Monday, September 27, 2010

K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima brand ambassadors for cooking oil!

It was anticipated for many years and finally happened now. The star couple of K. Bhagyaraj and Poornima have been roped in to be the brand ambassadors for a major cooking oil brand.

The celebrity couple avoided the camera for advertisements for many ears. In fact Poornima did not face the film camera for almost 25 years.

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The situation in the advertisement is of course about Poornima and Bhagyaraj cooking a family favourite dish using the brand of oil. And you know what the major ingredient of the dish cooked is? The vegetable Bhagyaraj made famous in his film ‘Mundhanai Mudichu’. That is murungakai (drumstick).

So after this commercial goes on air, the demand for murungaikai is going to rise. Keep your stock ready!

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Kalavaani Oviya in Kamal’s Manmadhan Ambu!

Remember Oviya, the pretty lass who made her debut in Kalavaani? Oviya will now play a prominent role in Kamal Haasan's Manmadhan Ambu, directed by K.S. Ravikumar. The film also stars Trisha, Madhavan and Sangeetha in prominent roles.

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Devi Sri Prasad will compose the music for this film produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies banner. Kamal has scripted the story and screenplay and also composed some lyrics for this film, a major part of which is being shot in Italy, Spain, and Greece.

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Monday, September 20, 2010

South Scope Awards ceremony!

 

The South scope Cine awards ceremony was held in Hyderabad in a grand gala function on Sunday, September 19, 2010. The awards ceremony, instituted this year, recognizes talents of actors, actresses and technicians in a total of 11 categories. This year's show was hosted by Shaam and Shriya Saran. Sridevi Boney Kapoor was the Chief Guest of the ceremony. The awards night was attended by the glitterati of South Indian cinema.

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The awards for best talent in Tamil were presented to…

Best Picture - Pasanga

Best Actor - Prakash Raj (Kanchivaram)

Best Actress - Pooja Umashanker (Naan Kadavul)

Best Director - Samuthirakani (Naadodigal)

Best Actor in a supporting role- Jayaprakash (Pasanga)

Best Actress in supporting role- Shammu (Kanchivaram)

Best Music Director-Harris Jayaraj (Ayan)

Best Lyricist- Na. Muthukumar (Ayan)

Best Playback singer (Male)- Karthik (Aadhavan)

Best Playback singer(Female)- Chinmayi (Aadhavan)

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Ajith,Vijay met Jayalalitha

In an incident which raised eyebrows in the Kollywood circle, actors Ajith and Vijay met Jayalalithaa in the reception ceremony in the household of 'Saidai' Duraiswamy, former secretary of AIADMK, South Chennai. The reception was held at the YMCA grounds and was attended by politicians and actors from the K-town as well. Actor Ajith was present at the function with his wife Shalini. Wishing the newly married couple, Ajith fell at the feet of the AIADMK Chief, who was also on the stage, and took her blessings. He was also seen speaking to Jayalalithaa for a while.

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Incidentally, Jayalalithaa did not notice actor Vijay who was also present at the occasion. She saw Vijay only after she got into her car. She immediately called Vijay to her car and spoke to him for some time. She also wished Vijay luck for his forthcoming movies.

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Arya Tamanna pairing in ‘Vettai’!

Director Lingusamy has roped in Arya, Madhavan and Tamannaah for his next flick titled Vettai. "Vettai will be a  multi-starrer action-packed family entertainer that will have all the commercial ingredients one would associate with a Lingusamy film. There will be something different in the story presentation and packaging. As of now, Maddy is yet to sign the film. Talks are in an advanced stage and I hope he does the film," the director said to a leading daily.

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Reportedly the film was originally planned with Silambarasan in the lead. "Vettai will be made on a big budget by producers Dhayanidhi Alagiri and Vivek Ratnavel. The shooting will start in the first week of December and completed by mid March. We are planning to release the film as a big summer release in May 2011," he added.

