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Jism 2 posters pulled down in MumbaiThe upcoming film Jism 2 that stars Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh seems to have become too hot to handle for the BMC. In fact the posters of the film have been considered "too hot to handle" by Mumbai's civic authorities with the Mayor Sunil Prabhu ordering their removal from BEST buses.
This new dictate follows a complaint lodged by NCP legislator Vidya Chavan that the posters were obscene. However, the makers of the film claim otherwise stating that contrary to the complaints of the film being vulgar, it is in fact conservative and traditional, as the story of Jism 2 is about a journey of a porn star, and her longing for real love.
Talking about this issue, Mahesh Bhatt says, "Spiting off visuals emanating out of the human imagination has been the norm since medieval times. In recent times, I remember Karan Johar's film Kurbaan's posters were pulled down by the moral police. Only faces of politicians change, their thoughts never do.
An ordinary citizen's freedom has often fallen prey to the political class claiming that is good for the society. And now we will gracefully agree to their demands and replace these posters with new non controversial ones!"
Meera Jasmine about her marriage and live-in relationshipAt an event to launch Mandolin Rajesh's new album "Following my Heart", actress Meera Jasmine was also spotted. Naturally she was asked about her rumoured marriage to Rajesh in Tirupati. She denied any such marriage but said she is extremely fond of Rajesh. But, the couple still isn’t certain about when they would get married. They also denied rumors that they are living together.
Kamal Haasan launched the album earlier. In this event, Kamal Haasan was given a new name 'Ulagachakravarthy', by Rajesh. Till now Kamal has been hailed as the 'Ulaganayagan'.
Suryah wants Shankar and Venkat Prabhu
SJ Suryah is busy with his romantic-musical Isai. He had earlier disclosed that he is planning to rope in four top directors to do cameos in the film. He has already shot a sequence with director Vishnuvardhan.
Now we hear that he is trying to get Shankar, Venkat Prabhu and Lingusamy for Isai. Suryah did a guest appearance in Nanban for Shankar. It is expected that Shankar might give a nod as a sign of friendship.
Meanwhile SJ Suryah and cinematographer Sounderrajan are in a forest in Karnataka, hunting for enchanting locations.
Trisha to become hotter
Trisha to become hotter:
Trisha is busy as ever with projects like Samar, Boologam and Endrendrum Punnagai. Trisha has tweeted that she is going to hit the gym with a vengeance after a break, and get a washboard tummy that is the current trend among hotshot Bollywood actresses.
She has set a target to lose 2 kilos in the next month. The already slim Trisha is just going to become hotter.
Taapsee’s Ladakh adventure
The Vandaan Vendraan actress has been enjoying her shooting stint at Ladakh.The actress is having a whale of a time traveling to different parts of our country and abroad. She recently went to Ladakh to shoot for Chandrasekhar Yeleti’s upcoming movie starring Gopichand in the lead role. As soon as she landed the actress realized that the altitude would affect their breathing due to the low oxygen levels. The crew was shooting under difficult conditions and had to adjust quickly to the terrain also.
She took to her social networking page to post that she was having a great time at Ladakh. Apparently, the actress shot for a Buzkashi sequence that had plenty of horses. It seems she’s the bait rather than the goats for these horses. The sequence was said to be a risky one and the actress was a little worried about getting injured. In the end, she had a great time and loved her little adventure.
From Ladakh, the actress went home to Delhi for a short break to spend time with her family. Looks like the Punjabi girl’s courage is coming all out in her films as well!
Nayan’s flick sold for record Rs 6 crore on TV!
The actress has just made a comeback and all her films are making headlines. The latest news is from Tollywood where Nayanthara is doing a movie titled Love Story with Nagarjuna.Apparently, the television rights for this film have been sold for a record amount of Rs 6 crore. If this is true, then it’s one of the films which have fetched a huge amount for satellite rights. It’s believed that Zee Telugu has bought the flick though Nagarajuna is a stakeholder in MAA tv.
This movie will be Nayan’s comeback film along with Krishnam Vande Jagadguru in Telugu.
