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The film is likely to be released in Feb/March
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The film is likely to be released in Feb/March
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Virumaandi,our last home production was a hit commercially.It was made on a tight budget compared to current productions and recovered costs in less than 50 days.only fly in the ointment was it didnt fare as well as we expected in kerala.Reason was most keralites couldnt grasp the language.The fims telugu version Pothuraju also endowed us with an overflow thus compensating the lacklustre perfomance in kerala.
Our next production Mumbai Express will be a lavish entertainer with no costs spared onshooting abroad,graphics etc.Isaignani has come up with scintillating musical score
truly
for Raajkamal films Intl
Chandrahaasan
"recovered costs in less than 50 days" ...I thought films are made for profit:-) If cost-recovery is considered commercial hit, the objective is unclear...(Is it only to pay salary to technicians and Govt. tax...in other words, is film making a charity?)
Come on Hasan sir, call a spade a spade...It would be nice if Indian movie producers disclose numbers honestly and pay taxes properly...
"thus compensating the lacklustre perfomance in kerala"...were the excess collections in AP paid to Kerala distributors to compensate?:-))
vambu ,
This is the terminology they use ....I think it refers to the distributors and not the producer !!!
Sir ,Is MumbaiExpress going to be released in April or in February ...Any info on the singers for teh film ?
"Our next production Mumbai Express will be a lavish entertainer with no costs spared onshooting abroad,graphics etc.Isaignani has come up with scintillating musical score "
Hmm..you do sound like a producer :-)
Chandrahaasan, when you meet your brother next tell him that hype is the root cause of all failures :-))
MumbaiRamki,
Is it the same person who distributes in Kerala as well as AP? If not, how will the Kerala disti recover his losses whether it runs well in TN or AP or Mumbai or abroad was my question...
If his loss remains, how can Mr Hasan use the word `compensate'? If he feels satisfied as a producer that `well mine ran well in A center, failed in B, profited in C etc...' does it give the B center fellow money? He would've been bankrupt anyway (regardless of the good run in A or C)...If a film creates bankrupt disti's, how can it be called a commercial hit?
Guys,
Don't sweat on it.
Some one is masquerading as Chandrahassan from raajkamal.co.in
Fake domain, fake message.
Vambu ,
FYI ,lot of producers have to return the money of the distributor makes loses .Kamalhassan is one of them .
Teja ,
It may not be ..we had tcs.co.in but it is not publicly accessible !!!!
possible... but I can't see why Raajkamal would block public access to their website?!
Teja ,
Iam a client side guy so not so strong in web ,...:)
Previously we had e-maila ddresses like ernet.co.in etc .....but that doe snot mean that there is asite called ernet.co.in ..also ,there is never a site called tcs.co.in ,it is only the mail server domain and not the www ....
Anyway one can never verify whether it was charu hassan himself !!!
If all teh songs are done in New York ,chances are high that most of the songs will be sung by kamal hassan
http://in.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/08look.htm
The article has nothing new to tell,i have posted it just for academic interest.
hi
i think my posting was not properly understood by the readers.By 'compensating' I meant Andhra collections made up for the losses in kerala,Raajkamal themseleves are the distributors in Kerala and AP.About recovering costs,the film ran for another 35 days on average in almost all centres over and above its 50 days thus creating an overflow,including tamil speaking belts in kerala like Palakkad.
About our mail id its not a website,its used only for emails after strict screening.
