Simbu Gossips

Simbu as Billa

2008-08-17T08:27:00.000-07:00

Sunday 10 August 2008 @ 7:22 am

Silambarasan has expressed his admiration for Ajith on several occasions. His maiden directorial venture ‘Vallavan’ saw Silambarasan play a youth who admires Ajith.

‘Kaalai’ featured him with a few scenes with posters of Ajith.

The actor seems to have gone a step ahead now and will be appearing with the ‘Billa’ look in his forthcoming venture ‘Silambattam’. According to sources, Simbu comes in ‘Billa’ attire in the climax scene with the same background scored used for Ajith.

Anu Vardhan (wife of director Vishnuvardhan), the costume designer of ‘Billa’ made some changes in the same suit that Ajith wore for ‘Billa’, to fit Simbu’s size.

Simbu even utters some dialogues made by Ajith in ‘Billa’ for ‘Silambattam’

Poda Podi - Simbu and Varalakshmi

2008-08-17T08:24:00.000-07:00

Actor-Politician dad Sarath Kumar is all supportive of his daughter Varalakshmi’s debut in Kollywood. Even though Sarath Kumar has given his daughter full freedom and believes that she is a mature and intelligent girl who can handle anything on the sets of Poda Podi with Silambarasan, he is still being a typical father and being a protective dad.

If sources are to be believed, Sarath has talked to all his close friends in the industry, to watchout for his daughter and inform him immediately if, she is into any kind of problem. Silambarasan who heard this is said to be spending time only on his laptop keeping himself away from the outside world to avoid problems.

The pooja of the Silambarasan – Varalakshmi starrer is scheduled to be held on August 15th in Toronto. The movie is to be directed by Vigesh siva and the cinematography is by Nirva Sha. The movie will have a title song sung by Silambarasan and Varalakshmi for the music by Dharan of Sivi fame. The lyrics of this song is penned by Vairamuthu.

Vara Lakshmi makes her kollywood debut oppotie Simbu in the movie Thiru Poda Thirumathi Podi – Dandanakka Jodi which is jointly Produced by Gemini Film Circuit and Shanaya Tele films.

Silambattam Final Shoot Songs - More

2008-08-17T08:20:00.000-07:00

After a hectic shooting schedule in Pollachi just a few days ago, the Silambattam team is gearing up once again to go back. Sources have it that Silambarasan and his team will go to Pollachi, perhaps this month end, to complete the rest of the talky portion in Silambattam. The team is tipped to camp in Pollachi for about ten days to accomplish this task. With just three songs remaining to be canned, the unit is preparing to go abroad to can the dance sequences. In all probability, the Silambattan team will leave for their trip abroad after returning from the Pollachi shooting.

Silambattam Songs -Rachna, Maurya and 100 girls

2008-08-17T08:18:00.000-07:00

A song shot in a grand and aesthetically appealing set which costs a fortune, with a bevy of beauties dancing along, has always been the cynosure of his father T. Rajendar’s films, and it is also so now in his films. Simbu makes sure every film of his has a song with a grand set and eye-popping models. Remember ‘Manmadhan’ of Manmadhan and ‘Loosu Pennae’ of Vallavan, which starred models from Mumbai and abroad?

Keeping in line with this trend, Simbu shot a song for his upcoming Silambattam with Mumbai item girl Rachna Maurya and about 100 models from Mumbai. The song cost approximately Rs. 75 lakhs. Simbu, who has a penchant of introducing some difficult and catchy dance movements with every film he does, has worked on some real and never-seen-before dance moves in this song too.

In Silambattam, Simbu plays a temple priest who turns into a violent man under some compelling circumstances. Sana Khan is his heroine. The shooting will be over by August, after which filming for Poda Podi begins. Sarathkumar’s daughter Varalakshmi debuts in Poda Podi as an actress.

Simbu,Dhanush and Simbu’s brother - The Dark Knight Premiere Show Photos

2008-08-17T08:14:00.000-07:00

Hurdles for Simbu-Dhanush Starrer

2008-02-21T06:13:00.000-08:00

The talks of Silambarasan and Dhanush joining for a movie is creating a stir

in Kollywood. Many wonder whether this is possible.

