vetriselvan

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2012-10-14T10:23:00.001-07:00

http://www.vetriselvanmovie.com/

Radhika Apte , Ajmal , Mano and Sherief in Vetriselvan. Latest pictures

2012-09-24T11:45:00.002-07:00

AJMAL and RADHIKA APTE in RUDHRAN's VETRISELVAN (making of Vetriselvan)

2012-06-28T10:26:00.001-07:00

Tribute to Taruni Sachdev .Vetriselvan movie

2012-06-28T10:25:00.001-07:00

Radhika Apte in Vetriselvan

2012-06-23T07:01:00.003-07:00

Radhika Apte, who is currently busy shooting with Ajmal for Rudhran's Vetri Selvan, seems to have learnt how to strike a balance between between her personal and professional life. She tells us that she's been quite busy recently with packed schedules, but admits she has balanced everything well.

"I have been travelling to different places for my films of late. I don't really enjoy the hectic schedules, but I am happy when everything works out," she says.

Taruni Sachdev in Vetriselvan

2012-06-23T06:59:00.003-07:00

Taruni Sachdev, the 14-year-old actress, who died in a plane crash, was earlier roped in to play an important role in Vetri Selvan. She also completed shooting most of her part. When asked the director of the film, Rudhran, if those footages would be removed, he said, “No. It would be retained in the film as a remembrance of the prodigy. The rest of her part would be patched up during the post production.”

The young actress, who starred in Paa alongside Amitabh Bachchan and in many ads, lost her life in a plane crash, while coming from Nepal. Her mother too died in the tragic accident.

Bachelor's Party - by Amal Neerad

2012-06-19T11:45:00.000-07:00

Directed by : Amal Neerad

There is a certain amount of madness in this film.(amal neerad)

This film is definitely a trendy , stylish , action movie for the rebellious very open minded youngsters , with lots of punchy one-liners, sizzling item songs and dramatic gun shots.  This film may not satisfy a serious movie lover

Amal Neerad has once again proved , there is no one to make more STYLISH movies than him .

Bachelor Party is the story of  childhood buddies turned hit men squaring off against a malevolent gang boss. The movie is consistently engrossing and sometimes touching
Prithviraj and Remya Nambeesan have small but important roles to play.

I loved the cinematography , making style , the overall character styling ,and its thundering music .The music and background score of the film are composed by Rahulraj.

The Title Graphics also needs a big applause .

NB:
Malayalam film Bachelor_Party_(2012_film) released in June 2012 is an uncredited remake of the film Exiled, a 2006 Hong Kong action crime drama film produced and directed by Johnnie To.

USTAD HOTEL- The most awaited movie of 2012

2012-06-02T02:16:00.000-07:00

2012-05-16T07:43:00.002-07:00

Taruni Sachdev

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=-26uyS6c654

VETRISELVAN

2012-04-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

Ajmal and Radhika in VETRISELVAN movie

2012-03-21T12:05:00.000-07:00

Crew

2012-03-21T12:02:00.001-07:00

NATIONAL FILM AWARDS (2011) - INDIA- Complete LIST

2012-03-08T20:51:00.000-08:00

59th National Film Awards for the Year 2011 Announced

The Prestigious 59^th National Film Awards were announced in New Delhi in a joint Press Conference addressed by the Chairpersons of the three juries, Ms Rohini Hattangady for feature films, Shri Ramesh Sharma for non- feature films and Ms. Vijaya Mulay for Best Writing on Cinema category here today. Earlier, the Jury Chairpersons submitted their report to Smt. Ambika Soni, Minister for Information & Broadcasting. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister lauded the efforts made by the jury members in selecting the different category of awardees. Such efforts, the Minister said had enabled the awards to achieve new heights in terms of enhanced participation in different categories and the prestige associated with such awards.

The top honour in the Feature Film category, the Best Film is shared by films Deool (Marathi) produced byAbhijeet Gholap & directed by Umesh Vinayak Kulkarni and Byari ( Byari language) produced by T.H. AlthafHussain & directed by Suveeram. The award carries Swarna Kamal and cash prize of Rs. 2,50,000/-. In Non-feature film category the top honour , Best Film goes to And We Play On (Hindi & English)directed and produced by PramodPurswane . The awards carries Swarna Kamal and Cash prize of Rs. 1,50,000/-. In Best Writing on Cinema category theSwarna Kamal goes to the book titled R.D. Burman – The Man, The Music written by Anirudha Bhattacharjee &Balaji Vittal, published by Harper Collins India. Whereas Manoj Barpujari from Assam has been awarded Best Film Critic.

