உலகையே கலக்க உலகநாயகன் எடுக்கும் விஸ்வரூபம்!

Why can't we have a film like Pushpak, or MMKR or Salangai Oli or Avvai Shanmugi again?

Karthikeyan wrote:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=u9NwreErLEg

itha paarungayya.. punniyam vanthu serum..

The actor is in the city to sort out the controversy over the release of his upcoming film

Chaya Unnikrishnan (BOMBAY TIMES; December 18, 2012)



Superstar Kamal Haasan, who is going all out to promote his bi-lingual film Vishwaroopam, is in the city today. He flew in yesterday in a private jet, which he has specially hired to travel across the country. The film has been in the news for the actor’s decision to premiere the film on DTH (Direct To Home) a day prior to its theatrical release. This hasn’t gone down well with the multiplexes. Haasan is all set to clear the air and the reasons for doing so today at a press conference.

Tanuj Garg, CEO, Balaji Motion Pictures, which is releasing the Hindi version theatrically in India, says that it is the producer’s prerogative to decide how he wants to release the film. “A man of Kamal Haasan’s stature can always experiment and open up a new business model. If it works, it will pave the way for the rest of the industry,” says Tanuj. He agrees that the decision has evoked some “justified and unjustified reaction from a section of the industry” but he says that one has to wait and see how the situation pans out in the long run. “In any case, it is one single telecast a evening before the release,” he informs. The film that has cost a whopping Rs 95 crore has been shot in Tamil and Hindi also dubbed in Telugu. Haasan is also planning to premiere the film in Los Angeles.

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Ekta takes up cudgels for Kamal Haasan
She’ll help the actor convince multiplex owners to allow TV premiere of Vishwaroopam

Soumyadipta Banerjee (MUMBAI MIRROR; December 18, 2012)




That PVR and other multiplex chains in northern India have threatened to boycott Kamal Haasan’s film Vishwaroopam , irked by his decision to premiere it on a direct-to-home (DTH) platform had been reported by this newspaper. However, Kamal, who is arriving in Mumbai today to try and convince multiplex owners to lend him their support, now has reason to smile. Mirror has learnt Ekta Kapoor, whose Balaji Motion Pictures is the distributor for Vishwaroopam, and Javed Akhtar have decided to throw their weight behind Kamal.

Even as the owner of PVR Cinemas Ajay Bijli maintained his stance, Ekta chalked out a plan to tackle the opposition. And the strategy looks simple: get some multiplex chains to break ranks and alienate PVR.

Yesterday, a source close to Ekta told Mirror, “Ekta wants to convince everybody that releasing a film on the DTH platform will not adversely affect the business of multiplexes.”

Meanwhile, PVR Cinemas refused to relent. “Our stand on the issue remains unchanged. We will not screen Kamal Haasan’s film if it is released first on satellite television,” said Gautam Datta, COO of PVR. Cinemax too is toeing the line just because it is controlled by PVR now.

However, Ekta’s game plan seems to be working already. Apparently, she has garnered the support of prominent single-screen owners and a few multiplex chains.

Revealed the source, “We already have the support of Manoj Desai who owns Gaeity and Galaxy. Some prominent single screen theatres have decided to support Ekta.”

We tried contacting Fun and Fame. While there was no response from Fun, the Fame spokesperson said they don’t have any particular stand on the issue.

Sakalakala Vallavar wrote:Way to go Andrea! Seppals to the moronic NDTV

groucho070 wrote:

Sakalakala Vallavar wrote:Way to go Andrea! Seppals to the moronic NDTV

+1, rendu pErayum the Khans kooda compare pannurAnAm. Fucktard!
the 6 to 60 and Kalyanaraman deal is news to me though.

Karthikeyan wrote:personal life patih valakkamaa athigam pesuvaanunga...