Kamal served with legal notice

Production house Pyramid Saimira issued a legal notice to Kamal Haasan with regard to the advance he was paid for making the movie Marmayogi. The notice claims that Kamal was paid an advance of Rs. 10.9 crores initially which he never returned although the movie was officially shelved. The movie’s total budget was a whopping one hundred crores.


Besides, the notice sought Kamal to clarify why he had produced Unnaipol Oruvan, which is due for release soon, before Marmayogi was finished. According to the contract, Kamal is bound to finish Marmayogi before moving on to another venture.


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Kamal finds no takers...

Even Rajnikanth’s daughter is not interested in backing the South superstar’s big-budget film 

IT has been reported widely that Kamal Haasan’s film Marmayogi is on the verge of being shelved as its producer, Pyramid Saimira, which has suffered huge losses with Kuselan (a film that had Rajnikanth in the lead) bombing, is apprehensive about going in for another big-budget film.

Industry insiders reveal that Kamal has got rattled by this news and is looking out for new producers in case Saimira backs out. He seems to have approached Rajnikanth’s daughter Soundarya Rajnikanth to bail him out and the news is she might turn him down.
“Pyramid Saimira’s big release was Kuselan, which had a reported budget of around Rs 650 million, but the film flopped and the producers could not even recover 50 per cent of its costs. They had to even compensate the exhibitors and distributors and so obviously they will be apprehensive in going ahead with Marmayogi, which has a budget of Rs 120 crore. They can’t afford to suffer any loss,” the insider says.

The source adds, “Kamal has somehow got the hunch that the producers are apprehensive and he fears the worst.  He has approached three new companies and one of them is certainly Soundarya Rajnikanth’s.”

But Kamal might not get lucky with her. “Soundarya is currently busy with the big budget animation film Sultan, which has her father playing the lead, and she is shelling out money like anything. Moreover, Rajni’s Endhiran  and Kamal’s Marmayogi might clash at the box office. It is improbable that Soundarya will back a film that is pitted against her father’s,” the source ends

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Marma Yogi is not abandoned!

Putting the ever-churning rumor mills to rest, production company Pyramid Saimira convened a press meet at the Devi Sridevi preview theater in Chennai today to throw light on Marma Yogi. Swaminathan, who heads the operations of the Pyramid Saimira, spoke to the press. He clarified Pyramid Saimira's stand on the issue and refuted rumors that

the company is going through a finance crunch that is gripping the global economy. "Saimira's finances are healthy and the company is well insulated against the crisis. We have steady finance flow to be able to fund a 150 crore project," he noted. He also admitted that Marma Yogi plans are on hold temporarily and Saimira will resume the project once the turbulent world economy has settled. "We have no intentions to abandon the project," he assured.

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Kamal's plans for Thalaivan Irukkiran

So what if Trisha and Shriya were straining their muscles to learn martial arts and the nuances of Tamil language for Marma Yogi? All this will not hopefully go down the drain now that Marma Yogi is abandoned. Kamal is planning to utilize the dates of these two pretty lasses for his next venture, Thalaivan Irukkiran. Since Sai Mira couldn't mobilize funds for

Marma Yogi, the project is, in all probabilities, shelved. Tentatively titled Thalaivan Irukkiran, the new movie is touted to be a racy adventure comedy with involvement from some of the bigwigs of the Indian film industry. The movie will star the likes of Mohanlal, Rishi Kapoor, and Venkatesh and scored by A R Rahman. Kamal directs Thalaivan Irukkiran while Gemini Film Circuit will produce this venture, to be shot in the USA and Switzerland. An official announcement in this regard is expected soon.

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Kamal's Marmayogi postponed!

Kamal Hassan's magnum opus Marmayogi has been temporarily shelved even before the shooting of the film started.

