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Superstar Rajini’s upcoming film title has been changed as Hara to suit the character that Rajini is playing in the film. Directed by Soundarya Rajini will be portraying the outline of Lord Krishna. For this Soundarya is taking atmost care and has changed the appearance and gestures of Rajinikanth. In Hara we can even see Rajini’s stylish mannerism too. The film will be reaching the audience in 12 languages. This seems to be much more positive sign for the film as every one gets a chance to watch our Superstar Rajinikanth’s. The film is likely to be produced by Ochre Studios and Gemini Film Circuit jointly.
'Haraamkhor' team ecstatic over India premiere
After garnering plaudits on the international circuit, the team of "Haraamkhor" is all set to bring the cinematic pursuit of love to India with its premiere at the 17th edition of Jio MAMI Mumbai Film Festival. The film's team is thrilled. Actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui, who bagged the Best Actor award at the New York Indian Film Festival (NYIFF) for "Haraamkhor" earlier this year, is extremely excited as he says the role holds a special place in his life. “Some of the roles are extremely special to me, the one in 'Haraamkhor' is unconventional and the announcement about the film, being part of MAMI, gives me this extreme pleasure,” Nawazuddin said in a statement. “Haraamkhor” will be screened at the film gala, which will start on October 29, under the India Gold category. The film, which is also known as “The Wretched”, has travelled to seven film festivals, including the 13th annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA). Producer Guneet Monga said the premiere will end the wait to showcase the film on home ground. "We've been waiting for long now to know how the audience here in India will respond, after receiving such warm acknowledgments in international festivals, we look forward, and really what better a platform than MAMI," Monga said. The film, which also features “Masaan” fame star Shweta Tripathi, is an innocent and emotionally driven story about a 15-year-old girl's infatuation for her 35-year-old school teacher. It is an anecdote to the journey of three wretched souls in pursuit of love. The film will soon be released in India.
The harassing king
The super Hit Tamil film with Vadivelu in the lead is being dubbed into Telugu as 'Himsinche Raju Pulakesh 23' by NV Prasad and Paras Jain on the banner of Mega Super Good Films. Presenter of the film RB Choudary says, 'People hate that king every time. He used to harass the people all the times. He finds mistakes in each and everything. However, that king transformers and starts doing good for the people and gets back compliments from the people. How it became possible has to be watched on the screen. The film became a big hit with Vadivelu playing a dual role. Huge sets and songs are the highlights of the movie. Presently DTS works are in progress. We are planning to release the film by the end of July.' Nazar, Izhavarasu, Monica, Manorama, Venniradai Nirmala, Tejasri, Nagesh, Sriman and others are in the cast. Sri Ramakrishna is scripting dialogues while Suddala Ashok Teja, Bhuvanachandra, Vanamali and Kulasekhar penned lyrics. Sabesh and Murali jointly scored music for the movie.
Boko Haram offers to swap kidnapped girls for detainees
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria's Boko Haram extremists are offering to free more than 200 young women and girls kidnapped from a boarding school in the town of Chibok in exchange for the release of militant leaders held by the government, a human rights activist has told The Associated Press. The activist said Boko Haram's current offer is limited to the girls from the school in northeastern Nigeria whose mass abduction in April 2014 ignited worldwide outrage and a campaign to "Bring Back Our Girls" that stretched to the White House. The new initiative reopens an offer made last year to the government of former President Goodluck Jonathan to release the 219 students in exchange for 16 Boko Haram detainees, the activist said. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters on this sensitive issue. Fred Eno, an apolitical Nigerian who has been negotiating with Boko Haram for more than a year, told the AP that "another window of opportunity opened" in the last few days, though he could not discuss details. He said the recent slew of Boko Haram bloodletting -- some 350 people killed in the past nine days -- is consistent with past ratcheting up of violence as the militants seek a stronger negotiating position. Presidential adviser Femi Adesina said on Saturday that Nigeria's government "will not be averse" to talks with Boko Haram. "Most wars, however furious or vicious, often end around the negotiation table," he said. Eno said the 5-week-old administration of President Muhammadu Buhari offers "a clean slate" to bring the militants back to negotiations that had become poisoned by the different security agencies and their advice to Jonathan. Two months of talks last year led government representatives and Eno to travel in September to a northeastern town where the prisoner exchange was to take place, only to be stymied by the Department for State Service intelligence agency, the activist said. At the last minute, the agency said it was holding only four of the militants sought by Boko Haram, the activist said. It is not known how many Boko Haram suspects are detained by Nigeria's intelligence