Never again after August 29 is a movie going to release bearing the name of Jeeva, the late cinematographer and director.

'Dhaam Dhoom' the last of the visual treats from the brilliant film maker will hit the big screens amid expectations and remorse of the loss of a person whose peak days of glory were yet to come.

The film starring Jayam Ravi, Kangana Ranaut and Lakshmi Rai is a tribute to the creativity of Jeeva who passed away last year while on the task of completing the shooting in Moscow.

The film with a running time of less than 2 hours and 30 minutes has been given a clean U certificate by the censor board.

Superstar Rajinikanth and the producers of 'Kuselan' have reportedly come forward to compensate the losses, paying heed to the demands of the Exhibitors who had acquired the release rights of the film.

Reports indicate they have come to a decision to compensate Rs. Seven Crores, which would be divided among the Exhibitors based on the amount they had paid to bag the theatrical rights of 'Kuselan'.

Meanwhile, in order to compensate the loss faced by the Master Distributor Pyramid Saimira, it is said that Rajini would act in a movie to be produced by them once Rajini completes 'Robot'.

However, this gesture has not been found reasonable by the Exhibitors' Association. The Association had a meeting after all these developments and came out with decisions regarding the unpleasant tussle. They want more money back as the Minimum Guarantee (MG) amount they had paid out was enormous.

The Secretary of the Exhibitors' Association Pannerselvam stated that if the loss is not compensated they would be forced to boycott the future films involving all those concerned.

Meanwhile, a few Exhibitors from Karnataka are presently in Chennai to meet the producers of 'Kuselan' and Rajinikanth to ask for compensation as the movie has reportedly not done well in that state as well.

Shah Rukh Khan got shocked when he heard that Superstar Rajnikant's Tamil film 'Kuselan' has been wrapped up and will be releasing in August.

Rajnikant's previous film 'Sivaji' although was a Tamil film managed to get unexpected attention of people from all over India.

So the producers of 'Kuselan' had planned to release the Hindi dubbed version at the same time when the movie hits the cinema halls in south.

'Kuselan' is the remake of the Malyalam hit film 'Katha Parayumbol' so is King Khan's forthcoming film 'Billoo Barber'.

Sharukh wanted to finish off the work of his film fast and get it released as a Diwali movie.

And he was also confident of getting his film first to the theaters.

Upon hearing that the Hindi version of 'Kuselan' will be reaching the theaters much before his film will get exposed, SRK panicked as if this happens the box office prospect of 'Billoo Barber' will get severely damaged due to having the same theme and story.

Adding more intensity to his tension was that in both the films, the lead actors appear in 20 different looks in a single song.

SRK had no other option than to make a call to the South Superstar and request him to change the north Indian release date of 'Kuselan'.

Rajnikant considered Sharukh's request and assured him that his film will get to the halls only after Diwali.

So the great day is finally near.

A new chapter is going to be written in the history of Kollywood and the whole of the Indian film Industry when the music launching function of Kamal Haasan’s next movie takes place.

A whole stadium having the capacity of 5000 people will witness the launch of the music by none other than one of the most popular actor in the world Jackie Chan.

Bollywood Superstar Amitabh Bachchan will receive the audio C.D. from Jackie Chan.

The function will be graced by the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu K.Karunanidhi who is chief guest of the programe.

Malayalam Superstars Mammootty , Illayathalapathy Vijay, M.P. and Actress Hema Malini, B-Town heart throb Mallika Sherawat and Kollywood pin up girl Asin, are some of the hot shot celebrities who will be attending the grand event at Nehru indoor Stadium in Chennai.

By what has till now come up in the media about the film, everyone who is keenly waiting the release of this movie knows about the peculiarities that it is going to offer.

Right from the never ever experienced before story of the film and a complex story-telling technique, the ten different roles in a single movie by Kamal Haasan, the substantial use of visual effects and graphics, a perfect replica model of the house of America’s President The White House and even a tsunami recreated in the sets for a particular portion of the ‘Dasavadharam’, the colossal film directed by K.S.Ravikumar and produced by Oscar Ravichandran is going to be a master piece and one gem of a show reel experience for film lovers.

Kamal Haasan himself stating that ‘Dasavadharam’ combines the humor and fun of ‘Michael Madana Kamarana’, the sadness of ‘Mahanadhi’ and the emotions of ‘Thevar Magan’ and ‘Hey Ram’ have increased the curiosity about the films content among the members of the audience.

But for now the wait for this magnum opus film is getting too hard to handle.