Silambarasan was immediate to give the nod while it has been silence from

Dhanush’s side still. Industry sources say that Dhanush’s father, Kasthuri

Raja is not keen about this project and has suggested Dhanush to skip the

offer. Now is that the fear of the unknown.

The only way for this project to take off now is that Dhanush must believe in

himself and accept the offer as our Little Superstar did.

Simbu and Dhanush together?

2008-02-21T06:12:00.000-08:00

Will this work or will this ever happen that the east and west joining together.

Simbu and Dhanush are the next to come in the lines of MGR - Sivaji, Rajini - Kamal and Ajith - Vijay . A healthy competition have been previaling among the two so far.

Now the hot topic is that there are circulations in kollywood that Prabu Deva has come up with a script for Simbu and Dhanush to star together for a movie and has already got Our Little Superstar’s consent.

Prabu Deva is yet to approach Dhanush and if things materlize both sides then this will be Prabu Deva’s next venture once he completes the Hindi remake of Pokiri.

Sources say the title for the movie would be ‘Agni Natchathiram’but will have no link with the Maniratnam’s one apart from the title.

Working with Simbu is a Joy

2008-02-21T06:07:00.000-08:00

“Love of literature runs in the family,” laughs cinematographer Saravanan, who turns director with the Silambarasan starrer Silambattam. Son of well-known yesteryear lyricist Ulundurpettai Shanmugham, Saravanan has been an avid reader even from the age of eight.

Naturally storytelling is the next step. Though he has done about 25 films as a cameraman, direction has been a passion. When he decided to go commercial for his debut venture, he needed a popular hero and Simbu filled the bill.

“My screenplay will make the difference,” says Saravanan. He finds working with Simbu a joy. “He keenly observes, enjoys and appreciates your work that you want to give your best,” he adds.

A resolute Simbu?

2008-02-09T05:01:00.000-08:00

Silambarasan Gallery

Silambarasan is busy with two films in his kitty-‘Silambattam’ and ‘Kettavan’. We all are aware that Silambarasan is pairing up with Sana Khan for this film. But there is more to it! Our reports suggest that there is one more heroine role in the film.

The search for this second heroine is going on in full swing. Starting from ‘Karuppusamy Kuthagaitharar’ fame Meenakshi to Sherin, the director of the film is on a heroine hunt. But seems like the hero of the film Silambarasan is not too happy with the director’s list and wants to import a new face from our neighboring ‘god’s own country’.

Mmm… looks like Silambarasan has developed a fancy for chics from Kerala!

In the meantime, Silambarasan has self-imposed a rule on himself. He has decided to meet the press only after completing ‘Silambattam’ and ‘Kettavan’. The rule does not end there. He has also made up his mind to not attend any cinema functions during this time. The reason - the hero has decided to meet the world only after giving a hit.

Let’s hope Silambarasan hits the bulls-eye this time with 'Silambattam' and 'Kettavan'!

‘Silambattam’ - Burning the midnight oil!

2008-02-05T22:40:00.000-08:00

Silambattam Gallery

Silambarasan who welcomed his 25th birthday recently is working hard for his next venture titled ‘Silambattam’. The shooting for this film has been taking place in various locations.

Some scenes for Silambarasan’s next film ‘Silambattam’ was shot in a small village called Thirukadaiyur near Kumbakonam district. Since the shooting in Thirukadaiyur is over, the ‘Silambattam’ troop has now moved to Thiruvaiaru which is near Thirukadaiyur for shooting the next part.

A grand set has been erected to depict a ‘thiruvizha’ (meaning ‘fair’ in Tamil) scene and shooting is going on day and night.

Saravanan who is an ace cameraman takes the director’s chair for this flick. This film has Silambarasan and Sana Khan in the lead roles. The film seems to have village and city sequences in equal proportion.

And guessing by the hard work and the effort that is being put in, it sure seems like a success story!

