TAMIL CINE MASS: December 2009

ACCIDENT ON HILL ROAD Movie Review

Thursday, December 31, 2009

STARRING

Celina Jaitley, Abhimanyu Singh, Farooque Shaikh and others.

DIRECTION

Mahesh Nair

STORY

The plot of this psychological thriller revolves around the character of Sonam Chopra (played by Celina Jaitley) and the accident that she runs into. Sonam loves to party and on the night of accident, she was returning from such a party with her boyfriend Sid (Abhimanyu Singh).

As Sonam was driving very fast, the car rams into a pedestrian Prakash Shrivastava (played by veteran Farooque Shaikh). Even after the accident, Prakash continued to hang from the car, as the windshield of the car had him hanging down somehow.

However, Sonam Chopra, instead of going for providing medical help to Prakash Shrivastava, parks her car in the garage and tries to forget it. Sonam does this as she was wary of ruining her bright future by involving herself in this murky accident.

On the other hand, Prakash Shrivastava tries to free himself from the car’s windshield and get some medial help to survive. This conflict of interests on the part of two main protagonists provides ample fuel for a psychological thriller like this.

In between all this, there is also the character of Sid (Abhimanyu Singh) who is a drug- peddler and Celina Jaitley’s boyfriend.

What happens to Sonam Chopra and Prakash Shrivasatva forms the rest of the film.

PERFORMANCE

Celina Jaitley, who plays the character Sonam Chopra, comes out a winner in the deglamourized role of a nursing assistant. The gutsy actress proves that she is not only gorgeous, but can also do racy thrillers like Accident on Hill Road.

Celina Jaitley comes out more realistic and human when she tries to hide the fact of accident to safeguard her bright future in London with Red Cross. She was scheduled to go to London to work with Red Cross very soon and this accident could have jeopardized her career.

Abhimanyu Singh, the bollywood actor who became a household name after his earlier outing ‘Gulaal’ and enacts the character of Sid (Celina’s boyfriend) in this flick, is natural in the portrayal of this role. Though the character is somewhat negative with drug peddling etc, but Abhimanyu Singh has carried it on his shoulders convincingly.

Farooque Shaikh, the veteran actor of such memorable flicks like ‘Chashme Baddoor’, has infused life in the character of pedestrian Prakash Shrivastava. His facial expression successfully shows the different emotions like pain and surprise due to Celina’s behavior. Others have provided able support to the main cast of the flick.

The direction of Mahesh Nair passes the muster. However, it could have been better and needed a touch of finesse, which generally comes with experience and time only. However, he has handled the steamy sequences aesthetically.

The music of the film is good and Sonu Nigam’s ‘Nasha Nasha’ number has already become a rage with the audiences. The cinematography is good. Other production values are up to the mark.

STARDUST VERDICT

It’s a psychological thriller with Celina Jaitley, Abhimanyu Singh and Farooque Shaikh playing their part beautifully. The film will attract the audiences who have a liking for fast paced psychological thrillers. The hot, steamy and sensuous sequences between sizzling hot Celina and Abhimanyu Singh will be liked by the hoi polloi. A good fare.

Salman Khan in Farah husband film, Shah Rukh furious??

Salman Khan has won another round in his cold war with King Shah Rukh Khan, courtesy ace director and SRK’s close friend Farah Khan.

It has come to light that Farah Khan and her husband Shirish Kunder, who were prized guest at Salman Khan’s birthday bash on December 24 at his Panvel farm house, have entered into a deal with brawny Khan. According to this deal Salman Khan will feature in Shirish Kunder’s next directorial venture, with full Farah’s support. For the present, Shirish Kunder is busy with writing a special script for the flick, keeping Salman Khan’s personality in mind.

