Bodhidharma - An outline of his journey. 7am Arivu / 7th Sense.:

Bodhidharma is widely considered as the father of Zen / Chan Buddhism. The word ‘Zen’ is Japan origin. For many years and still in many parts of the world it is popular as Chan Buddhism.

* Bodhidharma was born 4th or 5th century as a son of a king of the empire of Pallavas in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, South of India. Later he gave up the kingdom and moved in search of self being. His real name is said to be Bodhitāra but was changed to Bodhidharma by his Dhyana teacher Prajñātāra. (According to the book ‘Jingde Records of the Transmission of the Lamp’ written by Dàoyuán and published in 1004 CE). In Tibetan he is called as Bodhidharmottāra, meaning ‘The highest dharma of enlightenment. In few books it’s mentioned that Bodhidharma is a Tamil-Brahmin by birth but his followers believes he is a Kshatriya vamsam/caste. Most believable records states that he was born in Pallava kingdom.
* Various scriptures point that he was inspired and taught by an enlightened woman, named Pragyatara. It’s said that she insisted him to go to China. Bodhidharma took Zen to China. He introduced a form of meditation that involved ‘gazing at cave walls’. He started Zen in China. Zen is one of the strangest religions and way far from logic, (And yes a religion doesn’t need logic, Zen is beyond normal). Bodhidharma is said to be the first enlightened man to reach China. Bodhidharma chose a woman for a convinced reason ((Gautam Buddha never tried to include women into his community) Bodhidharma showed that not only man but a woman can be also enlightened. Bodhidharma’s practice created a lot of amusement and ribaldry. He was more willing to dress in woman cloths.
* Many Chinese books states that Bodhidharma was disturbed by seeing the poor state of health of Chinese monks, and hence he started to teach monks various forms of martial arts in order keep body and mind under our own control, the exercises he insisted to practice included ‘the Eighteen Arhat Hands and the Sinew Metamorphosis Classic’.
* Bodhidharma sat for nine years facing a wall in Shaolin Temple, gazing at it. When people asked ‘Why you are not looking at us and why you are always looking at wall?’ his used to say ‘... you all are like wall’.
* It is said that some follower poisoned Bodhidharma as a revenge because he was not been selected as the descendant. And the followers buried him but after few years a government official reported that he saw Bodhidharma walking towards Himalayas.

Bodhidharma is said to be an unafraid man of what he is saying, what he is doing. He knows no fear. Osho says about Bodhidharma that ‘He speaks to himself, that’s why I never thought how other people will think’. According to Osho, after poisoning Bodhidharma was made into a different kind of substance.

Bodhidharma: ‘Pain has to be thankfully accepted, because it is the very seed of Buddha. If there was no suffering, you would by no means hunt for the reality. It is the pain that goes on pushing you to go further than everything.’

* Bodhidharma is said to be very bold towards everybody and is said to be the very reason why he is painted like a bold- vicious man. There are a lot of rumors and controversies in the way all the painting presented Bodhidharma. And there are various forms of him in painting, such as in early paintings showed him as a violent monk, and later as a very soft, tired monk. The second version is currently worshipped around Japan.

Bodhidharma: ‘It is only when we stop seeking outside that we can find the treasures of our mind and life. When we get attached to phenomena then our mind is buffeted by bad and good fortune’.

* In the new age Japan Bodhidharma (Daruma in Japan) is a living symbol, not a lifeless one.
7am Arivu / 7th Sense (Tamil Language movie, 2011) directed by A R Murugadoss, Starring: Suriya
- One of the character of Suriya is said to be of Bodhidharma.

Venkat Prabhu to direct Surya??

 Venkat Prabhu, who is on cloud nine after his recently released Mankatha received 


overwhelming response from the audience, is eyeing to direct yet another big star! Well, the 


filmmaker's next movie will be with none other than Surya.

Grapevine is abuzz with the news that Venkat Prabhu will be teaming up with Surya for his 


next film. The filmmaker has reportedly signed the Ghajini star for his future project. The 


proposed film might be delayed, as the actor is currently busy with the promotions of 7aam 


Arivu. He has to complete KV Anand's Maatraan and Hari's untitled movie before starting this 


movie, says a source.

