Vijay to join Mani Ratnam for Ponniyin Selvan !!

The saying ‘tough times don’t last for ever’ seems to come true as regards Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay’s profession. After facing many hiccoughs and speed bumps in his career in the recent times, Vijay is all set to raise like a phoenix with impressive projects in his kitty. If sources in the industry are to be believed, Vijay will be doing the role of Vandhiya Thevan in the historical project Ponniyin Selvan immortalized by Kalki Krishnamurthy to be directed by director Mani Ratnam. More details on the rest of the cast is awaited.
Beside this, Vijay will also be donning the role of Aamir Khan in Nanban, the Tamil remake of Three Idiots being directed by Shankar. Not only this, Vijay will soon be wrapping up Jeyam Raja’s Velayudham where he will be seen romancing Genelia and Hansika. This line up of exciting projects certainly reiterates that Vijay’s career is going great guns and here is wishing him all the best!

Vijay is the first Tamilian!

Vijay has achieved a rare distinction of being the first Tamilian to be selected for the Asianet Awards. Every year, Malayalam actors, actresses and technicians are honored with the Asianet Awards and this year, for the first time, Tamil star Vijay has been selected for this honor. He will be receiving the award under the Best Tamil Actor category at a function that is to be held on January 9^th, 2011 in Kochi.

Mammootty will be felicitated with the Superstar award while Mohanlal will receive the Goldenstar award in this function. Nayanthara has been selected as the best actress for her role in Bodyguard.

ajith and vijay suprise meet

'Kavalan' loaded with sentiments

Many of us know 'Kavalan' is not going to be a usual Vijay film. Adding more fuel to this belief, reliable sources now say the second half of the movie will be filled with sentiments, which would appease youngsters and elders alike.

"The post-interval session is all about emotions shared between characters played by Vijay and Rajkiran. It will be interesting and at the same time will touch the heart straight," sources say.

Produced by Ekaveera Creations and released by Sakthi Chidambaram's Cinema Paradise and overseas release by JK Sarvana Tantra films, 'Kavalan', Vijay's 51st film is directed by Siddique, who wielded megaphone for its Malayalam original 'Bodyguard' too. Asin is the heroine while humour will be provided by Vadivelu. Music is by Vidyasagar.

Kaavalan gets average theaters !

If reports are to be believed, Kaavalan has just got 70 theatres for screening and a majority of them are just average theatres. The film’s distributor Shakthi Chidambaram wanted to release the film in at least 400 theatres but many theatre owners are not willing to screen the film as their issue with the star is not resolved yet.

It may be recalled that the theatre owners are distraught with Vijay as his earlier films did not do well and the actor refused to take responsibility for it and compensate the losses. With just about 70 theatres willing to screen Kaavalan, which is slated to be a Pongal release, the filmmakers are contemplating their next move. Will Kaavalan finally see the light of the day during this Pongal?

Kaavalan in Jaya’s court?

Jaya TV is reportedly considering buying the satellite rights of Kaavalan. The talks are still in the nascent stages and the outcome will be known shortly, says our sources. Kaavalan’s release has been marred by several uncertainties and finally the movie’s release date has been scheduled for January 14^th, 2011.

The tinsel town is abuzz with news that Vijay may campaign for Jayalalithaa’s AIADMK and his father’s meeting with the leader has also raised the speculation.

And now the news about Jaya TV planning to buy the satellite rights of Kaavalam is only indicating the close proximity that Vijay enjoys with the AIADMK.

Vijay and Seeman in the offing!!

Vijay fans are eagerly awaiting the release of Kaavalan and the star is busy with the Velayudham shooting. With the official announcement out that Vijay is not a part of the 3 Idiots remake; his fans were left wondering what his next project would be.

Here it is! Pagalavan, which director Seeman had announced before being sent to jail for making some adverse remarks against the government, is due to take off soon. Soon after being released, Seeman had said that he would commence Pagalavan and now we have news that the film will be produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu. Pagalavan will take off next year, we hear.