Sivaji still houseful at PVR Theater, Bangalore

Sivaji is going steady & strong in PVR bangalore.

Even now getting the ticket for Weekend is not possible.

I was planning to watch it this weekend for 4th time. But to my disappointment & happiness, the SHOW is SOLD-OUT. What an achievement by BOSS.

Look at the below screen shot of ticket booking for PVR:

Even some of the Diwali movies(don't want to name them) which has been released in PVR has been either removed or tickets available easily.

Even SRK's much hyped Om Shanti Om, you can get tickets. But not for BOSS.
His earlier movie Chak-De-India which released after BOSS has been removed last week.

What an achievement by BOSS?

Regards,
Manikandan

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SS posters in ICL stadium

"Twenty four runs in one ball. Jujubi (too easy)," screams a look-alike of Tamil actor Rajinikanth from a poster outside the Tau Devi Lal Stadium in Panchkula.

 

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Rajini getting ready to celebrate

Rajinikanth is geared up to celebrate the victory of his latest film, Sivaji. It is noteworthy that the 100th day celebration of this movie was a low-key event. AVM is known for celebrating such hits with a grand function. This being their biggest production till date and ending up as one of the year’s biggest grosser,

the producers now intend celebrating its silver jubilee, 175th day function with a grand ceremony. According to our sources, AVM, the production giant, plans to felicitate all members of the cast and crew in this function. The superstar is enthusiastic about this function and is eagerly looking forward to this mega event. http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/nov-07-04/28-11-07-sivaji.html

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Superstar Released Billa 2007 Audio

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Superstar's initiatives for younger generation

Hi friends,

There are so many persons in many industries who have conquered
their respective high positions.

But they have more or less equal competitors who will give much
fight to attain their positions.

Some are really exceptional that they can not be beaten in any way
and they used to retain the same number one position for quiet a
long time.

One of the Great example in Tamil Cinema Industry is none other than
our beloved Super Star.

He entered the industry in an humble way with a small role. After
that step by step he has developed and shaped his career to this
numero uno position which can not be imagined by any other person.

In his first decade he had stiff competition from co-stars and in
his second decade he has attained the glorious status of undoubtful
Superstardom. In the third and present decade He is in a position
where not even single co star can reach his level. The gap between
first and second is too vast and everbody gave up thinking of
nearing him.

I would like to remember an article in a weekly (Devi - i think)
about the salaries of the then famous actors of Tamil Industry. They
listed the number two Kamalhasan to some other actor at number ten
position and they did not list Rajini. But in the very last line
they mentioned that Rajini's salary was the sum of all other Nine
Actors.....

What a great achievement of a Bus Conductor? Once he told that he
wanted only a Scooter and a small bedroom flat while entering the
field. But his journey of victory never ended and that too without a
single loss to anybody.

I can compare Rajini with Reliance Ambani who has started his life
as a petrol bunk employee who became the owner of a Petroleum
Company.

Rajini knows the pain of loss, poverty and struggle in coming up in
the life.. Thats why he never forgets his past and always want to be
humble..

So he is always positive and praises everyone who wants to come up..

I dont know whether anybody encouraged him in his earlier stages as
he does to others these days..

Yesteryear heroes seldom give support to their juniors.

Rajini respects both seniors and his juniors. He wanted to give
importance to Shivaji, Jaishankar, Ravichandran, Vijayakumar in his
movies while working together.

He accepts that Superstar is a not only a title and it is a position
like Chief Minister or Minister. With his humbleness, he once told
that anybody like Vikram, Vijay, Ajith, Surya can become Superstar
if they work hard and give continuous success.. I dont know any of
Rajini's Seniors has openly accepted this.

He happily agrees to advertise for any good film with younger
generation and many films tasted success with his advertisements and
positive opinions on the posters.

After the success of the films also he used to aplaud the concerned
teams wholeheartedly in the media.

Vijay Starrer Tamilan, Vikram's Saami, Chennai 600 028, Satyaraj's
Periyar(?), Now Ajith's Billa are some of the examples.

Though many tried to mock, imitate, copy him, he never mind any
wrong things done by them and always positive towards them.

Vijay is imitating Rajini in many ways and sometimes overdoszing
also.

In Vikram's Dhool - a scene of a politician's fast towards cauveri
issue mocked Rajini.

Ajith many times in interviews talked too much about thalaivar.

Satyaraj has made worse comments in his movies many times.

But Thalaivar not only forgives but forget everything and always a
role model to them...

Let everybody in the cine industry follow Superstar's magnanimity
and taste the success in the right way.

Rgds,

Rams

 

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Billa to release audio for Billa 2007

ரசிகர்கள் ஆவலுடன் எதிர்பார்க்கும் பில்லா2007 படத்தின் இசை வெளியீடு
வெகு விரைவில் நடைபெற உள்ளது.

அதுவும் ஒரிஜினல் பில்லா நாயகன் ரஜினி தான் அல்டிமேட் ஸ்டார் அஜீத்தின்
பில்லா ஆடியோவை வெளியிடப் போகிறார்.

எண்பதுகளில் ரஜினி நடித்து வெளியாகி வசூலில் பல சாதனைகள் படைத்த படம்
பில்லா. இந்தப் படம்தான் ரஜினியை தமிழகத்தின் அசைக்க முடியாத சூப்பர்
ஸ்டாராக்கியது.