Kettavan’ sings for 'Theeyavan'

2008-02-05T22:36:00.000-08:00

Theeyavan Gallery

'Theeyavan', that marks the entry of Udhay and Sriranjan, revolves around a negative hero. Sriranjan, son of the producer, handles the negative character.

The young man came into the film world in a dramatic manner. His acting skills in collage cultural programme were received well by many and the reception had triggered the desire to try his hand in films.

His father, who is doing real estate business, encouraged him by started a project on his own to launch his son in film industry. This is the story behind Sriranjan becoming ‘Theeyavan’.

The movie also introduces new music director L.V. Ganesh, son of famous musician L. Vaidyanathan. Since Vaidyanathan and T. Rajender were close friends and relatives, Silambarasan and Ganesh became friends since their childhood. So, when Ganesh requested Silambarasan to sing a song for the movie, he immediately accepted his friend’s request and sang the song.

So, you have the hero of ‘Kettavan’ singing for ‘Theeyavan’.

Silambarasan: "I thank my fans"

2008-02-04T06:32:00.000-08:00

Today (Feb 3), Silambarasan celebrates his birthday. Sify.com caught up with the actor who is shooting in Kumbakonam for his next film Silambattam. Excerpts of an interview

We at Sify, wish you Many Many happy returns of the day…
Thanks a ton. All I need is the love and blessings of my fans worldwide who have been a constant pillar of support.

There was a gap of 15 months between Vallavan and your Pongal release Kaalai the film did not carry great reviews. How do you take criticisms?
(Smiles) Sify.com gave my film a bad review and others followed. But let me tell you that a film review has nothing to do with box-office collections. The so-called critics except sify.com had even tore my Manmathan, but the film turned out to be a hit. My job is to give commercially viable films to my producers and distributors and your job is to review it.

How is the box-office performance of Kaalai?
Kaalai is an average film, no one will lose money. It was aimed at the masses as an entertainer and my fans loved it. It is doing well in B and C stations.

What about the other Pongal releases. Did you watch all the other films?
I saw all the films and I liked Bheema the best. I thought Trisha looked good in the film.

So you have started your new film Silambattam?
Yes, director Saravanan is very talented. His takings are stylish and visuals are good. It will be a commercial film and we are doing spot editing. Don Max who has done many hit films in Malayalam for Suresh Gopi action thrillers is doing a great job. The film will be ready by August.

What are your plans for the day?
I am not going to be in Chennai nor will I be shooting. I plan to have a quiet birthday in an undisclosed place (Laughs).

Little superstar Simbu’s Birthday Advance Wishes!

2008-02-01T20:17:00.000-08:00

Feb 3 every year is the date on which millions of fans of Little Superstar Simbu from around the world celebrate with great spectacle and unbounded joy his birthday.The media too is fully immersed in this. Simbu’s fans come up with novel and innovative ways of celebrating their idol’s birthday.

TV channels will telecast Simbu movies back-to-back. Magazine and newspapers will give importance to this occasion and give very wide coverage of the celebrations.

In our own unique style, we at Simbutheactor.com will celebrate this icon’s birthday Of course; his fans will not be forgotten.All that his fans cherish will be on Simbutheactor.com

Simbutheactor.com joins the millions of fans of the Little Superstar in wishing him “Advance happy returns of the day” and a long and “super” life.

Silambarasan After Kaalai Good?

2008-01-31T22:35:00.000-08:00

Good news for all Silambarasan fans- his latest offering Kaalai is a massive hit he as even taken some assurance after this film based on social relives and many more.His bad boy image has been changed. and this young actor say to quit smoking and using bad words in the movie.

The buzz is after Rajni&Kamal

Vijay&Ajith Simbu leads the game.

For this informetion our crew from chennai visited his houre in regards with Mr.Samuel Chadwick The chair man simbu say's he has made lots and lots of diffrence in his latest movie keetavaan and this movie is going to be relased only after sillambatam. All refuges and pains put him to the peek he just simles and says i em a ordinary Human!!.

