TUESDAY 8 19 MARCH 2019 newstodaynet.com newstodaydaily ntchennai CHENNAI ‘QUALITY MATTERS Arun Vijay completes shooting for Saaho Actor Arun Vijay has completed the shooting for the mega venture Saaho starring Prabhas in the lead. He tweeted, Its a wrap for me!! THE MOST’ #Saaho. Happy to have been a part of this incredibly hard work- ing team. Thanks to #Prabhas @ u sujeethsign @UV_Creations & the Rai Laxmi speaks rest of da cast n crew for makin this about Neeya 2 & more journey a memorable one! Wait for an exhilarating experience in thea- tres from Aug 15! C u all..’ | M BHARAT KUMAR | Saaho, directed by Sujeeth stars GOLLAPUDI AWARD Prabhas and Shraddha Kapoor in ‘I want to be part of good stories. I don’t mind waiting till I get lead roles. It also has Arun Vijay, the right project’, says actress Rai Laxmi. Jackie Shroff, Neil Nitin Mukesh, She awaits the release of her next Neeya 2 in which she is “ paired opposite Jai. Directed by Suresh, the movie also features Evelyn Sharma and others play- FOR 96 FILMMAKER Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Catherine Tresa in key roles. A ing pivotal roles. The movie is I aappearppear iinn sequel to yesteryear hit Neeya, it is about a snake that wants | NT Bureau | simultaneously made in four lan- guages - Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and to take revenge. he Gollapudi Srinivas national Malayalam.ttwowo ddifferentifferent Speaking to News Today, she says, ‘I appear in two different Taward for the best debut fi lm Saaho has music by Shankar- get-ups in the movie. There are a lot of suspense elements in goes to C Prem Kumar for the Ehsaan-Loy and cinematography the fi lm’. fi lm 96. The fi lm was selected by gget-upsR Madhie,et-up whiles iin Sreekarn Prasad from among 10 nominations in has handled the cuts. EXCERPTS FROM HER INTERVIEW: various languages from all over NTNNeeya Bureaueeya 22.. the country. Tell us about Neeya 2? The award comprises a cash Though it is a multi-starrer, there is enough scope for every prize of Rs 1.50 lakh and a TTherehere aarere artiste. It is a movie that revolves around a snake that wants memento to be presented at a to take revenge on few. Shooting for the movie was real fun. ceremony to be held on 12 August. a llotot ooff There are several interesting moments in the fi lms for audience The movie 96 is about school to enjoy. mates who meet at a reunion that uuu rekindles memories. ssuspenseuspense Did you act with real snakes? Prem Kumar made his directorial No. We created them through computer graphics. I was scared debut last year with 96, which he also eelementslements when I saw a real snake. I have already seen the original wrote and in which Vijay Sethupathi (Neeya) and hence I know what the movie would want from me. and Trisha starred in lead roles. uuu The Gollapudi award was who passed away in an accident iinn iit’t’ Why there is a big gap in Tamil industry? established in 1998 in hour of during the shoot of his maiden It was not intentional. I am not keen on quantity. Quality young director Gollapudi Srinivas venture in 1992. matters the most. I don’t mind to wait till get the right project. When they approached me with the script of Neeya 2, I readily agreed. Dhansika-starrer uuu MERA NAAM What is secret of your fi tness? Uchchakattam will I am a fi tness freak. I worked out and reduced 15 kilos. I always believe that there is a healthy mind in healthy body. release 22 March uuu With elections around, were you approached by any KEERTHY SURESH | NT Bureau | political party to campaign for them? Uchchakattam, the Tamil dub of Telugu/ Kan- Of course, I was approached by many. But I politely refused u Tamil actress makes her Bollywood nada bilingual Udgarsha starring Sai Dhansika all the offers. My passion is to act in good movies. who acted in Kabali as Rajinikanth’s daughter uuu debut opposite Ajay Devgn will be releasing worldwide 22 March. Who do you think is the best actress today? R Devaraj on the behalf of D’creations has We have wonderful talents today. The likes of Tapsee and | NT Bureau | produced this movie. Popular Kannada director Nayanthara do their work well. uuu ctress Keerthy Suresh will be making her Hindi Sunil Kumar Desai, known for his impeccable fi lm debut opposite Ajay Devgn in a sports fi lm. skills to weave mystery stories has sprinkled How do you see #MeToo movement? A Uchchakattam with suspense, twists and turns, It is a good beginning. Many