This story of a family reunion could make a good script for a blockbuster film - a young, differently-abled boy, who went missing six years ago, was reunited with his family after they saw him in a Tamil film 'Vazhakku Enn 18/9'. The movie was recently telecast recently on TV on the occasion of Ganesha Mahotsav.
Anbu, a four-year-old then, had strayed away from his family, who had come to Chennai in 2006 for a vacation.
"We searched for him everywhere that day but unfortunately couldn't find him and returned home having lost all hope," Loganathan, father of the boy, told IANS.
Loganathan, who works at a knitwear mill in Tirrupur, stays with wife Manjula and daughter Kavita. The young boy was admitted to Balavihar, a Chennai-based school for the mentally-challenged, after he was found unattended and crying on the roadside....
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07:17 PM, Oct 06, 2012
'Case No.18/9' is a remake of Tamil film 'Vazhakku Enn 18/9'- a film on teenage crime of Balaji Shakthivenu with new artists who took four years for release. It is appearing in Kannada from the direction of Mahesh Rao. This May 2012 Tamil release is being remade in Kannada starring Niranjan Shetty and Sindhu Lokanath in the lead role. The Tamil version was dubbed to Telugu as 'Premalo Padithe' and...
11:39 PM, Sep 21, 2012
It is a great pleasure for Tamilians to know that the list of movies nominated for Oscar includes two films from the Tamil industry. '7aum Arivu' directed by AR Murugadoss and 'Vazhakku Enn 18/9' directed by Balaji Sakthivel are nominated from Kollywood. The film federation of India (FFI) has chosen ten other movies from various Indian languages - Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam. Out of all these, one film will be...
12:43 PM, Sep 18, 2012
Bangalore-based Manisha Yadavs latest flick, Vazhakku Enn 18/9, has got rave reviews so far. The actress now sets her eyes on content-driven roles. Manisha Yadav might not be a familiar face in the Kannada film industry. This Bangalore-based model-turned-actress recently rocked Kollywood with her very first film. I waited for three years for the movie to release; and I finally got my due, says an ecstatic Manisha about her latest...
10:29 AM, May 27, 2012
Impressed by Balaji Shaktivel's story, Suresh Kondeti has bought the dubbing rights of Vazhakku Enn 18/9. This film will be released in Telugu as 'Premalo Padithe', on May 4, on the same day as the original releases. "This is the love story of two pairs (played by Mithun Murali, Sri, Urmila Mahanta and Manisha Yadav). This film holds mirror to the thinking of today's young generation and the problems they...
06:05 PM, Apr 24, 2012
New Delhi: UTV Motion Pictures has inked a three-film deal with renowed Tamil producer-director N. Linguswamy to co-produce, market and distribute his movies. The studio will produce and distribute N. Linguswamy's three porjects - Vettai, Vazhakku Enn 18/9 and Kumki. Vazhukku Enn 18/9 will be written and directed by Balaji Sakthivel, who has helmed films like Kadhal and Kalloori. The film has a new cast and will release in September....
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