அதுவரை, கமல்–ரஜினி என்று சொல்லப்பட்டு வந்த நிலை மாறி ரஜினி–கமல் என்று
நிரந்தரமாகிப் போனது பில்லாவுக்குப் பிறகுதான்.

அந்த அளவு பில்லாவில் ரஜினியின் ஸ்டைல், அசாத்திய வேகத்தில் கிறங்கிப்
போனார்கள் ரசிகர்கள்.

தமிழ் சினிமாவில் ரீமேக் கலாச்சாரம் தொடங்கிய போது, பல இளம் நடிகர்களும்
முதலில் குறி வைத்தது பில்லாவுக்குதான். முதலில் சிம்புதான் இந்தப்
படத்தில் நடிக்க ஆர்வமாக இருந்தார்.

ஆனால் சில தனிப்பட்ட காரணங்களால் இந்தப் படத்தில் சிம்பு நடிப்பதை
ரஜினியே விரும்பவில்லை என்று கூறப்பட்டது.

பின்னர் அஜீத்தை வைத்து விஷ்ணுவர்த்தன் பில்லாவை ரீமேக் செய்யப் போகிறார்
என்று ரஜினியிடம் தெரிவிக்க, பில்லாவுக்குப் பொருத்தமான இன்றைய இளம்
நடிகர் அஜீத்தான் என்று கூறி வாழ்த்தினார் ரஜினி.

அது மட்டுமல்ல, படம் தொடங்கியதிலிருந்து இன்றுவரை படத்தின் வளர்ச்சி
குறித்த ஒவ்வொரு தகவலையும் கேட்டு பில்லா குழுவினரை உற்சாகப்படுத்தி
வருகிறார்.

இதை தனது பல பேட்டிகளில் கூறி நெகிழ்ந்திருக்கிறார் அஜீத்.

இப்போது பில்லா படப்பிடிப்பு முடிந்து ரிலீசுக்கு தயாராகி வருகிறது. சில
தினங்களுக்கு முன் படத்தின் டிரைலர் வெளியிடப்பட்டது. அதையும் முதலில்
ரஜினிக்குதான் போட்டுக் காட்டினார் அஜீத்.

அஜீத்தின் புதிய தோற்றம் மற்றும் மாறுபட்ட நடிப்பை மிகவும் பாராட்டிய
ரஜினி, தனது ஒரிஜினல் பில்லா பெற்ற வெற்றியை இந்தப் படமும் பெறும் என்று
தன்னோடு டிரைலர் பார்த்த ஏவி.எம். சரவணனை வைத்துக் கெண்டு அஜீத்திடம்
கூறினாராம்.

இப்போது படத்தின் இசை வெளியீட்டு விழா.

அதை எந்தத் தேதியில் நடத்தினால் ரஜினிக்கு வசதிப்படும் என்று அஜீத்
ரஜினியிடம் கேட்க,

அதற்கு ரஜினி, அட என்னப்பா இது என் படம்.. நீங்க ஒரு தேதியை ஃபிக்ஸ்
பண்ணிட்டு கூப்பிட்டா வந்திட்டுப் போறேன் என்றாராம்.

இதையடுத்து வரும் சனிக்கிழமைக்கு ஆடியோ ரிலீஸை வைத்துக் கொள்ள முடிவு
செய்தார்களாம்.

ரஜினி வெளியிடப் போகும் பில்லா படத்தின் ஆடியோ ரைட்ஸை லண்டனைச் சேர்ந்த
ஐங்கரன் இண்டர்நேஷனல் நிறுவனம் தான் வாங்கியுள்ளது.

ரஜினியின் பிறந்த நாளான டிசம்பர் 12ம் தேதி படத்தை உலகமெங்கும் வெளியிடப்
போகிறார்கள் என்பது தெரியும்தானே!

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Sivaji Ringtone

Sivaji Theme Ringtone

http://savefile.com/files/1211465

 

Sivaji Mottai Boss Rintone

http://www.savefile.com/files/1211467

 

"Incoming call ninnu pochina, Recieving call missed call aaiyudum"

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FIR on 'Sultan, the Warrior'!

" 'Sultan, The Warrior would be hundred times bigger than 'Sivaji: The Boss' ", says Soundarya Rajnikanth, daughter of super star Rajinikanth.

 

Soundarya, who is wielding the megaphone for the animation film ‘Sultan, The Warrior’ is quite confident about her venture. “Being a great fan of my father, I am shaping up his character in such a way to satisfy the fan inside me. The film will surely lure the masses”.

Sources say the film is shaping up fast and it would be ready for 2008 release. The highlight of the movie is that it is none other than Rajinikanth, who has lent his voice to narrate the story.

 

The fact that the musical wizard A.R. Rahman has scored music for the animation movie has just triggered the expectations. The movie is produced by Reliance Adlabs.

 

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Superstar Rajini’s cruise in disguise

If you thought chauffer driven limousines, eye-blinding flashlights of shutterbugs and expensive parties form an inevitable routine of a superstar’s life, we beg to differ and so does superstar Rajinikanth. While the media is busy rummaging his resources and delving into the details of his next project, he is blissfully cruising around Chennai in â€" hold your breath â€" an unpretentious rented out Ambassador car, emblematic of his personality.

