100 new faces in ‘Angadi Theru’

Director Vasantha Balan might have courted international fame through his debut film, 'Veyyil', but it seems like he has not let gone his conviction to make movies only based on their story strength.
 
At an enviable position where he could have roped in any leading hero for the project, Vasantha Balan has opted to cast new comers for his second film, 'Angadi Theru'. The film has new comer Mahesh in the lead, pairing with Anjali of 'Kattradhu Thamizh' fame as the heroine. But that’s not all. The filmmaker proudly says that he has introduced a 100 new faces for this film, which is only a reflection of reality.
 
Resources are limited, but man’s desire is not. It is this contrast that drives the story of 'Angadi Theru', which is about the lives of a sales girl and sales boy of a popular saree store in Chennai. The film is produced by Anygaran, and Arun Pandiyan declared that it was their first Tamil film in the sense that it was the first film they produced so rooted in Tamil culture and Tamil cinema.

The film’s audio, composed by both G.V. Prakash and Vijay Antony, was launched at a grand event held in Sathyam Cinemas.

Kanthaswamy's costumes for three crores

One of the big budget films in 2009, ‘Kanthaswamy’ has Vikram and Shriya in the lead. Director Susi Ganesan says the film’s storyline demanded a big budget. “In fact, we have not splurged just for the sake of it. We have spent where it is really necessary. But costumes in the film will be a highlight,” says the director.

“Vikram, playing a superhero in the flick, wears clothes worth Rs 75 lakh alone, while Shriya, whose glamour and acting will be a highlight in the movie, wears clothes worth a whopping Rs 1.25 crore,” he explains, putting the movies budget at over Rs 30 crore. “We wanted to shoot in new locations and toured and shot for a month in Mexico. We spent Rs 8 crores for shooting there, while some scenes and a song, shot in Itlay, cost us Rs 2 crore. Apart from these, being a superhero action adventure, the film has a lot of special effects. These have itself cost us Rs 3 crores,” says the director.

‘Kanthaswamy’, produced by Kalaipuli S Thanu, has music by Devi Sri Prasad and is likely to be a June end release.