In Love Story, Nagarjuna plays a suave NRI who romances Nayanthara. The movie is already on floors and expectations are high from this flick. Nag has a new look in this film. The movie is being directed by Dasarath who directed Mr Perfect and produced by Chandan Reddy. Chennai-based music director Thaman has scored the music for this flick.
Interestingly, Meera Chopra ( Nila) who has taken a very long break from south films is playing an important role in this flick. The actress was recently in Chennai to attend a fashion event.
Super bod for Trisha
The Internet has been flooded with reports about Trisha hitting the gym vigorously to sport a sexy bod. The Samar actress is indeed working towards being in ship-shape.However, contrary to rumours that Trisha is following this regimen for a role, the actress says that this is just her way of getting back to the fitness grind.
“I am indeed following a strict diet and fitness schedule. However, I am not doing this for any particular movie. I have been a little slack with workouts so I decided to get myself a personal trainer. This way I am motivated to push myself to workout everyday,” she explains.
On reports about her walking out of a Priyadarshan film, she says, “That’s just a rumour.” The actress, who is working on Samar, Boologam and Endrendrum Punnagai, says, “Despite my busy shooting schedule, I have made sure that I find time to travel with my family and friends, and also bond with my dog,” she signs off. That’s one more bikini bod to look forward to in Kollywood!
Ananya married?
Ananya married?: Ananya's father Gopalakrishnan has said his daughter had left the home in the last week of April. "I came to know from others that she entered wedlock with Anjaneyan in Tirupati," said Gopalakrishnan.
The 'Nadodigal' and 'Engeyum Eppodhum' actress was engaged to Anjaneyan some months ago. However, immediately after the betrothal, her father filed a police complaint that Anjaneyan was already married and he hid the truth. But Gopalakrishnan had to withdraw the complaint, following 'pressure from Ananya'.
And now, Gopalakrishnan has said in an interview, "We are worried a lot that Ananya had left us. I came to know that she is currently living in a flat at Ernakulam. I tried my best to stop her marriage with Anjaneyan, but could not."
Stating that he did not know before the engagement that Anjaneyan was already married, Gopalakrishnan said, "We are not against Ananya's wish. All that we wanted was that she should lead a happy and hassle free life."
Shruti has no time for Allu Arjun
Shruti Haasan, who is currently set to begin work on a Hindi film directed by Prabhu Dheva, has had to reject a few offers because of her packed schedule. This includes a Puri Jagannadh film with Allu Arjun in the lead.“I couldn’t accept the film as I didn’t have dates,” says Shruti, when quizzed. The film is slated to go on floors in next month. While Shruti is sad that she has missed the opportunity to work with the team, she says, “I’m also happy that I’m busy with work.”
Coincidentally, this isn’t the first time that a Shruti-Allu Arjun film didn’t take off. Earlier this year, around February, there were reports of the pair teaming up for a film that was to be directed by Selvaraghavan. But, due to everyone being busy with their respective projects at that period, the project just remained in the speculations stage.
Shruti, currently, is doing her first comic role opposite Ravi Teja in Tollywood apart from her Hindi film. The actress has recently said that she is in discussions with Tamil makers, but there hasn’t been any formal announcement from her side yet.
7 nominations for A R Rahman
A.R. Rahman has been nominated for a total of 7 awards 3rd Chevrolet Global Indian Music Academy (GIMA) Awards for his exceptional work in the Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Rockstar.These include Best Music Arranger and Programmer, Best Background Score, 2 nominations for Best Playback Singer Male along with Javed Ali and Mohit Chauhan, Best Music Director, Best Film Song and Best Film Album.
2012 saw a great year with a lot of successful films featuring great soundtracks. Amongst the major films released in the previous year, those leading the nominations in the film category are Rockstar with a total of 11 nominations followed closely by Ra.One and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara with a total of 8 nominations each, while Agneepath has received 5 nominations. Other notable films that have been nominated for various award categories are Delhi Belly, Don 2 and Desi Boyz.
