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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 but not her responsibilities as a good citizen. She has been devoting her valuable time to some worthy causes and is trying to help the less fortunate.

Oviya recently spent her day with cancer patients and their families, who were very happy to be with Oviya from hit films like Kalavani and Kalakalappu. The actor in turn did her best to put a smile on their faces and was supportive and encouraging.

The young belle is very happy with where she is right now both personally and professionally and feels it is only fair to give something back to the society which has done so much for her.

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 only the innocent public are hurt in these situations," said actor Jiiva.

"Two old people had to be taken to the hospital. Worse, a mother and her newborn who had just been discharged from the hospital had to be helped out of a share auto and the poor woman could barely stand," added the actor being outraged with the situation.

Jiiva posted photos and vented his anger in a social networking site to register his protest and to increase awareness about such issues.

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 to be her boy friend’s.

Everybody knows that Priyanka Chopra is also a fabulous singer.

The sexy lass has done an album with an American Band. She has said that she's to get its name tattooed once the name is finalized.

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 of the Telugu film 'Daruvu', there is a lot of curiosity surrounding this project.

'Daruvu,' a Ravi Teja starrer also directed by Siva is an out and out masala entertainer and falls in the socio-fantasy genre in the lines of Superstar Rajinikanth's yesteryear film 'Athisaya Piravi (1990)'.

Siva's last Tamil outing 'Siruthai' with Karthi in the lead was also a remake of Ravi Teja's 'Vikramakoodu' that went on to become one of the biggest hits of the year.

Clearly Ravi Teja is a lucky charm for director Siva!

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 and Nassar. Directed by Shankar Dayal, the film has music by G.V Prakash, cinematography by Muthiah and editing by Sreekar Prasad.

Watch this space for an update on the film's release date.

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 her new place. 

Shruti's heart has a soft spot in Mumbai itself as she attended St. Andrews College in the city.

To celebrate this new phase in her life, Shruti has gotten a chic makeover and has colored her hair brown.

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 Nicobar islands, the film is about an old man who is asked for money forcibly by an intruder. The latter then gets to know the people in the old man's life and his own life changes forever.

'Akashathinte Niram' is the fourth feature film directed by Biju. His earlier films including 'Saira' (2005), 'Raman' (2008) and the National Award Winner for the best Malayalam feature film 'Veettilekulla Vazhi' (2010) were also screened at various International festivals.

The festival is to be held from the 16th to 24th of June,2012 in Shanghai, China.

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 everything goes well, we hear the Telugu stars will do guest roles in the film.

Along with the cameos by Superstars, the film would have Yuvan Shankar Raja’s ecstatic music, Vinod's topnotch cinematography and Sreekar Prasad’s flawless editing as other highlights of the film.

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 that Chammak Challo in a red saree. It's just a co-incidence," said the 24-year-old belle in an interview.

Sonakshi insists that the two songs are completely different.

"Both the songs are different, it was westernised but our song is full of Indian melody. So you should not compare the two," said Sonakshi, who made her Bollywood debut with Dabangg.

Having said that, 'Chamak Challo' Bebo had agreed to sizzle for a hot item number in ‘Rowdy Rathore’ as a friendly gesture for producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali and co-producer Shabinaa Khan.

The diva is reported to have raised the oomph wearing a glamorous black outfit to dance on the song.

Directed by Prabhu Deva, Rowdy Rathore will hit the silver screens on June 1. Besides promoting Rowdy Rathore, Sonakshi is also busy shooting for Joker, Lootera and Dabangg 2.

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 be the Kannada remake of the Tamil hit 'Subramaniapuram'.

Rumour mongers were agog with news that Sunny might be seen in an item number in the film. But a confirmation from Prem suggested that Sunny will indeed be present in the film.

"Apart from Sunny, we had a couple of options. But now that the news about Sunny has broken out, it is better to finalize her in the film. We have already contacted her and have asked for her dates. She has responded positively and has confirmed to be a part of the item song. Now that she is busy acting with 'Jism 2', we will get her dates once she finishes off her assignments" said Prem.

With this item number, Sunny Leone will mark her debut in Sandalwood.

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 film has been produced by Saif Ali Khan's production house, Illuminati Films.

