai after two month' s stay in us, simbu got busy working on' vettai mannan' and' poda podi'. so,' vada chennai' has to be put on hold. pending the launching of' vada chennai', the award - winning director will make a new film with dhanush playing the hero. all he could reveal at this stage is that this film is not set in chennai. vetri maaran told the media that for various reasons he has postponed work on' vada chennai' and he is currently working on a new script. this venture will feature dhanush in the lead and will be produced under dhayanidhi alagiri' s banner. vetri maaran' s regular crew, including g. v. prakash, velraj and kishore, is part of this new project.' we will go on floors as soon as dhanush completes the film he is now working on.' stressing that he will finish' vada chennai', he said simbu is still the hero of the film and will start work on the project as soon as he completes his film with dhanush .
‘vada chennai’ has been in news since 2009. but the official announcement was made in the year 2011 that it’s filming would start by march 2012. in between ‘vada chennai’ had to be even shelved. and then in may 2015 many changes were introduced and the production started last year in june with a fresh cast. the movie stars south superstar dhanush in the lead role. actors ameer and samuthirakani will also be seen in pivotal roles. as per a report in a leading website, the cast of ‘vada chennai’ would be sporting multiple looks. however there’s no confirmation about it from the lead actor who’s also producing the film under his banner wunderbar films along with lyca productions and grass root film company .
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vetrimaran dhanush combo to make a raw gangster movie that is title as vada chennai. with lots of suspense and suprises regarding the cast and crew has been cleared. official announcements are out from the team. watch the video to know more
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all these film are expected to keep him busy for the remaining part of the year. but film buffs have started worrying about' vada chennai' which should have started in early 2015 dhanush hadn' t got bollywood offers at that time .
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it has been confirmed, finally! silambarasan aka str and telugu star rana daggubati will share the screen space in vetri maaran directed vada chennai. while str will be the hero, rana will appear in a special prominent role, disclosed vetri maaran .
even before the film was launched, samuthirkanai who won the national award for the best supporting actor for his performance in vetrimaaran' s latest film' visaranai' was confirmed to be part of' vada chennai' star cast also. later daniel balaji who acted as the lead antagonist in vetri' s debut outing' polladhavan' was roped in for this ambitious project. yesterday, karunas who played an important supporting character in' polladhavan' confirmed that he will be acting in' vada chennai' .
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actor dhanush resumed shooting for his upcoming film, vada chennai (north chennai), following the release of his directorial debut pa paandi last week. the shooting of the film was put on hold indefinitely after the first schedule. with no clear response from the filmmakers, speculations were rife that the three - part gangster film has been shelved owing to some differences between dhanush and director vetrimaaran .
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director vetrimaaran' s dream project' vada chennai' is already on the floors and the shooting has been progressing for the past few weeks. the films stars dhanush and samantha in lead roles and we are getting to know the attractive names in the supporting cast one by one .
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when dhanush announced that the maverick actor, vijay sethupathi, would be doing an extended cameo in the film, expectations skyrocketed. since the film was delayed, he had to back out of vada chennai as well. now, the makers have roped in director - actor ameer as his replacement. “vetrimaaran and his team felt that ameer would be able to ace this role, which is significant to the story and thus chose him to be part of vada chennai. he is expected to join the shoot from the next schedule, ” a source close to the team reveals .
sources reveal that the first part of the' vada chennai' trilogy will hit the screens in the second half of 2017. the film stars vijay sethupathi, amala paul. andrea, samuthirakani, kishore, pawan and many other prominent actors alongside dhanush. santhosh narayanan is rendering the musical score for this film
vada chennai directed by vetri maaran is touted to be a gangster trilogy that has dhanush, samuthirakani, daniel balaji and others. amala paul was earlier in the film but now she has opted out of it. sources in the knowhow say that she has walked out of the project due to date issues .
now the latest we learn is that kishore who has been a favorite actor of vetrimaran as he has acted in all the three films directed by vetrimaaran so far (' polladhavan',' aadukalam' and' visaranai') has been roped in for an important supporting role in' vada chennai' .
vetrimaaraan’s ambitious gangster drama vada chennai with the national award - winning actor dhanush is turning out to be one of the most jinxed projects in kollywood. the film, which has been in the making for a long time following a spate of unexpected postponements, has faced yet another blow after vijay sethupathi’s exit .
vada chennai which was supposed to start rolling only after dhanush' s much hyped hollywood project. but in a sudden twist we heard that the actor' s dream of going to west has been put on the back burner as the producers of the film have backed out and the film is put on hold .
