CELEBS FACTORY

Samantha Ruth Prabhu celebrated her 25th birthday on April 28th,2012. The Chennai girl was first seen in Gowtham Menon's 'Ye Maya Chesave', the Telugu version of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa that also earned her a Nandi Award and a Filmfare Award along with millions of hearts. In Tamil, Samantha debuted with 'Moscowin Kavery' written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman. Since then it’s no looking back for the glossy girl. Samantha...

K.V Anand's Maatraan starring Suriya and Kajal Aggarwal has reached its last leg of shooting.  The director of the film has been shooting for the film in the exotic locations of Russia, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia and Albania. The director and his crew are now in Jodhpur for the last schedule.  In his social networking page, K.V Anand blogged, “Shooting the last phase of Maatraan in Jodhpur with 500 junior artist &...

Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru is the next film that Gautham Menon is going to start his work on. The film will be an espionage thriller, the first of its kind starring Vijay as the lead. He would be playing the title character 'Yohan', an Indian spy and the story would revolve around his adventurous missions across the globe.But why Yohan? Why not something like Kandasamy or Velayudham that regional people can relate to?"Yohan is one of the...

Esha Gupta, the gorgeous model from Delhi is one lucky girl. The model turned actor, who will be making her Bollywood debut with ‘Jannat 2’ opposite Emraan Hashmi is making waves even before the film has hit the theatres. She has not signed up for Vikram Bhatt’s ‘Raaz 3’ and Prakash Jha’s ‘Chakravyuh’ but has also found a fan in filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt. Bhatt, who is also the producer of ‘Jannat 2’, is all praise for Esha. Speaking...

It was earlier announced that Venkat Prabhu, the successful director of colossal films like Chennai - 28, Saroja and Goa would be collaborating with Studio Green after the success of his Ajith starrer 'Mankatha' that went on becoming one of the biggest hits of the year. Venkat Prabhu towards the curiosity over his next film had said that details about his forthcoming project would be released after his return from a holiday in Dubai...

STR is feeling upbeat about his film Poda Podi with Varalakshmi Sarathkumar.The team recently filmed a song in Disneyland, Hong Kong and apparently it has turned out great. A big plus for STR was the presence of his beloved nephew, Samarth in the song. The tiny tot plays his son in the film.As far as STR is concerned, Samarth made the experience truly special. The song that was filmed was a father and son song and is called Paapa. STR...

Sameera Reddy is the talk of the town for the high octane stunts that she had pulled off in Tezz.Tezz, the multistarrer that has Ajay Devgn, Anil Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Zayed Khan and Sameera Reddy is directed by veteran film maker Priyadharshan. For the film Tezz, Sameera performed risky stunts like riding a Speed bike and a canoe under supervision of a Hollywood stunt team in Scotland that was responsible for the action scenes in...

Gautham Menon was utterly saddened by a report made a famous newspaper that said he blames his actors for his failure in bollywood.In a letter to the editor of the newspaper, the Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya director said, “It's unfair for a reputed newspaper to put out an article based on hearsay and constructed out of another article that itself didn’t quite report the exact words I had used.” He also added, “All it takes is a phone call...

S.J Suryah, who is best known for making films like Vaali and Kushi shot to fame with his acting debut opposite Simran in 'New' (2004). The film directed and produced by S.J Suryah can be recalled for all its censhorship issues due to its sensuous content.  The buzz in the industry is that S.J Suryah, who was last seen onscreen in 'Nanban' is getting back into direction since his last venture 'Anbe Aaruyire' (2005) that featured...

Ajith's death defying stunts in Billa 2 are the talk of the town.What makes Ajith's achievement so amazing is that the actor has had 15 surgeries and the fact that he can walk by himself is itself a big deal! Ajith not only walks but he can dance with the best of them and insists on performing risky stunts himself.  Ajith said that he is thankful to God for letting him do these things despite his painful surgeries. However,...

Lingusamy's plans to remake his hit film Vettai in Hindi ran into troubled waters when there were problems encountered with the dialogues being translated into Hindi. Lead actor, Shahid Kapoor said he will continue with the project only if they agreed to rope in a good Hindi dialogue writer. UTV and Lingusamy immediately brought in Prasoon Joshi and thanks to this clever move recommended by Shahid, everything started to go smoothly. A...

