Goof Up in Vidamuyurchi teaser ? Lyca confirms our Report

 The film has music by Thaman.

 

Once we were first to report that Sundeep is hero of Jason Vijay's directorial debut film. Lyca has officially announced the film with a motion poster. We learn that music is by Thaman. Sanjay has tagged Director Sanjeev in his X post. The motion poster on You Tube is on second spot. For this project, Ajith Kumar's manager Suresh Chandra is the PRO and his company Done Channel too has been tagged.  

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Shankar's Game Changer lyric song looks like a 90's wedding album is the trending troll. Yet another comment that is trending is that as producers exhausted the Rs 450 crores, they edited in photoshop and that is why it looks horrible. The song has 22 million views. After Indian 2, the next from  shankar is Game Changer. Will Shankar give a hit ?

Sharing the video on his official X handle, Ram Charan captioned, "Melody of the year!!! One of my favorite tracks from #GameChanger has got to be NaaNaaHyraanaa @singer_karthik's vocals blend perfectly with @shreyaghoshal's mesmerizing voice creating a truly unforgettable experience. @MusicThaman’s melody is simply superb. Rockstar choreography that is worth all the praise, @BoscoMartis you killed it (sic)."

 

 Teaser of  Vidaamuyarchi shows a scene  of Hollywood film it.  Did it appear deliberately in this teaser or was it a indication that the film is a crossover of IT  film character Bowers and the hero of Breakdown. The teaser shows  a missing persons board and a  paper clipping of the Harry Bowers missing. Was is  a goof up or an indication of things to come ?  

Is the antagonist in Vidamuyurchi modelled on Harry Bowers ? Henry Bowers, the character in Stephen King's "It," is portrayed as a bully and is generally mean to others, including girls. In the 2017 film adaptation and its sequel, Bowers is depicted as a violent and aggressive character who harasses and intimidates his peers, particularly the Losers' Club, with a focus on his hatred towards them. While his interactions with girls are not the primary focus, he embodies toxic masculinity and engages in bullying behavior that can extend to anyone he perceives as weaker, including female characters. His actions reflect broader themes of bullying and fear in the story.

Arjun and Regina in the teaser appear to be the bad guys.

Atlee next a rehash of Magadheera - Will DSP removal give Game Changer a breather ?

  Director Atlee next Hindi project is rehash of the Telugu film Maghadheera starring Ram Charan and directed by SS Rajamouli. This fantasy film released in 2009 was the South Indian dilm to have longest run in theatres and the dubbed versions in Tamil and Malayalam gave RC the market in these languages. A blockbuster hit , it had Chiranjeevi in a cameo. The writing team of Vijayendra that collaborated in the original is rehashing to suit Hindi audience. Kajol plays the role of a princess in an era dating 450 years ago and the modern day student. The story written by Vijayendra for Krishna was rejected and years later his son Rajamouli changed the screenplay and added a Rajamatha to the story of a bodyguard's show of loyalty and courage.

Atlee who has successfully rehashed many popular Tamil films and delivered hits is now camping in Chennai's Hyatt hotel with writers and re- writing the film. Sun Pictures, Atlee and Salman Khan are co- producers. Kamal Haasan is tipped to be part of the cast.

Game Changer team is waiting to see if Ajit's Good Bad Ugly will shift the release date as it has brought in G V Prakash as BGM scorer and DSP has been moved out. However we learn that GVP was brought in to stick to release date.

Adhik always wanted Yuvan for GBA . But Yuvan like  DSP  gives delayed bgm. Se he requested for GV Prakash  and it it was producers who insisted Devi Sri Prasad thinking it will help them in Telugu states.

DSP was not  giving songs  for Adhik  and under  a pressure DSP gave songs for GBA .

Good Bad & Ugly Pongal deadline

GBA had this pongal releases deadline and Adhik started getting very nervous. Eventually DSP told makers he can't give BGM for Pongal deadline.

