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Rajini appeals for ban on Vishwaroopam lifted

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Superstar Rajinikanth wants the ban on the release of Vishwaroopam to be lifted immediately. The Superstar who met some of news persons on Friday said that he has been Mr Kamal Hassan's friend for over 40 years and had never seen Kamal hurting the feelings of anyone. In order to clear the wrong notion that the Vishwaroopam was filmed in which the Muslims and Islam was portrayed in poor light, Kamal had exhibited the film to many belonged to the religion. More over, Kamal had invested around Rs.100 crores and added that how much of trouble he underwent to produce the film, Rajinikanth said. So Rajini has appealed to lift the ban immediately and allow the film to be released. According to a TV Channel report, a person who watched the film in a theater in Hyderabad said that Vishwaroopam was no in way portrayed the Muslims in poor light. The same reason was given by girl who watched the movie in Bangalore on Friday. So it is hoped, that the ban on the movie will be lifted ...

Vishwaroopam release banned for another 15 days

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Following protests from a section of Muslim outfits, the TN Government in a special meeting convened at the Secretariat on Wednesday has ordered to ban the release of the mega-star film Vishwaroopam for two weeks. The government on Wednesday instructed all the district collectors to prevent the screening of the film for two weeks by invoking prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Cr PC, citing a possible Law and Order situation in the run-up to Milad-ul- Nabi. It is understood that the ban order to this effect was faxed to all the District Collectors of the TN state. While Kamal Hassan is in the USA for the film's release in theaters, the ban could prove a major set back for the producer, Kamal Hassan. The film was produced in tri-lingual. It is understood, the TN Chief Minister Jayalalithaa reviewed the situation of Law and Order in the TN state and discussed about it with the high-level-officials at the Secretariat, soon after she returned from Kodanad. The decis...

Producers should help out small producers- Parthiban

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Film producers should help for the promotion of small-budgeted film, appealed film producer, director and actor Parthiban at the Naduvala Konjam Pakkatha Kanom film's 50th day celebration that took place in Chennai in Rani Seethai Hall, very recently. Pointing out the last year's Tamil films, that most of the films that were produced in small-budget became super-hits and welcomed the growth of the small-budgeted films in the state had been prospering now. There was a time, that the films produced in those days were released with small-budget and nowadays, this had become big, because of huge expenditure, that the producers in course of time meted out. Parthiban said that small-budgeted films were given publicities in a big way was another added reason for theose films becoming success. Parthiban appealed that the film producers could take note of it and help out the small-budget films. At the function Vijay Sethupathy, Gayathri, director K.V.Anand participated. Attaka...

Shwetha Menon with her female baby

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No actress has so far brought their babies in shooting spots and acting before cameras. But actress Shwetha Menon is different. She brings her daughter always with her in shooting spots and takes the baby into her arms whenever she finds time. For her motherhood is something unique and holy. The actress who was recently seen at the shooting of spot of Kalimannu, says that she had named her baby Sabarina, means beautiful girl. The actress says, her husband had chosen the name for the baby and she tells she enjoys everyday with the girl-baby. .

KAMAL ON THE VERTEX OF INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY

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Finally, the Raj Kamal film has announced to premiere its 95-crore mega-budget film Vishwaroopam through Direct-to-home (DTH) platforms on February 2. The film will be released in cinema-halls on January 25th. It is understood that Kamal is interested to reduce the price of the film for a show from Rs.1000 on DTH platforms and is expected that the film would be premiered on February 2 thrice instead of one single show as was planned earlier, since the decision of exhibiting the show through DTH a day before its release was changed. The decision to premiere the show through the DTH  after the film's release in cine theaters was arrived at following discussions and hour-long talks with some cine theater owners, it is learnt. The film in Hindi and Telugu versions will be released in February 1 and it would be come to DTH platforms for subscribers who make payments on February 2. There are around 7.5 million DTH subscribers throughout India,and how many of them will be willi...

Vishwaroopam release may take a little postponement

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Screening of a single-show of Vishwaroopam on DTH platforms 'shall' take place, instead of a day before its release in cinema theaters as was planned. Originally, the film was scheduled  for its release on January 11th, and the single-show of the film on DTH was fixed on January 10th. But this has changed now. According to Mr Kamal Hassan, the decision of screening the film DTH and the release of the film would take place simultaneously, after consulting with some theater owners in Northern parts of the country to find out their good dates for its release. This he wanted to find out from some Andhra Pradesh theater owners too. Till then the release date of the film will remain suspense. " I am the product owner, and I have every right to sell my product in the market and not out of any fear due to the threat calls or protests from a section of people that I received, I have been postponing the release date " said Kamal. " I don't want to go in detail...

KAMAL FILES COMPLAINT WITH POLICE

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By N.Thyagarajan Kamal Hassan who is on the verge of screening his latest film through DTH Platforms, a day before its release in cinema halls on Jan.11, on Sunday met the Additional Director General of Police T.K.Rajendran that he had been receiving death threats phone calls from anonymous persons asking him to stop the idea of DTH screening of the 95-crore budgeted film Vishwaroopam. According to the latest information, the film would be screened for one time on January 10 through the DTH platforms. The actor, who lodged a complaint with Additional DGP, the callers who threatened him, saying the movie would be pirated and power supply to the cinema screening it would be suspended. The actor while speaking to some newsmen reiterated that that despite the stiff opposition the film would be telecast in DTH format. He further added that the threat callers told him saying that the movie will be pirated and power supply to the theaters screening the movie will be suspended. ...