agency, whose chief Buhari fired last week. The activist said the agency continues to hold suspects illegally because it does not have enough evidence for a conviction, and any court would free them. Nigerian law requires charges be brought after 48 hours. Thousands of suspects have died in custody, and some detainees wanted by Boko Haram may be among them. Amnesty International alleges that 8,000 detainees have died in military custody -- some have been shot, some have died from untreated injuries due to torture, and some have died from starvation and other harsh treatment. In May, about 300 women, girls and children being held captive by Boko Haram were rescued by Nigeria's military, but none were from Chibok. It is believed that the militants view the Chibok girls as a last-resort bargaining chip. In that infamous abduction, 274 mostly Christian girls preparing to write science exams were seized from the school by Islamic militants in the early hours of April 15, 2014. Dozens escaped on their own in the first few days, but 219 remain missing. Boko Haram has not shown them since a May 2014 video in which its leader, Abubakar Shekau warned: "You won't see the girls again unless you release our brothers you have captured." In the video, nearly 100 of the girls, who have been identified by their parents, were shown wearing Islamic hijab and reciting the Quran. One of them said they had converted to Islam. International indignation at Nigeria's failure to rescue the girls was joined by U.S. first lady Michelle Obama. In a radio address in May 2014, she said she and President Barack Obama are "outraged and heartbroken" over the abduction. There have been unconfirmed reports that some of the girls have been taken to neighboring countries, and that some have been radicalized and trained as fighters. At least three were reported to have died -- one from dysentery, one from malaria and one from a snake bite. Last year, Shekau said the girls were an "old story," and that he had married them off to his fighters. Lawan Zanna, whose daughter is among the captives, said this week that 14 Chibok parents have died since the mass kidnapping, many from stress-related illnesses blamed on the ordeal. Some of the Chibok girls who managed to escape have been rejected by their community and now live with family friends, tired of hearing taunts like "Boko Haram wives." The assumption that all girls and women held by the group have been raped is a difficult stigma to overcome in Nigeria's highly religious and conservative society. Shekau had threatened in 2013 to kidnap women and girls if Nigeria's military did not release detained Boko Haram wives and children. The government freed them in May of that year as a goodwill gesture ahead of failed peace talks. Boko Haram has kidnapped hundreds more -- girls, boys, women and young men. Some have become sex slaves, while others are used as fighters, according to former captives. Nigerian opinion on negotiating with the extremists is mixed. Some say the group's crimes are too heinous to be forgiven: The 6-year-old Islamic uprising has killed more than 13,000 people and forced about 1.5 million from their homes. "A lot of people take a hard-line stance that you must never negotiate with a terrorist," said Sen. Chris Anyanwu. She called it a "very complex" issue, balancing the lives of more than 200 girls against the dangers of freeing extremists. The militants last year seized a large swath of northeast Nigeria and declared an Islamic caliphate. Nigeria and its neighbors deployed a multinational army that forced them out of towns and villages this year, but the bloodshed has risen at a fierce rate since Buhari's May 29 inauguration amid pledges to crush the insurgency. Eno said that as the president pursues a necessary military solution, he hopes Buhari also understands the need for negotiation. He said the latest opportunity comes through respected Islamic scholars and Muslim elders who were ignored by Jonathan's people but now have taken dangerous and courageous steps to engage the insurgents.
Samantha harassed by fans in Madurai
Actress Samantha who has been to Madurai yesterday to inaugurate a beauty care firm, has reportedly been harrassed by a huge crowd of fans who gathered there. The organisers have advertised about the event and hence thousands of fans have crowded the spot like bees.Some fans who were so obsessed with the Theri actress, have punctured the tyres of her car, to make her stay there for some more time.As per the reports, the police has brought the situation under control and made the actress leave the venue safely.
Rajini’s Hara goes for a title change
Super star Rajinikanth’s first animated film produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth has under gone a title change for three times. Initially it was titled as ‘Sultan the Warrior’ and later it has been changed to ‘Hara’. Now as per the snoopy sources it is heard that ‘Hara’ has been renamed as ‘Rana’. But as of now nothing has been announced officially by the filmmakers. Right now the film is under the heels of completion. Director K.S Ravikumar is going to direct the scenes, where line portions appear. It is also heard that Trisha is going to act in few scenes as asked by the director. Rajini is going to share the screen space with ‘Anjathey’ fame Vijayalakshmi. Prakash Raj and Rahul Dev are playing important roles in the film. A R Rahman composed five songs for this animated film. The song sequences will be handled by K S Ravikumar himself.