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Is there a youth film that is also meant for their parents? Don't be perplexed. Bhanu Shankar's Valliddaru Vayasu Padahare is certainly one. As the director Bhanu Shankar himself says, 'This is a movie full of youthful energy, but speaks about parental responsibility and bonding'. Produced by M. Kumara Swamy on SKS Creations, Valliddaru Vayasu Padahare has Tarun Chandra and Devaki as hero and heroine. Both of them are debutants in Telugu (Tarun has acted in a Kannada movie). But there is a gaggle of senior stars like Suhasini, Jayasudha, Raghuvaran and Chandramohan. K. Viswanath is making a special appearance as a judge and Posani Krishnamurali is a lawyer. Telengana Sakunthala, Venumadhav, Narsing Yadav and Brahmanandam take care of the comedy department. Bhanu Shankar's first film was Yevare Athagadu. Bhanu Shankar insists that there are many things in Valliddaru Vayasu Padahare, which are different. 'Don't ask me what. But you will find them interesting when you see it,' he promises. This is a small budget movie with the accent on script and story. Both the debutants also say the same thing. The film has a cute story and it would be the right introduction for us, they say. The elders in the cast also feel the same thing. The director points out that the climax would be pretty dramatic. After seeing it you will understand why we dedicate this movie to every parent. Valliddaru Vayasu Padahare is set for release in July.
Why Australian Teens smoke during Pregnancy?
A shocking trend of pregnant teenagers getting used to smoking has been spreading across Australia. Why would the soon-to-be-moms take such a step? Actually, The Aussie Teens believe the size of their babies would reduce if they smoke and this eventually leads to less pain during labour. On most occasions, Labour Pains could be severe and could be compared to the fracture of 20-odd bones at once. The human body could bear up to 45 del (unit) of pain. But, A woman feels 57 del (unit) of pain at the time of delivery. Cigarette packets sold in Australia carry the warning 'Smoking during pregnancy could lower the weight of your baby'. That's how Teens have got what they wanted as a remedy for labour pain.
"Tension Not", "Stay Cool" and "I'm Good Na" - That's Roadside Romeo
HotMuggs, a stylized drink ware concept, has entered into an alliance with Yash Raj Films for producing licensed merchandise on Roadside Romeo. With about a dozen characters in Roadside Romeo, this is the first animated film - an India-U.S. co-production of Yash Raj Films and the Walt Disney Company, and is scheduled for release on October 24, 2008. With the concept of film merchandising catching on in the Indian film industry, HotMuggs has incorporated a first time concept of incorporating cool one-liners from the movie like "Tension Not", "Stay Cool" and "I'm Good Na" on the muggs. These mugs not only appeal to the movie lovers but also to a wider audience who emote with the appeal and positioning of the characters from the movie. The merchandise has been designed, manufactured and marketed by Hot Muggs, and will be available at malls, bookstores, and concept shops in over 40 cities across the country. Cartoon characters-based merchandising market is expected to be in the region of Rs.300 crore. Hot Muggs plans to promote the merchandise through a multi-channel promotion campaign with emphasis on below-the-line activities and other promotional programs. Mr.Rishi Jain, Managing Director ' HotMuggs, said, "The product class of Hot Muggs, the concept of entertainment, funkiness, adventure, adaptability has an ideal connect with Roadside Romeo. Characters such a Romeo - a small cute looking pet of a super rich human family, Laila - the hottest girl ever, Charlie Anna - the dreaded Don of the Slum, these characters lend itself to being merchandised. We are upbeat about the fact that we are not just offering a product or merchandise, but an object of desire that one would want to own." With Indians investing lots of time and passion in Bollywood and cricket, often labeled as national obsessions, sports and film merchandising too are in nascent stages. HotMuggs has been involved as the official licensed merchandiser for superhit Movies like Yash Raj Films ' Fanaa, Balki's Cheeni Kum, and IPL teams like Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings.
Teenagers Urge Chennai 600028 to be released on April 27
The producers, SP Charan and JK Saravana and the director, Venkat Prabhu, of the much awaited Chennai 600028 received more then 2000 emails urging them to postpone the release of Chennai 600028. Hence, the team took a last minute decision last night to honor the request of the Indian teenagers. Currently, the Board Examinations are in progress for students all around Tamil Nadu. Hundreds of students sent constant emails to the Chennai 600028 Team through their official website, www.chennai600028.com . However, just in the last 3 days the volume of emails grew to thousands. This clicked the panic button among the young and energetic Chennai 600028 team. The team has taken a decision which has never been explored before in the Tamil Film Industry! Hats off to Chennai 600028!!
