Kandasamy Vikram Stills

On Sunday it has been a wonderful launch for Vikram and Shriya starrer Kanthaswamy at Devi Paradise theatre in Chennai. Most of all the big shot of Kollywood gathered under one roof for the grand launch of the Kanthaswamy movie. The theatre was colorful for the wonderful occasion and the cast and crew of Kanthaswamy were among those present.

To concur with the grand launch of the Kanthaswamy movie, the crew announced taking two villages in Madurai district to provide developmental activities. The two villages Sangampatti and Gandhi Nagar had lacked infra-structure facilities and the Kanthaswamy crew had been to the village and provided the welfare measures.

Speaking on the occasion, Susi Ganesan said, “We have chosen to launch the Kanthaswamy movie in an exclusive way and in the presence of two villages, which are accepted by us. We have provided infra structure facilities including schools, roads and drinking water facilities for them. The movie focuses on the theme of developing the rural area”.

Vikram showed up as Kanthaswamy on the stage and guaranteed that he would make every effort for creating an evenhanded society. Speaking on the movie launch, lyricist Vairamuthu expressed his admiration for such a grand launch. He said Vikram is a committed actor and the different outfits suit him well. Music composer Mani Sharma spoke about the efforts taken to churn the trailer.

The producer Kalaipuli S Thanu thanked those involved in the movie for coming up with a big launch and expressed his confidence that the movie would shape up well.

Kanthasamy Shreya Stills

Shreya said that entire credit goes to Susi Ganesan for showing her so appealing. Shriya added that he is really great in extracting what he wants from an actress. With a tone of overwhelming joy she said that she couldn’t believe her eyes looking at her beauty. Also said that there are many more pics in the album which will be shown to public soon.

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Bheema Vikram Trisha Stills

It looks like Vikram's long overdue Bheema may make it to the theatres on January 11, 2008 as Pongal release! The date has also a significance that five years back, Dhool the film that made Vikram a superstar was released on the same day!

The grapevine is abuzz that producer A.M Ratnam is in the final round of negotiations with Ayngaran International to swing the deal. Remember it was Ayngaran who released the trailer of the film, which has been appreciated by the audiences.

What really makes Bheema hot, a film which has been two years in production is the current craze for superstar biggies. Vikram is a superstar inspite of not having a release for two years. He commands a terrific opening and if Bheema is marketed like Sivaji or a Billa it stands to make big money for all concerned.

The next Tamil biggie scheduled to release is Kamal Hassan's Dasavatharam, some time in summer of 2008. So the trade is anxious and eager to have a biggie for Pongal, a very good season for Tamil films.

And what better movie than Bheema, which has a superstar, excellent hit music, awesome action, glamour, glitz and packaged slickly by a director with a proven track record for making family entertainers!

Bheema Trailer

Kanthasamy Vikram & Sherya

Kathaswamy crew which is shooting for the past 35 days for the movie was all set to fly to Kenya for the shooting there. They have postponed the shooting in Kenya now due to the ongoing political turmoil in Kenya.

Kandasamy stars Vikram and Sherya in the lead role and is being directed by Susi Ganesan. Raghuvaran, Vivek, Santhanam,
Vinod Raj, Y G Mahendran, Arun Mathavan, Vinayak, Alex will also be seen in supporting roles in the movie. Produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu, this film has music by Devisri Prasad.

The manager of the unit is currently in Kenya updating the team on the ongoing developments. The crew will continue its shooting in Chennai and will fly to Kenya only when the violence in Kenya comes to a halt.

Kandasamy has probably had the most flashy pre-shooting publicity drive in recent Kollywood history. The costumes for the stars and the support artists of the trailer itself were procured from Bangkok, Malaysia and Italy. Vikram’s father Vinothraj is to play an important role in the film Kandaswamy.