In Feature Film category, five films have won three awards each. These Films are The Dirty Picture (Hindi),Balgandharva (Marathi), Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi), Deool (Marathi) & Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali). Six films have won two awards each. These are Chillar Party (Hindi), Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil),Aaranyakandam (Tamil), Phijigee Mani (Manipuri) , Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Hindi) & Game (Hindi).

The Best Actor award goes to Girish Kulkarni for film Deool (Marathi) and Best Actress to Vidya Balanfor the film The Dirty Picture (Hindi). Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai (Tamil) won the award for Wholesome Entertainment,Chillar Party (Hindi) won Best Children Film, Best Director to Gurvinder Singh for Punjabi film Anhe Ghorey DaDaan , Best Singer to Anand Bhate (Male) for Marathi film Balgandharva and Roopa Ganguly (Female) for the Bengali film Abosheyshey . Kumararaja Thiagarajan has won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut film of a Director.

In the Non-Feature film category, three films have won two awards each. The Film Tiger Dynasty has won the Best Environmental Film & Best Cinematography awards. Awards for Best Direction and Best Editing have been taken away by the film There is Something in the Air. Film Panchakki has been awarded Best Short Fiction and Best Music Direction.

The awards in different categories are as under:

BEST WRITING ON CINEMA

S. No.	Name of Award	Name of Book	Awardee	Medal
1.	BEST BOOK ON CINEMA	R.D. Burman The Man, The Music (English)	Publisher : Harper CollinsIndia Author: AnirudhaBhattacharjee andBalaji Vittal	SwarnaKamal Rs. 75,000

Best Film Critic

BEST FILM CRITIC

Manoj Barpujari

(Assamese and English)

SwarnaKamal

Rs. 75,00

Non-Feature Films

S. NO	Name of Award	Name of FILM	AWARDEE	Medal & Cash Prize
1.	BEST NON FEATURE FILM	And We Play On (Hindi & English)	Producer : PramodPuRs.wane Director : Pramod PuRs.wane	SWARNA KAMAL Rs.1,50,000/- EACH
2.	BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR	The Silent Poet (Manipuri)	Producer : BorunThokchom Director : Borun Thokchom	RAJAT KAMAL Rs.75,000/- EACH
3.	BEST ANTHROPOLOGICAL/ ETHNOGRAPHIC FILM	Bom (Hindi & English)	Producer : Anirban Datta Director : Amlan Datta	RAJAT KAMAL Rs.50,000/- EACH
4.	BEST BIOGRAPHICAL/ HISTORICAL RECONSTRUCTION	VishnupantDamle: BolpatanchaMook Nayak (Marathi)	Producer : Anil Anant Damle Director :VirendraValsangkar	RAJAT KAMAL Rs.50,000/- EACH

5.	BEST ARTS /CULTURAL FILM (Jointly Being given to two Films)	Fried Fish, Chicken Soup and a Premiere Show (Manipuri & English) & Lasya Kavvya – the World ofAlarmel Valli (English)	Producer :Madhusree Dutta Director : Mamta Murthy Producer : SankalpMeshram Director : SankalpMeshram	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 25,000/- EACH
6.	BEST PROMOTIONAL FILM	The Dream Fulfilled - Memories of the Engineering Challenges (English)	Producer : Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Director : Satish Pande	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
7.	BEST ENVIRONMENT FILM	Tiger Dynasty (English)	Producer: S.Nallamuthu Director : S. Nallamuthu	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
8.	BEST FILM ON SOCIAL ISSUES (Jointly Being given to two Films)	Mindscapes… of Love and Longing (Hindi & English) Inshallah, Football (Kashmiri, Urdu & English)	Producer : Public Service Broadcasting Trust Director:ArunChadha Producer : Ashvin Kumar Director: Ashvin Kumar	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 25,000/- EACH
9.	BEST EDUCATIONAL FILM	A Drop of Sunshine (English)	Producer : Public Service Broadcasting Trust Director : Aparna Sanyal	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
10.	BEST EXPLORATION/ ADVENTURE FILM (Including sports)	The Finish Line (English)	Producer : Syed Sultan Ahmed & Tabassum Modi Director : Akshay Roy	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
11.	BEST INVESTIGATIVE FILM	Cotton for My Shroud (English)	Producer: Kavita Bahl Director : Nandan Saxena and Kavita Bahl	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
12.	SPECIAL JURY AWARD	Jai BhimComrade (Marathi)	AnandPatwardhan	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 1,00,000/-
13.	BEST SHORT FICTION	Panchakki (Hindi)	Producer: SanjeevRattan Director: SanjeevRattan	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
14.	BEST FILM ON FAMILY VALUES	Red Buildingwhere the Sun Sets (English)	Producer : Syed Sultan Ahmed & Tabassum Modi Director : Revathy	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/- EACH
15.	BEST DIRECTION	There is Something in the Air (Hindi, Urdu & English)	Iram Ghufran	SWARNA KAMAL Rs. 1,50,000/-
16.	BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY	Tiger Dynasty (English)	S. Nallamuthu	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
17.	BEST AUDIOGRAPHY	1, 2 (Hindi)	Gautam Nair	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
18.	BEST EDITING	There is Something in the Air (Hindi, Urdu & English)	Iram Ghufran	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
19.	BEST MUSIC DIRECTION	Panchakki (Hindi)	DhrubaJyoti Phukan	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
20.	BEST NARRATION/ VOICE OVER	Just that Sort of a Day (English)	Ann Abraham	RAJAT KAMAL Rs. 50,000/-
21.	SPECIAL MENTION (Two Films)	a. You Don’t Belong (Bengali & English) b. Airawat (Marathi & Hindi)	a. Director : SpandanBanerjee b. Director: Renu Savant	CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE

