Movies to look out for
She also owes this to the men who respect women and treat them right, which is evident in the scripts they write.
In her forthcoming movie Raatchasi, Jyothika plays a tough, no-nonsense government school teacher, who is on a mission to revamp government schools. Directed by Gawtham Raj, Raatchasi sees Jyothika’s sister-in-law, Brintha (sister of Suriya and Karthi), debut as a singer.
YOU have seen her groove in Indian movies and croon on stages across the globe, but her next role is that of a tough assassin, in her first English project.
Actress and singer Shruti Haasan, the elder daughter of Kamal, will debut in Hollywood with the movie Treadstone as Nira Patel, a trained assassin who lives a double life as a waitress in Delhi.
VIJAY and director Atlee’s third collaboration, after the successful
Their and Mersal, has been titled Bigil (meaning “whistle” in colloquial Tamil). The movie poster was released on the eve of Illayathalabathy Vijay’s birthday on June 22.
Nayanthara will play the female lead, while AR Rahman will score the music.
The poster shows four avatars of the actor: a dhoti-clad elderly character with salt and pepper hair, a slightly younger Vijay with a football in his hand and wearing a number five jersey, a serious looking Vijay dressed in a lungi, and one donned in a corporate suit.
THE first single from the movie Nerkonda Paarvai was released on June 27. Since its release, the song, titled Vaanil Irul, has gone viral – heightening expectations of Vijay’s movie. Nerkonda Paarvai is directed by H Vinod and produced by Boney Kapoor. The cast includes Vidya Balan, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam and, of course, Kumar. The music is by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
Lutchmanan is an educator, author and linguistic campaigner. She is also a presenter/producer at Lotus FM. You can catch her on Inisai Mazhai’on Friday, from 6pm to 7pm, and on The Best Of Kodambakkam, on Sunday, 1pm to 3pm