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Movie 2009
 
Movie 2009 :
Kollywood, ushers in the New Year with many exciting releases of big banners and stars in the offing. Here is a sneak preview in to what we could expect in the year 2009:
 

Villu:
January will witness the first biggie of the year. Villu starring Ilaya thalapathy Vijay and Nayantara, directed by Prabhudeva, is among the most awaited film of the first quarter. Vijay is heavily banking on this film to come back to winning streak after two flops in Azhagiya Tamizh Magan and Kuruvi. Nayanthara too had a bad year with her Aegan, Kuselan and Sathyam bombed at the box office. The Movie is all set to hit the halls on the eve of Ponga, just as the blockbuster Pokkiri did in 2007.

 
Naan kadavul:
Director Bala, who is known for distinctive movies, is ready with Naan Kadavul starring Arya and Pooja. After taking more than a year and a half, the director has finally completed the project, which is said to be potentially an award winning movie. The grapevine has it that Arya plays a cannibal in the movie.
 
Ayan:
The next big movie of the year will be Surya - Thamannah starer Ayan, directed by K.V. Anand. After winning critical acclaim in Vaaranam Aayiram, Surya is gearing up for a movie, which is a light hearted romantic movie, which has ample dosage of action. Surya is said to have done some breath taking stunts
 
Aayirathil Oruvan:
Selvaraghavan, another director with the reputation of taking a long time to finish a project is nearing the completion of his forthcoming movie Aayirathil Oruvan, which has been in the making for more than a year. This will be Paruthi Veeran Karthi's second movie in which Reema Sen and Andrea play the female lead roles. The movie has gained more significance after the split between Selva's lucky mascot Yuvan Sahnkarraja. Now Selva has roped in G.V. Prakashkumar to score the music
 
Kanthasamy:
After the forgettable experience of Bheema, Vikram is working in SUsi Ganesan's mega project Kanthasamy, produced by Kalaipuli Dhanu. Vikram dons six different get ups, including that of a woman. The movie is said to have a super man like story. The hot gal Shriya Saran is there to add glamour quotient of the movie, which is expected to ht the halls on May 1.
 
Ashokavanam (working title):
Ace director Mani Ratnam is busy shooting his direct Tamil film, five years after Ayutha Ezhuthu. He has roped in Vikram, Aishwarya, Prithviraj and Priyamani in the movie, which is said to be Mani's interpretation of the epic Ramayan. The trilingual movie (Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi) has music by Mani's favorite music director A.R. Rahman. The director is planning to bring out the movie by June.
 
Sultan the warrior:
An indigenous 3D animation film starring Rajinikanth has been produced and directed by his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth. The movie which has all the ingredients of commercial cinema is expected to be released worldwide during summer with 3,500 prints (the highest in the history of Indian cinema).
 
Endhiran - the mother of all biggies:
Director K. SHankar's Endhiran, the most awaited movie of 2009, is undoubtedly the biggest ever to be made in Tamil with a whooping budget of Rs. 150 crore. The movie has become bigger with Sun Pictures has taken over the production rights of the movie. The Rajinikanth - Aishwarya rai Bachchan starrer is gearing up for the year end release.
 
Thalaivan Irukkinraan:
After the successful Dasavatharam, kamal Haasan was about to commence a mega project titled Marmayogi. The mega budget film (Rs 120 crore) has been postponed for wanting of funds, thanks to the global economic slowdown. Kamal Haasan has decided to go for a quickie in Thalaivan Irukkinraan, which is said to be a full fledged comedy film.
Apart from these movies, we have Padikkaathavan (Dhanush - Thamannah), Arumugam (Bharath - Priyamani), Paiyaa (Karthi - Thamannah), Sarvam (Arya - Trisha), Peranmai (Jayam Ravi), Aadhavan (Surya - Nayantara), and Ajith's untitled movie. There are also some movies, which are anticipated with eager because of the director. Nandalala by Misskyn and Angadi Theru by Vasantha Balan are two such movies.
 
 
 
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