Newcomer Kamal Khan has also been nominated in the Best Debut category for the song Ishq Sufiana which gained massive popularity on the radio. International artiste Akon and our very own Mika have also been nominated in the Best Playback Singer category for Chammak Challo and Subah Hone Na De.
The jury members for the film music category include Jatin Pandit, Javed Akhtar, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Kunal Kohli, Nagesh Kukunoor, Prasoon Joshi, Rajiv Kenkre, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Rajesh Roshan, Ramesh Sippy, Resul Pookutty, Shamir Tandon and Udit Narayan.
Katrina visits Ajmer Dargah with Ali Abbas ZafarOnly recently, we had recently reported about how the head of the divine Ajmer Sharif Dargah had shown his displeasure at the film folks coming there to pray for their movie's success and leaving CDs behind. This resulted in him issuing a statement that demanded restrictions on filmstars visiting the shrine to promote their films.
Despite all this, yesterday, Katrina Kaif (clad in black salwar kameez and a dupatta) alongwith Ali Abbas Zafar (director of Mere Brother Ki Dulhan) reached the dargah around 6.30 am. Talking about her visit, Qutubuddin Sakhi ('Khadim' of the Dargah) said that since it is the holy month of Ramzan, Katrina preferred visiting the shrine in the wee hours of the morning, in order to avoid the chaos. He also added that she was here for half an hour and had also untied a mannat ka dhaga (wish thread) that she had tied when she last visited the Dargah.
Heroine for Vimal and Sivakarthikeyan
Some time back, National Award winning director, Pandiraj announced his next project – Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga with Vimal and Sivakarthikeyan in the lead roles. Bindhu Madhavi was roped in to play one of the female leads following her impressive showing in Kazhugu.The hunt for the second female lead has been completed. Regina Cassandra seen in the Telugu remake of Siva Manasula Sakthi or SMS has been finalized. She is also popular in Kannada cinema. This will be Regina’s debut film in Tamil and she is excited to be a part of this promising project.
Prabhu Dheva's next goes on floorThe mahurat shot of the debut film of Girish Taurani (son of veteran producer Kumar Taurani) took place yesterday in Mumbai. The as yet untitled film is a musical love story directed by Prabhu Dheva and has Shruti Haasan paired opposite Girish.
Speaking about the emotional moment, proud papa Kumar Taurani said, "Yes, we had the mahurat shot of Girish's film yesterday in Mumbai. We will now be shooting a song in Mumbai and then will be travelling to Himachal Pradesh for a schedule."
Commenting on the cast of the film, Kumar Taurani said, "Besides Girish and Shruti, there are a host of supporting actors including big names like Randhir Kapoor, Vinod Khanna, Poonam Dhillon, Satish Shah, Govind Namdeo, Zakir and Nassar. We are also introducing 2 new girls- Aanchal Singh and Pankhuri Awasthi. The music of the film is composed by Sachin-Jigar and lyrics have been written by Irshad Kamil. Noted cinematographer Kiran Deohans is the D.O.P."
Prabhu Dheva posted this pic yesterday and tweeted, "With @kumartaurani at our film's mahurat today. We started shooting today. Wish us all good luck, friends"
SALMAN LOCKS SHER KHAN FOR 2013Even before Salman Khan's mandatory Eid release for 2012 is out, his Eid 2013 project has just been finalized.
Salman wants his brother Sohail Khan's Sher Khan to be his Eid 2013 release. And Sohail who had no clue about Salman's plans (probably because Salman himself doesn't know what he is planning) is thrown into a frenzy to finish pre-production and start shooting to make it into the Eid deadline.
Says a source close to the project, "With Dabangg 2locked for release in Aamir Khan's Christmas slot, the question of which film would make it into Salman's Eid 2013 slot was being seriously discussed. Since it was a relatively simpler film to make, Sajid Nadiadwala's Kick was expected to be ready before Sher Khan which is going to be Salman's most complicated film in terms of technique. Sohail needed a full year at least to shoot the film and then at least another 3 months for post-production as the film requires extensive special effects. Now to meet the Eid deadline he must complete the entire film, post-production included, in 10 months. But Bhai is keen to bring Sher Khan for next Eid. It's his gift to his kid fans. And as of now he won't be doing any other film after Dabangg 2, except Sher Khan."
