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Director Siva of 'Siruthai' fame is having a good time enjoying the success of 'Daruvu', the Ravi Teja starrer that his raking good collections at the Box-office. Responding to earlier reports, Siva disclosed that his next project with Ajith in the lead will not be a remake of Daruvu. He said that it is his original script and that it will be a mass entertainer. Having said that, Siva hasn’t given up the idea of making the Telugu super...

After his film Isai, S.J Suryah is all set to do a Tamil remake of the Telegu film 'Komaram Puli'. Suryah will be playing the lead role himself in this Tamil remake of blockbuster that had Powerstar Pawan Kalyan and Nikisha Patel in the lead roles.  Isai is going to be a musical but will have some interesting twists and turns in the second half, Suryah promised. Newcomer, Savithri is the heroine. One of the reasons for the...

 Karthika has proved to be one gutsy young lady walking out of Sundar C's next film with Vishal, Madha Gadha Raja AKA MGR. The rookie's move may have stunned the industry but Sundar C, the veteran who is riding high after the success of Kalakalappu has opted to rope in Taapsee Pannu for the role without wasting any time. "The script was revised and my character had no scope to perform than merely be a glam doll. Moreover...

Prakash Raj and his production company 'Duet Movies' have officially announced their next project - Gauravam, a film to be directed by Radhamohan, who has successfully teamed up with this banner in the past for films like Azhagiya Theeye, Mozhi and Abhiyum Naanum. Allu Sirish, the nephew of Telugu megastar, Chiranjeevi is the hero and Yami Gupta who recently made her Bollywood debut with Vicky Donor will be the heroine. Sirish hails...

Actor Iniya born as Shruthi Sawant in Trivandrum, Kerala is best known for her offbeat roles in films like Vaagai Sooda Va and Mounaguru that made an impact with the Tamil audience. The model turned actor made her cinematic debut with Malayalam film 'Saira (2005)' and has appeared in various television commercials before making her big screen debut. She was noticed playing a supporting role as the sister to Cheran's character...

Oviya, the model turned actor is best known for her debut Tamil film 'Kalavani' that helped her rise up to fame. She subsequently received several offers and was last seen in Pandiraj's 'Marina' after her cameo in Kamal Haasan's Manmadhan Ambu. The actor was recently in news for her bold transformation with Sundar C's KalaKalappu that featured a blossomed Oviya from her 'Kalavani' days. The glam doll may have shed her inhibitions...

Jiiva was returning from Tirupathi to Chennai and found the road blocked by agitators, who had taken their protest to the streets due to some political issues in Andhra Pradesh. According to the actor, the police arrived and cleared the area but the road was blocked again a little further. This time the police said they were helpless as it was not in their jurisdiction."Traffic came to a standstill for the next few hours and as usual...

Almost all the actors in the film industry get tattooed these days and find pride in showing it off to people. It can to be recalled that south Indian actor Nayantara made tongues wagging with her tattoo reading the name of her then boy friend Prabhu Deva.The actor that would soon be joining the list of actors getting tattooed is none other than Priyanka Chopra, who revealed that she is going to get a name tattooed, but it is not going...

Actor Trisha was spotted at the M.A Chidambaram stadium, the home ground of Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise cricket team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) during the 2012 final against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Trisha was spotted seated along with the supporters of the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) during the IPL 2012 finals. "Isn't Trisha a Chennaite?," asked the heartbroken CSK fans. Though Trisha was wearing a neutral white top...

Ajith starrer 'Billa II' is scheduled to release on 15th June,2012 and the actor is all set to start shooting for his next project with director Vishnuvardhan, a yet to be titled film that would also have Arya, Nayantara and Taapsee in the lead roles. The 'Billa' actor recently signed up for a film with director Siva of 'Siruthai' fame with Nagi Reddy's Vijaya Productions. With reports suggesting that the film will be a Tamil remake...

The producers’ of Karthi starrer Saguni released two tracks from the film’s album yesterday as a treat for the actor’s birthday. Now, the film makers have announced the release the entire music album of 'Saguni' on June 2nd following by the audio launch of 'Sakuni', the Telugu version of the film on June 5th.'Saguni', the much anticipated film of Karthi Sivakumar also stars Pranitha, Santhanam, Raadhika Sarath Kumar, Prakash Raj, Roja...

Shruti Haasan has been hunting for an apartment in Mumbai for a while now and she has finally found her dream pad in Bandra. The actor is very excited about moving into her rented apartment soon and is already planning to rework the interiors. Sarika and Akshara, Shruti's mother and sister also live in Mumbai. The young belle is happy about staying close to her family besides being considerate on pursuing a Bollywood career from...