women come out and speak boldly The fi lm directed by Amit Sharma, has Ajay es- saying the role of Syed Abdul Rahim, an Indian football and remarkable action sequences, say sources today. However I am sad that a few are misusing the same. player who later became the coach and manager of the close to the fi lm. The fi lm’s trailer released re- Indian national team in the ‘50s. Rahim is regarded as the cently and has received huge response. architect of modern Indian football. The fi lm is rerportedly This movie has been spun around the not a bilingual, but a Hindi feature fi lm. scheme of events happening in 48 hours in- Speaking about the project, Keerthy said, ‘I’m elated side a resort during New Year’s Eve. Thakur and honoured to be a part of such a great story. This Anoop Singh plays the male lead and Tadam fi lm is a forgotten chapter in Indian history and I am fame Tanya Hope along with Sai Dhanshika play the female leads. Vedalam fame Kabir POPULAR CHENNAI glad that the makers have chosen to tell this story. This is a fi lm that will make each and every Indian proud.’ Duhan Singh plays the antagonist. Aduka- ‘I believe this is a story that doesn’t belong to any lam Kishore, Bahubali Prabhakar, Shravan specifi c region or a section of audience. It is a great Raghavendra, Vamshi Krishna, Shraddha Indian story that the world should know. With all my Dass are also in the cast. MODEL PRADAINI past fi lms, I have consciously chosen to do roles that challenge me and add to the narrative of the fi lm. When the makers came to me with this role, I was quite intrigued by it and felt that I would be able to pull it off,’ she added. ENTERS FILMS On acting with a Hindi fi lm superstar, Ajay Devgn, Keerthy Suresh noted, ‘He is one of the most talented superstars that we have in our country. I have seen | NT Bureau | a lot of his fi lms and it is an honour for me to share screen space with an actor of his calibre.’ here are very few people in the Rahim’s biopic will go on the fl oors in June. The fi lm TSouth Indian fashion circle is produced by Sridevi’s husband, Boney Kapoor along who wouldn’t know Pradaini with Akash Chawla and Arunava Joy Sengupta. Boney Surva. The popular model who said Keerthy’s presence would give the fi lm an en- goes by the nickname Dawdles hanced reach in the southern belt. has already a sizeable 224k Insta followers! Now she is making her Kollywood debut in Bodhai Yeri MYLAI IN FESTIVE MOOD Budhi Maari. Directed by debutant K R Chan- dru, Bodhai Yeri Budhi Maari promises to be an edge-of-seat thriller with a unique story and strong characters. Pradaini says this is precisely the reason why she chose to test waters in acting. She explains, ‘Personally, I have always looked upon certain female characters in the movies, which either inspire or enthrall the audiences. I believe that the actresses shouldn’t be depicted merely as Barbie dolls or glamor- ized emblems. When Chandru narrated me the story and my Filmmaker KR Chandru is really character, of Brindha, I instantly talented and is someone that fi lm fell in love with her.’ industry will defi nitely praise him Pradaini understands that every for his creative craftsmanship,’ model isn’t an inborn actress, but she adds. few are really endowed with a Bodhai Yeri Budhi Maari is vivifi ed gift of becoming a per- bankrolled by Sreenidhi Sagar former. She beleived her role in of Rise East Entertainments Pvt Chandru’s fi lm will give her the Ltd with KP composing music and scope to perform. Balasubramaniam handling cin- The idols of 63 Saivite saints known as Nayanmars were taken out on a procession around the Kapaleeswarar Temple yesterday during ‘It wasn’t just about my role, ematography. Gopi Anand (Art) the annual Arubathumoovar festival as a part of Panguni utsavam. The Nayanmars who worshipped Siva, along with their contemporaries but each and every character in and Sabu Joseph (Editor) are the - the Alwars who were devoted to Vishnu, infl uenced the Bhakti movement in Tamilnadu. Photo: A R JAYAKUMAR the movie had so much of values. others in the technical team. Published by T.R. Jawahar on behalf of News Today Media Private Limited from 85, Mount Road (G.S.T. Road), Guindy, Chennai-600 032 and Printed by him at Frontline Printers Private Limited, M-7, Thiru-Vi-Ka Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai 600 032. Editor: T.R. Jawahar, Tel: (044) 2250 4000 E Mail: [email protected]. Website: www.newstodaynet.com..