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The makers of the upcoming action thriller “Bullet” have released the first look poster of the film, featuring actor Elvin in the lead role. The poster was shared by actor and director Raghava Lawrence, who is also playing a key role in the film.

In a tweet, Raghava Lawrence praised Elvin and said, “I’m very happy to present the first look poster of my brother Elvin’s “Bullet”. He is a very talented and hardworking actor. I’m also doing a important role in this film. I hope you all will support him and this film.”

The title of the film is written in a metallic font with a bullet hole in the letter “U”. The background is black with smoke and a rocky texture. The poster also includes the tagline “The Final Destination”.

The film is directed by Innasi Pandiyan, who previously directed “Diary” Film and produced by...

The top stars of the Tamil film industry – Rajanikanth, Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Ajith, Vikram, Jeyam Ravi and Dhanush – are competing for the attention of the audience in 2023.

The movie ‘Jailer’ by Nelson Dilipkumar will have Rajanikanth in the title role and is expected to open internationally on April 14. The sequel to ‘Indian 1’, with Kamal Haasan in the lead and directed by S. Shankar, ‘Indian 2’ will be released in October.

The two major superstars of the Tamil industry, Vijay and Ajith Kumar, are also in the fray for the vote of the box office.

‘Vaarisu’, the Vijay-starrer, is scheduled to be released in the Pongal week – at the same time as ‘Thunivu’ with Ajith in the lead role.

The producers of ‘Vaarisu’ had to face the ire of the administrators of the Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai after fans damaged the seats during the release of the movie’s soundtrack on...

FilmMurali Ramasamy had secured 557 votes while the other two contenders T Rajendar got 388 votes and Pl Thenappan secured 87 votes.Digital NativeThe Tamil Film Producers’ Council elections were held on Sunday and the results have finally been announced. Thenandal Films' Murali Ramasamy has been declared the winner of the President’s post. Murali Ramasamy had secured 557 votes while the other two contenders T Rajendar got 388 votes and the independent candidate Pl Thenappan won 87 votes. Murali Ramasamy of Sri Thenandal Films, producer of many blockbuster films including actor Vijay's Mersal and he is the son of Legendary director-producer Rama Narayanan. Actor-Producer Rk Suresh and Producer Kathiresan known as Fiver star Kathiresan elected for the post of Vice Presidents of the council. Producer Chandraprakash Jain has been elected as the General Secretary. Radhakrishnan and Mannan have been elected as the secretaries of the council. The election was held at the Mgr Janaki College...

KollywoodDirected by Ranjith Manikandan, the film stars Suresh Ravi and Raveena Ravi in the lead.Digital NativeDigital NativeThe Tamil film Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban was initially scheduled to be released earlier this year, but its release was postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. At the time, it was announced that Creative Entertainers and Distributors had acquired the rights for the film. However, now, reports are that the award-winning filmmaker Vetrimaaran is onboard to present the film. Directed by Rdm, Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban is produced by Bhaskaran B, Rajapondiyan P and Suresh Ravi under the banners Br Talkies Corporation and White Moon Talkies. The film stars Suresh Ravi and Raveena Ravi in the lead roles. Mime Gopi, Supergood Subramani, Sharath Ravi and Kathiravan Balu form the rest of the star cast. The technical crew of Kavalthurai Ungal Nanban includes Aaditya and Sooriya for scoring the music, K.S Vishnushri for cinematography and Vadivel and Vimalraj for editing.

