Atlee's Jawaan at the Hollywood Awards - SRK on Dunki Look - Rocking Star Yash, Geetu Mohandas film confirmed

 Bollywood King Shah Rukh Khan and director Atlee's Jawan, which has created many new records in the history of Indian film industry, is currently shortlisted for the Hollywood Creative Alliance Award. With this, director Atlee has made a record as a Tamil director who has entered Hollywood.

Atlee is the director who gave a new shape to commercial films in Tamil cinema and turned leading stars into blockbuster heroes. Director Atlee made India look back with "Jawaan", which created a historical record in Tamil cinema collections and then starred Bollywood king Shah Rukh Khan. Atlee, who started his journey in the film world with the blockbuster success of Raja Rani, reached the peak with films such as Theri, Mersal and Bigil, and now with 'Jawan' he has made a record as the first Tamil director to feature in Hollywood.

Directed by Atlee and presented by Red Chillies Entertainment, King Khan Shah Rukh Khan starrer 'Jawaan' became a blockbuster hit in all leading languages ​​of India. The film received 3.5 crore audience in theaters in India and grossed Rs 1080 crore, making it the first film in India.

This film, which has created many new historical achievements, has been shortlisted for the Hollywood Creative Alliance Award for the best films in the world, which is presented annually in Hollywood. Fans are excitedly celebrating the fact that a Tamil artist's work has been ranked among the world's best. They are also appreciating director Atlee.

Dunki Drop 4 arrived with a plethora of emotions that touched the hearts of millions. The trailer showcased the cast of the film portrayed by extremely talented Boman Irani, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover, along with Shah Rukh Khan. While every character is interesting and has a story of its own, Shah Rukh Khan has made a comeback in his soft and charming avatar. This is indeed a big reason for the fans to watch out in Dunki and the evidence of the same was witnessed in a recent #AskSrk session when a fan asked about the key to his character to SRK.

A journey of transformation

When a fan asked, "#AskSRK Dunki looks like having SRK from every decade since you’re working. How tough was the transformation? or VFX was used? Also, plans for 2024?"

SRK replied, "One has to work on physical attributes to play different ages…prosthetics and vfx and whole lot of team members have to work very hard to try and get it right. Months of work. #DunkiTrailer"

Keys to SRK character in Dunki

A fan asked, "When our sweetest Raju nd Abhijat sir came to u with this role for #Dunki nd u started your preparation by giving each shot in 25 different ways.. what did u feel was the key to this character Shah Rukh Bhai? Love u. #..."

While replying to the fan, SRK wrote -"Goodness. Honesty. Loyalty. Patriotism. #Dunkitrailer"

Dunki features an ensemble cast, with colorful characters portrayed by exceptionally talented actors Boman Irani, Taapsee Pannu, Vicky Kaushal, Vikram Kochhar, and Anil Grover, along with Shah Rukh Khan. A JIO Studios, Red Chillies Entertainment, and Rajkumar Hirani Films presentation, produced by Rajkumar Hirani and Gauri Khan Written by Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani, and Kanika Dhillon, Dunki is slated to release on December 2023.

Geetu Mohandas well known for her performance in movies like ‘Thenkaspattanam‘, ‘Life Is Beautiful‘, ‘Rappakal‘ etc later moved on to direct few acclaimed movies winning awards in different occasions. Her latest Hindi movie ‘Liars Dice‘ became India’s officially entry to the Oscars tin 2015  (Best Foreign Language Film for the 87th Academy Awards). She is now one of the few Malayalis who has made it to the Oscars and few others in the previous years were ‘Resul Pookkutti’ for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Mohanlal starrer ’Guru‘ and Salim Kumar starrer ’Adaminte Makan Abu’ are only Malayalam movies which nominated as India’s Official entry to Oscar .  Now she is all set to direct Rocking Str Yash of KGF series and an official announcement has been made. We had reported this teaming up on April 16 th this year. See link : https://southfilmy.blogspot.com/2023/04/yash-rocky-bhai-next-with-geethu.html

The video which reveals the title Toxic - A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, also drops a massive surprise for the audience with the promise of intoxicating them, and the date of release.

https://youtu.be/6bg5tM2jmUU?si=u_Al2aalVhT6lp1F

Film’s producer Mr Venkat K Narayana says, “We are delighted to collaborate with Rocking Star Yash for our most ambitious project till date. It took time because Yash and Geetu have left no stone unturned in something dynamic with a strong narrative and massy action . I can’t wait for the world to witness this spectacular and mammoth film we are making.”

