Thursday, 20 September 2012

'Viswaroopam' uses Aura 3D audio format

Kamal Haasan is always ahead of the times. And proving this now is his forthcoming film 'Viswaroopam'. This magnum opus of the 'Ulaga Nayagan' will be equipped with Auro 3D, for the first time in India. A unique format, Auro 3D will enhance the experience of watching a movie to a new level, it is said. Also, it is learnt that George Lucas' 'Red...

'Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom' postponed

The film raised curiosity thanks to its innovative publicity techniques. When everyone was expecting that 'Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom' would hit the screens this Friday (September 21), the news has come in that it has been postponed. A press statement from the movie's producers has officially conveyed the postponement decision, without mentioning...

Vijay's Thupaki is getting ready to fire!

The final song shoot for Thupaki is going on in Mumbai currently. The crew will be back by 21st September after which the finalization of the movie title could be expected. The social media is now filled with pictures from the shooting spot, D.Y.Patil stadium, Mumbai. The song composition works are carried out...

Waiting for Power Start to return!

As we already know, Dr.Srinivasan, the Power star was recently arrested and he is now in Puzhal prison. This imprisonment has delayed the shooting works of his next film, "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya" (KLTA). In this movie, he plays a key role along with Santhanam. Santhanam is now waiting for Power Star to return back. In addition to this, a special...

Dhanush unwell, but shoots sans break

Dhanush - This Kolaveri boy is tied up with three films currently. Sources say that the actor was unwell since past few days. In spite of this, he has not stopped the works and has been available for the shoot. He didn't want anyone to face any kind of loss or harm because of him. Doctors have advised him to be at rest for few days and that he has...

Sridevi in Big B's KBC - 6

Sridevi is being admired by a large number of her loving fans especially after her reentry through "English Vinglish". She even got a standing ovation during the screening of this film at the Toronto film festival recently. She is now being compared with the legendary Meryl Streep. As a major part of the movie promotion, she is now going to join...

Busy schedule of Jayam Ravi

Actor Jayam Ravi is completely busy with all his upcoming movies. The audio launch of his movie, 'Aadhi Bhagavan' is expected shortly and now he is tied up with two other movies - 'Nimirnthu Nil' by Samuthirakani and 'Boologam' by Kalyana Krishnan. He was in a risky stunt sequence shoot last night near Redhills, Chennai. After M.Kumaran, Jayam Ravi...

Wednesday, 19 September 2012

Maatraan preparations - In full swing!!

After the successful completion of visual effects and final editing works, KV Anand has screened the movie in front of few people who do not belong to Maatraan crew. And he has also got a very supportive and encouraging feedback from them. The background score for Maatraan is going on and it is being done by Harris Jayaraj. Music composition...

Mani Rathnam's Kadal travels to Telugu

As we all know, director Mani Rathnam is busy working for his next movie "Kadal". He has used the new generation actors for this movie. This includes Karthik's son, Gautham and Radha's younger daughter, Thulasi. Craze for Mani Rathnam is never down among the people and his upcoming movie, "Kadal" is to be dubbed in Telugu in the name "Kadali". The...

Thaandavam to rock the screens in US

The most awaited 'Thaandavam' directed by Vijay is to be released in USA by Prime media. This is going to be on 28th September 2012. Thaandavam is an action thriller with a main touch of revenge in the story. Vikram is visually challenged in the movie and he navigates with the technique called Echolation. Nevertheless his visual challenge, there...

Spectacular welcome for Neethaane Ene Ponvasantham audio

Gautham Vasudev Menon's Neethaane En Ponvasantham (NEP) is the most sensitive talk among the people right now. People are dumbstruck with the audio launch of NEP which is purely an Ilayaraja's composition. The audio launch was telecasted in Jaya TV which received a huge response from the audience. The entire evening celebration was dedicated to...

'Paagan' to be remade in Hindi

A couple of Bollywood producers, who had watched Srikanth starrer 'Paagan' recently, were impressed by the film and expressed interest to remake the movie in Hindi. "They are happy with the content and the way a nice message has been conveyed. I have asked director Aslam to direct the movie in Hindi too, but with a different cast and crew," says...

'Singam 2' ready to roar on floors

Now that Suriya is free from 'Maattrraan', which demanded huge work from him since it is about conjoined twins, the actor is ready to his commence his next. As announced earlier, his immediate project will be 'Singam 2', a sequel to his earlier hit 'Singam'. Hari himself will wield the megaphone, with Anushka as the leading lady. But there is...

Ameer to direct Vijay?

