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Nanban Tamil Movie On Location Stills - Vijay, S.J.Surya, Jeeva, Srikanth, S.Shankar, Ileana D'Cruz

Ileana D'Cruz denies Catfight

Pretty actress Ileana rubbishes reports about her alleged “catfight” with Priyanka Chopra in Barfee, and about she insisting on “extra” footage in the romantic comedy. She claims that the schedule was not deferred as reported; rather she was supposed to start shooting from June 1.

“She was shocked with these baseless reports since the rumours cropped up even before she commenced shooting for the film. Although she has met Ranbir Kapoor once, she hasn’t even met Priyanka,” says a source close to the actor.

The source adds that if the role hadn’t been challenging, the South superstar wouldn’t have signed the B-town film in the first place.

“Director Anurag Basu etched out prominent and significant roles for both Priyanka and Ileana, so there is no room for silly catfights,” she adds. But, is Ileana slightly wary of the hostile B-town press? “She is preparing herself mentally to overlook the false reports and focus on her work,” she states.

It looks like it’s the season of “denials” for Ileana, but the strong girl is confident of bouncing back!

Vijay and Ileana off to Netherlands for Nanban movie

Ilayathalapathy Vijay and Ileana are flying to Amsterdam in Netherlands, for Shankar's Nanban song picturisation. Nanban is a remake of Aamir Khan's Raju Hirani directed classic 3 Idiots.

Amsterdam is one of Shankar's favourite locations, especially the Tulip Gardens, 'discovered' first by Yash Chopra, in the famous Silsila song.

Shankar has done even better during the 'Flower Festival of the Keukenhof Gardens' in full bloom with tulips and other flowers making it a riot of colour on screen for the Kumari, Kumari song in Anniyan. The song featured Vikram and Sada, with Vivek in the background.

Now Shankar and Harris Jayaraj the Anniyan composer have come out with a peppy melody which will be picturised on Vijay and Ileana in Amsterdam and partly in Zurich in Switzerland.

Shankar and his team will be leaving for Amsterdam today (May 4) and will be back by May 10 or 11.

Shakti (2011) - Telugu Movie Review

Cast and Crew :

Starring : Jr. NTR, Ileana D'Cruz, Manjari Phadnis, Jackie Shroff, Pooja Bedi, Nassar, S. P. Balasubramaniam, Prabhu Ganesan, Sonu Sood, Ali, Sayaji Shinde, Brahmanandam
Directed by : Meher Ramesh
Produced by : C. Ashwini Dutt
Written by : JK Bharavi, Yandamoori
Singers : Ranjith, Chinmayi, Javed Ali, Suchitra, Karunya, Malavika, Sharath, Hemachandra, Hanumantha Rao, Rita, Saindhavi, Srivardhini
Music by : Mani Sharma
Cinematography : Sameer Reddy
Studio : Vyjayanthi Movies

Story :
Egyptians (Sonu sood, Pooja Bedi) eyes Shakti Peethams in India to get their mummies back to life. However, they come to know that it is not an easy task to get that Shakti Trishoolam as it was guarded by Rudra (NTR Jr.). Sonu Sood dies in his hands when he tries to get that Trishoolam. His wife (Pooja Bedi) avenges her husband’s death and takes an oath to fulfill his desire. After 27 years, when the time arrives, she sends his men to get the Shakti Trishoolam. For that she has to kidnap Aishwarya (Ileana) who is born with the special powers of Shakti Matha. She is safeguarded by Shakti (NTR Jr.) and what happens next is the rest of the story.

Analysis :
Meher Ramesh seems to have a knack of picking the format of previous blockbusters and writing a new story in the same lines. His first film Kantri is a poor copy of Pokiri and it deservedly ended up as a flop. After making a below average film Billa, which is again a remake of Tamil hit, Meher is back in business.

Now, he took a cue from the biggest blockbuster of Tollywood, Magadheera and has written a story based on Shakti Peethams. When Magadheera is still afresh in the minds of Tollywood audience, making a film on the same lines is a bad idea. And when crores of rupees are at stake it is even more disastrous.

Shakti opens on a dull note. The concept of involving Egyptians in to this story didn’t work at all. The film is set up in 1984 and 2011 where the people are civilized and the kingly rule was vanished. But the director deliberately ignored many logics and blindly told whatever he felt like. May be he might have thought that anything is possible in a socio fantasy flick. When he has involved politicians, police and also military into this it is no longer a fantasy film, especially when the director revealed the period of time that the story is running in.

