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Kollywood This will be the second film in which the duo will be seen together on screen.Digital NativeBy Arrangement Tamil actors Vikram Prabhu and Lakshmi Menon will be seen on-screen together for the second time with the film Pechi, directed by M Muthaiah. The pair was first seen together in Kumki, which was Vikram’s debut film. Pechi will not release in theatres, but will directly appear on Sun Pictures’ Ott platform, Sun Nxt. An official announcement on the same is expected soon. Initial reports stated that Gautham Karthik and Lakshmi Menon will team up for Pechi. The two had earlier worked together in a film titled Sippai, which did not hit the silver screens. However, it is now confirmed that Vikram Prabhu has been bought on board. This is Lakshmi Menon’s third time working with director Muthaiah, after Kutti Puli and Komban. Muthaiah's last directorial was Devarattam,...

Director Bala is gearing up to wield the megaphone for the Tamil remake of the Telugu blockbuster Arjun Reddy and is busy assembling his team.

According to reports, noted cinematographer M Sukumar, who had cranked the camera for films such as Mynaa and Kumki has been roped in to work in the remake.

Interestingly, his association with Bala dates back to several years when he had the opportunity to work as a still photographer in Nandha, a Bala directorial that had Suriya in the lead role. ...

Utv Motion Pictures today announced its next Tamil film Ivan Vera Madhiri (He is different) to be co-produced with popular Director N. Lingusamy’s Thirrupathi brothers, to be written and directed by M. Saravanan (Super Hit film Engeyum Eppodhum fame) and will star Vikram Prabhu (of Kumki fame) and Surabhi in the lead along with Vamsi, Ganesh Venkatraman and Sharmili in a pivotal role. The music will be rendered by C. Sathya (of Engeyum Eppodhum and Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru fame). Read More...

Utv Motion Pictures today announced its next Tamil film Ivan Vera Madhiri (He is different) to be co-produced with popular Director N. Lingusamy's Thirrupathi brothers, to be written and directed by M. Saravanan (Super Hit film Engeyum Eppodhum fame) and will star Vikram Prabhu (of Kumki fame) and Surabhi in the lead along with Vamsi, Ganesh Venkatraman and Sharmili in a pivotal role. The music will be rendered by C. Sathya (of Engeyum Eppodhum and Theeya Velai Seiyyanum Kumaru...

Hyderabad, Feb 20: The talented young Malayali actress Lakshmi Menon, has got a firm place in Tamil film industry today, due to her performances in the films like “Kumki” as well as “Sundaripandian”. She is a talented actress, undoubtedly. And she is the perfect choice to play any village belles onscreen. In fact her upcoming films will also have her in similar kind of roles. She is working right now on films like “Kuttipuli” and then “Manja Pai”.

Though she has a wish to star opposite superstars of Kollywood like Ajith Kumar, Vijay, Suriya, Lakshmi is right now not ready to work with these superstars. She gives the reason that if she works with such superstars she would have to do only typical commerical flicks with.

Chennai, Dec 18: Debutant Vikram Prabhu's Tamil romantic-drama "Kumki" has raked in Rs.8.51 crore at the box-office in the first three days in Tamil Nadu.

"The film (Kumki) collected Rs.8.51 crore at the box-office in Tamil Nadu in the first three days, making it a dream start for debutant Vikram Prabhu," Trinath, trade analyst, told Ians.

Directed by Prabhu Solomon, "Kumki", which came out Dec 14 and hit over 1,000 screens worldwide, shows how a mahout and his elephant help farmers in driving away wild elephants in their village.

Besides Vikram Prabhu, it also stars Lakshmi Menon, Thambi Ramaiah and Asvin Raja in the.

Film: "Kumki"; Actors: Vikram Prabhu, Lakshmi Menon, Thambi Ramaiah and Asvin Raja; Director: Prabhu Solomon; Rating: ***1/2

After the critically acclaimed "Mynaa", filmmaker Prabhu Solomon returns with an equally uplifting film, in which an elephant plays the eponymous character. "Kumki" is the kind of film that reminds us yet again that we don't need hero-worshipping scripts anymore to draw audiences to the cinemas.

Set in the backdrop of forests of Kerala and Karnataka, Prabhu paints a simple love story that instantaneously strikes a chord with the audience.

The film takes us through the lives of the farmers in a village called Aadi Kadu, where a wild elephant called Komban, has been causing havoc for many years..

Chennai, Oct 8: Southern filmmaker Prabhu Solomon's Tamil drama "Kumki", about a mahout and his trained elephant, is getting ready for a Diwali release.

Majorly shot in the forests of Kerala and Karnataka, "Kumki", produced by Lingusamy's Thiruppathi Brothers, will clash with Vijay's "Thuppaki" and Silambarasan's "Poda Podi" at the box office.

The release date was confirmed by music director of D. Imman when he tweeted: "'Kumki.

Chennai, Sep 9: K. Gnanavel Raja of Studio Green is keen to acquire the distribution rights of Tamil film "Kumki", an interesting tale of a mahout and his elephant.

"The deal is still under talks. It will be finalised by next week," a source close to the "Kumki" team told Ians.

Directed by Prabhu Solomon of "Myna" fame, "Kumki" has been produced by Thirrupathy Brothers and stars Vikram Prabhu, grandson of legendary actor.