National Award Winner 'Vikram-Bala' join again?

After making careers out of ‘Sethu’ and ‘Pithamagan’ the national award winning actor Vikram and the national award winning director Bala alliance is ready to strike again.

In all likelyhood this fantasy team will work in a film produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri. Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine is the most prolific production house today. Immediately after ‘Thamizh Padam’ it announced ‘Thoonga Nagaram’. After this, Cloud Nine Movies will produce Ajith's landmark 50th film. Vikram-Bala film will be the fourth by this mega banner.

All formalities are completed and Vikram got his hefty pay in tune with his market value after ‘Raavan’ according to news.

Vikram is currently busy with Selva's film and Bala with his new film ‘Avan-Ivan’. Read more...

Avan Ivan Press Meet Arya,Vishal, Ambika...

Director Bala next Movie Avan Ivan Press Meet Arya,Vishal, Ambika,Janani Iyer Were Present In The Event. Avan Ivan Movie Press Meet Exclusive Unseen Photos.

Avan Ivan will be a full-fledged commercial film with the definite aim to make a profit. Starring Arya and Vishal in the lead roles, the film will start rolling shortly and will be completed within six months. Janani Iyer is one of the heroines, replacing actor Sarathkumar’s daughter Varalakshmi, who was the first choice.

Avan Ivan is produced by AGS Entertainment. Yuvanshankar Raja scores the music. Announcing the launch of Avan Ivan recently, Bala who won the best director award for his Naan Kadavul at the 56th National Film Awards, promised more humour in Avan Ivan, a story about two siblings. Read more...

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...

Bala wins the National Award‎

Director Bala has won the Best Director award for his film 'Naan Kadavul' at the 56th National Film Awards announced in New Delhi today. ‘Naan Kadavul’ set in the pilgrimage centre of Kasi is about the Aghori Sanyasis. A landmark film in Tamil ‘Naan Kadavul’ was critically well acclaimed when it released last year. Bala took nearly three years to make this film. The film is an adaptation of the Tamil novel 'Yelavathu Ulagam' by Jayamohan.

Bala was expected to bag this award for his Pithamagan in 2004. But Vikram got the Best Actor Award.

Surprisingly, the Best Make-Up award was also bagged by 'Naan Kadavul'. We hear that Bala is happy about winning the award and is more than happy in dedicating it to his mentor Balu Mahendra.

President Pratibha Patil will confer the Awards to the winners in March this year.

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.

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