Thursday, February 22, 2007

Kodambakkam Round up

Nayantara back with a bang!


Nayantara's rise, back from the gap after Deepavali, is nothing short of phenomenal.

After lying low in Tamil (and concentrating in Telugu), she has come back strongly.

Nayantara is the heroine of Billa 2007 opposite Ajith and this film is directed by Vishnuvardhan. A big thing indeed.

And now, Nayantara is paired opposite Dhanush in a new film that will go to floors perhaps next month.

The film, the remake of 'Aadavala Mattalukku Arthalu Verulae, a movie' that Selvaraghavan is making in Telugu, will be directed by Jawahar, an assistant of Selva himself.

The movies with Ajith and Dhanush are definitely pointers to the fact that the stylish actor is going ahead in full steam.

Nayantara is also looking more glamorous and slim these days.

Sunday, February 18, 2007

Trishavudan sila nimisham










Tamizh Kavithaigal

Here are some Tamil puthu kavithaigal that I came across and cherished of late...obviously on the popular subject - Kaadhal...


"Naan Eluthiyavai annaithum vaarthaigal......
endravathu ethai nee padikka nernthal orruvelai kavithai aagalam"




"Eluthu eluthu ennakku orru kaditham eluthu ennai nesikirai endru...
alla nee veru evarayum nesikka villai endraavathu eluthu"





"Ulagathileyae siriya kavithai ennavenru kaettaal THAAI enben.
Adhaiyae en thaai vanthu kaettaal innum siridhaai solvaen NEE enru!"





"Paarkka koodaathathai paarthuviten.......
Unn kangal"




On a different note -
"Unnai Kavithai endru endro varnithathin
artham ippothu enakku purikirathu...unnilum poigal"

Saturday, February 17, 2007

Tamilnadu Photos


Tamilnatta suthi pakkalam vanga

Tutocurin Salt Pans



Mahabalipuram


Way of Blitz



Statues



Gods




Friday, February 16, 2007

Week's surprise

Sandhya in Sivaji :
Sandhya in SivajiThe young Kadhal girl, Sandhya, who got the break under Shankar's production, is back in a Shankar project.
No, don't get us wrong. Shreya is indeed the heroine of Sivaji opposite superstar Rajinikanth.
Shankar hasn't changed heroines mid-course. But Sandhya is stepping into the project in a different capacity.
Sandhya is being brought in to dub for Shreya.
Sandhya has agreed to dub as it is for Shankar whose production house gave her a break.
Sandhya had a voice test a couple of days back and Shankar himself cleared it.
Sandhya was chosen to give back-up voice to Shreya as her voice had a lot of freshness and realism.
This maybe one of the rare occasions where an active frontline actor has dubbed for another.
Of course, actors like Revathi, Rohini, Saritha regularly dub for Bollywood actors in Tamil.
But Sandhya is at the prime of her career and her own movie Koodal Nagar is expected to release shortly.
Meanwhile, the Sivaji unit, which has been shooting in the US, is expected to return to base shortly.
Sources suggest that apart from filming a few shots of Rajini arriving at an airport, one song too may have been canned in America.

Music charts

Box office makes 'Thiruvilayadal...' best Tamil album :


Box office makes 'Thiruvilayadal...' best Tamil albumThe success of the so-so "Thiruvilayadal Arambham" album is due mainly to the film's super success. But catching up is composer Harris Jayaraj with his "Pachai Kili Muthucharam".
The top five Tamil albums are:
1. "Thiruvilayadal Arambham" - Music: Imman. Audiences are lapping up the songs along with the film. It remains to be seen how long it stays on top.
2. "Pachai Kili Muthucharam" - Music: Harris Jayaraj. There are not many songs in the album, but all of them are worth listening to and have repeat value.
3. "Pokkiri" - Music: Mani Sharma. The album is at number three only because the movie is doing a good business at the box office.
4. "Unnale Unnale" - Music: Harris Jayaraj. There is still time for the film to be released, but the album is already popular.
5. "Thamiraparani" - Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja. A repetitive Yuvan is hanging on to the fourth place. It is high time the composer reinvents himself.

