Masss

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Low key audio launch for Suriya's 'Masss'?

The audio launch of Suriya’s Masss will be happening on May 8. We hear that the makers are planning to unveil the audio at an FM station and unlike previous movies of the actor, the makers are not going to have any big bash.

Right from 7aam Arivu, the promotions of Suriya’s movies are top notch and all his films had grand audio launches till his last release Anjaan.

Sources say that the team is working 24*7 with the post-production and also as Suriya is busy with the shooting of 24, the audio launch of Masss is likely to happen at a popular FM station in Chennai.

Directed by Venkat Prabhu, Masss has music composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and Thaman is said to have compose a single re-mix track.

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Unique audio release strategy by 'Masss' team

As reported earlier, Masss team is not opting for grand audio launch function and the audio CDs will be directly available in stores from today (May evening and also the digital version will be available on iTunes.

Though there is no formal audio launch in big auditorium with the gracious presence of big shot celebrities who consume an entire day with their so called appreciation speeches, team Masss is planning to unveil the audio through social networking platforms and also in five different FM channels.

Yes, Eros Music South who is holding the audio rights of Masss has said that their Twitter handle will be officially unveiling all the five tracks from 9 AM to 5 PM throughout the day.

Following are the track list revealing schedule…

Therikkuthu Masss – 9 AM
Piravi – 11 AM
Naan Aval Illai – 1 PM
Poochandi – 3 PM
Therikkuthu Mass Mix – 5 PM

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'Masss' audio- Merry Time for Yuvan fans

Cast: Suriya,Nayanthara,Premji,Pranitha,Parthiban
Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja
Direction: Venkat Prabhu

Venkat Prabhu- Yuvan Shankar Raja has given us some memorable hits in their past association. ‘Masss’, which marks their sixth collaboration has piqued up lot of curiosity among fans. Does the album live upto the expectations? Let us find out:

Therikkudhu Masss
Singers: Ranjith,Shankar Mahadevan,Yuvan Shankar Raja
Lyrics: Madhan Karky
The high octane title track! Therikkudhu Masss is a superbly arranged track with a jaded tune. The initial build up for the track in the prelude leads upto a jaded pallavi. The interludes, enriched with the title hook are completely catchy. Shankar Mahadevan has a forgettable outing because the best portions of the song are the interludes & the ‘Therikkudhu Masss’ chants that could serve as a hot ringtone material.

There is also a fast paced remix version of the same track with added layer of fast beats by Premji made for the discos & clubs. Being a Venkat Prabhu movie, it is safe to expect this remix version in the end credits.

Naan Aval Illai
Singers: Chinmayee,Karthick
Lyrics: Madhan Karky
Easily, the best track of the album! Chinmayee & Karthik own this track with a soothing rendition. ‘Naan Aval Illai’ is a neatly composed melody where the charanam portions sound better than the pallavi. The song actually takes a leap with the bagpipe like interlude (something with Yuvan experimented in Mounam Pesiyadhey). The background dubstep arrangement fuses greatly with the tune & the lyrics thus making it a brilliant track.

Piravi
Singers: Vaikom Vijayalakshmi
Lyrics: Madhan Karky
Vaikom Vijayalakshmi, who last sang for Yuvan in ‘Idam Porul Eval’ reunites with the composer for a haunting track. ‘Piravi’ is that sort of a haunting track which doesn't need spooky sound effects to act as fillers. Instead, the mood of the song does it with the help of gothic chorus portions. The lyrics depict rebirth (birth as a ghost again,unfulfilled wishes) which give us a hint about the theme of the movie(Kalyanaraman?). All set to play a pivotal role in the movie along with the visuals!

Poochandi
Singers: Pooja,Yuvan Shankar Raja
Lyrics: Gangai Amaren
‘Poochandi’ eats up the ‘fun track’ quota of the album. Yuvan renders it himself with the help of autotune. The tune is unsettling initially with spooky effects that make an appearance at most places in the album. All the added ‘laugh’ effects & foot-tapping beats give us a ‘Mangaatha’ hangover though.

Although starting off with template Punjabi beats, the Con Man theme stands out as a terrific residue of the Therikudhu Masss track where dubstep takes the centre stage with synthesizers. Has the potential to be a goosebump inducing bgm if used at an appropriate juncture in the movie. The Masss Theme has similar arrangements when it comes to the instruments in addition to a lot of spooky effects that muster by.

