KO - Ayngaran Bluray Coming soon.

[Shahran Sunny Audit]

Sadly, Im not rich enough to buy rights to great classics like Dalapathi, Nayakan, Iruvar, Sethu, Paruthiveeran, Subramaniapuram, Naan Kaduval - The festival cut etc.... Tamil cinema is full of wonderful cinema which should be released on Blu-ray.

I'm trying my best to get Kandukondain Kandukondain onto blu-ray before the end of the year.

[dr_vasanth]

Both 'Ko' and 'Kandukondain Kandukondain' will be first day buys for me when they eventually come out. Way to go Sunny - I wish the other companies releasing Bollywood blu-rays would also consult/employ someone of your caliber so that we consistently get great quality Hindi blu-rays too..

[ravenus]

Originally Posted by Shahran Sunny Audit

Sadly, Im not rich enough to buy rights to great classics like Dalapathi, Nayakan, Iruvar, Sethu, Paruthiveeran, Subramaniapuram, Naan Kaduval - The festival cut etc.... Tamil cinema is full of wonderful cinema which should be released on Blu-ray.

Some great choices. While I don't care for Iruvar as a film (boring IMO), it's look, capturing the evolution of Tamil cinema over the ages, would be a good challenge to represent in a faithful manner on HD. Dalapathi's excellent lighting schemes and shot compositions would be a treat for the home theater.
Naan Kadavul is one of the best Indian films I've seen, and it would have a fantastic visual texture on HD which will not be seen in many of the glossy commercial "family entertainment" films that are dominating the Indian BD market these days.

[skywirepteltd]

Shahran, good to see you here..off topic question..what are the chances of Endhiran to be released on Blu-ray? What are the issues with the rights at the moment?

[Shahran Sunny Audit]

Originally Posted by skywirepteltd

Shahran, good to see you here..off topic question..what are the chances of Endhiran to be released on Blu-ray? What are the issues with the rights at the moment?

I can't comment on this. Not sure what Sun Pictures are doing with this film.
I doubt Ayngaran will release this on Blu-ray now... Even if we had the rights I doubt Sun Pictures would give us the original DPX files, all the HD Behind The Scenes footage, the CGI workflow processes, and deleted scenes. Too much politics between Sun Pictures and Ayngaran.

[skywirepteltd]

Originally Posted by Shahran Sunny Audit

I can't comment on this. Not sure what Sun Pictures are doing with this film.
I doubt Ayngaran will release this on Blu-ray now... Even if we had the rights I doubt Sun Pictures would give us the original DPX files, all the HD Behind The Scenes footage, the CGI workflow processes, and deleted scenes. Too much politics between Sun Pictures and Ayngaran.

Known issue, thanks for the reply..

[shihaj]

Originally Posted by Shahran Sunny Audit

Sadly, Im not rich enough to buy rights to great classics like Dalapathi, Nayakan, Iruvar, Sethu, Paruthiveeran, Subramaniapuram, Naan Kaduval - The festival cut etc.... Tamil cinema is full of wonderful cinema which should be released on Blu-ray.

I'm trying my best to get Kandukondain Kandukondain onto blu-ray before the end of the year.

Sahran, Eagerly waiting for Kandukondein,Mudhalvan and Boys..

[DaemonAngel]

Sunny, any chance for a Telugu audio track in the KO bluray?

[csrini1]

Originally Posted by DaemonAngel

Sunny, any chance for a Telugu audio track in the KO bluray?

please sunny, include the telugu audio track in this bluray. just dd 5.1 or basic dts for telugu is fine for me, if you are worried about space.

[phony510]

@Shahran, can you bring Kandukondain Kandukondain with the Telugu Audio Track, because for us Telugu People we got Kandukondain Kandukondain (In Telugu Priyuralu Pilichindi) with really bad quality, and lots of cuts to the movie, and many cuts on the film with spots everywhere?

