Nanban latest news

Director shankar said about nanban in his blog....
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.

Shankar stands out, always

 Shankar is known in the Indian film industry for the uniqueness his films exude. He is busy with his current project ‘Nanban’ with Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth playing the lead roles.

The film which is a remake of the very successful Bollywood flick ‘3 Idiots’ is pacing forward at a brisk phase. The music for the film is being taken care of by Harris Jayaraj.

Apart from retaining the ‘All is well…’ song from the original, the Tamil track of ‘Nanban’ has hit headlines yet again, this time for a unique number which has been created by Harris Jayaraj. Reports indicate that the song features more than fifteen languages, and has been sung by Vijay Prakash the same guy who made us enjoy ‘Hosanna’ in ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya.’

Now, apart from the many languages that will be heard in just one song, director Shankar has gone to the extent of short listing some of the most exotic locales in the globe to film the song, we hear!

Since it is a big budget flick and culminates many stars in the project Shankar and his team have unanimously decided the film to be a Diwali treat this year, reveal sources.

Nanban team in Coimbatore

Soon after returning from Swiss, Jiiva flew down to Coimbatore to participate in the Nanban shooting. Director Shanakar and team are stationed in Coimbatore where some very important scenes are being canned.
Jiiva, who was busy wrapping up Vandhan Vendran, has joined the Nanban unit and will complete his portions.
Nanban is the remake of the Hindi smash hit film 3 Idiots which starred Aamir Khan, Maadhvan and Sharman Joshi. In the Tamil version, Vijay, Jiiva and Srikanth essay these roles. Ileana plays the female lead.

'Nanban' music tracks!

Though this summer is one of the hottest in many years it continues to offer some really cool flicks for movie lovers this season. Kollywood is continuously churning out good films back-to-back with the most-wanted heroes of today in Tamil. Here is some good news for all you ‘Ilayathalapathy’ fans out there.

On one side, director Shankar is shooting ‘Nanban’ at a brisk pace. The film is a multi-starrer with Vijay playing the lead. On the other end, the music director Harris Jayaraj is contributing the tunes for this film. From what close associates to the crew reveal, it looks like the music album of ‘Nanban’ will have four songs. The lyrics, for all the songs, have been penned by Madhan Karky.

‘Nanban’ has retained the refrain ‘All is well’ in its Tamil remake too. This number has been belted out by Vijay Prakash and it looks like this song will showcase the young and energetic phase of college life. This might be the opening track in the album. Another number is on friendship and goes ‘Nee Yen Nanban…’ This song is said to have been rendered by Benny Dayal and Blaaze.

The next number looks like a romantic one and begins with ‘Uyire Engai…’ this song has been crooned by Hariharan and Chinmayi. Looks like this might strike a chord with the audience. Another track goes ‘Killi Killi…’

We’ve given you the latest updates on ‘Nanban’s music tracks, however we will know things for sure only when the album hits the stands! A tentative date has not been zeroed in yet for the music launch but be sure that we will let you know well in advance about the big event.

ஷங்கரை கவர்ந்த விஜய்

தனக்கு பழக்கமேயில்லாத வேகத்தில் நண்பன் படத்தை எடுத்து வருகிறார் ஷங்கர். படத்தில் மூன்று ஹீரோக்கள் இரு‌ந்தாலும் எந்த இடையூறும் இல்லை, குறிப்பாக விஜய்.

படப்பிடிப்பு தொடங்குவதற்கு முன்பே மேக்கப்புடன் படப்பிடிப்பு தளத்தில் ஆஜராகிவிடுகிறார் விஜய். இது மொத்தப்பட யூனிட்டையும் ஆச்ச‌ரியப்படுத்தியிருக்கிறது. மாஸ் ஹீரோ என்ற எந்த பந்தாவும் இல்லை.

விஜய்யின் இந்த டெடிகேஷன் ஷங்கரை வியக்க வைத்திருக்கிறது. ஆச்ச‌ரியத்துடன் நெருங்கிய நண்பர்களிடம் விஜய்யை புகழ்ந்து வருகிறார்.

‘Nanban’ shoots at Chennai mall

The ‘Nanban’ team is shooting at a brisk pace thanks to director Shankar’s eye for detail and perfection. The film which is a remake of the very successful Bollywood film ‘3 Idiots’ like its Hindi counterpart has a galaxy of stars in Tamil too. Recently the director of the film with his cast and crew were seen at Chennai’s Ampa Mall in Amijikkarai. Director Shankar was seen calling the shoots with the camera zooming in on the hero of the film Vijay and his pair Ileana.