On the whole, Yuvan Shankar Raja, who was in a horrible patch (except a fairly decent ‘Idam Porul Eval’) makes a comeback of sorts with ‘Masss’. Although not in the same league as other Venkat Prabhu-YSR albums, ‘Masss’ still works thanks to some foot tapping techno in most of the tracks. The melody & the haunting pathos work well, making this a decent album.

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Official: Suriya's 'Masss' to release on May 29

Suriya Masss which was earlier scheduled to release on May 15 has been officially postponed to May 29 and the film’s producer Gnanavelraja has announced it at the teaser launch of Rakshasudu—the Telugu version of Masss.

“Dear all Masss n Rakshsudu on May 29th.. release worldwide!! Thank you for the big support on the audio today! lets chat soon this weekend” posted Suriya in his Twitter page.

The audio launch of Suriya’s Masss has happened yesterday (May and six different heroes, STR, Karthi, Arya, Dhanush, Udhayanidhi and Madhavan unveiled all the six tracks composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Directed by Venkat Prabhu, Masss also has Nayanthara, Pranitha, Premgi, Parthiepan, Samuthirakani and many others to its star cast.

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'Masss'will appeal to all including kids:Venkat Prabhu

Suriya’s Venkat Prabhu directed Masss produced by Studio Green had its first press meet in Chennai. Speaking at the function director Venkat Prabhu said “While working with Karthi in Biriyani, I narrated a line to Gjanavel and he later conveyed it to Suriya, that’s how Masss happened but the tread what I narrated is not there in the film now”.

Venkat Prabhu had initially narrated a simple love story to Suriya but the director later thought that his combination with Suriya should not be simple and opted for a better script.

“Masss will not have any drinking or smoking scenes which are regular things in my previous works. To be precise, the film will appeal to all including kids", said Venkat Prabhu at the press meet. The director added “ Masss is the toughest project in my career in which I've actually tried to tell a story and a lot of thought process went into writing. I got inputs from SS Rajamouli’s script assistant Kannan and my former assistants who are directors now”

Suriya said that the film has been titled after his character name Masssilamani and Masss is the short form of his character’s name. The actor also clarified that the Masss is a spooky film and it will be different from all the Tamil horror films that have released so far.

Suriya, Venkat Prabhu, costume designer Vasuki Baskar and the film’s producer Gjnavel Raja said one thing in common—just like any other friends they had arguments while making the movie but it’s all for the betterment of the project and nothing personal.

Earlier two songs, Therrikuthu Therrikuthu Masss and Poochandi were screened and the visuals were colorful and impressive. The team officially announced that Masss will be releasing on May 29 in both Tamil and Telugu.

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'Masss' is ready, gearing up for censor

Suriya’s Masss is gearing up for censor, the latest we hear is that Yuvan has finished composing the background score of the film and DI work is under progress.

We also hear that the film will get censored by this week and the promotions are in full throttle. Suriya, Venkat Prabhu, Premgi, Yuvan Shankar Raja and editor Praveen are currently in Hyderabad  and they will be promoting the film there till Wednesday.

Suriya is also planning to visit neighboring states like Kerala and Karnataka to promote Masss. The film’s Kerala distribution rights are with Sopanam films and reports say that the price quoted is more than 3.5 crs(approx), which is the highest among all Suriya movies in Kerala.

Similarly the Karnataka distribution rights of Masss is with popular distributor Srikanth for a record price. Early estimates say that film will be releasing in more than 1500 screens on May 29.

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Suriya's 'Masss' gets 'U'cerificate

Suriya’s most anticipated film Masss has been certified with a clean ’U’ by CBFC. According to early reports, the film’s running time is just 142 minutes which means it is going to be a racy-spooky thriller.

Directed by Venkat Prabhu, Masss also has Nayanthara, Pranitha, Premgi Amaren, Karunas, Sriman, Parthiepan, Samuthirakani and many others to its star cast.

Masss has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and the composer is said to have given amazing background score for the film.

Produced by Studio Green, the film will have simultaneous release in Tamil and Telugu on May 29. Early estimates say that the film will be released in more than 1500 screens across the globe.

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Title change for Suriya's 'Masss'?

Suriya’s Masss has got a clean ‘U’ certificate from the censor board. Now, if the team changes the title into a Tamil word, they could probably get tax exemption provided by Tamil Nadu government.

Right from the beginning, the paper advertisement of the film had only the title ‘Masss’ but from yesterday, the team has added a caption ‘Masss Engira Massilamani’.

