It's movie viewing with a twist. Filmmaker Sooraj Barjatya's latest offering at the box office Vivah is all ready for a worldwide release not just in a theatre near you but also on your personal computer.
Rajshri Media Limited, the digital entertainment arm of the group, will make the film available for online viewing at www.rajshri.com the same day and time of its theatrical release.
"Small pockets are opening up essentially because of its mainstream audience and not Indian population. Germany as a destination is the next biggest thing,” MD, Rajshri Media (P) Limited, Rajjat A Barjatya said.
The website also offers free streaming of music videos and download-to-rent at $9.99 from 12 noon on November 10 with a limited 72-hour licence.
The film will also be available with English subtitles and in a Telugu version.
The movie clip once downloaded will be available on your computer for 72 hours only - after which the file itself gets corrupted.
And the icing on the cake are all the other free downloads available on the site, so if you're a SRK fan and want to watch Main Hoon Don, remember it's just a click away and that, too, for free.
Free videos are available for over 300 new and classic movies, music videos, concerts and documentaries. The second phase of the media enterprise promises to integrate this experience to mobile phones, Ipods and other digital devices also.
Source: The Himalayan Times
Friday, November 10, 2006
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Sneha keeps moving up !!
Though Sneha did not have big offers come her way in Tamil after Pudhupettai, she seems to be going strong and steady in Telugu. Her Manasu Palike Mouna Ragam is released. Meanwhile she has signed for a movie titled Madhu Masam opposite Sumanth. The movie is to be produced by T Rama Naidu.
Sneha says ' I am happy to get enough offers come my way in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu. After Pudhupettai, I listened to over a dozen scripts in Tamil. Unfortunately none of them impressed me. Hence I chose to wait. In Telugu, it is a hectic time for me.'
Asked whether she is playing the role of Seetha in Rajkumar Santoshi's ambitious project Ramayana, she says, 'I had done the make-up for the role in Mumbai. Final word has to come from Rajkumar Santoshi. I am not sure and I am keeping my fingers crossed'.
Sneha is one actress who combines in her the virtues of dignity and decency in attractive beauty. And in recent times, her acting too has improved by leaps and bounds.
Source: India Glitz
Sneha says ' I am happy to get enough offers come my way in Tamil, Kannada and Telugu. After Pudhupettai, I listened to over a dozen scripts in Tamil. Unfortunately none of them impressed me. Hence I chose to wait. In Telugu, it is a hectic time for me.'
Asked whether she is playing the role of Seetha in Rajkumar Santoshi's ambitious project Ramayana, she says, 'I had done the make-up for the role in Mumbai. Final word has to come from Rajkumar Santoshi. I am not sure and I am keeping my fingers crossed'.
Sneha is one actress who combines in her the virtues of dignity and decency in attractive beauty. And in recent times, her acting too has improved by leaps and bounds.
Source: India Glitz
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Kamala Hasan turns 52
Highly-acclaimed actor Kamala Hasan celebrates his 52nd birthday on Tuesday.
In a career spanning four decades, Hasan is known in the film industry for his versatility - he has capably played a diversity of characters in his films.
He has appeared in movies made in six languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Bengali.
A trained playback singer, he has penned lyrics for the soundtracks of some of his recent films.
Hasan has also performed Bharatanatyam and had assisted in choreography in films early in his career.
Hasan made his screen debut in a Tamil film, Kalathur Kannamma, at the age of six, which won him the first National Award for Best Child Artist.
Subsequently, he starred as a child actor in movies that featured legends like MGR, Sivaji Ganesan and Gemini Ganesh.
It was with 16 Vayathinile, in which he acted with actress Sridevi, that established him as a popular teen idol at the age of 23.
Together, they featured in 23 films as a popular acting pair. The following year, he got his break with K Balachander's Telugu hit Maro Charithra.
Hasan dabbled with directing for the first time when director T N Baalu passed away during the filming of Sankarlal in 1981.
