Mani Ratnam sues distributor Mannan!

Director Mani Ratnam's Kadal, featuring debutantes Gautham Karthik and Thulasi in the lead roles, received mixed reviews and some distributors protested in front of his office demanding compensation. But the director clarified that he has sold the worldwide rights to another company and he cannot he held responsible for the distributors' loss.
Few days back, distributor Mannan filed a complaint with the Police Commissioner demanding compensation from Mani Ratnam for the loss incurred. The director has now sued the distributor for false allegations against him.
Mani Ratnam's laywer, Abudu Kumar said,"We have sued Mannan for the defamatory remarks and case he has made against Mani Ratnam. We have filed a suit claiming five crore rupees for the damages that he has caused to the director's reputation. A restraining order was also passed by the Madras High Court and notice has been issued restraining Mannan from entering Mani Ratnam's office or residence."

source:gallatta

Vijay and Mohanlal - the peculiar combo

Jilla’s director Nesan has said that working with two superstars, Vijay and Mohanlal, is truly challenging as he has to be answerable to millions of fans of both the stars. He very well knows the responsibility in his hands and is taking a lot of care as his film gets ready for production from the 2ndweek of May.

He says that Mohanlal will play Vijay’s mentor in the film and their scenes are expected to be the highlight of the movie as they would be emotional. Nesan admitted that Vijay – Mohanlal would be a peculiar combination but both he and Vijay expressed a lot of interest to have Mohanlal on board.

The filming of Jilla will happen in places like Madurai, Chennai , Andhra and also in some foreign locales.

source: behindwoods

Trisha's goodbye to films this year?

Trisha was seen on screens in Vishal’s Samar earlier this year and her charm was intact. She will also be seen in Ravi’s Bboologam and Jiiva’s Endrendrum Punnagai. Post these films, it seems that the pretty lass is getting ready for marriage.

Her supposed marriage is not with any of the eligible bachelors from the Southern film industry but with one of the boys in her close family circle. We have to wait and see if this turns out to be true as such personal talks are generally a big matter of speculation in the media.

Trisha’s current focus is to finish her pending assignments and she then plans to settle down for marital bliss by the end of the year itself.

source: behindwoods

Karthi's Bad Boy followed by Naughty Boys

Recently Karthi’s Alex Pandian went to the deccan region under the name Bad Boy and is gearing up for a release soon next Friday, March 22nd. Likewise the makers of Settai, the Tamil remake of Delhi Belly, have announced that the film will be dubbed and released under the title ‘Naughty Boys’.

The film has an ensemble cast that includes Arya, Hansika, Anjali, Santhanam, Premgi, Nasser and more. The laughathon is expected sometime in April and the Telugu release may take place simultaneously. Settai is produced by UTV films and directed by Kannan and Thaman has provided the soundtrack.

source: behindwoods

Gautham Karthik takes Simbu's place

Cinematographer Saravanan turned director with the Simbu starrer Silambattam in 2008 and the movie also turned out to be a decent success at the box-office thanks to its unabashed masala entertainment. Sana Khan was introduced as a lead heroine in this film where Simbu played dual roles with aplomb.

Now Saravanan is returning to direction and this time he has chosen Kadal fame Gautham Karthik as his hero. The heroine hunt for this project is on and this film will be funded by noted Telugu producer G.V.G.Raju.

source: behindwoods

Satellite rights of 555 bagged by Zee Tamil!

The shoot of the Bharath starrer, the long-awaited action film555, directed by Sasi of Rojakkootam fame, is progressing at a brisk pace, with the talkie portions being completed. The satellite rights of the film have been bagged by Zee Tamil, and the audio rights by Sony Music!
555 features debutante Chandni in the female lead, while Santhanam will be seen playing a pivotal role. The story of the film revolves around psychology and action, through mind games. Music is composed by Simon. Cinematography is handled by Saravanan Abimanyu and editing by Subarak. 555 is produced under Chennai Cinema India Pvt. Ltd. and is expected to release in April.

Source: gallatta

High Court sends legal notice to Gautham Menon

We had earlier reported about the alleged rift between Gautham Menon and RS Infotainment. The latter had supposedly filed a case against Gautham menon and P Madan of Escape Artistes Motion Pictures, reportedly demanding the return of the advance money of Rs. 4.25 crores, the duo had received from RS Infotainment for making a film with Suriya in the lead.

 

The case was presented recently before the High Court Chief Justice R Sudakar. After hearing the case, the Chief Justice has ordered to send a legal notice to director Gautham Menon.

Source: behindwoods

Title and first look of Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi's film soon!

Kiruthiga Udhayanidhi, wife of producer-actor Udhayanidhi Stalin, is making her directorial debut, with Mirchi Shiva and Priya Anand playing the lead roles. The title and first look of the film is all set to be revealed by the end of this month. Anirudh Ravichander has been roped in to compose music. Cinematography is handled by Richard M Nathan and editing by TS Suresh. The film is produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under his banner Red Giant Movies.

Source: gallata.com