No kiss for Vijay-Ileana

Shankar had earlier said that he would not change Nanban script to the large extent. He hinted that he would make minor modifications to suit the taste of the Tamil audience. The fans were eagerly waiting to know whether the director would shoot a lip-lock scene between the lead stars or not, as 3 Idiots had a kissing scene in the climax. Speculations are rife that he has decided not to have a kissing scene between Vijay and Ileana D'Cruz.

Grapevine has it that Vijay will not kiss Ileana inNanban. In 3 Idiots, Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor shared a passionate lip-lock. But the director will reportedly not shoot a smooching scene. It could pave the way for a controversy, as the Tamil audience are not used to such scenes. So, theEndhiran director has decided to do away with it, says a source. He might shoot a close-up shot, which would look like a lip-to-lip scene, concludes a source.

Meanwhile, Nanban unit is busy filming a song in Chennai. The makers are planning to wrap-up the movie by August. The movie, which also features Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj, Anuya, Lawrence Raghavendra, SJ Surya in the cast, is expected to hit the screens during Diwali.

Vijay set to start Pagalavan

After going through a lean path in 2009-10, Vijay became very selective while approving his projects. He signed a few films of which Kaavalan was released earlier this year and did decent business at the box-office. His other projects Velayudham has almost completed the shooting and Nanban is in the third schedule of its filming. In the meantime, he has decided to start his long-pending movie Pagalavan.

Vijay signed Pagalavan a year ago but the project did not take-off on time, as director Seeman was detained for his anti Sri Lankan statement. The movie was put on hold after the actor started his other approved films. Now that the Sivakasi star has finished the shooting of Velayudham, he has given the green signal for the filmmaker to go ahead with the project.

Meanwhile, Seeman has roped in Hansika Motwani, who has paired up Vijay in Velayudham and Bhavana to play the female lead roles in Pagalavan. The movie will hit the floors soon.

Vijay ushers in golden era

Vijay who entered politics for the first time, opened up about his jubiliation which he shared with the members of his Makkal Narpani Iyakkam members recently. The star invited the thousands of office bearers of his fans association and treated them to a feast on Saturday at the Sangeetha Kalyana Mandap. Vijay said, “I take this opportunity to thank all my fans who worked for the victory of the party and played their part in restoring the ‘golden era’ back in Tamil Nadu. I am really proud of you. With our social work activities, what started as a fans welfare association has become a huge movement today. Keep up your good work and strengthen Amma’s hands.”

With Vijay’s Narpani Iyakkam rallying around him, apparently the actor has given the CM, strong assurances of support which she can be assured of even in the future.

Jayalalitha for Velayudham audio launch?

Vijay’s Velayudham directed by Jayam Raja is to have a grand audio launch soon. It has been murmured that CM, Jayalalitha will be the guest of honor at the function. However, since it will not be possible for her to accommodate the audio launch in the midst of her hectic schedule, she has given her blessings to the cast and crew to go ahead without her, assuring them of her best wishes.

Music is by Vijay Antony and he has composed five songs, which the makers are convinced will be chartbusters and a treat for Vijay's fans as word is that he has danced like never before. The film also has Genelia, Hansika, and Saranya Mohan in key roles. A star-studded music launch is expected to happen soon.

Bhavana to pair with Vijay

There is news that Bhavana will pair with Vijay in the film titled Pagalavan. Vijay is currently acting in Velayudham and Nanban. Seeman who had earlier directed in films like Panchalakuruchi, Iniyavale, Thambi and Valthukkal is now directing a film titled Pagalavan after a long gap.


The shooting of this film should have commenced last year itself. But Seeman was arrested for his alleged inflammatory speech at meeting in Chennai. After coming out of prison, Seeman met Vijay and spoke about Pagalavan. Vijay also agreed. But because of the assembly elections, the shooting of the film was once again postponed.

An unusual song for Nanban

The expectations surrounding Shankar's Nanban with Vijay are massive and every little tidbit fresh from the sets makes headlines. The latest is about an exclusive song composed by Harris Jayaraj with lyrics by Madan Karky in about 16 different languages and sung by the talented Vijay Prakash. 

Shankar famed for his songs which are shot in fabulous locations has gone all out for this number it is reported. He has looked the world over for suitable spots and settled on the most picturesque places.The film is proceeding at a rapid pace as it is going to be a Diwali release.

Vikram's Deiva Thiumagal release postponed?

Vikram's upcoming Tamil movie Deiva Thiumagal, which was supposed to release on June 3, has been reportedly delayed for unknown reasons. The latest we hear is that the movie is expected to hit the screens on June 17.

The lead cast along with director AL Vijay are busy promoting Deiva Thiumagal in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. A source from the production house claims that the makers of the film felt that they need more time to promote the movie. So, they decided to postpone the release. 

An unconfirmed report has a different story to say. It says that June 17 seems to be a lucky date for Vikram. Hence, the movie has been delayed. Though, the new release has not officially been announced, it is almost sure that the movie will hit the screens on June 17, adds the report.

Deiva Thiumagal features Vikram, Anushka Shetty Amala Paul, Nassar, Santhanam, MS Bhaskar and others in the cast. It is produced by Mohan Natarajan and directed by AL Vijay.

Aarya-Vijay teaming up again

Aarya and AL Vijay, who created a magic in period film Madrasapattinam, are teaming up again. If reports are to be believed, the proposed project will hit the floors in October.

AL Vijay is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film Deiva Thirumagal. Soon after that the director will start the scripting works of his next film. On the other hand, Aarya is also eagerly waiting for the release ofAvan Ivan. He is also filming Kadavul Paathi Mirugam Paathi, which is directed by Raaj Menon. After the completion of this project, their proposed project will hit the floors, say reports.

The director has decided to retain the same technical team of Deiva Thirumagal like musician GV Prakash Kumar, cinematographer Nirav Shah, editor Anthony etc. The female lead and other cast are yet to be finalized.