Thaandavam Trailer from 3rd August !

Vikram's much awaited 2012 biggie 'Thaandavam' is all set to thunder.

The Trailer is said to be launched/released on August 3rd, UTV Dhananjayan has confirmed this news via his social networking site.

Sources say that the Audio launch event ofThaandavam is going to be a exciting one.

Thaandavam is directed by AL Vijay andVikram is paired opposite to Anushka andAmy Jackson with Jagapathy Babuplaying the negative role.

Naan Ee director SS Rajamouli's next to release !

Sathish of Sathish Film Corporation can be called a shrewd man.

After the huge hit of Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi, he chose to dub a Telugu movie of Siddharth and rake in mollah.

Now when Rajamouli's Naan Ee is doing brisk business, Sathish has managed to get the dubbing rights of Rajamouli'sTelugu hit Chatrapathy. 

Plans are on to release the movie asChandramouli in Tamil.

Known for his shrewd marketing, he has announced that Rajamouli's Telugu biggie Chatrapathythat starred Prabhas and Shriya Saran will be released in August in Tamil as Chandramouli.

Chatrapathy has romance, action and sentiment in the right mix. Veteran actress Bhanupriya, Kota Srinivasa Rao and Pradeep Rawat among others are in the cast.

Music is by Maragathamani and the lyrics are penned by Vivega and Piraichudan.

At a time when every producer in both Tamil and Telugu running behind Rajamouli for their next venture, Satish is indeed smart capitalising on the director's fame and releasing in Tamil one of his Telugu hit here.

Vishnuvardhan's film titled as Jai

We all know that director Vishnuvardhanis busy directing Ajith, Aarya, Nayantharaand Tapasee for an untitled movie being procued by A M Rathinam.

Now read the headline again? Confused! Hold on! The title has nothing to do withAjith's film.

It is the name of the Tamil version of the Telugu hit Paanja that was directed by Vishnuvardhan which starred Pawan Kalyan in the lead role.

Jai is the Tamil dubbed version of Paanja. It was a story on underworld mafia. Vishnuvardhan, who made movies like Billa, Arindhum Ariyamalum and Pattiyal, made his directorial venture in Tollywood with Paanja.

Sarah-Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff among others were part of the movie.Yuvan Shankar Raja has scored music for the movie.

Though the movie witnessed a lukewarm response at the BO, sources say expectations are high in Tamil for it involves the likes of Vishnuvardhan and Yuvan Shankar Raja.

Buzz is that special promotions are being planned for Jai and the movie will hit the screens later next month.

Meanwhile Vishnu is busy directing Ajith and Co in Bengaluru. The movie reportedly featuresAjith as an ethical hacker.

Balu Mahendra directs Siva Karthikeyan

Hold on! Don't get confused by the headline.

Indeed veteran filmmaker Balu Mahendradirected Siva karthikeyan for a scene in his forthcoming film Edhir Neechal, which is the first production venture of actorDhanush.

This film is being directed by Senthil, an associate of Vetri Maaran. Music is byAnirudh and Velraj is handling the cinematography. Vettri Maran andDhanush were also present on the occasion.

Siva karthikeyan expressed his thanks to Balu Mahendra for gracing the shoot and canning a scene involving him. 'It is a dream come true moment in my life', he said.

The movie is supposedly based on sports and Dhanush plays an athlete. Priya Anand plays the female lead and Aravaan fame Dhanshika is also in the cast.

Remember Siva Karthikeyan played one of Dhanush's friends in 3 recently.

All set for Thillu Mullu remake

We had reported last week thatRajnikanth's yesteryear blockbuster Thillu Mullu, a comedy caper directed by K Balachander will be remade with Mirchi Shiva in the lead role.

Now we have more details. Guess who would be directing the movie. Badri, a former associate of Sundar C known for his penchant to humour has been entrusted the task.  

Thillu Mullu though was a Rajnikanth film, one cannot forget the roles played byThengai Srinivasan and Sowcar Janaki.

They ensured that we split into laughter every second when they appeared on screen.

It seems the makers of the the remake version have decided to cast Prakashraj and Kovai Sarala for the roles in the remake version.

They add that major portion of the movie would be retained. However at the same time small changes would be made in the script to suit contemporary audience.

Lets wish the crew all the best and recreate the same magic of the original!

Banupriya makes a comeback

Banupriya was the sought-after actress in early 1990s. A classical dancer and a great performer on screen, she stole the hearts of many.

However in the recent past she chose to go on a hibernation and was seen rarely on mega serials. 

But she was back doing a brief role inDhanush starrer 3 as his mother. Now she is all set to a meaty role in a movie titled En Peyar Kumarasamy, which is directed byRathan Chandrasekar.

Speaking about the film, he says, 'It is about a boy who loses his mother and is brought up an adamant father. He finds a girl whose love reminds him of his mother.

The psychological changes he undergoes on losing her as well is what this film is about'.

The film is slated to hit screens by the end of August. The audio would be launched soon. Interestingly actor - director Parthiban has sung a song in the album, set to tunes by Thashi.

Jiiva turns Musician

Actor Jiiva seems to be experimenting with each film.

The latest we hear is that the actor is learning to sing from Shweta Pandit. The voice beyond 'Idhayam intha Idhayam' from Ajith's Billa 2.

The duo where spotted at the shooting spot of 'David'. Interestingly Jiiva plays a musician in the film while Vikram is said to play the role of a fisherman.

David is directed by Bejoy Nambiar and the film has music by Anirudh.

Anirudh Ravichander signs multiple projects !

The young musician who captivated the young generation with his first album '3' starring Dhanush and Shruthi Hassan is going to be back with a bang.

Latest we hear is that Anirudh has signed three big projects this year and the details are to be officially announced soon.

