Kamal Haasan Next flick Thalaivan Irukkindran

Kamal Haasan

Kamal Hassan is happy with the reviews received so far for his latest release Manmadhan Ambu. Even though the reviews are good the box office collections are on an average swing. Kamal with the same spirit is heading to his next project ‘Thalaivan Irukkindran’. He is going to carry his multiple talents in this film too. Apart from directing the film, he is also penning the script, dialogues and producing the film on his own banner Raajkamal Films along with Hollywood production house Fox studios.

The most happening heroine in Tamil Anushka Shetty is pairing with Kamal. As per the snoopy sources it is heard that Anushka is going to be paid a whopping amount as her fee, an amount which is not offered to any of the heroine in Tamil so far. She was also asked to give a call sheet of six months as Kamal wants to complete the film as per the designated schedule.

Kamala Hassan's upcoming movie Manmadha Banam Audio Release In Hyderabad

Kamal Haasan’s upcoming bilingual release ‘Manmadha Banam’ had the audio launched yesterday in Hyderabad. It was a memorable moment as Kamal Haasan shared his nostalgic memories with Telugu film industry as he said, “I made my debut in Telugu film industry as a assistant choreographer for the song ‘Entho Chinnadi Jeevitham’. I owe a lot to the people, who have helped me to do better here.”

Manmadhan Ambu’s Telugu version titled Manmadha Banam will hit screens on the same day (December 23). Ramajogayya Shashtri, who has penned songs for the Telugu version couldn’t stop singing praises of Kamal Haasan as he said, “I never thought that I will get an offer to work with Kamal Haasan.”

Madhavan on his turn mentioned that Kamal Haasan is a living legend and no one can replace his status in the world of cinema. The event was attended by director KS Ravikumar, Udhayanidhi Stalin, Sangeetha, Veda, Vennelakanti, Shreya Dhanwanthary, Keerthi, Chinmayi, Nishanthi and Sivalenka Krishna Prasad. Devi Sri Prasad also expressed his thanksgiving for Kamal Haasan saying that he has gained a vast experience working with him. Kamal Haasan’s rendition of ‘Neela Vaanam’ has already become a chartbuster in Telugu version as well.

Manmadhan Ambu Audio Launch Live Video Cancelled

Kamala Hassan & Trisha

Kamal Haasan and producer Udayanidhi Stalin, who are in Singapore for the audio launch, had arranged for a live video conferencing with the media persons in Chennai at the Le Meridian Hotel in Chennai at 3 pm today.

The video conference was planned to interact with the media persons who are keen to report about the arrangements made in Singapore. Unfortunately, owing to some technical difficulties this video conferencing now stands cancelled. However, the audio launch event will go on as planned at the Singapore Expo, Max Pavilion.

Kamal Haasan Still Romance

Kamal Haasan has crossed the prime years of his life but he is definitely not prepared to lie low, nor are the producers prepared to let him go, considering that Kamal Haasan is still cast in lead roles in many films down south.

Ask the actor whether he still enjoys romancing a young girl when he is above 50 years of age, and prompt comes the positive reply that he still loves to love and is still capable of loving. However, the actor also makes it clear that the roles offered to him do not portray him as the out of college guy that he previously played in a number of films in his career.

Hailed as one of the most versatile actors not only in the south but also in Bollywood, Kamal Haasan feels that one should not differentiate between the different film industries that function in our country. Rather, Kamal Haasan is of the opinion that India has a single entertainment industry and it is only the languages that are different. The veteran actor also feels that such discriminations may sometimes fail to bring out the best performance in an actor. Fortunately for Kamal Haasan, he has received as much love as he has given to all the industries he has been a part of.

Kamal tells whether he will be acting with Rajnikanth in Shankar’s film

Rajanikanth, Kamala Hassan

Shankar is currently busy in remaking the super hit Hindi film Three Idiots. Vijay is doing the lead role. There is news that after completing this film he will be directing a film which will have Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan in the cast.

When Kamal Haasan was asked about this, he said,” You have been telling that Rajni and I will be acting in a high budgeted film that is to be produced at a cost of Rs 500 Crores and which will be directed by Shankar.
I have not received any information regarding this. I have not got any message from Shankar regarding this. We are planning to hold the FIKKI Media conference in Hyderabad on 1st and 2nd December.

Two thousand delegates will be participating in this conference. The film industry has been very badly affected because of video piracy. This cannot be prevented by politicians or film people. Only the public can prevent this. This can be prevented only by the people if they decide not to watch pirated DVDs.”

