Birthday: 17 April, 1960Place of Birth: Tamil Nadu, India
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Now that the hype over the Tamil New Year releases is over, people have started talking about Shankar's next film, Anniyan. It stars National Award winner Vikram, and Sada.
Other than Vikram, there are two more National Award winning actors in Anniyan: Nedumudi Venu and Prakash Raj.
Anniyan is being touted as the costliest film ever made in South India, at an estimated Rs 30 crore. It is produced by Oscar Films' Ravichandran. Of course, Shankar has the reputation of making slick high budget films.
Noted art director Sabu Cyril has created the sets for Anniyan. He painted 350 houses in Thenkasi for a single song! The film also has a sequence with thousands of people singing at a kacheri, exactly like the Thyagaraja Aradhana conducted every year at Thiruvaiyaru where thousands of people congregate and sing carnatic music.
Like his other films, Anniyan too has a social angle; it is about a man who tries to bring about changes in society.
For the first time, a Shankar movie will not have music by A R Rahman. Harris Jayaraj has composed music for Anniyan. Manikandan (of Main Hoon Na fame) is the cinematographer.
Mammootty's sweet revenge
After Udayananu Tharam, the film running to packed houses in Kerala is Mammootty's Thommanum Makkalum (Thomman and sons). The film is produced by Lal (of Siddique-Lal fame), whose first production Thenkasi Pattinam was a hit.
Like Thenkasi Pattinam, Thommanum is also a masala film with all the ingredients necessary for commercial success, including comedy and action. For Mammootty, who has always been criticised as an actor with little flair for comedy, the success of Thommanum is sweet revenge.
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Now that the hype over the Tamil New Year releases is over, people have started talking about Shankar's next film, Anniyan. It stars National Award winner Vikram, and Sada.
Other than Vikram, there are two more National Award winning actors in Anniyan: Nedumudi Venu and Prakash Raj.
Anniyan is being touted as the costliest film ever made in South India, at an estimated Rs 30 crore. It is produced by Oscar Films' Ravichandran. Of course, Shankar has the reputation of making slick high budget films.
Noted art director Sabu Cyril has created the sets for Anniyan. He painted 350 houses in Thenkasi for a single song! The film also has a sequence with thousands of people singing at a kacheri, exactly like the Thyagaraja Aradhana conducted every year at Thiruvaiyaru where thousands of people congregate and sing carnatic music.
Like his other films, Anniyan too has a social angle; it is about a man who tries to bring about changes in society.
For the first time, a Shankar movie will not have music by A R Rahman. Harris Jayaraj has composed music for Anniyan. Manikandan (of Main Hoon Na fame) is the cinematographer.
Mammootty's sweet revenge
After Udayananu Tharam, the film running to packed houses in Kerala is Mammootty's Thommanum Makkalum (Thomman and sons). The film is produced by Lal (of Siddique-Lal fame), whose first production Thenkasi Pattinam was a hit.
Like Thenkasi Pattinam, Thommanum is also a masala film with all the ingredients necessary for commercial success, including comedy and action. For Mammootty, who has always been criticised as an actor with little flair for comedy, the success of Thommanum is sweet revenge.
