Tag: Raavanan

  • I’ve four films in hand: Priyamani

    2010 was a promising year for National award winning actress Priyamani. She has done nine films last year, including ace Mani Ratnam’s much acclaimed Raavanan, its Hindi edition Raavan and Mammootty’s Pranchiyettan and the Saint. But coming to 2011, Priyamani could do only one film (Raaj in Telugu) so far and rumours have already started…

  • AR Rahman’s ‘Changing Seasons’ – A Revival

    Mesmerising tune blended with heart wrenching lyric… That’s what AR. Rahman’s ‘Changing Seasons’ is all about. If you are wondering what it is, then let us put it in simpler way – it’s the song which was used in ‘Raavanan’ during the end titles, after Veera (Vikram) is shot and he falls off from the…

  • Mani to make ‘Ponniyin Selvan’

    BizHat carried a report in December last year itself that Mani Ratnam’s next would be a period film and the ace director, who last made ‘Raavanan’, was busy with the ground works of the project. It is almost official now, with sources suggesting that the film will be based on Ponniyin Selvan, one of the…

  • Vijay’s Kaavalan in trouble Again!

    Ilayathalapathy Vijay is fighting a fierce battle to get his Siddique directed Kaavalan released. The  Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association (TTOA) at an emergency meeting in Tiruchi on Thursday has resolved “not to extend any co-operation to Kaavalan”. A spokesman of TTOA said: “Unless Vijay pays up the theatres  for the losses suffered on account…

  • Ranjitha returns with Puthumughangal

    After she was dragged into the sleazy Swami sex scandal in March last year, popular South Indian actress Ranjitha was seen only once on the big screen! It was in ace Mani Ratnam’s mega movie Raavanan. Remember, the makers of Raavanan initially decided to remove and re-shoot her portion in the film, but eventually retained…

  • Mani Ratnam ready with period script

    India legendary film maker Mani Ratnam is reportedly working on the pre-production of his next film, a period flick set in the 15th century. It is said this will be a straight Tamil film, and will be shot mostly in Kerala. Mani Ratnam’s latest outing Raavanan in Tamil and Raavan in Hindi was screened at…

  • Santosh Sivan’s anthology on AIDS

    Santosh Sivan, the man behind the visual extravagance of Mani Ratnam’s Raavan/ Raavanan, has recently released an anthology of four short films commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. During the press meet announcing these films, two films directed by Vishal Baradwaj and Santosh were screened. These films are aimed at creating awareness on…

  • Suhasini in Ullam Thalladuthey

    After penning dialogues for husband Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus Raavanan, popular actress Suhasini Mani Ratnam is back with her next project Ullam Thalladuthey. Reportedly the film depicts the story of a widow (Suhasini), who braves all odds to bring up her daughter. When she finds that the man her daughter has fallen for is just…

  • The other face of Rohini

    If you thought ‘Raavanan’ was the first film for Rohini as a dubbing artist, think again. For the actress’s dubbing career started almost two decades ago, when Mani Ratnam asked her to lend voice to the female lead character in ‘Idhayathai Thirudadhey’. From then, Rohini has dubbed for most Mani movies, including ‘Bombay’ (Manisha Koirala),…

  • Maniratnam’s new film titled ‘Pookkadai’!

    After the long schedule of ‘Raavanan’ for nearly 2 years, many speculations are going on about the ace director Maniratnam’s next project. Now the latest news is that Mani is planning to start his new project named ‘Pookkadai’ who is getting ready to introduce Karthik’s son Gautham through this film. Sources say “Remember it was…

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