CinemaSnippets: Mani Ratnam hosts a get-together for Tamil directors

Sharing a picture of the get-together on his social media handle, director Shankar wrote: “Thank you Mani sir for the truly special evening! Catching up with these fine and celebrated filmmakers, sharing memories while making them, vibing to some evergreen Ilaiyaraaja and AR Rahman songs sung by Karthik… I feel these moments are the true wealth that we’ve earned! And thank you Suhasini Haasan for the hospitality!”

Director Karthik Subbaraj wrote, “Ponmaalai Pozhuthu… means… Whattey lovely evening…”

பொன்மாலை பொழுது……. ❤️

Means…… Whattaey Lovely Evening…. 😊 pic.twitter.com/QKHmCUkR89

— karthik subbaraj (@karthiksubbaraj) August 4, 2023

This isn’t the first time that the top directors of Tamil cinema congregated for such an informal get-together. They have been doing it occasionally since 2018 when the first such get-together happened.

The first get-together happened at director Mysskin’s office when over 25 directors arrived to honour director Shankar who completed 25 years in the film industry.

Interestingly, the recent meeting at director Mani Ratnam’s place comes at a time when director Shankar’s blockbuster film Gentleman (1993) completed 30 years.

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First-look of Demonte Colony 2

The first-look motion poster of director Ajay Gnanamuthu’s much-awaited horror-thriller Demonte Colony 2, starring Arulnithi and Priya Bhavani Shankar, was released on Thursday, 3 August.

the stepped up the pace of the film’s post-production work.

The poster, which features Arulnidhi in a possessed state, raised expectations among the audience. The film is a sequel to the immensely popular horror hit Demonte Colony (2015).

The significance of the franchise is that there is a real place by the same name in Chennai. Interestingly, it is known to be haunted.

Demonte Colony, a gripping thriller, was an instant hit. Now, eight years later, the same core unit that made the blockbuster is back with a sequel.

Sources say that Demonte Colony 2 will be a continuation of the prequel. It will combine events happening both before and after the story of the first part.

Welcome to the Darkness!

Presenting the first look of #DemonteColony2 a Pulse-pounding horror thriller on the way to cinemas soon.#VengeanceOfTheUnholy#DarknessWillRule#2023WillBeDark

@btguniversalofficial @bobbyvinodb @ajaygnanamuthu @arulnithi_tamilarasu… pic.twitter.com/xI2N8hJb44

— Arulnithi tamilarasu (@arulnithitamil) August 3, 2023

Demonte Colony 2 also features Arun Pandian, Muthu Kumar, Meenakshi Govindarajan, and Archana Ravichandran in pivotal roles.

Harish Kannan is the cinematographer and Sam CS is the music director. Ravi Pandi is the art director and D Kumaresh is the editor.

The film was initially produced by Vijaya Subramaniyan on behalf of White Nights Entertainment along with RC Rajkumar of Gnanamuthu Pattarai.

However, Cyber Forensics expert Bobby Balachandran procured all the rights to this film even before its completion and thereby turned its producer.

Balachandran’s firm BTG Universal will now take over the process of presenting the film across the globe.

The movie was shot in Hosur, Chennai, and other places on the borders of Andhra. The post-production work is in full swing.

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Makers of Good Night announce their next

Million Dollar Studios and MRP Entertainment jointly produced Good Night (2023) which emerged as one of the biggest hits this year in the Tamil film industry.

On Friday, 4 August, the production houses announced that they began their next flick.

Million Dollar Studios and MRP Entertainment announce their next. (Supplied)

Prabhuram Vyas, who made the sensational web series LIVIN (2017), is the director of the new film which will again cast Manikandan as the male lead.

Sri Gouri Priya, who played the female lead in the short story Lalagunda Bommaigal from Modern Love Chennai (2023), is the female lead.

Kanna Ravi will play an important role.

Sean Roldan, whose scintillating tunes played a big role in the success of Good Night, has been retained as the music director of the new project.

Shreyas Krishna will be behind the lens, Barath Vikraman will handle the editing, and Rajkamal will head the art department.

Nazerath Pasilian, Magesh Raj Pasilian, and Yuvaraj Ganesan are bankrolling the project.

Sources say that the film will be a trendy romantic story which will also highlight the importance of values. It is bound to start discussions on modern-day love.

The unit plans to shoot the film in Chennai and Gokarna near Goa.