Sharing her thoughts about the film, Geetu Mohandas said,”I’ve always experimented with my style of narratives . Although Liars dice and Moothon were received well internationally, I’ve always craved to find my own audience in my country . This project stemmed from that thought. This film is an amalgamation of two opposite worlds and aesthetics in story telling coming together and  I found Yash . Who is one of the most brilliant minds I have come across and I’m excited for our team to begin this magical journey.``

Rocking Star Yash’s Toxic - A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups, written and directed by Geetu Mohandas, will be co-produced by KVN Productions and Monster Mind creations. The film will be released worldwide on 10th April, 2025.

SRK and Vijay in one film - Atlee dream - Ram Charan film song leaked

Atlee said that he had not locked any script so far and for next four months he would be spending time with his new born son. He said that he had talks with Allu Arjun , Salam Khan , Ranbir Kapoor, Hrithik and back home, he is also in talks with Thalapathy Vijay. He said only an idea is formed but only a script can bring actors onboard and “ with God’s blessing this will happen” , He is co-producing a film with Varun Dhawan and Keerthy Suresh which is directed by his associate. Atlee when asked whether there was a plan to add Vijay in Jawan and make it Pan India, he said that his dream is to bring Vijay and SRK in a film as both of them gave him hits and one day a right script would come.

VFX leaks are playing havoc in Telugu filmdom. The makers of Prabhas – Kamal starrer Kalki investigated the leak of Prabhas clip that leaked on internet and they traced it to a VFX company that was looking their work. The producers have filed a legal case against the company who in turn dismissed an employee. Shankar directed film with Ram Charan saw an entire song leaked. A shooting footage of Mahesh Babu Guntur Kaaram found itself leaked.

Jawan prevue Nayanthara and Vijay Sethupathi makes a craze

The highly anticipated prevue of Shah Rukh Khan's mega film, 'Jawan' has taken the internet by storm, upon its release today. Jawan, promises to be a high-octane action thriller that outlines the emotional journey of a man who is set to rectify the wrongs in the society. The action-packed prevue has pushed the anticipation for the film to the next level, captivating audiences with its grand scale and promising an extraordinary cinematic experience. Bringing together a perfect blend of action and emotion, the Jawan prevue showcases stunning visuals and an unparalleled scale bound to leave viewers wanting more. Every frame of the prevue is attention-grabbing and offers a glimpse into the world of Jawan.

The prevue begins with the inimitable voiceover of King Khan, building up the excitement for what awaits. One of the highlights for fans is witnessing the various looks of SRK, in avatars they have never seen before. Moreover, the trailer unveils a star-studded cast, featuring names from across Indian cinema. With clips of explosive action sequences, grand songs and a menacing performance by SRK on the popular retro track "Paattu Paadava’ the film promises to be full of surprises. Directed by Atlee, known for delivering a series of successful films, brings his directorial prowess to 'Jawan'. Adding to the excitement is the captivating background score and tracks composed by Anirudh, known for his musical contributions to some of the biggest films in recent times. Jawan also features ‘The King Khan rap, a high-energy and captivating track, by the Grammy-nominated and extremely popular artist Raja Kumari, which is also featured in the prevue.

