LINGAA

Lingaa is an upcoming Tamil action thriller film being directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who also scripted the film in collaboration with the film's dialogue writer, Pon Kumaran. The film stars Rajinikanth plays dual role, Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles. Music is being composed by A. R. Rahman^[1][2] while cinematography is being headed by R. Rathnavelu.

Principal photography commenced on 1 May 2014 in Mysore, Karnataka, India, with a customary Puja ceremony.^[31] Rajinikanth and Sonakshi Sinha took part in the shoot.^[32] The muhurat shot of the movie was filmed in May 2014 at the Chamundeshwari Temple in Mysore.^[33]Cinematographer R. Rathnavelu revealed that filming would be done using a Red Dragon 6K camera.^[34] In addition to this, the Phantom Flex 4K camera was used for filming action sequences.^[35] The film crew shot in various locations in Karnataka like Melukote, Manuvana,Pandavapura, Chamundi Hills and inside the residential portion of Mysore Palace.^[36][37] On 10 May 2014, Sonakshi had completed her portions for the first schedule of the film's shooting.^[38] On 18 May 2014, Rajinikanth and Anushka Shetty shot some scenes dating back to theBritish era in front of the illuminated residential portion of the palace. Horses were used for the shot. Over 50 policemen and 30 bouncers had been deployed to prevent people from getting near the shooting area in Mysore.^[39]

Jog Falls, one of the two main locations used for canning the climax portions.

The team then moved to Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad for a two month schedule, where sequences featuring the entire cast were shot for 50 days.^[30][40][41] A song sequence featuring Rajinikanth and Anushka was shot at Annapurna Studios, wherein the production team had designed a huge set for the song.^[42][43] On 13 July 2014, actress Sonakshi Sinha completed her filming schedule in Hyderabad.^[44] The Hyderabad schedule ended on 30 July 2014.^[45] During the Hyderabad schedule of the film, news circulated that Rajinikanth fainted on the sets while filming a heavy action sequence but Ravikumar denied this, citing that the actor was healthy.^[46][47]

In early August 2014, the team shot some scenes near the Radisson Hotel in Chennai, with Anushka Shetty in the frame. In mid-August 2014, the production unit confirmed that 80% of the filming was completed.^[48] Filming then moved to Thirthahalli and the Jog Falls, where some important scenes were canned for twenty-five days.^[49] For the film's climax, a big statue of Lord Shiva and dam both as set were constructed next to the Jog water-falls.^[50][51] Shooting also took place at the Linganamakki Dam.^[52] The film's climax requirements accounted for 10 million (US$160,000).^[53] In September 2014, the climax portion's filming was allotted ten days, confirming the shoot in Karnataka.^[54] On 22 September 2014, Whittaker confirmed that the climax portions of the film were completed with a stunt sequence choreographed by him. The film's shooting was wrapped up by 23 September 2014 except filming of two song sequences that were reported to be canned in Chennai and Scotland.^[55][56]

During the Hyderabad schedule of the film, some villagers of Anajpur village in Rangareddy district in Telangana had tried to halt the shooting of Lingaa, stating that some chemicals were mixed in the nearby lake during shoots, polluting local water. But the crew members stated that they had sought the permission of the irrigation department and the village Panchayat for shooting.^[57] The crew members also dismissed allegations of chemicals in the lake.^[58] During the shooting of the climax portions near the Linganamakki Dam, environmental organisations opposed the permission granted to the production unit for shooting, suggesting a threat to the location as public entry to the dam was prohibited.^[59] The organisations also had sent a petition to both the Deputy Collector's office and the Deputy Commissioner's office, who in turn, sent the petition to the Chief Minister of Karnataka, Siddaramaiah, for scrutinity.^[60][61] Regarding the same issue, officials of the Karnataka State Police Board also sent a letter to the Chief Minister asking him to end the shooting of the portions of the film there, citing that the bio-diversity and life in and around the dam would be affected.

Interstellar review:

Interstellar is an imaginative movie, but a heavy-handed mix of personal sacrifice and theoretical physics doesn’t leave much room for subtle storytelling.
In the not-too-distant future of Interstellar, Earth has been ravaged by an environmental disaster known as the Blight – forcing humanity to abandon technology and the dreams of discovery, in order to focus on basic survival. To that end, former NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a widowed father of two, is now a farmer tasked with growing one of the planet’s last remaining sustainable crops: corn. In a time when humankind has been asked to put aside personal desire in the interest of a greater good, Cooper has attempted to make peace with farm life, providing for his teenage children, Tom (Timothée Chalamet) and Murph (Mackenzie Foy), as well as his aging father-in-law (John Lithgow). Yet, even as conditions become increasingly dire on Earth, Cooper’s thirst for scientific discovery remains.


However, when Cooper is reunited with an old colleague, Professor Brand (Michael Caine), he is offered a new chance to fulfill an old ambition. Informed that the situation on Earth is much more serious than he previously knew, Cooper is asked to leave his family behind (in an increasingly dangerous world) and set out on an uncertain journey into space – to find humankind a new planet.Director Christopher Nolan has built a career on cerebral storytelling – starting with his feature debut, Following, in 1998. Since that time, the filmmaker has delivered one thought-provoking drama after another (Insomnia, Memento, The Prestige, and Inception) – while also setting a new bar for comic book adaptations with a contemplative three-film exploration of Batman (and his iconic villains). As a result, it should come as no surprise that Nolan’s Interstellar offers another brainy (and visually arresting) moviegoing experience – one that will, very likely, appeal to his base (those who spent hours pouring over minute details in the director’s prior works); however, it may not deliver the same casual appeal that made Inception and The Dark Knight cross-demographic hits.

Interstellar is an imaginative movie, but a heavy-handed mix of personal sacrifice and theoretical physics doesn’t leave much room for subtle storytelling (or particularly memorable action). For a film that is rooted in the love between a father and his daughter, Interstellar offers surprisingly cold (and often stiff) drama – albeit drama that is buoyed by high-minded science fiction scenarios and arresting visuals. Nolan relies heavily on lengthy scenes of surface-level exposition, where characters debate or outright explain complicated physics and philosophical ideas, to educate the audience and ruminate on humanity (both good and bad) in the face of death and destruction.