am not a big vikram fan (majaa and anniyan were nothing short of terrible), but bheema really seems to be shaping up well - w/ linguswamy directing, hj w/ the music, trisha as the heroine
and most importantly NANA PATEKAR!!
and according to vikram…
“My next film would be a mass film in Ram Gopal Varma's style. AM Ratnam would produce it. Linguswamy might direct that film. It will have lots of violence.â€-
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Bheema release for Diwali 2006 – AM Ratnam
Speaking to press AM Ratnam said, “We held pooja ceremony of this film in Chennai few days back. The regular shooting of this film is starting today. I produced blockbusters like Dhool and Run with Vikram and Linguswamy respectively. We will be shooting combination scenes of Vikram and Trisha from 1st of May to 10th of May. Later on we will move to Vizag to shoot a few chasing episodes. There will be six songs scored by Harris Jayaraj. The story of the film has city backdrop. We are planning to release this film for Diwali 2006.â€
First south Indian film by Nana Patekar - Linguswamy
Director Linguswamy said, “Bheema subjected is okayed in the first sitting itself by the producer and hero. This film is an action based film. Nana Patekar who said no to many South Indian film offers in the past has agreed to do this film because Vikram personally convinced Nana Patekar in Mumbai. Nana Patekar feels that his voice is main strength behind his success wants to dub his own voice in Telugu and Tamil.â€
Bheema is a violent commercial action film - Vikram
Hero Vikram said, “Dhool produced by AM Ratnam was a huge hit. I am doing a promising character in Bheema. Generally we do not get much scope for performance in action oriented films. But in Bheema there is very good scope for histrionics. Youth are going to like this film. I took a gap of six months of get my body and appearance suited for Bheema role. Bheema is going to be a violent commercial action film taken in a stylish way. Nana Patekar is doing a vital character in this film