Amala Paul is on a lucky streak! The actor's film 'Akashathinte Niram'(The Colour of the Sky), a Malayalam film directed by Biju Menon has been chosen for The Golden Goblet competition section of the Shanghai International film festival.'Akashathinte Niram' is the first time a Malayalam movie that has been selected for the main competition section of the Shanghai festival, said a recent press release.Shot entirely in the Andaman and...

Ajith’s next with Vishnuvardhan is all set to go on floor on the 30th day of May, 2012. The yet to be titled has already started making buzz boasting of Arya, Nayantara and Taapsee.  Recently there were reports that the team is likely to rope Arvind Swamy and Prithviraj in important roles in the film. Now the news is that director Vishnuvardhan is in talks with Telugu superstars Nagarjuna, Jagapathi Babu and Ravi Teja. If...

Sonakshi Sinha's act in a red saree in the song 'Chammak challo chail chabeeli' from Rowdy Rathore has forced people to draw comparisons with Kareena Kapoor's Chammak challo in RA.One. However, the actor brushes it off as mere co-incidence and insists the two not be compared. "I am not just Chammak Challo, I am also Chail Chabeeli. I would like to say that Ra. One had not released when we had shot for this song and we had not seen...

Director Prem created buzz when he roped in Yana Gupta to sizzle for an item number in the Kannada film 'Jogi' starring Shivarajkumar. The director met his fans expectations later getting Mallika Sherawat to shake her hot body in 'Preethi Yeke Bhoomi Melide'. The filmmaker is now back in news. According to sources, Prem is all set to bring in Sunny Leone for a special number in his forthcoming film 'Prem Adda' that is touted to...

It's going to be Love Aaj Kal again for Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padukone in their latest offering, Cocktail, directed by Homi Adajania. The film, which is a story of three friends, also stars model Diana Penty. Homi had made his directorial debut with Being Cyrus, starring Saif and Dimple Kapadia. The trailer reminds you of Saif's Dil Chahta Hai days. He plays Gautam, who is a flirt, and Deepika plays the party loving Veronica. The...

British model Scarlett Mellish Wilson, who has done item number Imported Kamariya in the forthcoming film Shanghai, says she relates the Hindi film industry to Aishwarya Rai. "I love her (Aishwarya Rai), she defines Bollywood for me. She is the definition of Bollywood. Her acting, her beauty, she is such an amazing dancer. I think she is the ultimate, I love her," Scarlett told reporters.Scarlett is also a big fan of Aamir Khan."I...

In an interview, Arya, who is featuring as the bad guy in Ajith’s next, has opened up about Ajith. The actor started with agreeing that he is a great lover of Ajith films. “Ajith is a thorough professional and has no ego that comes with the star status. He is very kind, humane and interacts very well treating everyone from co-stars to a bottom level technician in the sets equally,” said Arya who was all praises for Ajith."Every word...

Lakshmi Rai is very excited about her role in A.L Vijay's 'Thaandavam' which has Vikram, Anushka and Amy Jackson in the lead roles. Lakshmi Rai said that she is not playing Vikram's love interest in the film and that she won't be romancing him.  However, the sultry looking actor kept up her fan's expectations and mentioned that her role in the film is very important and will be seen throughout the film! The actor who left for...

All eyes are on Kamal Haasan, when the news broke out that he was signed up for a project with Aascar Ravichandran. The actor's fans across the globe are very eager to hear about his next film after his magnum opus 'Vishwaroopam'. It was reported that a mega budget film titled 'Thalaivan Irukkiran' was in the works but apparently, this project has been delayed because Kamal Haasan and the producers were keen to rope in Shankar, who...

S.J Suryah released the first look of his next film Isai recently.   The actor-cum-director disclosed the cast and crew of the film launching newbie Savithri in the lead opposite him with Prakash Raj, Ganja Karuppu and M.S Baskar to be featured in supporting roles. Soundar Rajan will do the cinematography and Antony will do the editing. Vaali will pen the lyrics and Victor Raj Pandian will fund the venture. S.J Suryah, apart...

Vazhakku Enn 18/9 heroine, Manisha Yadav has landed the heroine's part in Suseenthiran's next film with Vishnu. Critics were impressed with her performance in her debut film and she has already been roped in for a promising project. Suseenthiran has decided to play to his strengths and make a film along the lines of Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu and Azhagarsamiyin Kudhirai, which gave him a lot of fame.The project has been titled 'Aadhalal Kaadhal...

We all know how Vijay impressed everyone with his dancing skills on the sets of the Akshay Kumar starrer 'Rowdy Rathore' directed by Prabhu Deva. The director of the film recently revealed some interesting details about the same in a recent interview.Akshay, The Khiladi actor who intially didn't believe of Vijay's consent to dance with him received Vijay with a warm hug. He was so amazed to see Vijay and asked Prabhu Deva, “What’s he,...