From the looks of it, Akshay Kumar, Sonkashi Sinha starrer ‘Rowdy Rathore’ seems to be a hell of a masala flick. Rowdy Rathore, a remake of Telugu blockbuster ‘Vikramarkudu’ is being touted as one the big releases of this year with the trailers of the film creating ripples across the globe. The makers recently released the trailer of its new song ‘Aa re Pritam Pyaare’ and by the looks of it, it is surely going to top the charts very...

Jayam Ravi, who is about to wrap up the shoot of Adhi Baghavan after the song he is presently shooting in Goa, will soon start working on his untitled project with Samudrakani of Nadodigal fame. It was rumoured earlier that Nayantara will pair up with Jayam Ravi for this yet to be titled film too. It has now been officially confirmed that Amala Paul will play the role of the lead lady with her bankable status after the success of Muppozhudhum...

Reemma Sen who married hotelier Shiv Karan Singh last month is still going strong on the career front. Reemma has been roped in for a powerful role in Vijay's maiden production venture for Ghilli Films, which is a remake of S.A Chandrasekhar's Sattam Oru Iruttarai. Sneha, S.A Chandrasekhar's niece will be making her debut as the director with Vikram Prabhu and Karthika in the lead roles with Reemma Sen playing the cop in the story. After...

Paoli Dam, the bong bombshell who made her Bollywood acting debut with its first ever erotica 'Hate Story' has been the talk of the town for quite sometime now.Producer Vikram Bhatt launched Bengali seductress Paoli Dam into Bollywood with 'Hate Story' requiring the debutante not just exhibit her acting skills but also what it takes to become an overnight B-Town Celebrity.  Hate story, the film is about a woman who becomes a sex...

Trisha is one confident lady as she has gone on record to say that she is not threatened by any other actors rising in competition against her. In fact, Trisha said that she had no problems working with Karthika Nair in 'Dammu', the NTR Jr. flick that is releasing Friday, the 27th April 2012. Trisha is now likely to team up with Amala Paul for a film with Ravi Teja called Saar Vastaru. Although nothing is official yet, the makers...

Nayanthara is clearly one of the most sought after heroines in the industry. Following her reported break up with Prabhu Deva Nayanthara has been in the news for all the right reasons as her career has seen a major resurgence with the actress getting roped in for mammoth projects with some big names.The latest on Nayanthara's career front is that she has been approached for the heroine's role in Boologam opposite Jayam Ravi to be directed...

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...

Vikram's film, Thaandavam to be directed by Vijay already has two glam heroines - Anushka and Amy Jackson. The latest addition to the cast of 'Thaandavam' is none another than Kollywood's sexy bombshell Lakshmi Rai, who rocked in Mankatha and Kanchana with her femme fatale routine. She has reportedly joined the Thaandavam team in London.The music composed by G.V Prakash is expected to release over the summer and expectations are skyhigh...

Samaran, an upcoming commercial film, brings Vishal and Trisha together for the first time.The buzz is that a single track from the film will be released in May, though a precise release date hasn’t been announced yet. The crew will be flying to Thailand in the second week of May to complete the talkie portions of the film. They had been shooting in Bangkok for the film till recently.Trisha, who has taken a short break now, recently...

Tamannah was a popular and much sought after model before films happened. Now that Tamannah is one of the hottest heroines, she is also into brand endorsements campaigning as a brand ambassador for many products. Tamanna has now been roped in as the brand ambassador of Fanta, a popular soft drink.The actress will be doing a commercial for Fanta and will also be part of a promotional campaign where fans who are also Fanta drinkers will...

The two hotties Parvathy Omanakuttan and Bruna Abdullah of Billa II are said to have posed for a calendar, which the makers of Billa are creating as a treat to the fans.The makers came up with the idea of shooting a sexy calendar as both the ladies are basically models.The Photo shoot took place in Goa and reports say that the 'revelation' is a lot lesser in the film than in the calendar.The calendar is expected to be released by the...

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...

Arundhati, the blockbuster that fetched Anushka Shetty her crown in Telugu is going to Hindi now. Bollywood's reigning queen Kareena Kapoor will don the role played by Anushka in the Hindi version of Arundhati. In the race for the role, where Rani Mukherjee, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif were contending for the role, Kareena seems to have emerged as the winner. "I am excited to do Arundhati that had importance for the female...

