CELEBS FACTORY

STR and Hansika are shooting their scenes together for Vaalu, an Action-comedy film directed by debutante Vijay and produced by S.S Chakravarthy of Nic Arts.

A bus stop set has been erected at the AVM studios and the scenes are been Filmed there. Insiders report that the energy levels are very high on the set and there is a great vibe happening between the leads.

STR's upcoming action film 'Vettai Mannan' co-starring Hansika is also produced by S.S Chakravarthy of Nic Arts. The film directed by Nelson also has Jai, Deeksha Seth and VTV Ganesh rounding out the cast.

The climax scenes have been shot in Binny Mills and the film is speeding towards the finish line.

Lakshmi Rai, the suave actor best known for her roles in year 2011s biggest hits Kanchana and Mankatha celebrated her 31st birthday on the 5th of May, 2012.

Born in Belgaum, Karnataka, the sexy model turned actor made her cinematic debut with a Tamil film 'Karka Kasadara'. She soon started working in all the four southern languages and predominantly appeared in Malayalam films like Annan Thambi (2008), 2 Harihar Nagar (2009), Chattambinadu (2009), Evidam Swargamanu (2009) and Arabiyum, Ottakavum, P. Madhavan Nairum (2011) that helped her gain the success and fame to establish herself in the industry.

Lakshmi Rai was recently roped in to play a pivotal role in A.L Vijay's Thandavam alongside Vikram, Anushka and Amy Jackson. She has also signed up a Bollywood project with Himesh Reshammiya, a Telugu film with Nandamuri Balakrishna and the Kannada remake of Kanchana opposite Upendra.

Celebs Factory wishes the pretty actress a happy birthday and a very prosperous year ahead.

Santhosh Sivan, cinematographer par excellence has done the country proud by becoming the first Director Of Photography (DOP) to receive a coveted membership from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

Santosh Sivan is the first person from the Asia Pacific region to have received this honor.

The membership with ASC is a towering achievement in cinematography and is the top accolade that can be conferred towards a cinematographer.

Santhosh Sivan said that it was a dream come true and thanked his directors like Mani Ratnam and Priyadharshan for believing in him.

While Celebrities like K.V Anand, A.R Murugadoss and Ravi K. Chandran have been congratulating Santhosh Sivan and Celebs Factory joins them most heartily in congratulating him of his stupendous achievement.