Rajini is spotted by some intrepid fans enjoying the bustle of Chennai city in a chauffer driven Ambassador car rented from Kittu Travels â€" where Rajini is a regular under these circumstances â€" located in T.Nagar. Whilst on the trip, the driver is also seen bringing him local delicacies from roadside Idly shops, which the star savors inside the car. So think again if you presumed it is only the unassuming nature that you can learn from the Superstar.

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Sivaji: Still the boss!

The blockbuster of the year, the film that created cinematic history Sivaji
celebrates 150 days today.

The film did extremely well in not only South India but in non-Tamil speaking
centres like Mumbai and Delhi. And that was not all, the success transcended
borders. The film had a fantastic response in countries like USA, Malaysia, Sri
Lanka, Singapore where it crossed 100 days, a rarity for any Indian film.

Superstar Rajni as Sivaji mesmerised the audience with his persona and his
daringly different style. A never before see Rajinikanth, suave and young, smart
and funny captured the hearts of millions.

The film gave Shriya instant fame and recognition. This film made her the most
sought after actress in the movie business.

Sivaji also gave actor Suman, a start at a second innings in Kollywood. As the
conniving Adhiseshan, Suman played the cool and calm villain with great style
and charisma.

Vivek as Sivaji's uncle had all the punch lines and held his own in every frame
with the Superstar.

The beautiful sets by Thotta Tharani, excellent cinematography by K.V.Anand,
lovely lyrics by Vaali, Vairamuthu, Na. Muthukumar, Pa.Vijay and Blaaze set to
A.R.Rahman's scintilating music, made Shankar's film a once in a lifetime
cinematic experience.

We at Galatta.com are proud to be associated with this wonderful frame of
cinematic history. We wish that the film crosses may more milestones.

 

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Thalaivar watches Billa

Remake of superstar's Billa with Ajith as hero has raised a lot of expectations in the industry and the stills which were out recently divulged a highly stylish and trendy feel. Though the film was expected to be a Deepavali bonanza, its release got postponed due to some pending post-production work.

Super star has been showing keen interest in the movie ever since it was announced as he blessed Ajith and the crew when they went to meet him personally. His encouragement was always evident but was further reiterated when he expressed his desire to watch the one and half minute trailer of the film. A special show was arranged for him at the A V M studios as Rajinikanth watched the same accompanied by producer A V M Saravanan. He was highly impressed by the grandiose of the trailer and conveyed to director Vishnuvardhan that Ajith looks dashing all through. Meanwhile, insiders reveal that the audio launch of Billa may be a simple function at super star's residence and that he would release the first copy.

 

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Crying Babies with Ulterior Motive

Cinema production/distribution/exhibition business is as risky or
rewarding as any other business.  May be we can call it more riskier
than other businesses because of the complete lack of knowledge
about customer preferences but that is more than compensated by the
fact that it can also yield disproportionately high rewards unlike
other businesses.

Having said this, I don't think the people involved here
i.e. "Unnamed distributors of Sivaji", who are crying about the loss
incurred in Sivaji business have ignorantly got into it.  So, why
are they now crying about the loss incurred in Sivaji AFTER IT HAS
RUN FOR MORE THAN 150 DAYS?  If there is loss, the whole trade/
industry would have got to know the same within a couple of weeks of
its release.  So, why have they not talked about the loss "then" but
are crying "now"?

I feel there is something more to this crying than that meets the
eye.  They are just using JV to shield their identity & JV also is
seeing an increase in their circulation due to the involvement of
the magic name of Rajini & had jumped at it.

If you all remember, at the time of Baba's release, Rajini didn't
wait for a long time to CALL THE DISTRIBUTORS and discuss with each
of them about the business & compensate them accordingly.  So, if
Sivaji's loss is a fact, why these "crying babies" are not directly
approaching Rajini or AVM now, instead of going to the press & that
too shamelessly as ghosts?

I feel the reasons could be two fold:

1.  Assuming for a moment that they have really incurred loss in
Sivaji, they know AVM is a tough business negotiator to get any
refund & even a single paisa will not come from them unlike as it
happened in the case of Baba.

I'm sure all of you remember how tough AVM was while selling the
rights of Sivaji & how adamantly they stuck onto their rates per
territory.  So, the "crying babies" could be trying to put pressure
on Rajini by coming out openly thru press.  Their expectation is
that Rajini, due to the public pressure, in turn, will talk to AVM
to hear their grievances & may be to partly compensate.

Friends, all this is under the ASSUMPTION that Sivaji is a loss to
these crying babies, which I feel is NOT the case.  This fact is
known to film trade also.  Knowing Thalaivar, I'm sure, he will
simply turn a "deaf ear" to these "unnamed crying babies".  Though
we may not know who these crying babies are, AVM & Rajini may very
well know them based on their decades of experience in the industry
as well through their negotiation experience while selling Sivaji
rights in May/June 07.

According to me, these crying babies are trying to throw a stone at
a mango tree.  If a mango falls its good for them; if it doesn't
fall, its not going to affect them.  But, they are forgetting the
fact that they are very much standing under the mango tree &
throwing the stone & the stone is going to fall on their own head in
the end.

