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Vikram to play 25 roles in Ajay Gnanamuthu's film?

Actor Vikram is known for his versatile performances and taking up incredible challenges for portraying a character. In the film, Vikram will play 25 roles each completely different from the other. If the project pans out fine then Vikram will become the first actor in the world to pull 25 roles in a film. Kamal Haasan played ten roles in …

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While producers walk the extra mile to approach the original producers to buy the remake rights, the makers of Miss Granny actually approached Samantha Akkineni to adapt their film in Telugu. While there are filmmakers who shamelessly lift scenes and core stories from foreign language films, the recent promising trend is that producers and directors from the south film industry …

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A blockbuster hit from actor Vikram is long overdue. Rajesh M Selva, the director of Kamal Haasan's Thoongavanam, has directed Kadaram Kondan and the film has been produced by Ulaganayagan under his production banner Raaj Kamal Films International. Here are the responses to Vikram's Kadaram Kondan: #KadaramKondan - So well made action thriller which will engage you through out. #KadaramKondanFromJuly19 …

Rajesh Selva is adamant on not letting go of the Thoongavanam template, but his stubbornness has finally paid off. Like his last film, Kadaram Kondan also has a protagonist who is that stereotypical double agent with a past that we are not privileged enough to know. Coming to the story of Kadaram Kondan, the action drama is about a distressed …

The Lion King follows a young lion named Simba growing up in the African wilderness after his uncle Scar plots to usurp his father Mufasa’s place as king. The Lion King hits theatres along with the Telugu film, iSmart Shankar as well as Tamil-language releases, Kadaram Kondan and Aadai. The Lion King What’s it about: The film follows the storyline …

Samantha Akkineni’s fantasy comedy-drama Oh Baby has surpassed the Rs 30 crore mark in worldwide theatrical revenue in two weeks of theatrical run. Based on the highly popular Korean film Miss Granny, Oh Baby is an official Telugu adaptation jointly produced by Suresh Productions, Guru Films, and Kross Pictures worldwide theatrical rights were pegged at Rs 10 crore, and the …

How do you profile ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram? If you’re going to say you’re a mystery, then you’re no longer one.” Shades of grey Without getting into semantics, Vikram’s response could be better understood if one were to equate it with the role he essays in his latest, ‘Kadaram Kondan’, a film which he describes as a “milestone in my journey”. Vikram’s …

On the occasion of actor Vikram’s 53rd birthday on Wednesday, the makers of upcoming Tamil action-thriller Kadaram Kondan released a special making video from the film. The video gives a quick glimpse into the making of Vikram’s character in the film -- fleeting shots from the shoot of an action sequence to the photo-shoot of the first posters. Kadaram Kondan, …

Tamil cinema is gearing up for the big summer rush. Normally the peak summer period of April, May and June are considered the best period to release Tamil films, especially the star spangled biggies. Producer Boney Kapoor has announced that his Pink remake in Tamil with Ajith tentatively called Thala 59 will release on 1 May. Rupan Mathivanan of GK …

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