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vetrimaran has revealed that the film deals with the underworld politics of north chennai that spans across 35 - 40 years. now we learn from a reliable source that the portions being shot currently, pertain to the year 1977. the set is filled with properties that will resemble chennai before 40 years .
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director vetrimaaran’s ambitious project, vada chennai, a gangster trilogy, has seen many changes in the cast. earlier, it was samantha who was supposed to play the female lead, but she was replaced by amala paul due to date clashes. later amala too opted out of the project and now, aishwarya rajesh has been brought in as the female lead opposite dhanush .
after months of delay, there’s some good news for dhanush’s fans. the maari actor’s highly anticipated gangster drama vada chennai, which will be helmed by national award - winning filmmaker vetrimaaran, finally went on the floors on wednesday in chennai. in a specially erected jail set, the makers will shoot key scenes in the first schedule. while it was reported earlier that the film will be shot in two parts, it has now been confirmed by dhanush that this will be a trilogy, which has never been attempted before in tamil cinema .
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“vijay had already given his dates thrice, yet the makers kept postponing the shoot for the sake of dhanush. having recently completed his portion for vikram - vedha, vijay sethupathi his expected to change his look for his new project with paneer selvam, and hence, he had to walk out of vada chennai, much to the surprise of the whole team, ” a source said .
dhanush is relentlessly working on many projects and of course, he had to put up with his long run dream of fulfilling his directorial venture too. with his ‘power pandi’ now rechristened as ‘pa pandi’ getting released on this friday, dhanush has started working on his ‘vada chennai’, directed by vetrimaaran. the film happens to be a trilogy tracing through the life of a coming of age gangster. already the first schedule was wrapped up before november last year, where major scenes were shot in the backdrops of prison. dhanush tweeted on his micro - blogging page saying that with just two days to go for pa pandi release, it’s all back to vada chennai. sun, seas and typical vetrimaaran location…. # dhanush # powerpandi # vetrimaaran # vadachennai # papandi # wunderbarfilms # seanrolden
our source says that vetrimaran wanted 150 days of bulk call sheet from dhanush'. owing to his prior commitments, dhanush can allocate this many number of days only in 2017. hence the duo have decided to push their project to next year and that' s why dhanush is signing up more films this year as' vada chennai' will make him busy for a relatively long period of time .
meanwhile, vetrimaaran also said that vada chennai will be the costliest film in dhanush’s career as the first schedule alone cost the filmmakers more than the entire budget of visaranai. the film, which will be produced by wunderbar films along with lyca productions, is said to follow 30 years in the life of a gangster. the first schedule was shot on the prison sets built by the filmmakers at binny mills .
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few sources from industries stated that amala is going to hit the screen in the role of royapuram based fisher woman. at present, vetrimaran is shooting the scenes with the background drop of jail set in chennai. further some reports stated that amala paul is practising the body language, gestures and speaking slang of the fisher woman community in north chennai which appropriate to her role in this movie .
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actor dhanush was supposed to have started' vada chennai', the dream project of vetrimaran after completing' kodi' directed by durai senthilkumar which he started in the dawn of 2016. but after completing' kodi', the national award winning actor started shooting for director gautham menon' s' yenai nokki paayum thotta'. he also has the hollywood project' fakir' and has recently announced a new movie with director karthik subbaraj .
furthermore, sources hint that aishwarya rajesh could be the front runner for amala paul' s replacement. if this turns out true, it appears to be an interesting casting. it has to be observed that aishwarya rajesh had previously worked in kaakka muttai which was bankrolled by vetri maaran’s grass root film company and dhanush’s wunderbar films and chances are stated to be high for her casting in vada chennai too. stay tuned and we will update you .
in a startling turn of events, samantha ruth prabhu has left national award winning director, vetrimaaran’s, ambitious project, vada chenaai. in fact, the director has already begun shooting for the first part of his planned trilogy – focused on north chennai’s criminal underbelly since the 1970s – but galatta reports that samantha has had to quit the dhanush - starrer as it was coming in the way of her impending marriage plans with telugu actor, naga chaitanya .
