Oscars troll, Vijay's first ever triptych & a sadly laid out Kollywood controversy - IndiaGlitz weekly roundup
- IndiaGlitz, [Saturday,March 04 2017]
This week, quite a few interesting news made it to the likes of the media. Only the hottest ones made our top picks for this week's roundup article.
From an epic Best Picture gaffe that ridiculed the Oscars night, to a scandalous controversy that's brought the Kollywood industry in question, here's a list of 15 things that happened through the week, that you, as an avid cinema reader ought to know.
Following successive hits, music director-cum-actor Vijay Antony created high expectations from the crowd for his 'Yaman' that hit the cinemas on the 24th of last month. The film attracted positive reviews from critics, and will turn out to be a hat-trick success for the actor. Or, will it? Click here to see how the movie fared at its first weekend of release. Make sure to check our review of 'Yaman' if you still haven't.
What seemed like a special Sunday for many like Casey Affleck who bagged the Oscar for the Best Actor category, turned out pretty embarrassing for many others as the announcers goofed-up big time at the 89th Academy Awards. Jump here to read more about the epic Oscar troll.
Atlee's Vijay 61 has been the hottest topic for Vijay fans after Bairavaa ended up being somewhat of a letdown. If the source is to be trusted, then the fans will witness Vijay doing a never-before-seen kind of starring, a wall that Rajini, Kamal and even his arch rival had already crossed. Find out more here.
Vijay and Suriya are two of the finest actors of this era. Both have their respective films coming up soon with expectations reaching an all-time high. How would it be if two films were so similar, yet ironically different? That's the case with 'Vijay 61' and 'Thaana Serndha Kootam'. Read here.
Ultimate star Ajith Kumar's 'Vivegam' has seen an enormous reach as far as fans in social media are concerned. With the ultimate phase of shooting soon to commence at Bulgaria, we believe that the film is likely to release on one among the two of these dates.
The UK-India Culture Reception was held on the 27th of last month, and veteran actor Kamal Haasan had the honor of being invited to the grand function where he happened to greet a VIP, whom he had last met 20 years back.
Fabled filmmaker Bala's next project which has now been titled 'Nachiyaar' had its first look poster revealed. Along with the mesmerizing poster, do read the latest updates on the film's cast & crew information.
The village of Neduvasal has lured a lot of protests, following the Union Govt's infamous 'Hydrocarbon Project' that is feared to deplete groundwater and destroy agriculture. The Nadigar Sangam, which heeded the farmers' cry, gave a statement to the Central Govt. talking about the issue.
With his latest release running successfully at cinemas, this popular actor was congratulated by the superstar Rajinikanth himself.
On account of India's 70th year of Independence celebrations, this famous movie will have a special screening that our Hon'ble PM Narendra Modi and the British Queen Elizabeth II will watch. Quite a thing!
In an exclusive red carpet interview with IndiaGlitz, kind and adept film actor Prithiviraj revealed never-before-heard details about Gautham Menon's multi-starrer.
Oscar winner Casey Affleck who's had a black eye for the sexual harassment lawsuits filed against him had finally broke silence, clarifying his side of the story in a recent interview that he gave to a popular American daily. Read here.
There have been recent claims suggesting that 'Kabali' was a loss for the makers. Contradicting these ridiculous claims and flabbergasting the crowd, Producer Kalaipuli S Thanu revealed an information about the movie which no other Tamil cinema has achieved over the past century.
Long awaited 'Nenjam Marapathillai' featuring S J Suryah & Regina Cassandra had an update about the release from the film's maker, Selvaraghavan which can be read here.
Recent controversial posts including profane pictures of Kollywood celebrities poster on RJ Suchitra's twitter handle (assumed to be hacked) have stirred a commotion in the industry and amplified the already rele