Jawan is one of the most anticipated and ambitious films, produced at a never seen before scale for an Indian film, it is backed by an exceptional cast, including some of the biggest names in the entertainment industries from all parts of India along with Shah Rukh Khan starting from, Nayanthara, and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles, and Deepika Padukone in a special appearance, along with Sanya Malhotra, Priyamani, Girija Oak, Sanjeeta Bhattacharya, Lehar Khan, Aaliyah Qureshi, Ridhi Dogra, Sunil Grover and Yogi Babu, will be seen in pivotal roles, broadening its appeal to audiences across all Indian languages, making it a true PAN India film Jawan's prevue delivers the promise of undoubtedly one of the most highly anticipated films of the year. After teasing the audience with intriguing posters and a short teaser, the prevue finally arrived with a bang. Jawan is a Red Chillies Entertainment presentation, directed by Atlee, Produced by Gauri Khan and Co-produced by Gaurav Verma. The film will release worldwide in theatres on September 7th, 2023 in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu languages. Tamil - https://bit.ly/JawanPrevue_Tamil Hindi : https://bit.ly/JawanPrevue_Hindi Telugu : https://bit.ly/JawanPrevue_Telugu

Shah Rukh on Jawan - Shane Nigam RDX for Onam

Shah Rukh Khan loves to interact with his ardent fans and admirers across the globe through his #AskSRK session that he conducts on social media quite often. On the occasion of Shah Rukh Khan celebrating 31 years in film industry , the superstar again took to Twitter and announced an #AskSRK session. Apart from witty and hilarious reverts, the superstar spilled beans on his highly anticipated movie ‘Jawan’ and also spoke about his remarkable journey. One thing that he has been following consistently from the last 31 years SRK reveals , I write a whole backstory and ideology of the character. Sometimes share it with the director or just keep it to myself. It could be a poem or a whole story." On naming twin babies! While a fan who is pregnant with twin babies informed SRK about naming them Pathan and Jawan, the actor replied, “All the best but please name them something better”! On a fan asking for a role for his friend in Jawan! SRK replied, “Pyaar se dost ko samjhana padega ki aisa nahi hoga… Watch Jawan with all the josh! Reverting to a user’s question, SRK wrote, “Nahi beta, jawan ke din jawani ke josh mein theater pe jaana hai!” Jawan teaser – all ready! Revealing the most important information related to the teaser of his highly-anticipated movie Jawan, SRK said, “It’s all ready getting other assets in place. Don’t worry it’s all in a happy place… #Jawan On students completing their graduation this year! SRK said, “All the best in life and remember whatever u have learnt will come handy in life…sometime.

Star studded family action movie RDX’s first look and the motion posters have now upped the expectations of the movie. The film is all set to hit the big screen on August 25th as Onam release. Directed by the debutant Nahas Hidayath, ‘RDX’ is a thorough action entertainer starring Shane Nigam, Neeraj Madhav and Antony Varghese in significant lead roles as the characters Robert, Xavier and Dony respectively. Written by Nahas Hidayath, Shabas Rasheed and Adarsh Sukumaran. Babu Antony, Lal, Aima Rosmy Sebastian, Baiju Santhosh, Mahima Nambiar, and Maala Parvathi are also in significant roles in this action entertainer. Produced by Sophia Paul’s Weekend Blockbusters, RDX will be heavy on action, with martial arts being an integral factor. National award-winning stunt duo Anbariv (KGF, Kaithi, and Vikram) has done the action choreography. Sam CS (Kaithi, Vikram Vedha) is on board as the composer, with lyrics by Manu Manjith. Alex J Pulickal (Action Hero Biju, Driving Licence) is the director of photography, and Chaman Chacko is in charge of editing. Costumes – Dhanya Balakrishnan, Make up – Ronex Xavier, Art Director – Joseph Nellickal, Finance Controller – Sibon C Simon, Production Controller – Javed Chembu, Weekend Blockbusters Production Manager – Roji P Kurian

SRK says Nayanthara is awesome - Big Directors rejected Thalapathy - Modern Love Chennai

Shah Rukh Khan's absence from the Jawan poster has led to questions, but he explained that the makers felt his name alone was sufficient. Speaking highly of his co-stars, he praised Nayanthara for being "lovely" and "too sweet," and called Vijay Sethupathi a "humble person" and a "brilliant actor" from whom he learned a lot. Shah Rukh Khan also shared that Atlee and Anirudh had him sing a few lines in Tamil for the film's songs. Jawan, directed by Atlee and featuring Shah Rukh Khan, is one of the most eagerly anticipated films of all time, set to release on September 7th. In a #AskSRK Twitter segment, the superstar revealed that it takes time and patience to create something worthy for the audience, and that the delay was due to everyone working tirelessly to bring their best. He also expressed excitement about the film's new genre, calling it an "Atlee special" that combines two ways of making films in tandem. Shah Rukh Khan will be seen in and as Jawan, produced by Red Chillies Entertainment.