Once the script is ready, he will start the flick immediately after finishing John Abraham’s starrer ‘Alien Saheb’. As is well known, Farah Khan has been a very close friend of Shah Rukh Khan (she worked with him in ‘Om Shanti Om’ and ‘Main Hoon Na’) and this casting of Salman Khan, his enemy no one in a movie, will further deteriorate their relationship.

Earlier, Farah Khan had chosen Akshay Kumar over Shah Rukh Khan for her upcoming directorial venture ‘Tees Maar Khan’, and at that time there was much heartburn in the Shah Rukh Khan’s camp. Now, with the entry of Salman Khan in Farah Khan’s husband upcoming flick, it seems to be the end of the road for two talented Khans—Farah and Shah Rukh.

Sources say that the friendship between Farah Khan and Shah Rukh Khan went for a toss when King Khan could not give dates for Farah’s upcoming flick ‘Happy New Year’ in year 2010. Shah Rukh Khan had been keeping Farah busy by citing one or other problems in her script and she would rewrite the whole thing afresh.

However, when it became clear to Farah that Shah Rukh Khan would shoot his home production ‘Ra 1’ before her ‘Happy New Year’; she was furious and decided to move ahead. She moved towards Akshay Kumar and cast him in her upcoming venture ‘Tees Maar Khan’ as a hero.

With Salman Khan also joining Akshay Kumar in Farah’s casting list, the rift between Shah Rukh and Farah seems to have become even wider.

Shriya Saran photo 2010, South Scope Magazine Scans January 2010

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Shriya Saran photo 2010, South Scope Magazine Scans January 2010

Shriya Saran South Scope Magazine Scans January 2010 – Actress Shriya Saran on the cover page of South Scope Magazine for the months of January 2010. Shriya Saran shows bare back for the first time.

Kingfisher Calendar Girls 2010 | Happy New Year 2010 | Calendar Photos

Actor Vindu Dara Singh won Bigg Boss | photos

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Actor Vindu Dara Singh won the third season of popular TV reality show Bigg Boss and walked away with prize money of Rs 1 crore.

The 45-year-old, son of former wrestling champion and actor Dara Singh, has been waiting for one big push in his career since making his film debut in 1994.

The finale, hosted by megastar Amitabh Bachchan, saw performances by evicted contestants of the season like Raju Srivastav, Claudia Ciesla, Kamaal Rashid Khan, Sherlyn Chopra, Shamita Shetty, Tanaaz Currim and Aditi Govitrikar.

In the third season, it was Vindu's bouts of anger which became one of the main TRP-earning factors. He was often the man behind most of the plotting and planning on the show and engaged in many verbal fights with his co-contestants.

But luck worked in his favour and he received maximum votes from the public but his father never voted for him.

Vindu pipped veteran actress Poonam Dhillon and model Pravesh Rana win the show after staying in the Bigg Boss house since Oct 4 without any contact with the outside world.

Vindu's victory would hopefully work in his favour because even though he had his father's legacy, he couldn't script the same success story.

Vindu made his acting debut with Hindi film Karan (1994). Since then, he has acted in many films, mostly in supporting roles. He has also acted in TV serials, including the role of Lord Hanuman in the serial Jai Shri Hanuman, like his father did in the super-hit Doordarshan serial Ramayan.

He has played negative roles in serials like Ssshhhh...Koi Hai and Karma and also did Punjabi movie Rab Dian Rakhan (1996), directed by his father. Vindu was recently seen in Kambakkht Ishq and Partner.
,Even his father is pinning his hopes that his victory on Bigg Boss 3 would do good to his acting career as he feels his son has not got his due in the industry.

Kannada actor Vishnuvardhan 1950 - 2009

Vishnuvardhan got married to Kannada actress Bharati on 27 February 1975 at Kuchalamba Kalyana Mantapa in Bangalore. He has two adopted daughters, Keerthi and Chandana. Keerthi is married to Anirudh, an upcoming actor in the Kannada Film industry. Vishnuvardhan has one elder brother and four sisters. He was a great actor.

