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Mamooth Scale
Arjun is ready with his next story. A.Venkatesh is handling the screenplay, dialogue and direction for Arjun’s line — the film is ‘Durai.’ In keeping with the fad, an old hit — Ilaiyaraja’s ‘Raja Rajadhi Rajan …’ from the film, ‘Agni Nakshatram,’ — has been re-mixed by composer Imman. The song sequence was shot on an elaborate scale in Pollachi this past week. More than 500 junior artists were drawn from Kerala, Dindigul, Madurai and Chennai and taken to Pollachi for the purpose, and around 100 dancers have joined Arjun for the song, which has been choreographed by Dinesh.
Workouts pay off
Vijay Antony's compositions for the
Nakul-Sunaina starrer, `Kadhalil Vizhundhaen,'
are out. The glossy audio
release invite made quite an impression.
None can forget Nakul, the roly-poly
brother of Devyani, who debuted in
Shankar's `Boys.' But his transformation
into hero material is incredible. He
lost more than 20 kg after he began
working in `Kadhalil .' And during the
period of shoot he has shed a few kilos
more. "His sweating it out at the gym
has paid off richly. His re-launch vehicle
has a solid storyline. It's about a young
man given to delusions. He lives in an
illusory world . I don't to reveal more,"
the unit hand stops midway with a smile.
Balancing act
The huge hoarding of Satyaraj on
Anna Salai, Chennai, for his next release
`Thangam,' draws your attention.
Here is an actor who, of late, very
ingeniously balances commercial
films and niche fare. "If I had just kept
waiting for impact-making parts it
would have been a case of `out-ofsight-
out-of mind.' It's only because I
went along with formula films that directors
now come to me with rewarding
roles. So I'll never underestimate
the commercial offers I get. Kicha, the
director of `Thangam,' knows how to
mix romance, action, comedy and sentiment
in right proportions. It should
work," says Satyaraj.
For native flavour
Generally when you think of another language
film dubbed in Tamil, the dialogue writer
who comes to mind is Marudhabharani.
But the makers of `Kazhugu' (in Telugu) have
decided differently. They have roped in L.
Balamurugan, an associate with directors Saran
and Hari, to pen the dialogue. Starring
Nithin and Genelia the story has the game of
rugby as the pivot. (Incidentally, the old `Kazhugu'
had Rajinikanth playing hero.) Says Balamurugan:
"To lend a Tamil touch to the film,
we are including a new comedy track with
Muthukalai, Karunas, and Venu Madhavan
from Telugu. The shooting of these parts will
begin soon. Rajadurai is assisting me in the
comedy line."
MALATHI RANGARAJAN
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