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

Lekha Washington joins Amitabh Bachchan

Her first Bollywood movie is yet to release, but Lekha Washington is all set to hit the big league. When asked about her future projects, this actress who walked the ramp for Chennai desinger Vivek Karunakaran at Lakme Fashion Week, said she has signed a film with none other Amitabh Bachchan.

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Lekha, who started her career as model and VJ, went on to act in some Tamil and Telugu movies. A sculptor and qualified filmmaker, Lekha will be soon seen in the Tamil comedy flick Va Quarter Cutting. She is also making her Bollywood debut with Peter Gaya Kaam Se opposite Rajeev Khandelwal.

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Trisha and Vikram once again pairing!

Trisha and Vikram will once again share the screen space after Bheema. But it is not for a film as most of their fans would want it to be. The buzz we hear is that the stars have been signed up a major brand for their commercial. The name of the brand has, however, been kept under wraps for now.

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Sources say that the shooting of this commercial will begin in Chennai and both the stars will participate in it.

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Thursday, September 16, 2010

Sneha filed a case against Ragavendra

Sneha had filed a case against Ragavendra a year ago for sending her lewd messages and pestering her to marry him. The actress then lodged a complaint and filed a case at the criminal court in Chennai.

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The case was taken up for hearing recently and Sneha, along with her family and PRO narrated the torture she was subjected to. While she was in the court, stating that Ragavendra still continues to message her, she received an SMS from him yet again which she showed the magistrate. Ragavendra’s advocate, however, objected to the magistrate taking it up as an evidence at this stage of the case to which the magistrate ordered that it will be taken up during the cross examination.

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Parthiban’s wife Seetha will wed Sathish!

It may be recalled that Seetha and Parthiban divorced a few years ago following certain differences of opinion. The actress, since then, has been donning the greasepaint for movies and television serials.

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It was reported by some newspapers that Seetha, who has been living alone all these years decided to tie the knot with her close associate and television actor Sathish. Sources close to the actress, however, deny this news saying that Seetha will wed Sathish only after he obtains a divorce from his wife.

Seetha has two daughters Abinaya and Keerthana from her earlier marriage with Parthiban of which Abinaya lives with her.

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Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Dhanush back to his work

Actor Dhanush was hospitalized in Chennai recently due to high fever. Now the actor is back home, fit and healthy. He recently tweeted, "Hey guys I'm back after a very bad week of health !! Yeah guys I'm better !! Can't work 4 another week ! Nadal winning is my only medicine !!"

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Dhanush is currently busy with Maapillai opposite Hansika Motwani, Vettrimaran's Aadukalam, Selvaraghavan's Maruvan and Uthamaputhiran opposite Genelia.

So now that Nadal has won the US open title, let's wish Dhanush a speedy recovery!

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Sonia Agarwal back to kollywood!

Divorce has not put Sonia Agarwal down. After separating from Selvaraghavan, Sonia was seen at all the major filmy events in good spirits. She also showed her interest to return to films during those times.

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First there was news from Kasthoori Raja that Sonia will be making her re-entry through one of his films.

But now we have confirmed news saying Sonia Agarwal is homecoming with the upcoming film ‘Vaanam’ starring Silambarasan, Prakash Raj, Bharath, Anushka and Sneha Ullal.

In ‘Vaanam’, Sonia plays the wife of Prakash Raj. ‘Vaanam’ is the Tamil remake of the super hot Telugu film ‘Vedam’ directed by Krish. The Tamil version is also directed by Krish himself.

Vaanam’ is many stories spun together beautifully. All the stars have equal screen space so Sonia is there to make an impact again. More over Sonia will have a song and more scenes than what was there for her role in the Telugu original.

Interestingly Sonia was approached for the same role when the original ‘Vedam’ was conceived. But she could not take it for private reasons. Sonia‘s last film in Tamil ‘Thiruttu Payale’ was three years ago and it was the biggest hit if that year.

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Monday, September 13, 2010

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Endhiran official Trailer Launched

The trailer of Rajnikanth-starrer  ‘Endhiran’ was on Saturday. The event was organized in a multiplex and was attended by film personalities.

