Mambattiyan’ Movie Problems solved

The son of tribal leader Mambattiyan, on whose life Prashanth starrer ‘Mambattiyan’ is based, filed a case in a Chennai court last week, seeking a stay on the film.

And now, clearing the deck the film faced, Nallappan, who has filed the case, has withdrawn it. Speaking to reporters on Friday, Nallappan’s advocate Balu said a consensus on the issue has been arrived at with an out of court settlement, following which the plea has been withdrawn.

In his petition last week, Nallappan said his father had “fought for the rights of tribal people” in the Salem region. “I understood that the filmmakers were trying to portray different fictitious versions of my father’s life. I am apprehensive that the projected image would distort the facts”, he said.

Produced and directed by Prashanth’s father Thyagarajan, the film has Meera Jasmine, Vadivelu and Mumaith Khan in lead roles. The movie, which happens to be a remake of a Thyagarajan starrer of the 1980s, hit the screens on Friday.

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Srikanth all smiles about Shankar

Now that the shooting of ‘Nanban’ is over, Srikanth feels that he has come out of a college. Not just because he has played a student in this Shankar-directed remake of ’3 Idiots’, but also because of the bond he shared with the team members.

“We were like a family and it was a great learning experience to work with Shankar. He made sure that we all felt comfortable on the sets of Nanban. I had a nice time with Vijay and Jiiva,” he says.

“Shankar is not just a director, but a good actor too,” Srikanth says and adds: “He would imitate well all of us. Besides he would explain extremely well each and every scene before we go to shoot. I feel gifted to work in his direction.”

The film is full of emotions. It is a mix of fun, joy, sentiments and a lot of other good things. On the whole, it is going to a roller coaster ride for the audience, says Srikanth, batting for the Pongal release.

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Udhayanidhi and Hansika down to Jordan

The shooting for Oru Kal Oru Kannadi is nearing completion and the team is getting ready to fly down to Jordan to shoot a song. Udhayanidhi Stalin makes his debut as hero in OK OK and he has taken extra efforts where dancing is concerned.

Since Hansika is a good dancer, Udhayanidhi says that he was a bit nervous and apprehensive in the beginning. But with Hansika and choreographer Dinesh being extremely supportive, Udhayanidhi is raring to complete this song shooting.

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Amy Jackson is not Bala’s choice

Amy Jackson says that she was not approached to play the female lead in Eriyum Thanal, directed by Bala. The actress wondered where such reports came from and clarified that she is not doing the role, as reported by the media. It may be mentioned here that Atharva has been signed up by Bala to play lead role in Eriyum Thanal.

Amy added that she has been signed up for Thandavam by director Vijay, and she is waiting for this project to commence. In Thandavam, wherein she will be sharing the screen space with Vikram, Amy is said to have a very meaty role.

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