Neethaane En Ponvasantham

Neethaane En Ponvasantham
Pre-production promotional poster
Directed by	Gautham Menon
Produced by	Kumar Jayaram
Written by	Gautham Menon
Starring	Jiiva Samantha
Music by	A. R. Rahman
Cinematography	M. S Prabhu
Editing by	Anthony
Studio	Photon Kathaas RS Infotainment
Release date(s)	14 February 2012 (2012-02-14)[1]
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Neethaane En Ponvasantham (Tamil: நீ தானே என் பொன்வசந்தம; English: You Are My Golden Spring ) is a forthcoming Tamil romantic drama film written directed by Gautham Menon, featuring Jiiva and Samantha in the lead roles.^[2] The venture is produced by Kumar and Jayaram of RS Infotainment and will have music composed by A. R. Rahman with cinematography by M. S. Prabhu.This film is being simultaneously shot with the other two versions in Telugu and Hindi. The film is likely to be released on 14 February 2012, coinciding with Valentine's Day.^[3]

Cast

• Jiiva as Raghu
• Samantha as Nithya
• Santhanam
• Anupama Kumar
• Ravi Raghavendra

Production

Casting

Gautham Menon met Jiiva to discuss a potential collaboration in May 2011 for his next venture after the Hindi remake of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa.^[4] Menon decided to use Jiiva in the Tamil version of a bilingual film he was set to make featuring Ram and Samantha, and Menon's "regular crew" of music composer A. R. Rahman, film editor Anthony and cinematographer Manoj Paramahamsa were all a part of the film.^[5][6] The film is being in Telugu as Nithya, while a Hindi version featuring Aditya Roy Kapoor and Samantha is also being simultaneously made.^[7][8][9] Initial suggestions indicated that the film was also set to be titled Nithya, after Samantha's character in the film, but this turned out to be untrue.^[10] The title was revealed through the first publicity posters to be Neethaane En Ponvasantham, inspired by a song from the 1982 film Ninaivellam Nithya starring Karthik.^[11] An official announcement was made by the producers of the film, RS Infotainment, that a photo shoot was planned in August and the film would also shoot portions across the United Kingdom.^[12] Jiiva had to lose weight for the film and had to undertake diet regimens and work out sessions to get in shape for the character. Furthermore it was revealed that he would sport three different looks in the film as the film encompasses 15 years.^[13] Ravi Raghavendra and Anupama Kumar were added to the cast to play Jiiva's parents, while Santhanam was also chosen to play an important role in the film.^[14]

Filming

The film was set to begin the first schedule on August 15, 2011 but delays led to a fortnight's delay.^[15] It eventually commenced the initial shoot from August 29, 2011 with a photo shoot held and publicity posters were released the following week.^[16] The team shot across Chennai in the first week of the first schedule, with scenes filmed at the cinema multiplex Mayajaal and at a coffee shop, Cafe Coffee Day, on the East Coast Road.^[1][17] The film was shot alongside the two other versions, with the film shooting the same scene thrice with the various casts.^[18]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "'Neethane En Ponvasantham' - A Valentines Day special - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/70812.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
2. ^ "'Neethane En Ponvasantham' - First Look - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2005-08-31. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/70546.html. Retrieved 2011-09-05. 
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14. ^ "Gautham's does it for second time in 'Neethane En Ponvasantham' - Tamil Movie News". IndiaGlitz. 2011-09-07. http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/70694.html. Retrieved 2011-09-16. 
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