Here's a look at the film's first trailer:

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 like Aamir Khan, I have seen a few of his movies. I saw Taare Zameen Par and I loved that. There's another movie I watched, I can't remember the name," she said adding that she also "loved other Hindi films like Housefull and Dostana."

Composers Vishal-Shekhar have composed music for Shanghai and it hits theatres June 8. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Kalki Koechlin, Abhay Deol and Bengali superstar Prosenjit Chatterjee.

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 that Ajith speaks will be filled with concern and affection. When I wished Ajith on his birthday, Ajith excitedly said that we will rock together in Vishnuvardhan's film."

 “Vishnu is my very good friend. I wouldn’t mind even being a junior artiste if he asks me to be,” said Arya about director Vishnuvardhan, whom Arya worked with for 'Sarvam'.

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 London recently to join the Thaandavam team, feels that her role in 'Thaandavam' will be much talked about and will get her lots of appreciation just like the unconventional character she played in last year's smash hit, 'Mankatha'.

Lets await to see what 'Thaandavam' can do to the luscious belle and her blooming career.

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 didn't have the dates.

Now it is being said that Aascar films will make a comedy with Kamal Haasan.

Director K.S Ravikumar is expected to team up with Kamal Haasan again after films like Avvai Shanmughi, Tenali, Panchathanthiram and Dasavatharam.

Crazy Mohan will also join this team and word is that it is going to be a sequel to Panchathanthiram and will be a laugh riot. An official announcement is expected soon.

Will Simran be Kamal's heroine?

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 from acting and directing will also compose music for the film.

This film, which is touted to be of a new genre musical-thriller, will go on the floors from 25th of May.

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 Seiveer'.

The cast and crew are feeling upbeat about this film and are confident that it will make a huge impact.

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, just 17”?

"Initially, I was a little apprehensive to ask Vijay about doing the dance, but when I asked Vijay about it, his immediate response was ‘why not?’ In an hour’s time Vijay, who was in Mumbai for the shoot of Thuppakki, was at the sets of Rowdy Rathore," said Prabhudeva.

"I'm not trying to provide a Bollywood launch for Vijay. He doesn't need anybody to recommend for him. Bollywood will welcome him with its hands wide open,” he added.

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 - zero body.

In fact, her fans have been begging her not to lose weight as she is hot the way she is. Hansika said she is touched with their love and agrees with them that she does not have to become pencil thin to be desirable.

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 afford spending long time in shooting spots without being there for her children.

The 'Maatraan' actor also said that his lady will come to act when she thinks is the appropriate time.

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 exploiting the latest ARRI digital technology that was introduced later last year.

Even the Hollywood technicians, who are usually the first to introduce latest techs in the industry, have just started using this technology.

The makers have assured that the picture quality in this film will be something nobody has experienced yet. The film is expected to hit the screens during the last quarter of the year.

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 the camera. Studio Green Gnanavelraj produces it.

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 of Bollywood. I admire Vidya a lot. I think she is a great actress and she did a great job in the film. But now it is my turn and I will do a better ooh lala than her. After this film I am hoping that everyone will chant only my name," said Rakhi Sawant, the 33 year old sex siren.

"Although I'm best known for my bold image, I'm very nervous and thrilled about filming intimate kissing and love making scenes that I've never done before. I have only done item songs and done small parts in films."


"I have already done an item song in Shatabdi's film 'Om Shanti'. I am learning Bengali because I want to dub for myself. I have asked the director to give me the full Bengali script written in Hindi," boasted the item girl turning actor who is all set to get more tongues wagging than the original.

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 girl in January this year.

The sexy looking wife of Mahesh Bhupathi and the mother of his child has now put an end to her self-imposed exile from the film industry signing Bejoy Nambiar's film 'David'.

Apparently Lara will start shooting for the film from August.

Not much is known about Lara's character other than the fact that David has an ensemble cast of Neil Nitin Mukesh, Tabu, Vikram, Monica Dogra and others.

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 ratio in B-town when compared to contemporaries in the `100-crore list who have been in the industry for a decade or more.

 Says the actress, "I am thrilled to have three films in the coveted 100-crore list. It is a function of luck, working with good people, growth in Bollywood and to some extent, my picking fun and emotional stories, which tend to do well. For me, it is not about the crores in collections, but entertaining such a big number of people. If the audience is happy, the rest follows. Collections are one factor, but more than anything, I'd like to work in films I'm passionate about. I love the new generation of filmmakers and hope I get to work with them."

