Saturday, October 17, 2009
Silambarasan and Trisha celebrating Deepavali in NY
The Vinnaithandi Varuvaya team has flown down to New York to complete the last schedule of the shooting. While the director, Gautham Menon and crew flew a couple of days before, Silambarasan and Trisha took their flight on Thursday.
Completing VTV, Trisha will move on to the Bollywood flick Khatta Meeta directed by Priyadarshan and starring Akshay Kumar. There are reports that the lady has signed a three-film deal with Akshay Kumar’s production house Hari Om Productions. Silambarasan, on the other hand, says that his next venture will take off in May next year.
Both the stars are really upset that they would not be able to spend time with their friends and relatives this Deepavali.
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Gautham Menon ropes in Dileep
Dileep is currently acting in Swantham Lekhakan, which also happens to be the comeback movie of the actress Gopika. He also has other projects at hand like Papi Appacha and another with director Kamal which will have Telugu actress Charmi in a key role in the movie. Kamal's movie was to feature Mamta Mohandas with Dileep, but things taken a different turn and Charmi has replaced her in that slot.
Dileep is slowly delving into his capabilities as a complete artiste, rather than as a comedian and Gautham Menon's offer is a indicator in that direction.
Courtesy: oneindia.in
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Silambarasan evades
Although there are still final touches pending for his Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya, the multitasking Silambarasan has gotten around writing script for his next movie Vaaliban. As it seems, he is now indulged in developing the basic plot and the script.
As a result, he is also conspicuous with his absence in the film events including promos, audio releases and premieres. Vaaliban will also be directed by him.

Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Telugu super star insists on Gautham Menon
Given Gautham’s record, Nagarjuna’s calculation can never go wrong, one can presume. Vinnathandi Varuvaya is a breezy romantic story that is sure to attract the younger audience and hence Nagarjuna feels that it would be better for his son’s career.
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Silambarasan will make you weep!
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Thursday, August 27, 2009
Gautham wants to work with Rahman and Harris
Time and again one question that director Gautham Menon faces is if there are any chances of working together with music director Harris Jayaraj again. And this time too, the director has maintained that the decision not to work together was not his but Harris’.
Gautham adds that his dream to work with AR Rahman came true in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya and this paved way for signing him up for his other projects as well. However, the director maintains that he prefers to work with Harris as well as Rahman in future.
Wonder what Harris has to say about this!
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Gautham Menon’s Azhagiya Kuyile`
Gautham Menon’s Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya with Silambarasan and Trisha as the lead pair has raked up enough attention already. With this film still in the making, it is being rumored that the ace director has already decided on his next project.
A buzz from Kollywood is that Gautham is keen on directing a film titled Azhagiya Kuyile, which he had penned when he was 19 years old. Sources say that Azhagiya Kuyile could be based on some of the real life incidents but this claim has not been substantiated yet.
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Gowtham Menon thrown out of Ajith's film
It was all termed to be a rumuor until Gowtham Menon himself confirmed about directing Vijay’s film. Director Gowtham Menon laid his hand on ‘resurgence of Tamil cinema’ by making Hollywood-inclined led flicks.
Indeed, he drew more inspiration from Hollywood films Kaaka Kaaka, Vetaiyadu Vilayadu (inspired from Bone Collector), Pacchaikili Muthucharam (Derailed) and Vaaranam Aayiram (Tom Hanks starrer Forrest Gump).
Gowtham Menon was signed to direct Ajith Kumar’s film that is produced by Sivaji Productions. But as he failed to deliver the final draft of his script, the offer was withdrawn. At the moment, he is busy shooting for three projects simultaneously- Simbhu-Trisha starrer Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya, Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikalam and an untitled film featuring his manager and hottie Sameera Reddy in lead roles.
Amidst these busy schedules, Gowtham has confirmed that he will direct Vijay’s film very shortly and they’ve been discussing the script.
Courtesy: oneindia.in
Friday, July 31, 2009
Silambarasan is not what you think
Media reports oflate suggested that Silambarasan’s role in Vinnaithandi Varuvaya is that of an assistant director. But we hear from sources close to the film unit that the actor plays a youth who is just out of college ready to take up a job. Trisha plays a young girl already in a stable job. With this the speculations about the roles that the lead pair plays is considerably clear.
Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya is said to be a breezy romance flick for which music has been scored by AR Rahman. Gautham Menon wields the megaphone for this entertainer.

Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Gautham Menon patches with Harris Jeyaraj?
Director Gautham Menon’s Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya is creating a huge expectation among the fans. With Silambarasan and Trisha starring in the film, the expectation just soared higher.
AR Rahman has scored the music for VTV and all the songs are said to have come out well. The director also has plans to sign up Rahman for his next venture. Does that mean he would never consider working with his close pal Harris Jeyaraj again? In a recent interview to a magazine, Gautham said that the decision was made by Harris. Could it mean that this successful duo will patch up at some stage?
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Monday, July 20, 2009
A.R. Rahman is not stepping out of my film- Gowtham
Gowtham Menon clarifies, “A.R. Rahman hadn’t come up with any such issues and he was quite disappointed going through the rumours. He has composed 5 fantastic songs with different genres and I have completed filming 3 of them at Malta Islands. Once, the shooting is done; Rahman will be kick-starting with background score”
Courtesy: thaindian.com
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Only few songs by ARR: Vinnaithandi Varuvaya?
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Friday, July 17, 2009
What’s brewing between Gautham Menon and Rahman?
Gautham Menon and AR Rahman are very unhappy over rumors that the latter refuses to compose the background score for Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya. A few days earlier, there were reports that Rahman is not satisfied with the pay packet and refused to score the BGM.
Clarifying on this issue, Gautham said that Rahman called him up when such reports surfaced to find out the reason for the rumors. Rahman was also very disturbed that the media persons did not verify their claim before writing.
Gautham said that Rahman had already composed five songs for the VTV of which three have already been filmed. Rahman will work on the BGM once the shooting is done.
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
AR Rahman’s music in Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaayaa
![]() AR Rahman has composed some soulful music for the film and of the five songs for which he had composed music, three have already been shot. While the Hosanaa song has been rendered by the Jai Ho fame Vijay Prakash, AR Rahman has sung the song Omana Penne. Both these songs have been penned by Thamarai and choreographed by the Adiye Kolluthe fame Flexy Stu. Shot in Malta – Hosanaa and Omana Penne – have been captured exceedingly well by cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa, sources say. It is expected that VTV would hit the marquee during the month of November. |
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
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Friday, July 03, 2009
Gautham eases pace: bearded Silambarasan uneasy
Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya, which started with a bang and was reportedly going on at a great pace, has seen a sudden slackening in proceedings. The reason reportedly is that director Gautham Menon doesn’t seem too keen on getting on with it at the same pace as the initial stages.
Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya is not being made in Tamil alone, it is also being reportedly planned in Telugu with Mahesh Babu in the lead. However, Mahesh Babu’s dates are not available for at least a couple of months and there is no way that the Telugu version can begin until his dates are confirmed.
With the same story, Gautham wants the two films to be completed and released simultaneously. He seems to think that any one of them releasing earlier would affect the chances of the latter, especially if the box office results were not favorable. Added to this is the fact that he also plans to use Rahman’s tunes for the Telugu version too. With the kind of reach that Rahman’s music has, any one album releasing ahead of the other will rob all the novelty off the one following it. So, weighing his options, Gautham seems to have decided that Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya need not sprint to completion as earlier planned.
This seems fine with everyone except Silambarasan. He has acted in two get ups in VTV, one of which has a full grown beard. With film’s shooting not moving as expected, he has been left with his beard in place, unable to take part in any other shooting.
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Gautham’s covert parallel project
Surprisingly, Gautham is also said to be working on a parallel project, a thriller. The as-yet-untitled flick will have his assistant Karthik donning the lead role and Sameera Reddy in a pivotal character. This is speculated to be inspired by a Hollywood flick. Last heard, the cast and crew are flying to Spain for the shoot schedules.
Courtesy: behindwoods.com
Friday, April 17, 2009
Silambarasan’s “V” sentiment
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Thursday, March 26, 2009
Simbu desperate to please A R Rahman
This will be Rahman's first film with Gautham to hit the stands after the director’s split with Harris Jayaraj.
Starring Simbu and Trisha in lead roles, the director has completed the first schedule in Chennai and will soon move to Kerala for some exotic outdoor locations. After this, the director will start shooting for the film in his favourite location — New York!
Work on Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya will most likely finish by May and will release in July. Though the film had started out as a low-budget quickie, it is bound to become bigger as time progresses.
Courtesy: oneindia.in