Southern Spice: July 26

Mirattal is ready for release

Tamil film Mirattal, directed by R. Madesh and starring Vinay and Sharmila Mandre, is ready. Produced by Majestic Multi Media, the script is by Madesh, who has worked with director Shankar as associate director on the sets of Gentleman and Jeans. Other cast members include Pandiarajan, Santhanam, Ganja Karuppu and Prabhu. Vinay makes a comeback to Tamil films after three years. He was last seen in Modhi Vilayadu in 2009.

Music is by Praveen Mani.

“The film is an action comedy,” says Madesh. “While portions of the film have been shot in London, the song sequence for Radio Radio was shot in Bath, in the UK, a town known for its hot springs.”

Mirattal also marks the entry of actress Sharmila Mandre into the Tamil film industry.

“My character has several variations to it giving me scope to perform. She is an independent minded girl, who after studying in London returns to India, where her brother controls all her movements. She finds this stifling and does a lot of things secretly, including falling in love,” says the former model.

Despite the new language posing a challenge, Mandre says she was quick to grasp the language. “With Madesh sir’s encouragement, I was able to deliver my lines,” she adds.

Mandre says she’s know her co-star Vinay since her modelling days.

Trained in the south Indian dance Kathak since the age of three, she says she’s always aspired to be in films ever since her school days when she would watch a film every Friday.

Pizza with Australian toppings

Fancy a name like “Pizza” for a film. This romantic thriller in Tamil, directed by debutante Karthik Subbaraj and produced by Thirukumaran Entertainment, is nearing completion. The film features Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan, Narain, Jayakumar, Pooja and Simha, with music composed by Santhosh Narayan. According to the production house, the film is a complete entertainer that will keep viewers hooked from the word go. Leon Zervos, senior mastering engineer, will work on the tracks of the film.

Solving life’s jigsaw

What happens when a part of our life goes missing and what could happen to you in between that time? Not an easy jigsaw puzzle to put together.

As the tagline says, ‘Naduvala Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom(In Between Something).

Produced by V.S. Rajkumar of Leo Vision and scripted by debutante director Balaji Tharaneertharan, the films stars Vijay Sethubathy and newcomer Gayathri. Music has been scored by Ved Shankar. After a long gap, actress Andrea has sung a number, O Crazy Minnal, for this film. According to the production house, the story of the Tamil film takes place in Chennai over three days.

Ninaithale Inikkum goes digital

Old wine in a new bottle? Movie-goers of the ’70s will recall Ninaithale Innikum, a Tamil film starring Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan and directed by their mentor, the legendary K. Balachander.

After more than three decades, this film will be presented in a new format. And no, we are not talking of remakes here.

The old classic will soon be released in a digital version. A team of technicians are working to enhance the quality of the film.

Ninaithale Inikkum, features Kamal Haasan in the role of a singerand Jaya Prada plays his love interest in the film. Watch this space for more updates on the film.