2.  The other, more probable reason, could be this.  If Sivaji has
been a profitable venture in all territories, which the whole trade
& the whole world knows as a fact, why then are these people
"crying" now about loss?  I feel it is due to the FEAR OF INCOME TAX
DEPARTMENT.

As all of us know, Sivaji's distribution rights were purchased for
unbelievably record-high prices in each & every territory.  It has
also come in press that AVM insisted on the entire value to be in
white.  Also, the whole world, including the IT officials, know that
Sivaji had a tremondous opening as well a dream run in maximum
number of theatres in all territories & was hugely popular not only
in TN but all over the globe, wherever it was released.  It is also
an OPEN SECRET that most of the theatres in TN have UNOFFICIALLY
HIKED THEIR TICKET PRICES FOR SIVAJI EVEN UPTO 100 DAYS, even as the
state Govt. turned a blind eye to it for its own reasons.

So, we have a situation wherein the "crying babies" are caught in a
quandary as below:

i.  First they have to show the source of their moeny to acquire the
distribution rights of Sivaji by paying such exhorbitant rates.

ii.  At the same time, they will only be able to show the official
ticket rate revenue which will be much much less than what they have
actually collected at the box office.  This means that the
difference in revenue collected over the official ticket rates
CANNOT BE SHOWN TO IT DEPT AS IT IS BLACK MONEY.  In this scenario,
simple arithmatic will obviously show them to have incurred losses.

But, IT Dept. people are not fools.  They will ask the "crying
babies" a basic question - Will any sensible businessman acquire the
rights of a movie by paying an exhorbitant price when he knows fully
well that he needs to run the film for some 200 days to break-even,
particularly when the govt has reduced the ticket rates.

I have a feeling that these "babies", would not have thought through
these inticate points in their anxiety to somehow acquire Sivaji
rights to make a killing & also would not have factored in the
intelligence machinery of IT Dept. which has become very smart, of
late.

So, now, in order to get out of a tricky legal quagmire which they
have got themselves into, they are now trying to create an ALIBI
through such unanimous "loss" statements in the press & trying to
hoodwink a possible IT inquiry on them.  But, thess kind of childish
actions are not going to wash in front of a proper IT inquiry & will
not lead them anywhere.  Nowadays, it is very very tough &
complicated (but not impossible), to escape from any tax - leave
alone income tax.  So, its a question of time before the law catches
up with anyone, if he is found on the wring side of it.  Of course,
if they have connections at the right places, it could be
different.  But, in such a case, they need not have enacted
this "loss" drama in front of an eager media.

So, Friends, in view of the foregoing, I feel that we, Rajini fans,
do not have to get perturbed with these kind of loss reports coming
in a magazine known for its antipathy towards Thalaivar & that too
based on statements given by people who are talking like ghosts.

Lets IGNORE this and await Sivaji's march towards its 200th Day run
on 31st of December, 2007.

With Luv,

Arun

 

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Sivaji Vs Saawaria - A Barometer based on CARometer!

Soon after the release of Thalaivar's latest blockbuster "Sivaji -
The Boss", I had written a post wondering the way Boss was
attracting audiences even during NIGHT SHOWS ON WEEK DAYS, which
were running to House Full shows in Bangalore's Cauvery Theatre
situated in a posh locality. This I had observed when I used to
cross the Cauvery Theatre junction in my car while returning home
from work.

In that connection, I had also quoted my own real life experience of
facing severe traffic bottlenecks for days on end during the weeks
succeeding the release of Sivaji, because Cauvery Theatre is
situated bang at the corner of a busy traffic junction in Bangalore
and during the time between 8:45 pm and 9:15 pm huge crowds will
come out of the evening show & another huge crowd will be waiting to
enter the theatre complex for the night show. Because of the out-
coming & in-going cars, two wheelers & people, the already narrow
Bangalore-Bellary Highway, in which the theatre is situated, will
get severly clogged & it used to take anywhere between 20 to 30
minutes for me to cross that junction in my car at that time of the
night.

The reason I am recalling the above incident is, during the last two
days, I happen to cross the Cauvery theatre around 9 PM. Saawaria,
the much over-hyped Sanjay Leela Bhansali directed and Kapoor-clan
debuted film, is running in Cauvery as 3 shows since Diwali. But,
without any surprise to me, I could go thru the busy Cauvery
junction signal in the normal time of 2 to 3 minutes on both days.

I couldn't suppress my smile when I crossed Cauvery seeing the
couple of cars parked & just 2 or 3 people waiting in front of the
theatre - may be they are also trying to sell their tickets for
which there are no takers. In contrast, I was simply amazed with
the POWER & CHARISMA of Thalaivar, in attracting such a huge crowd
day in & night out for several weeks, in a non-Tamil speaking state
& city where at that time, protests were also organised against the
simultaneous screening of Sivaji in many screens.

The above comparison illustrates the difference between the REAL
POWER & MAGIC of The BOSS and "others" in attracting crowds to
theatres on ALL DAYS & ALL SHOWS.

I am sure, OSO, the other Bollywood release of Diwali, will also
meet the similar fate of Saawaria & will not be able to sustain its
opening. After all, Rajini is Rajini & all others are simplay that -
"others'.

With Luv,

Arun

 

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‘Sivaji’ still shines!

