Vishwaroopam is an upcoming Tamil-Telugu-Hindi trilingual Indian spy thriller film written, directed and co-produced by Kamal Haasan that features himself in the lead role.[1][2] The film, also has Pooja Kumar, Rahul Bose, Andrea Jeremiah and Jaideep Ahlawat in supporting roles. The soundtrack is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, with lyrics by Vairamuthu for the Tamil and Javed Akhtar for the Hindi versions respectively. The film was shot with the same cast in both languages simultaneously, and is titled in Hindi as Vishwaroop.
Development of the project commenced after the release of Kamal's Manmadhan Ambu, and several of the crew were imported from Hollywood. The direction department was taken over by Kamal Haasan from Selvaraghavan, and reports indicating a comparison with Hollywood films surfaced during the production. The initially estimated budget was around INR150 crore (US$27.15 million), making it one of the most expensive Indian films. Due to delays, casting took a relatively long period of time, with several of the original cast dropping out of the project. The film was shot extensively overseas, in countries including the United States and Canada, while domestic locations included Chennai and Mumbai.
Indian film audiences don’t have much experience of
watching prequels, so Ajith Kumar’s ‘Billa 2’ can be an interesting
watch for them. ‘Billa 2’ is the prequel of 2007 film ‘Billa’ which was
directed by Vishnuvardhan. The new edition is directed by Chakri Toleti
who has wielded the megaphone for films such as ‘Unnaipol Oruvan’ and
‘Eenadu’ in the past.
The film’s story probes the history of a dreaded gangster David
Billa and finds out the reasons behind his transformation from an
ordinary man to a gang-lord.
‘Billa’ was based on a 1980 film by the same name, it also had
portions based on 2006 Hindi film ‘Don: The Chase Begins Again’.
Nayantara had played the female lead in ‘Billa’ while this time Pravathy
Omnakuttan and Bruna Abdullah will be seen opposite Ajith Kumar.
Vidyut Jamwal, who gained fame for his intense acting in ‘Force’, is also doing an important role in ‘Billa 2’.
Despite doing very few films, Ajith Kumar has earned a distinct
position in the Tamil film world. This time also the makers are planning
to encash his huge popularity that’s why they have planned to release
the film in as many theatres as possible. They are eyeing the foreign
markets too, especially the USA, where ‘Billa 2’ is releasing in more
than 60 screens, second only to Rajinikanth’s ‘Enthiran’.
The music of the film by Yuvan Shankar Raja has already become a
rage among youths which in turn will fetch the film benefits at the box
office.
Ajith Kumar is the biggest attraction of ‘Billa 2’ and the film’s
performance will entirely depend on his portrayal of a people friendly
don. The spectators would also love to watch Ajith Kumar performing
daredevil stunts that he has done without using a body double.
Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by Mary Shelley about a creature produced by an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty-one. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823.
Shelley had travelled the region in which the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for weeks about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.
Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement and is also considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story, because unlike in previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, the central character "makes a deliberate decision" and "turns to modern experiments in the laboratory" to achieve fantastic results.[1] The story is partially based on Giovanni Aldini's electrical experiments on dead and (sometimes) living animals and was also a warning against the expansion of modern humans in the Industrial Revolution, alluded to in its subtitle, The Modern Prometheus. It has had a considerable influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories and films.
Since publication of the novel, the name "Frankenstein" is often used to refer to the monster itself, as is done in the stage adaptation by Peggy Webling. This usage is sometimes considered erroneous, but usage commentators regard the monster sense of "Frankenstein" as well-established and not an error.[2][3][4] In the novel, the monster is identified via words such as "creature," "monster", "fiend", "wretch", "vile insect", "daemon", and "it". Speaking to Dr. Frankenstein, the monster refers to himself as "the Adam of your labors", and elsewhere as someone who "would have" been "your Adam", but is instead your "fallen angel."
Seorang lelaki warga emas mati ditetak jirannya adalah antara tiga kes
bunuh yang berlaku di tiga daerah di Perak dalam tempoh 24 jam sejak
malam semalam.
Ketua Polis Perak Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan
berkata dalam kejadian di Taman Changkat, Kampar pada pukul 9.20 malam
semalam, Wong Cheong Heng, 73, meninggal dunia akibat ditetak di
bahagian pinggang dan kepala menggunakan sebilah parang oleh jirannya
yang juga warga emas.
Beliau berkata mangsa meninggal dunia di tempat kejadian.
"Difahamkan
perselisihan faham antara mereka telah lama berlaku dan semalam mereka
berbalah dan isunya masih dalam siasatan," katanya kepada pemberita
selepas menghadiri 'Hari Kesedaran Jenayah dan Tinjauan Mesra' anjuran
Polis Diraja Malaysia Kontinjen Perak di Taiping, hari ini.
Beliau
berkata polis telahpun menahan suspek yang berusia 62 tahun itu dan kes
disiasat mengikut Seksyen 302 Kanun Keseksaan kerana membunuh.
Sementara
itu, dalam kejadian lain di Kuala Kangsar, seorang pengawal keselamatan
sebuah kilang getah di Jalan Taiping menembak seorang lelaki yang
menceroboh masuk ke kawasan kilang berkenaan.