At a public location like Ampa Mall where shoppers and window shoppers are in abundance one can expect how difficult it becomes for the film crew to shoot, and when the cast includes “Ilayathalapathi” Vijay and the director is Shankar, then things become more complicated and controlling the crowd becomes hectic. The public was flocking to have a look at Vijay as well as the scene that was being shot. Director Shankar, through his assistants, made sure that none in the crowd was clicking pictures or recording the scene being shot.

People who were present at the spot revealed that Vijay was looking his cool casual self and dressed casually in jeans, and Ileana looked fetching in a body hugging designer costume. Shankar has roped in Harris Jayaraj for the music and as usual the expectations are running quite high. Sources indicate that the music for the film is nearing completion.
‘Nanban’ is being produced under the Gemimi Film Circuit banner and has a huge star cast with Vijay, Jeeva, Srikanth, Ileana, Sathyaraj and S.J. Suryiah in important roles. The story is based on India’s most read novelist, Chetan Bhagat’s book ‘Five Point Someone.’

First Look of nanban Out

 

3 Idiots, the biggest hit in Indian cinema history is being remade in Tamil as Nanban. Director Shankar is remaking it with Vijay, Sriram and Jeeva in the lead roles. There is huge buzz on this movie as it is the first ever remake film from Shankar’s table.

People are excited to see how Shankar handles this light hearted entertainer which has a strong message questioning our educational system. Also Vijay fans are thrilled that their matinee idol has chosen a down to earth role in Nanban.

The first look of Nanban is out and Shankar tried to make it look different from the Hindi posters. He has chosen vibrant colors and weird make ups to grab the attention. However, the tagline ‘All is Well’ is not replaced or rephrased. There are plans to remake it in Telugu too but it will take time as the suitable cast is not found at the moment.
Click below for Nanban First look. (adverdisment)

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‘3 இடியட்ஸ்’ ரீமேக்கான ‘நண்பனி’ன் முதல் இரண்டு செட்யூலை முடித்துவிட்டார் இயக்குனர் ஷங்கர். அடுத்த செட்யூலுக்கான பரபரப்பில் இருந்தவரிடம் பேசினோம்.

ரீமேக் படம் பண்ணக்கூடாதுன்னு நினைச்சுட்டிருந்தவன் நான். ஆனா,’3 இடியட்ஸ்’ என்னோட அந்த கட்டுப்பாடை உடைச்ச படம். ‘எந்திரன்’ ஷூட்டிங்கிற்காக பூனே பக்கம் இருக்கிற லோனாவாலா போயிருந்தோம். ஹைவேஸ்ல ஷூட் பண்ண பர்மிஷன் கிடைக்கலை. ரொம்ப நேரம் காத்திருந்து எல்லாரும் டென்ஷன் ஆயிட்டோம். கொஞ்சம் ரிலாக்ஸ் ஆகலாமேன்னு ‘3 இடியட்ஸ்’ படத்துக்குப் போனோம். போனாலும் மனசு முழுவதும் ஷூட்டிங்லயும் பர்மிஷன் கிடைச்சுருமான்னும் நினைச்சுட்டே இருந்தது. அப்புறம்தான், படம் ஆரம்பிச்சதும் அது கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமா என்னை உள்ள இழுத்ததை உணர்ந்தேன். கதை, காமெடி, காட்சிகள்னு அந்த ஃபீல் பச்சக்குன்னு ஒட்டிக்கிச்சு. அப்பவே எஸ் பிக்சர்ஸ்ல பண்றதுக்கு ரைட்ஸ் வாங்கிடலாமான்னு யோசிச்சேன். ‘எந்திரன்’ல பிசியாயிட்டதால மறந்துட்டேன். இப்ப நானே அதை இயக்குறது ஆச்சர்யமாகத்தான் இருக்கு

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தமிழுக்காக மாற்றம் பண்ணியிருக்கீங்களா?

சின்ன சின்ன விஷயங்களை, இப்படி பண்ணினா இன்னும் நல்லாயிருக்கும்னு நினைச்சதை மாற்றியிருக்கோம். மொத்தமா மாத்தினா, கதை மாறிரும். ஒரு பாடலை எக்ஸ்ட்ராவா சேர்த்திருக்கோம். அதுமட்டுமில்லாம ரிலீசுக்குப் பிறகு இந்தியையும் தமிழையும் ஒப்பிட்டு வேற பார்ப்பாங்க. அதுல இப்படி இருந்தது, இதுல இப்படி இருந்ததுன்னு சொல்வாங்க. அதனால அதிக மாற்றம் பண்ணலை. இந்தி சாயல் இல்லாத படமா பண்ணியிருக்கோம்.

படத்துல ஏகப்பட்ட கேரக்டர்கள் இருக்குதே?