Hasan reached the peak of his career in 1979 with multiple classics which coincided with the decline of MGR/Sivaji era in movies.
He tried his hand at directing for the second time with the Hindi film Chachi 420 in 1997. Apart from acting, Hasan has also attempted scripting, screenplay and special effects.
Hasan is a three-time winner of the National Film Award for Best Actor for the films Nayagan, Moondram Pirai, and Indian. He also won the National Award for Best Child Actor for his performance in Kalathoor Kannamma.
He has also received the best actor award at the Asian Film festivals held in 1983 and 1985 for Saagara Sangamam and Swathi Muthyam respectively.
Six of his movies have been sent as India's official entry to the Oscars. Hasan has won the Filmfare awards 18 times.
He was awarded the fourth highest recognition given to Indian civilians - the Padmashri in 1990.
He was conferred an honorary doctorate by Sathyabama Deemed University, Chennai in 2005.
Source : IBN Live
In a career spanning four decades, Hasan is known in the film industry for his versatility - he has capably played a diversity of characters in his films.
He has appeared in movies made in six languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, Hindi and Bengali.
A trained playback singer, he has penned lyrics for the soundtracks of some of his recent films.
Hasan has also performed Bharatanatyam and had assisted in choreography in films early in his career.
Hasan made his screen debut in a Tamil film, Kalathur Kannamma, at the age of six, which won him the first National Award for Best Child Artist.
Subsequently, he starred as a child actor in movies that featured legends like MGR, Sivaji Ganesan and Gemini Ganesh.
It was with 16 Vayathinile, in which he acted with actress Sridevi, that established him as a popular teen idol at the age of 23.
Together, they featured in 23 films as a popular acting pair. The following year, he got his break with K Balachander's Telugu hit Maro Charithra.
Hasan dabbled with directing for the first time when director T N Baalu passed away during the filming of Sankarlal in 1981.
Hasan reached the peak of his career in 1979 with multiple classics which coincided with the decline of MGR/Sivaji era in movies.
He tried his hand at directing for the second time with the Hindi film Chachi 420 in 1997. Apart from acting, Hasan has also attempted scripting, screenplay and special effects.
Hasan is a three-time winner of the National Film Award for Best Actor for the films Nayagan, Moondram Pirai, and Indian. He also won the National Award for Best Child Actor for his performance in Kalathoor Kannamma.
He has also received the best actor award at the Asian Film festivals held in 1983 and 1985 for Saagara Sangamam and Swathi Muthyam respectively.
Six of his movies have been sent as India's official entry to the Oscars. Hasan has won the Filmfare awards 18 times.
He was awarded the fourth highest recognition given to Indian civilians - the Padmashri in 1990.
He was conferred an honorary doctorate by Sathyabama Deemed University, Chennai in 2005.
Source : IBN Live
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
Venkatesh new Telugu film Tulasi !!!
Venkatesh is currently acting in Selvaraghavan directed film Aadavari maatalaku ardhale verule.
While the film is in under production already his next film will go to the sets. Bhadra director Boyapati Sreenu is going to direct him for the Suresh Banner titled Tulasi, the shooting of which will take off on the 10th of November. Nayantara who acted in Venkatesh’s Lakshmi is the heroine. Akula Shiva is giving the story and dialogues and Devisri Prasad is giving music.
Source: Andhra Cafe
While the film is in under production already his next film will go to the sets. Bhadra director Boyapati Sreenu is going to direct him for the Suresh Banner titled Tulasi, the shooting of which will take off on the 10th of November. Nayantara who acted in Venkatesh’s Lakshmi is the heroine. Akula Shiva is giving the story and dialogues and Devisri Prasad is giving music.
Source: Andhra Cafe
Monday, November 06, 2006
Telugu Movie Nuvve is an enjoyable watch !!!
