Vijay makes Sneha and Piaa jump

Vijay watched his cousin Sneha Britto's remake of his father SA Chandrasekhar's film, Sattam Oru Iruttarai and gave his feedback. Word is that he loved the film and had good things to say about it. Sneha called up leading lady Piaa at once to tell her all the nice things Vijay had said about the film and the two started jumping in joy!
Piaa mentioned all this on her microblogging site and added that she had spoken to the producer as well, who told her that Sangeetha, Vijay's wife had also loved the film and made a special mention of Piaa. The entire SOI team is giddy with excitement and they are waiting for the film's big release on December 21st.

"Vasanth was supposed to direct Rajinikanth"

Director Suresh Krissna who worked with Superstar Rajinikanth on films like Baasha and Baba recently released a book called ‘My Days with Baasha’ which recalls his accounts with the Superstar.
During a recent interview, he narrated one such account relating to the filming of Annamalai. He said that Vasanth had been the original choice of Kavithalaya Productions but he had backed out due to personal reasons. The opportunity then came knocking at Suresh Krissna’s door through K. Balachander, who had requested him to take up the project.
He revealed that he had commenced the shooting within two days of receiving the call from K.B, and that the story itself hadn’t taken shape yet at the point. He also said that several scenes and dialogues, including the classic ‘kannakku’ scene were developed literally on the spot. Suresh Krissna admitted that it was sheer destiny and magic that he could work on a blockbuster film like Annamalai.

Top actor's son in Bala's next!

Writer Jeyamohan looks to be one of the most sought after writers in the industry after stamping his excellence in the recently released Neerparavai and his participation in the forthcoming Mani Ratnam release, Kadal.
The writer recently revealed that he will be assuming writing responsibilities for Bala's next film. He said that a top actor’s son is expected to play the lead in it, but refused to divulge any further information on that. His other upcoming projects include Vasantha Balan’s Kaaviya Thalaivan starring Siddarth, which will reportedly have music by A.R. Rahman.

Bharathiraja backs Kamal Haasan

A press meet was held recently by the Producers Association and the Tamil Theater Owners Association, to express their views on Kamal Haasan’s DTH release model. The producers lent their full support to Kamal, whereas the other party disagreed and expressed their fear of losing the audience.
Director Bharathiraja, who was also present at the meet, spoke for Kamal and said that this trend would only bring more people to theater. The veteran director also recollected how the theater owners were against telecasting songs in television. “But it in fact brought more people to theaters,” pointed out Bharathiraja. The satellite rights trend, which was earlier opposed, was also pointed out by the producers association.
Abirami Ramanathan and K.R were also present among other officials.

Vijay's fans recommend Venkat Prabhu

Vijay's fans have been harboring a wish to see their favorite star do a movie with the Mankatha director Venkat Prabhu ever since Venkat made it big with his Ajith movie. On a particular ‘Vijay Special’ episode of the game show that Venkat Prabhu is hosting for a private TV channel, the director was recommended by the participating Vijay fans directly to their star through the program.
We have to see if this direct recommendation by his fans results in Vijay acceding to their wish. Currently, both Venkat and Vijay are busy with their respective projects and fans have to wait for some more months to see if anything happens in this regard.

Ameer eyes Poland next, for Aadhi Bhagavan

Aadhi Bhagavan seems to be fast nearing its release date after nearly two years of production. Just one song remains to be shot. The melodious number ‘Oru Thuli Vishamai’ composed by Yuvan, is set to be shot in Poland by Ameer and crew from December 16^th. Ameer will visit Poland three days in advance to do some location scouting and make sure that all the arrangements are done for the shoot.
This song will have an important role in the movie’s screenplay, Ameer asserts. Jayam Ravi and Neetu Chandra can be expected to bring some good chemistry on-screen for this track.

Amy Jackson Romance With Illaya Thalapathy Vijay ?

It is now confirmed that Vijay will be directed by Gautham Menon in the year 2012 and he will use the Thuppariyum Anand script that he had approached Ajith with. This film will be shot mainly in foreign countries; therefore, Gautham will require a foreign actress to play the heroine.

With Amy Jackson playing Trisha’s role in the Hindi version of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya, Gautham, who is directing the movie, has decided to cast her opposite the Ilayathalapathy, sources report.