Vikram Prabhu film Taanakkaran. on Disney April 8th

 Disney+ Hotstar has engraved an unparalleled calibre of excellence in the Tamil domain with its entertainment bonanzas. Having delivered magnificent entertainers in the past, Disney+ Hotstar is all set to offer yet another content-driven entertainment for Tamil movie buffs titled “Taanakkaran”, directed by Tamizh which will premiere on April 8, 2022.

The trailer, unveiled on March 31, 2022, across the social media platforms of Disney+ Hotstar, has found a commendable reach. The audiences are appreciating director Tamizh's filmmaking style and actors' stellar performances and they have expressed that the trailer looks absolutely promising.

Bankrolled by Potential Studios, the film features Vikram Prabhu and Anjali Nair in the lead roles with Lal, MS Bhaskar and Livingston essaying pivotal roles.

Madhesh Manickam has cranked the camera, Ghibran has struck the musical chords and Philomin Raj as editor is going to be a salient adornment to this movie. Although Tamil cinema has witnessed myriad movies based on the police department, Taanakkaran will offer an unique experience to the audiences with a new premise that they are not familiar with.

Director Tamizh says, “It’s a pride for a filmmaker like me to get so many golden touches for my project. Disney+ Hotstar has become a tangible symbol of excellence in the Indian OTT panorama, where content-driven movies get recognized and promoted for a wider reach.

I am glad that Disney+ Hotstar has shown interest in Taanakkaran. I thank my producers SR Prakash Babu, SR Prabhu, P Gobinath, and Thanga Prabaharan R for believing in the story. When I approached many production houses with this script, they were either hesitant or suggested too many changes. To my surprise, the producers of Potential Studios never had such intentions, and they spent a huge budget so that my creative process doesn’t get hampered.
I thank Vikram Prabhu sir for his trust in this movie. He has delivered a immense performance, and I am sure that audiences will love and appreciate his acting.  Anjali Nair, Lal sir, MS Bhaskar sir, and every artist in this movie have escalated my vision. I am looking forward to the response from audiences from April 8, 2022, onwards.”

Actor Vikram Prabhu said, “The title “Taanakkaran’ itself was hard-hitting, and after listening to this script, I decided to grab this opportunity that will let me explore and exhibit my best potential as a performer. It was an amazing experience to work with a production house like Potential Studios that nurtures the creative and talented minds in the Tamil movie industry.

If not for the support of producers, Taanakkaran would not have witnessed such a satisfactory output. Filmmaker Tamizh has exerted an immense effort into conceptualizing, crafting, and materializing this movie. I thank Disney+ Hotstar for their Midas-touch on Taanakkaran. I am sure that audiences will have a unique experience with Taanakkaran.”

The entire team was involved in a vigorous pre-production work that included director Tamizh’s travel across 40 places in Tamil Nadu & Kerala for the sake of the right location. Finally, he zeroed in a school in Vellore that looked perfect for his story backdrop. Lots of homework and hard work have been exerted towards the project.

In particular, the parade scenes demanded intense training that made the director opt for Retired army officers, Garrisons & police instructors instead of actors. Director Tamizh is greatly appreciated by the producers for handling the plethora of new faces. In particular, he has completed this big-budget movie with so many artists in just a span of 50 days.

Actor Vikram Prabhu was very much impressed after listening to the exceptionally brilliant narration and his characterization. Critically acclaimed filmmaker-actor Lal is playing another lead role in this movie. It is noteworthy that director Tamizh kick-started the Taanakkaran scripting process from Lal’s characterization, which is as powerful as the protagonist.
The multi-faceted actor MS Bhaskar will win raving reviews for his heart-touching characterization. Anjali Nair, who plays the female lead isn’t appearing in a blink-and-miss ladylove role but rather has a pivotal prominence throughout the movie.

Madhesh Manickam embarks on his journey as cinematographer with this movie. He has delivered a fabulous visual package, which will find its appreciation after release, especially for the parade scenes. Editor Philomin has done remarkable work for the entire film. His insatiable dedication towards this movie was evident with his non-stop editing work for eight days for one particular parade scene.

Art director Raghavan has played a vital role in shaping Taanakkaran perfectly. Even during the director’s location scouting process, Raghavan traveled along with him to prepare and deliver a spellbinding visual treat so that even the smallest object looks natural and not mere set property.

Music director Ghibran’s contribution will be the ultimate beautification of this movie. After watching the rushes, he dedicated 6 months to the background score of this movie.
 