Now the big question is, will the Tamil Nadu government grant tax exemption for this new title? Sources say that the team will be soon applying for the tax exemption and by next week, we will get a clear picture.

The film is slated to release on May 29.

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Suriya to visit Kerala for 'Masss' promotions

Today (May 25) Suriya will be visiting Kochi, Kerala to promote his upcoming film Massu Engira Masilamani.  Sources say that the event will be happening at LuLu Mall in the city and the film is likely to release in 150 screens in Kerala alone.

The makers have first advertised the film as Masss, later they changed it into Masss Engira Masilamani and now they have locked Massu Engira Masilamani.

While chatting with Sify.com , the film’s director Venkat Prabhu said “We don’t want to lose the tax exemption and hence we are opting for a title which will fetch us one.  Actually, Masss is a short form of Masilamani, the character of Suriya in the film and as it’s not a Tamil name, we have changed it as Massu Engira Masilamani now”.

Studio Green will be releasing the film on May 29.

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Suriya's 'Masss' duration is 152 minutes!

Suriya’s Maasu Engira Maasilamani is all set to release on May 29 and now the final running time of the film has been revealed.

According to the censor certificate issued, the running time of the film is 152 minutes which also includes the statutory warning slides.

As the film has got ‘U’ certificate, the team has applied for tax exemption from Tamil Nadu government with their new Tamil title ‘Maasu Engira Maasilamani’ but the verdict is yet to be known.

Directed by Venkat Prabhu, the film has Nayanthara, Pranitha, Samuthirakani, Parthiepan, Premgi Amaren, Karunas, Sriman and many others to its star cast
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Maasu Engira Maasilamani will be releasing  in more than 1500 screens across the globe.

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Premgi haters will love him in 'Masss':Venkat Prabhu

When we met director Venkat Prabhu for an exclusive interview, fans in social networking sites wanted us to ask some questions and the director too has happily answered them...

Will you direct 50th film with Suriya or will you direct one more film with him?
Definitely, Suriya is my close friend now. As a matter of fact, my rapport with Suriya is better than Karthi..

A film with Ajith, Vijay and Suriya…
Wow! Sounds superb cool and terrific… but will they accept? I’m all game…

A film without Premgi…
(Laughs)… Really don’t know, whenever I prepare a script, he somehow comes in as a small character and later the character gains more importance.

Me, Yuvan and Premgi are having an unwritten agreement. If Premgi is not acting in my film, he could compose music or else Yuvan is the music composer.
I can tell you this, Premgi haters will love him in Masss… Watch out .

Will you be releasing the visuals of Thaman’s song ‘Sema Masss’ ?
Guess we will upload it in You Tube. The thing is we felt that the song hinders the screenplay and hence chopped it off.

Why no trailer?
Because of the release pressure and tension, we couldn’t cut a proper trailer hence we are releasing small promos. As the release date is nearing, I guess it’s time to watch the movie in big screen

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Massu Engira Maasilamani' Review

It's been a long time since Suriya played a role which has solid screen presence. Venkat Prabhu has made sure that the diehard fans of Suriya should enjoy Masssu Engira Maasilamani and one can say that he has achieved it to an extent.

Massu aka Maasilamani (Suriya) is a small time con in the company of his close friend Jetli aka Jetu (Premgi Amaren).  Massu falls in love with Manini (Nayanthara) who needs Rs 3.5 Lakhs to bribe her hospital doctor (Brahmanandam) so that she can become the head nurse. Massu promises her that he will get the required money.

Meanwhile, Massu and Jettu snatch a large amount of cash from a powerful don named Reddy. Trying to escape from the goons, their car overturns in a road accident. From that point onwards, Massu gets a supernatural power through which he sees a group of ghosts who want Massu to fulfill their wishes. 

In turn Massu starts using them to deceive people who believe in paranormal activities and runs a successful business as a ghostbuster.

Everything goes fine, till Massu meets a ghost called Shakthi (another Suriya) who looks exactly like him. Now Shakthi deceives Massu to take revenge against people who killed him and his family. Who is Shakthi? Why he is using Massu to take revenge against his enemies? What’s the relationship between Massu and Shakthi? To know the answers, watch the film on the big screen.