7aam Arivu Audio Download Links (original) Source : harrismania .com

 Track list Of  7am Arivu

• Yamma yamma kaadhal ponnamma
• Innum Enna Thozha
• Mun Andhi Chaaral
• The Rise of Damo
• Oh Ringa Ringa
• Yele Lamma 

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Vijay Follows Suriya and Karthi in Telecom Advertisement:

Acting in advertisement films is becoming a 


fad among the popular heroes of 


Kodambakkam. Super hero Suriya has been 


endorsing the telecom brand of Aircel while 


his brother has acted for Airtel brand. Now it 


is the turn of Vijay to endorse the brand of a 


popular telecom brand. Vijay has given his 


green signal to the company. He is being 


paid a whooping amount of Rs 5 Crores. 


Vijay has already acted in a jewelry commercial film as well as in aerated cool drink 


commercial film.

The shooting of Velayudham which has Vijay in the lead role is to hit the screens soon. The 


shooting of the film Nanban in which Vijay shares the screen with Jeeva and Srikanth is also 


nearing completion. The film which is being directed by Shankar is the remake of the super 


hit Hindi film 3 Idiots. Vijay has also been signed for the lead role in the film to be directed 


by Gowtham Menon for which he has been paid a salary of Rs 11 Crores.

Ezham Arivu' Will Be Remade in Hollywood???

Straight from the horse’s mouth and it was silence everywhere in the area, where the media 


interaction was hosted. Yeah! It all started when a journalist oppugned A R Murugadoss, 


‘Like Mementoes to Ghajini, could you let us know your inspiration for ‘Ezham Arivu’?’ 


Without a pause, A R Murugadoss stunningly replied, “Maybe, makers of Hollywood film may 


remake it.”

‘WHAT IS OPERATION RED?’-THEME OF ‘EZHAM ARIVU’


It all happened during the press meet of ‘Ezham Arivu’ that was held yesterday at Hotel 


Residency Tower in Chennai. Addressing the media channels, A R Murugadoss and his entire 


crew didn’t miss to sing praises of Red Giant Movies Udhayanidhi Stalin for making it 


happen. ‘No one else would have burned candles at both ends for a newfangled project’ 


started off Murugadoss, who continued adding that it’s a shame and disgrace for the entire 


state of Tamil Nadu for having forgotten a hero – BODHIDHARMAN, who is worshipped as a 


God in China and Vietnam. He is the Guru of Shaolin Monks and spread Zen across the 


country. He is a medical scientist and Osho has authored a book on him for more than 300 


pages. ‘I am sure that the film has already achieved 99% success and the result of 1% is 


awaited on Diwali’ added A R Murugadoss.

‘Harris Jayaraj frightened urging us to strike with grandiloquence.’- Suriya

‘After you are done watching this film, it’s time for every Tamilian to stand proud and say 


‘We are the best in this world’ and so will be the film. We are happy to have unraveled the 


hidden history’ said Suriya, who was high on praises for his director A R Murugadoss and 


producer Udhayanidhi Stalin. Continuing to shed lights on the legend Bodhidharman, Suriya 


uttered, ‘Soon after the release of this film, he will be once again acclaimed as a special 


person in the history of Tamil history.

‘Suriya is a Galaxy in himself’-Shruthi Haasan

Suriya and A R Murugadoss didn’t miss to bring the assistant directors into the picture saying 


that they were astonished by their fascinating knowledge about everything under the sun. 


The technical team has been remarkable and after a long time we will happen to see the 


credits of cinematographer Ravi K Chandran in a Tamil movie.
So get ready for the big Diwali treat of ‘Ezham Arivu’ on October 26.

Hat-Trick for Sony BMG:

While piracy of audio is at its realms, nothing could make a better way for the makers to gain 


good business in music industry. But now in the past of couple months, it’s been an 


incredible success and something unforeseen as the sales of these three albums have 


attained its peak. 


It’s worth mentioning that the single-track album of ‘Mankatha’ had evovked huge response 


followed by full album.

What followed next was Vijay’s ‘Velayudham’ that was touched the senses of mass audiences. 


In fact, it’s a record-breaking business for the album scored by Vijay Anthony.

‘Ezham Arivu’ bringing back the combination of Suriya-A R Murugadoss-Harris Jayaraj has 


taken a huge leap with the songs rocking on the top of charts.