Looks like Vijay has decided to work with some of the top directors of Tamil cinema. The actor, who is currently busy wrapping up 'Thupaki' with A R Murugadoss, will soon start working with director Vijay for a yet-to-be-titled film. After that, the 'Ilayathalapathi' is expected to do a movie with Ameer. With flicks such as 'Mounam Pesiyadhe',...

proof for Thala Ajith's kind nature

Ultimate star Thala Ajith always proves himself not just as an impeccable actor but also as a kind and gentle human being. Singer Krish was recently travelling in an aircraft and it had to land on Penang, Malaysia all of a sudden. This was completely an unexpected encounter. At this time, only two of his friends contacted him to inquire about the...

Vazhakku En 18/9 in Oscar nomination list

It is a great pleasure for Tamilians to know that the list of movies nominated for Oscar includes two films from the Tamil industry. 7am Arivu directed by AR Murugadoss and Vazhakku En 18/9 directed by Balaji Sakthivel are nominated from Kollywood. The film federation of India (FFI) has chosen ten other movies from various Indian languages - Hindi,...

Sunday, 16 September 2012

Hansika denies being in love with Simbu!

With back-to-back projects with STR aka Simbu and with both of them being 'single' rumors seem to have cropped up about STR and Hansika dating each other and the actor reportedly being head over heels for her. It was said that he threw a birthday bash for her spending Rs 5 lakh and celebrated it in style at the Filmistan Studios and having a helicopter...

Saturday, 15 September 2012

Shankar to launch Mahesh Babu in Bollywood?

Grapevine is abuzz that director Shankar, who has delivered nothing but blockbusters in his decade long career and enjoys pan Indian fans, will launch top notch Telugu actor Mahesh Babu in Hindi. Not just that, it's said that this will be the Hindi remake of I, since Hrithik Roshan couldn't accept Shankar's offer as he couldn't accommodate the...

'Thupaki' title case postponed again!

The title case of Vijay starrer 'Thupaki' has been pushed again! It has been postponed to September 17. Earlier, the makers of Kallathupaki had filed a case against Thupaki as they claimed the similarity in titles will mislead audience, their title was first registered and since Vijay is a popular figure people might be inclined to Thupaki more...

Tuesday, 11 September 2012

Samantha in Vijay - AL Vijay film?

Samantha might have lost two biggies, Kadal with Mani Ratnam and I with Shankar, but looks like Lady Luck has beamed bright at her for reports have it that she might be cast opposite Ilayathalapathy Vijay in his next with director AL Vijay. It was earlier said that AL Vijay was keen at casting Amala Paul opposite Vijay but that doesn't seem to have...

Arya, the globe-trotter

It was only a few weeks ago Arya returned to hometown Chennai from Georgia, where he was shooting for more than a month for Selvaraghavan's magnum opus 'Irandam Ulagam'. Now the actor is busy shooting for his film with Ajith, which is untitled yet. Soon, he will be leaving to Dubai and Switzerland to can a couple of songs for 'Settai'. A remake...

Ileana in trouble?

Looks like Ileana D'Cruz has earned the wrath of a section of  directors and producers in Tollywood. This is because the 'Nanban' actress did not turn up for promotional events of her recent Telugu films. Two of her Tollywood movies ('Julayi' with Allu Arjun and 'Devudu Chesina Manushulu' with Ravi Teja) hit the screens in the last few weeks,...

Sona with Mohanlal

Sona Heiden was not seen much in films after she took the avatar of a producer, with 'Kanimozhi' a couple of years years ago. And now, she is back. The actress-producer, who is an entrepreneur as well, is currently acting in a Malayalam movie titled 'Karmayodha', which has Mohanlal in the lead. It is being directed by Major Ravi. Remember the name...

It's Hansika no doubt

While fake profiles of celebrities are on a rise on social networking and microblogging sites, followers of Hansika Motwani on Twitter need not worry, as her account has been verified. The popular microblogging site has verified the account of Hansika and confirmed that it's the 'Velayudham' and 'Mappillai' actress who is using the account. This...

Anirudh to compose for Manmadhan 2?

With Simbu and Dhanush burying the hatchet, Dhanush's friend and relative Anirudh, the Kolaveri boy, is said to be working with Simbu! Rumors are rife that Anirudh will be composing the tunes for Simbu's sequel, Manmadhan 2. However nothing has been announced and the concerned weren't available for a comment. The tunes for Manmadhan were composed...

