Sneha Ulal pairs opposite to STR in Vaanam.

It is Officially confirmed now that Sneha Ulal the look alike of Aiswarya Rai, who acted in Block buster Telugu movie Current and Simha is signed up to act along side STR Thalaivan Silambarasan. Sneha Ulal plays a soft rich girl in the movie.

Shooting with the lead actors will take place this week. Vaanam will be a Diwali release. Once the shoot is done STR Thalaivan Silambarasan will fly to London to shoot for the much awaited Pooda Podi.

Scoop News:  Ace Drummer Shivamani has given some of the best beats for Pooda Podi and guys get ready to pump your Music systems in your cars.

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya marks 125th Day.

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya @ VTv, a movie made for lovers and a movie that bought in the real feel of lovers across the globe. We are proud to say that the movie has crossed the 125 days mark, which no other tamil movie in the recent time has done. In a period where, running a movie for 50 days finds to be a hard struggle, VTv has crossed the golden sign with the praise and support from the audience.

We thank each and every one of the Audience, Press, Online portals, Fans, Friends and Lovers for making this happen.

The video presented above was done by Arvin our Creative Moderator. We had little time, so we were not able to make a movie presentation. Fans who are good at it, can make a video presentation with the audio. The audio presentation carries the extreme characterization of the character Karthik in the movie.

- Hariharan Gajendran

Its Tammu For Simbu.

After a hard look out for the lead role to be played opposite Yss Silambarasan, the production team as finalized Tamanah aka Tamu. With the Director confirming the information to a leading news paper, Tamanah is now formally joining the team. Sources have indicated that Tamanah will have a 25 day call sheet for the team.

 She will play the role of a Law College Grad. Sources also indicate that she will have to shed some extra weight to make a good presence with Simbu. It is noted that, this is the first film for Simbu and Tamanah to act together.

First Schedule of the movie is already over and the second schedule is to be started soon, after the first schedule of Podaa Podi is shot at London.

Ps : Our delegate sources also indicate that the production team is in talks with Madhavan. It is well known that Maddy is a friend of Simbu and also he is subjected to act as Tamanah's brother in the movie, which is a pivotal role as per the Director Lingusamy.

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Destination London For Simbu.

With the sets drawn and the team of Podaa Podi gearing up for thier first schedule of shoot, our Thalaivan Yss Silambarasan aka Simbu is flying in to London tomorrow. The details of the arrival has not been announced publicly with security in mind.

Simbu is down here to scout for locations and costumes for his forthcoming flick. The entire team will fly in here by July first week and the shoot starts the same week, which continues for a period of two months.

So here is the news loud and clear. Simbu is about to show his presence in London. We can't provide him with a Red Carpet welcome , we are here to welcome him with our Red Colored Hearts.  ;)


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Simbu at Karate Kid Premiere Show.

Shihan Hussaini held a Premiere of his Karate Kid Show at Sathyam Cinemas on 10th of this month showcasing their talents. Simbu along with Vtv Ganesh, Yuvan, Dharan, Premgi and few others took part in the show and enjoyed watching the Kid's perform.

Picture Source : Galatta.com

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Its Party time for Simbu.

It has a been a quite easy ride for our Simbu this season with Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya grossing huge collections and setting up love examples. Simbu is now a busy man, and has quite changed a lot, the character Karthik as evaded his bondness to wild wire and he has lost his attitude to a level. Normally when Simbu's movie releases we can see him announcing his next film in quick succession, but this time its all a surprise to fans and media that he hasn't announced a movie even after the movie completed 91 days.

I personally was quite amused as Simbu never does something like that. So here are the details that we managed to understand and ready to share with the Fans. Simbu is not taking rest. He his shooting for a untitled movie with Lingusamy in and around Chennai. Parts of Shots with Simbu alone are getting shot silently and to the shock , the lead actress is not yet identified. The movie is canned in a rapid force and it is said that the shoot will go on till June 2nd week and after which our brother will leave to UK - London for Podaa Podi.

Again a surprise, now this has to be watched. Normally our Brother Simbu announces his next move, but this time, Lingusamy said that Simbu will shoot Podaa Podi first schedule between June and July and will come back to the sets of his Untitled movie. And again Varalakshmi Sarathkumar said that she was happy to meet the crew by June for the shoot. No wonder, our Simbu is understood only by the Gods.

Recently Simbu was spot at a huge party in Chennai with his friends. He was amused and enjoying each and every moment. Now its time we celebrate too as our VTV is nearing the 100 days mark.

Ps : A reporter I recently spoke with said, brother , your hero seems to be moulding himself into a super star. Every one are praising him, and we are sure that the lady luck is shining on him and let him hold the shine. Well its time that reporters barged him and that they are now ready to support him.