So choice was with Producers whether to delay production to summer release with DSP music or go with another music directors.

GV Prakash was requested to work on same luckily GV Prakash Kumar has got enough time  and he was bought in immediately.

GV Prakash is already working with Mythrifor their  Robinhood movie. So everything worked out.

DSP and Pushpa 2 song fiasco explained

DSP  even  in November did not give final duet song . He gave one finally in November 15th . They need to shoot that song on Allu Arjun and Rashmika.  It was done recently on Nov 19 to Nov 22 with little of patch work  and completes the entire shooting on Nov 25.

DSP always insist on complete raw edit of talkie with vfx to do bgm something which many Directors cannot oblige.  Director Sukumar keeps improvising till last date and DSP know that but from this year he stuck to his new rule, he started this year. Music Directors  like Anirudh and MM Keeravani do not insist but  Manisharma , Ilayaraja and ARR used to insist on locked edit back in 90s and 2000s . 

DSP  was asked to work on episode wise  which he kept declining. Then producers by then just got impatienent  and requested SS Thaman, Ajaneesh and Sam CS to work on those episodes individually.

DSP was supposed to give NOCs to producer to reprise his bgm works and songs instrumentals of Pushpa in BGM for pushpa 2 second half. That got delayed  but finally he gives it.

Divya Prabha : I am like Silk Smitha - Sreeleela item song flop and DSP out of Ajith film

The photo is of the dress designed by actress Poornima Indrajith for Divya who wore it at Cannes festival. Poornima is sister in law of top draw Prithviraj.
 Divya Prabha one of the actors in All we Imagine as Light the Oscar entry says that all the criticisms against her showing nudity on screen was expected by her as Indians mental mindset was not going to change. Though the film received rave reviews , social media is debating about her frontal nudity and that of another actress Kani Kusruti in the film. We had reported that the film was passed by Censors without any cuts. All releasing theatres are witnessing good crowds.

In an interview to ETV Bharat, Divya said that she equated herself to the late Silk Smitha. Smitha when alive was misunderstood as a sexy symbol and her true worth was known only after her passing away. The nude scenes according what is gathered from chats is that the viewers have seen only the clips streaming online and few have gone to theatres. This piracy has affected the film.

As censors have allowed this would more films with nudity get made and Kerala once again lead the bandwagon with another soft porn wave ?.

The item song Kissk lyrical video has not excited the audience. Apart from that DSP the music Director of the film at Pushapa 2 audio event in Chennai said that he was not willing to give songs in a hurry and compromise. DSP is music director of Kanguva and the it has been disastrous. Now Good Bad Ugly producers of Ajith film has decided to do BGM with G V Prakash amd dumped DSP.

rue Vision Stories by Writer Ajith Menon and Lyricist Anil Varma: Release of Volume Six 'Hidden Agendas Shut-Ready'

'Hidden Agendas Shut-Ready', the sixth book in the book series True Vision Stories, edited by India's leading author Ajith Menon and lyricist Anil Varma, has been published. For this, a book launch ceremony was held at Nakshatra Hotel in the central part of Chennai. In this ceremony, the owner of the media company 'Asia Ville' and senior journalist Sasikumar, writers, Ajith Menon-Sunil Verma, producers Ramkumar Ganesan, Trinath Malhotra, D. Many people including Siva Dhananjeyan attended.

'Hidden Agendas' is a book that has been eagerly read by readers. The characters in this book captivate the readers from the very first page. While reading each page, you can visualize the scene and feel the pleasure of the story. Our readers..we are glad to have read the first volume of True Vision Stories series. And we are happy to see the support and interest of various film production companies for this book.

True Vision Stories is a six-volume collection compiled by writer Ajith Menon and lyricist Anil Varma. It introduces readers to a new era of Indian stories as 'Hidden Agendas should be film-ready'.

