A || Marmayogi | Kamal Hassan ||

[A.ANAND]

Perhaps Kamal wanted to sing all the songs himself including the female portions and ARR walked out of Dasavatharam because of this headache that Kamal creates for MDs. He he he. Just kidding.

On a serious and factual note, Harris succeeded in keeping Kamal out of singing for Vettaiyadu Vilayadu. Or was it Gautham Menon who decided that enough was enough? Any way, Harris came out unscathed from the experience.

If ARR is the MD of Marmayogi, he should not cave in to Kamal's pressuring tactics. Maybe he can give at most one song for Kamal to sing, and that too along with one other main singer.

vaayila irunthu asingamaa varuthu..

Kamal is one of the best singers ever..

oola nariya pola kathuravan illada enga aandavan..

tho...vanthutaraiyya..aruvala thukki kittu namma' devar annachi ' coool mamu!

[baba88]

ARR confirmed in a newspaper today that he is working in Marmayogi

[A.ANAND]

ARR confirmed in a newspaper today that he is working in Marmayogi

which news paper sir!

[rayan36]

Interesting interview. Should dispel some rumours that have been floating around

‘Himesh was a business choice’


Kamal Hassan gets candid about Dasavatharam, Rajnikant and Himesh Reshammiya

Kunal M Shah

Was it difficult to play ten roles in Dasavatharam?
It has been done before. We have just added a number. Haribhai (Sanjeev Kumar) has played nine roles in a film, which was originally done by Shivajisaab in Tamil as Navratri. So we took it from there but we didn't want to do a remake. I came up with an original idea and storyline. I started talking to a few directors and then I found K S Ravikumar and he believed in it. I guess after that everything fell in place.

It took a long time to conceive?
The basic thing was that all of us, especially the director and I, had to decide to concentrate on just this film and we were ready to face the lack of averages. We both could have done four films each in these two years instead of Dasavatharam, but I must say that it was quite rewarding. The producer is already assured of making twice the money he has spent in Tamil Nadu itself and that's quite an achievement.

It is said to be the costliest film in Tamil Nadu.
Yes it is the costliest film in the Tamil film industry. It has already managed to break even. I just hope that now it lives up to the expectation of audiences. It is a costly film as its stars, music director and the director are being paid a lot. The best part is that the producer was smiling at the start of the film and he still is smiling when it's complete - which is very rare.

What are the ten different roles that you are playing?
(Laughs). It is like asking a magician what's behind your hand. The ten different roles are the USP of the film and I would not like to spoil the fun by answering this question. The only thing that I can tell you is that it is a global film, probably not the first in the country, but truly global. It not only crosses geographical borders but also timelines. It goes back to 12th century and even goes forward without confusing the audiences. It does not pretend to be cerebral and gives you a lot of entertainment.

Your last two Hindi films have not done well here. Are you confident of this film's success?
It has already made its money. So it has already crossed the danger line and that's why I said that everybody is smiling which is very rare.

A. R. Rahman walked out of the film.
He did not walk out of the film but he could not spend time on the film. He could not give us time, and we could not wait any longer and had to make a choice. So, we looked around and since we also had a Hindi film in mind, we went to Himesh Reshammiya. It was just a business choice and when you see the film, you will know that it works for us. I must say that Himesh did surprise me in the first music sitting itself.

You were not very confident of Himesh earlier.
It's not that I looked down upon him but yes, I wouldn't have agreed to him doing the music at an earlier point. But he gave us what we wanted and that too in a very short time. I have no complaints now, whatsoever.

You could have gone to your old associate Illayraja.
It was a business decision by the producer and I had no say in it.


A still from Dasavatharam
There is always this talk about a war between you and Rajnikant over who is supreme in the South industry.
(Laughs) We decided to wage this war when we were very young. We always meet and take each other's opinion about each other's work. We give advice to each other too - though we don't necessarily follow it. I always tell him what I am going to do next. So does he. We work like a team.

Does that mean you do not compete with each other?
Of course we do, but I respect his work and he respects me for what I am. We are competitors. But we don't have any animosity between us and if it ever creeps in, we see to it that it does not continue for long. Whenever we have a misunderstanding, we clear it and don't let it fester.