Sohail who has gone into the fast-forward mode said, "Eid 2013 is really cutting it close. But I am definitely going to make an effort to make it for Eid next year. I hope to finish the final draft of the script by August and then quickly assemble the cast and crew. Inshallah, we roll in November and release for Eid."
EROS acquired MAATRAN for 84 CRORESThere will be a great reception for the songs of the film that has Surya and music composer Harris Jayaraj combination.K V Anand is joining hands with Surya in Maatraan after Ayan. Maatran is being produced by Kalpathy S Agoram.
Right from the beginning there was stiff competition among the distributors to acquire its rights. Now there is news that Eros International has acquired all the rights of this film for a whooping price of Rs 84 Crores.
Bellamkonda Suresh has acquired the Telugu rights for Rs 17 Crores. Sony is going to acquire the audio rights for Rs 12 Crores. This is the highly paid price for the audio as far as Tamil film industry is concerned.The songs of Ayan which had the combination of Surya, K V Anand and Harris Jayaraj were great hits and because of this there are great expectations for the songs of Maatraan.
It has been decided to release the audio CD of this film on 9th August in Singapore. 9th August is supposed to be the National Day of Singapore. It will be a government holiday. It has been decided to hold this function in a grand manner.
BILLA-2 BETTERs NANBANBilla 2 has wowed Malaysian audiences and has collected the highest amount for a Tamil film released in 2012 so far. It has bettered other big films like Nanban and 3. According to an authentic box-office portal, till date, Billa 2′s collections stand at a very healthy $906,298 which is more than 5 crores in Indian rupees. Nanban collected around 4.86 crores in Malaysia.
Ajith’s opening and star power have done the trick yet again. Malaysia also continues to be a huge overseas market for Tamil films. Overall at the Malaysian box-office this year, Billa 2 stands at No.30 in the roll of honour with Hollywood blockbusters like The Avengers and The Amazing Spiderman leading the way.
Wednesday 1 August 2012
What's Nayanthara up to?
Nayanthara is gearing up for her second innings in the Tamil industry. After shooting continuously for the past 2 months, she has now taken off for a break to spend time with her family.
She is a doting aunt to her little nieces and loves spending time with her cousins. On the film front, she is busy with the Ajith-Vishnuvardhan project as well an untitled project with Arya, directed by Shankar's assistant Atlee. She is active in Tollywood also with hotshot projects.
Deepika Padukone is juggling dates
Deepika Padukone, Rajini's Kochadaiyaan heroine has been advised to get some rest by her doctors as she was suffering from sheer exhaustion because of her extremely demanding schedule. The actress is currently resting at her home in Bangalore but she is worried that this period of enforced rest and relaxation might wreck her jam - packed schedule.
Now that Deepika has wrapped up work on Kochadaiyaan, she was planning to get started on her Sanjay Leela Bhansali film, Ayan Mukherji's film with Ranbir Kapoor and SRK's Chennai Express. SRK wants to finish work on Chennai Express before the Champions League so that he can cheer for his team, the Kolkata Knight Riders. Deepika may be resting now but she is still hard at work trying to figure out a way to squeeze in all her projects.
Jism 2 love-making scenes reduced by half
Sunny Leone won't be making out as passionately with Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh as the director Pooja Bhatt wanted them to in Jism 2. A very reliable source from the censor board tells us that all the love-making scenes featuring the irrepressible Sunny Leone in passionate contact with her two co-stars Randeep Hooda and Arunoday Singh have been reduced by half.Says the source, "There are four major love-making scenes in Jism 2, three featuring Leone with Randeep Hooda and one with Arunoday Singh. Each of these was 2-3 minutes long .We asked Pooja Bhatt to reduce them to 1- 1 ½ minutes each."
Apparently, Pooja Bhatt agreed to comply with the cuts rather than go with the film to the Revising Committee.