His father was an artist and script writer for movies. His family made a living in Mysore's Chamundipura. In those days, his father was well known for his collection of Musical instruments and taught dancing. In fact, one of Vishnu's sister, Ramaramachandra was a Kathak dancer, who was praised by the then King of Mysore, Late Sri Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar.

Muthina Haara movie, Vishnu performed a dangerous parachute dive without a dupe and missed death by a whisker.

Vishnu started to wear the Kadha from 1980. He first wore it in the movie Simhajodi and remains with him still. It was given to him at a Gurudwara in Bidar.

Aptharakshaka was his 200th movie. During the film's shoot Vishnuvardhan fell of a horse in Bangalore Palace and escaped with minor injuries.

In Ek Naya Itihas (1984) he worked with Hema Malini.

Vettaikaran – Tamil Music Review | Vettaikaran Movie Review

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Vettaikaran – Tamil Music Review

Vettaikaran (Tamil: வேட்டைக்காரன்) is a forthcoming Tamil feature film directed by debutante film director Babu Sivan. The film is produced by M. Balasubramanian and B. Gurunath Meiyappan. The film stars Vijay and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles. The film’s background score and soundtrack is composed by Vijay Antony while Gopinath will be the film’s main cinematographer and V. T. Vijayan as the film’s editor.

Puli Urumudhu (Ananthu, Mahesh Vinayakram )
This is a fast paced song penned by Kabilan. There is nothing much to write about this song other than the fact that it sounds more situational .

Chinna Thamarai (Krish, Suchithra)
The song is the only melody in this fast paced album and Vijay Antony has done a wonderful job. Vivega is responsible for the lyrics and she has not faltered either.Watch out for the trumpet and the rap interludes. Krish and Suchithra with her deep dusky voice increase the appeal of the song.

Nan Adicha (Shankar Mahadevan,Sanjay Vijay )
Most probably this should be the intro song for Vijay. I actually liked this fast paces song with fun lyrics from Kabilan. I am amazed at Shankar Mahadevan’s versatile voice which helps him to render these kind of songs with so much ease. Vijay Antony has done a great job with the instrumentation and the build up to the song. The actor’s son Sanjay gets a chance to pitch in as well. This song will be a big hit with vijay’s fans.

Karigalan (Surchith, Sangeetha Rajeshvaran )
A peppy folk song with a nice beat. This song should give Vijay enough scope to show off his dancing talents. The rhythmic background interludes add more flavor to this rustic song. Surchith and Sangeetha suit the bill perfectly.

Uchi Mandai (Krishna Iyer, Shobha Chandrasekar, Charulathamani, Sakthi Sree)
This song is part of the standard features of the actors latest movies. A fast paced song which really does not make a lot of sense. It is still a lot of fun and the rhythm is pleasing. Shobha Chandrasekhar gets a chance to display her singing skills.

Overall this is a fast paced album which is very much in sync with Vijay’s movies these days. Vijay Antony as a music director is continuing his good form after the resounding success of Ninaithale Inikum

Buy it if you are a fan of energetic and rhythmic songs devoid of melody.

50 sexiest Asian women in the world | Katrina Kaif | Priyanka Chopra | Freida Pinto | Kareena Kapoor | Bipasha Basu| Lara Dutta | Aishwarya Rai

49. Shruti Haasan: Kamal Haasan's daughter might not have made much impact with her Bollywood debut, but she did get noticed enough be one of the sexiest Asian women.

47. Esha Deol: Esha Deol has slipped quite a number of slots from her No. 21 ranking the last year.

42. Miss Pooja: Gurinder Kaur Kainth is a Punjabi, bhangra singer, best known by her stage name Miss Pooja. She is also a new entrant on the list.

39. Preity Zinta: Even though she isn't appearing in many movies, the IPL hype is keeping the dimpled beauty in the spotlight. She was ranked No. 36 in the 2008 list.

