Malavika to become mom again

Even as reports doing rounds that Malavika is set to start her second innings in acting, reliable sources say the actress will not don the greasepaint at least in the near future thanks to a valid reason. “Malavika, who is already the mother of a boy child, is pregnant again. She is expecting delivery in a few months. As a result, she has politely refused some offers from the film industry recently,” sources said. Saying that Malavika might come back to acting after giving birth to the second child, they however maintained that it would...

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Vidya Balan rejected Nayanthara agreed!

Nayanthara has agreed to star in the Malayalam film Madhilgalkappuram, which is the second part of Madhilgal, which was directed by Adoor Gopalakrishnan. Madhilgalkappuram will be directed by debutant Prasad. Sources close to the actress say that she agreed to star in this film as it is the potential award-winning role. Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was offered the role initially but she rejected it, sources report. Madhilgalkappuram, which has Mammootty playing the male lead, happens to be his home production. Technorati Tags: nayanthara,vidya...

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Trisha enjoying the VTV Hindi remake shooting

The shooting of the Hindi remake of VTV began in Chennai on Wednesday (28 July). The first scene was canned at the Ode Cafe gallery on the scenic ECR stretch. Prateek Babbar, the hero of the movie, is in town for this purpose. Like its original, the Hindi VTV will have Rahman's hugely successful tunes. Directed by Gautham Vasudev Menon, this movie also has Trisha as the heroine. Trisha looked very cheerful after the first day's shoot. When asked about the proceedings, she replied that everything went according to the plan and it was...

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Neetu Chandra turns as producer

Sexy siren Neetu Chandra is all set to don the avatar of a producer. The lady will produce a Bhojpuri film titled Deswa. "I want to give Bhojpuri cinema a facelift. There is so much of vulgarity and violence in Bhojpuri films that the industry is becoming synonymous with only raunchy movies. I want to change all this and reform Bhojpuri cinema by bringing in more sensibility as well as sensitivity," the actress said. “Deswa is a coming-of-age movie about three young boys and covers the period from 2000 to 2010. It explores their journey in...

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Karthi is in love with Tamanna?

Karthi Sivakumar, one of the very few eligible bachelors of Tamil cinema, may lose the status soon. For, his parents have started looking for a life partner for him and the actor himself has confirmed this. He revealed this when journalists asked him in Chennai on Thursday whether he is in love with Tamannah, his ‘Paiyaa’ co-star. “She is my colleague and a very good friend of mine,” Karthi said. He added: “My father and mother have been searching for a bride for me. They know me well and I am hopeful that they would zero in on a perfect...

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Sangeetha about Manmadha Ambu

Kamal Haasan's Manmadha Ambu with K.S. Ravikumar was formally launched at a press meet in Chennai recently. The film is produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies banner. Trisha will team up with Kamal Haasan for the first time. Madhavan and Sangeetha will also play prominent roles in the film. A 90 member crew including the lead pair completed their first shooting schedule in Europe recently. A major part of the film will be shot in Italy, Spain, and Greece. “We shot for almost a month for the first schedule. We were rushing around...

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Jayam Ravi for Aascar films

‘Peranmai’ was one different type of entertainer that took Ayngaran to further reputation. A commercial film with a social message was a hit among youth and the image make over of ‘Jayam’ Ravi from chocolaty to rugged was also smoothly accepted. Jananathan who was always a socially responsible film maker again came good after relevant films like ‘Iyarkai’ and ‘Eee’. Many people had an eye on the winning combination of ‘Jayam’ Ravi and Jananathan to rope them for their films. The winner at the moment sees to be Aascar Films which has signed...

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Trouble for Asin!

The Federation of Tamil Associations of North America (FeTNA), an umbrella body of more than 30 Tamil organisations across the United States, said on Monday that it would boycott films starring Asin because of her visit to Sri Lanka. This decision comes a day after the South Indian Film Artistes Association (SIFAA) said on Sunday that a joint consultative committee would decide on the action to be taken against actors visiting Sri Lanka. In a statement, FeTNA chief Palani Sundaram said, “The Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America will...

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Can Vijay become best again?

Ilayathalapathy Vijay got down to the shattered scenarios as his previous films that were meant to capture the masses with his political ideologies were pathetically resent. Now, there are no more rooms for such genres as Vijay steps on high with the best projects soon to roll. ‘Kaval Kadhal’ has been almost completed and is getting released for Diwali while it will take nearly other 5 months from the release of this film for Vijay to get it done with ‘Velayudham’. Shankar has been reported about signing Vijay for the remake of ‘3 Idiots’...

