MOST EXPECTED TAMIL MOVIES OF 2017

1. Bahubali: The Conclusion

Cast: Prabhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah, Ramya Krishnan, Sathyaraj, Nassar

Genre: Fantasy drama

Direction: S. S. Rajamouli

Production: Arka Media Works

Music: M. M. Keeravani

Cinematography: K. K. Senthil Kumar

VFX Supervision: RC Kamala Kannan

Bahubali 2 is an upcoming movie directed by S.S Rajamouli. The first installment in the Bahubali series, “Bahubali: The Beginning” was a blockbuster hit. It is a historical fiction movie.  It is the first movie to be released in 4K HD format in India.  The trailer of the movie was released a few days back. Every bit of the trailer oozes magnificence. The movie is releasing on the 28^th of April, 2017

2. 2.0

Cast: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Subanshu Pandey, Adil Hussain, Riyaz Khan

Genre: Fantasy Drama

Direction: S.Shankar

Production: Subaskaran Alirajah

Music: A.R Rahman

Cinematography: Nirav Shah

We got to see Thalaivar in a new avatar in Enthiran. It broke several existing box-office records at the time of its release. With Shankar, Aishwarya, A.R Rahman, Santhanam, and Thotta Tharani in the team, it was bound to be a success. 2.0 is a sequel to Endhiran. Khiladi Akshay Kumar is playing the role of the villain in 2.0. It is expected to release in October, this year.

3. Vivegam

Cast: Ajith Kumar, Kajal Aggarwal, Akshara Hassan, Vivek Oberoi, Thambi Ramiah, Karunakaran, Appukutty, Rajendran

Genre: Action Thriller

Direction: Siva

Production: T.G. Thyagarajan

Music: Anirudh Ravichander

Cinematography: Vetri

Vivegam is expected to release in August, this year. This is Ajith’s 57^th movie. He has teamed up with director Siva for the third time. Since no Ajith film was released last year, the fans are super-excited about the release of Vivegam, this year. The team has released a few looks of Thala. He is believed to be playing an Interpol Officer, in the movie.

4. Vijay 61

Cast: Vijay, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kajal Aggarwal, Nithya Menon, S.J Surya, Sathyaraj, Vadivelu

Genre: Action

Direction: Atlee

Production: Ramasamy

Music: A.R. Rahman

Cinematography: G.K Vishnu

Vijay 61 is the working title of Vijay’s 61^st movie.  Atlee- Vijay combination proved to be successful in Theri. They are working together for the second time. Theri was a blockbuster hit. Vijay 61 has a stellar star cast. Jyothika was touted to be a part of the movie, but the latest news suggests that Nithya Menon has replaced her.  Everyone’s waiting for the team to reveal the movie title and the first look.

5. Velai Illa Pattadhari 2

Cast: Dhanush, Kajol, Amala Paul, Samudhirakani, Saranya Ponvannan, Monal Gajjar, Hrishikesh

Genre: Comedy Drama

Direction: Soundarya Rajinikanth

Production: Kalaipuli S Thanu, Dhanush

 Music: Sean Roldan

 Cinematography: Sameer Thahir

It is a sequel to the movie Velai Illa Pattadhari(VIP).  The team has retained the same cast. Initially, Thanga Magan was rumoured to be the sequel of VIP, but Dhanush cleared it up stating that the scripts were different. Kajol is featuring in a Tamil movie, after several years. VIP was a super-hit. A lot of youngsters were able to resonate with the movie. Let us hope VIP 2 creates the same magic.

6. Vada Chennai

Cast: Dhanush, Kajol, Amala Paul, Samudhirakani, Andrea Jeremiah, Daniel Balaji, Kishore, Karunas, Pawan

Genre: Thriller

Direction: Vetrimaaran

Production: Subaskaaran, Dhanush, Vetrimaaran

Music: Santhosh Narayanan

Cinematography: Velraj

Vada Chennai is touted to be a gangster movie based in North Chennai. Vetrimaaran had recently stated that a single schedule of Vada Chennai cost more than the complete cost involved in the making of Visaranai.

7. Vishwaroopam 2

Cast: Kamal Hassan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur, Jaideep Ahlawat, Waheeda Rehman, Anant Mahadevan

Genre: Action Thriller

Direction: Kamal Hassan

Production: Viswanathan, Ravichandran

Music: Ghibran

Cinematography: Samdat Shainuddeen

Kamal Hassan’s Vishwaroopam was released in 2015 amidst several controversies. The movie was initially banned in Tamil Nadu, but the ban was lifted, and the movie set the cash registers ringing at the box-office.

Vishwaroopam 2 is expected to be released this year. The sequel is said to be based in India, and not in the USA like the first part. The team has retained the same set of actors, for the sequel.

8. Aramm

Cast: Nayanthara, Vignesh, Ramesh, Sunu Lakshmi, Ramachandran Durairaj

Genre: Social Drama

Direction: Gopi Nainar

Production: Kotapadi J Rajesh

Music: Ghibran

Cinematography: Om Prakash

Aramm is a film based on water scarcity, in rural areas. Nayanthara dons the role of a district collector. The teaser of the movie was released a few days back. The farmers in our country have been facing issues related to irrigation, lack of rainfall, and lack of water for several years now. The recent awareness campaigns have brought those issues to the limelight. The movie is being made at the right time.

The scenes strongly remind us of the movie “Kaththi”, directed by A.R Murugadoss. Aramm’s director Gopi Nainar had filed a complaint against Kaththi, stating that the script was his, in 2014. However, Kaththi was given the green signal.

8. Sabaash Naidu

Cast: Nayanthara, Vignesh, Ramesh, Sunu Lakshmi, Ramachandran Durairaj

Genre: Spy- Comedy

Direction: Kamal Hassan

Production: Kamal Hassan, Shruthi Hassan, Ramya Krishnan, Brahmanandam, Manu Narayan, Jason Shah, Radha Ravi, RJ Balaji, Saahil Shah, Anant Mahadevan

Music: Illaiyaraaja

Cinematography: Jaya Krishna Gumaadi
Kamal plays the role of Naidu. His character is a spin-off from his role as Balram Naidu in the movie Dasavatharam. Kamal Hassan’s full-length comic movies have always been exceptionally good. This is the first time; he is teaming up with his daughter Shruthi Hassan for a movie. The movie was supposed to release in 2016, but due to technical glitches, the release date was pushed to 2017. The movie is being made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

The other anticipated movies of 2017 are-

9. Vikram-Vedha featuring Madhavan, Vijay Sethupathi.
10. Velaikaran featuring Sivakarthikeyan,Nayanthara,Fahadh Faasil, Sneha.
11. Dhruva Natchathiram starring Vikram,Aishwarya Rajesh, Ritu Varma, Prithvi Raj.
12. Kolaiyudhir Kaalam starring Nayanthara.
13. Yung Mung Sung starring Prabhu Deva, Lakshmi Menon.
14. Sathuranga Vettai 2 starring Aravind Samy, Trisha Krishnan and Poorna.
15. Tik Tik Tik starring Jayam Ravi, Nivetha Pethuraj.