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The craze for Rajinikanth's film titles seems to have gripped Dhanush firmly. After 'Polladhavan' and 'Padikkaadhavan', it now seems Dhanush has christened his next film as 'Pokkiri Raja'. The movie to be produced by Raj TV marks the entry of cinematographer R. D. Rajasekar as director. Raj TV is producing a couple of movies including 'Magane Marumagane' and 'Kadhal Na Summa Illai'. Dhanush is slated to act in 'Idhu Malai Nerathu Mayakkam' soon which will be directed by his brother Selvaraghavan and is also doing a cameo in 'Aayirathil Oruvan'. In about ten years from now it looks like Dhanush would have used up a sizable number of titles from Rajinikanth's filmography.

Starring: Srikanth, ParvathiDirection: SasiMusic: S S KumaranProduction: Moserbaer, Nesagee Cinema“Simplicity is the glory of expression,” said Walt Whitman, and Poo may be one of the best elucidators of this quote. It is beautiful without being complicated, moving without being disturbing and mellow without being mushy. Poo is about love, relations, dreams and sacrifices.  It is difficult to reveal any aspect of the plot of the movie because that might amount to disservice to a carefully crafted work of art. This is not to say that Poo is art-house cinema, it instead treats cinema at a different level where there is neither an antagonist nor a protagonist and only the inscrutable ways of destiny determine the fate of characters who remain so true to the story without even an element of cinematic liberty being thrown in. It seems to be a true interpretation of what Shakespeare so famously said, “All the world’s a stage and all men and women are the players.” Poo is set in the rustic surroundings of Rajapalayam where life is simple and slow and ambitions are limited. It tells the story of two young children, a boy and a girl, their families and their dreams in life. What happens when dreams clash? Someone has to let go of their dream for the others to realize theirs’. It is one person’s love and affection for the other that makes them sacrifice hoping sincerely that the object of their love will have a better life sharing someone else’s dream. It is also “love” that makes people give up their own dreams and believe in someone     else, trusting them with their life. But when sacrifices go in vain and life of the loved one looks far from the bed of roses that had been envisaged, then it is a kind of helplessness that engulfs the mind and one is left to live only in sorrow, grieving the dream that was never to be.Poo is a movie that has given some budding actors a wonderful opportunity to set foot in the industry and they have done it with élan. Parvathy, the debut heroine has done a marvelous job, not at all showing any signs of inexperience. She excels in all kinds of expressions and an interesting thing is that at times one can detect traces of Padmapriya. Parvathy will definitely be a strong contender for the best debut award this year. Srikanth is on screen after a long time and appears in a role that is not the regular hero type. First, congrats to him for making the choice. He is adequate without being excellent, fitting neatly into the character. But the one who steals the show is the actor who plays Srikanth’s father, he is splendid and one to look out for in similar roles in future. The Rajapalayam accent has been adapted to near perfection throughout the movie. Poo is devoid of any commercial element. There are a few scenes here and there with situational humor that do not fail to amuse. The emotional scenes are the best. Made to near perfection, they will move even the most passive viewer close to tears, especially the climatic scenes. The movie has content that is enough just for a short story and has been narrated fluently on screen.Then there are stars behind the camera. Cinematographer P.G. Muthiah has done a wonderful job, translating all the rural charm onto screen. Veerasamar has matched the camera with his art. One is left wondering whether the huts are sets or real ones. Debutant composer S.S. Kumaran deserves accolades for his score and re-recording. Three songs, Maman, Aavaram Poo and Choo Choo Maari stand out as excellent compositions. But the one man who deserves an ovation here is director Sasi. This must be his best work to date. Handling the story, screenplay, dialogue and direction, he has given a product that will please all true lovers of cinema. He must also be credited with extracting moving performances from the cast.Overall, Poo is like a beautiful poem. Poetry is not everyone’s cup of tea and one is not sure how many will be able to appreciate this subtly narrated story of dreams and sacrifices. It is a sincere wish that Poo does well, Tamil cinema will be better off with the success of a movie like Poo. But one finds it hard to see how the movie will achieve commercial success, given its simple yet beautiful narration.As the saying goes, “Simplicity is nature’s first step and the last of art.” Verdict - Poo – Poetic

