Thalapathy Vijay

In a general body meeting held by the Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association yesterday, it was decided that the theatre owners would not extend support to any of the star hero Vijay's films until he compensates for the losses incurred by them for screening Kuruvi, Vettaikaran, Azhagiya Thamizh Magan, Villu and Sura. All these films did not do well as expected and hence the theatres suffered huge losses. Earlier, they had demanded that Vijay pay back 35 percent of the amount. This was brought to the actor's notice and he had said that he would announce a compensation package soon but failed to do so. Following this, the Theatre Owners have decided that they would not screen Vijay films.

The title of Vijay’s forthcoming film, which is a remake of Malayalam hit ‘Bodyguard’, is not ‘Kaavalkaran’ as guessed by many. The movie directed by Siddique has been named ‘Kaaval Kaadhal’. And this has been confirmed by no lesser person than Asin, who is the heroine of the film. “A major portion of ‘Kaaval Kaadhal’ has been shot. I am happy about the shaping up of the movie,” she said. The actress, who is making a reentry into south Indian cinema with this 51st film of Vijay, added: “Siddique is a highly respected director and Vijay is a top hero. Working with them is no doubt a delight.” Meanwhile, it is said that the muhurat of the actor’s next project, tentatively titled ‘Velayudham’, will be held at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium on July 15. “Around 10,000 Vijay fans are expected to attend the mega event,” sources say. Produced by Aascar Ravichandran, ‘Velayudham’ will be directed by ‘Jayam’ Raja.

Audio release of the Pandiraj directed Vamsam was held today in Sathyam cinemas, Chennai. Vamsam serves as the launch pad of Arulnidhi, the latest Gen Y entrant to Tamil cinema from the Kalaignar family. The event saw an impressive turn out of VVIPs from the State and Central Ministries and celebrities from the K town. CM Karunanidhi chaired the event and released the first audio to Suriya and Vijay. Interestingly, Suriya and Vijay shared the dais with the CM thus unwittingly replacing the age old custom of the two kingpins of Tamil cinema Rajinikanth and Kamalhassan sharing the podium with him in film events. The kingpins both were not present at the event. Suriya, who addressed the gathering, mentioned that he sees potential in Arulnidhi. “After seeing the songs and the trailer, I’m assured that Arulnidhi has what it takes to be a hero,” he said. Suriya also praised the CM on his abilities at his ripe age to pen screenplays. Vijay’s address was peppered with his a...