With its wide array of non-stop entertainment movies across various languages and genres Disney+ Hotstar will premiere Taanakkaran from April 8, 2022, onwards.

After The Kashmir Files, producer next is Ravi Teja Tiger Nageswara Rao !!!

After minting money with The Kashmir Files, producer Abhishek next is with Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja will be doing his first ever Pan India project titled Tiger Nageswara Rao to be directed by Vamsee and produced prestigiously by Abhishek Agarwal under Abhishek Agarwal Arts banner, while Tej Narayan Agarwal presents it. This is going to be biggest budgeted movie in Ravi Teja's career. Tiger Nageswara Rao will have its grand launching event on Ugadi Day (April 2nd) in Novatel at HICC, Madhapur, in presence of the film’s core team. The film's pre-look will be out at 12:06 PM on Ugadi. It’s a dream project for producer Abhishek Agarwal who made grand entry in Bollywood with the blockbuster Pan India film The Kashmir Files.

Tiger Nageswara Rao is a periodic film in era of 1970’s based on real incidents of a notorious and courageous thief of South India and the people of Stuartpuram. Ravi Teja undergoes complete makeover to play the powerful role. His body language, diction and getup will be completely different and it will be never before character for the actor.

Director Vamsee locked the script and he too worked on the subject like his dream project that will be made in Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi languages.

The life story of ‘Tiger’ Nageswara Rao is a perfect cinema material and Ravi Teja, who best suits for playing such mass and authoritative roles, is obviously the right choice.

The film’s title poster garnered massive response and it alone raised curiosity on the film that will be packed with high intense action sequences. Given the story is set in 70s, popular technicians are brought in to be part of this project.

It’s going to be very visually brilliant with R Madhie ISC and GV Prakash Kumar handling camera and music departments respectively. Avinash Kolla is going to be the production designer. Srikanth Vissa is the dialogue writer, Mayank Singhaniya is the co-producer.

Other details of the project will be unveiled soon.

Cast: Ravi Teja
Writer, Director: Vamsee
Producer: Abhishek Agarwal
Banner: Abhishek Agarwal Arts
Presenter: Tej Narayan Agarwal
Co-Producer: Mayank Singhaniya
Dialogues: Srikanth Vissa
Music Director: GV Prakash Kumar
DOP: R Madhie
Production Designer: Avinash Kolla
PRO: Yuvraaj

Hansika next Partner First look released

The first look of 'Partner' has been released on behalf of Royal Fortune Creations. Actor Arya has posted this on his website. 'Partner' is the first film to be made under the direction of debutant director Manoj Damodaran. It stars actress Hansika Motwani alongside actor Adi. The cast includes actress Balak Lalwani, Yogi Babu, Robo Shankar, John Vijay, Ravi Maria, Pandiyarajan, Munish Kant, Thangathurai and many more. The film is shot by Sabeer Ahmed and composed by Santosh Dayanidhi. 'Billa' Jagan has set the fight scenes for the film, which has been edited by 'Comali' celebrity Pradeep Raghav. Filming for the film, which is being prepared at a huge cost on behalf of Royal Fortune Creations, is nearing completion. In this case, the first look of the film has been released.

The look of First Look has been very well received by the netizens as it has captivated the fans.

Bala-Suriya film shoot begins in Kanyakumari

 One of Indian cinema's most loved actors Suriya and ace director Bala have reunited after 18 years. The film hit the floors after a brief pooja ceremony in Kanyakumari.  

Tentatively titled #Suriya 41, the film is being Produced by Jyotika & Suriya and co-produced by Rajsekar Karpoorasundrara Pandian for 2D Entertainment.

This film's plot will be completely different from the plots of films like Nandha and Pithamagan and Suriya's character in this film will be one to watch out for!

One of Tollywood's favourite heroines, Krithi Shetty, will be playing the female lead opposite Suriya in this film. This will be her debut film in Tamil Industry. Actress Mamitha will also be seen in an important role.

The film, which is being made on a big budget, will be shot by Balasubramaniam and have music by G V Prakash.

Mayapandi is the Art Director and Sathish Surya will be editing the film.

Sharing his thoughts on this new film, Suriya tweeted, "Been waiting for #DirBala na my mentor to say Action!!! …After 18 years, it’s happiness today…! This moment… we need all your wishes! #Suriya41."

