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Prabhu Deva-Nayantara break up?

Galatta — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:52:52 +0000

Actress Nayanthara and director-actor-choreographer Prabhu Deva, who have been in a relationship for more than three years and are expected to get married in near future, have decided to part ways, a source close to the couple said. According to the source, the two decided to call it quits a few weeks back. It was as a result of the recent break-up that Nayantara decided to return to films, it further added. After [...]

Nayantara charges a bomb

Galatta — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:46:00 +0000

Tollywood’s most sought after actress Nayantara, who recently signed a romantic entertainer by director Dasarath with Nagarjuna in the lead, has reportedly charged a whopping Rs. 1.5 crore, which is the highest remuneration for a South Indian actress till date. Talking to a leading newspaper, Dasarath said: "We have finalized Nayantara to play the female lead opposite Nagarjuna in my upcoming film. The film will go on the floors in May. Like my earlier films Santosham [...]

Mani Ratnam’s next: Breaking news!

Galatta — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:41:23 +0000

Here we go! We all know that ace director Mani Ratnam is back with his next venture which will be a staright Tamil film. Though the film was earlier titled as Pookadai, the team is reportedly looking for a new name due to copyright issue. Yesteryear actor Karthik’s son Gautham and Tollywood sensation Samantha will play the lead roles in this intense love story. The film will also have Mani Ratnam’s favourites, A.R. Rahman as music director, Rajiv Menon [...]

Viswaroopam: A 100 crore affair

Galatta — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:50:23 +0000

And that makes Viswaroopam the biggest film in Kamal’s career till date! Reportedly the film, produced jointly by Rajkamal International and PVP Cinemas, is made with a whopping budget of 100 crores. According to sources, Kamal Haasan will play the role of a terrorist and the film is rumoured to be a spy thriller on the lines of Mission Impossible series. The shooting of the film is almost complete except the climax sequence which will be shot in Delhi [...]

Dhanush ready for Bollywood entry

Galatta — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:22:55 +0000

And finally after much hype and speculations, Dhanush signed his first Hindi film recently. The film, titled as Raanjhnaa will be directed by Aanand L. Rai (of Tanu Weds Manu fame). Interestingly the directed was impressed with Dhanush’s performance in Aadukalam (for which he won a National award) and decided to sign him. The film will be set in the backdrops of Banaras and Dhanush is planning to learn Hindi soon. More details on the cast and crew are [...]

Trisha, Tamannaah in Jiiva’s next?

Galatta — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:19:06 +0000

When we all thought that Jiiva, the heart-throb of millions, will be teaming up with Trisha in director Ahmed next, here comes another interesting scoop. It is said that the director has approached Tamannaah also to play a role in the romantic musical. Sources say that the actress has also shown interest in the project. If all goes well, we will see pretty lasses Trisha and Tamannaah sharing screen space with Jiiva soon. Harris Jayaraj is likely to be [...]

Sarathkumar in Kochadaiyaan

Galatta — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:12:56 +0000

The latest to join the Rajni’s Kochadaiyaan cast list is none other than Sarathkumar, who is likely to play a prominent role in this animation flick. Sneha, Aadhi, and Shobana have already been signed by the team. Bollywood diva Katrina Kaif is likely to be the heroine.

Kochadaiyaan, to be directed by Soundarya Ashwin, is India’s first 3D film with performance capturing technology and director K.S. Ravikumar has penned the story, screenplay and dialogues for this film. The film is [...]

Saguni: Karthi as Kamal

Galatta — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:11:24 +0000

The trailer of Karthi’s Saguni, directed by Sankar Dayal (a former associate to Ezhil and S.D. Saba) has already created the much needed buzz in the industry. From the trailer it is clear that Karthi will play the role of Kamal, a street-smart cookie who, through his crooked yet intelligent moves, becomes the Chief Minister of a state. The film is produced by Dream Warriors and music director G.V. Prakash will compose its tunes. P.C. Muthiah will be the [...]

Billa 2 team trying to rope in international singer Pitbull?

Galatta — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:06:56 +0000

The latest buzz in Kollywood is that Ajith’s Billa 2 team has approached American rapper Pitbull to sing a song in the film.First it was Akon in Murugadoss’ Thuppakki now Pitbull.

The film is in final stages and is likely to grace theatres in April 2012. Rajsekhar is the cinematographer. Brazilian-Arab model Bruna Abdullah amd former Miss India Paravathy Omanakuttan are the leading ladies in the film. Vidyut Jamwal, who made his debut in John Abraham’s Force, is the villain. [...]

Wedding preparations in full swing: Genelia

Galatta — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:05:41 +0000

While actor couple Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia are ready to tie the knot in a wedding ceremony to be held at Grand Hyatt in Santa Cruz, Mumbai on February 3, the actress said that the marriage preparations are going on in full swing.

"I’m in a very happy space right now. Preparations are going on in full swing,’ Genelia said. Though Genelia remained tightlipped about the designer who is styling her for her D-day, and other pre-wedding celebrations, she said: [...]