KollywoodDetails about the project, including its director and the rest of the cast and crew are expected to be revealed soon.Digital NativeThe award-winning filmmaker Vetrimaaran will soon be making a film with M Sasikumar. While Vetrimaaran will not be wielding the megaphone for this venture, he will be writing the story and co-producing it in association with S Kathiresan’s Five Star Creations. Sharing the photo, the producer wrote, “We are happy to announce our next project-8 joint with Director Vetrimaran's Grassroot Film Company. Starring @SasikumarDir (sic)." We are happy to announce our next project-8 joint with Director Vetrimaran's Grassroot Film Company Starring @SasikumarDir @johnsoncinepro pic.twitter.com/EdLKrMoJOS — Five star Kathiresan (@5starcreationss) November 4, 2020 Both Vetrimaaran and Kathiresan share a good rapport having worked together in Polladhavan and Aadukalam. Details about the project, including its director and the rest of the cast and crew are expected to be revealed soon.

Bollywood The film is also being remade in Tamil and Telugu by others.Tnm StaffThe Malayalam action thriller and box office hit Ayyappanum Koshiyum will now be remade in Hindi. The Bollywood remake rights of the 2020 Malayalam film, which starred Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon, has been acquired by actor John Abraham and will be bankrolled by his production house Ja Entertainment. The Malayalam film directed by Sachy and produced by Ranjith and Pm Sasidharan had Prithviraj playing Koshy Kurien - an influential plantation owner and ex Havildar and Biju Menon playing Ayyappan Nair - a sub inspector posted in Attappadi in Palakkad. The story revolves around a conflict that rises due to the clash of their egos. The film also had director Ranjith in an important role, with Gowri Nandha and Anna Reshma Rajan played the female leads. Jakes Bejoy composed the tunes for this flick with Sudeep Elamon...

Bollywood The film is also being remade in Tamil and Telugu by others.Tnm StaffThe Malayalam action thriller and box office hit Ayyappanum Koshiyum will now be remade in Hindi. The Bollywood remake rights of the 2020 Malayalam film, which starred Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon, has been acquired by actor John Abraham and will be bankrolled by his production house Ja Entertainment. The Malayalam film directed by Sachy and produced by Ranjith and Pm Sasidharan had Prithviraj playing Koshy Kurien - an influential plantation owner and ex Havildar and Biju Menon playing Ayyappan Nair - a sub inspector posted in Attappadi in Palakkad. The story revolves around a conflict that rises due to the clash of their egos. The film also had director Ranjith in an important role, with Gowri Nandha and Anna Reshma Rajan played the female leads. Jakes Bejoy composed the tunes for this flick with Sudeep Elamon...

KollywoodThis film will be bankrolled by ace producer Kathiresan.Digital NativeActor Vishal is currently busy with the sequel of Thupparivaalan.The film began with Mysskin wielding the megaphone but due to some differences of opinion, Vishal took over from him. Therefore, besides playing the lead role and producing Thupparivaalan 2, Vishal is also directing the film. There is a buzz in Kollywood that Karthik Thangavel of Adanga Maru fame will soon be directing a film with Vishal in the lead and the industry grapewine is that the director had already narrated the story to the star and has got his verbal approval. However, Vishal is yet to sign on the dotted lines, we hear. This film will be bankrolled by ace producer Kathiresan, who had bankrolled critically acclaimed movies like Jigarthanda and Aadukalam. Thupparivalan 2 stars Prasanna, Vinay, K Bhagyaraj, Andrea Jeremiah, Anu Emmanuel, Shaji Chen, Vijayakumar, Abhishek Shankar, Simran, John Vijay and Master Nishesh.

TollywoodWe hear that Ravi Teja could come in place of Balayya.Digital NativeDigital NativeThe hit Malayalam movie Ayyappanum Koshiyum is to be remade in Telugu soon. There were reports a few days that Trivikram Srinivas is interested in directing the remake and he may get the project. However, there is still no clarity on it as director Sudheer Varma’s name also tops the list. Reports emerged that N Balakrishna and Rana Daggubati may be playing the lead roles in the remake. But now, we hear that it could be Ravi Teja in place of Balayya. Haarika and Hassine Creations and Suresh Productions will jointly bankroll the remake. Ayyappanum Koshiyum had Prithviraj and Biju Menon playing the title roles. Biju Menon played the character Ayappan Nair, a policeman, and Prithviraj was seen as a retired army havildar Koshy Kurien, who had put in 16 years of service. Ayyappanum Koshiyum was about...