Hope this will clarify your doubts to some extend
truly
Chandrahaasan
I have always wondered why Kamal who doesn't hesitate to welcome new technolgy,goes around with a lap-top to punch in his scripts,has imported a savvy computer from the US(written in Sujatha's weekly column in AV sometime back)does not have a website for either himself or his production company.Imagine a site with the complete list of films he has acted in&produced,rare photographs,anecdotes&info on his forthcoming movies with regular updates.It would be wonderful.He started a site(kamalhasan.co.net)during the release of 'Virumaandi'but it's not seen any updates from Feb.I don't know if the Chandrahaasan posting here is a original or fake but assuming you are the ONE,why don't you take this suggestion of mine seriously?
appu!!...intha aalu oru kepmari...namma kitte ye dakalti panraru...naane oru periya mudichavuki..en kitte va MR.CHANDRAHAASAN....namma thalaivar per kedukathappa..thangalada saami!!!!!
appu!!...intha aalu oru kepmari...namma kitte ye dakalti panraru...naane oru periya mudichavuki..en kitte va MR.CHANDRAHAASAN....namma thalaivar per kedukathappa..thangalada saami!!!!!
Sir ,
Can you share us some of the expereinces you had with Raaja sir ?We would like that very much !!!
makkale!
what if it is really Mr chandrahaasan..? Pl stop insulting and give him some respect.. (even if he is not Mr Chandrahaasan, nothing wrong in respecting him for the information he is providing)
Mr. Chandrahassan (assuming this is the real one!)
Can you please gives us updates regarding - the current status of the production of "marudhanAyagam"???
Is Jean claude carriere's french screenplay version - fetched any French production companies for that project?
Thanx :=)
Mr. Chandrahaasan
How has the songs of Mumbai express turned up. Has it been recorded.. Kaml in his interview has told that he has got more than what he wanted from Raaja.. Is it so.. Heard that recording is going to take place in New york.
Any news on this
thanks
Please insist on Raja to use SPB to sing for Kamal and let Kamal not spoil the songs by singing
Kamal is a terrific actor -))
hi
i feel what i posted last was not properly understood by the readers.
by 'compensating' i meant AP collections made up for the losses in kerala.
Raajkamal themselves distribute their productions,even abroad.
The movie ran another 35 days on average in almost all centres over and
above the 50 days i mentioned thus resulting in an overflow,including tamil speaking belts
in kerala like Palakkad.
My email id is not a website,its stricly for communication.
I hope this will clear the waters a bit and thanks a lot for your
keen interest in our work,thiss what keeps us going even after so
many setbacks.
truly
Chandrahaasan
Mr Fake chandrahassan!
Thanx for genuinely establishing that you are a freaking fake!
;=)))))
http://www.newindpress.com/NewsItems.asp?ID=IEE20041218071255&Page=E&Title=St artrek&Topic=-59
Kamal talks about 'Mumbai Express'
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/12089.html
Mumbai Xpress is being shot in digital mode.
http://www.indianexpress.com/full_story.php?content_id=60124
Another Kamal interview.
http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2004/dec/21sld1.htm
The top 10 Tamil films for the year 2004-Virumaandi was the best film says 'Rediff'.
About the Indian Express interview,
I am a little irked by the fact that Kamal refuses to give Vikram his well deserved due.
As a die hard Kamal fan, I have begun to begrudginly admit that Vikram is heir apparent. But, doesn't look like Kamal has come to terms with it.
Sivaji was magnanimous in accepting Kamal. Kamal should do the same to the likes of Vikram and Surya.
mnt ,
I don't agree with that .Vikram is a very good actor ,who gives his best ..but no way near kamal ..
1.Vikram is average when playing down to earth roles
2.Vikram's comedy is just ok ,no weher near kamal hassan
3.His mastery over tamil prononciation and dialogue deliver are agaian no where near Kamal ..
4.Kamal has multiple other skills and he excels in every aspect of it ....
5.Let us see anniyan - His capability to handle double roles ..If when there were 4 roles ,kamal excelled in Micheal madahana kama rajan .....
I absolutely second Ramki's views! :=)
Versatility and bodylanguage are Kamal's forte; former exclusively his in indian cinema and the latter trait he "inherited" from Sivaji(and added much more credibilty and nuances to it!)
And the "Unfair advantage" that Kamal enjoys - is that he is basically a creator-writer! :=)
His performances add more dimensions and brings "layered" enactment of his roles.