Ajith Menon, one of the top ten famous writers in India, has written True Vision stories to fulfill the demand of the Indian film industry with emphasis on high quality local stories. It is hosted by lyricist Anil Verma. This exciting sixth volume collection captures the richness of Indian life culture and original events and is crafted in a cinematic style. We call this 'Hidden Agendas Shut-Ready'. The stories of this series have already attracted the attention of film production houses. Anar Entertainment and Pinnacle Movies are planning to adapt the stories of the series. The first four stories of the popular Hidden Agenda written by them are thriller series.

This book is published by the famous Srishti Publishers. The publication has been offering 24 unique story domains in the last six years with a specific genre of stories called True Vision Stories every year. It has also given filmmakers the plot for different films. Each volume in this series is elegantly curated to provide a cinematic reading experience. And it also allows filmmakers to craft exciting stories.

“Every page in the True Vision Stories collection is a cinematic experience. This book has visual storytelling for the readers,'' says writer Ajith Menon.

Lyricist Anil Verma, who has compiled the stories in it, says, "Our aim is to create content for the Indian audience that resonates deeply with Indian culture in relation to film."

With True Vision stories, Ajith Menon and Anil Verma continue the success of the book series 'The Panther's Ghost' which started in 2023. And among this year's top 15 books to read..to read..along with two best-selling volumes...the eagerly awaited third book on his impact on Indian literature and cinema is due out in January 2025.

Anar Entertainment plans to create a landmark moment in Indian cinema with a visionary project. Prem Menon, who has 30 years of experience from the company, and Kannan, who has 24 years of experience in the film industry, plan to bring these unusual screen stories to Indian cinema. It also highlights that culturally rich indigenous storytelling is poised to rise to new heights.

Sasikumar, the owner of the digital platform 'Asia Ville' and a senior journalist, said, "Hello everyone! I am delighted to publish this book. Prem Menon sent the pdf version of this book online.

This moment is a moment of great change. It can bring about a conceptual change about cinema. Books like these have the power to effect positive and sustainable change.

Currently the film industry is taking a big leap. Its business horizons have expanded. New markets for film are also emerging, such as digital platforms. It is also possible to create in one language and publish it in multiple languages.

Newly emerging young creatives are entering the field with different creative thinking. For example films like Manjumol Boys - Banana. Such films are made with low investment and collect between 60 crores and 70 crores. So I call this a moment for change. This book lays the foundation for this.

Ajith Menon and Anil Verma who wrote this have written their experience in cinematic language easily. Ajith Menon - Anil Verma - Anar Entertainment - The three 'A's come together.
It is a good alliance.

In my experience I have recently selected and confirmed a story for Sony. The story should be strong first. This book reflects this idea.

I am basically a journalist. Media can tell what is possible. Truth can be spoken out loud. But the story is different.

Ajith: Why did you choose Chennai for the book launch? When asked.. He explained about the antiquity of the Tamil language.

Currently, many young creators from the Malayalam film industry are creating works with new ideas. Especially on digital platforms, I see a lot of talented people.. presenting their works.

Writing a story is not ordinary. Imagination alone is not enough for that. It requires a lot of skills.. sector knowledge.. experience. Only then can we write different stories.

Book publishing and writing are rising as a profession. So young talents should come forward to publish their thoughts and imaginations in books. Storytelling through writing is also a unique skill.

The book 'Hidden Agendas Shut-Ready' is a successful book. I consider it a joyous moment to publish this book. Many producers and film buffs will support this book.

I would like to thank everyone including Ramkumar Ganesan, Bollywood producer Trinath Malhotra, Tamil film producers D. Siva and Dhananjayan, and my friend Prem, who have come to participate in this festival.

Anar Entertainment's Kannan said, "A good story.. only if there is a suitable screenplay for it.. the movie will become a blockbuster hit. Srishti Publishers today confidently publishes the book 'Hidden Agendas Shut-Ready'. It's a motivational thing for writers. Anar Entertainment and Srishti Publishing are looking forward to welcoming a new generation of young creatives.

