Vishal to act in Cheran's "Paaraseega Roja "

Undeterred by Thoranai's failure at the box office, Vishal has quickly moved on to his next venture Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai, the shooting for which began in Pallavaram recently. This movie which is being directed by Thiru has three heroines -- Neetu Chandra, Tanushree Dutta and Sarah Jane Dias, a former Miss India-World 2007. Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music for this movie and Vishal who is all praise for the composer says that he is eager to shake a leg to these peppy numbers.



Meanwhile, sources say that the actor is soon teaming up with Director Cheran for a film titled "Paaraseega Roja" which is said to be an action-romance film that will be entirely shot in Dubai.

Pokkisham gets "U" Certificate

Cheran's ‘Pokkisham’ has been cleared by the Censors with an 'U' certificate without any cuts. They also appreciated the filmmaker for coming out with a clean entertainer, it is learnt.

The film is said to have shaped out well with good performances by the lead actors Cheran and Padmapriya.

“The censors who saw the film said it is a very good film and is going to be a landmark movie. I hope that the film does commercially well and lives up to it’s reputation”, says the film’s producer Hitesh Jabak.

It is advantage Pokkisham as there is a mad rush among theatre owners to grab it, as Kanthaswamy has once again been postponed.

The film as of now is releasing in 150 screens across Tamil Nadu, for the big Independence-Day weekend.

Pokkisham Vs Kathaswamy?

Producer Hitesh Jabak, has decided to be bold and daring.

He has decided to release his eagerly awaited Cheran’s Pokkisham on Aug 14, for the Independence Day weekend.

The film is to be censored on August 8, and publicity campaign will start immediately.

It clearly means that Pokkisham will clash with Vikram’s big budget Susi Ganeshan directed Kalaipuli S.Dhanu produced extravaganzaKanthaswamy releasing on August 15!

For Cheran it is a very important film, coming after that colossal flop Mayakannadi. The film has Cheran and Padmapriya as lovers, with very good music by Sabesh Murali.

Cheran in an interview has stated that Pokkisham revolves around a very special letter that the hero cherishes.

Says Cheran: “ It’s a simple love story set in the 1970s, when there were no cell phones, SMS’s or e-mails. Writing letters was the best way to express love by two people separated by many miles.”