Illaiyaraaja condolence message in bad taste = PS 2 Tamil Nadu BO drops further - Rajini v.s Chiranjeevi

Music director Illaiyaraaja's video paying tribute to the late Actor-director Manobala has stirred up controversy among netizens due to his self-praise. The video starts with Illaiyaraaja mentioning Manobala's great respect for him and goes on to say that Manobala used to wait at the Kodambakkam bridge to catch his attention. He further claims that Manobala was one among many directors who waited there to get him to score music. This self-praise has not gone down well with many viewers who find it distasteful. Manobala, who had a YouTube channel called "Waste Paper," talked about his journey in films. In one such video, he spoke about directing the Tamil remake of the Hindi film "Khoon Bhari Maang." Initially hesitant to take up the project, Manobala was convinced by Radhika, who assured him that the screenplay would be modified to appeal to Tamil audiences and that the renowned writer Kalaignar (the DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi) would write the script. Despite initial reluctance, Kalaignar accepted the project, thanks to Radhika's persuasion, even though the film lacked political undertones. Manobala also mentioned that Radhika insisted that he not alter Karunanidhi's dialogues, even if they sounded outdated. The film starred Nizhalagal Ravi, Sarath Babu, Raadhika, and featured music by Illaiyaraaja but failed to perform well at the box office. Manobala further said that Karunanidhi had written on the side of dialogue sheet that it can be changed if needed. Manobala later joined AIADMK and was their star campaigner.

PS 2 Tamil collections drop and record 24 % occupancy while overseas coll

The movie "Jailer" is set to be released on August 10th in all languages. In addition to Rajinikanth, the film features Mohanlal, Shiva Rajkumar, and Jackie Shroff, while our Telugu actor Sunil has an important role. Tamannaah Bhatia has been cast as the female lead. The decision to release the film on this date was made to take advantage of the Independence Day holiday. However, it will face tough competition in the Telugu markets from Megastar Chiranjeevi's "Bholaa Shankar," which is also set to release at the same time.

Carnatic Divas Ranjani- Gayatri sing for Illaiyaraaja

 

Carnatic Divas Ranjani and Gayatri sang a song for Illaiyaraaja for his composition in the film Maayoonae . It is the title track for te film and lyrics are by Raaja himself. One of the lines -"You accept the task of not correcting Theora and lie down without stopping the temple wealth from being looted ..!"

Produced by Arunmozhi Manikkam on behalf of DoubleMine Productions, the film is scripted and produced in the new movie 'Mayon' mystery thriller genre. Directed by Kishore. Actor Tanya Ravichandran has teamed up with actor Sibiraj to play the protagonist of the story. Along with them, veteran actor Dato 'Radharavi, director and actor K. S. Ravi Kumar, Bhagwati Perumal alias Bucks and many others have acted. Filmed by Ramprasad, the film is composed by Ilayaraja.

The duo had sung for Server Sundaram whose music was by Santos Narayaann. The divas tweeted -  What an unforgettable experience on the day of Varalaksmi Pooja! To sing a devotional song for Isaignani Ilayaraja Sir for the upcoming movie Maayon. To speak with him, see him in action and listen to him as he composed, shared his insights, it felt truly surreal! #blessedday