Cinema-Snippets: Ammu, 1st Telugu original film to premier on Prime; what is cooking with SRK-Atlee-Vijay?

We see the eponymous Ammu in the film experiencing a dramatic transformation as she finds the inner strength to give it back to her abusive husband.

Made in Telugu, Ammu will be available on Prime in dubbed Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi versions as well.

Ammu stars Aishwarya Lekshmi. (Supplied)

The first look of the movie was released by leading directors like Subbaraj, Vineeth Srinivasan, Kiranraj and Tarun Bhaskar, and the official release date was announced by Sai Pallavi, Manju Warrier and Samyukta Hegde.

Aparna Purohit, Head of India Originals, Prime Video, said: “Ammu is special to us for many reasons. Not only is this our first Telugu original film, but it’s an important and relevant story that focuses on the strength and resilience of women, and it also cements our next collaboration with Karthik Subbaraj after Buddham Puduk Kalai and Mahan.“

Subbaraj said: “Ammu is a great work beyond being a revenge thriller. The film is rooted in drama, coupled with the unpredictability of life, which keeps the audience on the edge of their seats. It was brilliantly performed by the best artists in the industry with Aishwarya, Naveen and Simha. I appreciate Charukesh Sekar for bringing this emotionally important story while keeping the emotional core intact.”

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AR Rahman’s son Ameen to croon for Yuvan Shankar Raja

Music composer-singer-lyricist Yuvan Shankar Raja in a recent interview revealed that the legendary AR Rahman’s son AR Ameen would be singing for a non-filmy album.

AR Ameen and Yuvan are friends who will soon be working together. (Supplied)

Yuvan said Ameen and he were badminton players, and they knew each other through the sport. He recalled an incident where Ameen and his father Rahman were at an awards ceremony. As Rehman was preparing to leave after receiving his award, Ameen told his father he wanted stay back to see his friend Yuvan, too, receive an award.

Ameen, Yuvan said, often sang to him the songs that he composed. And now he has received a song, though he is yet to tune it. He revealed that he would, in the near future, do an album with Ameen.

Yuvan also spoke about the song he composed for the International Film Festival of India that is about generations in music. It has lyrics written by his uncle and music composer Gangai Amaran, and his pal Venkat Prabhu (also Amaran’s son) suggested that his brother Premgi Amaren do the singing. Musicians Karthik Raja and Bhavatharani were also involved in the project.

SRK-Atlee-Vijay meet again

Shah Rukh Khan and director Atlee visited Thalapathy Vijay on the sets of his Varisu in Hyderabad.

This is second coming together of the trio within a month. Earlier, in Chennai, Atlee’s birthday celebrations saw Vijay and Shah Rukh at the event.

Is Shah Rukh doing a cameo in Varisu? Or is it the other way round, with Vijay playing a cameo in the Atlee-SRK film Jawan? Vijay had done a cameo in Prabhu Deva directorial Rowdy Rathore that starred Akshay Kumar.

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