Guru En Aalu

Infobox_Film
name = Guru En Aalu


director = Selvah
writer = Aziz Mirza
starring = Madhavan
Mamta Mohandas
Abbas
Brinda Parekh
Vivek
producer = K. R. Ganghadaran
cinematography = U. K. Senthil Kumar
music = Srikanth Deva
editor = V. T. Vijayan
distributor =
released = July 2008cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Five heroines and a director!|publisher=Behindwoods.com|accessdate=2008-05-19|url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/may-08-03/selva-19-05-08.html]
runtime =
language = Tamil
banner = KRG Movies International
budget =
imdb id =
website = http://www.guruenaalu.com

"Guru En Aalu" (Tamil: குரு என் ஆளு;English: "Boss, She's Mine!") is a forthcoming Tamil feature film currently being directed by Selvah, who uses Aziz Mirza's "Yes Boss" as a story inspiration for the film. Madhavan acts in the lead role, whilst Mamta Mohandas, Abbas, Brinda Parekh and Vivek also play roles in the film. The film, which has been under production since late 2007, will release in July 2008.

Production

Development

Following the release of his home production, "Evano Oruvan", in December 2007, Madhavan announced his intentions on remaking the 1997 Hindi language film, "Yes Boss", which starred Shahrukh Khan and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. The director, a remake specialist, Selvah was assigned to direct the movie which was to be produced by KRG, one of the veteran producers and President of South Indian Film Chamber.cite web|author=Shankar, Settu|year=2007|title=Madhavan remakes Yes Boss!!|publisher=OneIndia.com|accessdate=2007-12-21|url=http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/madhavan-remake-yes-boss-211207.html]

Following cast selection and story adjustions, the film had its launch on May 2, 2008, with only Madhavan and Mamta Mohandas among the cast attending at a small ceremony at Adyar, Chennai.cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Three cheers in Kollywood|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2008-05-02|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/38320.html] Shooting for the film started at Chennai in May 2008 and continued in various locations in Kerala. Another schedule was filmed at overseas locations, primarily in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Guru En Aazhu|publisher=TamilNaduEntertainment.com|accessdate=2008-05-03|url=http://www.tamilnaduentertainment.com/tamil.asp?hotclick=guruen.txt] cite web|author=|year=2008|title='Guru En Aalu' moves to Dubai|publisher=Indiaglitz.com|accessdate=2008-06-23|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/39506.html] The introductory song for Madhavan was shot at the AVM Studios in Vadapalani, Chennai with several extras, choreographed by Babu.cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Guru Enn Aalu|publisher=Sify.com|accessdate=2008-05-25|url=http://sify.com/movies/imagegallery/galleryDetail.php?hcategory=13733818&hgallery=14680674]

Casting

The casting process took four months for the director and producer to settle. Initially it was expected that Nayantara would appear opposite Madhavan in the lead role, however Nayantara opted out due to involvements in bigger projects such as "Kuselan", "Aegan" and "Villu".cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Maddy or Danush for Nayantara?|publisher=Chennai365.com|accessdate=2008-01-10|url=http://www.chennai365.com/movies/maddy-or-danush-for-nayantara/] Sameera Reddy was briefly linked to the role,cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Madhavan on Shah Rukh Khan’s role|publisher=Kollywoodtoday.com|accessdate=2008-01-05|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/madhavan-on-shah-rukh-khans-role/] but eventually Mamta Mohandas claimed the lead female role, portraying a model. Jayaram was initially announced to portray a role in the film, but pulled out at the last moment and was replaced by Abbas, and another cast member is Vivek, whom both re-unite with Madhavan after the 2001 blockbuster, "Minnale".cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Maddy in a remake|publisher=Kollywoodtoday.com|accessdate=2008-05-02|url=http://www.kollywoodtoday.com/news/maddy-in-a-remake-film/] cite web|author=|year=2008|title=3 new films launched in the city|publisher=Sify.com|accessdate=2008-05-03|url=http://sify.com/movies/tamil/fullstory.php?id=14664833] Another actress, Brinda Parekh, was soon after signed up to play the role of Abbas's pair in the film.cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Madhavan-Mamta joins first time!|publisher=OneIndia.com (Tamil)|accessdate=2008-05-03|url=http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/movies/heroes/2008/05/03-madhavan-mamtha-joins-first-time.html] A string of supporting cast members were selected among those being Sona Heiden, "Poovilangu" Mohan, Mayilsamy, "Pattimandram" Raja, Manobala, M. S. Baskar, Meera Krishnan and Aarthi.cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Sona set to sizzle|publisher=Times of India|accessdate=2008-05-11|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/India_Buzz/Sona_set_to_sizzle/articleshow/3028321.cms] cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Guru En Aazhu|publisher=TamilNaduEntertainment.com|accessdate=2008-05-03|url=http://www.tamilnaduentertainment.com/tamil.asp?hotclick=guruen.txt]

Apart from Selvah, who directs the film, the cinematographer for the project is Senthil Kumar, whilst the editor is National Award winner, V. T. Vijayan. The dialogues for Aziz Mirza's script is handled by L. Venkatesan and lyrics are written by Pa. Vijay, Kabilan and Pazhani Bharathi. Srikanth Deva is the music diector for the film, renewing his association with Selvah, whom both were crew members of Selvah's previous venture, "Thotta".cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Guru En Aazhu|publisher=TamilNaduEntertainment.com|accessdate=2008-05-03|url=http://www.tamilnaduentertainment.com/tamil.asp?hotclick=guruen.txt]

oundtrack

Infobox Album | Name = Guru En Aalu
Type = Album
Artist = Srikanth Deva


Released = September 26, 2008
Recorded =
Genre = Feature film soundtrack
Length =
Label =
Producer = K. R. Ganghadaran | Reviews =
Last album = "Aayudham Seivom"
(2008)
This album = "Guru En Aalu"
(2008)
Next album = "Arjunan Kadhali"
(2009)

The film has six songs composed by Srikanth Deva. Lyrics are by three eminent poets - Pa. Vijay, Kapilan and Pazhanibharathy whilst the songs are choreographed by Kalyan, Sridhar and Dinesh. The film's songs were relased at a low-key function in Chennai on September 26, 2008.cite web|author=|year=2008|title=Guru En Aalu audio on September 27th|publisher=In.Movies.Yahoo.com|accessdate=2008-09-26|url=http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/34776/Guru-En-Aalu-audio-September-27th.html]

References

External links

* [http://www.guruenaalu.com Guru En Aalu's offical website]