I would like to share with you something that I have been observing the Tamil film industry for the last several years. The success rate of Tamil cinema is only seven to eight percent. That means if 200 to 225 films are released in Tamil, only 15 to 16 films become blockbuster hits. If we introspect what is the primary reason for this.. the story.
The story should be correct. The screenplay should also be suitable for that. If these two are weak, the film is mediocre.

A lot of new producers are coming to the Tamil film industry.. If the producer association forms a committee and guides them only in the matter of story selection.. the success rate of Tamil cinema will increase.

The biggest talking point in Tamil cinema today is that movies made with small investment are not sold on digital platforms called OTT. The main reason for this is the weak story. Once the story is in order, everything else will fall into place.

In today's environment Tamil cinema is unable to sell 100 films every year. Even assuming a minimum of three crores for a film.. almost 300 crore rupees is paralyzed in Tamil cinema.

Those who are in charge of the Tamil Film Producers Association who are visiting here.. You should form a committee in this regard and find a way to give advice and guidance regarding the story. This can reduce the loss in Tamil cinema.

Producers should also read the book written by these writers. A lot of new generation of creators should come. They should be supported. Thank you to everyone who came here," he said.

The minus of Barroz - Is Hawa Hawai song being filmed for Prabhas film ?

 

December is going to see all big Superstars of South languages gearing up release and  prominent among them is Barroz that has Mohanlal in the director's seat and also as the actor. Next is Pusha 2 in first week of December and being a sequel, it has already created a huge  buzz. In Kannada we have Upendra with UI. Only Tamil Nadu remains free from top draws.

Barroz has lot of actors from other countries and they all speak the language that are alien to Malayalee audience and so the film is full of subtitles. You have to catch the dialogues from the subtitles. Secondly, the star of the film is not Mohanlal and it is a girl.  The character that Mohanlal is doing is very gigantic but not anything heroic about it. Fourth reason is that there is so many fantasy elements that will excite the children but will it work in theatres ?

Why did Mohanlal direct Barroz, If I do only it it will happen, otherwise nobody will do this  was Lal's answer. This what Cinematographer of Barroz Santosh Sivan told OTT Play. The film is in 3D format and it means shot in 2D and converted to 3D. Most of this films are bit tacky to watch.

As we are on subject of Lal as Director, lets us hear what he has to say about direction - It is only in Malayalam filmdom that an actor gets blamed for a film's failure. In other languages, it is the Director. As an actor I can only make my role in the film great and after that it is in hands of public. It is not an actor's responsibility as we go to another film and a role.

So if Barroz clicks, Director Mohanlal will be the winner !

The iconic Hawa Hawai song in Mr India is to be shot for Prabhas Raja saab is the talk. The song danced by Sreedevi is an evergreen experience. The film is a Boney Kapoor film and rights has been bought. The buzz is that it will be filmed on Nayanthara but again it seems Malavika Mohanan is also a contender. Whether it will be a shot by shot remake or have a new choreographer movements ?

Left to actress Nazirya, she would say Actor Nani is best suited to play her hubby Fahadh Faasil in Avesham telugu remake. Co actor Basil revealed this in an interaction for promotion of the Malayalam film that both of them co star. He said that after Nasriya acted with Nani in a Telugu film, she is his fan. Ravi Teja is to play the Fahadh role in remake.

Nayanthara - Malavika in song with Prabhas - Sreeleela with Sivakarthikeyan - Kunchacko in Prabhas - Sandeep film -

 

As Prabhas Raja Saab is his next after Kalki there is huge excitement. He handles comedy in this film. Niddhi Agarwal is the heroine. Now we hear Maruti the director wants to shoot a song with Prabhas in Europe.  On the lines of the Samantha song in Pushpa 1, the director had at first zeroed in on Malavika Mohanan but now it seems that if Nayanthara is available, shet could spice up the proceedings.

Malavika with this song can hope to make a big splash in Tollywood. Her sex appeal and oomph could be a big boost but Nayanthara is a bigger name. Whether Lady Superstar says yes is not known.

The Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has not made any cuts to the movie All We Imagine as Light, even though it has an intense lovemaking scene and frontal nudity.

A source told Bollywood Hungama, "All We Imagine As Light has an intense lovemaking scene and in another scene, frontal nudity can also be seen. Yet, the Examining Committee took a progressive stand.""They didn't hamper these scenes as they realized that they were an important part of the film's theme and narrative. This makes All We Imagine As Light one of the rarest films of Indian cinema to be saved from Censor's scissors despite the aforementioned scenes."All We Imagine as Light is a heartbreaking story of three women, played by Kani Kusruti, Divya Prabha, and Chhaya Kadam. It follows their lives as hospital workers in Mumbai and touches upon loneliness and companionship.The film has already received international acclaim, having premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival where it became the first Indian film to compete in the main competition since 1994.It also bagged the Grand Prix at the prestigious event.

For first time Kunchacko Boban has signed a non Malayalam. It the film with Prabhas and Director is Sandeep Vanga. He directed Aditya Verma and Animal Both are blockbusters, The film is titled Spirit. meanwhile Kunchacko is part of Mammootty- Mohanlal film and after finishing the Lanka schedule will be in Tirunelveli for his next film.

Sreeleela in Sivakarthikeyan- Sudha filmFinally Sreleela is making her debut in Tamil and that too opositte Sivakarthikeyan in Sudha Kongara Direction. The film has Nivin Pauly doing antagonist  role and latest addition to cast is Jayam Ravi. GVP scores the music.

How much Sivakarthikeyan and Kamal Haasan take home ? Theatres not to police YouTubers

 Artist S K Jeeva on FB

Sivakarthikeyan took Rs 47 crore and Kamal profit was Rs 67 crore. Among distributors outside Tamil Nadu, Andhra- Telangana buyer Actor Nithin 's father Sudhakar Reddy who bought for Rs 5 crore and made Rs 12 crore. North India buyer lost Rs 95 crores. The breakup:

Budget:-

Salaries - ₹29.90 Crore

Sivakarthikeyan - ₹15 Crore (Flat Fee) plus 40% Profit share [₹15 Crore advanced in 2023 itself by Raajkamal to help pay for Ayalaan release]

Sai Pallavi - ₹ 10 Lakh a day for 27 days - ₹ 2.70 Crore

Rajkumar Periyasamy - ₹ 60 Lakh

Rahul Bose - ₹ 1.50 Crore

Technician Salaries - ₹5.80 Crore

Other Salaries - ₹ 3.30 Crore

GV Prakash - ₹ 1 Crore expenses plus ₹ 1 Crore from Audio Rights

Story Rights - Profit Funded by Sony Pictures

Varadharajan Family - ₹ 6 Crore

Special Effects - ₹4 Crore

Production Cost - ₹ 57 Crore

Print & Publicity - ₹ 3.5 Crore

Total - ₹ 100.40 Crore

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Financing

Primary Financing - Raajkamal Films - ₹60 Crore

Secondary Financing - Sony Pictures - ₹ 30 Crore

Later financing - ₹10.4 Crore - Red Giant as part of ₹10 Crore Advance

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Pre Release Business

Theatrical - ₹48.50 Crore

TN Theatrical Rights - ₹ 10 Crore plus 12.5% of Share (Red Giant)

Andhra Rights - ₹ 5 Crore (Flat)

North India Rights plus Kerala plus Karnataka- ₹ 6.5 Crore (Flat)

Overseas Rights - ₹ 27 Crore (Flat)

Non Theatrical - ₹59.50 Crore

OTT - ₹ 21.50 Crore Flat (Initial) now finalized at ₹36.50 Crore (Final) after success

Satellite - ₹ 18.50 Crore (Tamil) plus ₹ 2.5 Crore (Other South Indian Languages)

Audio Rights - ₹ 3 Crore (Sa Re Ga Ma)