The shooting of the much-hyped Marmayogi was to start this month. Sources in Chennai says that the shooting was shelved as the producers felt that the budget of this movie is going to cross the estimated amount. Remember that it was Kamal’s dream project with 5 heroines including big names like Hema Malini, Trisha and Shriya.
As the producers Pyramid Saimira backed out now, Kamal Hassan has decided to suspend the shooting. The market buzz is that the producers felt that the film with a budget of Rs 100 to 120 crores is too much because a Kamal Hassan's movie as hero doesn’t have that much of market thoughMarmayogi is going to be a trilingual movie.
Kamal Hassan was supposed to act and direct this movie and had Venkatesh and Mumaith from Telugu too in pivotal roles. With Marmayogishooting being called off, Venkatesh will start shooting for his next filmKrishnam Vande Jagadgurum.
One person who will be badly affected by this cancellation is Trisha because she said 'No' to many other projects in Telugu and Tamil because ofMarmayogi. 


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Marma Yogi, Endhiran & the Global economic crisis

On Kamal Haasan’s birthday, the news that we are receiving about Marma Yogi is not a cause for any celebrations. Credible sources have revealed that Marma Yogi might be neck deep in trouble, to the point of being indefinitely postponed or infinitely worse, be dropped. The reason is quite simple: the global economic crisis. Many were deceived

into thinking that the global meltdown was not indeed global and that India was insulated. Now we have proof that there are problems everywhere. Pyramid Saimira is reportedly wallowing and the processes of Marma Yogi have been temporarily held up. But it is not only the global economic crash that is behind Marma Yogi’s predicament. Kuselan is also being seen as a key factor. As everyone knows, the losses incurred by Pyramid Saimira due to the Kuselan debacle were huge and to top it all, they were even forced to refund distributors. It is in this scenario that SUN Pictures made an entry showing some interest. A team was entrusted with the responsibility of making a thorough research of all resources that would have to go into Marma Yogi. The report presented said that even the pre-production activities of the movie would cost quite a sum which would make the project difficult to execute; SUN Pictures exit; enter OCHER Studios and Warner Brothers. Talks are doing the rounds that Soundarya Rajnikanth has shown enough interest in Marma Yogi. It is believed that Warner Brothers are ready to go by her word and enter the movie. But conversations are still at a very primary stage and nothing is official or confirmed. To add to speculations, it has come to light that Rajkamal films have registered the title ‘Thalaivan Irukkiran’. Further enquiry revealed that Rajkamal indeed intend to go ahead with such a movie without much delay. However, other details were not available. From Marma Yogi to Endhiran. The global meltdown has not spared this one too. It has been reported that the London based Ayngaran Groups funds might be stuck in the European markets that is going through a liquidity crunch at present. With the third schedule of Endhiran slated to begin some time next week, the required funds are yet to arrive and London Karunas is reported to have left for London for the same purpose. Again, the unexpectedly poor show of Deepavali releases Aegan (own production) and Seval (outright purchase) seems to have not done them any favor. However, the troubles with Endhiran are not as serious as ones with Marma Yogi. If, Ayngaran is able to accumulate the funds in time, the shooting will proceed as planned. Otherwise, the worst scenario we are looking at is a delay which is not much of an issue, looking at what Marma Yogi is facing. But with dates being bought, a delay might make schedules go haywire, especially with Aishwarya Rai who also has Ravana. We just hope that all troubles settle down at the earliest.

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Kamal’s ‘Marmayogi’ to start rolling from Nov 10

After a sensational hit like ‘Dasavataram’, Kamal Hassan is taking yet another prestigious project in his own direction. The story sittings for the film are in progress for the past several months. Kamal Hassan is in search of set properties, busy in selection of locations for the past some time and he had also grew beard exclusively for the film. It is well aware that Kamal Hassan always tries to keep something special in each of his film. He keeps his image aside when it comes to acting and he lives for films alone. With ‘Marmayogi’ Kamal is planning to one step ahead and is striving hard to make it a big hit too. In the process, he made several rehearsals with the artistes who are going to play in the film in different characters. Trisha is playing one of the heroines. The film has a typical story. It will not have any specific importance to a particular character and all the roles are equally important. This great film is most likely to start rolling formally from November 10 and efforts are being made in this regard.

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Marma Yogi - Sun vs Saimira?

