Vijay on vacation to US

Vijay Gallery Actor Vijay is off to California along with his family members. Vijay, whose ‘Kuruvi’ released recently, is off to spend his summer vacation in the United States.  He is expected to return to Chennai on 6 June. It is said that the star brand ambassador of the Chennai Super Kings cricket team will not be attending the matches to be played by the team in Chennai on Wednesday and Saturday. On his return, he would commence shooting for his next movie to be directed by Prabhudeva.   Indiaglitz.com posted by Steve

Vijay to meet his fans at Kuruvi screening in US

Ilayathalapathy Vijay who is holidaying in California, is a man deeply committed to his fans.

So he has decided to take a break from his holiday and attend a special show of his Kuruvi arranged by Jayavel Murugan the US distributor of the film and his fans.

Which other star in Kollywood while holidaying with family will come out on work?

Jayavel Murugan of Narmadha Travels will also be holding an interactive session with Ilayathalapathy after the special show. It will take place on Friday, May 23, at Century Berryessa 10 ,1171 North Capitol Avenue, San Jose, CA 95132 from 7.45 to 8.30 in the night, followed by a screening of the film.

Says Jayavel Murugan: “The audiences here are going crazy over Ilayathalpathy’s arrival in US. He has agreed to attend to have an interactive session with the fans and also be present during the special screening of Kuruvin California. From distribution side we will do everything possible to help fans to meet him. This kind of interaction with a Kollywood star is happening for the first time in US”.

Contact for tickets for the special event USA distributor Jayavel Murugan of Narmadha Travels (510)-494-9149 .

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Vijay means “Victory”

Vijay means “Victory”. Its being true in his latest film, “KURUVI”, which is running housefully all over the world, said distributor Kalaipuli. G. Sekran.

Kalaipuli. G. Sekran, said that Ilaya Thalapathy-starring “KURUVI” is a film which is running successfully with good collections all over the world. About 400 prints is been under progress for Kuruvi. Also he added that, “Kuruvi” is the first Vijay film to go upto 400 Prints. About 59 Prints is been alloted in Kerala. For last 2 weeks, in Australia, London, Paris, Dubai, America, Singapore, Malaysia, Srilanka “KURUVI” is running as houseful shows.

Also he shared a great news that is, KURUVI is the first film to be advertised in Trains.

 

by creature_cinemapanel
May 12, 2008

http://kalakkal.in/cinema/vijay120508/283.php

Steve

Kuruvi flies with rapid pace

We at VFN have seriously run out of superlatives to praise this man. He has just been amazing all throughout his career. Starting from Naalaya Theerpu, getting through the likes of Rasigan, Deva, and others through to Poove Unakkaga, Kadaluku Mariyadhai, Kushi, Priyamanavale and then onto Thirumalai, Ghilli, Thirupachi, Sivakaasi, Pokkiri and now KURUVI. Vijay has gradually reached a position where no one can shake him, but only by himself.

Vijay’s KURUVI has taken a bumper opening all over the world. Since this film comes from the cracking combination of Vijay, Dharani, Trisha and Vidyasagar, the film carries inevitable comparisons with the combo’s previous film Ghilli which is called as Vijay’s landmark film. The reports have suggested that the film doesnt quite match up to the standards of Ghilli. But nevertheless, the fans have been going ecstatic with Vijay and his performance, especially his sensational dancing which has set the screen on fire. He has also been complemented superbly by Vivek in the comedy department with Trisha and others giving adequate aid. Producer Udayanidhi Stalin makes a thundering start and is said to have produced the film in a very grand manner. The film has opened to a mixed response, but speaking frankly, tell me one recent Vijay film that hasnt opened to such a mixed response? His films are meant to entertain his fans who love his style of movie making and naturally such style of movies will its share of critics.

In this film directed by Dharani, Vijay again plays to the gallery mixing his usual firebrand style of entertainment combining comedy, action, dance, glamour and sentiments bringing together a very heady cocktail of pure unadulterated entertainment. The reports from the distributors and the theatre owners have been very impressive for the first weekend. Of course any film’s real success lies in its ability to run for long periods of time and attracting all types of audience. But KURUVI has embarked on this mission in grand style, and the fans are confident that KURUVI will be another grand success for Vijay and will add to his enviable list of hit films.