FEATURE FILMS

S. No.	Name of Award	Name of Film	Awardee	Medal & Cash Prize
1	BEST FEATURE FILM (shared)	a) Deool (Marathi) b) Byari (Byari)	a) Producer: Abhijeet Gholap Director : Umesh VinayakKulkarni b) Producer: T.H. AlthafHussain Director :Suveeran	SwarnaKamal Rs.2,50,000/-
2	INDIRA GANDHI AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FILM OF A DIRECTOR	Aaranyakandam (Tamil)	Producer:S.P.Charan Director :Kumararaja Thiagarajan	SwarnaKamal Rs.1,25,000/-
3	AWARD FOR BEST POPULAR FILM PROVIDING WHOLESOME ENTERTAINMENT	AzhagarsamiyinKuthirai (Tamil)	Producer: P. Madan Director :Suseentharan	SwarnaKamal Rs.2,00,000/-
4	BEST CHILDREN’S FILM	Chillar Party(Hindi)	Producer: UTV Software Communications Ltd Director : VikasBahl & Nitesh Tiwari	SwarnaKamal Rs.1,50,000/-
5	BEST DIRECTION	Anhe Ghorey Da Daan (Punjabi)	GurvinderSingh	SwarnaKamal Rs. 2,50,000/-
6	BEST ACTOR	Deool (Marathi)	Girish Kulkarni	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-

7	BEST ACTRESS	The Dirty Picture(Hindi)	Vidya Balan	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
8	BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR	AzhagarsamiyinKuthirai (Tamil)	Appu Kutty	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
9	BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS	Phijigee Mani(Manipuri)	Leishangthem TonthoingambiDevi	Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/-

10	BEST CHILD ARTIST (Shared)	a) Stanley kaDabba (Hindi) b) Chillar Party(Hindi)	Partho Gupte Irrfan Khan Sanath Menon Rohan Grover Naman Jain Aarav Khanna Vishesh Tiwari ChinmaiChandranshuh Vedant Desai Divij Handa Shriya Sharma	Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/-
11	BEST MALE PLAYBACK SINGER	Balgandharva(Marathi)	Anand Bhate	Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/-
12	BEST FEMALE PLAYBACK SINGER	Abosheyshey(Bengali)	RoopaGanguly	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
13	BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY	Anhe Ghorey DaDaan (Punjabi)	Cameraman :Satya RaiNagpaul Laboratory : Reliance Media Works	Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/-
14	BEST SCREENPLAY Screenplay Writer (Original) : Screenplay Writer (Adapted) : Dialogues :	Chillar Party(Hindi) Shala (Marathi) Deool (Marathi)	Vikas Behl & Manish Tiwari AvinashDeshpandeNigdi GirishKulkarni	Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/- Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/- Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/-
15	BEST AUDIOGRAPHY Location SoundRecordist Sound Designer : Re-recordist of the final mixed track	Zindagi NaMilegi Dobara(Hindi) Game (Hindi) Game (Hindi)	BaylonFonseca BaylonFonseca HitendraGhosh	Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/- Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/- Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/-
16	BEST EDITING	Aaranyakandam(Tamil)	Pravin K. L.	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
17	BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN	Naukadubi(Bengali)	IndraneelGhosh	Rajat Kamal Rs.50,000/-

