3 idiots almost shelved

First it was mahesh babu who said he is not willing to share the screen with small hero's like srikanth and asked the production to replace him with siddarth when siddarth was approached for the telugu version he openly stated mahesh babu himself is having a bad time and has given continuous flops in recent times and cannot play a smaller role than him in the film. It is also said that mahesh intentionally wanted to cast siddarth in a smaller role to show his supremo in tollywood. Mahesh babu was the first one to walk out.



Thats the story of telugu film now in tamil the problem started when sun pictures bought the distribution rights of three idiots from gemini film circuit (the producers of the tamil/telugu remake of 3 idiots) there was a rivalry between sun pictures and vijay due to the difference in promotion and payment for sura 50th film of vijay. That is when vijay decided to opt out from the project. it is said that sun pictures tried to buy the  distribution rights of vijays kavalan as well  while the producers tried to convince vijay our super star director shankar reportedly stated that he wouldn't do a remake film if its not for vijay. The project was about to drop at this level thats when Actor Surya came into the scene according to a most reliable source he voluntarily came forth to do the film. It  is said that surya called director shankar to express his willingness to do the

 

project. Chetan baghat writer of the book (5 point someone) on which 3 idiots was based recently tweeted that surya told him that he is doing 3 idiots tamil version when they met in a gym in mumbai. He might also be casted in telugu as well.
Current speculations are that surya has signed another movie with director Hari which was about to start after completing director Murugadoss's magnum opus 7aam Arivu
Hence as of now the project is almost shelved

Vijay out of 3 idiots

No other film in recent times has garnered so much attention even before its making as this one. With a lot of speculation over the making and the star cast of the film, the Tamil remake of Aamir Khan's 3 idiots is already the talk of the town. But just when we were thinking that all is well, here comes a shocker — Ilaiyathalapathy Vijay himself might be out of the mega project! 

The latest buzz is that Vijay and the director of the film, Shankar, had a difference of opinion over the film and have agreed to part as friends. Reports say that Vijay did not approve of his clothes and his look in the film, in which he plays a college student. Moreover, the actor is currently shooting for Velayudham in which he sports a particular look. As he is yet to finish the shoot on this project, which stars Genelia and Hansika in the lead, reports state that he didn't want to change his look as he believed there would be a lack of continuity. 

However, a source close to the developments told that the actor may not do the film because he'll soon float a political party. "An announcement regarding this is expected soon," informed the source. 

When asked the actor about this during the trailer launch of Kaavalan held yesterday, Vijay remained tight-lipped and said, "Let the information come from the producer's side." The shooting for 3 idiots was expected to begin on December 6 in Dehradun. 

3 Idiots from December 5th

Master film maker Shankar's proposed Tamil and Telugu remakes of Aamir Khan's smash hit 3 Idiots will start rolling from December 5 in Delhi. However, the exact location of the shooting is kept under wraps.

Vijay and Mahesh Babu will play Aamir's role in the Tamil and Telugu versions respectively. Srikant and Jiiva will play the roles played by Madhavan and Sharman Joshi in the original, while Sathyaraj will play the role of the principal. Ileana will enact Kareena’s role in both versions. Some changes are being made in the script to suit the tastes of the South Indian audiences. Harris Jayaraj will compose the music and Manoj Paramahamsa will crank the camera.

The latest buzz is that the film is titled Moovar in Tamil. There are also reports that the film may have a second heroine!

Madhan karky completes the dialogues

Madhan karky the co dialogue writer of endhiran has teamed up with director shankar once again for 3 Idiots.Madhan has completed writing the dialogues for 3 idiots now and the first draft of the movie is ready the shooting is expected to begin in late december.

Making of Endhiran

For those who missed the telecast and for those who want to watch it again

Making of Endhiran

Hollywood director Oliver stone enjoyed Endhiran/Robot

No doubts that Endhiran the robot has taken indian cinema to new level now the latest news is noted Hollywood film maker and Oscar Winner Oliver Stone has seen ‘Endhiran’ at the Mumbai International Film Festival

and in an interview  to NDTV he said that he enjoyed the film.

