Genelia speaks in Tamil

Genelia speaks in Tamil



The beauty of Tamil is that anyone coming to Tamil Nadu would love to learn the language and speak it on their own. The latest to join the list is Genelia D’Souza, the chirpy heroine of Kollywood.
Recently, the actress, who has been roped in to endorse a top brand, dubbed in Tamil for a commercial. And the ‘Santosh Subramaniam’ and ‘Uthamaputhiran’ girl is so excited and happy about it.
“I dubbed in Tamil for the first time for my ad,” she said and added: “I didn’t tell anyone for fear that it might not be perfect. But have got loads of compliments for it. Super… Happy….”
Genelia is currently sharing the screen space with Vijay in ‘Velayudham’, a film directed by ‘Jayam’ Raja, with whome she worked earlier in ‘Santosh Subramaniam’. She is playing the role of a television journalist in the action thriller.

Kajal Agarwal enters Bollywood

Kajal Agarwal enters Bollywood



Kajal Agarwal who is still establishing her charisma in south Indian films has now got one more domain to challenge. The beauty has been signed for the Hindi remake of ‘Singam’ in which she will play the romantic lead opposite Ajay Devgan.  It was said that Anushka who did the Tamil version, was being considered for the role.
Kajal has been waiting for a good offer to enter Bollywood for quite sometime. Earlier there was news of her entering Bollywood with the Hindi remake of her Telugu blockbuster ‘Magadheera ‘.
‘Singam’ is being remade in Hindi by Reliance Big Pictures with Ajay Devgan playing the tough cop. Prakash Raj will essay the same role he did in Tamil. It will be directed by Rohit Shetty of Golmaal series fame. The project will start rolling this month and release in July.

Poorna wants to be a complete actress

Poorna wants to be a complete actress



“Achieving stardom in a single film is not my aim. I am measuring my steps and would like to be appreciated as an actress who could do any kind of roles with ease,” says Poorna.
The ‘Muniyandi Vilangiyal Moondram Aandu’ girl, who was later seen in ‘Kandhakottai’ and ‘Drohi’, says, “I am young. So I am in no hurry. Slow and steady will always win the race. Wait and see.”
Eagerly expecting the release of ‘Aadu Puli’, in which she has acted opposite Aadhi, Poorna says, “Any single person can’t be blamed or credited behind the success or failure of a film. So I can’t be blamed for the flop show of my movies.”
On ‘Aadu Puli’, she says, “The film is full of energy. Adding to the script is performance by seasoned artistes like Prabhu and K R Vijaya among others. Aadhi is very co-operative. And my role gave me enough scope to perform.”

Two-crore demand!

Two-crore demand!



Chiranjeevi’s brother-in-law Allu Aravind has been accused of cheating a woman to the tune of 2 crores. According to Narra Jayalakshmi, she had approached Allu Aravind for an MP seat during the previous elections and he had demanded 2 crores per seat. On assurance that she will be given a seat to contest the polls, the lady reportedly sold all her properties in the Telangana region and handed over the money.
But, Jayalakshmi alleges that Allu Aravind failed to give her the MP ticket for contesting the polls and is also refusing to return her money. Since repeated requests yielded no results, the lady is planning to go on an indefinite strike.
It may be mentioned here that Allu Aravind is a very prominent person in the Praja Rajyam Party, run by Chiranjeevi.

New addition in Shankar's Nanban!

New addition in Shankar's Nanban!



Tamil remake of the blockbuster Three Idiots, directed by Shankar and titled Nanban, is already on he floors now what with the first schedule of the shooting just wrapped up in Ooty. Meanwhile, Shankar seems to be adding up to the cast list. Last heard, Raghava Lawrence will be a part of Nanban in a role that was earlier offered to Prasanna. Prasanna could not honor the offer as he is busy with his other commitments.
Originally adapted in Hindi from Chetan Bhagat’s bestselling novel, Five Point Someone, Nanban has Vijay, S J Suryaah, Jiiva and Srikanth playing prominent roles with Ileyana and Anuya playing the female leads.

100 Days of 'Mynaa'

100 Days of 'Mynaa'



‘Mynaa’ which was a harbinger of hope in 2010 has successfully completed 100 days. In a time when the average expected run of a film is not more than four weeks, a small film reaching a milestone is exhilarating.
When the spirits were low this small film lifted them up. Thanks to the foresightedness of Red Giant Movies that appreciatively adopted and aggressively promoted ‘Mynaa’.
‘Mynaa’ with remarkable screen play made great business apart from winning critical laurels. Director Prabhu Solomon justified all his pre-release talks with the brilliant product. Vidharth and Amala Paul became stars overnight. Even the supportive characters like Sethu and Susan George made incredible impact. The music of D. Imman and the cinematography of Sukumar created lasting impressions.
It’s inspiring and stimulating to see a movie of quality like ‘Mynaa’ is not let down by the Tamil audience. ‘Mynaa’ also rightfully secured a place in the Top 5 Movies list on IndiaGlitz.
Hats off to Tamil cinema fans!

‘Nanban’ songs in London

‘Nanban’ songs in London



Nothing can stop the run of ‘Nanban’ now. Shankar has completed the first schedule of shooting for the film in Ooty last week and next, he is flying to London with the music director Harris Jayaraj. 


Both are set to return only after composing all the four songs required for the film. Buzz says Harris has already delivered one of the five songs. That song is said to be the ‘All Iz Well’ version and it is also said that this number will be an adaptation of the Hindi original tuned by Shantanu Moitra.


All the other four songs will be original scores from Harris. Shankar has already worked magic with Harris Jayaraj in ‘Aanniyan’ before. Everyone hopes the music of ‘Nanban’ will also be as timeless as the concept of the film.