Kushboo as Meera in new soap in Colors Tamil

 Kushboo's  production house AVNI enters Colors Tamil with Meera , a daily soap starting from March 28th. She plays the title role and her hubby is actor Suresh Krishna in the soap. The serial promo  created by Kushboo  created a flutter on the social media. She posted her face swollen and a mark of a hand on her cheek with the message -#SayNoToViolence #StandWithMe #SpeakUpNow #Meera.

Speculation ran wild till it dawned that it was for her serial Meera coming up. Kushboo had a sucessful stint in Sun TV and later moved over to Colors Tamil. The GEC a relatively new entrant to Tamil TV is  bringing in many top TV actors and talents to their platform to divert a section of viewership from the leading channels Sun _ Star Vijay- Zee Tamil.

The serial Meera promo shows Kushboo getting a tight slap from her hubby at the dining table and in front of her kids . She says that she is filing for a divorce as she does not want to normalise domestic violence in front of her children. in answer to her hubby who asks why she should walk out as they were married for a long time. Years later, the couple get together to fight a issue of violence towards woman.

The serial has already received quite an encouraging response to the marketing campaigns by the channel . It included a  Missed call campaign from viewers to let know what they thought about the promo. Suresh Menon too is after a few outings in big ticket Tamil films become a known face to the audience.

First Look of ‘Lock’ gets phenomenal reception

 

"Lock" is crafted and is getting materialized as an out-and-out psychological thriller on par with Hollywood standards.

‘Attu’ movie fame filmmaker Rathan Linga’s next directorial ‘Lock’ First Look creates sensational impact. Written and directed by Rathan Linga, the movie is produced by Bamboo Trees Cinemas, RPG Royal Phnompenh Groups, and Sakthivel Pictures at a whopping budget. 

Every person on this planet has a dream and never ceases to walk away from that lane that leads them to accomplish it. Few are lucky to have their dreams come true. For a few, they achieve it partially, and there are misfortunate ones whose dreams remain unfulfilled till the end. It’s our responsibility to discern the good and bad people, for only we can save ourselves from every evil in this world. In case of not doing so, we have to face the consequences. This is the core theme of “Lock”. 

Social miscreants and evil spirits always hamper the dreams, which are adored as flowers by many. This dream flower gets trampled and decomposed even before it becomes a reality. 

The story revolves around five psychotic-lustful murderers infiltrating the city. They cannot stop craving for a beautiful girl Julie and want to quench their lustful thirst from her. Does Julie escape from the cruel hands of these beasts? What happens to the psycho killers? It forms the crux of the ‘Lock’ story laced with unexpected twists, turns, and surprising events. 

Sudhir plays the protagonist. Madhu performs the female lead character, and Harini is the second heroine. The others in the star cast include Bharathi, Srinivasa Varadhan, and a few more familiar actors. These actors have already been appreciated for their groovy performances in their previous movies. 

Rathan Linga, director of this film has already grabbed everyone’s attention for his previous directorial outing titled ‘Attu’. Lock features cinematography by Nandha, musical score by Vikram Selva, and editing by Mahendran Ganesan. 

Lock is a full-length psychological thriller that will keep the audience at the edge of their seats from beginning till the end for its unexpected twists and turns laced with surprise elements. 

The movie is all set for its release soon, thereby endowing audiences with a gripping experience. 

The first look of Lock unveiled today has created a tremendous lease of expectations, and is garnering good appreciation.

Mina Swaminathan creator of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is no more

Mina Swaminathan (née Bhoothalingam), school teacher, educator, educationist, and child care expert, who chaired the committee that recommended what became the Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS), died on March 14 at her home in Chennai. She was 89. She was one of the founders of the Mobile Creches, a former chair of the Delhi Social Welfare Board, an Emeritus Trustee of the M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, a founding member of the Centre for Women’s Development Studies, and an international consultant with UNESCO and UNICEF on Early Childhood Care and Education. She also worked in the field of theatre as a means of social and women's empowerment.

She is survived by her husband, M. S. Swaminathan, three daughters, Soumya Swaminathan, Madhura Swaminathan, Nitya Rao, five grandchildren, and her brother, Ravi Bhoothalingam.

As Chair of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) Committee on The Preschool Child she steered the development of the Report on the Preschool Child (1972) which led to the setting up of ICDS,  the largest and most comprehensive child care service in the developing world.  Her contribution to ICDS, particularly in Tamil Nadu, is notable after she moved to Chennai in 1989, setting up mobile training teams – a unique innovation, travelling widely across the state, working with ICDS frontline workers and providing practical guidance and encouragement.  

