Director Sarkunam turns producer for 'Manja Pai'

Director Sarkunam, whose two films — Kalavani and Vaagai Sooda Vaa — won rave reviews in the past, has forayed into production and named his production company, A Sarkunam CinemaZ. His brother A Nandhakumar will fund the films produced under this banner and their first venture is titled Manja Pai. It may be noted that Sarkunam’s earlier project with actor Dhanush was titled Manja Pai. However, the director clarified later that the Dhanush-starrer would be titled Sottavazhakutty.

Manja Pai will be directed by Sarkunam’s assistant N Raghavan and will have actors Vimal, (who played lead roles in both Sarkunam’s earlier films) and Lakshmi Menon of Sundarapandian and Kumki fame in the lead roles, and actor Raj Kiran in another important character.

Vimal is already part of several upcoming films, including Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga, Moondru Per Moondru Kaadhal, Sillunu Oru Sandhippu, Rendavathu Padam, Koothu and Jannal Oram.

Composer Gibran, whose Vaagai Sooda Vaa was one of the best albums of the previous year, joins Sarkunam in Manja Pai as well. Interestingly, another production house —Thiruppathi Brothers — that belongs to director Lingusamy, has already bought the entire movie rights of Manja Pai, though the actual shooting of the film has been scheduled to go on floors from February 2013.

Director Sarkunam turns producer for 'Manja Pai'                   

By Express Features

31st December 2012 03:12 PM

   

"Manja Pai" for Vimal and Lakshmi Menon -IndiaGlitz

"Manja Pai" for Vimal and Lakshmi Menon!

IndiaGlitz [Monday, December 31, 2012] Lakshmi Menon is well on her way in Tamil cinema with her two successes "Sundarapandian" and "Kumki". Her next film is "Manja Pai" in which she pairs up with Vimal. Raj Kiran also plays an important part in the film. "Manja Pai" is to be produced by director Sargunam, whose past films were "Kalavani" and "Vaagai Sooda Vaa".  His first production venture under the banner Sargunam Cinemas is to be a romantic comedy with plenty of room for sentiment in it too. "Manja Pai" will be directed by Sargunam's Assistant Raghavan while the music is to be composed by M Ghibran. The shooting for this film with Vimal, Lakshmi Menon adn Raj Kiran will begin in February and the locations to be concentrated mostly on are Chennai and Pollachi. Sargunan has launched new production company "A Sargunam Cinemaz". Through this company Sargunam introducing his brother Nandha Kumar as producer and his assistant N Raghavan as director in new film titled Manja Pai.   It will have music by Gibran and is said to be a romantic comedy laced with sentiments. Lingusamy’s Thiruppathi Brothers have brought the rights of the film even before the shoot starts in February.