“Recently we shot a few key scenes on the shores near Nagercoil. We created a fishermen’s hamlet where the hero Sham lives. Mallika Kapoor visits the hamlet as part of her research work on the life of fisherfolk. As she shoots with a video camera, she accidentally treads on a poisonous weed. Sham comes to her rescue. The story unveils with interesting twists and turns as Mallika follows on her research work leading to a thrilling climax,” said the producer. Dhina composed the melodious tunes while Santanio cranked the camera. The film is progressing at a brisk pace.

Ayya Vazhi on spirituality

Writer, producer, director P.C. Anbazhagan is coming up with a spiritual saga - Ayya Vazhi - a socio-mythological with newcomers in the lead under his Vaikuntha Cine Films banner. Recently he held an audio release function at the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce preview theatre. Veteran M.S. Viswanathan released the CDs and singer K. J. Yesudas received the first CD in the presence of singer S. Janaki. Incidentally the melody queen rendered a song in the film. “This is my 50th year in films and it makes me happy to return to Tamil films with such a divine theme,” said S. Janaki. M.S. Viswanathan said that he found ‘good meter, matter and melody in Bhagavathy Sivanesan’s music from the film and he has a bright future in Tamil cinema’. Lyricist Pulamai Pithan lamented about the Tamil pronunciation by the present crop of singers and also took a dig at the remix songs that are literally ‘murdering the beauty of the original’.

Without naming Rahman he said that he was disturbed by the way this talented music director of International fame has butchered MSV’s classic composition, Ponmagal Vanthal with its remix version in the recent Azhagiya Tamil Magan. “I hope besides the music school, he will also start teaching Tamil lessons,’ he said. Ayya Vizhi is slated for a release soon.