‘Mappillai’ from April

Cinemimi[Tuesday January 25,2011]
Sun Pictures and Dhanush, whose ‘Aadukalam’ is doing well in the Pongal race, will have their next release together in April. It is ‘Mappillai’, a remake of a yesteryear Rajinikanth blockbuster of the same title.

“Gear up for ‘Mappillai’ next. Completely opposite genre to my recent release (‘Aadukalam’). It is an April release,” the Mappillai of the Superstar says with optimism.

Directed by Suraj, the film has Hansika Motwani as heroine and Manisha Koirala as the all-powerful mother-in-law. “Though the original script is racy, necessary changes have been made for the present day audience,” says the director.

Dhanush is currently busy with ‘Venghai’, his first outing with ‘commercial specialist’ Hari. For the film, he has made some changes to the chain of the rudraksh he wears. “I have changed the chain into a long one for ‘Venghai’. I will never take it off,” the actor says.

Competition between Vijay and Dhanush

Cinemimi[Friday January 21,2011]
Both Kaavalan and Aadukalam have been received well in the US. Interestingly, both these films belong to a different genre and audiences are having great time because they can choose their pick and enjoy the films.

There is also a talk that Vijay’s Kaavalan is slightly ahead of Dhanush’s Aadukalam in the US and the main reason attributed for this is Vijay’s presence and the number of prints with which the film was released.

The star power of both these films is making it a hot rage among the audiences, no doubt.

Dhanush is 'Karuppu'

Cinemimi [Friday, December 31, 2010]
The name of the character Dhanush plays in his Pongal release 'Aadukalam' is Karuppu, say reliable sources in the unit. "It is a lively and rare role for any actor and Dhanush has performed it with elan," they say.

"He initially found it tough to master the Madurai slang for Aadukalam. However, he practiced hard and finally came out with a very good performance," maintain sources.

Elaborating more on Karuppu, they say, "He is one person who is so outspoken. This trait of him makes him land in troubles. How he overcomes everything is the crux of the story."

Songs from 'Aadukalam', set to tune by G V Prakash Kumar, have already become hits. Directed by Vettrimaran of 'Polladhavan' fame, the film distributed by Sun Pictures is expected to be a sure shot this harvest festival.

Dhanush's opinion about Hari

Cinemimi[Friday December 24,2010]
Vengai team is camping in Karaikudi and will be stationed there for the next month or so. Director Hari setting up the story in a village backdrop was the initial news about this film, but we now hear that there is a surprise that fans could not decipher until the film is released.

Generally, Hari’s films revolve around a large family set in a village scenario but this time he has deviated.

Vengai has Dhanush and Tamannah playing lead roles. Speaking about the film, Dhanush has said that Hari is a strict director on the sets and would not hesitate to extract work from the artistes until he got the desired results