'Maatraan' here, 'Duplicate' there

With just few more weeks left for the summer, the countdown has almost started for 'Maatraan', which is set to have a big release in South India. Recently, the Telugu dubbing rights of the film were bagged for a whopping price

According to sources, ace Tollywood producer Bellamkonda Suresh has acquired the Telugu rights of the movie from producers AGS Entertainment. "The Tollywood version has been titled 'Duplicate', a name which fits well to the film's knot," they add.

Directed by K V Anand, who delivered a big hit 'Ayan' with Suriya, Kajal Agarwal is playing the heroine. Music is by Harris Jayaraj and an grand audio launch function is expected to take place in Chennai by the middle of March.

Suriya is playing more than one roles in this film and one of them will be that of a baddie. In addition, there are three more actors in negative roles- Daniel Balaji, Milind Soman and Veera of 'Nadunisi Naaygal' fame.

Suriya is the highest paid actor!

According to sources in Kollywood, senior-most stars like Rajini and Kamal Haasan have a totally different range of pay packet from the senior actors. Senior actors like Vijay, Suriya, Ajith, Vikram etc belong to a different league. It is this league of stars we are talking about.

Among the young breed of stars, Suriya seems to be the highest paid actor. It is interesting to note that his pay packet in Matraan is 3 crores more than what Vijay had got for Velayutham. More than that in circulate payment for Surya 1 day 1 lakh salary.

Hari's next from March with Suriya

As per latest sources from Kollywood Surya and Hari are once again teaming up for a new movie. Recently Hari has narrated a script about a gangster to Surya and on hearing the script the actor has immediately said ok to do the movie.

Surya and Hari had given so many successful box office hits in the past like Aaru, Vel and Singam. Currently Surya is busy with his projectes 7am Arivu and Matran while Hari is busy with his Venghai.

Once both of them wrap up the work of their pending films, the shooting for the movie will commence.

Suriya in tandem with Venkat Prabhu

There has been speculation as to what will actor Suriya's next filmwould be after 'Maatraan'. However, there seems to be some clarity in that regard now after news came in that Suriya will be teaming up with director Venkat Prabhu and the film will be produced by Muktha Entertainment Pvt Ltd.

It may be noted that Venkat Prabhu's previous film 'Mankatha' starring Ajith and Trisha had a wonderful opening in 2011 and the director's stock rose with it. Details about the the star cast and the genre of this film are awaited and sources say they will be revealed very soon. In the mean time, it is learnt Venkat Prabhu is gearing up to get the project rolling as
soon as Suriya is done with 'Maatraan'.

Venkat Prabhu 3D flick with Suriya

There were lots of stories doing the rounds about if Suriya and Venkat Prabhu were coming together for a film soon. Well good news for all Suriya fans as well as the fans of the 'Mankatha' director. The answer is YES!

The director recently confirmed to a daily that he had recently narrated a one-liner script to Suriya which the latter seems to have liked very much and also nodded his yes to the project.

Now the director is working on expanding the script. Moreover this film, Venkat revealed, will also be shot in 3D right from day one. This film would also be a new and fresh experience for the Tamil audience revealed the director. There is also news that Venkat will be roping in man power from the US to take care of the CG works to ensure that he gets the best results.

The specialty of this film would be that unlike other films which are usually shot in the normal format and converted to 3D this movie will be shot in 3D right from the beginning! This yet-to-be-titled venture will also see Venkat's usual technical team in terms of music and crew members. Music for this movie will be by Yuvan Shankar Raja and the cinematographer will be Shakthi Saravanan.

The director is, at the moment, busy with the scripting of this 3D venture along with his assistants, and we hope he will soon give us more details about the film as well as about his cast and crew.

'7aum Arivu' cropped to suit foreign audience

Murugadoss' latest release '7aum Arivu' starring Suriya Sivakumar in the lead is having a decent run at the box office. As expected before the release, the Bodhidarma angle in the film has won a lot of thumbs up from the local and international audience with Suriya's act as the Buddhist monk Damo, winning him positive reviews from critics.

Now sources in the industry have revealed that the film will don a new look to suit the international crowd because '7aum Arivu' is gearing up to meet international audience. The technical crew is editing the film to suit international standards with the songs in the film being cropped.

Director Murugadoss needs a pat for letting the world know about Bodhidarma. This character has made some historians across the world ticking. '7aum Arivu' will soon be showcased in international festivals in Indonesia and Thailand as well across Europe. The film is touted to have an international appeal due to its unique content.

Once '7aum Arivu' has been touched up for the international audience it will be ready to grace theatres across the globe and win back laurels for Tamil Nadu

Can expect 7aam Arivu soon

May 10, 2011

Expectations are running high as 7aam Arivu stars Suriya and it is directed by AR Murugadoss. The film’s shooting is almost over, said its producer Udayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies. He added that the patchwork is going on at the moment and the release date will be announced soon. 7aam Arivu has Shruti Haasan making her acting debut in Kollywood, which again has created a lot of expectations. Further, Johnny Tri Nguyen, a Hollywood actor, plays the baddie. Harris Jayaraj has scored the music exceptionally well for this film, say insiders. In 7aam Arivu, Suriya is said to appear in two get-ups which will definitely have the audience fascinated, sources report.