For all Fans we have news that there is a new set of guys who are using our Pictures as well as the Fan page of Silambarasan in their site, claiming they are official. We are not bothered for them saying they are official as we ourself aren't interested on it, but we are worried with the usage of news and images from our site, which serves for the loyal fans as well as we are worried that they will show case our brothers name in a bad way.

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‘Love should strike and devastate’ : Simbhu

It took just one film for Simbu to break free from the rest and race ahead. All without performing a single eye-popping stunt, spouting a smart line that would become common parlance, or changing getups. He just played Karthik, a boy-next-door, uncertain at first, then ecstatic and, finally, tormented by his love.

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa by Gautham Vasudev Menon didn’t just buck the trend of potboiler films that were mere showcases for superstardom, it gave Simbu new direction and, by the star’s own admission, has set him on a different path. He now wants his roles to go beyond dishum-dishum and exaggerated style.

 He’s currently working on Podaa Podi with Vignesh Shivaa, who’s also a school friend. “And the project with Lingusamy will also be a more balanced film — by which, I mean a more sensible mix of commercial elements and sensible art,” he says.

There was a realness to the way Simbu and Trisha translated their emotions on screen. “Perhaps, if I were to see a girl and fall in love in an instant, that’s the way I would’ve expressed myself,” Simbu says. And, no, it’s not happening in real life right now for him. “I’ve been single for the past three years or so, waiting to discover that moment,” he says.

“After Vinnai..., I see girls who would earlier just watch Simbu, the actor, from a distance, now come up and approach me. It proves to be a problem at times,” he says, “Because I don’t believe it’s about meeting someone, getting to know them and falling in love. Love has to strike you, hit you, devastate you, all in a flash.” Just the way Karthik in the movie experienced it.

And yes, he says, he believes in eternal love even in this age of speed dating and when it’s an online status message that announces it’s over.

Source : Times of India
Author : Priya Bala

Simbu and Samantha Create ripples..

Do you guys have some word to express the picture.. I am floored.. Samantha looks more beautiful in the presence of our Thalaivan Yss Silambarasan.

- Hariharan Gajendran.

Picture Credits : Southscope.in

Vtv Audio Song- Acapella Version.

For the first time in ever, we are presenting a new mode of sound quality called ACAPELLA. We are sure, that the  one who gets to listen these songs of VTv in this mode would love it. We thank Samjo511 for presenting his work to Simbu central.

To download the songs Click here. We guarantee a safer download. All the files are checked for viruses as well as for other data errors.

We at Simbucentral like experimenting and working hard to bring the best of talents and to convey our loyalism to our beloved Yss. Thalaivan Silambarasan aka Simbu and we thank all the Fans who login here and support us. Thank you.

- Hariharan Gajendran

Haters talent is to crticicize and humiliate Simbu and Simbu's talent is to be Multitalented.

Manoj Paramahamsa Speaks on the Make over of Simbu.

Your Words on VTv :

At the end of Eeram, VTV started and his script book was given to me. While reading it, I found it so interesting and inspiring. It was new and fresh. I had not seen a genre like that in cinema and it was conversational, something he also explained. He wanted a lot to be created visually and there would be great scope for visual and music. Working with him gave me the opportunity to have a lot of interaction with him. On the sets, he does not have the director feel, l have worked with many directors but Gautham is like the CEO of a company, very humble and quiet on the spot. No-one knows shooting is happening. He is so soft and gives freedom to execute something in the script if its justified.

For instance for the title shoot of VTV, we shot 200ft with crane up. When we saw the location I felt it would be good as a concept, he said ok though it was expensive. We had to hire an agela crane, take it to Kerala for just that one complicated shot to reveal the church. He gives a lot of freedom and inspires you a lot while narrating the scene or in the script.

He gave me the opportunity to use a lot of wide angle shots, scope and space for camera movements. This script he said it should be very visual and we made a color palette. Since I had already done this in Eeram, I was very happy to hear it from him and after doing so much dark, he wanted white, this gave me more energy. Usually, a love subject is colorful but he wanted white and first I could not understand. However, once I read the script, the character is Syrian Christian and many things about Jessie are white, the church white for instance. We searched a lot for white, the Thiruvanmiyur house gave us a white backdrop and so did the 450-year old Church where we got permission after a lot of persuasion and donation. Malta is an off white island city and this suited our color palette.

What was your best shot in VTV?

