Director Vijay said Arya Come's Hero his Hardwork and Dedication

Director Vijay, who is directing the much anticipated flick ‘Madarasapattinam’ that has Arya in the lead admires the hero and says “Without his hardwork and dedication, I couldn’t have completed this period film so early.”

He further adds “Arya plays Ilamparidhi, a wrestling champion. He would often say ‘nothing is impossible’. And he has proved it true in ‘Madharasapattinam’ with his performance as a Madras youth of the 1940s.”

Speaking about the movie, he says “with inputs from writers Prapanchan and Ajayan Bala, we recreated the old Madras. It is going to be a visual treat for the audience when they see Chennai of pre-independence era. The town was so beautiful then.”

He adds “GV Prakash Kumar’s music is no doubt an asset for ‘Madharasapattinam’. So are the lyrics by Na Muthukumar. I must thank producer Kalpathi S Agoram, who gave me enormous freedom without any restrictions on budget. On the whole, the film is going to be a classic romance.”









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Bala Next Film Avan Ivan music by Yuvan Shankar Raja

Close on the heels of winning the Best Director at the National Awards announced a few days ago, Bala declared the commencing of his next project ‘Avan Ivan’ in Chennai on Monday.

“The film will feature Vishal and Arya in lead roles. It will be completed in six months,” the filmmaker told reporters and added: “Unlike my earlier movies, ‘Avan Ivan’ will have an extra dose of comedy, besides action and family sentiments.”

When asked to elaborate on the roles played by the lead actors, Bala said, “At this point of time, I can only say ‘Avan’ is Vishal and ‘Ivan’ is Arya. You would know the remaining details while watching the film on screen.”

“The movie produced by Kalpathi S Agoram for AGS Entertainers will be shot in and around Thenkasi and Sengottai. Janani Iyer is one of the heroines. A search is on for the other heroine,” he said.

On roping in Yuvan Shankar Raja to score music, Bala said, “since the script required some remixes, I preferred Yuvan, son of the great maestro Illayaraja. I can’t ask for remixes while working with Illayaraja.”

Noted writer S Ramakrishnan will pen the dialogues, while cinematography is by Arthur Wilson, Bala added. Read more...

Arya's Next Flim - Boss Engira Baskaran

After a poor outing in ‘Sarvam’, Arya is ready to test the waters with a romantic comedy ‘Boss Engira Baskaran’. Rajesh, who spelt success with his maiden venture ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’, will direct Arya and Nayantara for the film.

Produced by Sreenivasan of Vasan Visual Ventures, the movie features comedian Santhanam in a key role while Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring the music. Rajesh is thrilled to direct Arya andNayantara.

“When I penned this story, I had Arya in my mind. Thankfully, he agreed to be part of the film. So was Nayantara. She fits the role to a 'T'. It is a romantic comedy that will have all commercial elements in the right mix”, he says.

“Yuvan Shankar Raja shares a good rapport with me. His tunes in ‘Siva Manasula Sakthi’ were popular. Working with him is a great experience,” he says and adds: “Plans are on to release ‘Boss Engira Baskaran’ in April 2010.” Read more...