Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Endhiran - The Movie

South Indian superstar Rajinikanth's much-awaited fantasy flick Endhiran (Robot), being directed by Shankar with Aishwarya Rai as the heroine, was expected to grace screens on September 3. But according to latest reports, the film has been postponed to September 24.

With a budget of Rs. 200 crores, Endhiran is also the costliest Tamil film ever made.

The ‘Endhiran’ music album has occupied the numero uno slot in the ‘Top Charts’ list of Apple itunes Store, one of the leading portals to sell music albums online.
This is the first time for a Tamil film music album to achieve this position in the website, which accounts for 70 per cent of music sold legally on the internet. And ‘Endhiran’ has managed to achieve this within a few days of its music release.

This clearly shows once again the popularity of Superstar Rajinikanth and the buzz anything related to his movie could create. The other main strength of the album is no doubt the Oscar-Grammy winner A R Rahman.

The movie’s audio was launched at a closely guarded but star-studded function in Malaysia over the weekend.

Thursday, July 31, 2008

Rajini's Kuselan in deep trouble

The Kannada organisations have decided to continue their protest agitation to block the release of Superstar Rajinikanth's new film Kuselan which is slated for release on August 1 in several centres of the state. Rajinikanth's letter to the president of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce indicating that he is not in the habit of hurting feelings of the people and the film chamber should co-operate for the release of his film Kuselan has not convinced the leaders of the pro Kannada organisations.

Terming Rajini's letter as style king's new stunt, former legislators Vatal Nagaraj and Prabhakar Reddy alleged that the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce has acted as brokers to the film's producers and distributors by allowing the free passage of the film's release. "This is not an apology letter. Its just an eye wash attempt by Rajinikanth to see that his film gets released without any problem. The fact is that Rajinikanth who was born and brought up in Karnataka has acted against the interests of the people of the state by stating that Tamil Nadu has the right to take up Hogenakal project. He has spoken harshly against the pro Kannada activists who are struggling to secure Kannada interests. We will not allow the release of the film in Karnataka come what may," said Vatal Nagaraj yesterday.

Vatal Nagaraj addressed the press conference along with many leaders of pro Kannada organisations including the faction of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, which is spearheading the agitation to stall Kuselan's release in the state.

Huge cutouts of Rajnikanth's Kuselan dot US

Rajnikanth starrer "Kuselan" fever is rising in the US. As part of the mega Tamil film's promotion, several 25-feet-high cutouts of the south Indian superstar are being unveiled for the first time at several places to coincide with its release.

Rajnikanth cutouts will be seen at cinemas showing "Kuselan" in New Jersey, Dallas, Houston, Chicago and San Fransico. They were made in India and shipped to locations in the US, a press release said.

Watch 'Kuselan' video songs now

The songs indeed reflect the mood of the story and the majestic appeal of 'Style King' superstar Rajinikanth. All five songs have been picturized brilliantly.

We will block 'Kuselan' release in Karnataka: Kannada activists

Activists here Wednesday vowed to block the release of the forthcoming Rajnikanth-starrer 'Kuselan' in Karnataka, saying the Tamil superstar should apologise for his 'anti-Kannadiga' statements.

The threat comes days after the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) had given its nod for the film's release in the state.

On Monday, Rajnikanth had written a letter to KFCC president and actress Jayamala to ensure that his film got a release in Karnataka Aug 1, along with its launch in Tamil Nadu. He had clarified that he had never intended to hurt the sentiments of Kannadigas.

Terming the superstar's letter just a publicity stunt, former legislators Vatal Nagaraj and Prabhakara Reddy at a press conference here asked Rajnikanth to come out with a public apology.

"We will not allow the release of the film in Karnataka, come what may," said Nagaraj, who addressed reporters along with many leaders of pro-Kannada organisations including a faction of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike.

Some Kannada organisations had been demanding that "Kuselan" be released in the state only after a seven-week moratorium as Rajnikanth had allegedly hurt the sentiments of Kannadigas by supporting Tamil Nadu on a row over a drinking water project in Hogenekkal, on the border between the two states.

The superstar had joined the Tamil film fraternity in a daylong protest fast in April against Karnataka's objections to the Rs.13.3 billion Hogenekkal project that is expected to benefit about three million people in two Tamil Nadu districts.

Karnataka is opposed to the project, saying its share of the Cauvery river waters will be affected.

The actor, in his letter to Jayamala, had stressed that he had never intended to hurt the feelings of Kannadigas by speaking at the rally. He also added that he did not want his fans in Karantaka to miss out on his film.

Said Nagaraj: "This is not an apology letter. It is just an eye wash, an attempt by Rajnikanth to ensure his film gets released without any problems. The fact is that Rajnikanth, who was born and brought up in Karnataka, has acted against the interests of the state by stating that Tamil Nadu has the right to take up the Hogenakal project."

Added Narayana Gowda, president of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike: "We wanted an apology from Rajnikanth. He should call a media conference and announce that he regrets what he spoke at the rally in Chennai."

However, the KFCC is confident that "Kuselan" will be released as scheduled.

"The threat of protests was there even during the release of Rajnikanth's previous film 'Sivaji' and even Kamal Haasan's "Dasavathaaram'. But both films were released without any problems. We are sure that 'Kuselan' would also be released on Aug 1," said a KFCC official.

Monday, July 7, 2008

Kuselan Release Delayed

Rajinikanth's P.Vasu directed Kuselan release which was confirmed for July 25, has been delayed by one week due to post production work.

Pyramid Saimira, the worldwide distributors of the film has told the theatres that they are postponing the release by a week and would be released on August 1st.

It will be releasing simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu and planning 1000 plus screens release of the film worldwide.

P.Vasu has confirmed that it will be marketed like any other Rajinikanth film, and the superstar appears from the third reel of the film. He will be there throughout the film for around an hour.

Pyramid Saimira is expecting the film to take the best ever opening of 2008, as the release will be gigantic.

Saturday, July 5, 2008

Download Kuselan Mp3 Songs

The Kuselan Song List with Song and Singer details are as follows:

Download Kuselan Mp3 Songs

Cinema Cinema…
Artist(s): Shankar Mahadevan
Lyricist: Vaali

Sollamma…
Artist(s): Hariharan, Sujatha, Baby Ranjini, Baby Pooja
Lyricist: Pa. Vijay

Om Zaarare…
Artist(s): Daler Mehndi, Chitra, Sadhana Sargam
Lyricist: Vaali

Chaarai…
Artist(s): Shreya Ghoshal, Kids
Lyricist: Dr. Kridhaya

Perinba…
Artist(s): Kailash Kher, Prasanna
Lyricist: Yugabharathi