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The rise & rise of Karthi
Sreedhar Pillai, TNN, Aug 31, 2010, 12.00am IST
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Never before in history of Tamil films have two brothers dominated the box-office in Tamil cinema like Suriya and Karthi. Last week, at a closed door trade meeting, leading distributors and theatre owners had come up with a rating card to determine the box-office value of a star.

And, Suriya and Karthi figure among the top five saleable stars in the industry, a fantastic feat by any yardstick.
Karthi, in fact, has been the star of 2010 as, within a space of eight months, he has had a hat-trick of hits — Aayirathil Oruvan, Paiyaa and now, Naan Mahaan Alla (NMA).

Suseenthiran, the director of Karthi's NMA, says, "NMA took a good opening thanks to Karthi's star power and went on to become a hit due to the content of the film. When I started the film, he readily agreed with me that we will not have a hero introduction song or anything to show heroism until the climax." "Tell me which hero will agree to do such a film?," he asks.

Actor-director Parthepan, who worked with Karthi in Aayirathil Oruvan, points out, "Karthi is a chip of the old block and has the pedigree, being the son of Sivakumar sir and the brother of Suriya. He has been able to create a new fan base due to his screen presence, sincerity and hard work. In just four films, he has reached dizzy heights, and is definitely going to be a superstar of the future."

A leading theatre owner in Chennai too shares his view. "I know star ratings, based purely on box-office collections, is a very sensitive subject in Tamil Nadu. However, now, nobody can deny that Karthi has an opening. All his three films released this year took fantastic opening which is the true sign of a superstar. It means audiences are willing to pay money to come to the theatre to see the star. Among the new breed of stars, I'm betting big on him," he gushes.

Says Paiyaa's director and producer, Lingusamy, "Paiyaa turned out to be a blockbuster because there was a repeat audience for the film. Karthi was shown without his beard for the first time and his on screen chemistry with Tamannaah sizzled on screen. On the whole, the packaging coupled with Karthi's charisma made it work wonders."

Now, the Karthi-Tamannaah pair is coming together again for Siruthai. Says Tamannaah, "I believe Paiyaa worked big time due to Karthi's lovable screen presence along with Lingusamy's racy script. I truly like Karthi. He's brilliant — a fine actor with a terrific charisma that endears him to the masses. If you ask me what makes the brothers tick, it is the fact that they are passionate about movies."

Meanwhile, the Kollywood grapevine is abuzz that Karthi is being offered a whopping Rs 6 crore to do his next film, a 300 per cent increase in salary!


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[HonestRaj]

thalaivaa.. enna kandukkave mattengriyE'nu Karthi kanavula vandhu feel panna madhiri irundhadhu...

sila updates... <from next post>

I guess Paiya is a bigger success than Nan mahan Alla.

Also, I think, N M A was removed in almost in all screens <may be except chennai> once their blocking period (done by the "family" ) is over. This is the case for Madharasapattinam & Vamsam.

The -ve of N M A is.. there won't be any repeat audience <I guess so>
All songs in paiya are super hit.. here it was not.
N M A's violence is crude compared to fights in Paiya.. so family audience repeating is a ?

Let us see in SIRUTHAI.. this will be a testing time for Karthi..

[HonestRaj]

The rise & rise of Karthi

Never before in history of Tamil films have two brothers dominated the box-office in Tamil cinema like Suriya and Karthi. Last week, at a closed door trade meeting, leading distributors and theatre owners had come up with a rating card to determine the box-office value of a star.

And, Suriya and Karthi figure among the top five saleable stars in the industry, a fantastic feat by any yardstick.
Karthi, in fact, has been the star of 2010 as, within a space of eight months, he has had a hat-trick of hits — Aayirathil Oruvan, Paiyaa and now, Naan Mahaan Alla (NMA).

Suseenthiran, the director of Karthi's NMA, says, "NMA took a good opening thanks to Karthi's star power and went on to become a hit due to the content of the film. When I started the film, he readily agreed with me that we will not have a hero introduction song or anything to show heroism until the climax." "Tell me which hero will agree to do such a film?," he asks.

Actor-director Parthepan, who worked with Karthi in Aayirathil Oruvan, points out, "Karthi is a chip of the old block and has the pedigree, being the son of Sivakumar sir and the brother of Suriya. He has been able to create a new fan base due to his screen presence, sincerity and hard work. In just four films, he has reached dizzy heights, and is definitely going to be a superstar of the future."

A leading theatre owner in Chennai too shares his view. "I know star ratings, based purely on box-office collections, is a very sensitive subject in Tamil Nadu. However, now, nobody can deny that Karthi has an opening. All his three films released this year took fantastic opening which is the true sign of a superstar. It means audiences are willing to pay money to come to the theatre to see the star. Among the new breed of stars, I'm betting big on him," he gushes.