Making of Endhiran

Making of Endhiran special pics

Watch out for more updates

3 idiots the remake

Sources have finally confirmed the news of 3 idiots remake. Yes guys its official now director shankar is going to remake India's biggest block buster in telugu with mahesh babu and ileana in the lead. Music will be composed by Harris jayaraj since AR.Rahman has taken a halt from composing music for Indian films to concentrate on international projects,they have also confirmed that the movie will not be named as 3 Rascals or 3 idiots,other technicians and the tamil version of the remake is yet to be confirmed while the music composition for the telugu movie has already begun. Director Shankar is gearing up for the project by rewriting the script to suit the taste of the Telugu audiences. If everything goes well, the film would be formally launched on December 6 as per the tentative schedule.Gemini Film Circuits will be producing the Telugu version and it had bought the remake rights from Vidhu Vinod Chopra.

Director K.Balachandar's letter to Director Shankar

Director's Note

Hi Everybody,

‘Endhiran the robot’ film is in theatres now. I couldn’t be in touch with you guys for a long time since I was doing post production, release, theatre rounds and promotional activities till yesterday.

Thanks to everyone all over the world who enjoyed, supported and appreciated the film. Thanks to the press and all medias. I am very happy that the film is appreciated by the critics as well and was given 5 stars in many reviews and 4 – 5 in others. I am delighted with the box-office records south, north and all over the world.

Many stalwarts of the Indian film industry have congratulated me in person & over phone after watching the movie. It’s a wonderful feeling, Aamir Khan after watching the film invited me to his house, appreciated and discussed about the film till early morning with his wife Kiran and Director Rajkumar Hirani.

Hrithik Roshan called & shared his excitement after watching the film. Kamalhassan congratulated by sending flowers to me with a beautiful message.

Kannada director & actor Upendra, Actor Prakasraj and lot of directors, actors and technicians called and conveyed their heartfull appreciation.

The most exciting appreciation came from Director K.Balachandar. He is one who is very successful more than 30 years as a film maker and he is my role model and my initial goal is to achieve atleast 15 years like him in this field. He sent me an appreciation letter which put me in an emotional high. I couldn’t control my tears after reading it. It made me humble & has given me the energy to work even harder.

Regards

Shankar

CNN IBN Interview

Endhiran Box Office report

Endhiran made an earth-shattering opening on day one all across the globe. It drew full houses from its very first show from Gurgaon multiplexes in Harayana to Nagerkovil, the south tip of Tamil Nadu. In overseas markets, the film created a new history on the opening day.

It has taken the best ever paid previews in UK and US on Thursday night by surpassing the collections of any Hindi film in 2010. In Mumbai, the movie has fared well and the Telugu version has also been declared a hit.

In Tamil Nadu, Endhiran has got the best ever single day opening for any film in Kollywood history, while in Kerala from 128 screens the film has opened bigger than a Mohanlal or Mammootty film.

The National media has gone crazy about Rajinikanth. News channels like NDTV, Times Now, CNN IBN and Headlines Today conducted half an hour “Robot-Special” with their entertainment editors flying in from Delhi and Mumbai to capture the Rajinikanth phenomenon in Chennai on release day.

Here is a quick interesting calculation about the collection by a Canada based fm radio

2250 prints are made for theatres all over the world, according to Sun pictures. Some theatres use same print in two halls in a difference of 30 minutes.

There will be 4 shows per day for at least first 3 days (Fri, Sat, Sun). We know that many theatres in Tamilnadu will have 5 or 6 shows per day from early morning.

Average number of seats can be 500. Most of the Indian cinema halls are with over 800 seats while very few halls are with 400 seats.

Ticket price for first week in India varies from Rs. 100 to Rs. 500. Overseas ticket price are fixed but money conversion will bring it to Rs. 400 to Rs. 600.

If we pick all conservative numbers and multiply……..
2250 prints x 4 shows x 500 seats x Rs. 150 = 67,50,00,000 = Rs. 67.5 crore per day.

Rs. 67.5 crore x 3 days = Rs. 202.5 Crore.