Even after ignoring logical errors, Shakti seems unconvincing and meaningless due to the lackluster script. The narrative too weak that you lose focus on the happenings within no time. First half of the film is sheer time waste. Interval twist is borrowed from Pokiri again.

The flashback part involving Rudra character has to be the lifeline for this film. But sadly that has turned out to be the major disaster. Meher Ramesh directly lifted dialogs and happenings from Magadheera in this part. Even NTR’s getup and outfit resembles to that of Charan’s in it. When the director faltered at the crucial juncture, there is no way that a film could survive. He might have tried to end the film with some sense so that the audience might have given him grace points. But the climax is ridiculously horrible.

Performances :
NTR Jr. is the only saving grace in this film. If not for him, audience might have walked out of the auditorium by the interval point. His performance as Shakti is cool. He looked dashing in those blazers in post interval scenes. However, he should have taken care on Rudra’s getup. It didn’t suit him at all. Even NTR diehard fans would be disappointed with it.

Ileana plays a spineless character which hardly gives her a chance to act. She has sizzled in the songs though. Sonu Sood’s role is limited and he is wasted. Pooja Bedi doesn’t know the basics of acting and watching her on screen is sheer torture. Manjari Fadnis played Rudra’s wife. There are hordes of actors in this film and none of them are given a purposeful role. Everyone looked pale and dull due to poor characterizations and bad dialogues.

Tehnicalities :
Mani Sharma’s music is another weak link in this movie. None of the songs are worth hearing repeatedly. Hari giri Nandini… song was good on ears but the director spoilt it with his picturization. Background score is bad too. Keeravani might have done a better job for this film. Dialogues by Satyanand are weak. None of the jokes worked and also the dialogues in crucial scenes are a big let down.

Sameer Reddy’s cinematography is good. Art department did a very good job. So called visual effects aren’t great. Producer has hyped this movie as the costliest film in Tollywood history but the grandeur is completely missing on screen. Except for shooting in number of locations, Shakti doesn’t possess any visual splendor.

Meher Ramesh yet again proved that his skills are limited. He should stick to commercial flicks rather jumping the genres.

Plus Points : Jr. NTR dialogues, Ileana glamour, Art & VFX, Songs

Minus points : Story, Screenplay, Direction

Final Verdict :
Shakti is a major disappointment for all the hype it generated. Now the economics of this film completely depend upon the fate of other releases and holidays season. Given its budget and the high rates it was sold for, Shakti would find it really tough to get into a safe zone.

Ileana’s Designs at Rewania Fashions Stills

3 Idiots Tamil Remake Titled as Nanban

It's official at last. The Tamil remake of 3 idiots is to be called Nanban.

The film is being directed by Shankar and stars Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth in the lead roles. The mega venture will also feature popular actress Illeana, who will be seen in Tamil afterKedi. Sathyaraj and Sathyan too play pivotal roles.

Apart from these stars, director S. J. Surya, actress Anuya and Ajay Rathinam are set to make a special appearance.

Sources close to the film's unit say that scenes involving Jiiva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj, Sathyan and S J Suryah are being shot in Ooty now. Vijay's portions are to be canned from February 25. While the camera will be handled by Manoj Paramahamsa, Harris Jayaraj will score the music.

Here is the exclusive list of cast and crew

Vijay - Aamir Khan
Ileana D'Cruz - Kareena Kapoor
Jeeva - Sharman Joshi
Srikanth - Madhavan
Sathyaraj - Boman Irani
Sathyan Sivakumar - Omi Vaidya
S. J. Surya - Javed Jaffrey
Anuya Bhagvath - Mona Singh

Director: S. Shankar
Music: Harris Jayaraj
Story: Abhijat Joshi, Rajkumar Hirani
Cinematography: Manoj Paramahamsa
Editing: Anthony
Studio: Gemini Film Circuit
Distributor: Sun Pictures

Nithya Menon to star opposite Venkatesh

Nithya Menon, the new comer who sizzled in the recently released ‘Ala Modalaindi,’ has been selected for the female lead role opposite Victory Venkatesh for the film that will be directed by Trivikram Srinivas. A couple of day ago, it was reported that Ileana D’ Cruz was likely to pair with Victory Venkatesh for the film. But the latest news is that filmmakers have finalised Nitya Menon for the role.

Nitya Menon, who is now flying high on the success of her debut ‘Ala Modalaindi’, has already bagged some plum offers. And the film is with a big star like Venkatesh is certainly a big offer to upcoming star like her.

DVV Danayya is producing Venkatesh-Trivikram’s film under Universal Media Banner.