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The team has been continuously shooting at parts of Europe, Andamans, Chennai and Coimbatore and it is said that 60% of the shooting has been completed, that too, all the important scenes including the climax and complicated outdoor scenes seem to have been canned.

The team has also started the post-production work including editing and dubbing side by side. Resul Pookutty has joined the team of 'Nanban' for sound designing.
Not just that, cast and crew of 'Nanban' are flying abroad with a long schedule in their planner and with this, all the scenes of 'Nanban' will be shot.

Velayutham goes to Ladhak..

'Velayudham' that stars Vijay, Hansika and Genelia is directed by 'Jayam' Raja. The team is currently traveling to Ladhak for a ten day shoot schedule. Ladhak and its naturally scenic beauty has always called for 'n' number of shoots from the film industry, within and outside our country.


Meanwhile, post-production work has started side-by-side, and is going at a brisk pace.
Also , Kollywood grapevine is abuzz that 'Velayudham' will see an audio launch by mid-July, we must remember that the movie was launched in mid-July as well, it went on floors by July 15, 2010 and the audio launch will be in mid-July this year!
'Velayudham' sees Vijay as a villager, who comes to the city to withdraw the money he has invested in a chit fund company, where shock awaits him as he understands that he has been cheated. Circumstances throw him into donning the role of superhero Velayudham, a character sketched by Genelia in the film. While Genelia plays a TV journalist, Hansika Motwani plays Vijay's love interest.

We'll get back to you shortly once the official date is out on the audio launch...
Keep watch this space for official audio launch date....

Vijay and Murugadoss to take a ‘Fox’ Ride?

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Double Cheers for Vijay fans. With the actor celebrating his birthday along with his fans in Chennai, here’s an interesting news about him. If what we heard from the closer sources is believed to be true, it’s time for Vijay to rock as he’ll join hands with filmmaker A.R. Murugadoss.Harris Jayaraj will set in the tunes while Nirav Shah handles the cinematography, whereas, Aascar Ravichandran and S.A Chandrasekar will produce this yet-to-be-titled project on first copy basis. while Hollywood’s famous production house Fox Star Studios will market and release the film worldwide.Not just that, it is said that Sonam Kapoor of Bollywood will debut into Tamil film industry through this Vijay-starrer. What more can an actress ask for in a debut?

Soon after Fox Star Studios signed up A.R. Murugadoss as the creative producer, Murugadoss mentioned that more movies would be made under this collaboration and if things work out well, he might wield the megaphone for a film.

It looks like the official announcement will be made once the Vijay-Murugadoss duo finalizes the script and other crewmembers.

Vijay celebrates Raja’s birthday

Today, the sets of Vijay’s forthcoming flick, ‘Velayudham’ saw its team geared up in perfect celebration mode.

While the team was gathered for a shoot at the industry’s dearest Binny mill at Meenambakkam, near the airport, director Jayam Raja received a pleasant surprise from his team.

The protagonist of the film, Vijay, brought a cake that bore the wordings, ‘settai sadhuvuku pirandha naal vazhthukal.’ Meaning, we wish a happy birthday to our ‘innocent’ prankster. Raja celebrated his birthday in the presence of Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay, cameraman Priyan and the crew of ‘Velayudham.’

We must remember that it was Ilaya Thalapathi who was behind the birthday surprises of other members of the film including Hansika, Saranya Mohan and cameraman Priyan.

While there are stars who throw tantrums at the sets, Vijay’s actions must be appreciated, as he is one of the top heroes in Kollywood today. Way to go Vijay! We wish Jayam Raja on his birthday and hope that the movie works wonders for him, adding yet another feather to his cap

Vijay thanks fans, in style

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"I've never waited with bated breath even for my film's release. But I was excited and eagerly anticipated the results for the state election. I hoped that those whom I supported won," said Vijay, at the 'thank you' meet he had organised for the members of Makkal Iyakkam, his fans' association.

The meet, which is seen by critics as a move by the actor to step closer to politics, got the usually-reticent Vijay talking about a variety of topics, including politics. A source close to the actor revealed, "He (Vijay) wanted his fans to work towards ending the dominance of the family that ruled Kollywood. But he was glad when he got feedback from AIADMK sources stating that his fans had done much more than what was expected."

We hear that the actor was more than happy when he realized that despite having their own political preferences, his fans went in for his choice. "A lot of his fans supported Amma on his request. Vijay equates his role in the election to that of a squirrel, which helped in building a bridge for Rama to cross the ocean in Ramayana."

