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STR makes the most unpredictable moves!

The Young Superstar has been very busy shooting for 'Vettai Mannan' and 'Vaalu' produced by S.S Chakravarthy of Nic Arts. While 'Vaalu' co-starring Hansika and directed by debutante Vijay is announced to be a quickie that would release for Diwali this year, 'Vettai Mannan' directed by Nelson also starring Jai, Hansika, Deeksha Seth and Poonam Kaur is slated for a pongal release next year.

Incidentally Arya's 'Settai', directed by R. Kannan of Jayamkondaan fame is also expected to hit screens for Pongal next year. The film that was earlier titled 'Varuthapadatha Valibar Sangam' is the Tamil remake of the Bollywood hit 'Delhi Belly' that also co-stars Premgi, Santhanam, Hansika and Anjali  in the lead roles.

It is expected that STR and Arya will be fighting it out with each other for the top spot at the box office for Pongal next year. Interestingly, Hansika is the common denominator in all three films.

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.

STR who is presently working in Nelson’s Vettai Mannan with Jai, Hansika Motwani and Deeksha Seth, recently signed another film titled Vaalu, directed by newbie Vijay.

Santhanam is also expected to do an important role in the film.

The film will be produced by Nic Arts and Thaman will once again join STR to delight their fans.

The film’s crew is very positive about releasing the film for Deepavali and expects that it will be a special treat for his fans.

The film’s camera man, Sakthi is also handling the camera for Vettai Mannan and STR’s Love Anthem. He has used the Super 35 mm camera and also some portion used panavision.

'Vettai Mannan' produced by S.S Chakravarthy of Nic Arts is an action-thriller written and directed by debutante director Nelson. STR is currenly shooting for this film with Jai, Hansika Motwani, Deeksha Seth & Poonam Kaur in the lead roles.

While STR is busy shooting for Vettai Mannan, the producer of the film signed STR up for a new film that is to be directed by another debutante Vijay. This announced project is in pre-production and has been titled 'Vaalu' meaning Naughty.

The latest development in the production of 'Vaalu' is that, Kollywood's most wanted girl 'Hansika Motwani' has also been roped in to romance STR as his love interest in the film. The music for the film will be scored by Thaman, whose combination with STR in Osthe worked big time.

Vishal and Sameera Reddy starrer Vedi directed by PrabhuDeva is a remake of Telugu movie Souryam. The original that had Gopichand paired with Anushka is the story of its hero looking to reunite with his sibling while the baddies seek revenge.

Sameera Reddy plays a fun-loving college girl who is trying her hand at comedy for the first time. Music director Devi Sri Prasad will be seen in a special appearance in one of the songs that is expected to add flavor to the movie. Vedi team is currently in Ladakh to shoot two song sequences in a never-seen-before location.

The first look of 'Vedi' that released a while ago with Vishal clad in a red shirt and a hot pair of shades, is from the song 'Mumbai Ponnu...' The visuals of this song tuned in by Vijay Antony does promise a lot from this item number which is why we'll have to wait to welcome the hottie Sophie Chowdry to Kollywood.

According to sources, director Prabhu Deva is taking special care to make the songs appear different on screen and the latest buzz is that the producers are now trying to release the film by September end unlike earlier reports that had it scheduled to grace theatres for Diwali.