apparently, sethupathi, despite his busy shooting schedules, gave dates on a priority basis to vada... not once, but thrice. reportedly, the makers could not use the aandavan kattalai star’s dates and the peeved actor decided to walk out .
a source close to the team informed, “ameer has already joined the sets of ‘vada chennai’. as dhanush is shooting for his hollywood film and samuthirakani is busy with ‘kaala’, the team is currently on a break, ” reports sify. for those who don’t know, earlier vijay sethupathi was roped in to play pivotal role but later the actor walked out due to date issues. (also read: vip 2 teaser: dhanush aka raghuvaran is back in action! but where is kajol? )
with nearly half a dozen films or even more in his kitty this year, one can’t afford to even waste a single day of call sheet of vijay sethupathi because you might not get it again. unfortunately, the makers of vada chennai, thanks to dhanush hopping between projects, have missed using vijay sethupathi’s dates on three occasions, forcing the soodhu kavvum actor to exit the project. while the team has denied the reports of his apparent exit, sources close to the project have confirmed that he was left with no other option than to walk out .
no, i don’t think i can make light films. my films need to affect me a lot. i look at each film as a test, and it must help me grow as a person… it must teach me a thing or two about life. so, i don’t pursue films i feel i’ll get bored of in two or three months. i don’t go in search of my next story… i wait for it to come to me, and excite me to the point where it completely disturbs regular life. my next film, vada chennai, is a film i’ve been writing since 2003 .
sharing the news, dhanush wrote on his twitter page that wednesday was the first day of the shoot of vada chennai, a project which has been in the offing for many years. the story will track 30 years in the life of a gangster, played by dhanush, who has already set aside over 200 days for this epic project. having almost completed gautham vasudev menon’s enai nokki paayum thota, dhanush is most likely going to finish shooting for his portion in the first part and then commence work on karthik subbaraj’s project. meanwhile, he will also be required to spare two weeks for his hollywood project .
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touted to be a trilogy, the story tracks 30 years in the life of a gangster from north chennai. the film also stars amala paul, apart from a host of supporting cast. dhanush is said to have set aside 200 days to shoot this project, which marks his third collaboration with vetrimaaran after polladhavan and aadukalam .
rana spent his growing years in chennai and given his fluency in tamil, one would have expected him to have done a tamil film earlier. “of course, i thought i would get to do a tamil film after leader. surprisingly, rohan (sippy) called me for dum maaro dum and the hindi debut happened, ” says rana .
ever since, vetrimaaran had announced that vada chennai will be a trilogy based on 30 years journey of a gangster, there were some predictions that it would be a long time project. but then, even the schedules are placed at longest hiatus. while samantha was initially signed up for the female lead role, she walked out of the project due to some unknown reasons and later was replaced by amala paul. apparently with the project getting delayed for a long time, she wasn’t able to match up with the call sheet and has therefore walked out of the project. now the team has signed up aishwarya rajesh opposite dhanush in female lead role. already andrea jeremiah playing an important role has shot some important sequences in the first schedule. # vadachennai # dhanush # vetrimaran # amalapaul # aishwaryarajesh # aadukalam # dhruvanatchathiram # polladhavan
about vijay sethupathi walking out of the project a source revealed to ht, “vijay sethupathi kept allocating dates to the team, but vetrimaaran and dhanush never used it. they postponed shooting schedules at irregular intervals and it clashed with vijay sethupathi’s already - committed assignments. hence, he decided to walk out of the film. ” vijay was roped in to play the role of a north chennai gangster .
vetrimaaran has also explained why the project got delayed. “i was the one who asked dhanush to give me more time as we were getting ready for oscar nomination process of
any other producer wouldn’t have allowed me but dhanush was magnanimous enough and started working on his other two projects “, said vetrimaaran .
he was studying english literature in the prestigious loyola college. but along the way, vetri maaran chose to switch course and dropped out of his masters degree to pursue a career in films. his directorial debut polladhavan, which won critical acclaim, and the next, aadukalm, both won him awards. the latter got him the national film award for best director too. excerpts from his interview .
