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<image:caption><![CDATA[ As most of know, Bigil isn't just an all-Vijay-show. The film also focuses on the journey of an underdog, girls-football team.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ And as all the tales go, the path to glory is filled with tears. Every player in the team apparently represent the obstacles women face in life.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indraja, daughter of Robo Shankar, plays a football player battling obesity issues]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In this particular scene, Indraja is seen cursing her fate, saying 'Enga appavum gundu. Enga ammavum gundu. Naan mattum epdi iruoen?']]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Reba Monica John, who was seen in Jacobinte Swargarajyam and Jarugandi, also plays one of the players in Bigil]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Reba's character seems to be an acid-attack survivor, who fights against all odds to glory.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 96-fame Varsha Bollamma plays a aspiring footballer, who's forced into an early marriage by her parents.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film apparently focuses on how Varsja's character breaks free from her shackles.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Model-turned-actor Gayathri Reddy plays one of the players in the football team.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Aadhirai Soundarajan, who has played a few supporting roles, plays yet another player.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Aadhirai, incidentally, made her debut in Raghava Lawrence starrer, Kanchana 3.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Amritha Aiyer plays the captain of the girls football team.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Amritha had earlier acted in films like Kaali, Pei Pasi, and Padaiveeran,]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Mercury-fame Indhuja plays one of the key footballers, who express doubt in Michael's capabilities as a coach in the film.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 'Porukkiya kooptutu vandhu coach nu solranga Academy la!' Indhuja's character laments about Bigil's appointment as the team coach.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indhuja possibly battles a shoulder injury in her journey to the finals.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ How much of a role would Vijay's character play in their journey? That might be the crux of Bigil.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The girls are seen exercising and training for their matches.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indhuja performs the intense Battle ropes as a part of her training.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indhuja is seen working out with a large tyre in this frame, probably from Singa Penney.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ One of the players, probably Aathirai, is seen honing her goalkeeping skills in a training session.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ And then, there are these shots featuring the girls' matches in the film.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Interestingly, alll the actors who play footballers have played football at some point in their lives.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Amritha Aiyer is seen acing the mid-air overhead scissors kick in this frame.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Indraja Shankar takes a hit at the nets.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Amritha and the opposite team captain are seen at the toss, prior to the match.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Multiple cameras was apparently used by cinematographer GK Vishnu for filming the match sequences involving the girls.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Here are a few pictures of the girls from the shooting spot: Seen here is Reba Monica John]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Reba Monica John]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Varsha Bollamma]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Amritha Aiyer]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Varsha Bollamma]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ With Atlee's Bigil all set to release in a few days, here's all you need to know about the girls in the football team that gets coached by Vijay.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kangana Ranaut to reprise Amala Paul's role in Aadai reamke]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Malayalam actor Lal in Dhanush's next]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Editor Ruben opens up about Bigil]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Steven Spielberg]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A still from Once Upon A Time In Hollywood]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ As per Director Sunderajan, the core story of Varalaaru was scripted by him for Kamal Haasan to be done for Shivaji Productions.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kamal, unfortunately, rejected the script as as he felt it would portrait him as a womanizer.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 1999, KS Ravikumar narrated 2 scripts to Kamal. While the first script was about a feminine hero, which would have him play 3 roles, the 2nd was a full length comedy about a hero with phobias.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kamal was impressed and wanted to do both. But he couldn't allot dates because he was working in Hey Ram, which required him to have long role.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The comedy script later became Thenali. But, Kamal was unable to do Godfather.  At the same time, KS Ravikumar's Jaggubhai was also shelved.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ KS Ravikumar apparently narrated the script to many A-list heroes, but many were skeptical because of the feminine nature of the hero.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ KSR finally signed up Ajith Kumar, who had just opted out of AR Murugadoss's Mirattal. Later, Godfather shifted hands to NIC Arts (from Sri Surya Movies) due to the high budget involved.