Vikam is showing great interest in ‘Kanthaswamy’, so much so that he even accompanies the director and cameraman while they set out for seeing the location. Before the first schedule of shooting started in Bangkok, Vikram and Susi Ganesan went to the country to decide about the shooting spots.

Earlier, Susi was planning to shoot the second schedule in Kenya but the internal strife in the country forced him to shift to Mexico. Now Susi and Vikram have gone to Mexico to explore the location. ‘Kanthaswamy’, which is growing fast, is expected to be a summer release.

Vikram, meanwhile, has changed his approach towards his releases. Post ‘Bheemaa’, which was released after a long gap, he has planned to have three films in a year.

So, Vikram’s fans can expect a triple treat in a year from their star.

The latest buzz on ‘Kuselan’ is that the hot and sensational Nayantara might pair up with superstar in ‘Kuselan’. Earlier it was said that the unit was in touch with Tabu to play the lead role. Now Nayantara’s name is tipped to be the choice of the director.

If the news is confirmed, it would be third consecutive film for Nayantara to act with the superstar. She played the ladylove of Rajini in ‘Chandramukhi’ and appeared in a song with Rajini in ‘Sivaji’. Will she hit a hat trick?

Meanwhile, Simran has told in a recent interview to a Tamil weekly that the negotiations for her participation in ‘Kuselan’ are still on. So, the question over Simran in ‘Kuselan’ seems to be far from over.

Who will act in ‘Kuselan’? Nayantara or Simran or both? Let us keep our fingers crossed till the official announcement is made.

Keep watching IndiaGlitz for the latest updates on ‘Kuselan’

• BHEEMAA [Tamil film] has debuted at No. 20 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 51,243 [approx. Rs. 39.49 lacs] on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 3,660.
  The breakdown:- Thursday: £ 12,578; Friday: £ 12,835; Saturday: £ 15,766; Sunday: £ 10,064.



• TAARE ZAMEEN PAR [last weekend: No. 24, this weekend: No. 27]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 16,187 on 13 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,245. Total: £ 317,036 [approx. Rs. 2.44 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 3,124; Saturday: £ 6,863; Sunday: £ 6,200.



• HALLA BOL [last weekend: No. 18, this weekend: No. 29]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 13,354 on 14 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 954. Total: £ 66,006 [approx. Rs. 50.88 lacs].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 3,283; Saturday: £ 6,499; Sunday: £ 3,572.



• WELCOME [last weekend: No. 25, this weekend: No. 36]: In its fifth weekend, the film has collected £ 6,299 on 10 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 630. Total: £ 901,477 [approx. Rs. 6.95 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 1,590; Saturday: £ 3,196; Sunday: £ 1,513.



• KAALAI [Tamil film] has debuted at No. 40 position. In its opening weekend, the film has collected £ 4,658 [approx. Rs. 3.59 lacs] on 3 screens, with the per screen average working out to £ 1,553.
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 1,195; Saturday: £ 1,714; Sunday: £ 1,749.



• PIRIVOM SANTHIPOM [Tamil film; last weekend: --, this weekend: No. 66]: In its second weekend, the film has collected £ 873 on 1 screen. Total: £ 8,247 [approx. Rs. 6.36 lacs].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 154; Saturday: £ 368; Sunday: £ 351.



• OM SHANTI OM [last weekend: No. 81, this weekend: No. 97]: In its eleventh weekend, the film has collected £ 115 on 1 screen. Total: £ 1,314,313 [approx. Rs. 10.15 crores].
  The breakdown:- Friday: £ 115; Saturday: £ --; Sunday: £ --.

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Actor Kamal Haasan will now join hands with the Walt Disney Productions, who are expected to produce his forthcoming film ‘Marma Yogi’.

Walt Disney Productions, which recently tied up with Yash Raj Films for a full-length animated feature film called ‘Roadside Romeo’, wants to expand its operations across the country. So they have decided to start a venture with the versatile actor cum filmmaker.

The Kamal-Walt Disney venture will be co-produced by Bharath Bala, who produced A. R. Rahman’s patriotic music video Vande Mataram. ‘Marma Yogi’ will also bring Kamal and Rahman together after a long gap.

’Marma Yogi’ will be a period film, set in the seventh century, which will have erstwhile Bollywood heartthrob Hema Malini.

Kamal and Hema Malini had earlier teamed up in ‘Hey Ram’. Asin, the heroine of ‘Dasavadharam’, will play a key role. The film will probably be directed by Kamal Haasan.

‘Marma Yogi’ is said to be one of the costliest films ever made in India with a budget of Rs. 90 crore. Kamal will shortly go to the US to discuss the production of this film, which is slated to be shot in Thailand. The shooting might get started by February.