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12 Friday 24th February, 2012 Romantic Musical Love Story Valentine Special Releases Worldwide on Feb. 17th Sri Lanka Majestic Cineplex (a perfect romance …. more or less) ing as Ekk Deewana Tha are han- well, while the film also fea- dled by M. S. tures Gautham Menon’s kk Deewana Tha (Hindi: English: There was a Prabhu and Anthony Gonsalves, respec- Passionate Lover) is an upcoming Hindi lan- tively.Singer Chinmayi has provided the talking regular technical team, consisting of Eguage romantic drama film, written and direct- voice of the female lead, reprising her role from the art director Rajeevan and editor Anthony ed by Gautham Menon, featuring Prateik Babbar and original Tamil version and the Telugu remake where Gonsalves. Amy Jackson in their Bollywood debut, and in lead she dubbed for actresses Trisha Krishnan and Fox Star Studios, Photon Kathaas and R.S. Pratiet & Amy Jackson play star cross lovers roles. This film is a remake of Gautham Menon’s Samantha Ruth Prabhu respectively. in the forthcoming release ‘Ek Deewana Tha’. It’s own Tamil film, Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, which While on production stage, the film was titled Infotainment is currently in post-production stage and will release on 17th February 2012. South Indian original, Vinnaithaanoti, Varuvaayaa also got remade into Telugu as Ye Maaya Chesave in Prem Katha, but was renamed as Ekk Deewana Tha, made a sensation and going by the rushes, the Hindi 2010, featuring soundtrack and film score composed as the director wanted some abstract title for the version looks all set to redefine how love stories will by A. R. Rahman, while the cinematography and edit- movie, similar to the original. The film, produced by Gautham Menon started working on Ekk Deewana Tha, the Hindi remake of his Tamil film be told in future. Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, in 2011, with Prateik Hindi Telegu Tamil Remix Music A. R. Rahman Noted poet, story and screenplay specialist, Javed Cast Akhtar recently was in Chennai, supervising the script and writing the lyrics for the film. A source Prateik Babbar as Sachin, Amy Jackson as close to the development said, “Javed saab and Jessie Thekkekutu, Manu Rishi, Sachin Gautham hit it off well. The lyricist’s inputs will be Khedekar, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Ashwin taken into consideration as Gautham is particular Kakumanu, Babu Antony, Ramesh Sippy that his film should not come across as a routine Production South Indian remake.” Development Amy Jackson, playing a Syrian Malabar Nasrani Christian in the film, said that, “I’m very kicked Babbar and Amy Jackson in the lead roles. about working with Gautham Menon. I’ve seen VTV Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (Tamil) and Ye Maaya [Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa] at least 15 times. Ekk Chesave (Telugu), considered by many as path-break- Deewana Tha is a perfect launch pad for me in ing, gave an all-new image for the lead pair of Bollywood. He is a perfectionist and I know he will Silambarasan (Simbu) and Trisha Krishnan, & Naga shape my character according to the needs and tastes Chaitanya and Samantha. Though, the Hindi remake of the Bollywood audience. I’ve begun the first sched- initially had Trisha Krishnan reprising her role, the ule of the film and I’m planning to hire a Hindi tutor actress was unceremoniously dropped from the proj- to help me sail through it.” ect after a photo shoot and replaced by Amy Jackson, Filming who shot to fame with the Tamil film The shooting of the film was to start in late-2010 Madrasapattinam. but Prateik Babbar was busy with the promotions of Gautham Menon was trying out a ‘look shoot’ at Dhobi Ghat. Finally,the shooting of the film com- the same locations where he shot Vinnaithaandi menced in April 2011, with the entire cast and crew of Varuvaayaa, including a popular seaside restaurant the film in Mumbai. The shooting of the film has on ECR, Chennai. A source close to the director said, been progressing in various localities in Mumbai and “This shoot was just to get the ‘feel’ of the film. The the Ekk Deewana Tha team went down to Kerala and actual shoot will take place in Mumbai from next began the second schedule there in May 2011. Once month.” According to the sources, A. R. Rahman’s the shooting of the film in Kerala was over, they went original tunes will be retained for Ekk Deewana Tha to Chennai in June 2011 to shoot few important scenes in Amethyst, Chennai, while, some of the songs are also scheduled to be shot in AVM Studios, Chennai. In July 2011, after the shooting of the film in Chennai was completed, the next schedule of the film was started at The Taj Mahal, Agra, while the shooting of the film was also held in Delhi. Congratulations Coupon No. 14 (Daily Island) The correct answer is ’Sanjay Duth’ 1. S. Marimutthu Angoda 2. Gangani Jayalath Wadduwa 3. H. Samaraweera Panadura 4. N. Z. Hamidon Nugegoda 5. Isuru Perera Homagama 6. M. L. Julius Colombo 8 7. Ms. L. Perera Piliyandala 8. Chamila RajapaksaMaharagama 9. Kusuma de Silva Payagala 10. Ruchika Kodituwakku Arangala Your complimentary tickets (2) will be delivered by EAP Film & Theatres (Pvt) Ltd. shortly..