Anushka Romance Kamal Haasan With Thalaivan Irukiran

Anushka, Kamala Hassan

Anushka is all set to romance Kamal Haasan in his upcoming movie titled as ‘Thalaivan Irukiran’ Incidentally this movie was supposed to start around two years back, but Kamal okayed the film with Trisha first.

Kamal Haasan is said to have decided to cast Anushka in this film since she is the only top actress in the present top actresses in Telugu and Tamil who looks quite mature. The shooting for this movie would start in another few months and the entire shoot is likely to be completed in just few months. The story is being written by Kamal himself and he will produce this movie alongwith the Fox studios.

Kamal Haasan Next Project Thalaivan Irukiran

Kamal Hassan

It was touted to be his film after `Dasavatharam`. But Kamal went on with `Manmadhan Ambu` by KS Ravikumar. At the same time he hasn`t forgotten his pet project as well. Now the time has come and Kamal has announced that his pet project `Thalaivan Irukiran` will start rolling early next year.

While speaking to a media recently Kamal has said that he is at the moment writing the final version of `Thalaivan Irukkiran`. It is going be a big budget project and a Hollywood studio is likely to produce the film along with Kamal`s home banner Rajkamal.

Kamal Haasan To Be Felicitated By Amma

Association of Malayalam Movie Artists (Amma) is going to honor superstar Kamal Haasan and it is likely to happen in next six months.
Kamal Haasan, who started his filmy career as a child actor in Tamil film Kalathur KannAmma received his first regional Filmfare Award for his role in a Malayalam film titled Kanyakumari in 1974. Earlier, Amma faced criticism for boycotting a state government’s function for felicitating the Universal star Kamal Haasan. He had a humble start in Mollywood but later reached to stardom with his various powerful performances.

Now, Amma’s treasurer Jagadheesh has come out to clear the air. He said that they did not attend the event only because it was meant to be aired in a private channel. He said that they had no intention of showing any kind of disrespect to the actor. Jagadheesh has announced that Amma is now planning to organize a separate grand function to felicitate Kamal Haasan and it will be done in next six months. Well, whatever be the truth, one thing is sure that the reputation of Kamal Haasan is not dependant on any award by any organization. Recently, the star returned to Mollywood after a long time.

Kamal Haasan in ‘Four Friends’

We know Kamal Haasan is doing a Malayalam film after a gap of 23 years. The movie is ‘Four Friends’, directed by hit maker Saji Surendran. Ulaga Nayagan is playing a cameo as himself in the film. He looks great in the film. See the picture.

In the film Kamal plays a character that persuades a group of friends including Jayaram, Jayasuriya, Kunchakko Boban and Meera Jasmine to get on to an extraordinary journey that will bring back the charisma of their by gone days.

Though the character is small the scriptwriter Krishna Poojapura has written some very unusual humorous dialogues knowing Kamal’s penchant for comedies.

Kamal has finished his portion of the film and will himself dub in Malayalam. The movie will hit the theatres by the end of this year.

Will ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ get released for Diwali?

Kamala Hassan

This has been the question that has been raised amongst the Kamal Haasan fans in town. Padmashree Kamal Haasan made preparations to complete the film within short span of time and indeed rehearsed along with his actor before commencing the shooting.

The first schedule was done at World’s most luxurious cruise at Mediterranean followed by Kodaikanal. Now both Kamal Haasan and Trisha have flown down to London for shooting few portions.

Although, the schedules are being carried on as planned, it seems that the post production works will take at least 2 months to complete.

Producer Udhayanidhi Stalin and director K.S. Ravikumar had plans about releasing the film for Diwali and now it looks like the release may get postponed further.

As of now Vijay’s ‘Kaavalan’ and Simbhu’s ‘Vaanam’ along with Jeyam Ravi starrer ‘ICH’ have been confirmed as Diwali release.

Kamal Haasan to share the screen with Bollywood star Anil Kapoor

Kamal Hassan & Anil Kapoor

Kamal Haasan and Anil Kapoor will be acting in a film which is to be made in Hindi and Tamil. Anil Kapoor is a popular Hindi actor. Recently he had been in Chennai to participate in a film function. At that time he met Kamal and spoke to him.

During the meet it was decided for both of them to act in a film which is to be made in Tamil and Hindi. Kamal has asked Anil Kapoor to get the story ready. Anil Kapoor is very happy because of this.

Anil Kapoor is very fond of Kamal. He has acted in the remake of the Kamal’s films Salanagai Oli and Devar Magan. He used to tell his colleagues that Kamal is a talented actor and he is an ardent fan of him.

