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Behindwoods brings you the top 10 news of the week. Don't miss the best news that is sure to keep you updated about Kollywood's latest happenings.

WILL SELVA DO WHAT GVM COULDN'T WITH VIJAY?

WILL SELVA DO WHAT GVM COULDN'T WITH VIJAY?

It is now widely talked about that director Selvaraghavan has apparently narrated a script for Vijay. While we eagerly await official confirmations, we also have expectations as to what sort of a plot Selva-Vijay combo might have in store for us. Going down history lane we found something interesting that has given us an insight into the probable genre of the probable Vijay 62.


In a Twitter convo three years back when Selvaraghavan was asked if he would like to do a film with Vijay, he replied excitedly in the affirmative. More interestingly, he named Matt Damon’s Bourne series to be a suitable subject for both of them to work on.

We all know a similar spy/espionage thriller subject starring Vijay under Gautham Menon’s direction, Yohan, which failed to materialize. Hopefully, something like that will turn up.

DETAILS ABOUT 2.0'S LEAKED FIRST LOOK POSTER!

DETAILS ABOUT 2.0'S LEAKED FIRST LOOK POSTER!

Director Shankar's magnum opus 2.0, starring Rajinikanth, Amy Jackson and Akshay Kumar is currently progressing at a brisk pace in the outskirts of Chennai.

Various sources around the Kollywood circles started to share a leaked unofficial logo poster of 2.0 recently, which became viral in the social media. When we contacted the 2.0 camp for an official confirmation regarding this, they were unavailable for comments. However, here are a few reasons on why this poster cannot be official.

- When we tracked the record of all the logo posters of Shankar's earlier films, every film has had the Shankar tag (Shankar's I, Shankar's Boys) or 'a film by Shankar'. This poster has neither of the two.

- There are quite a few common basic spelling errors. The dialogue writer is misspelt as 'dialouge' writer. Also, Resul Pookutty's name is misspelt which easily tells us that this poster is unofficial.

- Shankar has always given prominence to his music directors, be it A.R.Rahman or Harris Jayaraj. But in this poster, A.R.Rahman's name is seen only in the second line which appears to be very unlikely, because the Oscar winner's name is always in the first line.

The official first look of 2.0 is expected to be out only by November, and this leaked poster seems to be highly unofficial.

VIKRAM TO REMAKE A BLOCKBUSTER HOLLYWOOD FILM?

VIKRAM TO REMAKE A BLOCKBUSTER HOLLYWOOD FILM?

Don’t Breathe is a recent blockbuster Hollywood film which was said to have shot under a budget of 10 million USD but it allegedly fetched the investors a revenue of 120 million USD. Don’t Breathe continues to run in many screens across the world even now.


The film got some great reviews from Indian audiences too. Now we hear that a popular producer is planning to remake this Hollywood psychopath thriller in Tamil. And we are informed that a production banner is ready to fund the venture if Vikram gives his call sheet.


Wow! Wouldn’t it be great if Vikram plays Stephen Lang character? We have not seen Chiyaan play a totally negative role in Tamil before. This would be first of its kind if he signs on the dotted lines.


The makers are apparently in plans to purchase the remake rights of Don’t Breathe. Now that our regional audiences are so much aware of international cinema, the makers prefer to buy the rights before shooting the film.


More details to follow soon!

VIJAY’S FAMILY IS A HUGE FAN OF THIS HERO...

VIJAY’S FAMILY IS A HUGE FAN OF THIS HERO...

Dhanush starrer Kodi had a press meet today (5th October) which was attended by the hero Dhanush, director Durai Senthilkumar, Vetri Maaran, music composer Santhosh Narayanan, lyricist Vivek, heroine Anupama Parameswaran and others.


The film has Dhanush playing dual roles with Trisha and Anupama Parameswaran as the female leads. Vijay’s dad SA Chandrasekar plays a powerful antagonist in the film.

In his speech, director Durai said, “I need to first thank Shobha ma’am (Vijay’s mom) because she was the main reason SAC sir accepted to do this film. In fact, I was told that the entire family of Vijay is a huge fan of Dhanush sir.”

BREAKING: SAMANTHA'S NEXT TAMIL PROJECT WITH THIS MASS HERO?

BREAKING: SAMANTHA'S NEXT TAMIL PROJECT WITH THIS MASS HERO?

Vishal who awaits the release of his upcoming comedy film Kaththi Sandai has joined hands with director Mysskin for Thupparivaalan for his next. After that, the ‘Poojai’ actor is likely to team up with a debutant director Mithran PS for a film titled Irumbu Thirai.