Says our source from the Censor Board Of Film Certification, "Pooja did argue. But she had clearly come to us with lengthy love-making scenes. We've nothing against characters making love on screen as long as they get their mutual feeling across without over-staying their welcome. We collectively felt the 4 love-making scenes in Jism 2 were over-staying their welcome. Once the mutual passion between the two partners was establishment there was no need to prolong the erotic content."
The last time the love-making scenes were reduced was in Vivek Agnihotri's Hate Story.
Says the source from the CBFC, "In the other film too, once the point was put across, the love-making was unnecessarily prolonged. We frequently get the feeling that filmmakers come to us with deliberately enhanced erotic or abuse content in the hope that we'd cut some and leave the rest. In the case ofJoker the makers had come to us with a song that went 'I Want Fakht You'. Their argument that fakht is the Marathi for 'only' made no grammatical sense in the song. We naturally asked for a change. Surprisingly the Joker team had an alternative ready. So obviously they had anticipated censor trouble and a standby was ready."
Tuesday 31 July 2012
SOUNDARYA Gets Top Bollywood Team
For RAJINI
Soundarya Ashwin is going all out to make sure that Rajinikanth's Kochadaiyaan turns out perfectly in every department. The film is being shot using the revolutionary performance capture technology (PCT) Rajini is supposedly playing a Pandya King famous for his courage and valor. Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff, Aadhi, Shobana, Sarath Kumar will be part of the cast.
The latest information on the film has been provided by Soundarya on twitter, "Thrilled and honored to work with the stereoscopic team of Avengers, Thor, Titanic 3d, Avatar to name a few, STEREO D for Kochadaiyaan". The film's satellite rights have been sold for a record sum to Jaya TV. Kochadaiyaan will be releasing later this year and the audio launch is expected to happen in September.
VIJAY'S Surprise Visit
Vijay and Prabhu Deva became good friends after working in films like Pokkiri and Villu and continue to hang out. In fact, Vijay even shook a leg for Prabhu Deva's film Rowdy Rathore with Akshay Kumar. Currently, Vijay is working in Thuppaki and Prabhu Deva has started work on his next Hindi film with Shruti Haasan and Girish.
Prabhu Deva was delighted when Vijay dropped in to visit him at his new house in Mumbai on sunday evening. The two buddies had a great time catching up with each other. We hope they are planning to work together on a film again. It will be a delightful treat for the fans.
KOCHADAIYAAN on the List Of
SUPER HERO'S
Rajini's upcoming Kochadaiyaan is making a lot of news as the release date is nearing. Dr J Murali Manohar, Director of Media One Global Entertainment Ltd. whose company is co-producing the movie along with Eros Entertainment had a lot of interesting things to share about the Superstar's latest movie.
All international gaming companies have approached the makers for creating games based on the movie. Not only that, they are also looking to launch comics based on the movie, making it the first Tamil movie spawning comic books. The best comic book companies in India are inquiring.
It must be noted that DC Comics and Marvel Comics are legendary comic brands in the US which have inspired major superhero movies like Batman, Spiderman and Superman. Now Kochadaiyaan comics will be another addition in this illustrious list.
Earlier, they had also tied up with Karbonn mobiles for launching special edition Kochadaiyaan mobile phones. In addition to all this, the team is also making sure that piracy and content security are taken care of.
MADHAVAN Replacing AJITH
Behindwoods had broken an exclusive news on Ajith doing a cameo in Sridevi's English Vinglish.
But there were few reports in the press about Ajith not doing the cameo in this film. It was rumored that Madhavan will be replacing Ajith for his role. Madhavan has emphatically denied this on Twitter saying that the above information is "NOT TRUE".
English Vinglish has been directed by Gauri Shinde and will be premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film is creating a lot of hype and fans are dying to see Sridevi back on the silver screen, she ruled for so many years.