Hansika Motwani is riding high as her career has turned red hot. The lovable actor after having lost a lot of weight and is looking very fit. She has films with Arya, STR and Suriya and is looking hotter than ever according to her fans. "I workout to be fit and healthy and I do not punish myself keeping away from food I relish," said the bubbly actor denying of her trip to the USA to put herself through extreme regimes to get a size...

In a recent interview actor Suriya has revealed that his wife and former actress Jyothika still has the desire to get back to acting. Suriya made it a point to clarify that it wasn’t his decision to keep Jyothika away from acting. But when quizzed Suriya as to why his pretty wife takes up only endorsements but not films, the actor explained that shoot for endorsement lasts only for a couple of days and that Jo thinks that she cannot...

The shoot for Thuppakki, starring Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal is on full swing. A.R Murugadoss is using everything that is only the best in the industry, starting from the lead actors to the technicians. The latest news is that the ace cinematographer Santosh Sivan, who recently joined the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers, is not using the usual 35 MM camera to shoot the film. It has been recently evealed that he is...

Alex Pandian starring Karthi and Anushka in the lead, wrapped up its schedule at Mysore today.  The crew will fly to Chalakudi falls, Kerala tomorrow for their next leg of shoot. Both Karthi and Anushka will accompany the team to the location. The film also stars comedian Santhanam in a pivotal role.  Being directed by Suraj, the film’s music is being composed by Devi Sri Prasad, and Saravanan has taken the spot behind...

Item girl Rakhi Sawant is all set to star in the Bengali remake of "The Dirty Picture" to be directed by Bengali actress-turned-politician Shatabdi Roy. The sizzling queen of item girls who is all set to turn a full fledged actor said that she will be better than the National Award winning actress Vidya Balan. "The film is based on the life of an item girl and it is only befitting that I take on the role as I am the original item girl...

Post pregnancy, Lara Dutta has finally signed her first film and shall start shooting August onwards. Lara Dutta recently claimed that she would not be returning to Bollywood anytime soon. "I am looking at films and scripts. But I am not going to be back on the sets for at least the next couple of months because I want to make sure that my baby is secure. Only then I'll be back," said the model turned actor who delivered a baby...

Asin remains the only actress from the South to have made a successful transition to Hindi films in recent times, having tasted success within just three years of being in the Hindi film industry. Three out of the four films she's done are in the list of the top 10 highest grossers of all time. " Ghajini", "Ready" and "Housefull 2" have all crossed the `100 crore (net collections) mark. Asin has an enviable career success...

Beside proving her talent as an actor, Kangana Ranaut is making a mark in the fashion world too.The actor has set a trend with the different looks and designer clothes she adorns at events and functions. In fact, young gals are aping her style and religiously follow her fashion sense in trendy and film magazines.Director Milan Luthria, who worked with Kangana in 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai' described her as someone versatile and creative....

Tena Desae and her prior films - 'Yeh Faasle' and 'Sahi Dhande Galat Bande'in Hindi - may have gone unnoticed, but her third film was not just noticed but also attracted the international attention being directed by John Madden, whose previous work includes Oscar Winner 'Shakespeare in Love.John Madden's 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' features an ensemble cast, with Judi Dench, Dev Patel, Celia Imrie, Bill Nighy, Ronald Pickup,...

'Kalakalappu', a comedy caper directed by Sundar C with Vimal, Shiva, Santhanam, Anjali and Oviya in lead roles is running packed houses and those who have seen the flick would have also noticed the glamour quotient in the film besides laughing their f#cking a$$es out. "I did not force Anjali and Oviya to wear glamorous costumes in Kalakalappu. I just explained them the demands of the script and the thorough professionals understood...

Shamna Kasim, the model/actor who started her career as a classical dancer and got into media as a contestant for 'Super Dancer,' a reality -based dance competition on one of the leading Malayalam Television Channels. The actor adopted the stagename 'Poorna' for her debut in Tamil film 'Muniyandi Vilangiyal Mundramandu (2008)' opposite Bharath. She was then seen in 'Kandhakottai', 'Drogi', 'Vellore Maavattam' and 'Aadu Puli' until her...

Naan Ee, an upcoming sci-fi bilingual film that was scheduled to hit screens on 30th of May has been postponed. S.S Rajamouli, thedirector of the film has said that he himself is disappointed with the delay that is due to the pending works in the film’s computer graphics.  "I had underestimated the amount of hard work involved in creating computer graphics, that made me fix the release date as 30th May," said S.S Rajamouli apologizing...

Shilpa Shetty is the latest name in the list of new Bollywood moms. Shilpa gave birth to a baby boy at the Hinduja Healthcare hospital, Mumbai. on May 21, 2012. Both the baby and the mother are healthy.Shilpa's husband Raj Kundra and the entire family were present at the hospital to welcome the newest member of the family.Enthusiastic Raj Kundra tweeted,  ...