Editor Ruben is expected to handle the cuts while ‘Theri’ fame George C Williams will take care of the cinematography.


Now the hot news for the day is, actress Samantha has apparently been approached to play Vishal’s lead in the film and if she signs on the dotted lines, this would be her first association with Vishal. Official confirmation about this is awaited.

WOW, SHANKAR FINALLY UPDATES ON 2.0’S PROGRESS!

WOW, SHANKAR FINALLY UPDATES ON 2.0’S PROGRESS!

Undoubtedly the biggest Tamil film in the making would be Shankar-Rajinikanth’s 2.0 aka Enthiran 2. Though we have been updating about the progress of the film from time to time, we now have an official word from the director himself.
 

Shankar who always makes his work speak for himself is very selective in sharing details about his projects. He shared a photo of him and Rajinikanth from the sets of 2.0 and with an update that reads “2.o 2/3 150”, by which we guess he means to say that 2/3 of the film is over from 150 days of shoot.

SHOCKING!!! ILAYATHALAPTHY VIJAY’S NEXT NOT WITH ATLEE?

SHOCKING!!! ILAYATHALAPTHY VIJAY’S NEXT NOT WITH ATLEE?

When most of us are pretty certain that Vijay’s next film after Bairavaa would be directed by Atlee, we now have got a shocking update from a bankable source close to the ‘Ghilli’ actor. Apparently Vijay might do a quickie before teaming up with Atlee.
 

We are told that Atlee is currently working on the script work and with veteran writer Vijayendra Prasad in talks to collaborate with Atlee, we believe the pre-production work for this project will take some time. So it looks like Vijay might do a quick film after Bairavaa which would be completed in 3 months.


Supposedly Vijay is in talks with one of the directors who had earlier teamed up with him. Going by Vijay's track record, he doesn’t muster time between 2 projects and would start his next project when his current film completes. So there is a possibility of him doing a film before Atlee’s. We will have to wait and see what he has in store for us and some official word is needed before we come to a conclusion.

ONLY TWO RELEASES FOR THIS DIWALI?

ONLY TWO RELEASES FOR THIS DIWALI?

Diwali releases have always been special to the audience of Tamil movies. It was already reported that the audience won't have any top star movies for this Diwali. Kodi, Kaashmora, Kathi Sandai, Saithan and Kadavul Irukkan Kumaru targeted a Diwali release this year.
 

But now it looks like only two releases are going to happen. Going by the rumors Kathi Sandai's second half is yet to be locked and there is a lot of RR work reported to be pending in the movie. Similarly, Kadavul Irukkan Kumaru and Saithan are also rumored to hit the big screens only post Diwali. We would keep you updated!

IT IS A BABY BOY FOR PREMAM DIRECTOR ALPHONSE PUTHREN!

IT IS A BABY BOY FOR PREMAM DIRECTOR ALPHONSE PUTHREN!

Premam director Alphonse Puthren and his wife Aleena Mary Antony had tied the knot last year on August 22nd. And today (October 5th, 2016), they are blessed with a baby boy. The couple is super excited about it and Alphonse expressed his excitement through his official facebook page.

These are his words " Njan achanaayi ende bharya amma aayi . :D :D :D :D :D makan aanu :D :D :D :D :D today afternoon he was born . I don't know how to write down the happiness ... But hope you understood :D :D :D :D :D" and the Malayalam words mean 'I've become a father and my wife has become a mother".

Behindwoods sends its best wishes to the couple and a warm welcome to the newborn.

AFTER TOP SUPERSTARS, SIVAKARTHIKEYAN NOW RECEIVES THIS HONOUR!

AFTER TOP SUPERSTARS, SIVAKARTHIKEYAN NOW RECEIVES THIS HONOUR!

Right from the very beginning, even a small-time promotional activity of Remo has worked big time for the team. Be it 24AM Studios’ unique way of announcing the cast and crew details or the recent mascot campaign at theatres, they have all made a definite impact among moviegoers.
 

And with Remo’s songs and trailer having fetched some great response, it was certain that the film would take a very good opening at the box office. Sivakarthikeyan’s career is clearly on the uptrend and he is able to single-handedly pool in people to the theatres.  Without any doubt, he is a bankable star and he has managed to acquire a high success streak till now.


But who would have expected 5AM shows for Remo, which is something reserved only for top superstar films? Even the trade pundits wouldn’t have foreseen this coming. We believe this is because of the collective team effort from the Remo team. They have been very meticulous in planning and execution. They had fixed the release date well in advance, had a solid promotional campaign and now it’s time for them to reap for their efforts.


We also hear Remo has got the much-needed tax exemption from the Tamil Nadu state government which is surely going to work in the film's favor.