Ajith - Vishnu film's hush-hush Chennai shoot

Although it is known that Ajith - Vishnuvardhan's yet-to-be-titled venture's second schedule goes on floors in Mumbai on September mid not many know that the team shot in Chennai yesterday (September 7). The entire team shot at a posh building on the busy Old Mahabalipuram Road. In fact, this is the first time Nayantara is facing the camera...

AR Rahman, Ranbir Kapoor, Imitiaz team up again

AR Rahman's tunes for 'Rockstar' drew all the attention to the film even in the south and the film was nothing less than a blockbuster with some great music, performance and script. Now the buzz is that the team, AR Rahman, director Imitiaz Ali and Ranbir Kapoor might soon come together for a film, although not in the near future. Sajid Nadiadwala...

Dhanush: I'm blessed to work in Varanasi

Dhanush is known for the Shiva devotee in him. The actor is now visibly excited about working at Varanasi where he is shooting scenes for his forthcoming film 'Raanjhnaa' and what better a blessing than working at a spiritual place you believe in for your very debut. "My family members believe that a trip to Varanasi can never be planned and that...

G V Prakash goes 'Ugly'

G V Prakash Kumar, who has touched the 25th film mark in a short span ('Thaandavam' is his silver jubilee project), is going great guns in Bollywood too. After 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Joker', Anurag Kashyap, one of the leading filmmakers of Bollywood, has signed the young composer for his upcoming film, titled 'Ugly'. Says a happy Prakash, "It...

Taapsee all thrilled

Taapsee Pannu is in a state of thrill and happiness, as she is set to join the sets of Ajith's next film, which is being helmed by Vishnuvardhan. The actress will shoot for the film from September 10. "'Finally with all the costume trials and discussions it`s all set to start, one of the most awaited movie of the year. Vishnu sir looks thrilled,"...

Vijay-Vijay project to start in October

Director AL Vijay has completed 'Thaandavam' and is eagerly waiting for the film's release, on September 28. While actor Vijay is on the verge of finishing off 'Thupakki' with A R Murugadoss. Starting second week of October, the two are expected to kickstart their already announced project, which is touted as a complete commercial entertainer. Remember...

'Sillunu Oru Santhippu' fun single launch with Vimal & Oviya!

The single track launch event of 'Sillunu Oru Santhippu' is all set to take place on September 15 at the Loyola College in Chennai among young Chennaiites. Vimal and Oviya who play the lead roles will take part in the fun affair. The track that goes 'Busse Busse...' is crooned by Vijay Prakash and reflects on Bus Day that's usually celebrated...

Arya: Anushka is a tough cookie

Arya is back to Chennai after a long shoot in Georgia for Irandam Ulagam and the effervescent actor is all praises for his co-star Anushka. "She was the only woman among some 80 men in Georgia and she never ever complained, nor demanded for anything! Although the weather made it difficult for the guys, Anushka never had a problem", says Arya. He...

Powerstar replaces Nagesh in Thillu Mullu remake!

Powerstar Srinivasan who considers Superstar Rajinikanth as his only competitor (reportedly revealed by him in an interview), will now be seen in a pivotal role in a remake of Rajini starrer - Thillu Mullu. Buzz is that Powerstar will essay the role that Nagesh did in the original, that of an artist. Powerstar will be seen as a friend of Shiva's...

Vijay's intro & duet song shoot for 'Thupaki' at Mumbai

'Thupaki' shoot is all done but for two tracks. The team is now heading to Mumbai to shoot these two pending numbers, with this the shoot of the film will be entirely wrapped and the makers can ready it for a Diwali release. One of the songs is Vijay's introductory number and will be shot in the roads of Mumbai and see him as a encounter specialist...

Aadhi - Taapsee to shoot underwater for MM

Aadhi and Taapsee Pannu are coming together for bilingual 'Maranthein Manithen' (Gundello Godari) is no longer news. The final schedule is currently being canned in Hyderabad. The shoot is going to take place underwater using underwater camera and equipments. It's said a major portion of these flood scenes have already been shot but for the...

Vishal injured in the head at MGR shoot!

During the shoot of 'Madha Gaja Raja' aka MGR Vishal got hurt in the head during some fight sequences. Although nothing is serious, the actor has been advised complete rest for a couple of days. The action flick has a good dosage of comedy and sees Anjali and Vishal's close friend Varalakshmi Sarathkumar as the lead ladies. Recently some of the...

Karthi: From 'Alex Pandian' to 'Biriyani'

Now that the shoot of 'Alex Pandian' is almost over, Karthi Sivakumar is gearing up to start his next, 'Biriyani' to be directed by Venkat Prabhu. "Karthi is excited with the script narrated by Venkat Prabhu. It has loads of fun and energy, besides other interesting ingredients. On the whole, Biriyani will be a spicy flick," sources said. It is...

