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A mass song from Premgi



As part of the shoots of Settai, today a mass solo song is being shot in Binny Mills, Chennai. This song will feature Premgi with many other dancers and the actor is thrilled to be a part of the solo song.

A nice set has been created for this purpose and we can expect a nice enjoyable performance from Premgi. Kannan directs Settai which also stars established actors like Arya, Hansika, Anjali and comedy king Santhanam. Thaman scores for this flick. 

As we know, this is a remake of the cult Hindi adult comedy Delhi Belly.



Nayanthara aka Diana Mariam Kurien celebrated Christmas with her family in Dubai. She took a small break from the shooting schedules of her next Telugu movie with Nagarjuna to celebrate the festive occasion, replete with a grand family dinner.

Nayanthara was at her brother’s house along with her parents and she plans to reign in the New Year as well, in Dubai.

She has expressed her happiness and satisfaction on spending Christmas with her near and dear ones after a long time. 



Trisha was recently in Trivandrum, Kerala for a jewelry shop’s opening ceremony. Also present, was prominent politician Shashi Tharoor. It seems the two hit it off and were bonding over a nice chat. They also posed for the shutterbugs together.

Trisha has updated in her social networking page that she was truly charmed by the politician. She also felt that he was a classy politician who was eloquence personified.

Shashi Tharoor as we know is the Indian Minister of State for Human Resource Development and also a Member of Parliament from Trivandrum.

simbu and abirudh lend voices for album



For Madhura Sridhar's latest bilingual project titled 'Back Bench Student', which has Mahat Raghavendra and Pia Bajpai playing the leads, the music director of the film Sunil Kashyap has managed to successfully rope in two hot singers for the movie's soundtrack.

It is believed that the multi-talented Simbu has crooned a number for the film, and the title track will carry the voice of the Kolaveri fame Anirudh Ravichander. The film is being produced by Multi-Dimensions Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.





A Bala film is always a point of conversation in Kollywood circles and this time around too, the director has come up with something that`s different and riveting.
Paradesi, his next offering, is set in the 1940’s and is about the lives of a few tea estate workers in South India. Based on a novel, the film has Atharva in a very different avatar with a totally new haircut that was kept under wraps for a long time.
The posters show Dhansika and Vedhika in very different roles, a far cry from their glamour ridden films in the past.
The film’s music is already topping charts and GV Prakash is a happy man thanks to the appreciation, especially of the BGM.
The movie’s trailors show a hard hitting, gritty film which seems to be high on the reality quotient and promises to take viewers back in time.
With a different and catchy title telling its own tale, Paradesi is one film fans are eagerly awaiting for!

Mariyaan, Dhanush

Dhanush plays the title role of a fisherman in Mariyaan, which is fast progressing in Nagercoil now.
The film is written and directed by Vande Mataram fame Bharath Bala who makes his debut. AR Rahman scores the music, Parvathy Menon is the heroine and National Award winning actor Salim Kumar plays an important role.
Ravichandran is producing the film under the Aascar films banner. Dhanush plays a factory employee working in Namibia in the first half and he gets abducted by terrorists.
Mariyaan (Dhanush) is in love with Panimalar (Parvathy) and Salim Kumar plays her father Thommayya. Vinayak, a Malayalee guy, plays the villain and the cast includes Appukutty, Uma Riaz Khan and Jagan.
Camera is by DOP Marc Koninckx and editing is by Vivek.

Union Minister of State for Human Resources Development and Tiruvananthapuram MP, Shashi Tharoor met actress Trisha (exclusive pic) at a jewellery shop inauguration.
Trisha who had flown in to Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday, for the shop inauguration was happy to meet the noted writer and former diplomat.
Trisha tweeted – “A nice morning in Trivandrum with one of the most charming politicians I've met, Mr. Shashi Tharoor. He is class and eloquence personified. Charmed ”
Meanwhile Tharoor the hard-working and dynamic Thiruvananthapuram MP a film buff had earlier tweeted - “Any film buff who hasn’t seen Talaash should rush to catch it. Wonderful, brilliant, moving film, superb acting, smart script, taut direction.”