Normally Hindi actors and actresses do not praise the South Indian actors. They only praise big actors like Amitabh Bachchan. But Anil Kapoor was the only actor to praise Kamal boldly. Now he is overjoyed because he had got the opportunity to act with Kamal Haasan. He said that he is proud to act with him.

A Song in Praises of Kamal Haaasan

Paramakudi No 1 is a film which has new faces in the cast. Four songs have been recorded for this film. In one of the song will depict the history of Paramakudi and also will have praises for Kamal who is the native of Paramakudi. The song with the line Kamal Sir Pirandhadu Enga Mannuda was written by Kadavul. Samuel Baby has composed the music for this song. Madhu Menon is handling the camera.

Debutant director S Saravana Perumal who has written the story, screenplay and dialogues is directing this film. Murugan and Govindaraja are producing this film under the banner Triple A. New faces Chandru, Prashanth, Mubarak and Hari are starring in this film.

The shooting of the film is to take place in and around Paramakudi. Saravanaperumal while speaking about this film said,” The film is based on the real incidents that took place between 1986 and 2010. We are trying to give a strong message to the society that how to solve a problem which has been bugging us for a long time.”

Manmadhan Ambu photo-shoot today

Kamal Haasan’s romance-comedy ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ has been fast progressing and the ace actor-screenwriter has become argus-eyed over this project. Although, the namesake director K.S. Ravikumar has been wielding the megaphone, it has been completely Kamal Haasan, who has been mentoring each and every arena of this project.

In fact, he holds special mention for having rehearsed before taking off the schedules and it has saved whole lot of time and money.

This morning, the entire crew will come together for the photo-shoot so as to release the promotional posters in print media and other media channels.

Kamal Haasan, Sangeetha, Trisha, Madhavan and others will be a part of this session.

Kamal Hassan to act in malluwood after two decades

South Indian versatile actor Kamal Hassan, who is also known as a living legend on south Indian cinema, will be acting in malluwood, after a gap of two decades. There is news that the actor has agreed to act in the film “Four Friends” which features actor jayaram, actor jayasurya and Kunchako Boban in the lead along with Meera Jasmine.

It is a fact that actor Jayaram and Kamal Hassan are good friends from almost 25 years and so Kamal has agreed to act in the project. Kamal Hassan has disclosed this news on the occasion of friendship day, which fell on August 1st, 2010. “Four friends” is a movie, which is related to friendship and Kamal Hassan wanted to feature in the movie, for the sake of sacred friendship bond with actor Jayaram. (HC)

Best South Indian Oscar – Kamal Haasan Vs Prakash Raj Vs Suriya?

The toughest competition was on before a month and the fans across various states have voted their favorite actors and technicians.

The category for ‘Best Actor’ is the most knotty thing to decide as the nominees have surpassed with on their respective arenas. Say for instance, Kamal Haasan broke the clichés of his yesteryear images and came up with a challenging role in ‘Unnai Pol Oruvan’. Suriya established him in extremely action-packed role with ‘Ayan’ and for Jeyam Ravi, ‘Peranmai’ was an exceptional showpiece.

Prakash Raj has already won National award for his best performance in ‘Kanchivaram’ while Aarya’s overpowering performance in ‘Naan Kadavul’ was far beyond brilliance.

Keep logging to this column and we’ll bring you the latest updates of the 57th Filmfare awards all set to kick-start this evening.

Superstars' Big Tickets From September

The first season of 2010 might not have been so promising for the film buffs, but you can expect a heavy downpour of big tickets from Superstars for the next half yearly period.

Enthiran: Rajnikanth’s magnum opus ‘Enthiran’ was supposedly reported to hit screens on September 3. Though it was an unconfirmed buzz, Sun Pictures COO Hansraj Saxena reafirms about releasing the film by first or second week of September. The film’s musical mania has exceeded everyone’s expectations and for the next coming days, it’s gonna be ‘Endhiran’ alone.

Manmadhan Ambu: Kamal Haasan’s yet another comedy entertainer with K.S. Ravikumar. The duo’s combination in ‘Avvai Shanmughi’, ‘Thenali’, ‘Pancha Thanthiram’ and ‘Dasavatharam’ have revealed of great success. The additional goldrush in film’s veins will be the presence of Madhavan and Trisha. The film is scheduled for Diwali as Udhayanidhi Stalin plans to do so.