18	BEST COSTUME DESIGNER (Shared)	a) Balgandharva (Marathi) b)The Dirty Picture (Hindi)		a)Neeta Lulla b) Niharika Khan	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
19	BEST MAKE-UP ARTIST	Balgandharva (Marathi) & The Dirty Picture (Hindi)		VikramGayakwad	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
20	BEST MUSIC DIRECTION Songs Background Score	Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali) Laptop (Bengali)		Neel Dutt MayookhBhaumik	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/- Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
21	BEST LYRICS	I Am (Hindi) Agar Zindagi……….		AmitabhBhattacharya	Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
22	SPECIAL JURY AWARD	Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na (Bengali)	Anjan Dutt		Rajat Kamal Rs.2,00,000/-
23	BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS	Ra. One (Hindi)	Harry Hingorani and Keitan Yadav		Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
24	BEST CHOREOGRAPHY	Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara(Hindi) (Senorita)	Bosco Caeser		Rajat Kamal Rs. 50,000/-
25	BEST FEATURE FILM IN EACH OF THE LANGUAGE SPECIFIED IN THE SCHEDULE VIII OF THE CONSTITUTION
a)	BEST BENGALI FILM	Ranjana Ami Ar Ashbo Na	Producer: RanaSarkar Director : AnjanDutt		Rajat Kamal Rs.1,00,000/-
b)	BEST DOGRI FILM	Dille Ch VasyaKoi	Producer:Sanjeev Rattan Director :Sanjeev Rattan		Rajat Kamal Rs.1,00,000/-
c)	BEST HINDI FILM	I Am	Producer:Anirban Dhar (Onir) & Sanjay Suri Director : Onir		Rajat Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-
d)	BEST KANNADA	Kurmavatara	Producer: Basant Kumar Patil Director : Girish Kasaravalli		Rajat Kamal Rs.1,00,000/-
e)	BEST MALAYALAM FILM	Indian Rupee	Producer:August CinemaIndia Pvt. Ltd. Director :RanjithBalakrishnan		Rajat Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-
f)	BEST MANIPURI FILM	Phijigee Mani	Producer:TakhelchangbamOngbi and MedhaSharmi Director :Oinam GautamSingh		Rajat Kamal Rs. 1,00,000/-
g)	BEST MARATHI FILM	Shala	Producer: Vivek D. Wagh & NileshNavalkha Director : Sujay SunilDahake		Rajat Kamal Rs.1,00,000/-
h)	BEST PUNJABI FILM	Anhe GhoreyDa Daan	Producer: National Film Development Corporation Director : Gurvinder Singh		Rajat Kamal Rs.1,00,000/-

i)	BEST TAMIL FILM	Vaagai Sooda Va	Producer: S. Muruganandham Director : A. Sargunam	Rajat Kamal Rs.1,00,000/-
26) a)	SPECIAL MENTION	Byari (Byari)	Mallika	Certificate only
b)	SPECIAL MENTION	Adimadhyantham(Malayalam)	Director : Sherry	Certificate only

NATIONAL FILM AWARDS (2011) - INDIA

2012-03-08T09:17:00.000-08:00

59th National Film Awards

The winners of the prestigious 59th National Film Awards were just announced by Rohini Hattangady, the Chairperson of Feature Films Jury at the Shastri Bhawan this afternoon.

Check out who bagged what in here...

Best Actor: Girish Kulkarni for Deool

Best Actress: Vidya Balan for The Dirty Picture

Best Hindi Film: I Am

Best Tamil Film: Vaagai Sooda Vaa

Best Bengali Film: Ranjana Ami Aar Ashbona

Best Children's Film: Chillar Party

Best Supporting Actor: Appu Kutty for Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai

Best Editing: Praveen KL for Aaranya Kandam

Best Screenplay (Original) - Vikas Bahl & Nitesh Tiwari for Chillar Party

Best Debut Film By A Director - Thiagarajan Kumaraja for Aaranya Kandam

Best Special Effects: Ra.One

Special Jury Award: Anjan Dutta

Best Choreography: Bosco - Caesar for 'Senorita...' from ZNMD

Best Make Up: Vijram Gaekward for The Dirty Picture & Bal Gandharva

Best Costume Designer: Niharika Khan for The Dirty Picture & Neeta Lulla for Bal Gandharva

Best Feature Film: Deool & Pyaari

Best Male Playback Singer: Anand Bhate for Bal Gandharva

Best Female Playback Singer: Rupa Ganguly

Special Mention: Director Shari for Adi Madhyantam & Mallika for Pyari.

The ceremony honoring the winners will be held on May 3. www.nobinkurian.blogspot.com wishes all the winners and wishes them all the success in gracing Indian cinema with such quality entertainers in the near future...