The release date of Mani Ratnam's latest offering 'Kadal' has been announced. The movie is slated for release on Febuary 1st, 2013. The film stars newcomers Gautham Karthik and Thulasi Nair with chart-topping music by A.R.Rahman and camera work handled by Rajiv Menon.

The same day will also see the release of Bejoy Nambiar's ambitious bilingual project 'David'. The film stars Vikram and Jiiva, both having character names as David, and the movie is about how their lives intertwine. The music of David is also tipped to be equally ambitious if not just ecclectic as nearly 12 different artists have contributed to the soundtrack. The audio release is expected to take place in the coming weeks.

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Happy Birthday Super Star The Boss.....


The distribution rights for Karthi's next film, Alex Pandian, have been sold for a whooping Rs.1.10 crore in Kerala. Reports have confirmed that Sayujyam films have bought the rights for the film and will be promoting Alex Pandian in Malayalam. The news confirms the producers plan of extending Karthi's popularity in Kerala. The film was originally planned to be dubbed into Malyalam, but the actor wasn't very comfortable with the language yet and so the plan was shelved.
Alex Pandian, which is being directed by Suraaj is set to release next Pongal and will have Karthi andAnushka playing the leads. Santhanam will also feature in the mass entertainer having already worked with Karthi and impressed in films like Siruthai and Saguni. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the music for the film, which will be released on the 12th of December, falling on Superstar Rajinikanth's birthday who played the original Alex Pandian. The film will be action-packed and will also feature a lot of comedy








KADAL TEASER



The show business is one where looks matter the most and film stars always go the extra mile to make sure that they look as alluring and glamorous as ever. This applies to both the genders and they don’t hesitate to even go under the knife to give that extra edge to their looks. At the end of the day, people pay money to see good looking stars on screen and stars realize that all too well.
As a result, even as they enter the 40s and 50s, stars make sure that their on-screen persona doesn’t show their actual age. Layers of makeup, dyes, wigs, surgeries, chemicals etc. give them what they desire. Younger stars aren’t lagging either as they know that their shelf life in the industry is small and they put in lot of effort and money to get that perfect look. Female stars in particular are under immense pressure to flaunt the perfect ‘hour glass’ structure as Indian film viewers rarely accept a de-glam heroine
Some stars take their on-screen looks to their real lives too and come dressed impeccably and with full makeup even for events and functions. Some others keep their career and personal life aside and come unassumingly without makeup for social events. 
But there is the rarest of rare film star who actually comes unassumingly on screen too. God has gifted him / her with such looks and charm that he / she can carry off even a de-glam look sans any makeup. I am talking about one such star who is actually part of the Tamil film industry. He is the Thala to millions of fans around the world and since his 50th film Mankatha, he has decided that he will accept his ageing rather gracefully. Yes, Ajith Kumar, it is.
He rocked his natural ‘salt and pepper’ look in Mankatha and his looks actually floored even young girls as his charm was such. He proved that he is an undisputed star even with all the grey hair on him. In his latest Billa 2, Ajith had to look young as the movie was a prequel and he had to dye his hair.
At the age of 41, he isn’t exactly old but he still feels that it would be apt if he plays his age. So, will the salt and pepper grey hair continue in future too? We aren’t yet aware of his role in his next Vishnuvardhan film but, we can obviously see a greater share of grey and white in his hair compared to his Mankatha days. And in future, the coverage of grey and white is only going to increase as even Thala can’t beat time.
With happening young girls like Tamannah set to be paired with Ajith in his future projects, I would love to see Ajith back to his dark hair days. His face has the same charm, his hair is voluminous, his smile is still sparkling and his manly edge is still enviable. There is so much incentive for him to mask his grey / white hair despite looking good in this avatar too.
When stars much older to him take every effort to carefully dye their hair and mask their signs of ageing, Ajith also has reason to follow suit as commercial cinema is a medium where the hero is expected to look young. Ajith himself will agree that a big mass hero like him can’t keep playing characters which feature him in his 40s like how Mankatha did. The unwritten rules of commercial cinema also result in younger and younger girls coming into cinema and being paired opposite big mass heroes and as a result the lead men also have a big obligation to look young.   
Ajith has generally been faulted for carrying some extra pounds which are a direct result of the numerous surgeries due to his racing misadventures. He himself has said that he feels bad when people talk disrespectfully about his weight issues. Still, the effort that he has put to pump iron and obtain the muscular and toned look for the Vishnuvardhan movie is truly applause worthy. This just shows that ‘impossible’ is just a word for Ajith and the effort that he invests in doing his action scenes without any double, is again humbling.
Now, all that remains is for him to get rid of the grey and white, a simple favor indeed. Thala, you are still just 41. It is actually the prime age for a mass hero like you to soar. When we see you with the gorgeous Tamannah in the upcoming commercial entertainer to be directed by Siva, we are sure it will be a splendid pair if you are back to your dashing ‘dark hair’ ways. And with the newfound muscular arms and toned body to add to your smashing face, we are sure you will be a killer.
This is just a humble request from an ardent cinema viewer who has been admiring you for over a decade.


