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Kamal to start Marmayogi?
By Moviebuzz | Friday, 20 June , 2008, 18:30

After all the hype and hoopla surrounding Dasavatharam, Kamal Hassan has quietly started work on his next film Marmayogi.

The 'pooja' of the film will be held in Mumbai on Sunday, July 13, 2008, exactly a month after the release of Dasavatharam!

What's special about Marmayogi ?

1. The film is being produced and directed by Kamal on first copy basis.

2. It will be the costliest Kamal film ever (figures tossed around are Rs 100 crore +?) made and likely to be funded and distributed by Pyramid Saimira.

3 The Tamil film is being made for an international audience and will also have versions in Hindi, Telugu and English.

4 As of now Hema Malini is the only actor signed for the film. Kamal is trying to get Kajol or some other Bollywood star to play his heroine in the film.

5. For the first time in South Indian films, Kamal is said to be using a Red One camera, the new craze among the cinematographers. As per available details on the internet- "Red One camera, is capable of recording at resolutions up to 4096 horizontal by 2304 pixels directly to flash or hard disk based digital storage".

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The last point is highly interesting. The Red One is a fairly new 4K camera. Very few films have been shot with the Red One so far. Doug Liman shot "Jumper" with it, and Peter Jackson shot a short film with it. The samples I've seen on Red's website look excellent.

This is where kamal excites me and as well worry me. I heard this is a 7th century historical movie. I hope he use good lighting along with best cameras! Otherwise, it would be a Mumbai Xpress effect!

I also saw Kamal's interview in indiaglitz last week. after Marmayogi, he is going back to business with Marudhanayagam. I also saw rumors that Bala will direct his next movie. So confused. For now, I am yet to "recover" from 10A.

I am trying to get the invitation for Marmayogi launch in Grand hyatt in mumbai. If I am lucky, I will update you all

Kamal needs to team up with some new blood. I am not a huge fan of Bala, but he makes different and interesting films. That's a rarity in Tamil cinema.

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tami ... 39523.html

‘Marmayogi’ - Fund raiser for ‘Maruthanayagam’?
IndiaGlitz [Monday, June 23, 2008]

Every passionate filmmaker has an innate desire to express himself or herself with an ideology or thought that is close to the heart. Everyone who is oriented with Tamil cinema knows that Kamal Haasan has been thirsting for quite a while to make a film called 'Maruthanayagam'. The only reason this film is still waiting in the wings is due to the fact that it involves production costs no other Indian film can ever fathom.

Knowing Kamal Haasan and his precision skills for perfection, the film would involve state-of-the-art technological gizmo and exuberant artistes, technicians, Computer Generated Imagery and sets that do justice to the period film that Kamal Haasan has in mind.

The film did manage to take off some years ago in the presence of Queen Elizabeth but then 'the still to come to terms' Indian film industry was not ready for a trend setting cinematic adventure that Kamal Haasan is very capable of. The venture being called off brought many traits of the film industry into question. The most appalling reason being no production house, not even a conglomeration of production houses wanting to involve themselves in a trend-setting mission and that too having a tried and tested stalwart in Kamal Haasan by their side.

Would all these developments simmer down Kamal Haasan's passion for filmmaking? The answer is an emphatic NO. The maverick in Kamal Haasan was bound to take over and the result could be simply spectacular. He seems to be taking on the 'traditionally adhered to production values' all by himself.

Taking on the mantle of producing ‘Marmayogi’ on a first copy basis, the writer, director, actor is hopeful of cashing it big with this project. No guesses again as to where all the money would go. Obviously to realize his dream of making 'Maruthanayagam' come true.

Despite Dasavatharam's mixed reviews, the film is running to packed houses. This is testimony enough that the film has indeed penetrated and is permeating within the hearts of general audiences. A huge boost for the lone war that Kamal Haasan is fighting.

With general audiences by his side the versatile actor could very well come out on the winning side. If that happens a trend would have been created. A trend that would put Indian Cinema firmly on world screens.

Way to go Kamal….keep fighting….