‘Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom’

2012-03-07T01:12:00.000-08:00

Directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan.

‘Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom’ is the movie produced by V.S.Rajkumar and co-produced by K.sathish. It is directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan.

‘Thenmerku Paruvakkatru’ fame Vijay Sedhupathi and Debutante Gayathri are playing the lead roles in this film. A.R.Rahman’s Student Ved Shanker is making his debut. Cinematography is by C.Premkumar and Editing is by R.Govindaraj. Gavee takes care of the Art Direction.

‘Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom’ is based on a real-life incident. Regarding this, the Co-producer of the movie Satish says, “This is a film inspired from a chapter in the life of cameraman Premkumar (of Pasanga fame). Prem and Balaji are good friends and Balaji was witness to the incident that happened.”

Satish also adds that, “What happens when a few pages in a novel goes missing? There’s no continuity and you won’t understand the story. The film deals with short term memory loss, and has been said in a humorous tone.”

69th Golden Globe Awards...

2012-01-26T20:35:00.000-08:00

These are the winners of the 69th Golden Globe Awards...

Best Motion Picture-Drama:
The Descendants

Musical or Comedy:
The Artist

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama:
George Clooney - The Descendants as Matt King

Meryl Streep - The Iron Lady as Margaret Thatcher

Best Performance in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy:
Jean Dujardin - The Artist as George Valentin

Michelle Williams - My Week with Marilyn as Marilyn Monroe

Best Director:
Martin Scorsese - Hugo

Best Screenplay:
Woody Allen - Midnight in Paris

Best Original Score:
Ludovic Bource - The Artist

Best Animated Feature Film:
The Adventures of Tintin

Best Foreign Language Film:
A Separation

10 Moving Movies About the Creative Process

2012-01-23T22:32:00.000-08:00

One of the greatest conduits for explaining creativity remains, interestingly enough, creativity itself. Although every writer, artist, thinker, dancer, actor, director, and other assorted innovators each nurture their own unique process to get the job done, at least a few commonalities exist. The more cinematically inclined might very well find the following films — even those depicting fields beyond their expertise – relatable to at least some degree.