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Superstar Rajinikanth and glamorous Aishwarya Rai Bachchan are in the lead and it is expected to release on September 24.

Endhiran, touted as the costliest movie ever produced in India.

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AR Rahman promotes Enthiran in US!

Music director AR Rahman is busy with his Jai Ho tour in the US. He was in Los Angeles on Sunday for his show at the LA forum. Inviting everyone to his show, Rahman also urged fans to watch the Robot. "Friends, see you at the LA Forum tonight - come watch the Robot. If you are looking for tickets, the Forum box office has them", was his message to friends on Twitter.

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With the trailer of Endhiran and Robot released, people are most anxious to watch the movie. Rahman's music has already topped the charts and is a rage among fans. With personal invite, fans must be rushing to get tickets for the magnum-opus.

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Sameera Reddy is in Chennai for the shooting of NNN!

Sameera Reddy is someone who does not hide her admiration for Chennai. This pretty lass is having a rather hectic time travelling and shooting for her future releases. One such release is Nadunisi Naigal which is directed by her favorite director Gautham Menon. Sameera was in Chennai on Sunday for the shooting of NNN. "Always good to be back in Chennai! Last day of shoot for Gautham's Nadunisi N! Hope u guys are having a lazy Sunday! It's been hectic 4 me!" was her tweet on her page.

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We are definitely pleased with her professionalism and also the fact that NNN shooting is over. With no background score or songs, the movie has raised the bar for thrillers.

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Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Nithyananda Yuvarani Rumor Video Updates

According to some news sources a doubtful video appearance of Nithyananda and Yuvarani in action which is not being broadcasted on Television due to the appeal filed by advocate and former President of the Advocates’ Association, KN Subba Reddy earlier in the Karnataka High court. The Karnataka High court has issued a stay order on broadcasting videos of this type, so the videos cannot be aired on any Television channel.

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Tamil actress Yuvarani has denied the allegations about her involvement in a sex scandal video tape withNithyananda. Earlier, Yuvarani’s name was pulled into the Nithyananda’s sex saga claiming that she was involved in a sexual relationship with him. But there were no confirmednews reports or proof on the existence of such a video tape.

According to a popular news website India-Server.com, “The two actresses Ranjitha & Yuvarani used to accompany him to striptease parties in the US. Nithyananda used to don cool denim jeans and T-shirts whenever he was there.”

Yuvarani denies links with Nithyananda

Tamil actress Yuvarani has denied the allegations about her involvement in a sex tape with Swami Nithyananda. She has said that she not involved in any such activities with Nithyananda. Denying all the reports of her links with the godman, the actress said that she knew him as a Swami like others.

Earlier, Yuvarani's name was dragged into the swami sex saga claiming that she was involved in a sexual relationship with Nithyananda. But there were no confirmed reports on the existence of such a tape.

The godman has already been slapped with several charges including rape, cheating, unnatural sex among others. Karnataka police is hunting for the godman, whose sex scandal came to light on March 2 when a sleazy video showing the Swamiji in a compromising position with Tamil actress Ranjitha hit the media.

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Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Vijay's Kaavalan for Diwali

vijay asin Ilayathalapathy Vijay's 51st film Kaavalan, a remake of the Malayalam hit Bodyguard starring Dileep and Nayantara, is all set to grace theatres this Diwali. Kaavalan is directed by Siddique (of Friends fame), who directed the original version. The film has a plot with plenty of comedy and action and also brings Asin back to Kollywood after a gap.

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Monday, September 6, 2010

Lekha Washington shifted base to Bollywood!

Lekha Washington was not seen in the Kollywood circuit after Jayamkondan. Enquiries revealed that actress was flooded with sister roles after starring in that film and hence decided not to don such roles in Kollywood. However, she shifted base to Bollywood and will soon be seen sharing the screen space with Amitabh Bachchan apart from a few other films.