Mohd Shukri berkata
dalam kejadian pada pukul 6.30 pagi ini, pengawal keselamatan berkenaan
menembak lelaki berumur 46 tahun itu yang dipercayai ingin mencuri di
kilang berkenaan.
"Kawasan itu pernah dimasuki pencuri dan atas rasa takut dia telah melepaskan tembakan," katanya.
Beliau berkata polis menahan pengawal keselamatan itu dan kes berkenaan disiasat mengikut Seksyen 304 Kanun Keseksaan.
Dalam
kejadian lain di Jalan Tupai, Taiping, seorang pemilik kedai perabot,
Ong Chee Leong, 58, mati ditikam dengan pisau oleh seorang daripada
empat perompak yang memasuki kedai itu pada pukul 10.30 pagi ini.
"Berlaku pertelingkahan antara mereka dan mangsa telah ditikam," katanya.
Katanya polis sedang memburu keempat-empat suspek.
- Bernama
Samsung has quietly given a name to its flexible AMOLED technology in a sign it's getting closer to a real launch. Now called Youm, it makes the thin film transistor and the encapsulation entirely out of film instead of glass. The changes not only let it bend and fold freely but, according to Samsung, make it "unbreakable," thinner, and lighter.
The company has fully committed to the name and has trademarks with the USPTO. They cover multiple different forms of AMOLED screens to keep the Youm name active in the long term.
Samsung starts bulk production of flexible displays sometime during the spring and, if on track, could be in a shipping product before the end of 2012. Among the candidates could be things as simple as curved-screen smartphones and wristwatches to folding phones and portable devices whose displays unfold.
Seorang pelajar berusia 16 tahun yang mengadu sakit perut dan
mendapatkan rawatan di Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah (HSNZ) di Kuala
Terengganu, akhirnya mengaku dia baru melahirkan anak dan menyembunyikan
bayi itu dalam sebuah beg galas.
Beg galas yang mengandungi
bayi perempuan yang dilahirkan pada pukul 1 pagi Selasa itu kemudian
diberi kepada rakan perempuannya tanpa memberitahu isi kandungan beg
itu.
"Mayat bayi perempuan yang cukup sifat ditemui dalam beg
galas itu apabila doktor yang merawat pelajar terbabit menghubungi
rakan pelajar itu dan memintanya membawakan beg berkenaan," kata Ketua
Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Terengganu ACP K. Manoharan.
Beliau
berkata penipuan pelajar Tingkatan Empat sebuah sekolah menengah di
Kuala Terengganu itu terbongkar pada pukul 6 petang Selasa apabila
doktor yang merawatnya
mendapati dia baru melahirkan anak.
"Pelajar
berusia 16 tahun itu kemudian mengaku kepada doktor itu bahawa dia
melahirkan seorang bayi perempuan di asrama sekolahnya," katanya kepada
pemberita hari ini.
Beliau berkata hasil siasatan di tempat
pelajar itu melahirkan bayinya, polis menemui gunting yang dipercayai
diguna untuk memotong tali pusat bayi dan dibuang dalam tong sampah.
Berdasarkan
laporan bedah siasat terhadap bayi itu mendapati ada kesan lebam pada
kepala dan terdapat air dalam paru-paru serta pendarahan yang teruk,
katanya.
Beliau berkata kes itu disiasat mengikut Seksyen 309 Kanun Keseksaan kerana menyebabkan kematian.
- Bernama
About
Indian Martial Art - Silambam
Mission
we aim to achieve following objectives through our club:
1. Encourage Indian students to learn about their own martial art and culture
2. Make sure that children stay healthy and competitive in life
3. Teach self discipline as well as humility to our students.
4. Provide a venue for students to make new friends and build rapport with others
Description
A Dravidian martial art from Tamil Nadu in south India but also practiced by the Tamil community of Sri Lanka and Malaysia
The much-awaited tablet called Nexus 7 has been released during the
first day of the Google I/O conference that will last for almost three
days. Analysts were, thus, able to get a glimpse of the new device and
test Google’s new operating system, Android 4.1.
In addition to the Jelly Bean system, Google endowed Nexus 7 with
many other improved options. The tablet is available in two versions,
one with 8 GB and another one with 16 GB. The device comes with a
1.2-megapixel front camera, a Tegra 3 processor, as well as a seven-inch
(17 cm) 1280 x 800 HD display. Depending on the type of activity you
perform with the device, the tablet’s battery life could last up to
eight hours.
Google has collaborated with the Taiwanese company, Asus, for the
production of Nexus 7. Customers will spend approximately $209 for the 8
GB version and $259 if they want to purchase the 16 GB model. Analysts
think the device is a strong competitor for Amazon's Kindle Fire because
both tablets run with Google’s Android. The other tablets available on
the market, such as, Microsoft’s Surface and iPad are much too expensive
to be taken into consideration as competitors for Google’s Nexus.
The online company made several other important announcements on
Wednesday. Android Market was, thus, replaced by Google Play, an online
store where tablet and smartphone users can acquire music, movies, books
and mobile applications. Given that the multinational corporation is
trying to compete with Apple and Amazon’s online stores, Google Play
will expand its services by offering TV shows, movies and even magazines
to its customers.
Nexus Q is the second device that was released during the Wednesday
conference. The media streaming device was designed to be used with a
stereo system or a TV in order to access You Tube and Google play with
the help of an Android-based smartphone or a tablet.