I think, other kamal thread title seems to be not attractive; better change the title;
else, this thread can be used for our Kamal news/discussions.
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heard it was almost full in ags & good crowd in satyam. this weekend should help it. but cant say these ventures are profitable.
Kamal, Vijay and Dhanush in Russia
Tamil films Vettaiyaadu Vilayadu, Thuppakki, and Aadukalam starring Kamal, Vijay and Dhanush respectively will be screened as part of the centenary fete of Indian cinema in Russia in December. The celebrations will be organised by Indo-Russian Cultural and Friendship Society (IRCFS).
"We are celebrating 100 years of Indian cinema in Russia in collaboration with the Russian government in December. Three Tamil films 'Thuppakki', 'Vettaiyaadu Vilayadu' and 'Aadukalam' will be screened at the event," said P. Thangappan, secretary general, IRCFS.
"These films will be screened along with several other Indian films. We are yet to zero in on the final list of films to be screened at the fest," he added.
All the three films achieved critical and commercial success. Vijay-starrer action-drama 'Thuppakki' is currently being remade in Hindi with Akshay Kumar as 'Holiday'. Kamal Haasan's crime-thriller 'Vettaiyaadu Vilayadu' was one of the best cop stories of Tamil cinema, while Dhanush-starrer 'Aadukalam' won six National Awards.
Asked if the actors of the films will attend the event, Thangappan said, "We haven't personally invited them yet. It's too early to even talk about it because there is still a long way to go".
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"I haven't got a degree. So, I've never stopped learning. When you get a degree, and wear that square hat with tassels on it, you think you've done it and you lean back. There is a certain amount of complacency that comes with achievement. What you perceive is achievement. When you don't, when you are insecure all the time, that's when you constantly forage for knowledge in the extra-mural dump," Kamal Hassan, Receiver of the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 15th Mumbai Film Festival.
Bollywood legend Manoj Kumar was conferred with the Lifetime Achievement award while industry veteran Sridevi bagged the Best Actress honour at the closing ceremony at a film festival.
The special jury award was presented to 'Vishwaroopam' for raising the bar of mainstream Indian cinema to international level.
The award for the Best Director and Film was given to Abhishek Kapoor for 'Kai Po Che'. Best actress was given to Sridevi for her comeback film 'English Vinglish' while the Best Actor award was shared by Farhan Akhtar (Bhaag Milkha Bhaag) and Ranbir Kapoor (Barfi).
The Best Debut Director was given to Anand Gandhi for 'Ship of Theseus'.
The Best Screenplay Award was given to Juhi Chaturvedi for 'Vicky Donor'; Best Cinematography to Pankaj Kumar for 'Ship of Thesus'; Best Editing was presented to Mahesh Narayan for 'Vishwaroopam'; Best Background Score was given to Hitesh Sonik for 'Kai Po Che'.
Best Singer (female) was presented to Aditi Singh Sharma for 'Heroine' while the Best Singer (male) was given to Ayushman Khurrana for 'Vicky Donor'. While Pritam got the Best music director award for 'Barfi'.
Eminent personalities including Kamal Hassan, Kangana Ranaut, Tusshar Kapoor, Huma Quershi, Kunal Kappor, Prateik Babbar, Siddharth Malhotra, Nirmat Kaur, Prateik Babbar, Divya Dutta, Manish Paul, Resul Pookutty, Sudhir Mishra, Abhishek Kapoor, Chunkey Pandey, Ravi Kishen, Subhash Kapoor and others were part of the glittering ceremony last evening with Huma Qureshi and Kunal Kapoor welcoming the guests.
The six-day festival kicked off last week at the Fun Republic Cinema in Andheri and commenced with the exhibition of an international cinematic project 'Water' and followed with many other screenings.
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MSN @madhu_vfx 5 Oct
Am being requested to give a speech at FICCI, Bangalore meet about making of visual effects of Vishwaroopam! It's on 30th Oct :-).
Brad Pitt's techies for Kamal Haasan
VFX Supervisor Madhu Sudhanan, who has worked in films like Spiderman 3, The Host, Billa 2, Gulliver’s Travel and many other films has started his work on Vishwaroopam 2. The ace technician is presently in the US, working with the VFX team that worked in the acclaimed Brad Pitt starrer Curious Case of Benjamin Button. It should be noted that Madhu had also led the VFX department of Vishwaroopam I.
Meanwhile, there’s still ten more days of shooting left to wrap up the sequel of Vishwaroopam. Directed by and featuring Kamal Haasan, this film has Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekar Kapoor, Rahul Bose, Jaideep Ahlawat and many others. It is also said that Waheeda Rahman plays the mother of Kamal Haasan in the sequel. M Ghibran is doing the music for the film and Shamdat Sainudeen is cranking the lens.