8 1/2 (1963) dir. Frederico Fellini
Inspired by the director's own struggles with creative block, this seminal, influential masterpiece explores one of the most stressful facets of the entire process. Here, a filmmaker begins succumbing to the frustrating reality of constipated innovation when his science-fiction project stumbles. Oneiric visuals pass in and out of actuality, reflecting the overwhelming mental haze that comes when one's creative process abruptly pauses and hinders productivity for an unknown period of time — not to mention how personal issues often end up exacerbated as a result.
The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965) dir. Carol Reed
Creative types these days still have to deal with employers, marketers, and distributors who enjoy meddling in their visions, frequently to disastrous ends. So they can fully relate to this partly fictional account of Michelangelo's very real Renaissance woe.The Agony and the Ecstasy adapts the story of his work on the Sistine Chapel and the volatile patronage of Pope Julius II. Like the title states, their relationship mirrors the same emotions experienced when one throws himself into a potentially game-changing project requiring passion, concentration, and a hefty time investment … then watches it all end up dismantled and overanalyzed.
Tampopo (1985) dir. Juzo Itami
Poor widowed Tampopo only wants to run a fine little ramen stand supporting her and her beloved little son. Unfortunately, she also happens to completely suck at all things culinary. A pair of truck drivers who happen across her stand attempt a veritable Cinderella story as they embark on a whimsical, lighthearted romp to whip up a far more appetizing recipe. It's more fun than heart-wrenchingly, movingly insightful, but still enjoyable viewing all the same, particularly the hilariously bizarre parallel vignettes satirizing both Japanese and foodie cultures.
Barton Fink (1991) dir. Ethan Coen and Joel Coen
The eponymous author, a renowned Broadway playwright, winds up on an assignment in Hollywood penning movies about wrestling. Unfamiliar with the new medium, format, and surrounding culture —which he worries might separate him from the more salt-of-the-earth element that so fascinates him —Barton Fink descends into a nasty period of writer's block. Although some of the Coen Brothers' trademark wit and humor wrench things up to a beautifully over-the-top level, their depictions of imagination tug-of-war and mental blockage might very well seem eerily on the mark to many creative types.
La belle noiseuse (1991) dir. Jacques Rivette
Honore de Balzac's "The Unknown Masterpiece" serves as the rather loose inspiration for a Cannes Grand Prix winner about an older painter who ekes out a quiet life with his wife, who once worked as his model. When a new muse and her artist lover (a man much younger than his creative mentor) happen into their lives, the humble home springs forth a wellspring of ideas and passion. The more youthful model's presence encourages the completion of La belle noiseuse, a painting shelved when the aging man lost his will to complete it. While the film unfolds, viewers end up treated to deep analysis of protagonist Edouard Frenhofer's own personal reawakening.
El Sol del Membrillo (1992) dir. Victor Erice
Known also as Dream of Light or Quince Tree of the Sun to international audiences, El Sol del Membrilloconcerns a painter (Antonio Lopez Garcia, as himself) and his persistent failure to relay the true beauty of a quince tree he once planted. In the backyard it sits, tormenting him with its lusty leaves and flirtatious fruit. And no matter how skilled he may prove with a paintbrush or other subject matter, he just can't seem to capture his taunting muse on canvas. It's a beautiful work regarding the pain of never living up to one's own creative expectations, no matter how much pining, passion, and time go into a project.
Noises Off! (1992) dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Fans of breakneck, screwball comedies and showbiz deconstructions must absolutely pick up Noises Off!, which focuses on everything that can and will go wrong backstage — and how these incidents can impact productions right as they happen in front of a live auditorium audience. Creative individuals who must work with others know firsthand how the process can result in almost as much discord as it does harmony. No movie does it better than this hilarious send-up where a dysfunctional theater troupe starts crumbling for multiple reasons, but has to wipe up the hilarious mess before hitting the stage lest it ultimately muss their show.
Adaptation. (2002) dir. Spike Jonze
Adaptation. began life as Charlie Kaufman's attempt to write a screenplay based on Susan Orlean's novelThe Orchid Thief, but ended up an engaging metacommentary on the nature of inspiration. At the center sits a pair of twins (named after the screenwriter himself), one working on an adaptation ofThe Orchid Thief (See? Meta!), the other pooping out cliche Hollywood fare, earning, of course, far more money in the process. The persistent debate over selling out and making a living or staying true to one's artistic inclinations factors quite heavily into this dissection, obviously.
American Splendor (2003) dir. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Underground comics sensation Harvey Pekar found his writerly niche chronicling the mundane minutia of his file-clerk life, pairing up with numerous artists for straightforward, frequently insightful stories. Part biopic, part documentary, the film named after his most popular series digs into the creative process of this fantastic figure. Many stereotypes regarding how great authors (and, of course, others in artistic industries) conduct their personal and professional business end up entirely shattered with its protagonist's earnest — albeit cantankerous — approach and everyday background.
Synecdoche, New York (2008) dir. Charlie Kaufman
Once again, the brilliant Charlie Kaufman dissects all the intricacies of creativity with stark-raving clarity, this time stepping into the director's chair.Synecdoche, New York's intensity unapologetically reflects the ugly, obsessively isolationist component that so often torments great innovators. And, of course, their loved ones. With a postmodern deftness, he traces the trajectory of creative torment and passion's darker corners.

Spanish Masala

2012-01-22T19:27:00.000-08:00

location pictures

2012-01-22T18:25:00.001-08:00

2012-01-19T07:30:00.001-08:00

Director : Rudhran

RADHIKA APTE

2012-01-05T19:29:00.000-08:00

Radhika back in Kollywood

Theater personality and Bollywood actress Radhika Apte, who impressed with her riveting performance in RGV’s Rattha Charithram, is back in a Tamil film titled Vettri Selvan. Ajmal, who surprised everyone with his villain act in Ko, is the lead protagonist.

The story is about three individuals abandoned by society who bring about a revolution.
Rudhran, a popular name in the ad film circuit and with several awards to his credit, debuts as the director.
Rudhran has worked as an assistant to Vikram Kumar in the Madhavan starrer Yaavarum Nalam. “Though it has a serious subject, I have infused a lot of commercial elements into it to make it interesting,” he says.
Playback singer Mano returns to the silver screen after a long hiatus and appears in an important character role. Ganja Karuppu will be seen in a comic role and Mani Sharma will be composing the tracks.

COMING SOON ...

2012-01-03T11:54:00.000-08:00

VETRISELVAN

Directed by : RUDHRAN

Best of RAJNIKANTH JOKES

2011-11-18T23:39:00.000-08:00

Rajnikanth can do anything!