Payment to GV Prakash - ₹ 1 Crore

Balance - ₹ 2 Crore

Total - ₹ 108 Crore

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Post Release

TN Theatrical Gross - ₹ 153.70 Crore

TN Theatrical Nett - ₹ 132.60 Crore

Theatrical Share - ₹ 52.80 Crore

Distributor Share - ₹ 79.80 Crore

Red Giant Share - ₹ 20 Crore

Final Distributor Share - ₹ 59.80 Crore

Total - ₹59.80 Crore

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Final Tally for Raajkamal - ₹ 59.80 Crore (+) ₹108 Crore (-) ₹ 100.40 Crore = ₹67.40 Crore (+)

Sivakarthikeyan Share - ₹ 27 Crore

Final Salary of Sivakarthikeyan - ₹42 Crore

Tirupur Subramaniam head of theatre association  has informed Active Producers association that it cannot police the YouTubers who take public reaction from viewers on the First Day First Show. He has said that the interviews are conducted outside the theatre complex and not inside the auditorium. He said that theatres do not have the manpower to enforce the diktat. The main grouse in social media is that reigning in public views is not acceptable. Asking reviewers to restrict themselves to the film and not indulge in personal attacks was so far the appeal from Producers and not bring public into the ambit.

Thalapathy son Jason film hero is Sundeep : Singer who `disturbed' A R Rahman wife

 Thalaoathy Vijay's son Jason has narrowed down his selection of the leading man for his first directorial. From what we hear is that it is Sundeep Kishn ( new spelling as per numerology). In Tamil, we have seen him in Dhanush film Captain Miller and Rayaan. He is related to cinematographer Chota K Naidu. Coming from a well to do family, he has produced two films in Telugu. He was part of Lokesh 's debut film Maanagaram. In Hindi he played Major Vikram in TV series The Family Man. Last month there was a news that fans have given him the title People's Star. Though unconfirmed, we hear that ARR son A R Ameen is scoring the music.Lyca is bankrolling the film.

As we took Rahman's name, we would give you a news not related to divorce. A R Rahman sent an invitation to Ram Charan to attend the annual Mushaira Ghazal event at Kadapa Dargah, and Ram Charan fulfilled his commitment. Despite observing Ayyappa Swamy Deeksha, Ram Charan presented prayers, a ‘chadar’, and flowers at the historic Dargah,  As per 41 day Ayyappa penance, one should not visit the graveyard or attend a funeral wearing the holy mala ( necklace). Dargah is considered a graveyard of the Saint. If one is forced to attend a funeral, then the mala is kept aside and 41 day penance broken.

Two things have come out of the A R Rahman - Saira divorce. Rahman only wanted a good looking educated girl to take care of his mother and his children and home after marriage. He had spoken about it in his interview. Secondly Saira is a Kutchi Muslim and her marriage was conducted without any Meher being agreed upon if the marriage ends in a divorce. In such circumstance the courts will give 50 % of the hubby's assets to wife as settlement. The lawyer put it at Rs 1000 crores for Saira. Going through the interview, it remains a mystery as what could go wrong as Rahman had made it clear that he wanted was a person to be a housewife and not demanding any time from him. “I want a simple wife — someone who wouldn’t give me much trouble so I could carry on doing my music.” He chuckled as Simi reminded him of his other specifications: “Some education, some beauty, and loads of humility.”m this is all he wanted.

Rahman bought a house in UK to st up home but Saira came back to Chennai as she felt lonely. Three children have rallied behind Saira, is evident from the public talks that have come up. Though speculative in nature, insiders point out to involvement with  a singer who has roots abroad. Her involvement with the composer was extra more than usual as per those in the know.

Rahman was part of the Maajja's ambitious goal of promoting Tamil music on a global scale. When the music composer Santosh and his daughter- singer Dhee and rapper Arivu blamed the organisation for not paying any money for song Enjaami that minted money, ARR issued a clarification that he was not in the organisation for getting money.