Mixed Bag 7SUNDAY19 NOVEMBER 2017CHENNAI

F ilmmaker Jagannath, who made Raman Thediya Seethai and

Kodambakam, is back after eight years. His directorial venture En Aaloda Seruppa Kaanom is about a young boy who runs around in search of a missing sandal of his ladylove. It carries a quirky title and unfolds in Cuddalore.The movie stars which stars Anandhi

as heroine. Remember Tamizh, who acted as Pandi in Pasanga? He makes his debut as hero with the fi lm.The whole movie is about the hero

going in search of the heroine’s slippers that goes missing. The movie boasts of huge s ta r cas t t ha t includes Livingstone, K S Ravikumar, Yogi Babu, Jayaprakash and veteran ac t ress Rekha. The

director has introduced a n e w c o m p o s e r ,

Ishaan Dev in the fi lm and Simbu has sung the title a song in the

fi lm. Cinematography is by Sukaselvan.

T h e m o v i e b e g i n s in Cuddalore, where Sandhiya (Anandhi)

loses her sl ippers. A s s h e r e a c h e s

home, comes the news of her father

Tamil film to release in

France

Director MSS’s Melnattu Marumagan is about

romance between a French girl and Tamil youth, is all cpomplete and ready for release this December.

Says the filmmaker, ‘ A French actress Andrean plays the female lead. Rajkamal is the hero. The cast includes Anjalidevi, Saathiah, Ashokraj among others. The French girl has lived in Auroville for many years and is fl uent in Tamil. I found her suitable for the lead role in the fi lm.’

Gautham cranks the camera while music is by Kishore Kumar.

Adds MSS, ‘The movie will highlight the cultural value of Tamils. Amidst great diffi culty we completed the movie. Plans are on to release the movie big in here. Also efforts are taken to screen the fi lm in 30 theatres in France’.M e l n a t t u M a r u m a g a n

is bankrolled by Udhaya Creations.

— NT Bureau

Atakathi fame Dinesh will play the lead role in a movie titled Kalavani Mappillai. It would be produced and directed by

Gandhi Manivasagam. Remember his father Manivasagam had produced several movies in the past that includes Namma Ooru Poovatha, Raakiyi Kovil, Periya Goundar Ponnu, Kattabomman, Nadodi Mannan.

Search is on for heroine and rest of the cast. The movie would have music by

Rahunandhan. ‘It would be a commercial entertainer. There would be comedy,

action, romance and family emotions at right mix’, says Gandhi Manivasagam.

— NT Bureau

After Solo, a c t o r

Dulquer Salmaan has kickstarted the

shoot for his Tamil fi lm titled Kannum Kannum

Kollaiyadithaal. Dulquer wrote on his

Facebook page, ‘Thrilled t o s t a r t a n e w f i l m today! Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadaithaal directed by Desingh Periasamy and shot by KM Bhaskaran. Starring the superb Ritu Varma and

myself, it will be a fun entertainer in Tamil. We

have a great team on board and cannot

wait to keep you

a l l updated. Wishing the team all the best and looking forward to an awesome shoot’.K a n n u m K a n n u m

Kollaiyadithaal is a travel-based romantic drama.

I t w i l l b e d i r e c t e d by debutante Desingh Periyasamy. Rithu Verma plays the heroine.

On the work front, Dulqueris playing the role of actor Gemini Ganesan in the bio-pic on veteran actress Savithri. Keerthy suresh plays the titular role.

— NT Bureau

EARCH for LIPPERSS (En Aaloda Seruppa Kanom)

(Jayaprakash) k idnapped by terrorists in Syria. Sh consults an

astrologer, who says that her father would return safe if she gets her missing slippers back. Interestingly Krishnan (Pandi), son of the astrologer overhears the conversation. He falls for Sandhya and resolves to get her sandals back. The rest is his journey to trace them.Jagganath has managed to make

it romantic and there are hilarious

moments at several places thanks to Yogi Babu, who comes as Thamizh’a friend. K S Ravikumar does a good act and Livingstone’s role could have been written better. Thamizh is a welcome addition to Tamil cinema. He plays his part well. Anandhi is the scene -stealer. She looks cute and hogs enough screen space. En Aaloda Seruppa Kanom could

have been more engaging. What begins brisk loses steam as it progresses.

— M BHARAT KUMAR

Dulquer begins shoot for his Tamil movie

Dinesh to act in a rural tale

China, Nov 19:India’s Manushi Chhillar has won

the Miss World beauty pageant for the year 2017. The win comes 17 years after Priyanka Chopra brought home the coveted title in the year 2000. Andrea Meza, who is Miss Mexico was the fi rst runner up and Stephanie Hill from England was second runner up. Around

108 women from across the world participated in the beauty pageant held in China on Saturday.The 20-year-old from Haryana,

who is a medical student, edged out top fi ve contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico at the event, which saw participation from 118 countries. Chhillar was presented the crown by Stephanie Del Valle, the last year’s Miss World winner from Puerto Rico at an event held at a resort in the coastal city of Sanya.‘Thank you, everyone, for your

constant love, support, and prayers. This one’s for India,’ Chhillar wrote on her offi cial Twitter handle.

