Rajinikanth Sivaji censored!

With just a couple of weeks left for the release of Sivaji - The Boss, the whole of Kollywood is gearing up for the mega movie.

The mega-budgeted film with big names like Rajinikanth, Shankar, A R Rahman and some of most talented technicians like cameraman K V Anand, editor Anthony, art director Thotta Tharani, writer Sujatha, choreographers Raju Sundaram, Larencce and Brinda, and costume designer Manish Malhotra coming together is settling down fast for release on 31 May.

The latest from the Sivaji camp is that the magnum opus film has been censored. As expected, quite like earlier Rajinikanth films, Sivaji has been cleared with a U Certificate.

Sources in the Censor Board say, “It is a perfect entertainer and carries with it a good message”.

Interestingly both AVM (Producers) and Rajinikanth are known for coming out with good, clean entertainers that can be watched with the family.

With the movie getting censored so also the trailer, the wait will now end for the trailer. Very soon, the Sivaji trailer will rock television screens and cinema halls.

Get ready and enjoy Sivaji.

All about Sivaji

It would be destination Sivaji beginning 31 May. The much-awaited film which has created a lot of hype and expectations is releasing on 31 May with maximum number of prints. The movie has been the talk of the town what with the biggest marquee names in Kollywood (Rajini, Shankar, A R Rahman), and some of most talented technicians like cameraman K V Anand, editor Anthony, art director Thotta Tharani, writer Sujatha, choreographers Raju Sundaram, Larencce and Brinda, and costume designer Manish Malhotra have figuring in it

The movie which is Rajinikanth's 168th movie is interestingly his 100th straight film in Tamil.

With AVM too pulling out all stops to make the movie fit the image of Rajini and the imagination of Shankar, the expectations are at an amazing high.

The movie is director Shankar's eighth film, his luck rests on eight. Rajinikanth favors nine and this is his ninth movie with AVM.

Rajinikanth, who looks refreshing, thanks to costumes designed by Manish Malhotra considers Thursdays to be an auspicious day. The movie releases on Thursday.

What more, acclaimed cinematographer K V Anand has used state-of-the-art technology to shoot the movie. He has used advanced Super - 35, 4k tech, to shoot the movie. This is the first-ever time such a technology being introduced in Tamil cinema.

Due mention should be made of art-director Thota Tharani. He has come up with grand sets and recreated foreign locales in Chennai for a song sequence.

Anthony, who has carved a niche with his slick editing, has reportedly come up with a stupendous work. Sujatha, who is known for crisp and meaningful dialogues and scintillating music by A R Rahman are sure to work in favor of the film.

With a team of talented choreographers in Prabhu Deva, Raju Sundaram, Larencce Raghavendra and Brinda coming together, no doubt the choreography in Sivaji would be hip-shaking and eye-catching. Veterans Vaali (Adhiradikaran) and Vairamuthu (Vaji Vaji) along with a young brigade comprising Na Muthukumar (Ballelaka), Pa Vijay (Style), have come up with catchy lyrics that is set to scintillating tunes by Rahman. The songs are already a craze among music-buffs and are repeatedly aired in several FM Radio Stations.

Rahman has composed the background score in Chennai, London and Cheq Republic. Designer Manish Malhotra, who has worked his magic on such Bollywood beauties like Karishma Kapoor, Rani Mukherjee and Kajol, was roped in to work his undoubted skill on Rajinikanth. His effort seems to have paid of. For, going by the stills released to the press, Rajini looks at his smartest best.

Shriya plays Rajini's heroine. On being part of a Rajinikanth film, Shriya says, “It was project which had all the big names in Tamil film industry. When Shankar offered me the role, I immediately grabbed it with both hands since I am a great fan of Rajinikanth”.

Others in the cast include Vivek, Suman, Raghuvaran, Manivannan, and Vadivukarasi, Solomon Pappaiyah, Raja, Bose Venkat and others.

Source: indiaglitz

Sivaji filled with surprises

With 31 May declared as the release date of Sivaji, expectations and hype has increased double-fold on the movie.