KollywoodThe original film starred Prithviraj and Biju Menon playing the lead.Digital NativeAyyappanum Koshiyum, the realistic action thriller which features Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon in the title roles, had hit the theatres last month. Following the success of the movie, producer Kathiresan bagged the Tamil remake rights of the film. The latest report is that the producers are planning to rope in actors Sasikumar and Sarathkumar to reprise Prithviraj and Biju Menon's roles from the original. The original had Prithviraj and Biju Menon playing the title roles. While Biju Menon played the character Ayappan Nair, a policeman, and Prithviraj was seen as a retired army havildar Koshy Kurien, who had put in 16 years of service. Sasikumar has multiple projects in his kitty. Last seen in Naadodigal 2 directed by Samuthirakani and produced by S Nandagopal under the banner of Madras Enterprises, he currently has the films Kombu Vecha Singamda, Raja...

KollywoodThe original film starred Prithviraj and Biju Menon playing the lead.Digital NativeAyyappanum Koshiyum, the realistic action thriller which features Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon in the title roles, had hit the theatres last month. Following the success of the movie, producer Kathiresan bagged the Tamil remake rights of the film. The latest report is that the producers are planning to rope in actors Sasikumar and Sarathkumar to reprise Prithviraj and Biju Menon's roles from the original. The original had Prithviraj and Biju Menon playing the title roles. While Biju Menon played the character Ayappan Nair, a policeman, and Prithviraj was seen as a retired army havildar Koshy Kurien, who had put in 16 years of service. Sasikumar has multiple projects in his kitty. Last seen in Naadodigal 2 directed by Samuthirakani and produced by S Nandagopal under the banner of Madras Enterprises, he currently has the films Kombu Vecha Singamda, Raja...

EntertainmentAyyappanum Koshiyum, the realistic action thriller which features Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon in the title roles, had hit the theatres last month.Digital NativeThe Telugu remake rights of Malayalam hit Ayyappanum Koshiyum have been bought by producer Suryadevara Naga Vamsi who had bankrolled Jersey and the recent Allu Arjun starrer Ala Vaikunthapuramaloo. Ayyappanum Koshiyum, the realistic action thriller which features Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon in the title roles, had hit the theatres last month. The film is Sachy's third collaboration with Prithviraj after Anarkali and Driving Licence. The film had received positive reviews from all quarters. Following this, the Tamil remake rights were bought by producer Kathiresan, who has made critically acclaimed films such as Aadukalam and Jigarthanda. Ayyappanum Koshiyum has Prithviraj and Biju Menon playing the title roles. While Biju Menon played the character Ayappan Nair, a policeman, Prithviraj was seen as a retired army havildar Koshy Kurien,...

MollywoodPrithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon played the title roles in the Malayalam film.Digital NativeThe Malayalam movie Ayyappanum Koshiyum, released earlier this year, had received a lot of positive reviews. Following this, the Tamil remake rights of this flick have been bagged by producer Kathiresan, who has made critically acclaimed films such as Aadukalam and Jigarthanda. The producer is known for his penchant for good scripts. Both Aadukalam and Jigarthanda had bagged several awards and were box office success as well. Jigathanda, it may be mentioned here, won the Tamil Nadu State Film Award Special Prize besides a host of awards such as Filmfare Awards South for Best Supporting Actor for Bobby Simha. Aadukalam, on the other hand, won six National awards - Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Choreography and Special Jury Award. It also won five Filmfare South Awards. After making two critically acclaimed films,...