By looking at this conservative calculation, Sun will recover the cost in just in 3 days. There is no way Sun pictures would have to worry about the money that has been invested. There can be loss and gain with distributors and Theatre owners depending on the deals. Overall, all the numbers show that Endhiran can make a record breaking collection in the history of Indian cinema. It is only less than two weeks to confirm it.

ENDHIRAN OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCED

The release date of Endhiran the robot is officially announced by Sun pictures. The movie will be releasing on 1st october 2010 in theaters in India,US,UK,Europe,Singapore,Malaysia,Australia

and more countries.

Official press note issued by sun pictures on the Endhiran release date

Endhiran gets clean 'U'

Superstar Rajinikanth’s Endhiran has been passed with ‘U’ certificate by censor board. The board officials have appreciated Shankar and his team for their efforts.


Endhiran is generating hugh waves of expectation in Tamil film industry. Many Telugu and Kannada movie release have been postponed as Endhiran is scheduled to hit screens by next couple of weeks. Now, we hear that Tollywood’s most expected movies – Junior NTR’s Brindavanam and Mahesh Babu’s Khaleja would have a delayed release.
Endhiran's promotional campaigns have already kick-started in Telugu and Hindi versions. The songs and trailers have received good responses from audiences.

Endhiran trailer!!!

Get ready folks!!!

Remembering Writer Sujatha, Writer Sujatha 2nd death anniversary

super star went naked for endhiran???

Kollywood grapevine is abuzz with rumours that superstar Rajinikanth has done a naked scene for his Sun Pictures produced Shankar directed Endhiran!
It seems the scene was shot in a hush- hush manner in a Chennai studio by director Shankar and cinematographer Ratnavel. The scene would be used in the film at a crucial point in the narration.
The scene is said to be very similar to Arnold Schwarzenegger the robot moving around naked in Terminator

Endhiran in perungudi

The shoot of biggest film of the year undoubtedly 'Endhiran' starring Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai and directed by Shankar has been on and on for years together now. After shooting even in Hollywood's Stan Winston studios and around global destinations for which Shankar is well known for the shoot is still on and traveled back to our very own namma Chennai.

Recently team Endhiran was shooting at the Perungudi dumping yard in Chennai. The scenes which were shot in Perungudi did not involve Rajini but the villain and other actors who shot for five continuous days and completed a few scenes. The film is expected to be released by Diwali.

super star as vaseegaran

The name of Rajini in Endhiran is VASEEGARAN. This info was shared by the people who where present at the shoot of the following scene

Scene
The scene is about giving introduction to Superstar by another scientist in a conference.

Dialogue

“THE PERSON WE ARE GOING TO CALL NOW IS RANKED TOP AMONG THE SCIENTIST IN INDIA… He finished his Phd on ROBOTICS in CONNEMERA UNIVERSITY.”

“Let us call up on SCIENTIST Mr. “! VASEEGARAN !” to the stage.

Welcome Sir”

Quick 5

1.All the punch dialog's for super star in Endhiran would be humorous and not the usual serious stuff


2.Vairamuthu's son kaarki has helped him penning the lyrics for a couple of songs in the movie


3.On the final phase of shooting director shankar shot  a scene with no other crew member except the cameraman and super star


4.Shankar has made a special appearance on an important scene

5.Aishwarya rai bachan appears in 57 different costumes and special makeup in the movie

Ananthapurathu Veedu

Director Shankar’s forthcoming venture ‘Ananthapurathu Veedu’ directed by Naga is presently on its post production stages and Shankar is planning to release it by the middle of June.

Sources say that the film will be a super natural thriller and besides that it will also have enough dose of comedy too. Saying about the story of the film, they further adds “The story revolves around about a married couple (Nandha and Chaya Singh) who get back to their ancestral home that was locked for more than two decades. Later, they realise that the house is haunted by ghosts.”