Nokku Varmam in '7aum Arivu'

Among other things, '7aum Arivu' will specially focus on 'Nokku Varmam', one of the important aspects of 'Varmam', a martial art used in ancient days to face the opponents. "After intense research, director AR Murugadoss has written scenes on Nokku Varmam," sources say.

We had already seen the power of Varmam in 'Indian', where Kamal Haasan would use it to freeze the baddies. But Nokku Varmam doesn't require hands or legs, for those who had perfectly practiced it could perform it with the help of their eyes alone.

"The Tamil word Nokku means 'to see'. Nokku Varmam is a peculiar martial art through which a particular part in the opponent's body could be attacked by mere sight itself. In 7aum Arivu, Suriya appears as a martial arts exponent, who is an expert at Nokku Varmam," sources say.

Shruthi Haasan plays a modern scientist in the film produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies, who dismisses the idea of Nokku Varmam. "For her, everything is science and she calls it hypnotism. However, how she gets convinced later is the crux of the story," sources conclude.

New stills of 7aam arivu

‎7am Arivu creates history in Kerala:

The Suriya- Shruthi Haasan, AR Murgadoss directed Tamil sci-fi thriller 7aum Arivu, Kerala rights have gone for a new record price.

The film has been purchased by a leading Tamil distributor in Bangalore and distributed through Divya Pictures Ravi for a whopping price.

The market buzz is that 7aum Arivu Kerala rights have been sold at an astronomical Rs 2.50 Crore, the highest ever paid for a Suriya film in the state.

Remember Suriya’s Singam was sold only for 90 lakhs for Kerala territory but the film went on to do business worth Rs 1.75 Cr in the stae.

Divya Pictures is planning to release 7aum Arivu in 100 screens in Kerala for Diwali. It is going to be an interesting battle in Kerala as Tamil hero’s Vijay’s Velayutham and Shah Rukh Khan’s RA.One will be clashing with 7aum Arivu.

New stills of 7aam arivu

7am Arivu Press Meet Video in Sun TV with Trailers & Song Promo's

What’s the Story of 7am Arivu?

Two stories centering upon guesses, of what 7am Arivu’s 


stories could be, have sprung in recent times. One is that of a 


saint who knows martial arts gets murdered and he avenges 


his death by resuscitating in the 21st century.This sounds 


almost close to Mahadeera which could just be a rumor. We 


know that AR Murugadoss will come with better films. Another 


one doing the rounds is that Shruti Hassan invents a time 


machine which takes them to various time periods of the past. 


The second one promises to be a sci-fi thriller but 7am Arivu 


could well be a hybrid as “Endhiran”, say sources. One has to 


wait till the release to see if it is a special film that will make a 


significant mark in the history of Tamil cinema.
Source :http://www.tamilkey.com/what%E2%80%99s-the-story-of-7am-arivu.html

7am Arivu Official Trailer - HIGH QUALITY

Threads of thought:

The trailer for the much-awaited A.R. Murugadoss-Suriya film teases with the question ‘Who is 


Bodhidharman?

The trailer for “7aum Arivu,” which was launched amidst much fanfare at the Chennai Trade 


Center last week was confusing and intriguing in equal measure. If the immediate response 


from the die-hard fans of the lead actor Suriya and the director A.R. Murugadoss, who were 


gathered at the auditorium was anything to go by, the magnum opus is well set to take top-


billing at the box office on Deepavali next month.


The trailer that starts off with the question “Who is Bodhidharman?” was launched by 


National-award-winning actor Dhanush along with Udhayanidhi Stalin, who has produced the 


film under the ‘Red Giant Movies’ banner.

The trailer, running just under two minutes, featured Suriya in what appears to be dual (or 


multiple) roles, one of which is that of the saffron-robed Buddhist monk Bodhidharman, who 


is acknowledged by scholars to have been a prince born in Kanchipuram and who travelled 


to China after embracing Buddhism.

The “7aum Arivu” team though kept the cards close to their chests. A.R. Murugadoss said 


the film traced the history of the Silk Route between India and China. “As to what else went 


from India to China, one has to wait and watch the movie on the big screen,” he said, and 


added that his team had made every effort to make the film a cause of pride for Tamils the 


world over. It is said to combine the genres of a historical, science fiction and medical 


thriller.