She has also kept a relatively low profile compared to her peers. "I have to admit, my PR and networking skills suck!" she says, "I may get all self-righteous about it, but the fact is that PR matters. I come from the South, where self-marketing isn't naturally in the culture, so I've been deficient in that area. The good thing about downplaying myself is that when achievements come, people are positively surprised. I believe my work should do the talking."

Asin says her family is her support system. "It may sound like a cliche," she says, "but my family defines who I am and is my strongest support base. My parents have given me the right amount of independence to pursue my dreams, but at the same time, brought me up well and kept me grounded. There are absolutely no starry tantrums allowed at home! And that is why I don't have them on the sets." What about Mr Right? "Ah! Good men and good scripts - two things I'm looking for," she smiles, "So far, I've been lucky with the scripts. It's perhaps time to focus on finding the man."

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.

"Kangana looks radically different with each look she tries yet looks stunning in all. In addition, she's extremely well prepared and knowledgeable about fashion. Plus she has a unique sex appeal that has given her a different identity altogether. Last but not the least, Kangana has a very fine bone structure making her face a photographer's delight," said the director laughingly adding "My nickname for Kangana is chameleon."

Talking about 'Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai', "I distinctly remember her walking into my office with a complete bound folder of each and every look she planned to have in the film. And she was spot-on. What's more, Kangana is deceptively professional. She'll party hard with all the crew but will be the first to report on set," recalled Luthria.

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, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Penelope Wilton as a group of British retirees staying in an ancient retirement hotel in India run by Sonny played by Dev Patel.

Tena Desae, the pretty Indian model turned actor adds the Indian flavor to the film as the beautiful Sunaina, with Whom Sonny is madly in Love with..

Fresh from the positive reviews that the film has generated, Tena is ecstatic as she says, "I was so edgy prior to the release, because this film was going to be seen all over the world. While I had experienced the excitement of working with an ensemble cast, seeing myself on the big screen was going to be a totally different affair! And I must say, the initial reactions have really made me happy."

As the young actress is excited with her debut international film, ask her how she's dealing with comparisons being made to Freida Pinto and she says, "We both may have started the same way, but obviously we are different individuals and will chart our film journeys in our own ways. Honestly speaking, the comparisons with Freida don't really rattle me. I was almost prepared that this will happen!"

And now that Tena will be flooded with film offers, does it mean bye-bye to modeling?

"Why should I have to say bye to one thing to do another? I can do lots of things at one time and as much as I love to do films, I'd love to do ads as well!," said the gorgeous belle of her desire to continue modelling while she acts.

'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 it," said Sundar C about the two leading ladies who were seen with an extra dosage of glamour.

Initially titled 'Masala Cafe', the film was rechristened as 'Kalakalappu' before its release worldwide. Following the stupendous response, the producers of the film have decided to go ahead with a sequel with exactly the same team.

Sundar C is currently busy filming Madha Gadha Raja with Vishal and Karthika and would turn his attention to the Kalalalappu II once this project is wrapped up.

Shooting for Kalakalappu 2 is scheduled to begin in October and Sundar C is expected to return with exactly the same team with Vimal, Shiva, Santhanam, Anjali and Oviya reprising their roles.

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 recent release 'Vithagan (2011)' opposite R. Parthiban.

The actor who recently made it to headlines for her steamy liplock with co-star Allari Naresh in 'Seema Tapakai (2011)' is now back in news again. This time its for a new project that she has been signed up opposite ‘Mouna Guru’ fame Arulnidhi in the lead. The yet to be titled film will be directed by Ganesh Vinayak, who was to direct Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal.

The rest of the cast and the crew for this project is yet to be finalized and an official announcement can be expected later this month.

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 for the disappointment that this delayed release of 'Eega' AKA 'Naan Ee' may cause.

The bilingual stars Nani and Samantha in the leading roles also has Santhanam, Crazy Mohan and Sudeep in supporting roles. Senthil Kumar has wielded the camera and Keeravani has composed the tunes for the film.

The film's CGI works are still in progress and the final release date of the film is expected to be announced soon.

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,