“Naga, known for making eerie thrillers for television channels (including ‘Marmadesam’), has shaped up the film in such a way to entertain the universal audiences. Besides thrills and chills, there is importance to humour too.” sources adds

Vikatan interview

ஜீன்ஸ் இளைஞர்கள் பரபரக்கும் 'ஷி' ஃபிலிம்ஸ் ஆபீஸ். மாடிப் படிகள் ஏறி, கதவில் கை வைத்தால், அமைதியாகக் கதவைத் திறந்தது ஷங்கர். 2011-ல் யாருடைய ஆட்சி என்பதைப்போல தமிழகத்தின் முக்கியமான எதிர்பார்ப்புக் கேள்வி, 'எப்படி இருக்கும் எந்திரன்?'

"நல்லா இருக்கீங்களா" - இரண்டு பேருமே ஒரே நேரத்தில் கேட்க, இன்னும் சிரிப்பு.

"ரொம்ப நாளாச்சுல்ல..." என்ற ஷங்கரிடம்,

"எடுத்தவரை 'எந்திரன்' எப்படி?" என டாப் கியரில் ஆரம்பித்தேன்...

"இப்பவும் கதையைச் சொல்ல முடியாது. ஆனால், எந்திரனை அழகாச் செதுக்கிக்கிட்டு இருக்கோம். 'முதல்வன்' கதை ரஜினிக்காக உருவாக்கப்பட்டது. அங்கு விட்டதை எந்திரனில் பிடிக்கிறேன். முதல் வனிலாவது ரஜினியின் இடத்தை அர்ஜுன் நிரப்பினார். ஆனால், எந்திரனைப் பொறுத்தவரை ரஜினியின் இடத்தை ரஜினி மட்டும்தான் நிரப்ப முடியும். ஒரு நிமிஷம் வந்துட்டுப்போற ஷாட்டாக இருந்தாலும், அவர் கவனம் பிசகுவது இல்லை. தரத்திலும், வசூலிலும் 'எந்திரன்' சிவாஜியை முந்தும் என்பது மட்டும் நிச்சயம்!"

"இவ்வளவு தாமதம், எந்திரனுக்கு அவசியம்தானா?"

"நிச்சயமாக. அவதாரை உருவாக்க ஜேம்ஸ் கேமரூனுக்கு 12 ஆண்டு கள் ஆச்சு. யாராவது கேமரூனைப் பார்த்து இப்படிக் கேட்பாங்களா? ஆனால், ஷங்கரிடம் மட்டும்தான் கேட்பாங்க. 'அவதார்' மாதிரியான ஒரு சயின்ஸ் ஃபிக்ஷன்தான் 'எந்திரன்'. நிச்சயமாக நீங்கள் படம் பார்க்கும்போது எங்கள் உழைப்பு தெரியும்!"

"இன்னும் ரஜினி ஹீரோவாகவே டூயட் பாடுறாரே, உங்களுடைய பர்சனல் கருத்து?"

"ரஜினி என்பவர் ஒரு சினிமாகுடும் பத்தில் வாரிசாகப் பிறந்து முதல் படத்திலேயே ஓப்பனிங் பாட்டுக்கு ஆடி, அடுத்த படத்திலேயே ரசிகர் மன்றம் தொடங்கி, மூணாவது படத் தில் 'சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்' பட்டம் வாங்கி, நாலாவது படத்தில் கமலைத் திட்டி பஞ்ச் டயலாக் பேசியவர் இல்லை. வில்லனாக அறிமுகம் ஆகி, சின்னச் சின்ன வேடமெல்லாம் செய்து, கடைசியில் அவர் மட்டும் படத்தில் இருந்தால்போதும், வேறு யாருமே தேவைஇல்லை என்கிற நிலையை அடைந்தவர். அப்படித்தான் ரஜினி சூப்பர் ஸ்டாராக இருக்கிறாரே தவிர, அதிர்ஷ்டத்தால் இல்லை. ரஜினி மாதிரியான ஒரு வில்லனும் இல்லை, அவர் மாதிரியான ஹீரோவும் இல்லை. காமெடி, வில்லன், ஹீரோ, ஏன் கௌரவத்தோற்றம் செய்தால்கூட ஒரு தனித்துவம் இருக்கும். ரஜினி என்றாலே தனித்துவம்தானே! ஆனால், எனக்கு வில்லன் ரஜினியை அதிகம் பிடிக்கும். அந்த ரஜினி தமிழ் சினிமா வுக்குத் திரும்பவும் வேணும். அப்படி ஒரு டெரர் வில்லனை நீங்க எந்திர னில் பார்க்கலாம். என்னைக் கேட் டால் அப்பப்ப ரஜினி சார் வில்லன் கேரக்டர், குணச்சித்திரம்னு வெரைட் டியாச் செய்யணும். அவரது ரசிகர்கள் அதற்கு வழிவிடணும். ரஜினி என்கிற ஓர் அற்புதமான நடிகரின் பல்வேறு டைமன்ஷன்களைப் பார்க்க இன்னும் அதிக நாள் ஆகாது!"