Produced by M Saravanan and M S Guhan for AVM Productions, the movie featuring Rajinikanth and directed by Shankar has few surprising coincident coming its way.

According to AVM Productions, “Those of us who believe in coincidence being form of divine intervention, there is a lot of that in Sivaji. The movie is director Shankar's eighth film, his luck rests on eight. Rajinikanth favors nine and this is his ninth movie with AVM and also it happens to be his 100th straight Tamil film. The title of the film resonates with Rajinikanth's real name Sivaji Rao Gaekwad”.

Source: indiaglitz

Sivaji release on May 31

It's official now: Sivaji, the biggest blockbuster ever to be made in Tamil, will be released on May 31.

After all the speculation and rumor, AVM productions, the producers of this mega movie, today formally confirmed the release date.

Rajinikanth, the film's hero who is now in the North, is expected to arrive in Chennai before the release.

Shankar, the film's director, is almost through with the film's post-production work.

A R Rahman too has finished his part.

Sivaji, made at an estimated budget of over Rs.30 crore, has Shriya playing the heroine. Suman is the villain while Vivek plays the comedian.

The film was originally scheduled to be released on April 14.

Source: indiaglitz

Rajini re-dubs for Sivaji

Before he set off to Himalayas, Rajinikanth, a thorough professional, re-dubbed for some of his scenes in Sivaji.

Rajinikanth was apparently not satisfied with the result of his initial dubbing work.

When he heard them and saw the rushes, the superstar was little disappointed with his dubbing.

So he immediately told director Shankar that he would want to re-dub the whole thing.

Shankar too a stickler for order immediately agreed.

So Rajini went through the process again and did not stop till he got the satisfying result.

That is humility for you.

Sivaji climax

For the last few days A V M studios in Chennai is bustling with activity. The unit of Sivaji is stationed there to complete a few sequences in Tamil as well as Telugu. Director Shankar after seeing the rushes of the climax opined that it requires still more honing and perfecting.

He felt that few dialogues can be added to render the climax a distinctive touch. A grandiose set has been erected in A V M studios where the shooting is proceeding now. Currently climax scene is being picturized there in full swing. After canning these shots and completing the patch up work, post production work will commence. After all a superstar's movie under the direction of Shankar will definitely boast of immaculate work which will have to be polished perfectly and presented to the fans all round the globe.

Exclusive - Click here for Sivaji songs

This is piracy at its peak. A team of dedicated technicians work their hearts out to bring the best music, just to find their creations released online even before the official launch. Yes, we are talking about Sivaji, Superstar Rajinikanth’s magnum opus under the direction of Shankar and the music of A.R.Rahman.

The audio of this most awaited movie was all set to be released on April 4th with a small in house ceremony at AVM. But the online pirates had a different plan. The full length versions of three out of the proposed six songs were illegally released by an UK website in the early hours of 22nd of March.

“Oru Koodai Sunlight, Oru Koodai Moonlight”, ala the style of American rapper 50 cents, “Vaa Vaa Sivaji”, a peppy number by Hariharan-Sadana Sargam combination and “Sahana Saaral”, a trade mark Rahman melody, sung by Udit Narayanan, are the three songs for which the full length mp3 tracks have been released.

March 22nd 2007, will be a Black Thursday for Shankar and his crew, who have been working day in and day out to get the movie ready for the big World wide release on April 14th. They will be mighty shocked with this news of songs leaking out online, or on the contrary, were they already prepared for this.
Mp3 leakage is not something new to Shankar and Rahman. Their earlier venture, Boys had met with the same fate with songs hitting the Information Highway two days before the official launch. Even in the case of Sivaji, a 40 sec clip of “Oru Koodai Sunlight” was doing the rounds online much before this release of the full length version.
Rahman who has been raising his voice in support of royalty for musicians might be taken a back by this development. No one is sure about the source of this leakage as yet. The processing lab, someone in the maestro’s team or a production crew member, anyone can be responsible for this bad doing. It would also be interesting to see if the production house, AVM files an official complaint with the Cyber Crime Police.