VFN congragulates the Kuruvi team for crossing the first hurdle. We wish them more success and hope that KURUVI goes on to become a big blockbuster.

By VFN.com

Kuruvi – Audio Review by VFN

Kuruvi – VFN Official Audio Review

Starring: ILAYATHALAPATHY Vijay, Trisha, Malavika, Suman, Vivek and others

Music: Vidyasagar

Cinematography: Gopinath

Direction: Dharani

Producer: Udayanidhi Stalin (Red Giant Movies)

 

Review:

What does one expect of the album when they get to know that the audio of Kuruvi is coming from the team of ‘Ghilli’ made up of Vijay, Dharani and Vidyasagar?  Invariably when a super successful team comes back, the sky high expectations work against them often and the outcome is not as good. And how many times in the world have we seen a super successful team not only do an encore of the same performance, but notch up the scales way higher than before? This team does it, and does it with amazing efficiency. In Ghilli, they asked “Indha nada podhuma, innum konjam venuma?” and we said “YES”. Well, they have delivered it and how? Read on…..

   

         1. Dandana Darna – Sangeeth Althipur

Who is this new singer? It is better that a new singer sings what can be classified as the “intro song” for Vijay in Kuruvi. An established singer could invite comparisons to his previous songs (or if he had already sung an intro for song, that’s it!). But Sangeeth turns out to be the new “intro rocker” for Vijay and the voice fits in seamlessly with that of Vijay’s personality. The start to the song can be classified as a typical high energy start, and it is expected that Vijay fans in the theatre will practice a few dancing steps at home to show off to their Vijay fan friends in the theatre. The lyrics are typically powerful hitting and special applause must be given to the lyricist for giving such powerful lyrics to the song. The “Thaarai Thappattai” in the song has been used to full effect and adds huge mass to the song. The pace of the song is not consistent which is typical of Dharani – Vidyasagar songs and it leaves the fans thirsting for more when the end of the song approaches.

 

Up: Fan’s delight. Best time to vent all your happiness off

Down: Ends quickly… We need more, don’t we?

Vijay Fan Rating: 1000/10 | Neutral Fan’s Rating: 7/10

 

 

2. Happy New Year – Yogi B, Sunidhi Chauhan,  Dr.Burn 

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One of the most hyped songs of the album due to the leak of information about Yogi B’s presence in the song (Yogi B sang the recent hit song “Engeyum Eppodhum” in Pollathavan). Yogi B is known for his Tamil rap style songs and he continues in the same vein with some rocking local Tamil lyrics. Sunidhi Chauhan also makes an excellent start to the song and adds a lot of energy to the song (Sunidhi’s Tamil pronunciation is awesome despite being a North Indian popular singer; she also sang ‘Sha La La’ in Ghilli). Once again, the lyrics stand out in powerful measure. Check out some of these lines

 

“Singakutty sutha thanga katty, solla pona avan Ilayathalapathy”

“Vaikaasi vedi vedicha Sivakaasi Thirupachi….”

 

The pace of the song almost follows the lines of “Kokkara Kokkarako” but you can barely get this resemblance unless you are a hardcore audiophile (who looks for the minutest of details in a song!). The song has a rocking and speedy end that aptly sums up the mood of the fans while watching this song

 

Up: Sunidhi Chauhan’s rendition, Yogi B’s youthful energy

Down: Not for the too old people… Heavily youth oriented

Vijay Fan Rating: 9.5/10 | Neutral Fan’s Rating: 6/10

 

3. Thaen Thaen  – Udit Narayan , Shreya Goshal

 

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A fast paced melody song, and bit faster than “Aasai Aasai” from Dharani’s Dhool. Dharani seems to love everything fast, even if it is a melody song. Udit Narayan’s Tamil pronunciation effort is better than “Kokkarako” but it seems that he is made to sing this way (other non-Tamil singers sound much better in the same film). Shreya Goshal lives up to her reputation of being one of the most sensational young talents to have been unearthed in recent times by the industry. Excellent usage of the flute in the background adds to the romantic nature of the song. If you feel that bearing Udit might be a little tough, Vidyasagar and Shreya Goshal more than make up for that song with their spirited performance. Vidyasagar shows why he is the king of melodious songs. Ghilli didn’t have this melody and Kuruvi makes up for it and is more complete with this song.

