Ajith after 15 day workout – Gym photo


Ajith in gym for five and a half hours for the last 7 days. The results are awesome!” had confirmed Director Vishnuvardhan 2 weeks back. The upcoming Ajith-Vishnu flick has been quietly progressing with the shoots and there have been cases where Thala was mobbed by his fans.

The actor had also taken out time for a Tirupathi darshan before his mega gangster flick Billa 2 hit theaters to a thundering response. Despite being low on the dance and comedy factor, Thala fans just can’t get over his one-hand helicopter drop and a lot of violence and bloodshed carried off with style by the box office Don. However many felt that Ajith looked a bit overweight for all the action.

The actor has now shifted to Mumbai to shoot for the VIshnuvardhan movie and he is making up for the disappointment. Ajith has stuck on to his workout for the past 15 days and the results are there to see. Hitting the gym after a long time post his spinal cord surgeries, the actor has been strictly following some cardio routines. He appears slim and handsome as ever for the upcoming flick as Director Vishnucardhan tell us, “It will be a look which all Ajith fans would love. Thala gyming- day 15. To all well wishers. Have a blast.”

A FILM ABOUT SILK SMITHA... BUT NOT A REMAKE...

Sources in the tinsel town say that the Malayalam film, which is based on the life of late sexy siren Silk Smitha, is not a remake of the Bollywood flick The Dirty Picture. The film starring Sana Khan will chalk out the life of Silk Smitha whereas The Dirty Picture portrayed the lives of several actresses and was mixed with some imagination.

It has been clarified that the Malayalam version will tell the true story behind the gloomy life of the actress.

NAAN EE'S COMPETITOR!

Naan Ee, the trilingual movie that was released a few weeks ago, is running successfully in all the three languages it was released - Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. While the opening day saw a collection of 8 crores, the subsequent days are clocking around 5 crores on an average. It is being touted to be a blockbuster that will break the records of other Telugu movies.

The success of Naan Ee is perhaps owing to the family audience it attracts. Meanwhile, Ice Age 4 is released in the US last week and will be released all over India soon. Ice Age is an out and out family entertainer and is likely to pose a threat for Naan Ee's collections.

‘ஐ’. In tamil ‘i’ Poster


It’s been a while… Was busy with the pre production of my next film, which I’ve titled ‘ஐ’. In tamil ‘i’ means beauty, king, guru, astonishment, vulnerability (softness/gentleness) etc. Produced by Aascar Films V.Ravichandran… And music composed by A.R.Rahman…

Starring Vikram, Santhanam, Malayalam super star Suresh Gopi, Ramkumar (Nadigar Thilakam Sivaji Ganesan’s eldest son) and many more… It’ll be my first venture with veteran DoP PC Sriram & writer duo SuBa.

Costume designer of ‘Men in Black’ series Mary Vogt is designing special costumes. Peter Ming of China and our own Anal Arasu will provide the daredevil stunts. Australian Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) who mesmerized us in the Harry Potter series are in charge of the VFX, and will be supervised by Srinivas.M.Mohan.

Art Director Muthuraj and Editor Antony also make my team yet another time…
Under A.R.Rahman’s baton, written by Kabilan, a song was recorded recently which was sung by Vijay Prakash.

This is not a political film or about elections…
This is a full ‘N full Romantic Thriller…
The film will go on the floor from mid-July…

Yours,
Shankar.