Box Office

Vijay starrer 'Pokkiri' tops the chart :


Vijay starrer 'Pokkiri' tops the chartVijay's Tamil film "Pokkiri", which was directed by Prabhu Deva, is doing better with each passing day. Trade pundits have now declared this Pongal film a super hit though not as big a hit as the Telugu "Pokiri".
The top five Tamil films are:
1. "Pokkiri" - Director: Prabhu Deva. Vijay can heave a sigh of relief, as his latest release, which came after a year, is a big success.
2. "Thiruvilayadal Arambham" - Director: Bhoopathy Pandian. This is turning out to be the biggest hit in Dhanush's career. He should thank co-star Shriya for giving him a lease of life.
3. "Thamiraparani" - Director: Hari. Vishal's Pongal release is not as big a hit as everyone expected it to be but it is still a success.
4. "Alwar" - Director: Chella. After "Varalaaru", everybody is wondering why Ajith acted in this disastrous film. Entirely avoidable for the actor, who is aiming high.
5. "Veyyil" - Director: Vasantha Balan. The title, which means sunshine, may not be viewer-friendly in hot and humid Tamil Nadu, but the film is like a breath of fresh air.

Thursday, February 15, 2007

What is hot - Sivaji the Boss


Sivaji: The Boss (Tamil: சிவாஜி) is a forthcoming Tamil film, set to be directed by S. Shankar. It stars Rajnikanth, Shriya Saran, Prakash Raj, Vivek and Suman and includes Mallika Sherawat, Nayantara, director Shankar himself and Raghuvaran in guest roles. The movie will be subsequently dubbed into Telugu. The film's score and soundtrack will be written by acclaimed composer A.R. Rahman. The first schedule of the movie was shot at Hyderabad's Ramoji Rao Film City. Sivaji has given rise to great expectations due to the high-profile artists involved in its creation. The film is set for a 2007 Tamil New Year release.

Cast

Guest Roles

[edit] Crew

Tuesday, February 13, 2007

What is hot - Cauvery river issue


Cauvery flows from Karnataka to Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Pondicherry. The Cauvery dispute had some respites in 1882 and 1924. There was to be a review of the 1924 agreement in 1974 but countless rounds of talks did not resolve the issue.

In 1991, the Cauvery river tribunal ordered Karnataka to release 205 tmc ft water to Tamil Nadu. It also stipulated some weekly quantum of flow. The violence that followed this interim award claimed many lives, as the Tamils living in Karnataka were targeted. The tribunal in its final verdict has allotted 270 tmc ft of water to Karnataka, 419 tmc ft to Tamil Nadu, 30 tmc ft to Kerala and seven tmc ft to Pondicherry.

The tribunal order has given a higher share to Tamil Nadu with a time table of monthly release by Karnataka. The tribunal chose 50 per cent dependability instead of 75 per cent demanded by the State. For monitoring, the tribunal did not choose Mettur dam as wanted by the State. Double crop has not been allowed in about 3.2 lakh acres. Moreover, the tribunal has not protected the existing irrigation completely and not spelt out the distress sharing formula in detail.

Chief Minister K Karunanidhi has to tackle the farmer's issue with care in the ensuing all-party meeting convened on February 19. He also has to ensure that the Tamils living in Karnataka are not attacked as they were in 1993.

Tamil Nadu has 16 Ministers in the UPA Government and Karnataka feels that the DMK had bullied the Centre to give the verdict in its favour. Karnataka does not have a single Cabinet Minister and to save his own skin, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Ambareesh resigned on February 14. The pressure would soon be on Union Ministers from Tamil Nadu to follow the suit.

In Karnataka, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy is new to the deal and his main problem is that he is leading a coalition Government.

The solution to this emotive issue is not going to be simple. First, the States should realise that water is a national resource and they have to share it by adopting a give-and-take policy. More-over, the problem comes only when there is a distress year and at that time there should be some tolerance.

Second, political parties should not make use of this emotive issue for electoral benefits. Besides, the violence and hatred against people from other States should not be allowed to grow because every citizen has a right to live anywhere in the country.

The Centre has to think of how best to handle these disputes. One way could be to declare rivers as national resource and bring them under the Water Resources Ministry. The river waters could be allocated according to the needs of the various States. What is required is a National Water Policy, which would do justice to all the States.

Samarpanam



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