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Popular composer G.V. Prakash Kumar, nephew of Oscar winner A.R. Rahman, married his childhood friend and singer Saindhavi here Thursday. The wedding took place at 10:25 a.m. in the presence of family and close friends in true south Indian style at Major Ramanathan Chettiar Hall. Some of the noted celebrities who graced the occasion included Suriya, Balu Mahendra, Bala Pazhanisaamy, Mani Ratnam, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, K. Bhagyaraj, A.L Vijay, Shanthanu, Gayathri, Dhansika and P. Vijay. The bridegroom was dressed in white dhoti and shirt, the bride was draped in a Kanjeevaram silk sari. The family of the newlyweds will host a grand reception later in the evening. It will be graced by a host of luminaries from the Tamil film industry. Prakash and Saindhavi were classmates in school and have been friends since. They will soon head to Australia for their honeymoon. Prakash has scored music for Tamil films such as "Aadukalam", "Thaandavam" and "Thalaivaa", while Saindhavi is popular for crooning songs such as "Randanakka" and "Vizhigalil Oru Vaanavili". Prakash has also composed music for Hindi films "Joker", "Gangs of Wasseypur" and Anurag Kashyap's film "Ugly".
Rajeshkumar's novel From print to screen
One of the regular features of Hollywood is its affinity in making films that are based on interesting novels. A noteworthy point is that the famous Harry Potter series and all the works of the legendary Steven Spielberg films are raised from novels. This trend is also considered healthy especially because novel writers can really get overboard with creative ideas. When these ideas are converted cinematically, refreshing approaches arise. Popular Tamil novel writer Rajeshkumar is know for suspense-filled and even spooky stories that are well received by thousands of his fans. A novel he had written recently titled, 'Iravil Oru Vaanavil' has caught the fascination of some filmmakers who want to adapt the story for a film. The title they have decided on for the film version is 'Agarathi'. Rajeshkumar's story delves deep into human relationships when subjected to trying time such as jealousy, the lure of money etc. This story reportedly is brilliantly narrated and has successfully fascinated scores of readers. The movie will star Pradeep, Mohini, debutante Soundarya, Gemini Kiran, Pavan, Rajkumar, Gayathri Priya, V. R. Moorthy, Sathyan and Mumath Khan. Dialogues have been written by M. Murugan and cinematography is by Sibiyoan while Sundar C. babu is slated to score music. Screenplay and direction is by Naga Venkatesh while T. Varath and Sumathy Kalyankumar are jointly producing the film. Sharmila Krishnakumar is the co-producer.