"உங்க படத்துல ரஜினியோட அரசியல் 'பஞ்ச்' டயலாக் எல்லாம் களைகட்டுதுன்னு பேசிக்கிறாங்களே?"

"எனக்கென்னவோ ரஜினி அரசி யலுக்கு வருவார்னுதான் தோணுது. 'எந்திரனில்' அரசியல்ரீதியான பஞ்ச் டயலாக்ஸ் இருக்குன்னு சொன்னப்போ, ஒரு புன்னகையைத் தவிர, அவரிடம் இருந்து எந்த மறுப்பும் இல்லை. 'ஒரே ரெக்வெஸ்ட், தனிப்பட்ட தாக்குதல் வேணாம்'னு சொன்னார். ரஜினிக்குப் பின்னால இருக்கிற ரசிகர்கள் சக்தி நாம நினைச்சுப் பார்க்கவே முடியாதது. அப்படிப்பட்ட ஒரு மகத்தான மக்கள் சக்தியை ரஜினி வெறுமனே செயல்படுத்தாமல் வைத்திருப்பது சரியில்லைன்னுதான் நினைக்கிறேன்!"

"அஜீத், விஜய், சூர்யானு அடுத்த காம்பினேஷனில் வரவில்லையே ஏன்?"

"அஜீத் எனக்குப் பிடிக்கும். நிஜமாகச் சொன்னால் மனதில் பட்டதைப் பேசுவது ரொம்பப் பிடிக்கும். அஜீத் - விஜய்யை இனிமேல் இணைச்சுப் படம் பண்றது... அது பெரிய வியாபாரம். அஜீத், விஜய், சூர்யா சேர்ந்தால் இன்னும் பெரிய வியாபாரம். எய்ட் பேக்ஸ் அஜீத், தாடிவெச்ச விஜய்னு நீங்க எதிர்பார்க்கவே முடியாத மாற்றங்கள் இருக்கணும். நேத்துகூட சூர்யாவைப் பார்த்தேன். 'பக்கத்து வீடா இருந்தாலும் படம் பண்ணாமல் இருக்கோம் சார். நறுக்குனு நாலு ஸீன்னாலும் ஓ.கே. அப்பாவைச் சமாளிக்க வேண்டியது என் பொறுப்பு சார்'னு சொன்னார். நிச்சயமா உங்களுக்கு ஒரு நல்ல செய்தி சொல்றேன்!"

"இத்தனை நாட்கள் அனுபவம் கற்றுத்தந்த பாடம் என்ன?"

"இங்கே நண்பர்கள் யாரு, எதிரிகள் யாருன்னு கண்டுபிடிக்கவே முடியாது. விரோதம் சொல்லாத கண்ணோடு சிரிச்சுக்கிட்டே இருப்பாங்க. எனக்கு யார் மேலேயும் புகார் கிடை யாது. இன்னமும் வெற்றியின் ரகசியம் என்னாங்கிற கேள்விக்கு ஒரு வார்த்தையில் பதில் சொல்ல முடியலை.

வாழ்க்கை தொடர்ந்து ஆச்சர் யங்களைத் தந்துட்டே இருக்கு. இந்த வாழ்க்கையைக் கைதட்டி ரசிச்சு வாழ்த்திட்டுப் போறது தான் என் எண்ணம்!"