ஆமா. அதுக்கு ‘3 இடியட்ஸ்’ டைரக்டர் ராஜ்குமார் ஹிரானிக்குதான் நன்றி சொல்லணும். நிறைய கேரக்டர்கள் இருந்தாலும் எல்லாத்துக்கும் ஒரு முழுமையை கொடுத்திருந்தார் அவர். அதைதான் நானும் ஃபாலோ பண்றேன். ஒவ்வொரு கேரக்டரும் சுவாரஸ்யமா இருக்கும்.

வழக்கமா டெக்னாலஜிக்கு முக்கியத்துவம் கொடுப்பீங்க. இதுல?

இது பிரண்ட்ஷிப் பற்றிய எமோஷனல் கதை. இதுக்கு அதிகமா டெக்னாலஜி தேவைப்படலை. இருந்தாலும் சின்ன சின்னதா பயன்படுத்தியிருக்கோம். ‘எந்திரன்’ல ஸ்பெஷல் எபெக்ட் பண்ணின பிராங்கி சங்க் இதுக்கும் பண்றார். பாடல் காட்சிகள்ல சி.ஜி பயன்படுத்தறோம்.

Multilingual song for 'Nanban'

Language has no barriers, they say. Proving this now is Harris Jayaraj and Madan Karky, who have come out with a song that will have lyrics in more than 10 different languages.

The music composer-lyricist duo is doing this experiement for Vijay-Jiiva-Srikanth starrer 'Nanban', a remake of Bollywood blockbuster 'Three Idiots' and directed by Shankar.
"The song features words from 15 different world languages. Director Shankar and Harris have always encouraged me to experiment with lyrics in their projects. A big thanks to them," says the son of 'Kaviperarasu' Vairamuthu.
On his part, Harris says, "Madan Karky has done a tremendous job by using more than 10 languages in one song. Very interesting and applaudable job indeed." The number is crooned by Vijay Prakash and is said to be one of the highlights of 'Nanban'.

‘Velayudham’ uptade

The next Vijay blockbuster is gearing for release. ‘Velayudham,’ a product of director Jayam Raja is 80% complete. The film has actor Vijay as the hero with Genelia, Hansika Motwani, and Saranya Mohan as the lead ladies. Most of director’s films have oodles of family sentiment mixed with the right amount of comedy, great songs and beautiful locales.

Sources close to the film’s unit have revealed that the team will soon be heading to an undisclosed overseas location for shooting a couple of songs. They have also revealed that the post-production work is also being carried out simultaneously. The film which set off on a positive note post Vijay’s huge success in his ‘Kavalan’ will be released by mid-2011.

Post the success of ‘Kavalan’ there is a lot of expectation on Vijay and now with the actor signing films with directors Shankar and Mani Ratnam the fans of the actor are already in high spirits. Sources close to the director have revealed that this film is a superhero subject. This news will be a bonanza for all Vijay fans who would love to see their favorite star scaling multistoried buildings and rescuing damsels in distress.

The music for this film has been scored by Vijay Antony. He was nominated by Vijay TV for the best music director award for his compositions in ‘Vettaikaran.’ The music was a rage among young children and youth. We hope Vijay Antony repeats history with this film too. Sources close to the composer revealed that he has given his best shot in ‘Velayudham.’

Vijay is a nice guy: Ileana

Ileana D’Cruz is happy that she is back in Kollywood with the high profile ‘Nanban’. And her joy is double to act with Vijay, with her first scene with the Ilaya Thalapathi being shot recently.

“Had my first scene with Vijay. And he’s really not what I expected! A real nice guy with a quiet sense of humour. A pleasure to work with,” says the pretty actress, expressing her happiness.

Ileana bought her ticket for Tamil cinema in ‘Kedi’, but the film’s failure forced her to stay away from Kollywood. She however became a hot property in Telugu, by acting opposite all top heroes.

‘Nanban’, directed by Shankar, is a remake of Hindi hit ‘Three Idiots’. The Tamil version has Vijay, Srikanth and Jeeva in lead roles. “Shankar is so down-to-earth. Working with him is pleasure,” Ileana said earlier.

Director shankar Update about Nanban!

Director Shankar has said "we have finished all the college exterior scenes in 2nd schedule in Dehradun…"Happy about working with a new team, the director said It’s a visually wonderful campus…
He added "It is very interesting & new experience for me to work with Vijay, Sathyaraj, Ileana and almost every actor for the first time…" Vijay-Sathyaraj combo is fresh and fantastic… As friends Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth’s ‘Physics’ & ‘Chemistry’ is working very well, behind the camera too… To say in a cliché, all of them have started living in their roles…
Comparing earlier flims He said"I’m enjoying working in ‘Nanban’ which is completely contrast from ‘Endhiran’ in all aspects…"