MAATTRRAAN 10 QUICK FACT REVEALED

1.Maattrraan is 80% complete and expected to release late Summer.


2."Duplicate" is not the Telugu title for Maattrrraan revealed the unit members."Duplicate" was just a temporary working title used on the clap-board.

3.Harris Jayaraj completed compositions for 4 songs. One more song to be completed soon after the team returns from Hyderabad.

4.A set has been erected in Hyderabad to match aportion that was shot in Russia earlier. An elaborate action sequence was canned with 10 fighters from France. Before shooting the fight sequence, the team shot a song (kaal mulaitha poove) song with 20 Russian dancers

5.Suriya revealed that KV Anand took the first photo shoot and also first movie shot of Suriya for Nerukku Ner in 1997. Suriya called KV Anandas his elder brother. Additional fact: KV Anand was also the first one to can the shots of Jyothika in Doli Sajaa Ke Rakhna (Kadhaluku Mariyadhai in Hindi)

6.Director called Kajal very spontaneous and professional. She can give exact expressions almost instantaneously. All one had to say is type of expression and necessary level and she can precisely give it.

7.Suriya and Kajal called Maattrraan an intelligent cinema, 200% entertainment, not a brainless entertainer. Both called Maattrraan will be a landmark movie for reasons that can not be revealed in the press meet.

8.Suriya called KV Anand is a mix of all best directors we have in Tamil cinema (logical + sensible + realistic + commercial entertainment+ rich technical value)

9.Unit members called Suriya as one of the most hard-working and dedicated actor who is always willing to push for more. Peter Heyn referred to the scenes where Surya took extraordinary risks to perform.

10.For the first time, Suriya will be dubbing in his own voice in Telugu

Actor Suriya impresses television audience with the very first episode of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi.

Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan, SRK and Salman Khan have all hosted shows of their own, but down south, Suriya is the first actor to take up hosting.

Apparently, before accepting the KBC Tamil version offer, Suriya had met Amitabh on the sets of KBC and spent a whole day watching him host the show. He had interacted with Big B about the show and it was Amitabh who’d inspired him to do the show in Tamil.

Amitabh had insisted that he take up the KBC Tamil version as he felt that it was an excellent medium to connect directly with the audience. In fact, there was a cute message from Big B to Suriya telling him to rock on the show.

Sriram from Vijay TV says, “Suriya is a perfectionist. He wanted to know all about the show and watch the shooting before he committed to it. We spent a day on the sets of KBC in Mumbai as a learning session. It was good to watch Suriya spending time on the sets amidst his busy film shootings.”

Suriya and Karthi to team up

Popular actors and sons of veteran actor Sivakumar, Suriya and Karthi will jointly release the audio and trailer of the film Oru Kal Oru Kannadi on March 5. The film, a romantic comedy is written and directed by M Rajesh. Named after a song from Rajesh’s debut film Siva Manasula Sakthi, the film marks the entry of Udhayanidhi Stalin as a hero. Harris Jayaraj has scored the music for the film. Hansika Motwani acts as Udhayanidhi's love interest in the film. Actor Santhanam is playing a crucial role in the movie. Udhayanidhi’s home production Red Giant movies is producing the rom-com and it’s heard that actor Arya, actress Sneha and actress and singer Andrea are making guest appearances in the film.

Suriya in small screen from February 27!

A phenomenon that rocked Indian audiences, 'Kaun Bange Crorepathi' is all set to capture Tamil audiences for Suriya Sivakumar's game show, 'Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi' will go on air come February 27.

This will be aired from Monday to Thursday at 8 pm. This would be the Suriya's debut on television and the channel plans to leave no stone unturned announcing the launch of the show on Vijay TV.  This successful game show promises a whopping amount of Rs one crore to be won.

The call for entry mechanism to participate in the show was announced during the fag end of 2011. Since then thousands of viewers and fans of Suriya gave raving response to the show.  Auditions were held at Coimbatore, Trichy and Chennai and apt contestants who answered simple questions in the preliminary tests were chosen to participate in the show.

Suriya says, "From the moment I walked into the sets of "Who wants to be a millionaire" I knew that this was more than a mere game show.  We have done our best and now we wait, like we do for any other big movie release, hoping the audience loves the show as much as we joyfully lived every minute of it".

Suriya's Maatran is Duplicate in Andhra

Suriya’s KV Anand directed AGS Entertainment produced Maatran is one of the most eagerly awaited films of 2012.

The overseas rights of the film have been sold at a new record price.

Maatran is an action thriller starring Suriya and Kajal Aggarwal in the lead along with Sachin Khedekar, Vivek, Daniel Balaji and Milind Soman.  

It isdirected and co-written by K. V. Anand and scripted by writers Subha. The film has music by Harris Jayaraj.