In the top fi ve round, Chhillar was asked which profession according to her deserved the highest salary.‘I think a mother deserves the

highest respect and when you talk about salary it’s not always about cash but I feel it’s the love and respect that you give to someone. My mother has always been the biggest inspiration in my life. All mothers sacrifi ce so much for their kids. So, I think it is the job of a mother that deserves the highest salary,’ Chhillar said to a wide-applause.

Chhillar is the sixth Indian to win the coveted crown, which was fi rst won by Reita Faria back in 1966. Aishwarya Rai had bagged the title in 1994, followed by Diana Haydon in 1997, Yukta Mookhey in 1999 and Priyanka Chopra in 2000, the last for India. According to Chhillar’s profile

on the Miss World website, her father, Dr. Mitra Basu Chhillar, is a scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organisation, while her mother, Dr Neelam Chhillar, is an associate professor and department head of neurochemistry at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences.

A crown after 17 yrs� India’s Manushi Chhillar is Miss World 2017

Manushi Chhillar with her parents Dr Mitra Basu Chhillar and Dr Neelam Chhillar after winning the crown in China.

PM’s wishPrime Minister Narendra

Modi congratulated her for the Miss World 2017 crown.‘ C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s @

ManushiChhillar! India is proud of your accomplishment,’ he said in a tweet.

Kolkata, Nov 19 (PTI):India pacer Mohammed Shami

returned with three wickets before a late order resistance took Sri Lanka to 263-8 at lunch on the penultimate day of the opening Test here today.

Rangana Herath (43 not out, 6x4) gave the lower order push after Shami (3/87) removed overnight duo of Niroshan Dickwella (35) and skipper Dinesh Chandimal (28) as India claimed three wickets in 10 balls in a superb display of pace bowling inside the first hour. Sri Lanka were also aided by another fi ne review to overturn an LBW decision of Dilruwan Perera (5) who was caught on camera turning towards the dressing room before asking for a review. Perera shared 43 runs with Herath before being dismissed by Shami in the 69th

over. Resuming at 165/4, Sri Lankan duo of Dickwella and Chandimal showed a positive intent and got past India’s 172 in the fourth over of the day. Their intention was clear when wicketkeeper Dickwella took

on Bhuvneshwar Kumar, slamming the India pacer for three boundaries in the 52nd over but Shami turned the tide in favour of India removing the overnight batsmen duo in his fourth and fi fth overs of the day. Shami g a v e t h e f i r s t breakthrough of the day in form of Dickwella (35) who

poked at an inswinger to be caught by Virat Kohli at second slip. In the next over Dasun Shanaka (0) was trapped by Bhuvneshwar with an in-

swinger. The decision was reviewed by Sri Lanka but it was given out after the umpire’s call. In the second ball of the next over, Shami dismissed the Lankan skipper who played away from the body and took a feather edge to Saha. When it seemed India will wrap it up soon, Perera survived after Nigel Llong’s decision was overturned following a review by the batsman. It reminded of the Steve Smith ‘cheatgate’ episode which happened during India-Australia second Test in Bengaluru last March. The incident happened in the last

ball of 57th over with Perera yet to open his account when he was struck on backfoot by an indipper. The ball was clearly in-line to be given out by Llong. Perera first looked at his partner Herath and started walking back immediately towards the pavilion.

Committed to improving sanitation

facilities: Modi

New Delhi, Nov 19 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra

Modi today reaffirmed his government’s commitment to improving sanitation facilities across the country and hailed all those involved in building toilets.

World Toilet Day is an offi cial United Nations international observance day, celebrated on this day to raise awareness of the global sanitation crisis.

In a series of tweets, he said, ‘On World Toilet Day we reaffi rm our commitment towards improving sanitation facilities across the nation’.‘ I compliment al l those

individuals and organisations working towards building more toilets in various parts of India. Their invaluable contr ibut ion adds sol id momentum to Swachh Bharat Mission,’ he tweeted. Pays tributes to Indira Gandhi Modi today paid tributes to

former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 100th birth anniversary.

Indira Gandhi was born on this day in 1917 in Allahabad.‘Tributes to former PM Mrs

Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary, ’ the Pr ime Minister tweeted.

Indore, Nov 19:Thanks top a l l - rounder Yo

Mahesh’s gritty knock, Tamilnadu managed 300 for 8 on third day of their Ranji encounter against Madhya Pradesh after lunch, Mahesh managed an unbeaten 91 in 190 balls that included 7 boundaries and four sixers.The overnight not out batsman

Jagadeesan was dismissed soon after he reached his century. Earlier

yesterday, Tamilnadu started poorly, losing both captain Abhinav Mukund and Vijay Shankar, batting at No 3, to seamer Puneet Datey in the same over. From 19 for 2, they slipped to 54 for 4 and then 76 for 6, with Datey and Ishwar Pandey being the wreckers in-chief. In a must-win match, the visitors struggled against Ishwar Pandey and Puneet Datey, who both finished with identical figures of three for 36, running

through the much-vaunted batting lineup. Tamilnadu went to stumps on 191 for 6, still 73 runs adrift Madhya Pradesh’s fi rst-innings score. Madhya Pradesh resuming at 224 for 7, added 40 runs to the score, thanks to No 11 batsman Ishwar Pandey’s belligerence.

Pandey smashed three fours and two big sixes in his 17-ball knock of 29 before being caught by V Yomahesh off R Sai Kishore’s bowling.

Herath’s knock helps Lanka gain lead

� Mohammed Shami picks up three wickets

Yo Mahesh does it again