It was a momentous day not just for behindwoods but also for Vijay fans as the popular star won two awards at the behindwoods gold medals 2017- Samrat of South Indian Box Office and also the People's choice, today, the 11th June.

And the excitement did not just end there. A life size statue of the actor was unveiled by his fan from Kerala. It was said that the statue would be housed in Lonavla.

Way to Go Vijay!

Sivakarthikeyan’s Velaikkaran is scheduled to release on September 29th for Pooja holidays weekend, but its Television rights have already been sold well in advance. This is a good sign especially when the demand for satellite rights for films is at an all-time low.

We are informed that Vijay Television has procured the satellite rights of Velaikkaran. Maan Karate and Marina are the other notable Sivakarthikeyan films that are with Vijay TV.

On the other hand, Sivakarthikeyan has moved on to his next film after Velaikkaran. Director Rajesh kickstarted Sivakarthikeyan-Ponram’s untitled movie in Tenkasi today.

Itunes have opened the pre-booking option for Ajith Kumar’s Vivegam music album composed by Anirudh. The 1st track ‘Surviva’ featuring Yogi B and Mali Manoj’s voice will be released tomorrow while the other songs will supposedly be unveiled one after one.

Vivegam pre-booking page also confirms that Vivegam album will comprise of 7 tracks in total. Teaser of ‘Surviva’ continues to trend at no one even after three days from its release.

It was a grand gala evening on the 11th June at Chennai trade centre where we had hosted our annual awards show. Ilayathalapathy Vijay was honored with Samrat of South Indian Box office and People’s Choice-Actor medals. Clad in a smart white shirt and a black trouser, the hero rocked it big time with his majestic presence and his acceptance speech.

Vijay said, “I am a regular follower of behindwoods and read their articles. They put in a lot of hard work for their articles, reviews and write-ups. When there is so much of hard work in such features, it is understandable about their efforts for such a grand event.

I have received two awards and it gives me a feeling of pride mixed with trepidation. Receiving public votes surely gives me a good feeling. When I think that I had 20 years under my control, I feel very proud.

At this juncture, I would like to talk about our farmers. We all wish well for each other. But farmers who wish well for all of us are not happy. This evening, we are all being awarded for our hard work, but I feel very sad for the farmers who are toiling hard unmindful of any returns for their hard work.

Right now, we are only eating unhealthy food and I am afraid even that may not be available for the next generation. We will only understand when a situation comes wherein, we will not have food even if we pay money. It is mandatory and urgent that we need to address farmer’s problems.  It is sad to note that after producing rice, farmers stand in the ration shop to buy it. India can consider becoming a super-power later, but first we should take care of our farmers”

Here are few interesting quickies

1. Gautham Karthick starrer Ivan Thandiran to release on June 30th

2. Hip Hop Tamizha’s debut film as hero Meesaiye Murukku gets U certificate

3. Vishwaroopam 2’s shooting is happening in Turkey as reported. The team will supposedly be returning to India in 2 to 3 days.

4. Thaman scores the title track for Telugu Big Boss show which would be hosted by Jr NTR.

5. Allu Arjun’s DJ is censored with U/A certificate

Sony Music has acquired the audio rights of Ajith Kumar’s Vivegam. They made it official last night. Vivegam would be Sony Music’s sixth association with Ajith.

Their previous collaborations are Mankatha, Billa 2, Arrambam, Yennai Arindhaal and Vedalam. With the hit machine Anirudh being the man behind the music, the album could very well be another massive hit.

Let’s hope for another Aaluma Doluma or if not an even bigger sensational track from this successful combination.

Versatile SJ Suryah was presented with Best Actor – Critic’s Choice at the Behindwoods Gold Medals 2017 on the 11th June for his performance in Iraivi and the award was presented by director/producer/actor Cheran.

Suryah was welcomed with a roar by the audience who did not leave an opportunity to ask about Vijay 61. For the latecomers, Suryah plays the antagonist in Vijay 61. A very happy Suryah said, “Vijay 61 – semaya vandhuttrikku.  The film is shaping up well and all that I can say is that the fans can expect a full meal with Vijay 61 and the highlight would surely be Vijay sir’s 3 roles, his performance, dance and Atlee’s direction.”

He also thanked Karthik Subbaraj for giving him the role in Iraivi which is the main reason for his acting offers these days.

Actress Kasthuri known for her honest and straightforward speech, celebrates her birthday today, 16th June. Unlike other birthdays this one apparently is special for Kasthuri as she had face to face interaction with Superstar Rajinikanth today. She took to her Twitter space to share few words about her meeting with Rajini.

“BEST B'DAY SURPRISE- Face2FAce with #superstar #Rajinikanth . Thank you so much for your wishes and complements. Had the opportunity to discuss and understand his political views and plans. Feeling Hopeful.”

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Director Karthik Subbaraj’s production venture is said to star actor Vaibhav Reddy in the lead role. Apparently, this new production of the Jigarthanda director is based on the short film ‘Madhu’ which was part of Karthik’s initiative Bench Talkies.

This movie starring Vaibhav is said to be titled as ‘Meyyaadha Maan’ and directed by 'Madhu' short film's director, Rathnakumar. The shooting of Meyyaadha Maan is supposed to have completed with the help of a very closed set of crew members. Actor Vaibhav will now move to the shoot of director Saravana Rajan’s next film RK Nagar which happens to be Venkat Prabhu’s next production venture.

At Behindwoods Gold Medals 2017, Dulquer Salmaan had revealed that he would soon be working in a Tamil film. And now just a day later, we are breaking the special announcement to you.

Yes, Dulquer is all set for his 3rd Tamil film after Vaayai Moodi Pesavum and OK Kanmani, this time with four heroines. Apparently, debutant Ra Karthik will be wielding the directorial hat for this project which would be produced by Selva Kumar’s Kenanya Films.

‘Theri’ cinematographer George C Williams will be the man behind the lens while veteran editor Sreekar Prasad will handle the cuts for this bilingual film. Nivetha Pethuraj and Megha Akash are said to be in talks for this project.

Stay tuned for more updates.