Jeyam Ravi has been sporting a beard for almost a year, reason–because Ameer wanted him to have one for the role in Aadhi Bhagavan.  The shooting has been going on for almost a year now. Finally, the crew is getting ready for the final shooting schedule after which the post-production works will begin. The final schedule, which is expected to last for a month will signal the end of Jeyam Ravi’s bearded days.  The actor...

Every film lover is dying to see Kamal and Rajini again together, sharing the screen space. In fact there were rumours that Kamal would soon be resuming Marmayogi and that Superstar Rajinikanth would be a part of the film. However, now there is a chance for us to see the two stalwarts sharing the screen space. In this era, where the masterpieces of Sivaji Ganesan and MGR are being re-released, one of director K Balachander’s...

Selvaraghavan's wife Gitanjali has said that Aayirathil Oruvan and Pudhupettai are her favorites among Selva's films. "Aayirathil Oruvan was the first film I watched after completing film school in England and was blown away by it. I've always been a Selva fan and in fact even my thesis revolved around Pudhupettai," said Gitanjali, director Selvaraghavan's spouse.Now, Irandam Ulagam starring Arya and Anushka is all set to beat these...

Richa Gangopadhyay hasn’t acted in Tamil post Mayakkam Enna and Osthe.  When asked why, Richa reasons that she is very selective about her role. Richa feels she had a perfect launch pad followed by Osthe and now she is looking for something much different than what she has already done. "I have already rejected 8 scripts and will do the film which my gut says is right," said Richa adding that she is now shooting for a Bengali...

Dhanush recently signed up with the Vande Matharam fame Bharath Bala Productions to do a Tamil film. Today, the actor announced that the film has been titled ‘Mariyaan’ and that Oscar Winner AR Rahman will be scoring the music for the film. The actor is presently busy with his Bollywood launch pad Raanjhnaa with Sonam Kapoor, Anshuman Singh and Deepak Dobriyal. Raanjhnaa directed by Anand Rai of Tanu Weds Manu fame would also have...

Vishal’s next film has been confirmed. It will be a full-length comedy flick directed by Sundar C, who seems intent on returning to direction in a full-fledged manner. Sundar C is currently doing the Vimal-Shiva-Santhanam starrer Kalakalappu, earlier titled Masala Café. The film is almost complete and he will move onto the Vishal starrer immediately. Vishal also will be ready after the completion of Samaran, his film with Trisha.Casting...

It seems to be the season of first-looks. Billa 2 unveiled on Tamil New year. Now, we have news that Kamal is getting ready to unveil the first-look of his magnum opus Viswaroopam very soon. All along, Kamal has been very secretive about this mammoth project and has played his cards very close to his chest, so much so that not even a single still has been available so far. Therefore, it will be a huge suspense unravelled when...

STR is quite the doting son and he is currently working on a super gift for his parents.  It is a spanking new house for them which STR is designing himself.  The actor said that he kept their tastes in mind while designing each room but also made sure that everything is ultra modern. He added that it will be ready in a couple of months and that he can't wait to move in with his mom, dad, brother Kuralarasan and sister...

Ace director, Ram Gopal Varma has gone on record to say that an item song in his film Department, is inspired from Rajinikanth's Aasai Nooruvagai number from the film Adutha Varisu. The Hindi song Dan Dan Cheeni features Rana Dagubatti and Sanjay Dutt dancing with item girl, Nathalia Kaur - an Indo - Brazilian beauty is choreographed by Ganesh Acharya. At RGV's insistence, composers Dharam - Sandeep added a 30 second line from the...

In a freewheeling chat with fans on CNN - IBN, Shruti Haasan got candid and answered questions ranging from beauty secrets to her latest crush. About how she manages to look so good all the time, Shruti said that lots of water and sleep is her secret. About her fitness fundas, Shruti said that she relies on diet and exercise to stay in shape though there are times when she feels lazy and also indulges in her fave foods like Sambar...

Sundar C's next film originally called Masala Cafe and starring Vimal, Shiva, Santhanam, Oviya and Anjali has been renamed Kalakalappu. UTV Motion Pictures and Kushboo's Avni Cinemax are the producers. Ilavarasu, Panju Subbu, John Vijay, Balaji Mohan and yesteryear actor, VS Raghavan in a special appearance round out the rocking cast.It is felt that Kalakalappu is the perfect title for the film as it promises to be a full - fledged comedy...