GV Prakash in final stage of 'Anna Kodiyum Kodi Veeranum'

Music director GV Prakash is teaming with veteran director Bharathiraja for the first time. It is well-known that the young musician is scoring the music for Bharathiraja’s Anna Kodiyum Kodi Veeranum and the music buffs are looking forward to this album very eagerly because Bharathiraja has a penchant for good music and GV Prakash has the skills to meet his requirements.

Revealing about the progress of this album, GV Prakash said that he is working on the master copy indicating that he has reached the final stages and is on the verge of completing his work. Looks like the audio launch may happen anytime soon!

What next for Ajith after Vishnuvardhan & Siva projects?



Ajith recently suffered an injury on his leg while attempting a stunt on his own on the sets of the yet to be titled Vishnuvardhan project. Medicos have suggested that the actor undergo a surgery to fix the damage in the ligament of his leg.
But the actor who is on the verge of wrapping up duties for the Vishnuvardhan project has reportedly decided to postpone his surgery to a later period once he completes the project with Siva. Only after Ajith fulfills his responsibilities for both the projects will he go under the knife to repair the damage on his leg. This will mean that the actor will have enough time to recuperate from the surgery without having to jeopardize any ongoing project.




Gautham Vasudev Menon is gearing up for the release of Neethane En Ponvasantham later this month with a slew of interesting promos for the film. The director took some time off from his schedule to attend a Media conclave at a prestigious womens college in Chennai.
During the event, the floor was open to questions which was when an audience member stood up to ask the director when he would do a project with Ajith. The director responded by saying that he was waiting for Ajith to call him for a project and that he would immediately oblige to the actor’s request.



Kamal Haasan wanted a grand multi city audio launch for his ambitious project, Vishwaroopam to take place on November 7th, on his birthday. But the Neelam storm played a spoilsport. Later there have been many rumours about the audio launch happening on different dates.
It’s now official that the audio launch will happen in exactly the same way Kamal had planned, but on a different date. On December 7th, the entire team of Vishwaroopam will be flying to Madurai’s Velammal College Ground in the morning to launch their audio and to Hindustan College grounds, Coimbatore in the afternoon. In the evening a grand launch has been scheduled in Chennai and the venue will be disclosed very soon by the team.
The film has music by Shankar-Eshaan-Loy and Kamal Haasan has produced, directed and acted in the film. Recent newspaper ads have revealed that the film will hit the screens on January 11th, the weekend before Pongal.

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