Says Paiyaa's director and producer, Lingusamy, "Paiyaa turned out to be a blockbuster because there was a repeat audience for the film. Karthi was shown without his beard for the first time and his on screen chemistry with Tamannaah sizzled on screen. On the whole, the packaging coupled with Karthi's charisma made it work wonders."

Now, the Karthi-Tamannaah pair is coming together again for Siruthai. Says Tamannaah, "I believe Paiyaa worked big time due to Karthi's lovable screen presence along with Lingusamy's racy script. I truly like Karthi. He's brilliant — a fine actor with a terrific charisma that endears him to the masses. If you ask me what makes the brothers tick, it is the fact that they are passionate about movies."

Meanwhile, the Kollywood grapevine is abuzz that Karthi is being offered a whopping Rs 6 crore to do his next film, a 300 per cent increase in salary!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/e...ow/6461829.cms

[HonestRaj]

ndraikku enna plan, asks Karthi
IndiaGlitz [Tuesday, September 21, 2010]

Airtel has roped in Kollywood's vibrant young star Karthi Sivakumar, as its new brand ambassador for south region.

Following this, the mobile services provider's new campaign with Karthi 'Indraikku enna plan' has been rolled out. The company also plans to roll out a series of TV commercials with the actor which would be aired across south India.

Rajiv Rajgopal, CEO, Kerala & Tamil Nadu, Mobile Services, Bharti Airtel said, "Airtel as a brand believes in connecting with a mass audience. Karthi with his brilliant performance in all his 4 releases has made himself a part of every household in Tamil Nadu, we found this as an ideal match to our brand as Bharti Airtel has also now become a part of over 11 million household in the State. We are confident this association will be appreciated by all our customers."

[HonestRaj]

Karthi- A well deserved holiday in Greece

Karthi is riding a wave after the success of Naan Mahaan Alla. The star is currently holidaying in Greece and is expected to be back by the end of the week.

Karthi will join the unit of his next film Siruthai, a remake of Telugu star Ravi Teja’s Vikramakurudu.

The film has the popular Paiyaa lead pair Karthi and Tamannaah along with Santhanam.

The film is directed by Siva and produced by Gnanavelraja of Studio Green, and is due for a December release.

[HonestRaj]

Suseendran’s fantastic five
IndiaGlitz [Friday, September 03, 2010]

Suseendran, who is busy with his next project ‘Azhagarsamiyin Kuthirai’, goes a trip down the memory lane on how he selected the five actors to play the villains in his last release ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’.

“I found three of them on Chennai roads. The fourth villain was the one who had acted in Nandha earlier, while the fifth, who played the character of mama, was Ramachandran, a former assistant to Vijay Milton,” says Suseendran.

The filmmaker adds: “I spotted the acting talent in Ramachandran when he assisted me in ‘Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu’. And the one who played the role Kutti Natesan in the film was cinematographer Aruldas.”

Saying that plans are on to dub and release ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ in Telugu, Suseendran says, “because Karthi has struck a right chord in Tollywood as his earlier films which were dubbed and released in Andhra Pradesh were hits.”

[HonestRaj]

‘Siruthai’ to roar from December
IndiaGlitz [Thursday, September 02, 2010

Karthi, who is riding high on a success wave, will have his next release, ‘Siruthai’, in December. The film, directed by Tollywood filmmaker Shiva, is a remake of Telugu blockbuster ‘Vikramarkudu’, say sources in the know.

“Shiva has earlier directed films like ‘Souryam’ and ‘Sankham’. His Kollywood debut will be ‘Siruthai’, which has Tamannah opposite Karthi. Comedy portion will be taken care of by Santhanam”, they say.

After a gap, music composer Vidyasagar is back on ‘track’ with this film, which is being cinematographed by Velraj and edited by Anthony. K E Gnanavelraja of Studio Green is producing ‘Siruthai’ on a big budget.

“After completing some important portions in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, the film’s unit will soon leave for foreign locales to can songs and crucial scenes. It will be a full length commercial entertainer”, add sources.

[raghavendran]

karthi's new airtel ad video

[HonestRaj]

The expression of karthi which I want him avoid as much as possible

http://1b.img.v4.skyrock.net/1b7/tam...660661_1_5.png

[HonestRaj]

I like the ambience... appadiye pazhaya kaalathu veedu <see the window> oru 5 yrs munnadi enga veedum ippadithan irukkum..

rombha simple'ah irukku.. simple chair'laye veshti (?) aala cover pannirukkanga..

backdrop nalla irukku.. right most