Ajith’s 'Mankatha' music on May 1

Not ready to disappoint Ajith fans who would not be able to see their Thala on screen in 'Mankatha' as planned on May 1, director Venkat Prabhu and his team are working to release the film's audio on the birthday of the Ultimate Star.

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Circles close to Venkat Prabhu told that the movie's music album, composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja, will be released on May 1 at a grand function in Chennai. "The film will hit the screens within the next few weeks of the audio release," they said.

"A couple of crucial scenes and songs have to be shot. Venkat Prabhu is currently working round the clock on ‘Mankatha’. So the film would sure see the light of the day in a couple of months," they said, adding all the nine songs composed for 'Mankatha' by Yuvan would top the charts.

Produced by Dhayanidhi Alagiri's Cloud Nine movies, 'Mankatha', Ajith 50th film, has Trisha, Arjun, Premji, Vaibhav, Lakshmi Rai and Anjali in lead roles.

Dhanush,Simbu clash!

It looks like it will be a direct clash between Dhanush and Silambarasan at the summer box-office.

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Sun Pictures the market leader is likely to release their Maapillai which has Dhanush and Hansika in the lead on April 8.A day later on April 9, Silambarasan's multi-starrer Vaanam distributed by Cloud Nine is scheduled to release.

As per trade sources Sun Pictures has blocked April 8 for Mapillai and May 6 for Engeyum Kathal, clearly giving both the films a decent gap of four weeks. Sun Network will aggressively promote both the films, which carry good reports.

Meanwhile producer Madan has said that his Vaanam, post-production work is going on in full swing, and the first copy should be ready by April first week. Says Madan: "We are on schedule and should release
Vaanam on April 9, a very good date if all goes well."

Vikram’s Deiva Magan changed as Deiva Thirumagan!

Vikram’s upcoming Tamil movie, which was tentatively titled Deiva Magan (DM), has been rechristened as Deiva Thirumagan. The makers of the film have finally zeroed in on the title after considering a few titles.

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Deiva Magan is the title of Sivaji Ganeshan’s yesteryear movie. Sivaji Prabhu, who is planning to launch his son, has decided to name the launch pad movie of his son as DM. So he has told Vikram that he wants that title, which made the actor to drop the title. Later, director AL Vijay renamed it as Pitha but another producer had already registered it.

Finally, after considering a few other titles, makers of the film are happy to title the movie as Deiva Thirumagan. They say that the title perfectly suits the story. However, the movie is releasing in April. The movie stars Vikram, Anushka and Amala Paul in the lead roles.

‘Kakka kakka’ hindi remake is nearing completion!

Nishikanth Kamat known for his unorthodox style of filmmaking turned global spotlights with his Marathi movie ‘Dombvili Fast’ that won several international awards. Later the film remade in Tamil as ‘Evano Oruvan’ marveled every set of audiences.

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In Bollywood, the filmmaker rose to epitome of success with ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ that was a classic showpiece revolving around 6 parallel tracks of stories interwoven through a series of bomb blasts.

Now the filmmaker is busy wrapping up with the Hindi remake of ‘Kakka kakka’ featuring John Abraham and Genelia D’ Souza in lead roles. Producer Vipul Shah has admitted that the plot from the Tamil version will remain the same while most of the scenes will be brand new savoring to the tastes of Hindi audiences

 

Selvaraghavan next project with Tollywood star Allu Arjun!

Selvaraghavan, who is quite busy with his project with Kamal Hassan, which also has Bollywood beauty Sonakshi Sinha in the lead, will be moving on to his next project with Tollywood star Allu Arjun.

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Allu Arjun, who was recently married to Sneha Reddy, is busy with the shooting of Badrinath alongside Tamanna and will be moving on to his next movie with Director Selvaraghavan.

It is for the first time that the two are coming together for a movie,. Allu Arjun with his romantic image, will be working under Director Selvaraghavan who has given some memorable romantic movies.

This untitled movie is said to be a fantasy flick with a budget of Rs 50 Crores. This film will be produced by Lagadapati Sridhar in the banner of Larsco Entertainments who gave good movies like Evadi Gola Vadidi, Style, Sneha Geetam in Telugu. The pre production of the movie is on and the shooting is most likely to go on floors by the end of this year.

who will be romancing Anushka in 'Ponniyin Selvan'?

Tollywood heartthrob Mahesh Babu is hitting the headlines often after associating himself with Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan'. The mega budget multi starrer flick is in the race with Rajinikanth's 'Rana' for letting out news frequently.

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Mahesh Babu is taking all possible efforts from going shirtless to consuming drugs, but the actor is said to have been irked by a decision made by Mani Ratnam. As per the reports Mani Ratnam has roped in Anushka for casting her as Mahesh Babu's pair.

Vijay's fans have raised voice against Mani's decision thereby forcing him to cast Anushka opposite to Vijay. This sudden decision change has not gone down well with Mahesh Babu it seems. A few unconfirmed sources mention that Mahesh Babu has gone for a quarrel with Mani Ratnam over the phone regarding this issue. Well, it will be finalized soon on who will be romancing Anushka in 'Ponniyin Selvan'.

