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Sakthi in Baazigar remake
Sakthi, son of veteran director P Vasu, will play the lead role in the Tamil remake of Hindi hit 'Baazigar'. Noted director P Vasu has obtained the Tamil remake rights of 'Baazigar' directed by Abbas Mastan. Starring Shahrukh Khan, Kajol and Shilpa Shetty in lead roles, the movie
Jeeva and Thillana Mohanambal connection
Jeeva will play the lead role in a movie named after a popular song from Sivaji Ganesan's 'Thillana Mohanambal'. Titled 'Marainthirunthu Parkkum Marmam Enna', the movie is directed by a debutant Ahmed. He hopes to make the movie more stylish and as hi-tech. Music will be by Yuvan
Suhasini in Ajith's Aegan
Actress Suhasini Mani Rathnam plays Ajith's mother in 'Aegan'. The movie, directed by choreographer Raju Sundaram is an action-packed entertainer shot in Hong Kong and Malaysia. Yesteryear heroine Suhasini Mani Rathnam plays Ajith's step mother in the movie. According to Raju Sun
Doing things differently is Parthiban
Parthiban, who is playing a prominent role in Selvaraghavan's 'Ayirathil Oruvan', is simultaneously gearing up for 'Vithagan', a film in which he would do the lead role besides directing it. Parthiban says, 'Present-day youth need something different. And we can taste success onl
Mozhi goes to Bollywood
Director Radha Mohan's 'Mozhi' which featured on the life of a deaf and a dumb girl and a music man, will be remade in Bollywood. Radaan Movies in association with UTV is keen on doing the Hindi venture. 'Mozhi' featured Jyothika, Prithviraj and Prakash Raj in the lead role. It w
Ghajini will hit the screens from October
Actor Aamir Khan, who is recovering from an injury, will soon resume shooting for Hindi remake of 'Ghajini'. 'We hope to launch the film by October,' director A R Murugadas said. With A R Rahman scoring music for the remake, the director, who originally planned to have just one m
Vijay on vacation to US
Actor Vijay is off to California along with his family members. Vijay, whose 'Kuruvi' released recently, is off to spend his summer vacation in the United States. He is expected to return to Chennai on 6 June. It is said that the star brand ambassador of the Chennai Super Kings c
A.R.Rahman adds more sweetness to the 'Sugar Cube'
There is no need to dig up the history and try to explain how the songs composed by A.R.Rahman in a lot of movies have went on to become youth anthems and how the expectations about a film increase and also add pages to its publicity when the news break out loose that the Mozart
Prithvirajs London romance
Young star Prithviraj seems to be a director's delight, as we are witnessing more and more directors repeating him, in their movies. Be it the case of M Padmakumar, Bibin Prabhakar or seniors like Shafi or Renjith who is again doing a film with him in 'Thirakkatha' all the direct
Rare honor for Rahman
Acclaimed music composer A R Rahman will be presented with a life time achievement award by International Indian Film Academy (IIFA). The award would be presented to Rahman on 6 June at a grand function to be held at Bangkok. The award is being presented to Rahman for his immense
Destination Malaysia for Tamil directors
Tamil film directors have developed a romance for Malaysia. Ajith's 'Billa', Vijay's 'Kuruvi' among several films have been shot in Malaysia. Joining the list is AVM Productions' 'Ayan'. The movie starring Surya and Tamanna is being shot in Malaysia. Directed by K V Anand, the mo
'Kuselan' - Rajinikanth, always fresh and fascinating
The movie 'Kuselan' has not only the superstar playing a movie star in it but also will be a visual delight for his die hard fans. Not that this film will have countless exotic locales to fill the eyes with colours but is that needed to create an impact when Rajnikanth himself wi
Rajinikanth met Sultan
Superstar Rajinikanth saw two things when he watched the trailer of the animated movie 'Sultan The Warrior'. For the first time he saw himself in a movie in which he did not act but still was able to enjoy Sultan as he is called in the film. He also saw the talent and potential o
Tamanna to play opposite NTR
Actress Tamanna has signed on to play a supporting role in Jr. NTR's upcoming film directed by VV Vinayak, starring alongside Trisha.
'Srirama Navami' with NTR as hero
Jr. NTR has signed 'Srirama Navami' with director Sri Vasu, despite industry sentiments regarding second-time directors.
Balakrishna as police officer in 'Sadhu'
Nandamuri Balakrishna is filming 'Sadhu' under Gunasekhar's direction, portraying a powerful police officer.
Meher Ramesh to direct Maheshbabu
After his current project 'Varudu', Mahesh Babu is expected to collaborate with director Meher Ramesh for his next film.
Rare honor for Rahman
A.R. Rahman will receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the IIFA in Bangkok for his global contributions to Indian film music.
'Kucheludu' - Rajinikanth, always fresh and fascinating
Rajinikanth's 'Kucheludu' promises a visual treat, featuring the superstar in 20 different get-ups and iconic character revivals.
'Gandhi My Father' does the Job in Cannes
All these years Anil Kapoor didn't bother to attend the Cannes Film Festival and when he did visit the most famous film festival this year, there was a purpose behind it. He was there as a producer of his maiden production venture 'Gandhi My Father' which although can't be termed