TollywoodThe movie is a official remake of hit Tamil movie 'Jigarthanda'.Digital NativeThe makers of the Telugu movie Valmiki have released the first look teaser of the film. As being mentioned by director Harish Shankar earlier, the teaser is action-packed and features Varun Tej in a never before seen avatar. Sporting the negative role for the first time, fans and audience have been lauding the gangster look of Varun Tej. Varun also took to Twitter to share the release of the teaser. He tweeted, “Me in #Valmiki like you’ve never seen before! Hope you guys like it." Me in #Valmiki like you’ve never seen before! Hope you guys like it.. Here is the link to #ValmikiPreTeaserhttps://t.co/xL5gqUSmAt@harish2you @DoP_Bose @Atharvaamurali @hegdepooja — Varun Tej Konidela (@IAmVarunTej) June 24, 2019 Director Harish wrote on Twitter, "Let’s welcome the Brand new and the Grand new Avataar of @IAmVarunTej .... https://youtu.

TollywoodThe movie is the Telugu remake of hit Tamil movie 'Jigarthanda'.Digital NativeThe pre-teaser of the upcoming film Valmiki has been unveiled and is getting the attention of the film buffs. The teaser featured the lead stars Varun Tej, Pooja Hegde and Atharvaa. Interestingly, Tamil hero, Atharvaa is making his debut in Tollywood with this flick. On the teaser launch, Varun Tej wrote on his social media page, “Me in #Valmiki like you’ve never seen before! Hope you guys like it..Here is the link to #ValmikiPreTeaser. @harish2you @DoP_Bose @Atharvaamurali @hegdepooja.” Me in #Valmiki like you’ve never seen before! Hope you guys like it.. Here is the link to #ValmikiPreTeaserhttps://t.co/xL5gqUSmAt@harish2you @DoP_Bose @Atharvaamurali @hegdepooja — Varun Tej Konidela (@IAmVarunTej) June 24, 2019 From the teaser that has no dialogues, we can see that Varun Tej will be sporting a new look in the film.

TollywoodThe movie is the Telugu remake of hit Tamil movie 'Jigarthanda'.Digital NativeThe makers of the Telugu movie Valmiki have announced that the shooting of the film has begun. The production house posted on its Twitter handle: “#Valmiki shoot begins!! @IAmVarunTej @harish2you.” Varun Tej, on his first day of shoot wrote, “Day 1 of shoot for #Valmiki. Super kicked about this one!” Valmiki is the remake of the hit Tamil movie Jigarthanda that was written and directed by Karthik Subburaj. The film has Varun Tej reprising the role done by Bobby Simha in Tamil. We also hear that Atharvaa Murali will be foraying into the Telugu film industry with this remake and he will be seen in the role done by Siddharth in the original. Harish Shankar will be wielding the megaphone for this remake and Devi Sri Prasad has been roped in to compose the tunes. Valmiki...

KollywoodShiva, an aspiring director, has approached the Writers’ Union with a claim that the ‘Vijay 63’ story is based on his short film on women’s football.Digital NativeDigital NativeVijay’s upcoming film with director Atlee, dubbed Vijay 63, has run into trouble. According to reports, Shiva, an aspiring director, has approached the Writers’ Union with a claim that the story is based on his short film. His complaint is that one of the production houses had passed on the story to Atlee, who is now making a film based on it with Vijay. Sources told DTnext, “Shiva is an aspiring director who had directed a short film based on women’s football. To develop it into a feature film, he had approached a few leading production companies that we don’t want to disclose. The story has been leaked by one of the producers to Atlee, who has developed on the storyline for Vijay 63.” However,...

Tollywood'Valmiki' is the remake of Karthik Subburaj's Tamil film 'Jigarthanada'.Digital NativeThe critically acclaimed Tamil film Jigarthanda is being remade in Telugu under the title Valmiki. The film has Varun Tej reprising the role done by Bobby Simha in Tamil. If sources are anything to go by, Atharvaa Murali will be foraying into the Telugu film industry with this remake and he will be seen in the role done by Siddharth in the original. Harish Shankar will be wielding the megaphone for this remake and Devi Sri Prasad has been roped in to compose the tunes. Valmiki will be bankrolled by Ram Achanta and Gopi Achanta under their banner. The prep work for this film has begun and the shooting is expected to commence in April this year. It may be noted here that the original version in Tamil was written and directed by Karthik Subburaj and had Siddharth,...