Rajnikanth starrer ‘Sivaji â€" The Boss’ has rewritten the history of Tamil cinema. The magnum opus produced by AVM and directed by Shankar has managed to collect the maximum revenue among the movies released this year.

 

Starring Rajnikanth, Shreya, Vivek and Suman in prominent roles, ‘Sivaji - The Boss’ even found a place in UK Top 10 Movie List.

 

Interestingly, the AVM Production house has come forward to release Sivaji notebooks on Wednesday to capitalize on the movie's craze among people. The launch is being done to coincide with the completion of 150-days of the movie.

 

Works are on to release the Hindi dubbing version of ‘Sivaji’

 

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/34639.html

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UK Box Office - BIGGEST INDIAN OPENERS OF 2007

Checkout the link

http://www.indiafm.com/trade/overseas_boxoffice/index.html

Ofcourse, all know about the Sivaji - The Boss performance at UK BO.
But, lets compare it with other Bollywood releases of this year.

OSO may be the biggest grosser of the year, but SRK alone can't take
the credit for that. If someone says that OSO performance shows SRK's
power, then what they say about Chak De India's performance?

Rajini movie collection graph is always linear, always going upwards.
SRK's graph fluctuates, up and down.

See at the chart, Sivaji - The Boss is the lone south indian warrior
flighting against the bollywood. And who is the winner on Average with
just 12 screens?

Actually, there is no point in dicussing who is biggest indian star at
the moment in india as well as overseas.

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Stars unplugged without make up

What’s the power of make up? When a middle age actor with a receding hairline slipped into those tight fitting colorful trouser, jacket and fancy shoes, full make up, various imported jet black wigs for hairstyles in Sivaji: The Boss, it transformed a 58 year old aging middle age ordinary man to a superstar and stardom.

He struck at the very heart and pulses of the nation; it marked the arrival of a superstar and a phenomenon called Rajnikanth. It was not only his acting, or gimmicks that was debated, but his transformation and the credit goes to the power of his make up that did wonders to the aging superstar’s look and skin. Through this article we look at some of our most famous stars and see what they really look like off

 

Rajnikanth:

Reel Life::
He may be intertwined with the image of the nation’s biggest superstar alive today, but has anyone ever ponder how the iconic Rajnikanth looks like in real life? By far he is one of the most famous superstars in India, his films and trademark moves are known by all. The personality is none other than Rajnikanth. Till today he churns out and stars in hit movies like Sivaji: The Boss.If we were to describe him it would go something like this, a person bursting with energy, superb style, an icon that makes a statement with whatever he does, a totally mod individual without any limits to what he can do. To most of us this is what the iconic Rajnikanth looks like. He may have enjoyed uninterrupted stardom for close to a decade and continues to make heads turn even at the age of 58, but has anyone ever wondered what he really looks like in real life?

Real Life::
Quite contrary to what we see him onscreen Rajnikanth is a totally different person, not in nature but by the way he looks. Now if we were to describe him it would be a dark skinned middle age 58 year old star with a receding hairline. This is in stark contrast to what we see of him on screen. No stylish hairdo, no dark glasses, and definitely no death defying stunts. The various tricks we love about this star were developed over the years when he used to work as a conductor on an ST bus service in Maharashtra, these were done to entertain.

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"I want to act with Rajni", says Vijay

"I want to act with Rajni", says Vijay.

 

Speaking at the audio launch of 'Onbathu Rupai Nottu', directed by Thangar Bachan.  The movie features Sathyaraj, Archana and Rohini in prominent roles, Vijay said, "I am a great fan of Sathyaraj. I love his satire on screen. I want to act with Sathyaraj and Rajnikanth. However if I act with eminent personalities like Rajnikanth and Sathyaraj, I would be lost in their screen presence. I wondered at Sathyaraj's acting performance in 'Periyar'. I was thrilled when I came to know that  it was nominated for the National award."

 

Vijay said that he would love to do an off-beat movie once in a couple of years. Directors Mani Ratnam , Bharathiraja, Parthiban, Seeman, Vasanth, producer Kalaipuli S Thanu, actors Sathyaraj, Prabhudeva, Archana, lyricist Vairamuthu, music director Bharadwaj also spoke on the occasion.

 

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Did Shankar failed to give quality movie for Rajini?

I want to tell u all that Our Expectations are too high.....None of
the Directors will satisfy us.... We by default expect Rajini as
Rajini and not as an actor...Even people also.

when Chandramuki is released, So many people said "The Movie is good
but its not like Rajini Film"...Likewise when Baba is experimented by
Rajini & Suresh Krishna People did not entertain much...