Starring: Sakthi Vasu, Sandhya, Keerthi Chawla, Saranya MohanDirection: P.V. RaviMusic: VidyasagarProduction: C. T. Senbagakumar Debutant P V Ravi, a former associate of Lingusamy, has chosen the much tried path of romance, relationships and family sentiments in his uniquely titled venture Mahesh Saranya Mattrum Palar produced by Cool Productions. Unfortunately, the film fails to sustain the response elicited by the title in its content.   Mahesh’s (Sakthi) family is a big, beautiful one with many relations staying in perfect harmony with each other at Kumbakonam. He is very fond of his younger sister Keerthana (Saranya Mohan) with whom he shares an excellent rapport. Keerthana is to be united in holy matrimony and the bridegroom has been approved by all the members of the family. However, Keerthana would give a nod to the marriage only after her brother Mahesh approves of the bridegroom and for this purpose Mahesh comes to Kumbakonam from Chennai where he is studying. Mahesh sees the bridegroom and gives his consent and the marriage preparations are in full swing. Meanwhile he starts narrating to Keerthana about how he accidentally met Saranya (Kadhal Sandhya), a stage singer, and fell in love with her. Slowly the entire family comes to know of Mahesh’s love. Twin weddings are fixed on the same day - one for Keerthana and the other is for her bridegroom’s sister (Keerthi Chawla). On the     day of the marriage, Keerthi Chawla’s fiancé runs away and the mantle unwittingly falls on Mahesh who is asked to marry Keerthi but he refuses to do so. This has a cascading effect on the wedding of Keerthana which is called off. The climax deals with whether Mahesh’s love succeeds, whether he gets married to Saranya or not and what happens to Keerthana. Director Ravi should have worked much harder in the scenes which depict the relationship between the brother and sister. The love sequence between the lead pair is very superficial, namesake and do not make an impact at all. For Sakthi who made his screen debut through Thottal Poo Malarum, has tried to better his previous performance. Sandhya seems to be totally forlorn. Comedy efforts by Santhanam fall flat. Music by Vidyasagar is ordinary. The director, in his attempt to do something new, has completely lost track.Verdict - Mahesh, Saranya Mattrum Palar – one among others

At Sathyam, Chennai, the audio release of Pattalam took place today. There are many things different about this movie, and even the audio release was one of a kind. First the film: it features 7 new, young heroes and one new heroine – a total of 8 new faces in Tami cinema in just one movie! Nadiya plays a school teacher who mentors them. What was different about this audio release is that each new hero was introduced by 7 young Tamil heroes – Bharath, Jayam Ravi, Prasanna, Srikanth, Jai and Shakthi. The heroine of the film was introduced by Vijaylakshmi.Venkat Prabhu introduced the director, while Nadia released the audio. The audio was released by all the young heroes. Linguswamy, the producer of Pattalam, said that these young new heroes will do as well as the heroes of Boys. Bharath said that Rajini had introduced them in Boys, and he was proud to introduce these new heroes today. Prasanna said that when Five Star was released, Mani Ratnam introduced him and the new cast. One of the songs in the film has been written by Nellai Bharathi, a writer with the magazine Vanathirai. Apparently this is a song that Nadiya loves, and even took the trouble of learning the lyrics and what it meant. Even Vairamuthu has praised the lyrics of the song as rare in Tamil films. It is Linguswamy, who had worked previously in a magazine, who gave Nellai a chance

The glam beauty actress Namitha who is busy with her projects in Tamil and Telugu movies is in search of new manager. There were even buzzes that she has parted away with her long time live in partner Bharath Kapoor who is also looking after actress Namitha’s shooting schedules but seems he is unavailable as he leaves Mumbai. Now Namitha’s father is looking after her schedules, as Namitha is in peak of her career it would be tough for the new comer to tackle the situation!!! Anyone to Apply??? Post your Reply :)