In the meantime, expectations among Rajini and Rahman fans is at an all time high for the audio to hit the stands on April 4th. Reports from Music world, a music outlet in Chennai, suggest that there is a growing enquiry on the release of the audio and there are also requests for advance reservation on the CDs. The audio is getting released under the AVM banner.

Piracy or no piracy, come April 4th, the music showrooms would be flooded by fans to get their hands on Sivaji audio.

Behindwoods

Sivaji audio on 4 April

The much-awaited audio of AVM's Sivaji will be released on 4 April.

The movie with musical score by AR Rahman features Rajinikanth and Shreya in the lead roles and is directed by Shankar.

A press release said that the audio would be marketed by AVM Music. This Rajinikanth starrer has attracted enough attraction already and as each day passes, the curiosity surrounding the film is only growing abounds.

Music-lovers are eagerly awaiting to hear the songs of Sivaji.

Rahman has lent his voice for Rajinikanth for one of the songs in the album. It is reportedly a romantic duet.

சிவாஜி படத்துக்கு தெலுங்கில் தடை!

ரஜினியின் சிவாஜி படத்தை தெலுங்கில் வெளியிட பிலிம்சேம்பர் தடை விதித்துள்ளது.ஏவி.எம்.நிறுவனம் தயாரிக்கும் படம் சிவாஜி. ரஜினி நடிக்க ஷங்கர் இயக்குகிறார். இதன் படப்பிடிப்பு முடிந்தது. டப்பிங் மற்றும் எடிட்டிங் பணி வேகமாக நடக்கிறது. வரும் ஏப்ரல் 12-ம்தேதி திரையிடுவதற்கான ஏற்பாடுகள் நடக்கின்றன.

இந்நிலையில் சிவாஜி படத்தை தெலுங்கு மொழியில் ஆந்திராவில் வெளியிடுவது தொடர்பாக திருப்பதி பிரசாத், பெல்லங்கொண்டா சுரேஷ் ஆகியோருக்கு இடையே பிரச்னை ஏற்பட்டது. ரஜினி நடிக்கும் படங்களை பெரும்பாலும் தெலுங்கு மொழிக்கு திருப்பதி பிரசாத் வாங்கி வெளியிட்டு வந்தார். மேலும் அவரது தயாரிப்பில் சிரஞ்சீவியை வைத்து ஷங்கர் இயக்க ஒப்புக்கொண்டிருந்த கால்ஷீட்டில்தான் இப்போது ரஜினியின் சிவாஜி படத்தை ஷங்கர் இயக்கி வருகிறார்.

இந்நிலையில் சுமார் ரூ.13 கோடிக்கு தெலுங்கு உரிமையை பெற திருப்பதி பிரசாத் பேசி வந்தார்.

இதற்கிடையில் பெல்லங்கொண்டா சுரேஷ் அதைவிட ஒரு கோடி அதிகம் தருவதாக கூறி சிவாஜி பட தெலுங்கு உரிமையை பெற்றதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது. இதையடுத்து இப்பிரச்னை தொடர்பாக ஆந்திராவில் உள்ள பிலிம்சேம்பரில் புகார் அளித்தார் திருப்பதி பிரசாத். இதுபற்றி முடிவெடுக்க பிலிம்சேம்பரில் திரையுலகைச் சார்ந்த அனைத்து பிரிவினர் பங்குபெற்ற கூட்டம் நேற்று நடந்தது. அதில் இப்பிரச்னை முடியும் வரை சிவாஜி தெலுங்கு உரிமையை யாரும் வாங்கவோ, திரையிடவோ கூடாது என முடிவு எடுக்கப்பட்டதாகக் கூறப்படுகிறது.

Rajini shares secrets with Shreya

Associating with a veteran most definitely means a lot of mentoring.

And Shreya seems to have gone through just that during the shoots of Sivaji. Apart from shaking her booty with the superstar, she seems to have taken a few valuable advices from Rajinikanth on the sets of Sivaji during the breaks.

