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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Lakshmi Ramakrishna’s directorial debut

Lakshmi Ramakrishna who is one of the most popular supporting artists in Tamil cinema will soon be making her directorial debut through ‘Arokanam’. This film produced by AVA Production and Monkey Creative Lab is nearing its completion.

"We started the movie only for film festivals. But later on it grew like a commercial movie. Now it can compete in film festivals and in the commercial race as well. Ours is a different yet a honest attempt. Tamil audiences never fail [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Okok Has A Lot To Live Up To

Director Rajesh who gave Tamil film fans comedy films like Boss Engira Baskaran and Siva Manasula Sakthi is gearing up for the release of his third film with Udhayanidhi Stalin and Hansika, Oru Kal Oru Kannadi. The audio release for this film is scheduled for February 24th and the music composed by Harris Jeyaraj is to be launched at a glitzy function. The makers are trying to find a suitable venue for the launch.

All eyes will be on Rajesh [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Parthiepan’s ‘Aappu’

R Parthiepan, whose last release in Kollywood was ‘Vithagan’, is ready for his next. And he has zeroed in a title that is as unique as he is- ‘Aaappu’. Since the film is about the IT and BPO industry, its subtitle will be ‘Outsourcing’.

"The IT and ITES industry has its own advantages and disadvantages. The film will deal with them in an interesting manner. The project will hit the floors soon," says the actor-director. A bilingual [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Raghava Lawrence Turns Music Director?

Raghava Lawrence is always up for a challenge it seems. He is a choreographer turned actor turned director and now he is trying his hand at composing! Lawrence is currently directing a Telugu film called Rebel with Prabhas and Tamannah in the lead roles. Apparently he is also doing the score in this film.

Thaman was supposed to do the project but he had to back out for various reasons. There was no ill will between him and Lawrence, Thaman [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Aravind Samy denies playing Samantha’s father

Yesteryear chocolate hero Aravind Samy has denied media reports which claimed that he would make a comeback in Tamil cinema by playing Samantha‘s father in Mani Ratnman’s forthcoming film.

"Not acting as anyone’s dad in any movie," the actor-turned-entrepreneur, who is popular for his roles in ‘Roja’ and ‘Mumbai’, wrote on his microblogging page, adding: "Where do they find such nonsense?" Last week, reports claimed that Mani Ratnam, who launched Aravind Samy’s career in cinema, has roped in [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
The Scoop On Dhanush’s Music Video For Sachin

Dhanush might be busy with post production for 3 but that has still not stopped him from advancing his red hot career as a singer. Teaming up with Boost who have retained Sachin as a brand ambassador for 25 years, Dhanush has sung an anthem in honor of India’s living legend.

The video has been shot and also features Anushka. It will be released soon on YouTube. Dhanush is very excited and eagerly awaiting the response of fans towards his [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
‘Kadal’ – Mani Ratnam’s next!

Its official!

With the makers rubbishing the buzz that Mani Ratnam’s next is ‘Pookadai’, Mani Ratnam has officially announced that this film will be titled ‘Kadal’, a title apt for the theme as it focuses on the lives of fisher folk.

This film that will have Karthik’s son Gautham and Samantha Prabhu in the lead roles is a romantic entertainer. Samantha is called as the ‘Lady Luck’ in Telugu film industry for all her three films have been declared blockbuster hits.

The [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Silambarasan’s Latest Fan!

Silambarasan’s latest fan in the film industry is Deeksha Seth. The actress says that she is a huge Silambarasan fan and does not miss seeing his films. It was Deeksha’s desire to share the screen space with the star at least once and her dream has come true now.

Deeksha, who was seen in the Vikram starrer Rajapattai, will be paired opposite Silambarasan in Vettai Mannan. Though Hansika plays an important role in this film, it is Deeksha who is [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Is Aishwarya Rai Returning To Films?

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has no plans of returning to films anytime soon as she has her hands full with her baby daughter. Proud papa, Abhishek Bachchan revealed that she refused to hire a nanny and insists on taking care of the baby herself. The actress has been staying up all  night to attend to the infant and feeds, bathes and massages the baby herself.

Abhishek said that he has not seen her happier and she does not miss films in [...]

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[4 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Dhanush is Kundan

A week back we read that Dhanush was set to make his debut in Hindi, by signing a film titled ‘Raanjhnaa’, to be directed by Anand L Roy. Now we have more details about the project, to be produced by Eros International.

The name of the character Dhanush playing in this film is Kundan. "It is one of the interesting roles that I have come across. Though many Bollywood offers knocked my doors earlier, I politely turned them down. But [...]

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[3 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
GV Prakash wants ‘Baadsha’ from Vijay

GV Prakash Kumar wants two Vijays for one task. "If at all a super hit film has to be remade, my vote will go to Superstar Rajinikanth’s Baadsha. Vijay should play the lead role with AL Vijay directing it," says the young music composer.

"Baadsha is one of my all time favourite movies. I still remember each and every scene of the blockbuster. I want it to be remade, with Vijay playing the lead role. The Madarasapattinam and Deiva Thirumagal [...]

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[3 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
‘Velayudham’ strikes a century

Ilayathalapathy Vijay‘s part superhero avatar in and as ‘Velayudham’ struck a chord among the audience. The film has seen a successful 100 day run in the box-office and has been declared as one of the biggest hits in 2011.

‘Velayudham’ starring Vijay, Genelia D’ Souza, Hansika Motwani was a Diwali release and had the protagonist, Vijay, don the mask of a superhero due to circumstances that push him into it. Taking a dig on a social issue, the film was [...]

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[3 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Marina makes a splash

National award winning director Pandiraj’s fresh venture ‘Marina’ hit the screens all over Tamil Nadu today, with trade sources saying that bookings are full till Sunday!

"Ever since the reservations were opened on Wednesday, there was a huge rush, both physically and virtually. While the booking counters were thronged by curious film buffs, online reservations too hit a high," sources say.

The movie quite appropriately titled as ‘Marina’ speaks about life in the beach, especially about the plight of less privileged [...]

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[3 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
‘Irandam Ulagam’

Selvaraghavan’s forthcoming ‘Irandam Ulagam’ that’s eagerly expected due to reasons many is reportedly the first ever Tamil film to have scenes canned in Brazil! A thirty day schedule is planned in Brazil and the director, Ramji and a few others have left to Brazil last night on a location hunt.

The film’s first schedule was recently wrapped in Hyderabad Ramoji Film City and it is said nearly 40 per cent has been completed. The next schedule is planned in Goa [...]

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[3 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
I May Use The Wrong Words- Rajini

Superstar Rajinikanth has taken a liking to attend public events these days as he was seen at the event organized by Uyirmai Publications to honour writer S Ramakrishnan for winning the Iyal Virudhu, Lifetime Literary Achievement Award from Tamil Literary garden of Toronto.

Rajinikanth attended the function as a mark of respect to S Ramakrishnan who was not only the script writer for his film Baba but also has penned the biography of the superstar that is due to be [...]