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

Entertainment By South First Desk 04/08/2023 Read the article

Director Mani Ratnam’s invited several of Tamil cinema’s top directors recently including Shankar, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Karthik Subbaraj, and more.

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On the occasion, the filmmakers reportedly shared some laughs, recalled a few memories, and vibed to the hits of Ilaiyaraaja and AR Rahman.

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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 it first happened.

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The 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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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