The buzz on Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s Kuruvi is getting bigger day by day.

The reports we are getting from the labs, overseas and sneak preview audiences are that the film is “amazing and extraordinary. Vijay asathiyirukku, ena speed, padam double Ghilli! .” The advance booking of Kuruvi which opened today morning in eight Chennai screens has been “very good and have been sold out for the first two days”. In Tamilnadu alone there will be nearly 300 screens showing.

Vijay’s Kuruvi is also all set to release in USA. Prints have left from India. Narmadha Media has procured the theatrical rights of the film in USA for yet another record price.

Kuruvi is scheduled to open in 12 cities along with its Indian theatrical release Says Jayavel Murugan the biggest distributor of Tamil films in US: “Advanced bookings are now open in various cities for Kuruvi the audiences are eagerly waiting to watch the magic of Illayathalapathy Vijay with Trisha. Director Dharani is a very reputed director among the US audience and this has added expectations of the film”.

Meanwhile Kuruvi is releasing really big in Kerala. For the first time a Vijay film is going to release in 65 screens across Kerala. In big cities like Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram it is being screened in two screens. Already the trade is predicting a bumper opening similar to a Mammootty or Mohanlal biggie.

Starring: ILAYATHALAPATHY Vijay, Trisha, Malavika, Suman, Vivek and others
Music: Vidyasagar
Cinematography: Gopinath
Direction: Dharani
Producer: Udayanidhi Stalin (Red Giant Movies)

Finally the suspense is over, Kuruvi is releasing on Saturday May 3. It’s official; the producers of the film have informed the distributors and theatres who were looking at a May 1 release.

The post production work at the lab is to be completed by Monday, after which they will be printing around 325 prints of the film. The overseas prints are likely to be dispatched by Tuesday.

Meanwhile there is an all India bandh on May 2, by an opposition party, so Kerala will be closed. To avoid all these Kuruvi release date has been fixed on Saturday, May 3.

Remember the Vijay- Trisha-Dharani blockbuster Ghilli too opened on a Saturday?

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s eagerly awaited Kuruvi was seen by the censors on Friday, and cleared with an “UA” certificate with minor cuts.

Kuruvi is now slated for release on May 1, worldwide. It will be the biggest ever release for a Vijay film with nearly 400 prints.

Vijay and Dhoni have found a fan in each other! Before Vijay was to meet the star cricketer, he thought, “I was feeling like - I am going to meet a big cricket captain - but he was so down-to-earth. He said, ‘Hey I know you, I’ve seen you on TV’, and he made me feel so very comfortable.” Dhoni responded by saying, “He’s a great guy, I’ve met him just once

during the launch function. It’ll be interesting to know him better and of course the film industry here too – that’ll be a relaxing time.”

The Chennai Superkings take on Mumbai Indians today. As IPL Chennai’s brand ambassador Vijay is confident of a spectacular turn out. “Definitely all my fans will come – they are all cricket lovers too so they’ll definitely come and cheer the team. Besides my support, the team will also have my fans’ support. “I saw the Mohali match. We’ve taken 250 runs which no other team’s got so far – ours is a strong team that can win under any circumstances – my mind’s totally in tomorrow’s match,” he said at a press conference yesterday.

With two stars, one from cinema and one from cricket, to cheer the team and lead the team, respectively, today’s match will be special treat for fans of Dhoni and Vijay.

In less than a week of its release Kuruvi audio has managed to grab attention. If not for the songs, the lyrics have sure attracted uncalled for publicity. The Mozha Mozhannu song, sung by Kay Kay and Anuradha Sriram, is in the eye of the storm for it contains the name Thillaiaadi Valliamma in its lyrics. Although no derogatory references or remarks have been made, the mere mention of the freedom fighter’s name has drawn flak from certain sections of the society.

Valliammai, a South African Tamil woman, joined Mahatma Gandhi at the age of 16 and fought for the abolition of the Indian Poll Tax. Following the controversy, lyricist Pa. Vijay has offered unconditional apology for hurting people’s sentiments. Sources also state that the name will be removed from Mazha Mozhannu song.

The audio release of Kuruvi, directed by Dharani and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, took place in Little Flower Convent, Chennai. Ghilli’s successful team, comprising Vijay, Trisha, Dharani and Vidyasagar, is coming together again in this romance-action entertainer.

Recently, a song from Kuruvi has stirred up a storm in a teacup. ‘Mozhamozhannu’ belted out by Kay Kay and Anuradha Sriram, is a typical folk song with a traditional folksy touch. The song is punchy and in Vijay’s signature style.

‘Thilaiyadi Valliyamayi’ is the line in the song ‘Mozhamozhannu’ that’s caught the moral police’s attention. Since ‘Thilaiyadi Valliyamayi’ is the name of a freedom fighter, an objection was raised. P. Vijay, the lyricist, has come forward to apologize for hurting any sentiments, saying that since they weren’t aware of the fact and the name rhymed with the tune of the song, it was incorporated in the song.

The makers have assured the public that the name ‘Thilaiyadi Valliyamayi’ would be removed henceforth.

After ‘Pokirri’, Prabhudeva and Vijay formally come together for another movie titled ‘Singam’. Produced by Ayangaran International, the movie will be a racy entertainer made in a mammoth budget.

The photo session for ‘Singam’ was held in Chennai at the AVM Studios on Sunday in which Vijay and Prabhudeva took part.

Having completed the story and the script, Prabhudeva is now on the look out for heroines. He will commence ‘Singam’ once he completes the Hindi version of ‘Pokirri’ starring Salman Khan.

The Vijay-Trisha starrer Kuruvi is supposedly inspired by the Hollywood blockbuster Transporter! The English flick is a pacey action-packed movie that has jason statham in the lead. Jason plays a man on a mission – where he needs to physically transport a person from one place to another, without anyone’s knowledge, of course. But Jason has a bunch of rules he never breaks, no matter what. Well, the script seems easy enough to adapt to Kollywood style by throwing in a couple of deadly stunts and love scenes, of course!

But then, this could just be one of those half-baked truths!!

Starring: ILAYATHALAPATHY Vijay, Trisha, Malavika, Suman, Vivek and others
Music: Vidyasagar
Cinematography: Gopinath
Direction: Dharani
Producer: Udayanidhi Stalin (Red Giant Movies)

Kuruvi songs Details

1. Dandana Darna – Sangeeth Althipur
2. Happy New Year – Yogi B, Sunidhi Chauhan, Dr Burn
3. Thaen Thaen – Udit Narayan, Shreya Goshal
4. 4. Mozha Mozhannu – Anuradha Sriram, Kay Kay
5. Pallanadhu – Vidyasagar, S. Rajalakshmi
6. Theme Music – Praveen Mani, Dr Burn, Ranina and Suvi