Kaval Kadhal: Beginning of Vijay’s new era. Is it worth ennobling Ilayathalapathy’s next release ‘Kaval Kadhal’ with such terms? A right one indeed! Neither gushing punch dialogues nor the timeworn ingredients of his yesteryear films will be prevalent here. So, what you have got to expect is all about fun, romance and emotions. Kaval Kadhal is also being planned to get released for Diwali.

Rattha Charithram: Suriya’s first multilingual film has a big way for him. Ever heard about a welcome before an arrival? Precisely, Suriya owns this fortune as even the celebrities of Hindi and Telugu film industry have become his ardent fans after watching the teasers. The film’s release has been postponed to October now.

Utthamaputhiran: Family entertainers have always found a right place in box office. On the button, Dhanush-Genelia D’ Souza starrer ‘Utthamaputhiran’ will be a sure-footed family entertainer as the Telugu version ‘Ready’ has been a successful forerunner. With star-casts’ number running to monstrous figures, the film is expected to have right mix of comedy, romance, family and more elements.


With so many films slated for the releases, the exhibitors and distributors are so confident that the next season will yield them best results.

Its Gouthami, not Mrs.Kamal Hassan

Film icon Kamal Hassan was left blushing during the gala inauguration of a retrospective of his films, when his partner Gauthami was referred to as Mrs Kamal Hassan on stage, in front of a packed audience.

The 55-year-old veteran was accompanied by the South Indian actress and her daughter Subbalakshmi at the function which was attended by Minister of Information and broadcasting Ambika Soni among others.

S M Khan, the Director of Directorate of Film Festivals which organised the event, thanked "Mr Kamal Hassan and Mrs Kamal Hassan" for attending the event.

"They are not married and have always been very open about the nature of their relationship. The mistake rarely happens because every body knows that they are not married," said a source close to the actor.

The Padmashri winning actor and director, however, later took the mic to wish Gauthami a very happy birthday and thanked her for accompanying him to the event.

Soni also congratulated the actress on her birthday, thanking her for taking out time to be at the event.

Hassan and Gauthami have been together for the past three years after the actor split from his wife Sarika in 2002.

The actor's two daughters with Sarika, Shruthi and Akshara often make public appearances with Gauthami.

Maddy’s unconditional praises for Padmashree

Sharing a deep relationship with Kamal Haasan, Madhavan sings praises of Kamal Haasan’s unchanged respect for seniors even after years of unstoppable success.Madhavan haps to be the most outspoken chap when it comes to tinsel town. Sharing his views sans partiality makes him stand ahead and now having teamed with Kamal Haasan in three films, he goes irresistible over appreciating him.With the shooting of ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ set on a full pace over a cruise, Maddy says that Kamal Haasan’s respect for seniors over the shooting spots hasn’t changed, which was present in him before years. ‘Soon after watching his mind-boggling performance in ‘Nayagan’ and ‘Michael Madhana Kama Rajan’ I was spellbound and got my eyes soaked. Just imagine it! he was just 32yrs when he performed such roles’ adds Madhavan.Totting up, Madhavan considerably mentions that there are more similarities between Kamal Haasan and Aamir Khan on the professional and humanitarian grounds.

‘I haven’t reduced my salary for Kamal Hassan’: Trisha

It is well known that beautiful actress Trisha is playing a lead role opposite Kamal Haasan in the latest flick titled ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ and the shooting is going on at brisk pace in Paris. It was heard from some of the sources that Trisha had reduced her remuneration for the film. But the actress denies the rumors and says “I have not reduced my fee for the Tamil film as compared to the Hindi film. Rumours that say I have are all untrue. For me the story is always more important than the money.

My role opposite Kamal in ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ is a dream come true. I lost the chance to act with him in ‘Dasavataram’ and ‘Marma Yogi’. He wanted me to co-star with him in ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ and that is being realized now. In Hindi film ‘Khatta Meeta,’ I play the role of a straightforward Corporation Commissioner.

It is directed by Priyadarshan. He is my guru. When he invited me to act in the film, I was only too happy to.” [WaY]

Kamala Haasan to recreate 80's magic

Kamal Haasan is all set to recreate the magic of the 80's in his upcoming flick Manmadhan Ambu directed by K.S. Ravikumar. Reportedly the actor is working out hard in the gym to bring back the Vazhve Maayam kind of look. Devi Sri Prasad will compose the music for this film produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies banner.

Trisha will team up with Kamal Haasan for the first time in their careers. Madhavan will also play a prominent role; recently comedian M. S. Baskar has been roped in to play an important role in the film.

Manmadhan Ambu will be a Diwali treat for Kollywood fans!