Well, there's more news about Gautam Menon's Neethane Enn Ponvasantham . The audio rights of the film have been snapped up by Sony Music. The movie's music, expected to be released in the first week of July, is eagerly awaited as it has been scored by one of Kollywood's greatest musicians, Ilaiyaraja.
What's interesting is Sony has acquired the musical rights of the Jiiva-Samantha-starrer at a price higher than what it paid for the audio rights of Gautam's earlier blockbuster, Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya .
Says a source in the unit, “While the audio rights of VTV fetched Rs. 1.5 crore, the audio rights of NEP have fetched Rs. 2 crore.”
Saguni gets ‘U'
As reported earlier, Saguni will hit the screens on June 22. The film, which has Karthi and Praneetha in the lead, has been cleared by the Censor Board with a ‘U' certificate.
An official release confirmed the news and further stated that the dubbed Telugu version of the film, titled Parrelly , too would hit the screens on the same day.
Produced by Gnanavel Raja, the movie has music by G. V. Prakash and is directed by Shankar Dayal.
Meanwhile, as Billa -II releases on the same day, an interesting contest between the two films is expected at the box office and it remains to be seen which will emerge victorious.
Stressful days
The stand-off between the Tamil Film Producers Council and the Film Employees Federation of South India, resulting in a month-long strike, might have come to an end. But an unpleasant spin-off is the actors are now under tremendous pressure to complete the projects delayed by the strike. Take the case of Jiiva. The actor, who sprained his neck recently while shooting an action sequence for Mysskin's Mugamoodi, has chosen to continue shooting despite doctors advising him rest.
Says Jiiva: “The strike has delayed projects and we are doing our best to complete them as fast as possible. As a result, I'm shooting continuously. In fact, I've had double call sheets for 19 days. In actual terms, that would be equivalent to 35 days' work. Moreover, I've got to wear a heavy suit for my superhero role and the heat takes its toll.”
About the injury he sustained during shooting, Jiiva says, “It was an action sequence and I had to avoid being kicked by a stuntman. I stretched my neck and in the process ended up with cervical pain. A medical check-up revealed that there is a lot of stress on my back and neck. Doctors have advised me rest, but then, we have four days of shoot left. Moreover, they have erected a giant set and that can't wait. So, I am heading to the set.”