Looks like the superstar knowledge-transferred her some trade secrets. He advised her to deal with directors and producers directly while committing for movies since a middleman would mean trouble.

Having taken the advices seriously, Shreya seems to have applied those principles while deciding her future ventures. As a result, she has now Azhagiya Tamil Magan opposite Vijay and Kandasamy opposite Vikram. See, advices do work. Ask Shreya.

AVM Saravanan opens up on Sivaji

It is official now. AVM Saravanan, the producer of Sivaji, has announced in a press statement that Sivaji will hit the silver screens on April 12, come what may. Saravanan, in his first-of-its-kind interview on Sivaji, ever since the movie was kicked off, stated that Sivaji's editing is being done in top gear to enable the movie to be released on April 12.

Dubbing for Rajini's portions were over yesterday, which marked an end to the dubbing activities for Sivaji. We have decided to release the movie on April 12, which is considered to be an auspicious day, said Saravanan. The movie is produced in both Tamil and Telugu and the Tamil version will be released in Kerala, he added. The Telugu version will be called 'Sivaji - The Boss'.

He further mentioned that large number of prints of the movie are ordered as opposed to any other Tamil movie. Cassettes of Sivaji will hit the stores in a couple of weeks from now and not later than the second week of March.

Sivaji release date is announced

Shooting for Superstar's Sivaji that had been going on for the past one year has finally been completed. The movie has by now hit the home stretch in its post production work and this has encouraged the producers to announce that they will be releasing the movie on the 12th of April, two days before it was actually expected.

Sivaji has been shot at various locations including Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune and prominent cities of Spain and Australia and the US. Rajni, who had taken quite some time deciding upon Sivaji had visited the Tirupati shrine before beginning work for the movie. Now that the movie has been completed without any hassles he has visited the holy shrine once again to thank the God for keeping things smooth. Rajni has reportedly been very pleased by the rushes of the movie that were shown to him. "This is fully a Shankar's movie. It is a commercial movie and will satisfy everyone. Now that the shooting of the movie is complete I have come to meet the real boss" said the modest actor at Tirupathi.

Now that the news is out, Tamil film buffs, gear up. The biggest treat in the last two years is less than two months away. The Boss arrives on April the 12th.

Mimicry artists in Sivaji

An opportunity to appear along with super star and that too in a film directed by the stalwart of industry like Shankar can never be categorized as a mundane event. Hence it is but natural that when such events happen, people involved are sure to be in cloud nine.

Yes, for mimicry artistss who appeared in the Vijay TV show, ‘Kalakka Povadu Yaru’, it was a dream come true. They were given an opportunity to showcase their talent in few scenes of Sivaji which were shot in Pondychery recently.

According to industry buzz, these scenes involving mimicry artists are expected to be a pivotal one and a turning point for the film. Hence the unit went around scouting for such artists. Finally, they managed to rope in these actors along with veterans in the field like Chinni Jayanth and Mayil Sami. As it is customary with any film of Shankar, these performers have been asked to remain tight lipped about the entire episode.

Shankar’s post-production plans for Sivaji

The general protocol of venue for generating prints for any AVM production is at Prasad Labs. But now there could emerge a trendsetter in this area associated with Sivaji. This film as everyone is aware of is the much awaited movie of 2007 not only in Tamil Nadu but all round the globe where fans of Rajnikanth reside.
The combination of Rajni, Shankar and Rahman –the stalwarts of Kollywood is anticipated to rock.

The film roll for Sivaji is said to be purchased at Kodak in Mumbai and developed at the same premises. But venue for print generation is not yet finalized. It is alleged that the number of prints may touch the four hundred and fifty mark which is very high for any Tamil film. Now there are many companies vying to get the order for printing. Grapevine says that efficient firms which are committed in meeting deadlines in terms of time would only be considered. Meanwhile Shankar has decided to be surreptitious about the details of the company that is likely to receive this mega order to check clippings from being leaked to the media.