ASIN'S FOURTH TON
Asin, the alluring actress from Kochi, is enjoying her rocking career in B-town. Her Bol Bachchan has crossed the 100 crore mark. This is her fourth film after Ghajini, Ready and Housefull 2 that has reached the 100 crore club. The actress now shares the top spot with Kareena Kapoor, who also has four films that features in the club- 3 Idiots, Golmaal 3, Bodyguard and RA One.
Asin has expressed her joy over the film’s performance, but also added that she doesn’t care about the figures. She says she is very happy that it has happened to her film. Perfect choices of films have made her what she is today. We wish the beautiful actress a good luck for her future endeavours.
MAATRAN Is Mastered
The audio launch date of Maatraan has been fixed for August 9th in Singapore, which happens to be a public holiday there. Sony Music had earlier acquired the audio rights for a huge sum.
The mastering and mixing of this Harris Jeyaraj musical was done in the US. The final master has been delivered to Sony Music and there are 5 songs which are expected to rock. The director-actor-music director trio has delivered chartbusters and that only ups the expectations even more.
Monday 30 July 2012
VIKRAM'S TRAILOR Released tomorrowThe much awaited trailer of Vikram's Thaandavam will be launched in Chennai tomorrow (July 31). The film, produced by UTV Motion Pictures, is one of the most awaited flicks in Kollywood this year. This action entertainer has Vikram, Amy Jackson, Lakshmi Rai, Anushka (as doctor), Santhanam (as an illegal immigrant) and Jagapati Babu (as the villain) in prominent roles.
Written and directed by Vijay, the film has music by G.V. Prakash Kumar and cinematography by Nirav Shah. Now the latest is that the film is likely to hit screens in September 2012.
AMALA MAKE'S A ComeBackAmala is going to act after a gap of 20 years. She had acted in numerous Tamil films including Mythili Ennai Kathali, Mella Thirandhathu Kadhavu, Velaikaran and Sathya. She loved Telugu actor Nagarjuna and married him. After marriage she quit acting.
Their son Akhil is also going to son the lead role in a film. Amala was also the founder of Blue Cross Society in Hyderabad. She was away from cinema for 20 years. Now she has taken acting in a film titled Life is Beautiful directed by Sekhar Kammula
VEENA'S NEXT
Actor Parthiban is donning the role of Veena Malik’s friend in the Kannada remake of the Hindi film The Dirty Picture. The Hindi film The Dirty Picture is based on the life of the late South Indian glamour queen Silk Smitha.
This film was a super duper hit. Apart from this, this film fetched the National Award for Vidya Balan for her best acting. Now this film is being remade in Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages.
Pakistani actress Veena Malik is donning the role of Silk Smitha in the Kannada remake film. Kannada producers have chosen her because the heroine’s role is very glamorous. Parthiban is donning the role of Veena Malik’s friend in this film. It is important to note that Parthiban is acting for the first time with a foreign actress.
SHRUTHI'S NEXT
Prabhu Deva is all set to commence his next Hindi project on August 1st. He is hot in Bollywood trade circles after the blockbuster success of his Rowdy Rathore which incidentally had its DVD launch recently.
His next Hindi project will star Shruthi Haasan as the female lead opposite Girish Kumar. Sachin-Jigar will be composing music for this romantic entertainer which will be a remake of Prabhu's superhit Telugu directorial debut Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana.
DIANA PENTY FOR VENTAT PRABHU'S NEXT
After the stupendous success of Mankatha which had Ajith in the lead role, Venkat Prabhu is directing a film titled Biryani. There is news that Diana Penty who had acted in the recent super hit Hindi film Cocktail is acting in this film.
Karthi is donning the lead role while Richa is pairing with him. This is a suspense thriller film. There are two heroines in this film as per the story. Earlier Samantha or Ileana was considered for the second heroine role but that did not materialize. Now it is understood that talks are being held with Bollywood actress Diana Penty for the second heroine role.
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MANIVANNAN IS BACK
Actor/director Manivannan, who has till now directed 49 films, is all set to direct his 50th. The ace director will be making a sequel to his super hit Amaidhi Padai that starred, Sathya Raj, Ranjitha, Kasturi, Sujatha, SS Chandran and R Sunderrajan.