Massu Engira Maasilamani  is a no-holds barred entertainer with all essential ingredients. There are twists and turns galore. Suriya sporting a ponytail as the Sri Lankan Tamil living in Canada, is the highlight of the film. He comes in at the interval point and steals the show. Nayanthara has a brief romantic track with Maasilamani while Pranitha is Sakthi's pair in the flashback. 

Venkat Prabhu has once again given his brother Premgi a meaty role as a friendly ghost. He simply rocks. Parthiepan who comes as a corrupt cop steals the show. The rest of the actors including Samuthirakani, Rajendran, and Karunas are adequate.

Technically, RD Rajasekar's cinematography is commendable and Yuvan Shankar Raja's background score acts as another hero in the film while Praveen KL's editing has helped the film to flow at a fast pace. The end-credits bloopers make you laugh.

Despite the above said positives, the film doesn't have a big story-line and is sluggish in the first half. Had the director spent more time on writing, Massu would have been a better entertainer but now it’s yet another mass masala film with feel good spooky elements and the powerful Shakthi as bonus points.

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'Masss' will be Suriya’s biggest release

Suriya's Studio Green produced Massu Engira Maasilamani is all set to release worldwide on May 29. KE Gnanavelraja, the producer of the film tells us that they are planning to release it in 1850-1900 screens worldwide.

Gnanavelraja said: “Maasu Engira Maasilamani will be the biggest release in Suriya’s career. In Tamil Nadu, Studio Green is releasing the film in nearly 425 screens, which is huge and getting best of screens and prime time in multiplexes.”

 

Interestingly, the screen count in Andhra Pradesh (AP) / Telengana (TG) for Masss is more than Tamil Nadu. Masss will be releasing in around 570 screens in AP/TG. The film will also release in 142 screens in Kerala, 100 screens in Karnataka and 140 screens in rest of India.

In south India Studio Green is planning to release it at the same time on Friday morning at 8.01 am. Earlier it was announced that there will be special shows at 5 am in Kerala, which now has been pushed to 8.01 am.

Masss will be releasing in 670 screens in overseas and all together, the makers are planning to release the film in nearly 1850-1900 screens across the globe.

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Suriya plays a Sri Lankan Tamil in 'Masss'!

A day before the release,director Venkat Prabhu has revealed the biggest suspense of Suriya's Massu Engira Maasilamani! The actor is playing a Sri Lankan Tamil in the film.

Sources say that Suriya plays a dual role in the film, Shakthi and Maasilamani, among the two, Shakthi is said to be a Sri Lankan Tamil. Venkat Prabhu tweeted: "As u all know @Suriya_offl plays a dual role in #masss and one of the character he plays a ஈழ தமிழன் 4 the first time!!”

 Enjoy #masss" wrote the film's director Venkat Prabhu on Twitter. There is a speculation that Shakthi is playing a cop in the film and Maasilamani is a small time con. The film is releasing in more than 1850 screens worldwide on May 29. In overseas markets it is opening with premier shows today evening.

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'Masss' creates meme war between Thala & Thalapathi fans

Suriya’s Massu Engira Maasilamani which got released yesterday (May 29) has created meme war between Ajith and Vijay fans in social networking sites.

Director Venkat Prabhu is always known for using famous punch lines of Ajith and Vijay in his movies. For example, Premgi used ‘Evlavo Panitom Idha Panna Matoma’ in Ajith’s Mankatha which is Vijay’s dialogue in Azhagiya Tamizh Magan.

 

In Massu Engira Maasilamani , Venkat Prabhu has used Vijay’s Kaththi BGM in a scene where Suriya takes a knife from his pocket and also the hit song ‘Megamai Vandhu Pogiren’ from Vijay’s movie Thullatha Manamum Thullum.

Venkat Prabhu also used the famous ‘My F***ing game’ line from Ajith’s Mankatha in Massu Engira Maasilamani ‘s interval block.

But the real issue among Thala and Thalapathy fans is that a scene where Suriya and Premgi comes in a disguise of Navy officers , Venkat Prabhu has named Suriya as Jagadish (name of Vijay in Thuppakki) and Premgi as Vinayak Mahadev (Ajith’s name in Mankatha). Some Ajith fans is said to have tweeted that how the director could name a comedian with Ajith’s name and Vijay fans have used the opportunity to troll Ajith.

Similarly Venkat Prabhu has used Ajith’s Veeram background score for’ Naan Kadavul’ Rajendran and Vijay’s Kaththi background score for Suriya. It has stirred a hornets nest among Vijay and Ajith fans in Facebook and Twitter.