Saturday, June 4, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Audiences prefer TV
Kollywood team – Chennai Rhinos has some of the best professional cricket players like Vishnu, a former Ranjith Cricket Trophy player and Vikranth. It is worth mentioning that RJ turned actor Shiva is an all rounder. Though Suriya leads the team, we can be sure that these players will outperform him.
Though tickets for the matches are open for sales, the audiences are preferring to watch the match over Vijay TV for the live telecast.
'Rasigan Express' bus flagged off
The ‘Rasigan Express' bus, which would tour the State in connection with the fifth edition of the ‘Close Up Vijay Awards', was flagged off at the AVM studios here on Friday.
Tamil Film Producers' Council president S.A. Chandrasekar, film producer AVM Saravanan, director A.R. Murugadoss and actor Lissy Priyadarshan were present at the event. Speakers commended Vijay TV for its original ideas and creative attempts in the television space.
Film buffs would be given a ballot paper in which they could indicate who they deem fit for the award in five categories — favourite actor, favourite actress, favourite film, favourite director and favourite song.
The bus will travel across the State.
For the nearly 30 other categories of the awards, a jury comprising actors Yugi Sethu, Radikaa Sarathkumar, Karthik, director A. R. Murugadoss and cinematographer Ravi. K. Chandran will select the recipients.
K.Sriram, general manager, Vijay TV, said the annual Vijay Awards event had gained popularity over the last few years. Speaking on other initiatives of the television channel, he said it was bringing back shows in the comedy genre, in which the channel is considered a pioneer.
“We are also bringing back Jodi No. 1 with a new concept. ‘Ungalil Yaar Adutha Prabhu Deva' will follow soon after. In the fiction genre, we are looking at a story that revolves around college life, the excitement, relationships and politics there,” he said.
With its reach to the U.K., Australia and New Zealand in the testing phase, the channel is all set to expand , Mr.Sriram said.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Vijay TV to telecast Celebrity Cricket League matches
Cricket fever’s long tail continues as a new four team contest kicks off with two matches on 4 June in Bangalore.
The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) has, for the first time, created a platform where film fraternities of the South and Bollywood will battle each other to be one up on each other through cricket. The matches that will be played are unlike the many cricket matches that have a mix of both cricketers as well as film actors; the four CCL teams comprise male members from Mumbai, Tamil, Telugu and the Kannada filmdoms.
The four teams are Mumbai Heroes with Salman Khan as captain, and Suneil Shetty as vice captian from Bollywood; Tamil Rhinos with Surya as captain and Abbas as vice captain from kollywood; Telugu Warriors with Venkatesh as captain and Vishnu as vice captain from Andhra Pradesh; and the Karnataka Bulldozers with Sudeep as captain and Dhruv as vice captain from Sandalwood.
The owners of the teams are: Mumbai Heroes Sohail Khan; Chennai Rhinos – AMR Construction, GVR Infrastructure and the Prayusha Group with Bharati Cements as team sponsors.
Telugu Warriors – the Manjeera Group through Vishnu Manchu; Karnataka Bulldozers – AKK Entertainment Limited through Ashok Kheny, the managing director of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE);One of the ambassadors of the CCL is Shreya Sharan.
The opening ceremony in Bangalore will see about 1200 folk artists performing live with the main act by Sonu Niigaam along with the main leads of the Kannada movie ‘Prasad’ with Arjun Sarja and Madhuri Bhattacharya as hosts. Bhattacharya, along with Sandalwood actor Ambareesh, is the ambassador of the Karnataka team.
Informs CCL director Vishnu Induri, ”We have purchased airtime for airing the matches live from Sahara One nationally for Hindi and English broadcast, from Star’s Vijay TV for Tamil broadcast, from Maa TV for the Telugu broadcast and from Star’s Suvarna TV for Kannada broadcast. The IPR remains with us. Depending upon future circumstances, we may sell broadcast rights to a channel.”
For the next season, the organisers of CCL plan to add two more teams to the tourney – from the Malayalam and the Bengali film industry.
The schedule of the seven match tourney is:
June 4 in Bangalore 3pm: Chennai Rhinos vs Telugu Warriors and at 7pm: Karnataka Bulldozers vs Mumbai Heroes
June 5 in Chennai 1pm: Karnataka Bulldozers vs Chennai Rhinos: and at 5pm: Telugu Warriors vs Mumbai Heroes
June 11 in Vizag 3pm: Karnataka Bulldozers vs Telugu Warriors: and at 7pm: Chennai Rhinos vs Mumbai Heroes
June 12 in Hyderabad 5 pm: Finals.
Courtesy - Indiantelevision
The Celebrity Cricket League (CCL) has, for the first time, created a platform where film fraternities of the South and Bollywood will battle each other to be one up on each other through cricket. The matches that will be played are unlike the many cricket matches that have a mix of both cricketers as well as film actors; the four CCL teams comprise male members from Mumbai, Tamil, Telugu and the Kannada filmdoms.
The four teams are Mumbai Heroes with Salman Khan as captain, and Suneil Shetty as vice captian from Bollywood; Tamil Rhinos with Surya as captain and Abbas as vice captain from kollywood; Telugu Warriors with Venkatesh as captain and Vishnu as vice captain from Andhra Pradesh; and the Karnataka Bulldozers with Sudeep as captain and Dhruv as vice captain from Sandalwood.