Manivannan’s favourite actor, Sathyaraj will again do the lead role in the film. The duo has for now titled the film Amaidhi Padai part 2. But the director has hinted that the title might undergo a change. Manivannan has also disclosed that the script has got enough humour to hold the audience.
THE ACTION BEGINS
If industry buzz is to be believed, 'Vishwaroopam' will release in the second half of August. Expectations are huge as the movie is written and directed by Kamal Haasan and comes after 'Manmadhan Ambu' (2010), which got a lukewarm response. The actor has said that 'Vishwaroopam' is based "on something that has been in my mind for seven years. I hope it stays in my audience's mind for at least half that time."
Though Kamal Haasan has not announced when his movie will hit the screens, Tamil film's first caped crusader has already fixed his date with destiny. 'Mugamoodi' is all set to begin his fight against crime from August 31 and maverick director Mysskin looks set for another hit with this martial arts-packed entertainer. The movie has actor Jiiva (who enjoyed unprecedented success with last year's money-spinner 'Ko'), model Pooja Hegde and Narain in the lead roles.
'Mugamoodi' will be followed two weeks later by 'Thaandavam', again from the UTV stable. Director Vijay and actor Vikram will be looking forward to recreating their 'Deiva Thirumagal' success, though their latest project is in a different genre, with Vikram playing a cop. With last year's mega flop 'Rajapattai' still fresh in the minds of the audiences, the national-award-winning actor will be looking to prove a point with this racy thriller.
Karthi, who is fast rising in Kollywood's star hierarchy with a series of hits - the latest being 'Saguni', which was released last month, and last year's 'Siruthai' - will be trying his luck again with 'Alex Pandian', which is directed by Suraj and has Santhanam and Anushka in major roles, in October. But it is in November that a clash is expected with 'Thuppakki' and 'Maattrraan' said to be eyeing the Diwali slot. If this happens, it will be a repeat of Diwali 2011 when Vijay's 'Velayutham' and Suriya's '7 Aum Arivu' battled for eyeballs. 'Thuppakki' has a lot going for it - Vijay is on a roll with a series of hits behind him, including 'Nanban' earlier this year, and it is also the first time he is working with director A R Murugadoss, whose last release incidentally was '7 Aum Arivu'.
'Maattrraan' is the second collaboration of Suriya and director K V Anand after their successful 'Ayan' in 2009. The promo, released recently, created a lot of excitement after it was revealed that Suriya plays conjoined twins, but AGS Entertainment, the studio behind the movie, has not set a release date. "A song and some computer graphic work remain to be completed. The audio release is planned in August," says R Rangarajan, chief financial officer, AGS Entertainment. But all eyes are on the badshah of the global box office, Rajinikanth, who is set to lord over the world in his new avatar as 'Kochadaiyaan'. The movie, made using the revolutionary performance capture technology, has many big names attached to it like actors Sarath Kumar, Deepika Padukone, Jackie Shroff and Nasser, music composer A R Rahman and cinematographer Rajeev Menon, and is widely expected to release on the superstar's birthday, December 12.
Adding to the clamour of releases will be 'superstar' directors like Ameer, Bala and Gautham Menon, who command a fan following of their own. Menon said that 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' would release on October 19, but refused to classify his movie as a "biggie". Fans, though, think otherwise, and are waiting for what he and composer Illayaraaja are going to come up with. No date has yet been set for 'Aadhi Bhagavan' (Ameer) and 'Paradesi' (Bala), though they are in their final stages of production. The industry is not complaining. With 'Billa-2' said to have had a bigger opening than last year's blockbuster 'Mankatha', the hope in Kollywood is that the good tidings will continue with the new offerings.
DEEPIKA says no to Shankar Flim
Bollywood News: Mumbai, Speaking to media persons in Mumbai, Deepika Padukone, the actress, who is making her Kollywood debut with Superstar Rajinikanth's upcoming film 'Kochadaiyaan', said, "I got a Google alert about it, but they are all rumors. I am not doing Shankar's film."
