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Tamil actresses have not only gone to Tollywood but also have managed to notch up egregious success there. Sneha and Trisha are good examples. They are not only top heroines there but also are winning awards regularly. The two smart young actresses have been selected for the prestigious Nandhi Awards announced annually by the Andhra Pradesh State government. They won the award for the year 2005 announced on Saturday. While Trisha was selected for her stupendous performance in Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana, Sneha walked away with the honors for the movie Radha Gopalam. A thrilled Sneha was happy with the double whammy. 'I got the Kalaimamani award by the Tamilnadu government last year and now the Andhra Pradesh government has awarded me the coveted Nandhi award.' 'Radha Gopalam was hilarious as well as sensitive entertainer and it was a great experience shooting for the movie. I thank the entire unit involved in the making of Radha Gopalam for the award'. Trisha is also upbeat at winning the honour. She says, 'The award is a motivating factor for me to achieve more things. Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana has got me not just laurels but also fame and name in Andhra Pradesh'. Now the big test awaits them: That of living up to the new reputation.
Nandhini to try for a crime thriller soon!
After giving a comedy adventure ‘Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru’, director Nandini is going to try for a thriller subject for his next film. Even sources say that Nandini’s next project would be a crime thriller set in the background of village. The movie is all about a sequence of murders that take place in a village and how the case is solved. Famous actors will play the lead roles in this yet to be titled film. And the movie is also being to be produced by a popular production company and plans are going on to release the film by the end of 2010.
Nadhiya ready for the in-law challenge
'I am not averse to doing mother-in-law roles', says Nadhiya, who has been now flooded with such offers after her comeback. A yesteryear heroine Nadhiya bid bye to acting after her marriage. She made her comeback with M Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi playing Jayam Ravi's mother and followed it up with a pivotal role in Vishal's Thamirabarani. The actress now plays Sundar C's mother-in-law in Porukki. Produced and directed by Sakthi Chidambaram, the movie went to floors recently. Nadhiya says, 'After deciding to make a re-entry, I did not accept all the offers that came my way. I am very choosy. If I have a meaty role to play, I am ready to accept the offer'. On her role in Porukki, Nadhiya, 'It is a strong character that demands my best on the screen. I accepted the offer with glee'. Nadiya was one of the real top heroines in Tamil ever when she was at the top of her prowess.
Nandita turns director
Nandita Das, in many of her interviews has earlier expressed her desire to wield the megaphone, calling the shots. The actress who was the part of the cast in the latest Adoor film Naalu Pennungal in Malayalam seems to have studied much from the master director and is now giving serious thoughts about directing a film. According to the reports, her debut film as director, which is in Hindi, will start shooting in December this year. The actress, who is presently into location hunts for the film, has also confirmed the cast list though she hasn't made it official yet. It is learnt that she is very keen on casting Naseeruddin Shah and Paresh Rawal in her film. Though Nandita is reluctant to talk about the cast, Paresh Rawal confirmed that he is doing her film. Her film is all about family ties and relationships.
Nadhiya gets a dream role
The moment some one says the name of the actress Nadhiya Moidu, the roles that come in to the mind are the ones she portrayed in the films like 'Poovae Poochudava' in which she played the role of an youngster whose time to spend in this beautiful world is limited due a deadly disease, 'Chinna Thampi Periya Thampi' in which we saw her with Prabhu presenting one of the best screen couple ever, and highly popular 'Uyire Unakkaga' with Mohan. Years have passed and still we see the same charm in her acting when we see her in the roles of mothers to heroes and heroines of the present generation. In the new film 'Pattalam' Nadhiya plays the role of a school correspondent and psychiatrist who is very close to 9 school going youngsters who are having a blast enjoying their teenage years without any commitments to burden them. The director in charge is a new person called Roshan Kumar who is a former assistant to hit makers Priyadarshan and Santosh Sivan and also has got a national award for a short film 'Paramapadham'. Linguswamy is producing the new film under the banner of Tirupathi Brothers. The actress is very upbeat about this role and considers it as a kind of character that does not come often. Well if that is the case, some exceptional performance can be expected from Nadhiya.
Nandita's debut movie
One of the most critically acclaimed actresses of our times, Nandita Das has completed her debut feature film as a director- 'Firaaq... In Such Times'. The movie which features seasoned actors like Shahana Goswami, Naseeruddin Shah, Raghuvir Yadav, Paresh Rawal, Deepti Naval and Tisca Arora, tells a plot about how violence affects people's lives. The movie cinematographed by one of her colleagues Ravi K Chandran, is edited by Sreekar prasad. The music composer of this move is Rajat Dholakia. 'Nanditha is more interested to sent her ' non-formula film'', a collection of five different stories, to festivals since her film is all about violence in lives. The actress who felt much consumed with her debut film feels that she will not be able to direct another in the near future. She claims that the language used in her movie is conversational, meaning free use of Hindi, English and Urdu. Nandhitha herself has scripted the movie with collaboration from Suchi Kothari, one of her friends who live in Auckland. The actress who is more known for her powerful performances in 'Fire', 'Bawander', 'Punaradhivaasanm', 'Kannaki', 'Diveree', '1947 Earth', 'Maati Maay', 'Azhagi' and 'Kannathil Muthamittal' but distanced herself completely from acting in her first directorial venture.