ATM in the last lap

Vijay's Azhagiya Thamizh Magan is fast nearing completion. Directed by Bharathan, the movie features Shriya opposite Vijay.

Produced by Appachan, the highlight of the film is the musical score by A R Rahman. The movie is about a youth possessed by ESP (Extra Sensory Power).

The latest buzz doing rounds is that the movie would go to Telugu soon.

Popular Tollywood star Mahesh Babu has expressed his desire to the Telugu remake of the movie.

It may be recalled that films starring Mahesh Babu like Okkadu and Pokkiri were remade in Tamil starring Vijay.

Azhagiya Tamil Magan makes money

Quite appropriate to its name, Vijay's Azhagiya Tamil Magan's (ATM) has made enough money even before its release.

According to reports, producer Appachan has made enough money from the movie even before its release.

Buzz is that Azhagiya Tamil Magan has made a new record among Vijay films in terms of business.

It is said that Pyramid Saimira Theatres had brought the distribution rights of Azhagiya Tamil Magan for a whopping amount of Rs 25 crore.

With shooting is expected to complete soon, it is expected that the film would hit theatres on Deepavali. Directed by Bharathan, Azhagiya Tamil Magan has Shreya and Namitha opposite Vijay.

Azhagiya Tamil Magan controversy to end

Appachan, the producer of Azhagiya Tamil Magan (ATM), has agreed to pay a sum of Rs 6.5 lakh to one Mohammad Farookh, who filed a case claiming that the story of ATM belonged to his production house.

Farookh had filed case alleging that the story belonged to his production house and Appachan had agreed to pay Rs 7.5 lakh after the intervention of Tamil Film Producers Council. However Appachan had paid only Rs one lakh.

The case came up before Judges A P Shah and Jothymani. After assurance from Appachan to pay the remaining, the Judges posted the hearing to Wednesday and a final verdict is expected then.

ATM stars Vijay, Shriya and Namitha in lead role. It is directed by Bharathan.

Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (2007)

Azhagiya Thamizh Magan (2007) (English:Handsome Tamil Son) is a forthcoming high budget Tamil film directed by Bharathan. Bharathan has previously worked with Vijay in Ghilli as both an Assistant Director and dialogue writer. This movie is creating great expectations as Vijay and AR Rahman are joining hands and it's Vijay's 45th movie.This will be the first movie with Vijay and Shriya. Shooting for the film has started from January 24, 2007 and the movie is expected to be a Deepavali release.