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Asin’s new look for ‘Ready’

South Indian actress Asin extended her hand for luck in Bollywood and it was an overnight success with Aamir Khan’s ‘Ghajini’. But her other movie ‘London Dreams’ produced by Vipul Shah didn’t work out best results for her. The same producer had plans of casting her in couple of movies and was reportedly taken back by the results of LD.

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Thanks to Salman Khan as he rendered a great help for Asin to prove her adeptness through the movie ‘Ready’, a remake of Telugu movie with the same title. Asin has gone ahead making some changes in her looks with new hair style.

The major portions of the movie have been shot across Colombo, Mumbai and Thailand and are scheduled to hit screens on July 3.

Since the film has more prominence for Asin, the actress believes that she can make a big time in Bollywood with this movie.

Tsunami spoils Allu Arjun’s Sneha Reddy honeymoon plans

The recent tsunami havoc in Japan, triggering panic among many countries on the Pacific coast, has hit honeymoon plans of newlyweds Allu Arjun and Sneha Reddy.

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The celebrity couple had actually made plans of spending some quality time in Indonesia and a few other beaches around but with the tsunami alert, they decided to cancel their trip.

"Our chosen destination was Indonesia and the plan was then to move around the nearby exotic beaches but we had to drop it due to the tsunami alert," says Allu Arjun, who had kept 10 days aside for his honeymoon before joining the shooting for Badrinath from March 21. After the tsunami alert, the Indonesian islands reported high tidal waves.

The couple is now on an alternative plan. "We are planning to go to Europe for a couple of days but it all depends on getting the visa and other travel documents ready in a short notice. I`ll try my best to fly off with my wife to get to know each other better," he adds.

On a lighter note, the onscreen lover boy claimed to have been flooded with SMS from actresses and girlfriends after tying the knot. "Some of them sounded disappointed," he smiles. "But I can`t share those names with you."

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Suriya next three movies!

Suriya is on the verge of completing ‘7am Arivu’, directed by A R Murugadoss. Once he comes out of the project, the actor would keep himself busy with two other films- one to be directed by K V Anand and the other by Hari.

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“At present, I am committed to these three films only. Will sign other movies only one after one. Because quality is more important for me than quantity,” says Suriya, who is confident about all these three movies.

“Murugadoss’s hard work needs no introduction while K V Anand is known for making stylish commercial entertainers. Hari, needless to say, is a name to reckon with in mass movies,” the actor says.

“So I am happy to work with these three directors,” he adds. This is not the first time for Suriya to work with the above filmmakers, for he had done ‘Ghajini’ with Murugadoss, ‘Ayan’ with Anand and ‘Aaru’, ‘Vel’ and ‘Singam’ with Hari.

Is Trisha preganant?

Trisha has been making headlines all the time for the baselesss rumours that keeps spreading of her getting married to a businessman in Hyderabad.

Trisha cleared the air sometime before saying that she will keep the world informed if she is likely to get married. But the media has cooked up another news that are hitting the headlines that Trisha is preganant and hence not accepting any new projects.

Trisha said 'no' to few projects due to call sheet problems which cooked up this pregnant story. Gossip mongers assumed that Trisha is begetting a child without marriage and creating a revolution in film industry and hence she is taking leave being pregnant. Although this news is no believe sense in this gossip, it started spreading wild fire.

Trisha got irked because of this fake media reports during a recent interview and stopped the interview obeying her mother's orders.

Namitha decided to try her luck in business!

As like many of her contemporaries Namitha has also decided to try her luck in business ventures. The glam-doll has set-up a real estate business in her home state Gujarat. According to sources, she began the new business venture on the Women’s Day this year.

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Namitha also has plans to start a similar business venture in Tamil Nadu very soon. The actress, it is said, will be concentrating in her business and her acting projects simultaneously.

Divya Spandana quitting films!

 

Divya Spandana the girl who made her mark in Tamil film industry with a remarkable performance in ‘Polladhavan’ opposite Dhanush has called it quits with the industry. The actress is believed to have twittered her decision, because she thinks her fans need to know her decisions first!

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But why did Divya not think about her fans disappointment when they read about her sudden quitting films? 

The actress who was not available for comment tweeted in the name of Divya Spandana, her maiden name. All the actress said on twitter was “I am saying good bye to acting. I have no strength left.”  Divya has created a space for herself in the Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films but there have also been some unpleasant experiences the actress has had to face. 

On her signing off from films now there are reports that the actress had a tiff with the producer of her upcoming film 'Dandam Dashagunam', the Kannada remake of ‘Khakka Khakka’. There are also other stories revolving around that Ms. Spandana might get married. But since the lady in question is not available for comment nothing has been confirmed yet.

Divya has always been known for being very frank and straight forward by her close circle. So Divya, the best you could do for your fans right now might be to just come out make an open statement so that the grill mills can stop churning untrue stories.