KollywoodIn the legal notice sent to Jsk Satish, Radha Krishnan and Vadivelu, the principal office bearers of Tfpc have sought compensation to the tune of Rs 1 Crore for the Council and Rs 50 lakhs to each of them.Digital NativeThe principal secretary of the Commercial Tax and Registration Department, in a show-cause notice, had sought an explanation from Tamil Film Producers’ Council’s office bearers Vishal, Kathiresan, SS Durairaj and Sr Prabhu, for alleged mismanagement of the Council’s funds, under sec 34-a of the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act, 1975. This was in response to the dissenting producers leveling allegations against the current office bearers of the Tfpc. Speaking to The News Minute, Jsk Satish had said the Tfpc office bearers, Vishal, Kathiresan, SS Durairaj and Sr Prabhu have sent him and two others a legal notice alleging that he and his supporters have been defaming them and sought compensation. In...

Tollywood'Valmiki' is the Telugu remake of the Karthik Subbaraj movie 'Jigarthanda'.Digital NativeReports are that Pooja Hegde is in talks to play the female lead in the upcoming Telugu film Valmiki. Starring Varun Tej in the lead, the film will be directed by Harish Shankar. It may be noted here that Pooja Hegde is well acquainted with both Varun Tej and Harish Shankar as she had worked with the former in Mukunda and the latter in Duvvada Jagannadham. However, she has not given her go ahead for Valmiki yet as her role in it requires much lesser screen time. Pooja is weighing the consequences of starring in such a film and is yet to take a call on it, say sources. Interestingly, Valmiki will be the remake of the hit Tamil movie Jigarthanda. Reports are that Harish Shankar is not planning it as an exact remake but will...

KollywoodWhen Tnm reached out to the actor, he said, “I will discuss the reason after the event (Ilaiyaraaja 75) is over.”Tnm StaffActor and director Parthiban who was appointed as Vice President of Tamil Film Producers’ Council (Tfpc) in December last year has resigned from his post, a day before Tfpc’s grand event, Ilaiyaraaja 75. The reason for his sudden resignation remains unclear and has surprised many. When Tnm reached out to the actor he said, “I will discuss the reason after the event is over.” A little over a month ago, when Parthiban was made Vice President, Vishal shared that the decision to appoint Parthiban was arrived at unanimously. Parthiban replaced director Gautham Vasudev Menon and actor Prakash Raj, who were both the Vice Presidents of the Council until then. Earlier last year, Vishal’s appointment of Kathiresan as honorary secretary of the Council was received with mixed reactions by council members.

Tollywood'Valmiki' will be the remake of the hit Tamil movie 'Jigarthanda'.Digital NativeDirector Harish Shankar’s next film having Varun Tej in the lead has been titled Valmiki. Varun Tej would be playing the role of a gangster in it. The film has been launched recently amidst a lot of fanfare with the poster featuring gun and film roll. It will be bankrolled by Ram Achanta and Gopi Achanta under their banner. Interestingly, Valmiki will be the remake of the hit Tamil movie Jigarthanda. Reports are that Harish Shankar is not planning it as an exact remake but will be making some changes to the script to suit the Telugu audiences. Devi Sri Prasad has been roped in to compose the tunes for this flick. The original version in Tamil was written and directed by Karthik Subburaj and had Siddharth, Bobby Simha and Lakshmi Menon in the lead roles with Nassar,...