the dynamics of such a film is different from a mainstream commercial film. our goal is to break even, but we’d be delighted if we can make a profit. it was made with a grounded understanding of the market, but without compromising on quality .
spending a lot of money doesn’t guarantee an aesthetically fine film… you need an artist for that .
i’ve repeatedly said that cinema is first science, followed by commerce, and only then art. every filmmaker must first learn the technique… the practical aspects of filmmaking one needs to make a film .
he must then have a very rooted understanding about the business of cinema. only then can he be an artist. if you’ve got the first two right, the third becomes easier .
a lot of the hype around visaranai has come from taking it to international festivals. how much of this was planned beforehand ?
it was our plan to send it to the festivals right from the start. i was sure the film would work well internationally, and so, it was made to cater to a certain international sensibility. we made it with minimum adulteration and expected the film to do the rest .
yes, it did. we wanted the film to be shown at one of the four major festivals (cannes, berlin, toronto and venice), with our priority being venice. the berlinale falls in february, and that would have been far too long a wait, which would have affected our commitment as producers .
yes, we are. the festival screening really helped put the word out about the movie. films these days, especially commercial films, are promoted for just a week or 10 days. but a film like visaranai needs to be treated differently… it’s a film that needs to grow organically. that’s the thing with releasing a film at a festival. social media ensures that the buzz from a fest travels around the country, and it becomes as relevant in the u. s as it is here. all that publicity then translates to a theatrical release. it’s this momentum that helped kaaka muttai too .
then the movie is finished. bad things will begin to appear all over the world, which will ensure no one comes to watch the film at a theatre. there’s even a risk of the film getting pirated. so, there are the risky aspects too, so you have to be really sure .
yes, we’ve muted a few dialogues in the film. also, the theatrical version will have more music .
for the same reason that i felt the international version would work better without music .
he is a producer who trusts his director. in fact, he watched the movie only last week. i too did not watch kaaka muttai until it was completed .
no, it needn’t. you forget that he’s also a very successful producer with three superhits (kaaka muttai, kaaki sattai and naanum rowdy dhaan) last year. his value as a producer is enough to sell a film .
you’re known for the time and effort you take to write every film. visaranai, too, is an intense film that must have taken a long time to write. will we ever see a light film from vetri maaran ?
my films need to affect me a lot. i look at each film as a test, and it must help me grow as a person
love is in the air, even for andrea jeremiah. but her love is a little different. well, it is music. the singer and actress says, ���love means everything to me. i���ve spent most of my v - days on stage, and this year, i���m spending it releasing my single, drifter. so i guess that says a lot about who���s the love of my life - music. ��� an out - and - out romantic song, andrea has written the song and it features uk based - singer arjun coomarasamy on male vocals. ���we shot the video in london and i���m really excited about the song and video. i promised myself that 2016 would be about the songwriter / singer in me and this single is my way of getting started, ��� says an excited andrea. a romantic herself, we wonder what her favourite ���love - songs��� are? to which she says, ���there are so many great ballads out there, but my favourite from 2015 is ed sheeran���s thinking out loud and from this year, it���s got to be adele���s when we were young. in the current scenario, i love the fact that there are no gimmicks in either of these songs, it���s just great melody and lyrics. ���
as for movies, the actress has idhu namma aalu, taramani and vishwaroopam ii. in idhu namma aalu, she plays a cute girl next door. ���it���s the most usual thing for most actresses, but for me it was really fun because i���ve never played the girl next door in any of my previous films. so i had a blast shooting for this one, ��� says the actress, who holds her co - star simbu in high esteem. ���he might be dealing with a lot of controversy, but whatever people say about simbu, when the camera rolls, he is magic. he gets most of his shots done in a single take, he has amazing screen presence and he is aware of every single thing happening on set. i think 2016 is going to be good year for him, ��� she says .