1. Rajinikanth killed the Dead Sea.
2. When Rajinikanth does push-ups, he isn't lifting himself up. ...He is pushing the earth down.
3. There is no such thing as evolution, it's just a list of creatures that Rajinikanth allowed to live.
4. Rajinikanth gave Mona Lisa that smile.
5 .Rajnikanth can divide by zero.
6. Rajinikanth can judge a book by it's cover.
7. Rajinikanth can drown a fish.
8. Rajinikanth can delete the Recycle Bin.
9. Rajinikanth once got into a fight with a VCR player. Now it plays DVDs.
10. Rajinikanth can slam a revolving door.
11. Rajinikanth once kicked a horse in the chin. Its descendants are today called giraffes.
12. Rajinikanth once ordered a plate of idli in McDonald's, and got it.
13. Rajinikanth can win at Solitaire with only 18 cards.

14. The Bermuda Triangle used to be the Bermuda Square, until Rajinikanth kicked one of the corners off.

15. Rajinikanth can build a snowman out of rain.
16. Rajinikanth can strangle you with a cordless phone.

17. Rajinikanth can make onions cry.
18. Rajinikanth destroyed the periodic table, because he only recognizes the element of surprise.
19. Rajinikanth can watch the show 60 minutes in 20 minutes.
20. Rajinikanth has counted to infinity, twice.
21. Rajinikanth will attain separate statehood in 2013.

22. Rajinikanth did in fact, build Rome in a day.
23. Rajinikanth once got into a knife-fight. The knife lost.
24. Rajinikanth can play the violin with a piano.
25. Rajinikanth never wet his bed as a child. The bed wet itself in fear.
26. The only man who ever outsmarted Rajinikanth was Stephen Hawking, and he got what he deserved.
27. Rajinikanth can talk about Fight Club.
28. Rajinikanth doesn't breathe. Air hides in his lungs for protection.
29. There are no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Rajinikanth lives in Chennai.
30. Rajinikanth kills Harry Potter in the eighth book.
31. Rajinikanth does not own a stove, oven, or microwave, because revenge is a dish best served cold.

32. Rajinikanth has already been to Mars, that's why there are no signs of life there.
33. Rajinikanth doesn't move at the speed of light. Light moves at the speed of Rajinikanth.
34. Rajinikanth knows Victoria's secret.
35. Water boils faster when Rajinikanth stares at it.
36. Rajinikanth can throw the Thackerays out of Mumbai.
37. Rajinikanth kills two stones with one bird.
38. Google won't find Rajinikanth because you don't find Rajinikanth; Rajinikanth finds you.
39. Rajinikanth gave the Joker those scars.
40. Rajinikanth leaves messages before the beep.
41. Rajinikanth once warned a young girl to be good "or else". The result? Mother Teresa.
42. Rajinikant electrocuted Iron Man.

43. Rajinikanth killed Spiderman using Baygon Anti Bug Spray.
44. Rajinikanth can make PCs better than the Mac.
45. Rajinikanth puts the 'laughter' in manslaughter.
46. Rajinikanth goes to court and sentences the judge.

47. Rajinikanth can handle the truth.
48. Rajinikanth can speak Braille.
49. Rajinikanth can dodge Chuck Norris' roundhouse kicks.
50. Rajinikanth can teach an old dog new tricks.
51. Rajinikanth calls Voldemort by his name.
52. Who do you think taught Voldemort Parseltongue? Rajinikanth did.
53. Chuck Norris once met Rajinikanth. The result - He was reduced to a joke on the internet.
54. Rajinikanth got small pox when he was a kid. As a result small pox is now eradicated.
55. Rajinikanth’s calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Rajanikanth.
56. Rajinikanth grinds his coffee with his teeth and boils the water with his own rage.
57. The last time Rajinikanth killed someone, he slapped himself to do it. The other guy just disintegrated. Resonance.
58. Rajinikanth once had a heart attack. His heart lost.

59. Rajinikant is so fast, he can run around the world and punch himself in the back of the head.
60. Rajinikanth can run at speed of light around a tree and screw himself.
61.Rajinikant can lick his elbows.
62. Rajinikant once ate an entire bottle of sleeping pills. They made him blink.
63. Rajinikant does not get frostbite. Rajnikant bites frost.
64. Rajinikant doesn’t wear a watch. He decides what time it is.
65. Rajinikant got his drivers license at the age of 16 seconds.
66. When you say “no one is perfect”, Rajinikant takes this as a personal insult.
67. In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Rajinikanth could use to kill you, including the room itself.

68. Words like awesomeness, brilliance, legendary etc. were added to the dictionary in the year 1949. That was the year Rajinikanth was born.
69. The statement "nobody can cheat death", is a personal insult to Rajnikanth. Rajni cheats and fools death everyday.
70. When Rajnikanth is asked to kill some one he doesn't know, he shoots the bullet and directs it the day he finds out.
71. Rajinikant can give pain to Painkillers and headache to Anacin.
72. Rajinikanth knows what women really want.