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Simbu is all set to thrill us again in 18 Vayasu!

 We know about actor STR aka Simbu's multiple talents and have to appreciate him for trying to expand his knowledge about various aspects of cinema. One talent that has been approved by many is his singing. Simbu has not only sung songs in his own movies, he has also sung for others. Now he is all set to thrill us again in 18 Vayasu as a singer. Simbu has sung a peppy number composed by debutant Charles Bosco in 18 Vayasu, directed by Paneerselvam of Renigunta fame and produced by Chakravarthy under Nic Arts banner. Technorati Tags:...

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Rajinikanth’s Endhiran movie stills

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Silambarasan will start working for ‘Podaa Podi’

Silambarasan is cool to all the news happening around him. He has clarified his position on the Lingusamy film and is moving forward.   Silambarasan will start working for ‘Podaa Podi’ this week. The crew of the film are flying to London on July 28 and will start work immediately. The London schedule was planned for 20 days initially but it may be extended as the Lingusamy film has been dropped by Silambarasan. Meanwhile Vettrimaran is also set to launch his Silambarasan film 'Vada Chennai' once Dhanush's 'Aadukalam' is released. ...

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Ayan team is back

Kollywood’s leading production house AGS Entertainments, is all set to bring the blockbuster Ayan team of Suriya and KV Anand together in an all new action adventure. Suriya and KV Anand are a deadly combo who set the screen on fire with their blockbuster Ayan will come together again for an untitled movie for AGS Entertainments. The rest of the cast, crew and technicians are being finalized as the film would go to floors on February 2011. AGS is an acclaimed production house, that has come out with hits like Thiruttu Payale, Masilamani,...

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Lingusamy and Dayanidhi are upset with Simbhu!

Lingusamy and producer Dayanidhi Azhagiri of Cloud Nine Movies are reportedly upset with Silambarasan. Apparently, the two are irked over the fact that the actor had opted to star in Vaanam and had announced that it would move simultaneously with the Lingusamy project. Lingusamy and Dayanidhi, sources say, are considering replacing Silambarasan for the main role, as they want the actor’s entire concentration on their film. In the meantime, Silambarasan is camping in Mumbai and holding discussions with percussionist Siva Mani and music director...

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Lakshmi is a part of the Ajith-starrer Mangatha!

Lakshmi Rai has reportedly told that she is a part of the Ajith-starrer Mangatha, which is to be directed by Venkat Prabhu. It is already reported that Telugu star Nagarjuna and Neetu Chandra will play important roles in this film. However, it is still not certain with whom Lakshmi Rai would be paired. The actress has returned from a trip to the US recently and is busy with the Malayalam film Christian Brothers, which has Mohan Lal as the hero, and the Lawrence-directed Kanchana. del.icio.us Tags: lakshmi Rai,mangatha,ajith,neetu chandra,kollywood...

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Ajith will share the screen space with Nagarjuna

The buzz in Kollywood is whether Ajith would accept a multi-starrer. There have been quite a number of stories that Ajith will share the screen space with Nagarjuna while others were staunch believers that their idol will opt for a single hero subject. This created a lot of confusion about Mangatha, which was announced to be directed by Venkat Prabhu. From what we hear now from our sources in the tinsel town, Ajith is still involved in this film. And that is not all. Neetu Chandra is rumored to have bagged the lead role in this film. It is,...

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Kajal Agarwal excited about her upcoming movie Naan Mahaan Alla

For someone who got off with a lacklustre start in the Telugu film industry, Kajal Aggarwal, who debuted in Lakshmi Kalyanam, made up for it with director Krishna Vamsi’s Chandamama that became a mega hit. Then she went on to prove herself with Magadheera, Aarya 2 and many other projects. The lady is all excited about her upcoming Tamil project Naan Mahan Alla opposite Karthi. “I play Priya, a typical middle class girl who falls in love with Jeeva, a middle class guy, played to perfection by Karthi. The characters are so down-to-earth that...

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Bharath joins with Simbhu!

This is an unexpected development in the tinsel town! Bharath will share the screen space with Silambarasan in Vaanam. The young breed of actors are really keen on multi-starrers, it seems. Bharath will play the role essayed by Manoj in Telugu. This is a remake of the Telugu hit film Vedam. Yuvan Shankar Raja will score the music for the Tamil remake. Yet another dual hero film in the making that has captured the attention of the movie buffs is Avan Ivan, which is directed by Bala and has Arya and Vishal in the main roles. Technorati Tags:...