Although the photo shoots and initial groundwork of Marma Yogi are over, the movie has not taken off yet. Initial speculations also averred that Marma Yogi will kick off during September last week or October. In the midst, there was also news that Trisha and Shriya being asked to concentrate on their other projects. Latest in the series of news is that

Sun Pictures and Saimira are contending for the production rights of the movie. When contacted, SUN Pictures' Managing Director Saxena mentioned that talks were on in that direction, however nothing has been finalized. On the contrary, spokesperson from Saimira declared that the project has been bagged by them and that shooting is proposed to start from second week of November. More updates in this regard awaited.

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Venkatesh's role in Marma Yogi

These days two films from the Tamil film industry are attracting a lot of attention and the more and more spot light falls on them, the more and more they try to wriggle away from it. Mum is said to be the keyword and nobody knows what's happening at the shooting spot. No marks for guessing this. The films are Shankar's Endhiran and Kamal's Marm Yogi.

A Tamil tabloid has released a few distant looking shots of Endiran and some shooting news. But as regards Marmayogi, there are wide varieties of speculations doing their rounds and the unit is yet to confirm the same. But for the fact that Kamal, Trisha and Shriya are in the film, nothing else is known. As per the latest buzz, Telugu actor Venkatesh will be doing the role of a Brahmin Pundit in Marma Yogi. Venkatesh is a versatile actor who has essayed different roles. Let us wait for the confirmation.

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Asin in 'Marma Yogi'

Rumours are agog that Asin would share screen space with Kamal Haasan again after 'Dasavatharam'. Sources say Asin has been assigned to do a cameo in 'Marma Yogi', to be directed and enacted by Kamal Haasan. 

Kamal Haasan has managed a casting couch with who's who of the film industry to be a part of the project. Shriya, Trisha, Hema Malini and Venkatesh have already agreed to do prominent roles in the film. 

The buzz is, Kamal has opted for his star cast to do rehearsal in Chennai before commencing the shooting. The star cast will gather and perform a mock performance before going to the floor. 

Asin is considered by Kamal Haasan as his lucky mascot.

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Around 7 places in Chennai for Marma Yogi

Kamal Haasan’s Marma Yogi is shaping up in a big way with all the ground work almost over. The shooting of this movie is expected to commence sometime in the second week of October as planned earlier. The latest report on this film is that Mumaith Khan has been roped in to play an important role and will also

do an item number. Veteran actress and danseuse Shobana has also been signed up to star pair up with Kamal Haasan. Interestingly, Shirya plays Kamal’s wife and Trisha plays his lady love in the film. Sources have it that Kamal will appear in three different roles in the film. Recently Kamal held a photo shoot in a background filled with swords and artifacts from that period. More interestingly, Kamal will build seven sets for the film all over Chennai.

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Mumaith Khan in 'Marma Yogi'

Mumaith Khan, who shot to fame playing item numbers in a slew of Tamil films in the recent past, is the latest addition to the ‘Marma Yogi’ team. 

The movie enacted and directed by Kamal Haasan, features Trisha and Shriya in prominent roles. Buzz is that Venkatesh and Hemamalini have been roped in for special roles. With music by AR Rahman, the period film is all set to go to floors very soon. 

Latest news says Mumaith Khan has been roped in for a special role. Sources close to Kamal Haasan indicate, “Mumaith Khan would be playing a negative role in the film. Her role will have some grey shades.”

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Kamal to Trisha - All natural!

Trisha’s career is shaping up remarkably well with the actress lassoing in prestigious projects. For Diwali, Radha Mohan’s Abhiyum Naanum would be ready where Trisha is said to have had a very meaty role donning the hat of Prakash Raj’s daughter in the film. In Telugu she will be seen as Nagarjuna’s heroine in King.

However Marma Yogi can be said to be her dream project where for the first time she will be seen sharing screen space with Kamal Haasan. Close circles aver that she is polishing her Tamil as she will be dubbing in her own voice for the film. Meanwhile as regards her make up in the film, Kamal has asked her to have as little makeup as possible as the film is a historical one and the beautiful lady has also conceded to his wish.

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Vaiyapuri with Aishwarya Rai

Vaiyapuri , the comedian has been making his mark in the tinsel town with his unique manner in dialogue delivery and amusing style. He has figured in many films and has provided comic relief to the audience. But according to him, he has bagged the role to his heart’s content only recently.

