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New Tamil films, more non-releases for Pongal
By Chitra Prakash,

Chennai, Jan 14 Tamil Nadu's harvest festival Pongal ushers in several new films but it will also see many that missed the release date.

While seven films are hitting the screens during the festival, as many as 10 have turned out to be non-releases.

A Bollywood hero stars in the best publicised of the seven films. "Guru", with Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai as the lead pair, is drawing attention here mainly for its director Mani Ratnam. Trade pundits are waiting to see whether the magic of Ratnam and music director A.R. Rahman works for the film in Tamil Nadu, where regional actors are the largest crowd pullers.

Actor Vijay plays the lead role in "Pokkiri", a remake of Telugu hit of the same name by Mahesh Babu. Dancing sensation Prabhu Deva has directed the film.

Ajith plays an unusual role for a hero in "Azhwar". Chella directs the film, which is about a hospital attendant taking on big-time criminals. Asin lends her glamorous touch to the action thriller.
  

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Another action flick is "Thamiraparani", with Vishal as the vanquisher of villains. Newcomer Bhanu is the female lead in the film directed by Venkatram Reddy.

T. Rajender dons the lawyer's black coat in "Veerasamy", which is scripted and directed by him too. Debutant Ajees and Meghna Naidu play the lead pair.

Karthik plays a lawyer in "Kalakkura Chanduru" with Anu as his love interest under Ravi Raja's direction.

Suriya's younger brother Karthi makes his debut as hero in "Paruthiveeran". Priyamani is cast opposite him in the film directed by Amir. Yuvan Shakar Raja has provided the music score.

The 10 films that failed to make it as Pongal releases are:

"Pachchaikkili Mutthuchcharam", "Unnale Unnale", "Oram Po", "Deepavali", "Sabari", "Kuppi", "Ninaithale", "Latchiyam Oru Thayin Asai", "Thullura Vayasu", and "Adavadi".

The Tamil Film Producers' Association attributes this to the insufficient number of cinema halls.

Many in the industry, however, say that films of second-string actors like 'Jayam' Ravi and Arya often face such odds.

'Pokiri' the only Pongal hit
By Aparna Nath,

Chennai, Jan 23 Except for the Vijay-starrer "Pokiri", no other Pongal film is doing well at the box office. The Dhanush-starrer "Thiruvilayadal Aarambham", a laugh riot, is ideed going great guns.

The top five Tamil films are:

1."Pokiri" - Director: Prabhu Deva. Telugu film "Pokiri", starring Mahesh Babu, was the biggest hit of 2006 in Andhra Pradesh. Though the Tamil remake is doing good business at the box office, it seems the film may not repeat the success story of the original.

2."Aalwar" - Director: Chella. After the stupendous success of "Varalaaru", people expected another 'super' film from Ajith. Instead they got a disaster called "Aalwar". The film is a huge disappointment for everyone, including his fans.

3."Thiruvilaiyadal Aarambham" - Director: Bhoopathy Pandian. This is turning out to be a big hit for Dhanush, a kind of rebirth for the actor. The film depicts the lighter side of the actor.

4."Thamiraparani" - Director: Hari: Actor Vishal is in yet another film that looks like "Thimiru" and "Sivappathikaram". Vishal goes around killing people with a sickle. Nobody knows how many more films he will appear in with deadly weapons like knives or sickles.

5."Veyyil" - Director: Vasantha Balan: The film's success shows that there is an audience for good films. The film is drawing crowds for its realism, music and actor Pasupathy.
 
'Thiruvilayadal' crowned top Tamil album
By Aparna Nath,

Chennai, Jan 23 With the super success of the movie "Thiruvilayadal Aarambham", its album has also raced to the top despite the Pongal releases.

The top five Tamil albums are:

1."Thiruvilayadal Aarambham" - Music Director: D. Imman. The film is a huge success. Naturally, the album has also started rocking. This could be Imman's biggest success.

2."Pokiri" - Music Director: Mani Sharma. The album is at number two only because the movie is doing decent business. Of course, the music is racy but not extraordinary.

3."Unnale Unnale" - Music Director: Harris Jayaraj. After "Ghajini" and "Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu", Jayaraj comes out with a good album. So far, this music director has not disappointed his fans.

4."Thamiraparani" - Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja: With this album Yuvan is back but not with a bang. He is becoming repetitive.

5."Deepavali" - Music Director: Yuvan Shankar Raja. With "Deepavali", Yuvan will satisfy his disappointed fans. Vijay Jesudas' "Kaadhal vaithu" is the pick of the album.
 
 

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