Soundarya Rajinikanth web-series dropped by Amazon / Mohanlal film producer buys Hollywood top agency

Amazon Prime’s web series, Gangs Kuruthi Punal came Soundarya Rajinikanth way as creative producer, an opportunity she must have wanted after the debacle Kochadiyaan . After shooting 100 episodes , the project has been put on the back burner. Launched with great fanfare .halfway through the shoot in Puducherry, things started going haywire, and it overshot the budget. Creative Producer and director Novah started developing difference of opinion and things turned sour with Noah being blamed for not having better control. With Ashok Selvan .Sathyaraj and Nasser in the cast, the web series could have got the eyeballs but the money flow to Production was stopped, Then came the announcement by Amazon Prime that it will be paused as the streaming platform is now in a course correction . It could mean that Soundarya continues with Noah or would be shown the door.

Key Cast: Sathyaraj, Ashok Selvan, Nasser, Nimisha Sajayan, Ritika Singh & Easwari Rao • Production Company: May6 Entertainment LLP • Creative Producer: Soundarya Rajinikanth • Director: Noah • Writers: Noah,Tamil Prabha & Prabhu Kalidas n this period action series, a revenge story drives a deadly power struggle inside the port city’s first organized gang. This larger-than-life series, which features smugglers, dealers, film stars, aristocrats, and politicians, is a story of ambition, betrayal, and a never-ending quest for dominance.

Connekkt Media, one of the two production houses producing ace music director Isaignani Ilaiyaraaja's official biopic, 'Ilaiyaraaja', featuring Dhanush in the lead, and Mohanlal’s Vrushabha has now acquired Mob Scene, the premier Hollywood marketing agency responsible for award winning marketing campaigns for some of the biggest Hollywood blockbusters and franchises such as Avatar, Dune, Fast & Furious and Jurassic World. Highlighting the importance of the acquisition, Connekkt Media Co-founder Varun Mathur said, "Mob Scene is the gold standard in Hollywood film marketing and we are beyond thrilled to join forces with them to bring their creative marketing capability to partners across UK, Europe, Middle East, India and the rest of Asia." He further added, "As a global media company with its origin in India, this acquisition marks a strategic expansion for us into the US and the rest of North America. With the unique combination of Mob Scene's industry leading creative marketing capability and our class leading technology we will be able to deliver outstanding value to our clients and consumers by driving targeted and measurable marketing impact across mediums, geographies and formats." For nearly two decades, Mob Scene has been the creative engine behind the marketing of Hollywood's most iconic films and series, including Avatar, Dune, Barbie, Jurassic World, The Last of Us, Puss in Boots, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and A Complete Unknown. Their expertise extends to franchise-defining campaigns for Fast & Furious, Stranger Things, Kung-Fu Panda, Minions, making them one of the most sought-after marketing partners in the entertainment industry.

After back-to-back hits, Nayan Sarika joins Vrushabha, a 500-year-spanning period fantasy starring Mohanlal. While an official confirmation is awaited, sources suggest she plays a lead role. The film, revolving around a father-son bond, also features Samarjith Lankesh. Mohanlal announced the film’s wrap, calling it an "epic action entertainer" set for a Deepavali release. Reports Shashiprasad for timesnow

Not A R Rahman the Oscar Winner but Maestro Illaiyaraja in Global Top 25

 

 Sad News for A R Rahman fans and good news for Isaignani Fanatics- The Taste of Cinema web site has positioned Ilayaraja no. 9 in the global ranking of top 25 Film Composers ever. Rahman does not figure in it.  Now put this news in perspective and  to ARR fans rolling with laughter about a website they have not heard about - I too never heard about it. This is what the website About us says - Taste of Cinema is not just another movie list website, our focus on World Cinema and Classics make us different. We make essential film lists introducing the best films from different filmmakers, countries, genres and eras, these in-depth lists not only serve as guides to good movies, but also give you a bigger picture and thorough understanding of the film culture about a certain country, genre or cinema movement. If you dig all the lists on the site, you will find yourself unable to finish watching all the TOC film recommendations in your lifetime.

Now cut back to the news - ” Following is the global ranking of musicians in ‘The 25 Greatest Film Composers in Cinema History’:

 Ennio Morricone ITALY

2 Max Steiner USA

3 John Williams USA

4 Bernard Herrmann USA

5 Nino Rota ITALY

6 Tōru Takemitsu JAPAN

7 Michel Legrand FRANCE

8 Alan Menken USA

9 Ilayaraja INDIA

10 Jerry Goldsmith USA

11 Maurice Jarre FRANCE

12 John Barry USA

13 Hans Zimmer GERMANY

14 Joe Hisaishi JAPAN

15 James Horner USA

16 Georges Delerue USA

17 Dimitri Tiomkin UK

18 Elmer Bernstein USA

19 Howard Shore CANADA

20 Thomas Newman USA

21 Danny Elfman USA

22 Philip Glass USA

23 James Newton-Howard USA

24 Vangelis GREECE

25 Alan Silvestri USA

Now this is how Taste of Cinema says about Illaiyaraja - “Ilaiyaraaja is an Indian film composer who works in the Indian film Industry. His body of work has spanned across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and English language films.

Regarded as one of the finest music composers in India, Ilaiyaraaja is also an instrumentalist, conductor, singer, and a songwriter. To date, he has composed over 4500 songs and provided film scores for more than 950 Indian films in various languages, particularly being acclaimed for his background scoring. His songs and background score played a very crucial role in the success of many films.

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