having bagged these roles and being active in the music industry, andrea has interesting things to say about her career graph. ���everything is cyclical, both in life, and in this industry. everyone has their good and bad days. you just have to go with the flow and make the most of whatever comes your way. last year, i decided that personal growth comes before career growth. it may have slowed down my career graph temporarily, but in the long run, personal growth is what will pay off because all of this is temporary, and if you lose focus of yourself, there is absolutely no point, ��� she expresses. but what about stereotypes in the film industry? ���people still make all sorts of assumptions about me, i���ve just gone past the point of caring. i like to do things i haven���t done before. i said no to a horror - thriller film that went on to become a huge hit simply because i had just done aranmanai and i didn���t want to repeat myself. i���ve met a handful of wonderful people in this industry, who had the vision to look beyond stereotypes, and i���m happy to have worked with them, ��� she justifies and adds that she would like doing an action hero or a village belle soon. ���i wish someone would make an indian equivalent of kill bill with me. that would be awesome, ��� says andrea, who plans to focus a lot on writing and releasing her own music .
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samantha who was supposed to take a break after a string of hits and is riding high in tollywood was in no mood to adhere to this sudden change of plans. sam, like any other girl has her own set of fears after she decided to tie the knot very soon. she is unable to decide
but on the contrary to this news, we also hear that dhanush did not want to pay samantha the huge salary that she is demanding and getting in telugu and wants to replace her. now wunderbar films who was looking around for a heroine has zeroed in on amala paul who is willing to give bulk dates to this vetrimaran project .
remember that dhanush - amala pair is back after the blockbuster velai illa pattadhari. the actress is yet to sign on the dotted line and an official announcement is expected soon .
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poised to succeed rana daggubati. photo: nagara gopal | photo credit: nagara gopal
rana daggubati, who celebrates his birthday on wednesday, feels both blessed and lucky. “when i started working in films, i had made a wish list — i wanted to work in telugu, tamil and hindi films. i am lucky that i am now part of all the three industries so early in my career, ” he says with a smile .
rana' s new telugu film, krishnam vande jagathgurum, directed by krish jagarlamudi, will be launched on wednesday. “i believe that the stories choose me and not otherwise. krish' s film is an action revenge drama, where i am a stage artiste. in the last 10 years, i haven' t seen a representation of telugu theatre in our films, ” he says. he' s been fortunate, he admits, to have worked with directors like sekhar kammula, puri jagannadh, rohan sippy and now ram gopal varma, vetrimaaran and krish. “incidentally, most of these directors moved away from their regular genre and explored an alternative space when they came to me, ” he says .
before that, we will see rana in ram gopal varma' s department and prakash toleti' s naa ishtam. speaking of department, rana says, “i grew up watching rgv' s films like shiva and much later satya and company. i am amazed at rgv' s understanding of how the mafia works. i don' t think any other director in india can match him on that front. ” department is a drama between an underworld don (amitabh bachchan) and cops (sanjay dutt and rana).
vada chennai ( english : north chennai ) is an upcoming indian tamil-language gangster thriller film written and directed by vetrimaran . produced as a trilogy by a. subaskaran 's lyca productions and dhanush 's wunderbar films with vetrimaran 's grass root film company , it features dhanush in the lead role with samuthirakani , aishwarya rajesh and andrea jeremiah in other key roles . the film had been in the news since late 2009 with an official announcement only made in november 2011 that the filming would commence by march 2012 . after being temporarily shelved , the film re-materialised in may 2015 with a new cast and production started in june 2016 . 
vada chennai (english: north chennai) is an upcoming indian tamil-language gangster thriller film written and directed by vetrimaran. produced as a trilogy by a. subaskaran's lyca productions and dhanush's wunderbar films with vetrimaran's grass root film company, it features dhanush in the lead role with samuthirakani, aishwarya rajesh and andrea jeremiah in other key roles. the film had been in the news since late 2009 with an official announcement only made in november 2011 that the filming would commence by march 2012. after being temporarily shelved, the film re-materialised in may 2015 with a new cast and production started in june 2016.
vada chennai (english: north chennai) is an upcoming indian tamil-language gangster thriller film written and directed by vetrimaran. produced as a trilogy by a. subaskaran's lyca productions and dhanush's wunderbar films with vetrimaran's grass root film company, it features dhanush in the lead role with samuthirakani, aishwarya rajesh and andrea jeremiah in other key roles. the film had been in the news since late 2009 with an official announcement only made in november 2011 that the filming would commence by march 2012. after being temporarily shelved, the film re-materialised in may 2015 with a new cast and production started in june 2016.