36. Rakhi Sawant: The self-confessed Drama Queen manages to attract the eyeballs but her ranking took a beating from No. 32 last year.

33. Rani Mukherjee: Rani's got a makeover and it has helped her climb five steps up the list.

31. Sherlyn Chopra: She has climbed up 10 spots in the ranking. All the oomph definitely didn't go unnoticed.

29. Celina Jaitly: Celina has joined the ranks of the causerati and she's just getting hotter. Celina retains her No. 29 spot.

27. Malaika Arora-Khan: Best known for her hot item numbers, Malaika is nowadays more visible on the small screen. This could be the reason behind her drastic fall from No. 8 to No. 27.

26. Sonam Kapoor: The ever smiling Sonam Kapoor is climbed up to No. 26 from No. 34 on the 2008 list.

25. Noureen Dewulf: The Indian American actress is a new entrant on the list of the Sexiest Asian Women.

24. Riya Sen: Though not exactly known for her acting abilities, Riya does manage to make it to the sexiest lists. She was ranked No. 15 last year.

23. Vidya Balan: After a short absence from the list Vidya Balan in her new improved avatar makes a return as one of the Sexiest Asian Women.

22. Ekta Chowdhry: Her Miss Universe outing wasn't much to talk about, but then beauty queens deserve to be on the sexiest lists

21. Padma Lakshmi: There wouldn't be a sexiest Asian women list if there wasn't Padma Lakshmi on it. She was No. 19 the last year.

20. Shilpa Shetty Kundra: So what if she is now married, Shilpa still sizzles at No. 20. Down six places from last year.

19. Minnie Gupta: This Indian American girl has posed for Playboy. Need we say more?

18. Mugdha Godse: The ramp to Bollywood move has done Mugdha a lot of good and she has also improved her ranking by 10 positions.

17. Kazz Kumar: They call her the desi answer to Gwen Stefani. This British Indian singer is certainly hitting the right notes.

15. Asin: Asin is carefully climbing up the steps in Bollywood and also on the Sexiest Asian Women list. She was No. 22 on the 2008 rankings.

14. Pooja Chopra: The Indian contender for the Miss World 2009 crown is a debutante on the list.

13. Neha Dhupia: Her Bollywood career might not be exactly at its peak but she has certainly console herself with a No. 13 ranking, up from No. 17 the last year.

12. Kangana Ranaut: Kangana might still be waiting for that huge Bollywood hit, but she has some interesting films lined up. Also she has climbed up four steps from No. 16.

11. Mallika Sherawat: She's currently wooing Hollywood and is frantically twittering. But all that didn't help her slipping down from her No. 6 position.

10. Deepika Padukone: This model-turned actress is definitely taking some long strides in Bollywood, she's up one place from No. 10 the last year.

8. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan: Ever since her Miss World crown Ash has hardly missed out on any sexy list for which Indians are eligible. She has slipped one position from her previous ranking.

7. Lara Dutta: One of the highlights of the film Blue was Lara Dutta in a bikini and this is the reason for her being No. 7, up from No. 13 the last year.

6. Bipasha Basu: Bipasha is the actress who redefined sexiness in Bollywood and she's at No. 6, down from No. 2 in 2008.

5. Kareena Kapoor: Size zero or no size zero, Kareena's hot. Though she's down a slot from last year.

3. Freida Pinto: This girl definitely got the best out of the success of Slumdog Millionaire and nowadays she is a regular on the sexiest women lists.

2. Priyanka Chopra: Priyanka is a girl who can turn geeks into romantic fools. Well, that's exactly what she'll be doing in her forthcoming film Pyaar Impossible. She up to No. 2 from No. 4 in 2008.

1. Katrina Kaif: It has actually become boring to see Katrina atop the sexy women rankings. But then she is. With the added oomph that she displayed in De Dana Dan, it seems unlikely that Katrina could be No. 2 anytime soon.