Going by the feedback, the Malta songs and New York were well-appreciated. In the Mannipaaya song, there is a lead scene, a night scene across the backwaters where Simbhu jumps over the wall to see Trisha and then they both sit on a lawn and talk. This is followed by an intense scene where they kiss and the song begins. He goes on the boat after this; we underplayed the moonlight and the place Allepey was new. Many appreciated this. I like this night effect scene.

How is Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa different from other films?

From the Tamil films I have come across, this has a very different screenplay and treatment. Usually, there are a lot of artistes, an action block and even in a love element; there might be vengeance and a lot of negative elements. Suppose they are not there, it would become a family drama. This script breaks all this. There are two characters and the only thing between them is love. The two characters keep talking to each other throughout the film, the supporting cast is very less, the cameraman character is the only major one and worked out well. Parents have a small role. This two character drama was new and interesting and it was wonderful working with artistes who had a lot of experience. I had a high energy level and confidence that I could give good visuals as it had such as structure.


How did you manage to give Simbhu an image makeover?

Many have asked this question. Trisha and Simbu look very good. We have done a lot of things that were not done in his earlier films. Basically, we decided his look. Hrithik Roshan’s hairstylist gave him the haircut. Nalini’s input was a lot and she gave him casual clothes generally middle class. She did not select them like a hero’s costume. Before shooting, his look was set and on my side, I planned and fixed the lighting pattern. The full film would be shot in sunlight and available light, back or direct. Even when scenes were shot at home, we decided to make it look like sunlight streamed in. White would look pure when the sunlight fell on it and shadows cast on it.

Unlike normal commercial films, we never gave Simbu special lighting but used a lot of available light, the reason for success of the makeover. In many places the duo were talking and the camera placed at a distance. In fact, many felt that it looked like two lovers who were captured on screen without their knowledge and this was appreciated. The reason is good planning without disturbing them with too much light and working in available light, maybe this looked fresh and new. Generally, for a hero, a lot of glow is used or he is given a backlight, both of which we avoided. Same goes for Trisha, her main scenes were done in available light. Only in the song sequences we have tried the glow because in his imagination we wanted her to look ravishing.

We selected good lighting conditions. I got enough co-operations from all three, Simbhu, Gautham and Trisha. When shooting in available light, when the sun’s direction changes, the continuity will change, usually, the sun will stay in a single angle only one or two hours but they completed the scene within that time frame. Generally other directors would take a lot of time and lot of shots, track movement and complicate it before finishing the scene. However, Gautham understood that would be good in available light and within one hour finished even big scenes. No rehearsals or retakes and many shots were okayed in a single take and this was good for the continuity and realism of the film.

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The article is of the author and all credits goes for him on taking this interview.

- Hariharan Gajendran

Podaa Podi is starting Officially Today.

Podaa Podi, a quite familiar tamil word and a expected word for the fans of Style Icon, Yss Thalaivan Silambarasan. It was announced years back on 2008 that the movie would be shot at Canada and would be released by February 14th of 2009.

But the time was not aspire at that season and the movie, was thrown at shelves for almost a year now. After the successful presentation of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, Simbu now joins with the newbie Vignesh Shiva, who is also a childhood friend of his.

The music is said to be from the boards of Dharan an key master when it comes to peppy and romantic numbers.

The Producers Shananya Tele films have confirmed the news that Podaa Podi is officially starting today with pooja and other corporate level work. It is said they are planning to shoot a month from now.

The place where the shoot will start has not been mentioned, but the sources say it will be at Canada. London was first preferred but later it was said it was avoided as the climate is hot at the moment there.

Varalakshmi the daughter of Supreme Star Sarath Kumar is back at Podaa Podi and this denies her leaving off from Podaa Podi by media and as said at Simbucentral.

We will post more updates on the movie and its locations as soon as possible. Have a great weekend. Cheers.

- Hariharan Gajendran.
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Youth Icon Simbu : Times of India

Silambarassan has come a long way since his child actor days. Affectionately called Simbu, the Little Superstar has come of age following the success of Gautham Vasudeva Menon’s Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa with both the upper class elite audiences and the masses rooting for him. The actor has shot into the big league of heroes with hit director Lingusamy and the classy Mani Ratnam sounding him about their next films.

From being the mass hero everyone loved to hate, Simbu has metamorphosed into a soft romantic hero with VTV. On his image makeover, the actor says, “Yeppadi irundha naan ippadi ayitain (‘Look how I’ve changed’ — a punch line made famous by comedian Vivekh). Ask him about the shift and Simbu says, “Generally, heroes enter the industry in romantic roles and then move on to action characters. In my case, it was the other way around. After the crass mass films I’ve done, the classy VTV — apart from giving me an image makeover — has helped create an all-new fan base. I hope all my future films too will be breezy romantic entertainers.”