At the Karumegangal kalaigindrana event held in Chennai, SA Chandrasekhar, who is both a director and the father of Thalapathy Vijay, revealed that his son was initially denied opportunities to act by several directors. He disclosed that Bharathiraja, in particular, refused to direct a film with Vijay, and even earlier, when Chandrasekhar himself was aspiring to become a director, he was turned away by Bharathiraja. Instead, he ended up directing movies himself. Chandrasekhar also mentioned that he approached Gautham Menon for a project with Vijay, but that didn't pan out either. Despite these initial rejections, Chandrasekhar expressed gratitude that he was the one who launched Vijay's acting career through his directorial debut. He believes that his son's success as a commercial hero was ultimately part of God's plan, and that it was for the better that he came to him for his launch, given the lack of opportunities from other established directors in the early days. Gautam Menon was present at the event. Director- writer Thangar Pachan gufted poet- lyricist Vairamuthu a golden pen. Actress Aditi Balan was also spoke at the event.

Tyler Durden and Kino Fist present Modern Love Chennai, a collaborative effort by six renowned Indian filmmakers - Bharathiraja, Balaji Sakthivel, Rajumurugan, Krishnakumar Ramakumar, Akshay Sundher, and Thiagarajan Kumararaja. The series features music by renowned composers such as Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, Yuvan Shankar Raja, G.V. Prakash Kumar, and Sean Roldan, with lyrics penned by Maestro Ilaiyaraaja, Yugabharathi, and Bakkiyam Sankar. The Amazon Original series is set to premiere in India and over 240 countries and territories worldwide on May 18, 2023, with an anthology of six episodes, including "Lalagunda Bommaigal" directed by Rajumurugan, "Imaigal" directed by Balaji Sakthivel, "Kaadhal Enbadhu Kannula Heart Irukkura Emoji" directed by Krishnakumar Ramakumar, "Margazhi" directed by Akshay Sundher, "Paravai Kootil Vaazhum Maangal" directed by Bharathiraja, and "Ninaivo Oru Paravai" directed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja. The episodes feature a talented cast, including Sri Gouri Priya, Vasudevan Murali, Vasundhara, Ashok Selvan, T.J.Bhanu, Ritu Varma, Samyuktha Viswanathan, Pawan Alex, Aniiruth Kanakarajan, Sanjula Sarathi, Chu Khoy Sheng, Srikrishna Dayal, Kishore, Ramya Nambessan, Vijayalakshmi, Wamiqa, and PB.

Director Atlee and wife Priya to be parents

 Director Atlee is the star director of Tamil film industry. Atlee took Tamil cinema to the next level with a series of blockbuster hits. Director Atlee, who made his debut with the film Raja Rani, joined the ranks of cinema fans' favorite directors by giving four consecutive blockbusters namely Raja Rani, Theri, Mersal and Bigil. Now he is directing the movie "Jawaan" which India is looking forward to. His directing of India's biggest star Shahrukh Khan has surprised and delighted everyone.

Not only directing, he also started a production company 'A for Apple Productions' along with his wife Priya Atlee and is also a successful producer. His productions under his production company Sanki Phungili Kathava Thora and Andhakaram were huge hits. He is also working as a producer with the intention of producing successive films.

Director Atlee tied the knot with his love wife Priya on November 9, 2014. Their wedding took place in the presence of prominent stars of Tamil cinema and their relatives. The love life of this couple after marriage is surprising to the fans beyond them. When the photos of their love life are published on the Internet, there are incidents where the fans who see them are happy to see their love.

This couple, steeped in love, is about to move on to the next phase of their lives. Both are basking in the joy of adding a new member to their family. In this moment of mixed emotions, director Atlee and Priya Atlee are happy to share with their fans the news that they are going to be parents. They ask that you extend this love, support and blessing to our child.

"We are excited to bring into this world the moments of beautiful masala that will bring heaps of happiness. We are eagerly waiting to see that moment." - Atlee & Priya Atlee