The buzz is that the second schedule of Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s AR Murgadoss directed Thuppakki shoot is going to take place in Mumbai from tomorrow.
Vijay is playing the lead role in Thuppaki, directed by AR Murugadoss. Wielding the camera for this film is ace cinematographer-cum-director Santosh Sivan. Santosh has not only wielded the camera for several films but has also directed some films including Urumi and Asoka.
The strong run that Nanban is having in certain circuits even a month after its release has got the distributors raving about the wonders it has performed at the box office. Nanban has shown nothing less than phenomenal performance in the Madurai and Coimbatore belts. The distributors for these areas, Ramesh and Sivakumar, respectively have stated that almost all centres are witnessing repeat audiences and that is sustaining the collections in a big way. The gross collection of Nanban from 4 circuits of Coimbatore is around Rs. 5.5 crores. This is next only to Superstar’s Endhiran that had done a business of Rs. 8.0 crores during its initial month in the same 4 circuits. Yes, a difference of 2.5 crores in a months run in a district between two movies is quite huge. But, one must also take into account the fact that the tickets for Endhiran during the initial week had sold out for Rs. 500 and above while Nanban tickets were in the normal range of Rs 70-100 in both Madurai and Coimbatore. What does this mean? Well, it’s a complex issue of various factors. That a star can command houseful audiences even with tickets selling for Rs.500 is an indication of the crowd pulling power that he has. At the same time, if Nanban has gone on to make nearly 70% of Endhiran’s collection within the same running period, it means that it commanded a lot of repeat audiences, which the distributors say is true. Of course, we should also understand that the lower ticket rates is also a factor in attracting repeat audiences; which is something that Endhiran could not have done with ticket rates hitting the ceiling.
Actor Vijay is thrilled — twice over! He bagged two awards recently — the Edison Award for Best Actor and Superstar Rajini Award for his performance in the film “Velayutham”. “The year has begun with a bang for me. I hope to continue on this note with a lot of good films this year. My film with director A.R. Murugadoss is progressing well. It's a good project and the audience can expect some fireworks on the screen,” says Vijay. 
There are reports coming in that Shankar has plans to direct a film adapted from the novel Ponniyin Selvan. Though Mani Ratnam tried to make this film several times before, it did not happen due to various reasons.
Popular singer, producer and Vijay’s grandmother Lalitha Neelakantan is no more. The 80-year-old suffered a massive heart attack last morning and was rushed to a private hospital where she was declared 'brought dead'.
Vijay’s Shankar directed Nanban has been declared a super hit by the trade.
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Ilayadhalapathy to media on actor Surya and Thuppaki during his recent visit to madurey.
1st Day Collections 15 Crores
Each year Loyola College Chennai has been conducting various surveys in several subjects. This time the survey is about the “Top Actors who Stole Hearts of People”. 
Shankar has (re)produced the original 3 Idiots without much of a change, other than the regionalization, and the movie has worked magic on its own, thanks to the brilliant story, performances and the screenplay.
Thuppaki has a new comedian onboard. Yes, director AR Murugadoss has roped in Sathyan to play the comedian in this film which has Vijay as the protagonist. There were a lot of speculations on who would bag this role and it is now certain that Sathyan will be the one.
Basking in the glory of the success of Nanban, Sathyan is excited that he’s got his hands full currently. He reveals that his next project is Thuppaki, where he plays a pivotal role as Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s childhood friend. He says that the role was offered to him by director A R Murugadoss after watching his performance during the Nanban shoot. 
Vijay’s sudden appearance among his fans at the theatres screening Nanban in Thiruppur and Coimbatore areas had the fans in a frenzy of excitement. The star was spotted at the Usha Theatre in Thiruppur and at the KG Complex, Archana and Central Theatres in Coimbatore.
Illayathalapathy fans all over Kovai were in for a treat, as the actor made a whirlwind visit to Coimbatore on the back of Nanban’s immense success. At the press meet organised by Cosmo Village Pictures, Vijay was truly in his element.