‘Teen Patti’ partly dubbed for single screen: Ambika Hinduja
The English conversation between actors Amitabh Bachchan and Ben Kinsley in the forthcoming film “Teen Patti” has been dubbed in Hindi for the single screen audience, producer Ambika Hinduja of Serendipity films said. The movie has been directed by Leena Yadav. “In the movie Mr. Bachchan’s character Venkat is narrating his journey to Perci Trachtenberg (Ben Kingsley). Of course, Sir Ben doesn’t speak Hindi. Their conversation is in English. Those particular scenes, which come at a very important juncture in the movie, have been dubbed for the single screen audience,” Hinduja told IANS. “Mr. Bachchan has dubbed for himself and Boman Irani has dubbed for Sir Ben,” she added. Hinduja maintains that though the film is releasing worldwide, it has not been dubbed for the overseas non-traditional market but has been subtitled for some selected regions. “Currently the worldwide release is Feb 26. We are starting with the traditional territories. We have got some non-traditional territories like Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria that have shown keen interest in the film and we are releasing it there. For the Middle East, Gulf and these non-traditional territories we have subtitled the film in English and Arabic,” said Hinduja. Around Rs.30 crore was spent on “Teen Patti.” It is going to have a big release with 900 prints for India and abroad along with 1700 UFOs (digital print). Serendipity films is still negotiating with some countries who have shown an interest in releasing the film. “We have 900 prints for India and overseas along with 1,700 UFOs. Every single day we get calls to release the film in Europe and in some Southeast Asian countries, but you know the deal has to make sense for us so we are going to exploit it peacefully,” said the producer. This is her second film after “Being Cyrus” (2005) which was directed by Homi Adajania and her first mainstream Hindi film. Hinduja involved herself with every frame of “Teen Patti”. “I am the creative producer and was involved in every aspect, stage and process of the film and the making of it. Because it is my second film and the first mainstream film, I wanted to give it my best and establish my company with “Teen Patti”,” said Hinduja. Asked about the genre of the film, she said: “I can’t give a specific genre to “Teen Patti”. It is a thriller, a drama and it’s a film for the global audience. It deals with a universal theme like greed, deception, relationships and most importantly achievements and all of us across the globe can identify with these particular themes. “ The movie was invited by 12 film festivals but Hinduja didn’t accept any of them because of a fear of piracy. “We were invited by 12 film festivals, but piracy is a big threat. For example, the movie ‘What’s your Raashee’ was screened at the Toronto film festival five days before its release and it was out in the market before the release. For a movie like ‘Being Cyrus’ there was no competition in the market, there was no threat; it was first of its kind so we took it to various festivals. It was highly appreciated and after being written about, we released the film,” said Hinduja.
‘Tees Maar Khan’ gets out-of-box music release – inside train!
Just like filmmaker Farah Khan’s brand of cinema, the music launch of “Tees Maar Khan” was grand, colourful and entertaining. That’s because Bollywood stars Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif released it in a moving train! The special train, meant only for the media and the film’s cast and crew, left Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) station for Lonavala two-and-a-half hours away Sunday. The train had posters of the film all over and even a red carpet inside to welcome everyone. “It’s an important film for us and I wanted to do something out-of-the-box,” said Farah. A train was used as the venue for the launch because the film features a major train heist. “Tees Maar Khan”, an action comedy, is set to hit the screens Dec 24. It also stars Akshaye Khanna. After a delay of two hours, the train left for its destination. The journey was laced with entertainment. First, composers Vishal Dadlani and Shekhar Ravijiani entertained everyone with a live performance and then the star cast consisting of Akshay, dressed like his character in the film, and Katrina, greeted everyone by going from compartment to compartment. This is the first time the music of a film is being released in this manner as Farah said she wanted to do something different. Even the actors of the film didn’t seem to have a problem with the train ride and seemed to quite enjoy the whole process. “I have always loved travelling in a train and it’s nice to be doing that again. I think this a wonderful way of launching the music, different and fun,” Katrina, who was dressed in a peach pink short dress,said. Once the train reached Lonavala station, more drama was in store. A wedding band started belting out numbers like “Tees maar khan” and “Sheila ki jawani” from the film and the people present at the station were excited to the hilt when they saw Akshay and Katrina alighting from the train. Then everyone headed to the hotel for lunch, where another performances by dancers were awaiting the guests.