The comedian has hit a jackpot of sorts by bagging two plum assignments - one with Kamal Hassan in Marma Yogi and the other project is the Mani Ratnam’s film Ashoka Vanam in which he has an important role with former Miss World Aishwarya Rai. Needless to say, Vaiyapuri is on cloud nine and cannot wait to start his work. To shoot some of the sequences with Aishwarya Rai, Vaiyapuri is currently in Chalakudi, Kerala.

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Kamal’s spray make up for Marma Yogi

It is no secret anymore that Kamal Haasan gives equal importance to his makeup and acting. In his Aboorva Sagotharargal, Avvai Shanmugi, the latest Dasavatharam, where he donned 10 different get ups, he amazed the audience with his makeup. The star had his fans and critics wondering what he is up

to in his forthcoming venture Marma Yogi as the actor is known to come out with novel ideas. The latest buzz in the film industry is that Kamal Haasan used the Spray makeup technique during the photo shoot. This make up is used only in Hollywood and Kamal is the first to bring it to the Indian film industry. The advantage of using the spray makeup is that it gives a uniform color to the face and body.

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Telugu super star in Marma Yogi

The Marma Yogi photo session is going on in full swing with Trisha, Shriya and Hema Malini participating along with Kamal Haasan. This over 100 crores budget film has everyone's attention even where the minutest detail is concerned. The latest buzz doing rounds on Kollywood and Tollywood is that Telugu super star Venkatesh has

been signed up to play an important role in Marma Yogi. It is said that Venkatesh is actively participating in the photo sessions. Incidentally, Venkatesh starred in the smash hit Telugu flick Adavari Maatalukke Arthalu Verule. Dhanush had featured in this film's Tamil version, Yaaradi Nee Mohini, alongside Nayanthara.

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Venkatesh for Marmayogi

Kamal Haasan’s dream project Marmayogi would be produced in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi. It would go on floors today in Tamil Nadu. 

According to reliable sources, the Marmayogi unit approached Telugu actor Venkatesh, as his market rate is high in Andhra Pradesh. 

Earlier Venkatesh hesitated to accept the offer, and it is now reliably learnt that the star has agreed to play a role in it.

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Kamal to romance four heroines!

Kamal Hassan's Rs 125 crore magnum opus Marmayogiwill have not one or two but four beautiful heroines -- Trisha , Shriya, Hema Malini  and two-time National Award winner Shobhana.
Shobhana is the latest to be a part of the trilingual film.Earlier she neither denied nor confirmed her role in the film stating that it would be better for Kamal Hassan to confirm the same.According Srinivasan of Pyramid Saimira group of production, the shooting for Marmayogi would commence sometime in mid-October. However, the date and exact location of the launch have not yet been finalised, he added.
Besides Shivanasamudram water falls in Mandya district, many other places in Karnataka have been chosen for shooting the period film set in eighth century India.


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Trisha’s lessons for Marma Yogi

News about Marma Yogi, the high budget film produced by Pyramid Saimira, is pouring in every day. It is confirmed that Kamal Haasan will share the screen space with Trisha and Shriya. The photo shoot of this film has also been completed a few days ago. According to industry sources, Kamal has been insisting that Shriya should dub for the film as

well. Moreover, Trisha is undergoing a grueling Tamil phonetics class from a Tamil teacher to get her pronunciation right. It is said that Kamal wants her pronunciation to be on par with the ancient Tamil for this period film and would not settle for any imperfections whatsoever. In all probability, Shriya will also undergo this rigorous training, our source adds.

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Marma Yogi's grand launch

Kamal's Marma Yogi is all set for a grand launch during the second week of October. Most probably, according to reliable sources, the date could be October 18th if everything goes well. The launch function, incidentally, will be held in Mumbai. It is said that a teaser trailer, which was shot in some exotic foreign locales, will be exhibited at the function to let the audience get a feel of the film.

The shooting of Marma Yogi is slated to begin even before the launch. Sources have it that Kamal Haasan will commence the shooting on September 26th at the Sethsamudram. The heroines of Marma Yogi, which was under speculation for a long while, has now been confirmed to be Trisha and Shriya.

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