Simbu, TR pitch in for Kural

2008-01-31T22:15:00.000-08:00

January 30, 2008, 11:57:14 AM

TR has a rather stormy onscreen presence. And then he brought in his first son, Simbu, who has earned himself the 'bad boy' image with his eccentricities and outbursts. Nevertheless, he is one talented young star and one of the few who is ready to dive headlong into a dark role or risky script. Now, following suit is TR’s next offspring, Kuralarasan.

TR believes that it is now time to launch his second son's film career. Now that Simbu has found his footing and does not need Daddy’s help to stand, TR has decided to focus all his attention on the younger boy. Kural has not had as much exposure on screen as Simbu had right from a kid. He has featured in a couple if movies including the Simbu starrer Alai. Now he is getting set to play the lead in a movie directed by none other than his father. And the story for Kural’s debut will be written by none other than his illustrious brother Silambarasan! Looks like it’s going to be a family affair!

Simbu's New Movie Silambattam Has Remix Song.

2008-01-31T08:27:00.000-08:00

Silambarasan, known for young-looking action roles, has stepped into a poles apart role. He plays a pious man in his forthcoming film Silambattam. The movie, which is launched tomorrow, will have him playing the role of a temple priest.The chief priest, however, will turn a warrior when getting rubbed on the wrong side.

The movie is said to have two heroines one of whom is tipped to be Sana Khan from Mumbai. The film will be the 25th production of Lakshmi Movie Makers. It will be a maiden venture of cinematographer Saravanan as director.Simbu’s Kaalai might hit the screens by Pongal, 2008 while his Kettavan is shelved for the time being.

Going by the remix mania, Silambattam is believed to have the classical song “Nalamthaanaa” from Sivaji Ganesan’s ‘Thillaana Mohanambal’.

Kaalai Movie Review

2008-01-31T08:23:00.000-08:00

Kaalai Movie Review

Friday 18 January 2008 @ 5:30 am

Cast : Silambarasan, Vedhika, Sangeetha, Nila

Direction: Tarun Gopi

Music: G V. Prakash

Production: NIC Arts Chakravarthy
You wouldn’t expect a classic tale of movie making from a director – Tarun Gopi – whose previous official document include a hardcore commercial potboiler, Thimiru. Having said that, we did expect a racy entertainer with Simbu’s return after a brief sabbatical creating enough and more hype. However, Kaalai, Tarun Gopi’s second venture and first with Simbu is a classic case of too much in too little time. With too little scenes that substantiate the sense of logic, Tarun Gopi has royally squandered an opportunity.

Less said the better about the story. Simbu shares his name with two other people - one villain and one cop-turned-baddie and the situations arising out of it promise enough curiosity for a while as soon as the movie opens. However, it eventually fizzles out when the movie takes a turn for better or for worse.

Seema – Simbu’s grandmother – slays five men, mind you when she was only ten, since they flouted her father’s advices and distilled alcohol illegally in the village also involving in other shady activities. The villagers, for her noble act, consider her their head after her return from the prison and are peaceful under her reign. However, trouble crops up in the name of a police officer – Lal – whose ego is hurt when challenged by the fellow policeman’s son that he can’t find anything illicit in Simbu’s village, ruled by the godmother Seema.

Lal tries - but to no avail - to nail somebody from the village for any charges and ends being thrashed up the villagers. Predictably, he returns back with a vengeance and in the dirty war, burns Seema alive. Enough reason for Simbu to seek retribution for his loss. Simbu returns to Chennai, uses the tried and tested formula to woo Lal’s daughter Vedhika, and after a couple of duets seize her as a hostage on revenge of his grand mom’s death.

With a script that has more holes than a fish net, it’s evident that Simbu could just not help the ship from sinking. However, his mind-boggling stunt scenes and the dance sequences especially for songs ‘Kutti Pisaase’ and ‘Kaalai Kaalai’ are stupendously performed. Particularly, Kutti Pisaase might send his fans on a homesick trip to the good old days when Simbu sang and danced ‘I am a little star’.