Not just the Pronunciation and dialogue delivery - Kamal can imply deep and subtle things - and normal looking dialogues transform into lines which have deep import. This is where Kamal the creator - elevate Kamal the actor, which just cannot be expected to be done by other 'normal' actors!
His mastery over thamizh "dialects" - that is thamizh as spoken in various areas/region both inside thamizhnadu and also the eezham one with credibility is an exclusive asset to Kamal.
Vikram is a very good actor, but i dont think Vikram is even "heir apparent" to Kamal - in the notion that we talk of - Sivaji & Kamal!
I guess We have to wait a few more years for another extraordinary one as kamal!
But, i would like t opoint out one thing - that the enormous amount of inspiration that Kamal generates would definitely mould another actor like him; atleast another one who tries as hard and who's as brilliant - would come around.. i'm damn sure about it!
And one more thing - Kamal had been doing trend-setting and defining performances as a habitual stuff!
Right from 16 vayathinilE,
avaL appadithAn,
sigappu rOjAkkaL,
kalyAnarAman,
marO charithrA,
rAja pArvai,
moonRAm piRai,
Salangai oli,
sippikkuL muthu,
nAyagan,
pEsum padam,
aboorva sagOtharargaL,
michael M.K. rajan,
guNA,
thEvar magan,
nammavar,
mahAnadhi,
suba sankalpam(telugu),
kuruthippunal,
Indian,
avvai shanmughi,
hEy rAm,
thenAli,
ALavanthAn,
anbE sivam,
virumANdi
His versatility and path-breaking performances are mind-boggling!
He has raised the bar of the pole vault! Future (and current) - if they need to be "champions" in crossing that high a mark, need to clear it by clean jumping!
Hitting the bar and going under it by an inch - wont be enough!!
;=))
I second all the thoughts of Geno and Mumbai Ramki -
take this other aspect - Kamal's innate feel of music and its importance in a movie and his indepth knowledge of world cinema - he can discuss at length about Benigni, or, Hitchcock, or a Stanley Kubrick, or a Robert Altman or an Orson Welles as easily as he can talk about SS Vasan, Papanasam Sivam and Raj Kapoor et al - that is astounding stuff!
besides, I understand that he makes it a point to update himself on all aspects of science as well !!
There are still other dimensions of people like Kamal and IR that we do not know of - but then, that is the advantage creative artistes such as these have - the advantage of not being dogmatically restricted to and inhibited by a claustrophobic formal education system!!
I agree with all of the above.
But I still feel that Kamal feels queasy mentioning Vikram's name:-)
I know he is not Kamal. But, I feel he is the closest thing we have to Kamal.
Kamal in the past has mentioned the likes of Mathavan and Ajith as promising talents. I am a fan of Mathavan too, but can't say the same about Ajith.
Why doesn't he recognize the talent in Surya and Vickram and acknowledge it for what they are. I think it will go a long way in encouraging these youngsters to break out of the mold.
Just something to rant about on a cold winter morning in Toronto:-)
Mnt
Promising talent na does n't mean they hav3e acted well ..Kamal said ajith has tried something different ,but he never said he has acted well ....
Both Raaja and kamal have this in common ..unless they like them very much they will not praise ...His opnion on Madhavan ,ajith cannot be said as praise anyway ...
However in a function kamal did say that vikram deserved the award very much ....
ha ha ....what man...why tamilians make a big issue of that MUMBAI EXPRESS title....as if its bad word ....why they always want to be in closet..........when in india i used to think everyone knows HINDI....but after coming abroad and meeting tamilians from tamilnadu....i was shocked......all the TAMIL friends I got here cannot speak even the basic hindi....like 'KYA HUA....or KAISE HO ??..
Now again some one will shout ,,,is it necessary to speak....why we shud speak HINDI blah blah blah.........if its such then a they can never be openminded...