Gautam Menon is presently busy shooting Neethane En Ponvasantham starring Jiiva and Samantha. In an interview Gautam shared his experience working with Isaignani Ilayaraja who has composed the music for the film. Gowtham said that when he approached Ilayaraja and told him the story and mentioned of his requirement, the maestro immediately came up with a number of tunes. The director said he was totally awestruck and asked Ilayaraja...

Trisha makes sure to take some time off at least once a year to go on a holiday with her buddies in order to relax and unwind. In the past, Trisha and her buddies have holidayed in Australia and even hit the Tiger trail in Ranthambore. This year is going to be special as Trisha's birthday is coming up as well on May 4th.As of now, Trisha is thinking of heading to Thailand with her pals. They have found a superb resort and are thinking...

'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...

Thaandavam, Vikram's next film directed by A.L Vijay with Anushka and Amy Jackson, has been progressing in and around Delhi and Chennai. Having finished almost 50% of the shooting, cast and crew of the film are expected to shoot the rest of the film in the UK.  Although it was scheduled to be shot in the US, delay in obtaining visa for the entire cast and crew made the producers opt for UK, stated a press release by...

Following the path of yorebeauty queens, stepping into movies, Parvathy Omanakuttan made her cinematic debut with United Six, a Bollywood chick flick directed by  Vishal Aryan Singh. She lated signed for two other movies 'Madan Kolli', her debut Malayalam film and Umaganeshwaram, her Tamil debut that is still to see the light of the day. Parvathy Omanakuttan is back on the news ever since she was cast opposite Ajith Kumar for...

Nayanthara is busy shooting for Boopathy Pandian's film with Gopichand.  The first schedule is underway and the hero's intro scene and certain romantic interludes between Nayanthara and Gopichand have been canned. For the next schedule which will begin on April 25th, Nayanthara and the rest of the team will be flying to Switzerland which is going to be the backdrop for some of the songs in the film. Thaman is the music composer...

Kamal Haasan’s Viswaroopam has almost been completed and the actor is now giving his work the final touches that is required for his magnum opus film.  According to reports Kamal Haasan is doing the role of an Army General. So we come to understand that the film has something to do with war and terrorism with Rahul Bose playing the antagonist. Not necessarily a terrorist as there are other reports that Kamal Haasan himself plays...

Raghava Lawrence is currently directing a Telugu film called Rebel that will have Prabhas and Tamannah in the lead. After this project Lawrence will give directing a rest and return to acting. He will be the hero in Rasu Madhuravan's next film entitled Paraman. The duo had worked together in a film called Pandi and are looking forward to working together again. Muni 3 is also in the works for Raghava Lawrence following the super...

Ileana may just agree to play the lead role in Lingusamy's Bollywood debut with Shahid Kapoor. This venture produced by UTV Motion Pictures is a remake of the Tamil hit 'Vettai' that had Arya, Madhavan, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul in the lead roles. The Hindi remake of 'Vettai' which will also be produced by UTV Motion Pictures will have Shahid Kapoor and Ali Zafar reprising the roles made popular by Arya and Madhavan respectively. It...

Vikram's film, Thaandavam directed by Vijay and with Anushka and Amy Jackson as the heroines was supposed to release in July but it has been delayed and the release date will have to be postponed. According to those in the know, the film is likely to be released in September instead. Fans of both Vikram and Anushka will be disappointed with this. However, the audio launch will be held in July. The music for Thaandavam has been composed...

The Superstar is known more for his style than his dance. However this time, he is all set to display his ability as a versatile dancer in Kochadaiyaan. Word is that there is a 3 minute song sequence that will see him perform the Rudra Thandavam or Lord Siva's dance of destruction. For those who have forgotten their Hindu Mythology, Siva performed the Rudra Thandavam when his  consort, Sati immolated herself at her father Daksha's...

The buzz around the tinsel town is that ace director Gautham Menon might start his next project with Dhanush in the lead.  The Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya director is said to have met up with the Kolaveri boy recently to discuss his next script. We also hear that Dhanush will be signing on the dotted lines soon. The official announcement about the project is expected anytime. The actor is presently busy with his Bollywood...