Vedika’s character is left to deal with a few duets in measly outfits in exotic locales with an almost innocent face. Alas, she vanishes from the movie abruptly even before its end. Santhanam – Simbu duo’s comic act has lesser than desired results.
Veteran Seema’s grandmother-godmother act refuses to fade after she is brutally charred alive in the movie. Sangeetha plays Simbu’s aunt and yes, her role is of utmost importance. If you must insist, here is how. It’s only when she gets spanked by Lal that violence erupts uncontrollably in the village. Lal’s villainy seems to be born with him and he is prominent with his viciousness in the movie that is also swarmed with many other such likes.

R.D.Rajasekar’s camera brings in unsullied frames of fresh locales during the duet scenes. G.V. Prakash stands out in two songs and scores an average for background music.

Had Tarun Gopi worked on the script for a taut screenplay coupled with some interesting twists, Simbu’s Kaalai would definitely have been a joy ride.

Outcome: Action

Silambattam before Kettavan Simbu Talk

2008-01-31T08:22:00.001-08:00

‘Silambattam’ before ‘Kettavan’ – Simbu talk

Friday 7 December 2007 @ 7:01 pm

In his’Silambattam’ apparel of vibuti smeared temple and swept up kudumi, Simbu reminds one of Kamal Hassan. Lakshmi Movie Makers produce this film after’Pudupettai’ and the director is cameraman Saravanan. Mumbai model Sanaa Khan makes her debut as Simbu’s heroine. Hunt is on for another heroine! John Vijayan, who played the bad guy role in’Oram Po’ is the villain of this film. photography is by R. Madhi and music is by Dina.

The film ongoing off shooting and pooja at the Pillayar temple in AVM Studios. The VIPs of Tamil cinema were present with their good wishes and Simbu gave a shot of praying at the temple. “Suddenly they have started calling me a good man. To keep that image, I have started compliant positive roles,” said a seriously joking Simbu holding his injured thumb every now and then as it smarted.

“The story is to be found in Kumbakonam. Simbu as temple priest is a calm man. An incident disrupts this calm man and how it transforms him into an destructive man is the story line,” says director Saravanan. Shooting is to take place at Thiruvaiyaru, Thirunelveli, Tenkasi, Visakapatnam and Rajamundry. Does Simbu know Silambattam? “I have learnt Silambattam when I was a small boy. I have not taken exacting training for this film.” Simbu also announced that’Silambatatm’ would be released before’Kettavan.’

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Simbu Says Keetavaan After Silambattam

2008-01-31T08:20:00.000-08:00

First Look : Simbu’s new role

Monday 21 January 2008 @ 11:01 am

Lakshmi Movie Makers launched their 25th film, Silambattam starring Silambarasan and debutante Sanaa Khan at AVM Studios on December 7. A large gathering of film luminaries attended the function. Silambarasan nee Simbu sported an orthodox Brahmin look and faced the camera along with heroine Sanaa at the Lord Vinayaka temple in the studio complex. Later addressing the media, the irrepressible actor said in a lighter vein that since people called him a good guy now, he is playing a soft role. He hastens to add that how and why a soft-spoken gentle orthodox youngster turns into a volcano form the crux of the theme. “It is a positive character in an action entertainer.” He attended the shoot with a bandaged finger. The actor suffered an injury while shooting for his forthcoming film, Kalai.

Undaunted he completed the day’s work for the film. Heroine Sanaa Khan is a model from Mumbai and says it is her first film assignment. Another heroine has to be chosen. John Vijay who made a mark with Oram Po plays the antagonist. Cinematographer Saravanan debuts as the director with Silambattam. “To concentrate more as a filmmaker I entrusted the job of cinematography to my friend and erstwhile associate Madhi,” he said. “Set in rural and city ambience, the shoot will take place in Kumbakonam, parts of South Tamil Nadu and in Chennai, he disclosed. Dhina composes the music. Producers Muralidharan and Swaminathan hoped that their 25th film would run as many weeks.