The owners of the teams are: Mumbai Heroes Sohail Khan; Chennai Rhinos – AMR Construction, GVR Infrastructure and the Prayusha Group with Bharati Cements as team sponsors.
Telugu Warriors – the Manjeera Group through Vishnu Manchu; Karnataka Bulldozers – AKK Entertainment Limited through Ashok Kheny, the managing director of the Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Ltd (NICE);One of the ambassadors of the CCL is Shreya Sharan.
The opening ceremony in Bangalore will see about 1200 folk artists performing live with the main act by Sonu Niigaam along with the main leads of the Kannada movie ‘Prasad’ with Arjun Sarja and Madhuri Bhattacharya as hosts. Bhattacharya, along with Sandalwood actor Ambareesh, is the ambassador of the Karnataka team.
Informs CCL director Vishnu Induri, ”We have purchased airtime for airing the matches live from Sahara One nationally for Hindi and English broadcast, from Star’s Vijay TV for Tamil broadcast, from Maa TV for the Telugu broadcast and from Star’s Suvarna TV for Kannada broadcast. The IPR remains with us. Depending upon future circumstances, we may sell broadcast rights to a channel.”
For the next season, the organisers of CCL plan to add two more teams to the tourney – from the Malayalam and the Bengali film industry.
The schedule of the seven match tourney is:
June 4 in Bangalore 3pm: Chennai Rhinos vs Telugu Warriors and at 7pm: Karnataka Bulldozers vs Mumbai Heroes
June 5 in Chennai 1pm: Karnataka Bulldozers vs Chennai Rhinos: and at 5pm: Telugu Warriors vs Mumbai Heroes
June 11 in Vizag 3pm: Karnataka Bulldozers vs Telugu Warriors: and at 7pm: Chennai Rhinos vs Mumbai Heroes
June 12 in Hyderabad 5 pm: Finals.
Courtesy - Indiantelevision
Fifth Annual Vijay Awards
'Close Up Vijay Awards powered by Kohinoor The True Basmati', Vijay TV's biggest attraction is back again this year! The annual film awards show for Tamil Cinema conducted in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2010 by Vijay TV was a phenomenal success and witnessed an array of celebrities, film technicians and movie buffs. The event received an overwhelming response as it was the common man who voted for his favorite film categories besides the Special Jury.
Vijay TV is proud to be back with the fifth consecutive edition of 'Close Up Vijay Awards powered by Kohinoor The True Basmati' this time even grand than its last four years; an event to recognize the excellence of professionals in the Tamil film industry, for movies released in the year 2010.
The flag off of the Rasigan Express – an innovative publicity bus created for the Vijay Awards to be held at Chennai on Wednesday, 03 June 2011 at AVM Studios.
Eminent personalities S.A. Chandrasekar, President – Tamil Film Producers' Council, AVM Saravanan – Producer and R. Sarathkumar – President South Indian Film Artists' Association are to inaugurate the flag off ceremony from the AVM Studios.
The Vijay Awards Rasigan Express Bus that travels all around Tamilnadu would be a platform for the public to file their nominees in the five Favorite categories. The highlight of the Vijay Awards Rasigan Express is the customized Bus that would bear all the award winners photographs over the last four years. The Bus would also have a Sepcial Interior designed to commemorate the 5th Edition of Vijay Awards .
The Jury members for the Fifth Annual Vijay Awards comprises of the Popular Writer/Director/Producer Yugi Sethu, Actors Radhika Sarathkumar, Karthik, Director A. R. Murugadoss and Cinematographer Ravi. K. Chandran.
The initial episodes of 'Close Up Vijay Awards powered by Kohinoor The True Basmati' has begun to air from 30 May 2011, Monday to Friday at 2030 hrs on Vijay TV. Keep yourself updated on the journey of the Vijay Awards Rasigan Express, as the countdown begins to the biggest star-studded awards ceremony to honor the Tamil film industry.
Vijay TV is proud to be back with the fifth consecutive edition of 'Close Up Vijay Awards powered by Kohinoor The True Basmati' this time even grand than its last four years; an event to recognize the excellence of professionals in the Tamil film industry, for movies released in the year 2010.
The flag off of the Rasigan Express – an innovative publicity bus created for the Vijay Awards to be held at Chennai on Wednesday, 03 June 2011 at AVM Studios.
Eminent personalities S.A. Chandrasekar, President – Tamil Film Producers' Council, AVM Saravanan – Producer and R. Sarathkumar – President South Indian Film Artists' Association are to inaugurate the flag off ceremony from the AVM Studios.
The Vijay Awards Rasigan Express Bus that travels all around Tamilnadu would be a platform for the public to file their nominees in the five Favorite categories. The highlight of the Vijay Awards Rasigan Express is the customized Bus that would bear all the award winners photographs over the last four years. The Bus would also have a Sepcial Interior designed to commemorate the 5th Edition of Vijay Awards .
The Jury members for the Fifth Annual Vijay Awards comprises of the Popular Writer/Director/Producer Yugi Sethu, Actors Radhika Sarathkumar, Karthik, Director A. R. Murugadoss and Cinematographer Ravi. K. Chandran.
The initial episodes of 'Close Up Vijay Awards powered by Kohinoor The True Basmati' has begun to air from 30 May 2011, Monday to Friday at 2030 hrs on Vijay TV. Keep yourself updated on the journey of the Vijay Awards Rasigan Express, as the countdown begins to the biggest star-studded awards ceremony to honor the Tamil film industry.
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