Though the actor didn't give clear indication about his next political move, he admitted that he wanted his Makkal Iyakkam to be "much more than just a fans' association." The source added, "He doesn't want them to just catch his movies on the first day and be involved in mass fanfare. He wants his fans to do their best to provide support for a good rule in the state. At the same time, he reminded them that they have families to look after and that he's ready to go all out to help them in times of need."

At the thank-you press meet, the shy actor, who was accompanied by directorfather S A Chandrasekhar, even went to the extent of singing a song from his forthcoming film. "Unlike Kaavalan, a soft romantic film, Velayudham will be a mass entertainer," the actor is believed to have said, "Every actor has a gut instinct while working on a film about its success and I'm confident director Raja's efforts will not go waste. And, Shankar's Nanban will be my next big film."

Meanwhile, rumour has it that the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa will launch the audio of Velayudham, which has raised many eyebrows in the industry. "An official announcement will be made when the time's right," said the source when asked about it.

Click here to see - Vijay Meets His Fans @ Sangeetha Mandapam - Gallery

 

Vijay's Velayudham in final stages

Vijay's much awaited film Velayudham directed by Jayam Raja is is in its final stages. Vijay will reportedly enact a typical Rajinikanth's Annamalai type milkman role, who bashes baddies with the help of an investigative television reporter. This mass entertainer stars Genelia, Hansika and Saranya Mohan, Santhanam, M.S. Bhaskar, Sathyan, Pandirajan and Sayaji Shinde in pivotal roles. 
According to director Raja, Velayudham will be a non-stop rollicking mass movie with all commercial ingredients packaged to provide maximum entertainment. The buzz is that in a bid to hit out at Vijay's detractors, there will be a lot of punch dialogues in this film produced by Aascar Ravichandran.
Vijay Antony has come out with some peppy mass songs that will surely become chartbusters. The film is expected to grace theatres in August and reports suggest that Tamil Nadu's new CM J. Jayalalithaa will launch the music of this film.

Click here for ‘Velayudham’s promos in Jaya TV!

Looks like the TN poll results will definitely change the fate of the Tamil film industry. Ilayathalapathy featured the promo of his forthcoming and much-awaited flick, ‘Velayudham’ in Jaya TV, the official television channel of AIADMK political party.

People were already glued to the screens to be updated with the poll results being updated, and AIADMK leading the results kept them even more glued to the party’s television channel. The promo was featured at the apt time, raising the expectations even more for the film among fans and people of all classes.

Now people can be assured that ‘Velayudham’ will please it’s fans as the movie is an out-and-out commercial entertainer, as the promo has showcased. Vijay’s introductory song ‘Vela Vela Velayudham…’ will be another chartbuster!
 Santhanam will entertain the audiences along with Vijay in this film.  Vijay pairs up with Genelia and Hansika Motwani in this film. We had earlier told you that Hansika will be doing a lot of comedy scenes in this film; while speaking to the media she also expressed that the role she plays of typical Tamil ponnu is very possessive about Vijay.

click here velayutham trailer on jaya tv.

Velayutham songs..!

We have interesting details about two ‘scintillating songs’ in ‘Velayudham’, Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay’s forthcoming film, directed by ‘Jayam’ Raja and produced by Aascar Films V Ravichandran.

“A song whose starting lines are Sonna puriadhu….sollukkul adangadhu… was shot recently on a grand set. It will be the introduction song of Vijay in Velayudham,” sources in the unit tell us.

“While the lyrics speak about the bond the Ilaya Thalapathi shares with his fans, Vijay Antony’s music has provided the much-needed pep a Vijay intro songs needs. It will be a colourful song,” they say.

“The other number that was recently picturised was a duet,” they say and add: “the song Mayakkiputta ennai mayakkiputta shot on Vijay and Hansika Motwani will be remembered for a long time by (music) lovers.”

Velayudham has a surprise for the fans

Vijay’s Velayudham directed by ‘Jeyam’ Raja is racing towards the finish line. Fans expect the movies of Ilaya Thalapathi to have superb action and songs with their idol doing some fabulous dance moves and Vijay wants to make sure that his fans are not disappointed. He and the director have gone the extra mile to ensure that the fans get what they want and also surprise them by taking the action and dance numbers to the next level.
The climax scenes have been shot under the supervision of a stunt choreographer from Hollywood, Tom Delmar and the makers are confident that it will be breathtaking. The action is simply superb and the finale is going to be well received by the audience.
Vijay Antony is doing the music and he has composed some peppy tunes that are going to rock. The introduction song has been shot with 1000 dancers and took about 1.25 crores to make. It is supposed to be his best intro ever. The audio will be released towards the end of April and ‘Jeyam’ Raja wants to release the movie on Vijay’s birthday on June 22nd.