Guess what role Simbu is playing in his new film Silambattam? He will don the role of an apaavi (innocent) poojari (temple priest) who, due to certain circumstances, is forced to take the law into his hands! .Simbu is going to start work on his new film Silambattam for the prestigious banner Lakshmi Movie Makers (LMM) — This would be their 25th film. It is also going to be the directorial debut of cameraman Saravanan, a buddy of Simbu.The shoot of the film will take place in the temple towns of tamil Nadu. He has roped in two heroines from Mumbai — One of them is Sana Khan.New girl from Mumbai, Sana Khan is being introduced in “Silambattam” due in summer of 2008. She looks beautiful and is said to be very talented.

Simbu Leaves Cigarette???

2008-01-31T08:18:00.001-08:00

Simbu and cigarette

Wednesday 23 January 2008 @ 11:48 am

Silambarasan too joins the prestigious team of actors, who have decided to give up smoking on screen. Following Rajinikanth and Vijay, Silambarasan too has decided to discard smoking in his films. The young hero says that he doesn’t want to be a negative example for his fans, which would follow him.

When queried about his smoking scenes in his recent film ‘Kaalai’, the young actor says that the movie was shot long back. He also assures that it would be the last movie in which he smokes.

Silambarasan, is quite happy that his image has been changed in the recent times. His ‘bad boy’ image is a thing of past, he says. According to him, the TV programme ‘Jodi No 1’ was the major reason for this change. “The programme has definitely contributed to the change in my image in people’s mind. It made people understand my real self”, says Simbu.

The programmed fetched him some embarrassment too. His role in the programmer has been ridicule by some in some other programmes. Simbu, who is aware of this development, doesn’t bother. He feels that they just add to his publicity.

However, he has made up his mind not to do any such programmes in future? Does he want to avoid such embarrassments? No. “I am very busy with my commitments in films”.

2008-01-31T08:16:00.000-08:00

Simbu out for a duck!

Wednesday 30 January 2008 @ 6:17 am

Silambarasan is a big hero. Imagine a hero getting out for a duck. But this is something that happened recently. A star cricket match was organized at MA Chidambaram stadium recently. Silambarasan and Jeyam Ravi lead the rival teams. Raj TV and Hash Mobile organized the match. Silmabarasan was out for a duck. But in true filmy style, his team beat Jeyam Ravi’s team by 46 runs, thus save Simbhu’s image. Shanthnoo Bhagyaraj, Hamsavardhan, Bharathi, Sona, Akhil, Sadagopan Ramesh and Ashish Kapoor took part in the match.

2008-01-31T08:07:00.000-08:00

Saturday 15 December 2007 @ 4:23 pm

At the muhurat of his latest film ‘Silambattam’, Silambarasan said that he had made many changes in ‘Kettavan’. He evaded the question when asked whether the heroine Lekha was shown the door.Reliable sources, however, reveal that Silambarasan has decided to take away Lekha and rope in Asin in ‘Kettavan’.
It is known to everyone that Silambarasan is planning to re-start the shooting of ‘Kettavan’ only after finishing ‘Kaalai’ and ‘Silambaattam’. The original producers too have opted out of the project and it will be produced under the banner of V. Ravichandran’s Oscar Films.
When Oscar Ravichandran approached Vijaya T. Rajendhar for Simbu’s call-sheet for a new film, it appears that T.R. told him to take over ‘Kettavan’ instead of introduction a new film with Simbu in the lead. It is said that Ravichandran had even agreed to and returned the Rs.3 crores of money that the previous producer of ‘Kettavan’ had spent.
Insiders disclose that Simbu’s sudden change of mind towards the VJ turned actor Lekha is the main reason for all the aforementioned changes. Add to this Silambarasan’s new found liking for Asin and you know what all the fuss is about. Feelers have been sent to Asin to persuade her to accept the offer.
One might think that Silambarasan is acting too big for his own comfort. But he can afford to do so, given his current market value. He is one of the leading saleable and bankable stars in the industry and has been the distributors’ darling for quite sometime now. It is said that his market value is next only to Vijay and Ajith. Business circles say that his Kaalai has fetched Rs. 18 crores. So, Silambarasan enjoys the ‘luxury’ of changing the heroine after shooting more than 30 per cent of the movie. It might sound extreme but that is what show biz is all about!