Gana Bala croons for Ajith in 'Yennai Arindhaal'

Gana Bala has sung in more than 20 movies in this year and all the songs have become a hit among the youngsters. So far, Gana Bala hasn't rendered his voice for top five actors in the industry and he said to wait for an opportunity to showcase his skill in a big budget movie. Now, his dream has come true in Gautham Vasudev Menon – Ajith movie 'Yennai Arindhaa', where he had rendered for Ajith’s intro song, ‘Adhaaru Adhaaru.. Udhaaru Udhaaru’.

Ajith's mass poster of 'Yennai Arindhaal'.

The much awaited title 'Yennai Arindhaal' of Ajith's next flick directed by Gautham Menon was revealed a few days back. After couple of interesting first look posters, the makers have released a mass poster with Ajith sweat shirt with hod holding a small knife with an intense look.

The latest poster seems to struck an amazing response among the fans. The film starring Ajith, Anushka and Trisha in the lead has music composed by Harris Jayaraj with Dan Macarthur handling the cinematography

'Thala 55': Ajith Starrer is Biggest Film in Gautham Menon's Career

Ajith's "Thala 55" is one of the most-awaited Tamil films as the actor has teamed up with director Gautham Menon for the first time. In an exclusive interview Gautham Menon Talking about Ajith's role, Gautham told the daily that Thala appears as a "sophisticated" character in the film. Touted to be an action thriller, it will have all the commercial elements including action, romance and a family angle.

Gautham has revealed that "Thala 55," made with a budget of around   50 crore, is the biggest film in his career so far. The director stated that he would dub the film as "Distinguished Gentleman", if he had to name it in English.

"The story traces the journey of a man between the age of 12 and 38. The boy has everything, growing up, and then suddenly it's all taken away. What happens to him? The film, a drama, is made on a budget of around Rs. 50 crore and is the biggest of my career so far," director told.

"It's an intermingling of several things that have worked for me. There's action, romance, and even a family angle. Ajith plays a sophisticated character, and if I had to title it in English, I'd probably call it Distinguished Gentleman," he said.

Gautham has further revealed that Ajith plays a dynamic character named Satyadev. If the film impresses the audience, he is planning to make several films in the franchise similar to "Dirty Harry."

"Thala 55" shooting is progressing and it is expected to be wrapped up soon. Fans have been looking forward for the film's title and the first-look, which are expected to be revealed in November. The Ajith starrer might release in December end or in January 2015. An official announcement regarding the film's release date is still awaited.

Anushka Shetty, Trisha Krishnan, Arun Vijay, Vivek, Rajasimman of "Kuttipuli" fame and Thalaivasal Vijay are also part of the film's cast. Harris Jayaraj is composing the songs, while AM Ratnam is producing the project

Ajith's Thala 55 to release on Pongal

Thala Ajith's next flick directed by Gautham Menon has been progressing at a rapid pace. The film starring Ajith, Anushka and Trisha in the lead was expected to hit the screens in November. But the latest buzz suggests that the film may hit the screens for Pongal in January 2015. Harris Jayaraj is scoring the music for the film and Dan Macarthur is handling the cinematography.

The yet to be titled movie 'Thala 55' is a cop flick produced by AM Rathnam. Meanwhile, music director Harris Jayaraj is prepping his new studio and 'Thala55' will be the first movie he will be composing for at the new state of the art premises. Ajith is playing a dad to a little girl in the film with Trisha being his wife. While the star actor shoot with a black hair for these portions, Ajith would be back to his natural grey haired look when he starts shooting again with Anushka.

Director Shankar Denies Teaming up with Ajith

Various rumours were doing the rounds suggesting that director Shankar will be working with Ajith for his next project after "Ai."

However, the director has confirmed that he has not signed Ajith for his next project when a fan questioned him on his official page.

The director is currently busy with the post-production works of Vikram's "Ai." The film is one of the most-awaited projects of 2014. The big budget film, produced by AM Ratnam, has been in the making for more than a year. Fans are eagerly waiting for the film's first look teaser, which is expected to be released soon. The romantic action thriller might release for Diwali this October, according to some reports.

Shankar is expected to announce his next project after completing "Ai." There are also speculations that the "Endhiran" director will direct the film's sequel with Rajinikanth in the lead role. However, there is no official confirmation in this regard.

On the other hand, Ajith is currently busy with his project "Thala 55," (as it is Ajith's 55th film) directed by Gautham Menon. The film's shooting is currently progressing at a brisk pace and is expected to be wrapped up soon.

Anushka Shetty, Trisha Krishnan, Arun Vijay, Vivek, Thalaivasal Vijay are playing important roles in the film. The music for "Thala 55" is composed by Harris Jayaraj, while cinematography is handled by Dan MacArthur. The film's team is yet to reveal its title and the first look teaser is expected to be released this month.

The film, touted to be an action thriller, is expected to hit the screens in November. There is also buzz that the film will be released for Pongal 2015. However, there is no official confirmation on the exact release date.

After completing "Thala 55," Ajith is likely to team up with director "Siruthai" Siva. The actor-director duo has worked together for the mass entertainer "Veeram," which hit the screens on January 2014. It will be interesting to see them working together again for the second time.