[Shahran Sunny Audit]

Originally Posted by csrini1

please sunny, include the telugu audio track in this bluray. just dd 5.1 or basic dts for telugu is fine for me, if you are worried about space.

No Telugu track will be added. I prefer releasing the film in its orignal verison, with optional subtitles.

Dubbing is old school and pointless. Performances don't come across well, and lip sych is very bad.

[Kobebucsfan]

Originally Posted by Shahran Sunny Audit

No Telugu track will be added. I prefer releasing the film in its orignal verison, with optional subtitles.

Dubbing is old school and pointless. Performances don't come across well, and lip sych is very bad.

I am disappointed there is no Telugu track. The dubbed version Rangam was a big hit in Andhra also and i rather watch the bluray than the dvd. I dont speak taamil so i was looking forward to the Bluray which will have the telugu dub version.

[DaemonAngel]

Originally Posted by Kobebucsfan

I am disappointed there is no Telugu track. The dubbed version Rangam was a big hit in Andhra also and i rather watch the bluray than the dvd. I dont speak taamil so i was looking forward to the Bluray which will have the telugu dub version.

+1

I wonder why Ayngaran fails to see the market gains they could have by just adding another audio track?? Unless ofcourse its against their contract?

Its not like they havent done that before - examples: Eenadu BluRay, Bombay DVD.

[Kobebucsfan]

Originally Posted by Shahran Sunny Audit

No Telugu track will be added. I prefer releasing the film in its orignal verison, with optional subtitles.

Dubbing is old school and pointless. Performances don't come across well, and lip sych is very bad.

other than copyright issues, u will make a huge mistake not including telugu dub. I'm not sure how including it will hurt , it will only help. Lot of american dvds have spanish or french dub option but doesn't mean the dvd isn't original.


I mean i have the Robo Bluray (Endhiran) and it came out before the tamil one

[arjun1591]

Sunny, it is NOT pointless and I agree with Kobebucsfan ALL THE WAYY!! +10000


Lots of American blurays include a foreign French AND SPanish audio track (if there's enough space, even lossless) and it helps the boost in sales..Similarly, a Telugu track will help in sales..Who cares if it is out of sync? The dubbed version Rangam was a bigger hit than other Telugu releases and that's because audiences liked it (I liked it so much I saw it four times)..Other than copyright issue, there is NO reason why they shouldnt include the track..

For an Indian company to start producing blurays isnt gonna make them up-to-date with Hollywood companies..They need to give us what customers want (in this case, an additional audio track).

[simplesam]

Hi Sunny, Will you please let me know, if the old films are re- released in Blu-ray Discs, will they have the same effects as of the new films actually shooted in high definition ?

[ravenus]

@simplesam:
Old movies shot on 35mm film theoretically have very high resolution. Hollywood studios like Warner Bros make digital masters for some their "prestigious" older films at very high resolutions like 4k and now 8K, so as to capture all the details of the original negative.
What matters is what condition the original negatives/prints are in, and how much effort and time is given to making a good digital master from them.

[raj1402]

Hi Sunny,

can we know in which order

madarasapatinam
boss engira baskaran
KO
blurays releasing

also can we get preview SS of madarasapatinam and boss engira baskaran blurays

[Shahran Sunny Audit]

Originally Posted by raj1402

Hi Sunny,

can we know in which order

madarasapatinam
boss engira baskaran
KO
blurays releasing

also can we get preview SS of madarasapatinam and boss engira baskaran blurays

Order of release is determined by Ayngaran. You need to ask them.

[Shahran Sunny Audit]

Originally Posted by simplesam

Hi Sunny, Will you please let me know, if the old films are re- released in Blu-ray Discs, will they have the same effects as of the new films actually shooted in high definition ?

No it won't. Majority of Old Indian films are badly damaged. They won't "pop" with sharpness the way new films do. A major restoration is needed - which won't happen as no-one in India wants to invest.