Jananathan is back

For S P Jananathan, quality matters the most than quantity. In his career spanning a decade, the director has churned out just three movies, but all of them were known for their striking impact. And after a long gap post 'Peraanmai', the filmmaker is now gearing up to start his next venture. "The delay is because Jananathan was busy researching...

'Thupaki' to become 'Saravedi'?

There are claims that those behind 'Thupaki' are so sure about releasing the movie on Deepavali day, despite a case pending in court, only because they have decided to change the movie's title. It is said that the film might be rechristened as 'Saravedi', not just because the new title too is apt to the movie's script, but also to reflect the festival...

Ajith's next to roll on November

Ajith is working sans any break ever since 'Mankatha' happened. The actor, immediately after the release of 'Billa 2', kept himself busy with his next, which is being helmed by Vishnuvardhan. Also, he has signed on the dotted lines for Vijaya Productions, for a film to be directed by Siva of 'Siruthai' fame. The fresh development about the project...

Rajinikanth appreciates Tamizh Padam remake

Superstar Rajinikanth has reportedly appreciated the remake of Tamizh Padam, Sudigaadu that released in Telugu recently with Allari Naresh as the lead. It's helmed by Bheemineni Srinivas. Only recently, Rajini was all praises for Tamil - Telugu bilingual Naan Ee and its villain Sudeep, whom he said was one of the best villains of all time. It's...

Sonam slaps Dhanush in public!

We're only referring to Dhanush's Bollywood debut 'Raanjhnaa'! The scene required Sonam to give a tight slap across Dhanush's face (both play students in the film) and apparently Dhanush gave a brilliant shot that they finalized on the very first shot and the audience applauded for the actors! The film is a romantic tale set in Varanasi and sees...

More on Dileepan - Anjali's Vathikuchi

Only this morning IndiaGlitz had reported some interesting tidbits on 'Vathikuchi' that director AR Murugadoss is producing with his brother Dileepan and Anjali in the lead roles. Now we have more on this front... The film is set in Chennai but is about the people living in the outskirts of Chennai who travel for more than 30 kms to reach Chennai...

Jayam Ravi in dual role in Nimirndhu Nil!

Jayam Ravi will be seen in a dual role in Nimirndhu Nil. It will see him as a 24 year old youngster and a 48 year old middle man in the film that tracks his life from the age of five.   Amala Paul will be seen as a youngster who has completed her under graduation and is searching for a job in Nimirndhu Nil. "Girls today have to lie a lot so...

Prabhu Deva to direct Salman Khan, again!

Things can't get better for Prabhu Deva in Bollywood. Reports have it that he will be helming his 'Wanted' actor Salman Khan aka Sallu Bhai, for the second time! The film will be produced by Tips and will go on floors towards the fag end of 2013. Only recently, IG reported that Prabhu Deva will be remaking Tamil blockbuster 'Ayan' in Hindi for...

'Maatraan' as 'Brothers' in Telugu! Suriya to dub in Telugu!

Suriya Sivakumar's biggie, 'Maatraan' was said to be releasing as 'Duplicate' in Telugu and now it's been rechristened and 'Brothers' is now the official title of the film. For the first time ever, Suriya will be dubbing for the Telugu version by himself! It's said Suriya is currently working on the pronunciation of Telugu words and dialogues...

'Thaandavam' in 900 screens

Come September 28, it is going to be a mega release for Vikram's 'Thaandavam', for its producers UTV Motion Pictures are planning to ensure that the film hits 900 screens. "The film is simultaneously releasing in Telugu as Siva Thaandavam. In Kerala, the Tamil version itself will hit nearly 60 screens," say sources. The promotional activities have...

Kushboo gifts Audi to Sundar

Kushboo has gifted a brand new Audi car to her husband Sundar C, for making a strong comeback as a director with 'Kalakalappu'. "This is my gift to Sundar as a wife and as a producer. Because, I am the producer of Kalakalappu and I did not give any remuneration to him for directing the film," says Kushboo with a smile. She adds: "I always love...

Ileana shifts focus

After Tollywood and Kollywood, the focus of Ileana D'Cruz is now on Bollywood. The 'Nanban' girl says her current priority is Hindi movies, but at the same without taking any break from the south. "Because it's the southern film industry which accepted, encouraged and supported me a lot, though I am from a totally different background," the actress...

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