 

Up: Shreya Goshal’s fantastic vocals, Vidyasagar’s composition

Down: Udit Narayan’s pronunciation (though he has improved)

Vijay Fan Rating: 8/10 (Slow Pickup) | Neutral Rating: 8/10 (Could please the neutrals)

 

4. 4. Mozha Mozhannu – Anuradha Sriram, Kay Kay 

 

The “Ghilli” mega singers team of Kay Kay and Anuradha Sriram are back (Remember the evergreen Appadi Podu?). This folk type song packs a great punch and is another in the list of “Vijay Fans Delight”. This song will send the theatres into heavy doses of whistles. Vidyasagar has a proven track record at these types of songs and doesn’t falter even a little bit with his performance. Both singers are in full form and more than give the required energy needed for this type of song

 

Up: Dance aada ready ah? Adichu Dhool kelappu….

Down: Lyrics are heavily mass, which could keep the neutrals away

Vijay Fan Rating: More than 10 out of 10 | Neutral Rating: 5/10

 

 

5. Pallanadhu – Vidyasagar, S.Rajalakshmi

 

What’s it with Vidyasagar and Punjabi songs? This song starts in typical Punjabi Bhangra beats and is another in the list of energetic songs of the album. A song that will be lapped up by the youth, Vidyasagar again keeps us hooked with his excellent instrumentation and background musical stuff. Lyrics like “Unnoda than Nambiar, en ulla naan MGR” are perfectly aimed at the frontbenchers. A few sprinkling of Punjabi lyrics like “Nachle”, “Kudiye” add the required flavor to the song. The “En Vaadhiyar Superstar” line acts like a tribute by Vijay to Rajnikanth and should also attract heavy whistles in the theatres.

 

Up: Youthful, and focuses on entertaining the audience

Down: Not much…. Although the Punjabi flavor could be toned down a little bit

Vijay Fan Rating: 9.5/10 | Neutral Rating: 7.5/10

 

 6. Theme Music – Praveen Mani, Dr. Burn, Ranina and Suvi

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A different style of theme music being adopted by Dharani/Vidyasagar. A few parts in between can remind you of “Kabaddi Kabaddi” from Ghilli but this is a totally different style of theme music that could fit the film well. The lyrics rock and will be instantly liked by Vijay’s fans. The rap style fits well with the song and makes it more entertaining. Excellent instrumentation by Vidyasagar. “Nongu eduthurukkaaru”. Again, the flow of the song is inconsistent but it adds more hype and excitement to the fans when listening to it. Excellent and speedy ending to the song which is a fitting way to finish it.

 

Up: Rocking background for a mass hero… Stylish

Down: Can’t think of any

Vijay Fan Rating: 10/10 | Neutral Rating: 7/10

 

After reading this review, got to answer a few questions

Does this live up to Ghilli? – YES YES YES YES! It could be bigger than Ghilli

Will it be liked by the fans? – Show me one fan who doesn’t like it.

Can the audio stand on its own feet without the support of the film? ABSOLUTELY YES!

 

The audio has the strength to be liked by even the non-fans of Vijay. You can push in the CD into your player when you’re bored and the songs could possibly bring you out of boredom, depression and other ‘not so good’ things. The quality of the album has been consistently maintained at a very high level throughout. Trust me, Vijay, Dharani and Vidyasagar might have just delivered what could be one of the biggest commercial blockbuster audio in recent times. This is not for the sake of this review; this is right from the heart.

 

AUDIO OVERALL VERDICT

Vijay Fan:  Not sure if anything can get better than this…

Neutral: A good album to listen when you’re bored though heavily targeted towards the fans of the actor

 

By VFN.com