Source : Times of India 

Author : Sreedhar Pillai

Simbu Missing ? A Article from the columnist of Behindwoods.

Tamil Cinema is not short of debates at any given time. Seven or six years before people were debating about who would be the next superstar. Then came the director’s period where creators showcased the uniqueness. The debated topic changes to who is the best either Bala or Selvaraghavan or…..

Yes, once again the trend changes and we are now speaking about world class films, and what ones needs to do to get noticed globally and who are those technicians who have that potential to take Tamil Cinema across the borders.

When we debate on this we speak about Kamal, Bala, Radha Mohan, Sasi Kumar, Selvaraghavan, Suriya, Murugadoss and the list goes on…. But I personally feel one name is getting either less or no importance in such kind of debates. Yes it is none other than Silambarasan himself.

With the kind of talent he has got it looks a bit. odd for me to leave this man in such kind of debates. At his age, apart from acting he is focusing on direction, singing, editing, sound engineering and script writing. But I just want to ask myself is this critics mistake or Silambarasan’s one.

I rather blame more on Silambarasan than critics. Yes and am not here to question his ability but to question his decision in choosing his scripts which is not up to his mark.

People say VTV or Manmadhan is his best, but I do feel Thotti Jaya is his best in terms of performance. Yes, Jaya is definitely not guy next door. Had you watched the movie you would definitely have been absorbed into it, for the guy has beautifully played the role. The stunt sequences were not the normal ones and more than the dance was really fantastic and matured. I can’t see normal Silambarasan’s dance, but he behaved in Thotti Jaya even when he danced.

When it comes to VTV lots of people were surprised and shocked after seeing his performance. When Harbhajan Singh beats Sachin’s record of 200 runs in ODI every one will be surprised but when Viru gets it people will just appreciate and I just clapped for his performance in VTV. Because I was just waiting for the guy to shift gears.

I am not writing this column to say Silambarasan has to be choosy in his roles, but I want to say that we are missing some revolutionary scripts from his end.

Something like Subramaniapuram where the film has invested lots of confidence in producers and distributors, films which has quality rather than just commercialism. We haven’t seen something from you which could set or change the trend.

Yes I do agree that some of his good works have been tossed up, every few people know that he has penned Loosu Penne.

He definitely has the guts to make his critics like a Sunday newspaper horoscope.

Now the audience are very clear that they are even dare enough to just slap a commercial flick even if it come from big guns. They are clearer on logics and started hating commercialism where logic goes for a toss.

I hope Silambarasan will be very aware of this change. This change will definitely suit actors of his kind who have lots of talent.

We have technicians like KS Ravikumar with whom we expect either 2 films a year or 3 in 2 years to provide us more entertainment on the other hand we also have technicians like Manirathnam, Kamal whom we never expect even one film a year, but when they showcase their thoughts in a 70 mm screen we would definitely expect some magic in it.

But when it comes to Silambarasan, as a critic I do expect a balanced output between the above two.

I would definitely suggest Silambarasan to spend at least 20 percent of his time in other languages like Telugu and Malayalam. He may not cast in the entire film but when he scripts or when he gets an opportunity to do a cameo he may focus on it. Definitely it will be a wise choice to even involve in multi-starrer scripts with other state actors. This will definitely give him visiting card in other states.

Silambarasan is a good creator, sometimes a script may require at least 100 Crores to justify its visuals and during that time this visiting card will definitely be vital in taking risks.

If Silambarasan could take some brave steps, then definitely he is lot more than just ‘Young Superstar’.

The view is of the Behindwoods Columnist. For the direct link you can click here.

- Hariharan Gajendran

Simbu, Venkat Prabhu and Yuvan Launch Kuttrapirivu.

This is the first high quality pictures available on any of the network without logo. We are sure, people from other websites and fan sites may use the picture and claim that they have uploaded these. Between we are not worried because we are the fans of  Thalaivan Silambarasan. Every one can share the pictures by clicking the link below. All we need is the recognition of the original posts.

Click here for the Pictures.

Thanks to Shadow Reporter.

- Hariharan Gajendran

Simbu at Kutrappirivu audio launch.

Simbu Launched Kutrappirivu audio today along with Yuvan Shankar Raja. The movie stars Srikanth and Kamilini Mukherjee. We will upload the high quality stills tomorrow.

- Hariharan Gajendran

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Silambarasan watches Paiyaa.

  

Thanks to Indiaglitz for the video. We are not promoting the movie Paiya, and neither are we giving reviews on it. We bring this video just to showcase our Thalaivan and thats it.

- Hariharan Gajendran

VTv in Namma Chennai Style.

Edit : Arvin
Producer : Simbucentral

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