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Karunanidhi watches Madrasapattinam

Chief Minister M Karunanidhi watched a special screening of Vijay directed Madrasapattinam at Four Frames Preview theatre. The show was arranged by Red Giants and AGS. After the show, Karunanidhi is said to have congratulated Vijay and the entire team for putting in “so much effort and making it so authentic”. Madrasapattinam has been garnering a lot of critical acclaim and all media reviews have been positive for the film. del.icio.us Tags: Karunanidhi watches Madrasapattinam,kollywood gossips,arya Technorati Tags: Karunanidhi...

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Sameera - Double Bonanza with Priyan

Sameera Reddy is in Chennai shooting for Gautham Vasudev Menon’s untitled thriller with new boy Veera as the hero. She is shooting night shifts for this film which happens in the night on the coastal ECR seaside villas and on the highways.   Sameera is happy with the way thing have unfolded as two of her last Friday (July 9) ‘de-glam’ releases Red Alert in Hindi and her first film with Mohanlal in Malayalam Oru Naal Varum (ONV) have come in for critically appreciation. On Wednesday Mohanlal’s close buddy Priyadarshan, arranged a special...

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Theatre Owners decided not screen Vijay films!

In an extraordinary general body meeting held by the Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners Association yesterday, it was decided that the theatre owners would not extend support to any of the Vijay films until he compensates for the losses incurred by them for screening Kuruvi, Vettaikaran, Azhagiya Thamizh Magan, Villu and Sura. All these films did not do well as expected and hence the theatres suffered huge losses. Earlier, they had demanded that Vijay pay back 35 percent of the amount. This was brought to the actor’s notice and he had said that he...

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Arya, Shriya - Chikku Bukku Movie Stills

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Vijay in trouble again?

Recently, Tamil Nadu theatre owners and distributors unanimously decided to demand refund of a portion of the amounts they invested in Vijay's 50th film Sura, since it bombed at the box office. Now, since the actor has failed to fulfill the demands of theatres owners, the Tamil Nadu Theatre Owners' Association will be proposing a boycott of his next film at their forthcoming executive committee meeting. Let's wait and watch what unfolds off-screen! It may be more interesting than what happens on-screen! del.icio.us Tags: Vijay in trouble,kollywood...

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Hat trick for Ramanarayanan and team

It was a fantastic win for Ramanarayanan and his team in elections for Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC), for third time in a row. The team gets to govern TFPC for another two years, 2010 to 2012. The ever smiling Ramanarayanan who has done a lot for the industry in the last two years won the Presidents post with 428 votes, a clear lead of 281 votes over his rival K.Rajagopal (KRG) who managed to poll only 147 votes. Producers SA Chandrasekhar (391 votes) and Anbalaya Prabhakaran (432 votes) were re-elected Vice-Presidents. K Muralidharan...

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Endhiran’s release date confirmed!

The most-expected film of the year – Endhiran – is complete. The shooting was completely wrapped up on July 8th. To celebrate this, a bash was arranged in which Rajinikanth, his daughter Soundarya, Aishwarya Rai and the entire Shankar team participated. With the shooting over, the talks now doing rounds in Kollywood is the release date of Endhiran. While some sources say that it could be released on August 15, other sources point out that it may hit the screens on September 5th. It is well-known in the film industry circles that Shankar...

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Rajni to team up with Hari?

The whole industry is rocking with news about Superstar Rajinikanth’s next movie after Endhiran. While all of us are looking forward to current updates about the much awaited Endhiran, here are some more updates!   If sources are to believed, Rajni will team up with director Hari for his next Tamil flick to be produced by Sathya Movies (Remember Basha?). Technorati Tags: Rajni to team up with Hari?,kollywood gossips del.icio.us Tags: Rajni to team up with Hari?,kollywood gossips...

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Lakshmi Rai about Dhoni…

The entire cricket crazy nation is dumbstruck and surprised at the sudden announcement of betrothal and subsequent quick wedding of Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with his childhood friend Sakshi Singh Rawat. It has sent a surprise wave of sorts among people. However one person who appeared to ‘know it all’ is our very own Lakshmi Rai who was time and again linked with the smart cricketer and was perpetually involved in denying the link ups. When asked, the Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam star says, “I am very glad that my dear friend...

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Karthi , Jayam Ravi clash!

For a hard core film buff, Fridays are special as there would be a new release to look forwards to. But 23rd July is going to be a double whammy for all movie lovers as Karthi’s Naan Mahaan Alla and Jayam Ravi’s Thillalangadi is set to hit the theatres on this day. In Naan Mahaan Alla, Karthi is being directed by Suseendran of Vennilla Kabbadi Kuzhu fame and Kajal Agarwal joins him as the heroine. The story is set in Chennai and is expected to contain all the entertaining factors in a realistic manner. Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored the music...