Several films with the word nuvve in the title have been big hits, beginning with Nuvve kavali, Nuvvu naaku nachav, Nuvve nuvve and so on. But one cannot expect the same from Gopichand's, because the lead cast has no star power, no big names in the technical category-- barring cameraman Chota K Naidu -- and no pre-release publicity whatsoever. Not that the film is devoid of elements that makes a film successful at the box office, but good promotion aids a film's success and Nuvve may go down at the box office because of the low-key release.
This would be a pity since the film has finesse, gripping narration and first class performances, with a fair amount of humour thrown in. It's makeover time for Telugu cinema as more directors are straying from the beaten track to present good films. Here, Gopichand tries his hand at a new genre, moving away from melodrama and run-of-the-mill love themes. Nuvve is a fight between love and materialism, with contemporary issues.
The story revolves around four characters, Srinu, (Dhanush), Rana (Ravi Varma), Chalapathi (Shafi) and Anitha (Samaragni). Srinu is a village simpleton who comes to the city in search of employment. He stays with his friends Raju (Chitram Srinu) and Munna who rent a portion in Anitha's house. The landlady (Anitha's mother) is irritable and greedy. She refuses to let Srinu stay with them but gives in when she finds out how gullible he is, trying to swindle money out of him instead.
Srinu gets a job and falls in love with Anitha. After a lecture from Satya, Anita realises she loves Srinu as well -- also, her mother likes the idea of getting a son-in-law for free. But Anitha's young boss, Rana, is smitten by her and proposes to her. Anitha is caught in a dilemma, but gets over it soon. She decides to marry Rana and forget Srinu. Srinu's shattered as the film stops with a twist at the interval. From this point on, the narration is quite gripping and the director keeps the audience guessing.
The first part has a good measure of humour, especially with Ramesh Gopi's witty one-liners. The director tries to maintain the pace of the film, while breaking the seriousness with Venu Madhav's entertaining comic capers. Kudos to the director for getting the best out of all artistes, particularly Samaragni, who not only look fabulous but emotes well too.
The three heroes do their job well and Chitram Srinu and Satya are quite apt in their roles. The background score is quite in sync with the narration and Naidu's camerawork is great.
There are some glitches like Srinu being an unemployed orphan but with loads of money to spare. But, on the whole, this is definitely an enjoyable film.
Source: rediff.com
This would be a pity since the film has finesse, gripping narration and first class performances, with a fair amount of humour thrown in. It's makeover time for Telugu cinema as more directors are straying from the beaten track to present good films. Here, Gopichand tries his hand at a new genre, moving away from melodrama and run-of-the-mill love themes. Nuvve is a fight between love and materialism, with contemporary issues.
The story revolves around four characters, Srinu, (Dhanush), Rana (Ravi Varma), Chalapathi (Shafi) and Anitha (Samaragni). Srinu is a village simpleton who comes to the city in search of employment. He stays with his friends Raju (Chitram Srinu) and Munna who rent a portion in Anitha's house. The landlady (Anitha's mother) is irritable and greedy. She refuses to let Srinu stay with them but gives in when she finds out how gullible he is, trying to swindle money out of him instead.
Srinu gets a job and falls in love with Anitha. After a lecture from Satya, Anita realises she loves Srinu as well -- also, her mother likes the idea of getting a son-in-law for free. But Anitha's young boss, Rana, is smitten by her and proposes to her. Anitha is caught in a dilemma, but gets over it soon. She decides to marry Rana and forget Srinu. Srinu's shattered as the film stops with a twist at the interval. From this point on, the narration is quite gripping and the director keeps the audience guessing.
The first part has a good measure of humour, especially with Ramesh Gopi's witty one-liners. The director tries to maintain the pace of the film, while breaking the seriousness with Venu Madhav's entertaining comic capers. Kudos to the director for getting the best out of all artistes, particularly Samaragni, who not only look fabulous but emotes well too.
The three heroes do their job well and Chitram Srinu and Satya are quite apt in their roles. The background score is quite in sync with the narration and Naidu's camerawork is great.
There are some glitches like Srinu being an unemployed orphan but with loads of money to spare. But, on the whole, this is definitely an enjoyable film.
Source: rediff.com
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