Actor Suriya, while answering a question from his brother and actor Karthi, one of the 


special invitees for the evening, said he had undergone severe physical hardships in order to 


effectively portray the historical character of Bodhidharman. “This is a character based on a 


person who is revered for being a monk. Every hardship undertaken was well worth it,” he 


said. The striking martial arts pose on the posters clearly shows that.

Karthi said he had never seen Suriya work as hard for a film before. Apart from learning 


juggling and circus acts, he also underwent a 15-day special martial arts training in Hong 


Kong before the shoot.


Shruti Hasan, who is going to be introduced in Tamil through “7aum Arivu” thanked Suriya


and A.R. Murugadoss for their support.


Another special invitee of the evening was actor Johnny Tri Nguyen, a Vietnam-born U.S. 


citizen, who is playing the role of the antagonist. In fact, Johnny’s quicksilver martial arts 


moves cover a sizeable portion of the trailer, even more than Suriya’s. The actor has 


appeared in a few international martial arts films, including the Thailand star Tony Jaa’s 


smash international hit “Tom-Yum-Goong”. He was also the body double for Tobey Maguire 


in “Spider-Man”, performing the stunts under the superhero costume. As Karthi pointed out, 


Suriya’s martial arts training was prompted entirely by the versatile martial art star he is 


pitted against in the film.


The “real hero of the evening,” as the entire “7aum Arivu” team pointed out, was music 


director Harris Jayaraj. After the Tamil version of “Ghajini” in 2005, he is back to composing 


music for A.R. Murugadoss. The album has six songs, including a Chinese song ‘Rise of 


Damo’ written by Madhan Karky. A.R. Murugadoss said the song ‘Innum Enna Thozha’, was 


a song that would unite Tamils the world over.

Source: http://suriyaonline.com/2011/09/25/threads-of-thought/

Suriya, Shruti, Harris & Murugadoss at press meet:

Red Giants Udhayanidhi Stalin held a press meet today (Sep 26) for the successful audio 

launch of his Suriya starrer 7aum Arivu. The audio according to Sony Music spokesperson 

has been “sold out” within hours of hitting the music shops.

At the press meet Suriya, director AR Murgadoss, music director Harris Jayaraj, Shruti 

Haasan and producer Udhayanidhi Stalin took centre stage. They spoke at length about

7aum Arivu.

…AR Murgadoss the captain of the ship said: “We were working on a script that should outdo 

Ghajini in terms of grandeur and script. We found this exciting story of Bodhidharman who 

lived in 6th century. Art director Rajeevan has recreated the schools of 6th century Shaolin 

Temple; Peter Hein has come out with some awesome stunt scenes. Harris worked really 

hard to give a Chinese song. Antony has ensured there’s not even one redundant frame”.

Shruti Haasan revealed that she plays Subha Srinivasan, a young scientist. About her 

experience in working in the film Shruti said: “Suriya is a wonderful co-star. He’s not just a 

star but a galaxy by himself!”

Harris Jayaraj paid Shruthi rich compliments when he said she is one of the best singers in 

India. Harris explained: “There’s no singer like Shruti Haasan in India. She’s versatile and 

talented and has got a fabulous range.”

Suriya concluded the press meet saying that he is happy to play Bodhidharman who has 

“contributed to zen, founding of Shaolin Temple and revered as an Indian monk worldwide.” 

He also spoke about the technicians behind the film like Cinematographer Ravi K Chandran, 

action choreographer Peter Hein, editor Anthony, art director Rajeevan and hair dresser 

Bhanu who contributed their mite to the making of the film.
Producer Udhayanidhi Stalin said that the film will release for Diwali 2011 worldwide.

Source: http://suriyaonline.com/2011/09/26/suriya-shruti-harris-murugadoss-at-press-meet/ 

Latest 7am arivu Updates

1) Sony Music South has announced in press meet that more than 1.5 lac 7am arivu CDs have sold within 3 days which is a record not achieved in past 6 years..

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2) Overwhelmed by harris sir,murugadoss sir n surya sirs encouragement ..humbled..

Shruthi haasan via twitter

7am arivu audio 1 and a half lakhs cd's are sold out in first 3 days !!!

Harris Spoke on How his team worked for Rise of Damo !! He walked about " 7 kilometers " 


to purchase Chinese music instruments that are used in 6 th centuries in china . He adds that 


his musician seenu has practised guzang ruvan (chinese instruments ) 2 months before he 


compose song ,this song has lot of effort and hard works !!

Source : Harris Mania