Kollywood The group of producers accused Vishal of misappropriating funds and not adhering to the byelaws of the council.Tnm StaffFacebookThe Tamil Nadu Film Producers’ Council (Tfpc) offices in Yogambal street in T Nagar and Anna Salai in Chennai witnessed high drama on Wednesday as a group of 300 film producers locked the offices demanding Tfpc President Vishal’s resignation. The group of producers alleged that Vishal was involved in a lot of criminal activities being a part of the council and demanded he hand over the accounts of the council and resign. Speaking to reporters at the Anna Salai office of the Tfpc, producer Al Azhagappan said that no general committee meeting had been convened after Vishal assumed office. “When he became the president, Vishal promised certain things to the members of Tfpc. Those promises have not been fulfilled. He has also engaged in a lot of criminal activities,” he claimed.

TollywoodThe original version in Tamil was directed by Kartik Subbaraj with Siddharth and Lakshmi Menon in lead roles.Digital NativeThe critically acclaimed Tamil film, Jigarthanda is all set to be remade in Telugu. Wielding the megaphone for it would be Harish Shankar and the prep work for it has begun already. Varun Tej has been signed up to play the role reprised by Bobby Simha in the original and Rashmika Mandanna will be stepping into the shoes of Lakshmi Menon, who played the female lead in Jigarthanda. Naga Shaurya and Raj Tarun may play the roles done by Siddharth and Karunakaran respectively. Interestingly, Jigarthanda’s Telugu dubbed version was released as Chikkadu Dorakadu but now director Harish Shankar will be directing the remake making some changes to suit the Telugu audiences, say sources. It may be noted here that Jigarthanda was remade in Kannada with Sudeep bankrolling the venture along with Sathyanarayana.

TollywoodReports are that the remake will be slightly tweaked to suit the Telugu audience.Digital NativeEarlier, there were reports that Harish Shankar may wield the megaphone for the remake of ‘96 in Telugu. However, there is another buzz now that he will be remaking the hit movie Jigarthanda and has set the ball rolling. Reports are that the remake will be slightly tweaked to suit the Telugu audience but he will retain the core subject. Sources in the know say that Harish may be roping in Sharwanand to reprise the role done by Siddharth in the original. It may be noted here that Jigarthanda was remade in Kannada with Sudeep bankrolling the venture along with Sathyanarayana. The film was directed by Shiva Ganesh and starred Rahul, Samyukta Hornad, and P. Ravishankar in the lead roles. The original version in Tamil was written and directed by Karthik Subburaj and had Siddharth, Bobby Simha...

KollywoodProducer 'Five Star' Kathiresan, who has acquired the remake rights of Rajinikanth's 'Moondru Mugam', has reportedly accused Atlee of stealing the story from this film.Digital NativeDigital NativeThalapathy Vijay's Mersal directer by Atlee which hit the screens last Diwali was a blockbuster hit. Vijay played three roles in this film also has three female leads - had Kajal Aggarwal, Samantha and Nithya Menen. From the day of its release, there has been huge speculations that the film has traces of Rajinikanth’s Moondru Mugam and Kamal Haasan’s Apoorva Sagodharargal. Post its release a notice was sent to the Tamil Nadu Producers' Council alleging plagiarism. It is said that film Producer Five Star Kathiresan, who has acquired the remake rights of Rajinikanth's Moondru Mugam, has reportedly accused Atlee Kumar of stealing the story from the Superstar's film Moondru Mugam. Producer Kathiresan who has acquired the original rights from Satya Movies...

Chennai, April 16: Tamil director Karthik Subbaraj, who reaped gold with Tamil blockbuster "Pizza", has roped in southern actor Siddharth for his untitled second Tamil-Telugu bilingual project.

"Karthik will direct Siddharth in a mega budget project, which will be simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu. The rest of the cast is yet to be finalised," said a statement from the production house.

Kathiresan, known for producing Tamil films such as "Pollathavan" and "Aadukalam", will produce the film under his home banner Five Star Movies.

"I'm not in a position to discuss the story of the film, but all I can say at.