Is your relationship governed by the fact that you both share the same godfather in K. Balchandran?
Yes, that's true. It is as if we both went to the same college. We both are just one phone call away from each other and we always have a quick conversation and never let ego come between us in any way.

But does it pressurise you when his film and your film are up for release together - as in the case of Sivaji and Dasavatharam this time?
I guess the media plays it up. I think I play cricket and he plays football. It is not even the same field. We may be in the same arena but we play two different games.

Jackie Chan is coming down for the music release of the film?
The producer Oscar is an old friend of Jackie and it is because of him that Jackie is coming down.

There were talks that the producer had to spend Rs 2 crore because Mallika Sherawat didn't get a US visa at the last minute.
No, it was not because of her visa. It was because our schedule went haywire in Malaysia and we didn't know about it. We had to shift the whole shoot to US, but I guess these things happen.

Coming back to Rajnikant, there are talks that you both will be doing a film together soon?
We have been talking about that for 25 years now but I don't see it happening in the near future. We would love to do it but it's not possible.

Why?
It would be too costly to have us both in one film. Imagine spending the budget of the biggest Hindi film on just two stars' payment. I think it would be completely unfair.

But Mani Ratnam had a project for you two.
It was not for both of us acting together, but for one producing and one acting. Rajnikant and I act together? If Rajnikant and I act together what will be left to make the film with?

Your daughter Shruti is all set to make her debut in Hindi film industry.
She is talking about it and I don't know what decision she is going to take. She has been asking for scripts and looking at various banners and is waiting for the right project.

Do you advice her since you have been part of the Hindi film industry for a long time?
No, I don't give advice. I didn't like too much of advice as an youth myself. At the end of the day it's her own decision.

You have signed Hema Malini for your next film. Tell us more about the film.
Yes, I have signed her for the film. All I can say right now is that it's a period film set in the 7th century. It will be a bi-lingual in Hindi and Tamil and I am writing the entire script in Tamil and Atul Tiwari is writing it in Hindi. Rahman will score the music.

Do you keep in touch with your old friends from Bollywood?
Yes I do. In fact last week, I met Rishi Kapoor and his son. I love meeting them provided they have the time. I always keep track of Hindi films and watch them regularly.

Lastly, what do you think went wrong with your career here in Hindi film industry?
Nothing at all. I didn't work in too many films in the first place and when I did, they did well. I chose to go back to doing Tamil films as things were better there. Now is the right time to come back and those who choose to come back never really go away…

http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpa...706233edca6322

NOW THIS IS NEWS HOPE IT WILL MATERIALISE

[Ramakrishna]

Rahman turns Producer??????
Rahman-Kamal ink a secret deal?

Now, what is this my sources tell me? Either Rahman is too tired of making just music or he wants to make more money. Methinks it's the latter! Why else would he want to make a film? Yup, you heard it right, music director AR Rahman has finally turned producer. The name of his debut production is said to be Marmayogi. Set in the seventh century, Rahman will co-produce the film with Kamal Haasan.

I am given to believe that Kamal had initially been roped in to produce this film with Bharat Bala Productions and Adlabs. However, things didn't fall into place with the two companies and now Rahman has stepped in. Of course, everyone in showbiz wants to make movies at some point. But I must confess, I couldn't help being surprised when I was told that this could well be the most expensive film in India!

Kamal Haasan will direct and act in Marmayogi and Rahman will compose the music... now that's what I'd call cost-cutting!

http://www.buzz18.com/news/movies/ra...t-deal/60401/0

[Devar Magan]

Enna-Koduma-Buzz18-Ithu

[Ramakrishna]

moola overtime velai seyyuthu pola avangalukku

[baba88]

Heard that ARR is gonna produce this movie along with Kamal.

Source: ARR GRoup

[Dragun]

I somehow doubt this. Next we will get an article saying ARR is co-starring in Marmayogi!

[A.ANAND]

I somehow doubt this. Next we will get an article saying ARR is co-starring in Marmayogi!

okkathu yosippanggalo!