I recall one incident (Around the release of Uzaipali), When the
producers association imposed a big cut in the hike of heroes
salariies to the then top seven heroes (Rajini, Kamal,
Vijayakanth,Prabu,Satyaraj,Karthik & Sarathkumar)Rajini was the first
& only person to boldly question them. His famous dialogue
of "Naangallam Race Gudhirai (Race Horse) mathirai.. Odura gudirai
mela thana neenga panam kattreenga, gudirai odathunna kattvueengala?
en rate ithu, venumna edunga, illanna vittutunga. Neenga en sambalatha
athikarama kuraikka mudiyathu..."and his subsequent walk out from the
meeting was discussed in various circles. Even they have stopped
supporting Uzhaipali.. After that the matter was sorted out and they
have realised that Rajini has every right to decide on budget and his
salary. Even Sindhamani Murugesan in his recent interview tried to
clearly escape from that incident told that he was a scapgoat of some
other producers at that time.

i dont want to comment on other six actors capabilities in Box Office,
But regarding Rajini's films, the expectations are too high... If
Shankar has decided to shoot the movie in his own style and if the
film flopped, then can u imagine the volume of loss? Will AVM return
money as SS? Who will be responsible for the huge expenses for the
production? Everybody is having their unique style of film making..
Shankar focuses mainly on his Songs, Sets and Graphics from his very
first film.. It is his style... He has succeeded in that to 200%
level. He has voluntarially compromised his other segment of
creativity only to satisfy people like us and profit to all. Atlast he
has survived from our scoldings you know. If Shankar wanted to show
his supremacy over SS and gave SS some other experimental shape, the
risk is more to everybody from top most AVM to lower bottom of theatre
parking people.

It is an industry where Rajini film is the one and only festival with
maximum guarantee... Rajini is a single man industry who is worth a
quarterly budget of leading IT Company. Whoever in the process
calculates the risks and profits and it is like walking in a rope.
Hence SS & Shankar's thoughts are overdone by others expectations..

The Car fight Sequence, Shreya's look, Thee Thee Song and Graphics
everything is justified considering the Global marketing of the film..
When u expect to release the film for different regions all around the
world you have to do like this... you can not only rely on tamil
market. So Shankar did his best with Superstar which i was able to
realise only after a few days of release.

Thalaivar always wont experiment with others money....

Whenever he wants to do experiments, he will do with his own fund.

He produced Maaveran which touched Freedom Struggle & British
He Produced Valli for Film Institute New faces & Heroine Oriented
He produced Baba for his spiritual thoughts...

All the above are from his own fund and they did not give him best
returns... Even it doesnt matter to him.

So we salute his policy of doubling others money whoever involved in
his film..

When even he himself and shankar are ready to sacrifice their own
thirst for variety only to make others happy why should not we?

ELLORUM INBUTRU IRUPPATHANDRI VERONDRUM ARIYEN PARABARAME....

Regards,

Rams

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Sivaji's Bangalore Marathon Continues

Thalaivar's "Sivaji - The BOSS" is continuing its uniteruppted
marathon run in Bangalore's PVR Cinemas. Much hyped Diwali 2007
releases of OSO, Saawaria, ATM & Vel which were released in Bangalore
on 8th & 9th Nov.'07 could not stop the juggernaut of The BOSS in
PVR. This week BOSS is shown in PVR Classic at 4 PM show.

When it comes to BOSS, nothing is impossible. How True this statement
when you consider Bangalore is not in TN & no other non-Kannada movie
has run so well & so long in PVR Multiplex (at least as far as I know).

Let The BOSS' stupendous run continue for ever.

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Compliment for Sivaji Box office and Bangalore Updates!

Dear SundarJi,

 

A nice write-up - not only about The Boss' stupendous run & collection in INOX, Chennai, but also about INOX Multiplex itself.  Before I forget, lemme ask you - when did you join INOX Multiplex as their PRO?  (Just kidding).  If INOX sees your write-up, they will display it in their multiplex itself.

 

I had been to City Centre during last New Year's eve when I was in Chennai but at that time INOX was just about getting ready & hence couldn't get to enjoy the ambience.

 

However, since we are on the topic of INOX, I would like to share with you all my experience of seeing The Boss in INOX, Bangalore.  Our group memebr in Bangalore, Shriram, has taken pains to do a group booking for all local Rajinifans members & their families & friends for an entire show on Day 2 (June 16th) morning show.  INOX refused to give bulk booking on Day 1 because of the hu.....ge crowds gathered for advance booking.  Even for Day 2, this is an achievement because INOX normally does not encourage individuals to do group booking but only corporates are eligible for that.  But, using his connections (Shriram works for BIAL, the new Intl Airport coming up in Bangalore), Shriram managed the impossible and got the entire 220 tickets by paying cash upfront from his kitty.  The official rate itself was Rs. 300 per ticket.  Shriram did an excellant job of organising & was in regular touch with all friends thru phone & SMS & did a neat job of distributing the tickets for each group together so that all of us can enjoy watching The BOSS' Day Out with our near & dear ones.  My family & freinds alone were 22 people and we occupied an entire row.  We had an enjoyable time & I was sharing my first day experience in each scene with my daughter who was sitting next to me.  That was the first time I was watching a movie in an INOX screen & it was fantastic.

 

However, since I have already seen & experienced PVR Cinemas, which is a bigger multiplex with higher capacity screens (PVR has got 11 screens in Forum Mall, Bangalore as against INOX's 4 screens in Garuda Mall), I felt my PVR experience was better (I saw The BOSS, 3rd & 4th time in PVR).  PVR reserved 2 shows in their first day to WHOs WHO of Kannada Filmdom (incl. then CM HDK's family).

 

I heard PVR is opening up a 7 screen multiplex in Chennai's Arumbakkam area (I think it is coming up in Ampa Mall at the corner of Nelson Manickam Road & Poonamalli High Road - erstwhile Arun Hotel land).  Itwas supposed to have opened up in July'07 itself but may ultimately be inagurated for Pongal '08. Boss' next movie will definitely get released there & will go on to create yet another record.