At a time when it was not publicly recognized she played a significant role in getting professional, political and national attention focussed on the rights and needs of the young child and women of the underprivileged and marginalized sections of the population. A fiery advocate and practitioner, she devoted with passion and conviction, five long decades to childcare and education and gender equality. Communication, especially the innovative use of creative and educational drama was critical to her work.

She was the national President of the Indian Association for Preschool Education and the editor of its journal, BALAK.   She spearheaded the introduction of early childhood care and education (ECCE) into the National Policy on Education 1986 as well as its Plan of Action, 1989 and was chair of the Focus Group on Early Childhood of NCERT, which prepared the National Curriculum Framework in 2005.  She was a founder and leader of the Alliance for Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD).

She consolidated her life-long experience into the project Action for Child Care and Education Strategies and Services (ACCESS), a programme for networking of stakeholders to support training, research and advocacy on ECCE at the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF). Her work in this field, prescient at the time, brought to focus the need for all-round development of the young child, in particular attention to underweight, malnutrition and low birth-weight, all of which has adverse impact on the cognitive abilities in later life. The results of this unique project were summarized in the book titled As the Salt in the Seas, compiled by her and L.S Saraswathi.

An activist with strong political commitment, she acted fearlessly, speaking out on behalf of the marginalized. She never cared for personal power or positions.  In her early years, soon after returning from Cambridge, she resigned from her Planning Commission job to take up her passion for teaching children.  

A writer and planner as well, her high levels of innovation, the ability to think pragmatically and most importantly, learning from her own and others’ mistakes spoke of her versatility. Through her ability to bridge different disciplines, she inspired and converted professionals, non-governmental organizations, child care workers, policy and decision makers to become champions for child rights and early childhood development. 

Among her numerous books, articles and papers, are three popular teachers’ manuals in ECCE entitled Play Activities For Young Children published (1984), The First Three Years (1989) and Play Activities For Child Development (2008). These were based on her experiences with the youngest age-group, first at the Nehru Experimental Centre at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute, in Mobile Creches and in Asian countries.  She also authored Who Cares? (1985) a study of day care services for low-income working women and The First Five Years (1998) a state-of-the-art review of child care services in India. Some of these publications have been widely translated into other Indian languages and went into many editions.

Anirudh releases video music album 'Amour'.

Amour' is a video music album produced by Dongli Jumbo on behalf of P Ready Films for Sarigaama. In this video music album, musician Aditya R. who sang with Anirudh in Sivakarthikeyan's 'Dawn'. K. And actress Alia Hayat. Aditya RK has sung Sanjay Prasad's youthful lyrics in his own voice. Sankarrajah and S. Cinematography by Naveen Kumar. It is directed by SBN Satyanarayana.

Director SBN talks about 'Amour' video music album. Satyanarayanan said, “In the dream world of young people, the thought of love is always on the wing. 'Amore' means love. In this music album, the boyfriend meets his girlfriend and tells her to accept his love. The girlfriend, who has accepted the man's love, by his graceful honesty, considers the lover as her possession. Thus causing division between lovers. Did they then reunite by the force of love? Isn't it In the background of the pleasant music, we are saying through the beautiful scenes. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Anandaraman and Sivapalan of Sarikama for making our fantasy work about love accessible to audiences and fans alike. ”

Meanwhile, P Ready Films, which has produced the video music album, is continuing to produce and release video music albums, with the aim of introducing musicians and playback singers such as Aditya RK as actors on the video music album.

ACTRESS SHRIYA CHARAN IN A PAN-INDIAN MOVIE

 KABZAA produced by Sri Siddeshwara Enterprises in association with MTB Nagaraj. features the Kannada film industry’s reigning superstar Upendra in the lead role alongside the most-celebrated Pan-Indian actor Kichcha Sudeep in another lead role. Both these actors have created a huge fan base for their spellbinding performances. With these stars coming together for sharing the screen space, the expectations have sky-rocketed to the peaks. Actress Shriya Charan plays the female lead role in this movie. 

R. Chandru is wielding the megaphone for this movie, and he has already directed blockbuster movies with leading actors of the industry. Kabzaa marks his 12th directorial venture. He has already won a couple of State Government Awards and two Filmfare awards. While Upendra is playing the role of a Shadow King, Shriya Charan appears as the queen. Shriya has already got a huge fan following in the Kannada industry for her blockbuster movie with Puneeth Rajkumar. She is now making her comeback into this industry with this movie as Upendra’s pair. The announcement pertaining to the other heroine in this movie will be made soon. 

Kabzaa that is made in 7 languages will be celebrated and extolled in the Tamil territories as well