Suriya portray's five different roles inthe espionage thriller shot in the Balkan region in countries like Russia,Croatia, Serbia, Albania and Macedonia.

Maatran Telugu dubbing rights has been sold for a record high. It will be calledDuplicate in Telugu. Now it is clear that one of the characters Suriya plays is a duplicate.

Will the duplicate be a good guy or bad guy? Catch up with Maatran in May end or June to find the answer.

Shantha Kumar to direct Karthi or Suriya?

Studio Green has signed up director Shantha Kumar of Mouna Guru fame. The director’s one liner for his next has impressed the production house that he is reported to be signed up. Since Studio Green’s Gnanavel Raja is a close relative of the Siva Kumar family, there are expectations that either Suriya or Karthi may be signed up for this project.

Shantha Kumar’s maiden venture Mouna Guru earned him a good reputation in Kollywood and the director is looking forward to team up with an established star.

Surya Saying I Love You In NVOK ♥

Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi with Surya

Hansika bags plum role opposite Suriya

Stunning and totally smitten by the idea of good cinema, Hansika excitedly says, “Bagging a role opposite Suriya is a dream come true.”


The actress whose stakes soared after she teamed up with in Velayudham is a winner when it comes to glamorous roles.


After considering several names including Sonam Kapoor to fill the glam part for the sequel to his earlier blockbuster Singham with Suriya again, Hari was convinced that Hansika would fit the bill perfectly.


“I think I am blessed to work with some of the best talents in K’town. I am looking forward to working with Suriya and Hari sir,” she gushes. Ask her if she is not intimidated with the presence of Anushka, she quips, “Not at all! I know how my role will shape up and Hari sir has given me the narration. So, there’s no hassle”.

Four villains in 'Maatraan' - Suriya against Suriya!

There are a total number of four villains in Suriya's forthcoming venture 'Maatran' and one among them, interestingly, is Suriya himself. The other three are Milind Soman, Daniel Balaji and Veera of 'Nadunisi Naaygal' fame!

"If one would closely look at the three names, they could find a Gautham Vasudev Menon link. While Milind Soman is the baddie of 'Pachaikili Muthucharam', Daniel is that of 'Vettaiyadu Vilayadu', and Veera was part of 'Nadunisi Naaygal'," point out sources.

"This is because of Suriya's close rapport with Gautham. Both are good friends and had worked together in 'Kaakka Kaakka' and 'Varanam Aayiram'. Suriya, who was impressed with the performance of the three actors, wanted them to cross swords with him in Maatraan," add sources.

Directed by K V Anand, the film which has Kajal Aggarwal opposite Suriya is produced by Kalpathi S Aghoram of AGS Entertainment. Shooting is almost over and Anand is planning to release the movie during summer.

Maatraan's song shoot restarted

Surya's upcoming film Maatraan under the direction of K V Anand was halted by technicians due to salary revisal issue. Today Maatraan's song shoot restarted at Ramoji Film City. A short meeting between AGS Entertainment and FEFSI resulted in a compromise and FEFSI have agreed that they will not create any barriers for the shoot from the moment.

Kajal Aggarwal is playing female lead role in the movie. Vivek is playing an important role in the movie. Maatraan is based on present day story with perfect blend of action thriller. KV Anand is directing the movie and Harris Jayaraj is composing music. AGS Entertainment is producing the movie. The movie is scheduled to hit big screens on June 2012

Shankar in a Tamil film

"யாதும் ஊரே, யாவரும் கேளீர்"

Surya's first dialogue in the first epdisode of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi  is - "யாதும் ஊரே, யாவரும் கேளீர்" (Yaadhum Oore, Yaavarum Kelir) which means, 'every country is my own and all the people are my kinsmen.

Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi Coming Soon

The most awaited game show Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi will be telecasted from 27th February at 8pm in Vijay TV. There will be 4 episodes in each week. Get ready to meet Surya at your house with your family and friends

Taapsee Pannu opposite Suriya?

Taapsee Pannu is clueless as to from where rumors cropped up that she would be the heroine ofSuriya's forthcoming film, which is to be directed by Venkat Prabhu. "I don't know who has spread these rumors," she says.

"As of now, I have not signed the project. And no one has even talked to me about it. But I have been flooded with phone calls and messages, repeatedly asking when I am going to start shooting withSuriya," says the 'Aadukalam' girl.

Currently busy with her Hindi debut, Taapsee, who is equally popular in Tollywood too, says she will be happy to sign new Tamil projects from March. "The response to Aadukalam was amazing. I am eager to sign a Tamil film," she says.

The actress recalls that she missed out an offer to act with Suriya earlier, as she could not allot her dates then. "But this time I would not leave the opportunity if I am approached to share the screen space with him," she signs off.