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Actor Sudhakar Critical

Sudhakar, veteran actor who has made a mark for himself in Tamil and Telugu cinema, is in a critical state in a private hospital in Hyderabad. News from the hospital says that, Sudhakar is in coma for the past three days.   A few days back, Sudhakar had an attack of fits forcing his family members to admit him to the hospital. High blood pressure and multi-organ failure were noticed by the doctors. Latest reports have it that he has a kidney failure. As of now, the doctors are in a tough position and cannot really talk anything about Sudhakar....

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Vijayashanthi arrested

Actor-turned Telangana Rashtra Samiti politician and MP from Medak constituency Vijayashanthi was arrested today by the Hyderabad police for allegedly making seditious speeches on June 30 ahead of the July 27 by elections to 12 assembly seats in Telangana. Vijayashanthi went into hiding after a case was filed against her for making provoking statements. The Medak MP was booked for promoting animosity and hatred among people on Friday. Tension prevailed at her house when the Banjara Hills police came to arrest her and TRS workers raised slogans...

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Karthi’s ‘Naan Mahan Alla’ songs from July 5

Here is good news for all Karthi fans! The songs of Karthi's upcoming flick Naan Mahan Alla will directly hit stores on July 5, 2010 and the film will grace theatres on August 13, 2010.   Naan Mahan Alla, directed by Suseendran of Vennila Kabaddi Kuzhu fame, is expected to showcase the romantic side of Karthi in a script designed by Suseendran and backed by the music of Yuvanshankar Raja. And for the first time in their careers, Tollywood sensation Kajal Agarwal will team up with Karthi in this film. The latest buzz is that Durai Dhayanidhi's...

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Trisha refuses K S Ravikumar

Trisha was always a fitness freak and the actress is doing everything maintain her shape fit and slim. She survives even after knowing the south Indian's like chubby chicks. Recently director K S Ravikumar asked Trisha to put a few kilos more for ‘Manmadhan Ambu’ but the actress said a passionate no. She told him to ask her anything else but to put on weight. Trisha is now seriously considering a career in Bollywood and so she is taking Size Zero as serious. Another actress who got interested in Size Zero is Lakshmi Rai. Even Rai is doing...

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Arya buys over ‘Boss Engira Baskaran’

  Arya is becoming an expert travelling on two roads without compromising on his destinations. The actor who is also producer is also becoming a master tactician. Apart from acting Arya is producing ‘Padithurai’ which is getting good reports even while under production. To make his producer tag stronger Arya has bought over all the rights of his upcoming film ‘Boss Engira Baskaran’ from its producer Vasan Visual Ventures. The film stars Arya and Nayantara in lead roles. It is a comedy and one of the anticipated films of the year as the...

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Asin in trouble?

Nadigar Sangam Secretary Radha Ravi was questioned recently on what action the Sangam would take on Asin, who had traveled to Sri Lanka, to participate in the Hindi film shooting Ready. It is worth mentioning here that the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce and several other associations of the Tamil film industry have issued a warning to all the Tamil stars not to visit Sri Lanka for shooting purposes. They also made it clear that the Tamil film industry would not cooperate with their Sri Lankan counterparts. When news about Asin flying...

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Vijay’s Kavalkaran in trouble?

Vijay’s Siddique directed Kavalkaran is in deep trouble. First the producer Johnny Sagariga who made the original version of the film Bodyguard in Malayalam has gone to the court over the rights issue with director Siddique. Then Radha Ravi a member of the powerful Nadigar Sangam has said in an interview that the association will definitely “take action against Asin for shooting for a Hindi film in Sri Lanka. All those associated with Tamil films should not even visit Sri Lanka whether it is professional or personal.” An important schedule...

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Jayam Ravi is blessed with a baby boy!

Jayam Ravi is blessed with a baby boy. His wife Aarthi delivered a healthy baby boy in the Apollo Hospitals, Chennai at 4 pm today. Ravi married Aarthi in June 2009. A visibly happy Editor Mohan family was seen distributing sweets in the hospital and among the film fraternity after the news. Ravi's Thillalangadi is under post production and he also has Ich and Aadhi Bhagavan in the making. We wishes Ravi and his family on the occasion. Technorati Tags: jayam ravi,aarthi,kollywood gossips del.icio.us Tags: jayam ravi,aarthi,kollywood...

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