 

Regarding BOSS' Marathon Run in PVR, Bangalore - SuperStar's Sivaji The Boss is now running continuously for the 21st week in PVR.  After the 15th week, they have started screening The Boss for only 1 show a day & it continues till now (147 days by coming Thursday).  They keep shuttling The Boss between different screens i.e. this week in Cinema Europa (Tkt rate Rs. 250/-); last week it was screened in Gold Class (Tkt Rate Rs. 500/-).  Moreover, they keep shuffling the show time also.  This week, it is running in morning show (10:15 am).  Last week in Gold Class it was running in Night Show (10:10 PM).  Please note that even after 21 weeks, Sivaji alone is able to make business sense for PVR multiplex to run at the toughest show timings - night show & morning shows.  Youngsters & college students will form the bulk of the audience in these two shows.

 

Superstar's Sivaji is not only creating quantitative records (like number of days/weeks run, crores of money collected in distribution sales & box office sales) but also QUALITATIVE RECORDS (like the ones I have mentioned above).  If we go deep & analyse, we will be able to appreciate BOSS' qualitiative power.

 

I will keep you all posted if Boss stilll manages to stave off the threat of Diwali releases in PVR even after 150 days plus run, as I am waiting with bated breath for the coming Friday when OSO, Saawaria, ATM, Vel, etc are also expected to release in PVR.  Knowing BOSS' popularity, nothing is impossible.

 

With Luv,

 

Arun

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Rajini to Remake Hindi Film?

சென்னை, நவ. 5: இந்தியில் வெளியாக உள்ள Ôஹல்லா போல்Õ படத்தின் தமிழ் ரீமேக்கில் ரஜினி நடிப்பார் என்று கூறப்படுகிறது.

'சிவாஜி' படத்துக்குப் பிறகு ரஜினி நடிக்கும் படம் பற்றி பல்வேறு செய்திகள் வருகின்றன. ஆனால் அவர், அடுத்தப்படம் பற்றி இதுவரை எதுவும் சொல்லவில்லை. இந்நிலையில் பிரபல இந்தி நடிகர் அஜய் தேவ்கன் நடித்துள்ள Ôஹல்லா போல்Õ படத்தின் தமிழ் ரீமேக்கில் அவர் நடிப்பார் என்கிறது மும்பை பட வட்டாரம். வடமாநிலத்தில் ஜெசிகா லால் என்ற பெண்ணின் கொலை சம்பவத்தை மையமாக வைத்து இந்தப் படம் தயாராகி உள்ளது. இதில் நடிகராகவே அஜய் தேவ்கன் நடித்திருக்கிறார். ராஜ்குமார் சந்தோஷி இயக்கி இருக்கிறார். வித்யாபாலன் கதாநாயகி. இப்படம் விரைவில் திரைக்கு வரவுள்ளது. இதன் கதையை கேட்ட சாய்மீரா நிறுவனம், தமிழில் தயாரிக்க முடிவு செய்துள்ளது. இப்படத்தில் ரஜினிகாந்த் நடித்தால் பொருத்தமாக இருக்கும் என்று எண்ணி, அவரிடம் கால்ஷீட் கேட்டிருக்கின்றனர்.

இதுகுறித்து இயக்குனர் ராஜ்குமார் சந்தோஷியிடம் கேட்டபோது, Ôநானும் ரஜினியும் நண்பர்கள். அவர் இன்னும் படத்தை பார்க்கவில்லை. தமிழில் இப்படம் ரீமேக் செய்யப்படுமா என்பதுபற்றி தெரியாதுÕ என்றார். படத்தின் நிதி ஆலோசகர் சஞ்சய் பண்டாரி கூறும்போது, Ôசாய்மீரா நிறுவனம் இப்படத்தின் வியாபார பங்குதாரர்கள் ஆவர். அவர்களுக்கு கதை பிடித்திருக்கிறது. தமிழில் ரீமேக் செய்ய விரும்புகின்றனர். ரஜினியிடம் கால்ஷீட் பெறுவதுபற்றி பேச்சுவார்த்தை நடத்தி வருகின்றனர்Õ என்றார்.

Rajini meets Raja- What’s brewing?

Not many know that the musical genius Ilayaraja and Superstar Rajini are close friends so much that they meet as often as twice a month and have long discussions on varied topics. This has been going on for years which might come as a surprise to all of Raja’s fans as the general belief is that Kamal is the one who is closer to Ilayaraja

and that Rajini’s association with Rahman had created a rift between the two. Misconceptions of this sort arising out of conjectures are not uncommon in the film industry. The element that is responsible for creating a flutter is the recent meeting between the two giant stalwarts of the industry which was an exceptionally long one and the circumstance in which it was held. Ilayaraja had intended to produce a film a year ago but it was held up owing to unknown reasons. Now that Rajini is contemplating his next project, industry sources are speculating a partnership of the two (after a long time) not as composer and actor but as producer and actor.

http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news/nov-07-01/03-11-07-rajini.html

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Superstar and Illayaraja meet - Tamil Murasu News