Do post in your comments regarding what you feel about Divya quitting the film front and whether you would like to see her back again!

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Hansika Motwani’s sweetest friend?

Hansika Motwani has found a new friend and she is all smiles about it. “He is the sweetest friend I have ever had,” says the actress on Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay, with whom she is sharing the screen space in ‘Velayudham’.

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“We are having a great time on the sets of ‘Velayudham’ directed by ‘Jayam’ Raja. Vijay is very co-operative and so down-to-earth,” says the actress, who is expecting three big releases in Kollywood.

Apart from ‘Velayudham’, her forthcoming movies in Tamil include the Dhanush-starrer ‘Maappillai’ and ‘Jayam’ Ravi-starrer ‘Engeyum Kadhal’ (both to be released by market leader Sun Pictures).

“It is not easy for a budding actress to bag three meaty offers even before her first release. In that case, I consider myself very lucky,” says the chirpy girl, who is a name to reckon with in Tollywood and Bollywood.

Rajini’s special gift!

Superstar Rajinikanth's hospitality needs no introduction. The top actor would always give his guests special treatment, perhaps having in mind the popular adage 'Athithi Devo Bhava...'

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Of late, we hear that the Superstar is gifting those visiting his house a small figurine of him, with the words 'Un Vaazhkai Un Kaiyyil' (a dialogue from 'Baadsha') craved on it.

"Also, he would give a figurine of his ‘Rajathi Raja’ still to children and youngsters visiting him. The gifts Rajini give would differ, based on the age and nature of the visitors. But they would no doubt inspire him in some way or the other," sources close to the 'Thalaivar' say.

Kajal Agarwal will not be part of the film!

There were reports that reigning Tamil-Telugu actress Kajal Agarwal is likely to be the lead lady in actor Simbu's Tamil remake of Salman Khan’s super hit Dabangg. But the makers of the Tamil version made it clear that Kajal Agarwal will not be part of the film.

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Apparently, they are looking for a top heroine from Bollywood and efforts are on to make Sonam Kapoor sign on the dotted line. Notably, the original heroine Sonakshi Sinha refused the role in Tamil remake.

There were also stories that Katrina Kaif might do the film, since she has already worked in some South Indian films. Dabangg is being remade in Telugu as well with Pawan Kalyan in the lead.

Trisha replaced Asin !

ldppeIijidiTrisha has more reasons to smile.

In her long standing running feud with Asin, she has won a major battle. She has replaced Asin in Fairever fairness cream ad.

 

Fairever is one of the most successful fairness creams in the country.

Asin and Fairever go back a long time, it was Asin's first major ad she did after becoming a movie star.

A brand manager said: "Asin was face of Fairever for the last so many years. Her relationship with CavinKare the maker was special, and was their longest ever brand ambassador. I don't know what went wrong, and has come as a surprise when Trisha shot the Fairever ad campaign."

Last week Trisha shot the ad with ace photographer Venket Ram in Chennai.

Prithviraj ready for marriage!

Prithviraj Has the handsome hunk of Malayalam cinema Prithviraj finally found true love? Is he getting married and settling down after the release of his magnum opus Urumi ?

Prithviraj the man who would be the king after M & M's (Mammootty & Mohanlal) period gets over, and whose name has been linked to some of the most beautiful leading ladies has fallen in love with a Mumbai based television news journalist!!

Raju as he is called at home is a very private person and had kept the affair under the wraps from the media glare all these months. Almost every weekend he used to fly in to Mumbai to meet his lady love.

Prithvi who at best of times had a "love hate" relationship with the media, is supposed to have been totally floored by this lady, a brilliant TV reporter. He met her more than a year back when she was reporting for a famous English news channel on south cinema.

As per our impeccable sources, what attracted the most "eligible bachelor in Kerala" to this news television reporter was her "intellect and she had a lot in common with the star". Prithviraj's family especially his mother Mallika Sukumaran has no objection to her son marrying the smart young journalist as she is a Malayalee Menon girl!

Our sources have indicated that Prithviraj will most likely have a "very private wedding" in April 2011, attended by a few of his close friends and family.

Later he will hold a big reception in his home town of Thiruvananthapuram for industry people and his legion of fans.

Asin rejects Rajini’s Rana!

When acting along with Rajini is a dream of all happening actresses in the country today, Asin had rejected an offer to play opposite Rajini in ‘Raana’.

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In ‘Raana’ Rajini play triple roles and appears in there get ups of different generations. While the older warrior Rajini will have Rekha, the youthful Rajini will have Deepika opposite the super star.

To co-star opposite the middle aged Rajini, Asin was approached and she is said to have rejected the offer. Sources say the creative team of ‘Raana’ wanted a girl with a distinctly Indian look and who would click with the South audience well.

After Asin refused the role, no time was wasted in trying to convince her. The team went ahead and signed Vidya Balan.

Sources say the characters of the first two Rajni are full fledged while the third youthful Rajini will be a special cameo.

So did Asin miss a chance of her life time?

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