Refuting media reports that she would be part of Shankar's forthcoming film 'I', Bollywood starlet Deepika Padukone has said that no such development was in the pipeline.
There was a buzz that either Deepika or Priyanka Chopra would be one of the heroines of 'I', which already has 'Madarasapattinam' girl Amy Jackson as the leading lady.
Now that Deepika has clarified, all eyes are now on Priyanka. Produced by V Ravichandran of Aascar Films, 'I' has Vikram in the lead. AR Rahman is scoring the music, with Suresh Gopi playing a crucial role.
There was a buzz that either Deepika or Priyanka Chopra would be one of the heroines of 'I', which already has 'Madarasapattinam' girl Amy Jackson as the leading lady.
Now that Deepika has clarified, all eyes are now on Priyanka. Produced by V Ravichandran of Aascar Films, 'I' has Vikram in the lead. AR Rahman is scoring the music, with Suresh Gopi playing a crucial role.
TRISHA says no to Sanjay Dutt
Director K S Ravikumar, who's all set to direct Sanjay Dutt in the remake of the Kollywood hit Saamy, wanted Trisha to reprise her role from the original. Trisha had to decline the offer owing to her busy schedule.
Trisha, who debuted in 2010 in Bollywoodwith the lacklustre Khatta Meetha, has since not acted in another Hindi film. Saamy, which released in 2003, was one of Trisha's biggest hits and starred Chiyaan Vikram as her hero.
When contacted, Trisha said, "Yes, I was approached for the film. But I am shooting three Tamil films back to back, which require me to travel extensively as well. I had to decline because I couldn't accommodate anything new for the same reason. The Hindi film required me to allocate continuous dates from August."
Eventually, the role has landed in the lap of Prachi Desai, who will play Sanjay's heroine in the film.
LAARA DUTTA Shoots her second flim
She was last seen on Kollywood screens in the Arjun-starrer Arasatchi in 2004. And now, actress Lara Dutta is all set to maker her presence felt here in Shaitaan director Bejoy Nambiar's David.The director had earlier told CT, "Lara will be seen in all the three versions — Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. She will start shooting for her portions from July in Mumbai."
And now, as we can tell you, the actress has indeed started filming for her scenes. She will be sharing screen space with Jiiva in this flick.
Lara wrote on her micro-blogging page, "Off to shoot for Bejoy Nambiar's David. Being shot in Hindi and Tamil simultaneously! I get to work with both my actors Vinay and Jiiva. Unique experience of shooting in two languages!"
The film also has Vikram and Nasser playing leads in it.
MANISHA KOIRALA PART WITH HER
HUSBAND
...And that's what we call 'Ek Choti Si Love Story'. After two years of married life, Nepali beauty and actress Manisha Koirala has parted ways with her husband, Nepali businessman Samrat Dala.
When they got married in 2010, the two looked what they call a perfect, happy couple and their marriage has been splashed across everywhere.
When they got married in 2010, the two looked what they call a perfect, happy couple and their marriage has been splashed across everywhere.
Stories were written as to how they met on a social networking site, fell in love; giving way to marital bliss and honeymoon trip to exotic place.
However, things didn't seem to have worked for both of them. A year after the marriage, gradually gossips about tension between the two cropped up.
Some say it's due to the free-spirited nature of Manisha that brought trouble in the marriage. The actress was caught by shutterbugs in inebriated and very bad condition at a party.
Some say it's due to the free-spirited nature of Manisha that brought trouble in the marriage. The actress was caught by shutterbugs in inebriated and very bad condition at a party.
Manisha also made headlines when she hinted about her shaky personal life on her social networking page.
She apparently said to have attended special sessions at Oneness University in Chennai to collect herself as well as to save her marriage.
However, talks are that the relationship has come to an end...
A well-known face in most of the cine industries, Manisha Koirala is next expected to be seen on big screens in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Bhoot 2'.
A well-known face in most of the cine industries, Manisha Koirala is next expected to be seen on big screens in Ram Gopal Varma's 'Bhoot 2'.
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