73. Time and tide wait for Rajinikanth.
74. Rajinikanth sneezed only once in his entire life, that's when the tsunami occurred in the Indian ocean.
75. As a child when Rajinikanth had dyslexia, he simply re-scripted the alphabet.
76. Rajinikanth collects Honey from his private Moon - HoneyMoon.
77. Rajinikanth can answer a missed call.
78. Rajinikanth doesn't need a visa to travel abroad, he just jumps from the tallest building in Chennai and holds himself in the air while the earth rotates.
79. Rajinikanth's brain works faster than Chacha Chaudhury's.
80. Rajinikanth doesn't shower. He only takes blood baths.
81. To be or not to be? That is the question. The answer? Rajinikanth.
82. The quickest way to a man's heart is with Rajinikanth's fist.
83. Where there is a will, there is a way. Where there is Rajinikanth, there is no other way.
84. Rajinikanth's every step creates a mini whirlwind. Hurricane Katrina was the result of a morning jog.
85. Rajinikant doesn’t bowl strikes, he just knocks down one pin and the other nine faint out of fear.
86. Archaeologists unearthed an old English dictionary dating back to the year 1236. It defined “victim” as “one who has encountered Rajinikant”.
87. There is no such thing as global warming. Rajinikanth was feeling cold, so brought the sun closer to heat the earth up. 88. Once a cobra bit Rajinikanth' leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.
89. Rajinikanth is a champion in the game "Hide n' seek", as no one can hide from Rajinikanth.
90. Rajinikant proves Newton wrong all the time. Every time he performs an action, he simply eliminates anything and everything that can provide the reaction.

91. Rajinikant is a weapon created by God to use on doomsday to end the world.
92. Aliens do indeed exist. They just know better than to visit a planet that Rajinikanth is on.
93. We live in an expanding universe. All of it is trying to get away from Rajinikanth.
94. If at first you don't succeed, you're not Rajinikanth.

95. Rajinikanth's first job was as a bus conductor. There were no survivors.
96. Rajinikanth does not style his hair. It lays perfectly in place out of sheer terror.
97. When Rajinikanth plays Monopoly, it affects the actual world economy.
98. Rajinikanth is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.
99. Rajinikanth's house has no doors, only walls that he walks through.
100. Rajnikanth doesn’t answer nature’s call nature answers Rajnikanth’s call.

101. Rajnikanth can double click 2 icons at the same time.

2011-11-04T00:53:00.000-07:00

Vayalar Rama Varma Awards 2011

2011-10-28T07:16:00.000-07:00

Vayalar Rama Varma Awards 2011 announced. Vayalar Chalachithra Ratnam award is given to veteran actor Thilakan and Best Actor Award to Prithviraj for his acting in Urumi and Indian Rupee. M G Radhakrishnan is awarded Ragaratna posthumously. Ganaratna Award is given to Poovachal Khader. Ramya Nambeeshan is the Best Actress considering the films Traffic and Chappakurishu.

Ranjith’s Indian Rupee is the Best Picture in feature film category. Traffic is the second best movie.

Award Jurie include Chairman Dr. M R Thamban (Director of Bhasha Institute), Sohanlal (Director), Ravi Menon, Girija Sethunath, Sulochana Ram Mohan (Film Critic), Jayan Nair (Serial Director).

For the performance in Salt n Pepper, Baburaj is selected for Second Best Actor Award. Ananya is the Second Best Actress (Senoirs).

Best New Commer: Fahad Fasil

Best Cinematographer: Santhosh Sivan (Urumi)

Best Editor: Mahesh Narayan (Traffic)

Best Art Director: Boban (Veeraputhran)

Best Scriptwriter: Shankar Ramakrishnan (Urumi)

Best Musician: Bijipal

Best Lyricist: Rafeek Ahammed

Best Male Singer: Madhu Balakrishnan

Best Female Singer: Manjari

Best New Singers: Ravishankar (Manikyakallu), Pushpalatha (Salt n Pepper)

Best Background Score: Ramesh Narayan

Best Costumer: Sameera Saneesh

Best Make Up man: Pattanam Rasheed

Best Child Artist: Ananthapadmanabhan

Best Cinema Reporter: Kovalam Satheesh Kumar (Kerala Kaumudi).

Vayalar Television Awards:

Best Serial: Ardhachandrante Raathri (Amrutha TV)

Best Actress: Praveena (Chila Nerangalil Chila Manushyar, Devi Mahathmyam), Krishna Nair (Bhadra)

Best Director: Sujith Sunder (Autograph)