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The wait in Kollywood has also turned fruitful as Lekha is the main protagonist in Va – Quarter Cutting. Speaking about her role in this film, Lekha says that she plays a 19-year-old with suicidal intentions.

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A.R. Rahman’s Jai Ho tour resumes this weekend!

Double Oscar winner A.R. Rahman kicked off his 'A.R. Rahman Jai Ho Concert: The Journey Home World Tour' began at the Nassau Coliseum in New York on June 11, 2010. This tour would span 16 major cities across the world. The organizer’s commitment was to give a 'theatrical experience' in each show utilizing new technologies in cities like New Jersey, Washington, Chicago and London. The Jai Ho crew hit a roadblock when an accident happened on the sets in Detroit during the initial prep for the show. Though no one was injured seriously, the tour was postponed to a later date.

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Now, the news is out that the Jai Ho tour resumes this weekend (September 11) in North America. The dates for the shows in various cities are, Los Angeles (Sep 11th), San Francisco (Sep 12th), Vancouver (Sep 14th), Dallas (Sep 17th), Houston (Sep 18th), Boston (Sep 22nd), Newark (Sep 23rd), Detroit (Sep 25th), Toronto (Sep 26th) and Raleigh (Sep 29th). See you soon North America, Rahman says out loud.

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Vijay at the marina rally

In an effort to create awareness among the general public on the importance of eye donation, Vijay flagged off a rally recently, which was organized by the Rotary Rajan Eye Bank. The rally began at the Marina in Chennai with Vijay flagging it off in the presence of M. Subramanian, the Worshipful Mayor of Chennai.

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Students for the city schools and colleges took part in the rally, which was conducted to commemorate with the National Eye Donation Fortnight.

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Ajith wants to do Billa-2 first

Ajith is back again on the fast lane and is fully committed to the Mankatha crew for the completion of the movie. The teaser for Mankatha was released before two weeks which got a rousing reception from Ajith's fans. Ajith's next move after Mankatha would be Billa 2. Ajith had already asked director Vishnuvardhan, who directed Billa, to come up with a compelling script. Now with Mankatha in auto-pilot mode, Ajith is keen to start discussions about the script and other details of Billa 2.

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In the meantime, it has been confirmed that director Lingusamy's production house will be producing Billa 2. With the pace and the interest that is being shown, the script and finer details will be finalised before the release of Mankatha it seems.

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Friday, September 3, 2010

Soundarya Aswin wedding reception pictures

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Soundarya and Ashwin's wedding stills

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Thursday, September 2, 2010

Asin rejects boney,sridevi’s offer!

Actress Asin has outright turned down an offer from producer Boney Kapoor. Bollywood circles allege the actress is stubborn. Boney Kapoor and Sridevi are Asin's neighbors in Mumbai and it is known that Asin is close to their family. Boney Kapoor offered Asin a role in his next movie but the actress declined the offer.

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Asin is busy acting in two movies down South and another two movies are in the discussion stage. Asin expressed the wish that she wishes to concentrate on a few movies at a time. The actress added she would meet the Boney Kapoor family and clarify things in person.

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Vijay’s ‘Kaavalan’ shooting in VIT College

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s upcoming film ‘Kaavalan’ is rolling fast on floors of VIT College in Vellore. The film started rolling before 6 months in Chennai and shooting was held in various parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The original version ‘Bodyguard’ directed by Siddique featured Dhilip and Nayanthara sharing the screen space.

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Looks like the film’s storyline is similar to Suriya-Trisha starrer ‘Mounam Pesiyadhe’, in which a series of phone calls from a girl changes the protagonist’s life…

The complete first half would travel on the lines of fun, frolic and romance while the second half turns to be more contrast with emotions and poignant romance with an unexpected twist during climax.

Vidhyasagar has scored music for the film while Ekambaram of ‘Iyarkai’ has handled cinematography. The role played by director Siddique in original version will be enacted by Vadivelu in this remake version.

The scenes involving college sequences are being shot at VIT College in Vellore and the shooting will wrap up after this schedule.

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