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The filming of Godfather began in November 2004, with Ravikumar initially announcing a release date of April 2005]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Jyotika, who was first signed to play the heroine, walked out of the project because of date issues. She was later replaced by Asin.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Early reports suggested that one of Ajith's roles in the film would be a eunuch or a transgender, but the role eventually turned out to be that of a classical dancer, who had a feminine demeanour.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Shooting progressed from November 2004 till the end of the year. However, in Jan 2005, it was announced that the film was put on hold due to financial constraints.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film also faced problems, after the government had banned scenes involving smoking in films, with Godfather featuring several such scenes.[]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Furthermore, in mid-2005, Ajith Kumar had also fallen out with the producer, who had made several films with him in the past and stated that the pair would never work together again.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The indefinite delay led to Ajith taking a forced sabbatical, with his market at a low following the failure of his previous film, Ji. Reports also started to suggest that Godfather had been shelved.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ravi Kumar tried in vain to get in R. B. Choudary and his banner of Super Good Movies to finish the movie, but the film continued to remain in the cans.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film restarted in April 2005, but PC Sreeram opted out of the film after his dates clashed with his work in Kanda Naal Mudhal and was replaced by Priyan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Meena, who was supposed to do the father Ajith's wife character, opted out due to date issues, Devayani was next considered for the role, but she refused as she did not want to scold Ajith on-screen.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Simran was then approached for the role, but after talks with the actress also fell through,  Kanika was signed up.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Further problems arose in mid-2005, when Asin could not allot dates for the film due to her work in Ghajini, Majaa and Sivakasi.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Subsequently, in June 2005, Ajith was forced to leave the project, with 35 days of shoot still pending, to begin work on Bala's Naan Kadavul as per the signed contract.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ After Suresh of Ananda Pictures, a leading Chennai based distributor, intervened and solved the existing problems by providing an interest-free loan, the film went on floors again.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ But, the shoot for Godfather went on for one more year as Ajith had to complete his projects like Paramasivan and Thirupathi, which he had signed in the intervening period.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Despite the multiple delays, Rahman had finished composing the 9 songs for the film by December 2004.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Meanwhile, the title Godfather was reverted to Varalaru, after the state government gave an order to grant entertainment tax exemption to movies titled in Tamil]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Varalaru finally got a release for Diwali 2006, alongside Simbu's Vallavan, SP Jananathan's E, Saran's Vattaram and Sarath Kumar's Thalaimagan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film, which was made at a high budget of 12 crores, opened to positive reviews, and emerged as the blockbuster of the year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Varalaru opened in over 300 screens worldwide including 25 screens in Chennai district. It also went on to become Ajith Kumar's biggest hit until the release of his 2007 film, Billa.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film collected 25 crores worldwide at the box-office.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ravi Teja announced that he was going to remake Godfather in Telugu in 2007, but eventually did not do so.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ KS Ravikumar then approached Pawan Kalyan to reprise the three roles of Ajith, but the project failed to materialize.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2012, cinematographer Sethu Sriram opted to remake the film in Kannada under the original title, Godfather, featuring Upendra, Soundarya Jayamala and Catherine Tresa in the lead roles.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Here are a few more pictures, posters, paper ads and working stills from the film]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ As KS Ravikumar's landmark film, featuring Ajith in three roles, completes 15 years, we give you some exciting trivia on the making of the film.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Since the hall's opening by Queen Victoria in 1871, the world's leading artists from many performance genres have appeared on its stage.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Baahubali happens to be the first Indian film to get a screening in the venue, which's noted for some of the most notable events in British culture, in particular the Proms concerts.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ To attend the film's screening, the entire team of Baahubali has reunited in London.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Producer Shobu Yarlagadda, director SS Rajamouli, Prabhas, Rana Daggubati and Anushka Shetty had flown from Hyderabad to London for the event.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A Q & A Session with the team happened after the screening of Baahubali: The Beginning.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Also, composer MM Keeravani's background score was performed live by the Royal Philarmonic Orchestra.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Baahubali: The Beginning was screened at the prestigious Royal Albert Theatre in London on October 19.]]></image:caption>
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