படத்துக்கு இசையமைத்தாலும் சரி, அமைக்காவிட்டாலும் சரி, மாதத்தில் ஓரிருமுறை நேரில் சந்திப்பது இளையராஜா, ரஜினியின் வழக்கம். சில நாட்களுக்கு முன் திடீரென்று பிரசாத் ஸ்டுடியோவுக்கு வந்த ரஜினி, இளையராஜாவின் ரெக்கார்டிங் தியேட்டருக்குச் சென்றார். அங்கு ஒரு மணி நேரம் பேசிக் கொண்டிருந்தனர். கடந்த ஆண்டு இளையராஜா சொந்தப் படம் தயாரிக்க திட்டமிட்டு, அதற்கான பணியை ஆரம்பித்தார். ஆனால், சில காரணங்களால் அப்பணி முழுமை அடையவில்லை. இப்போது ரஜினி சந்தித்துப் பேசியுள்ளதால், புதிய தகவல் கிடைக்கும் என்று கோலிவுட்டில் கிசுகிசுகின்றனர்.

Rajini has completed the dubbing for Sivaji Hindi version

We heard from reliable sources that Superstar Rajni has finished his part of Dubbing in Hindi version of Sivaji.

There is more news on Sivaji,Hindi version.

The extract of Shriya Interview in Sify
http://sify.com/movies/tamil/interview.php?id=14553749&cid=2408

"Are you dubbing in your own voice for the Hindi Sivaji?

I have finished dubbing for the Hindi Sivaji. Give me some time, I
will dub in my own voice for a Tamil film."

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Vaaji Vaaji Song Remix for MGR Film

http://www.dinamani.com/Vplayer.asp?ID=DN420071030064606&Title=Videos&lTitle=%AE%A5%FAV%F4&Topic=0

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ஆன்மிகத்தில் மூழ்கியுள்ள ரஜினி, அடுத்த படத்தை உடனே தொடங்கக்கூடாது என்பதில் உறுதியாக இருப்பதாக அவரது நண்பர் வட்டாரம் தெரிவிக்கிறது. அதே நேரம் ரஜினியின் கால்ஷீட் யாருக்கு என்பதில்தான் பெரும் குழப்பம் நீடிக்கிறது. கவிதாலயாவுக்குப் படம் நடித்துக் கொடுங்கள் என்று அவரது குரு கே.பாலசந்தர் கேட்டுள்ளார். தவிர, ரஜினியின் நண்பர் பஞ்சு அருணாசலமும் தனது பி.ஏ ஆர்ட் புரொடக்ஷன்சுக்கு கால்ஷீட் கேட்டுள்ளார். ஏனெனில், அவரது நிறுவனத்துக்கு இது 30-ம் ஆண்டு நிறைவு. அதை பிரமாண்டமாக வெளிப்படுத்த ரஜினி படத்தைத் தயாரித்தால் மட்டுமே முடியும். ஆக, இவ்விரு நிறுவனங்களுக்கு ரஜினி படம் செய்வது உறுதி என்று ஆருடம் சொல்கின்றனர். ஆனால், பொங்கல் பண்டிகைக்குப் பின் ரஜினியின் புதுப்பட அறிவிப்பு வரும் என்று நம்பகமான தகவல் கிடைத்துள்ளது. தற்போது இந்தி 'கஜினி'யை இயக்கி வரும் ஏ.ஆர்.முருகதாஸ், ஏப்ரல் வரை அந்த ஷ¨ட்டிங்கில் இருப்பதால், அவரது பெயரையும் மனதில் இருத்தி அசைபோட்டு வருகிறாராம் ரஜினி.

சிவாஜி கதைக்கு உரிமை கோரி வழக்கு

சென்னை சேத்துப்பட்டை சேர்ந்தவர் இளங்கோவன். இவர் சிவாஜி படத்தின் கதை தனக்கு சொந்தமானது என்று உரிமை கோரி, சென்னை சிட்டி சிவில் கோர்ட்டில் வழக்கு தொடர்ந்தார்.

வழக்கை விசாரித்த நீதிபதி இசாக் முகமது அலி, `சிவாஜி' படத்தில் கதாநாயகனாக நடித்த ரஜினிகாந்த், டைரக்டர் ஷங்கர், பட தயாரிப்பு நிறுவனம் ஏ.வி.எம். ஆகியவற்றுக்கு விளக்கம் கேட்டு நோட்டீசு அனுப்ப உத்தரவிட்டார். பதில் அளிப்பதற்கான கால அவகாசம் இரண்டு முறை நீடிக்கப்பட்டது.

ரஜினிக்கு கெடு

இந்த நிலையில் வழக்கு மீண்டும் இன்று விசாரணைக்கு வந்தது. நீதிபதி ஷத்திகுமார் வழக்கை விசாரித்தார்.

இருதரப்பு வாதங்களையும் கேட்ட நீதிபதி `ரஜினி, ஷங் கர், ஏ.வி.எம். நிறுவனம் வருகிற டிசம்பர் 3-ந் தேதிக்குள் பதில் மனு தாக்கல் செய்ய வேண்டும் என்று உத்தரவிட்டார். ஏற் கனவே 2 முறை விளக்கம் அளிக்க கால அவகாசம் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளது. இனி கால அவகாசத்தை நீட்டிக்க முடியாது என்று நீதிபதி உத்தரவில் கூறப்பட்டுள்ளது.