Also the composer is presently busy withDhanush's home production movie.

The untitled film has Siva Karthikeyan in the lead role and it is directed by Vetrimaran's assitant.

Speaking of which Anirudh stated that this Siva Karthikeyan movie is going to be his best album!

Mirchi Shiva's MMB begins

MMB that is the short form of Mirchi Shiva's upcoming movie. 

The film is directed by Krishnan Jeyarajwho was a ex-assitant of CS Amudhan and even worked as the assitant director forTamil Padam.

This shooting of the movie began yesterday and it is said to be filled with lots of fun, the title abbreviation will be out soon says sources.

It is being produced under the banner 360 degree and has editing by TS Suresh.

The actor who made a comeback through Kalakalappu @ Masala cafe has singed multiple projects including the remake of Superstar Rajinikanth's evergreen blockbuster Thillu Mullu.

There are rumors that MMB stands for Mann Madha Banam !

Vijay Anthony's 25th musical venture

Vijay Anthony the vibrant music director has turned to acting through 'Naan' and to his fans delight this is the composer's 25thmusical venture.

Already expectations are soaring high with the recent promotional activities done for 'Naan'.

The film which comes with a tag that 'No one is perfect' has created a positive vibe among the critics and the public.

The audio launch of the film is happenning on 29th of this month and the film is expected to release in a short period of time.

Sathyam Cinemas releases Salman Khan's ETT

Salman Khan is a name to reckon with not just in Bollywood but also in this part of the country too.

Almost all his recent Hindi flicks, which are predominantly remake of Tamil or Telugu films, has struck a right chord with masses.

Obviously expectations are high when his next venture Ek Tha Tiger is all set for release this August 15. 

Buzz is that plans are on to release the movie in maximum screens in Tamilnadu.

Sources say the film is being released all across the State by Sathyam Cinemas, who had produced a few Tamil films in the past. Ek Tha Tiger is a big-budgeted Salman Khan venture withKatrina Kaif playing his ladylove.

The trailers and teasers of the movie released recently has won the admiration of one and all. Interestingly for the first time, such mega plans are being made for a Salman Khan movie in Tamilnadu.

It may be recalled that much recently films like Ra One of Shahrukh Khan and Three Idiots ofAamir Khan managed to make some buzz in Chennai.

Sruthi Hassan heaps laurels on Prabhu Deva

Actor -director-choreographer Prabhu Deva has one more admirer in the filmdom.

The dancing sensation who is one of the sought-after filmmaker in Bollywood thanks to his films Wanted and Rowdy Rathoreentering Rs 100 crore club, is all set to do a romantic movie next. 

Buzz is that it would be a remake of his  acclaimed Telugu hit Nuvvastanate Nenodantana. The Telugu version featured Siddharth and Trisha in the lead roles and it went on to become a huge hit.

Interestingly the movie was remade in Tamil by director Jayam Raja.

Now Prabhu Deva is all set to wield the megaphone in Hindi. Sources say that a newcomer Girishwould play the lead role with Sruthi Haasan being assigned to do the female lead.

Says Sruthi Haasan, 'Prabhu Deva is one of the most talented people and multi-tasker. I am happy and thrilled to be part of his film now'.

On the film, she says, 'I have seen the original and loved it for its feel good romance and characterisation. I’m sure it will rock in Hindi too'.

Prabhub Deva recently directed an advertisement starring international cricketer Virat Kohli in Bangkok. Now he has begun all works to direct the film.

Nandhita Das sparkles in Neer Paravai

National award winning filmmaker Seenu Ramaswamy of Thenmerukku Paruvakattru fame, has almost completed the shoot for his next Neer Paravai.

The movie stars Vishnu, Sunaina and veteran Bollywood actress Nandhitha Dasin the lead roles. 

The movie which is being produced byUdhayanidhi Stalin for his Red Ginat Movies, is being shot in the fishing hamlets of Rameshwaram. 

Actor Vishnu, who plays the lead role, says, “Nanditha is one of the very few actor who lets her eyes do all the talking., She is an phenomenal actress was amazing working with her'.

Neerparavai is a love story with beach-and-fisherman backdrop. The highlight of the movie is that besides Vishnu and Sunaina, Nandhitha and Samuthirakani play prominent roles.

Music is by Raghunandhan with lyrics by veteran lyricist Vairamuthu. Interestingly Vishnu's wifeRajini is working as associate director in the film.

Nayanthara's next with Vaanam director

It seems Nayanthara is enjoying her comeback stint in Kollywood.

The actress who was last seen in Boss Engira Baskaran almost quit the filmdom after rumours spread thick and fast that she will marry her long-time beau Prabhudeva and settle in life.

However things have taken a turn in her life and the romance allegedly broke up.

The actress is back in the hunt now. She is assigned to do a couple of films including director Vishnuvardhan's movie opposite Ajith. The film also has Aarya. Also she is busy doing a flick in Telugu.

The latest buzz is that Nayanthara is supposed to do a Telugu film titled Krishna Vande Jagadgurum, being directed by Krissh of Vanam fame. It is a bilingual film that will be made simultaneously in Tamil too. The Tamil version is titled Ongaram.

Interestingly the Tamil version will feature Santhanam in the lead role. Also the film will provide an opportunity for Rana Dugappati to try his luck in Tamil. He plays the lead role in both the languages.

Shooting for Ongaram is currently on in Chennai. Though Vaanam could not make it big, Krisshis confident that Ongaram will make allamends.

Bhagyaraj completes his task

Acclaimed Tamil film actor - director K Bhagyaraj was entrusted with the task of selecting the best films in Malayalam film industry for the year 2011.

He was appointed the head of the jury. After a week on the job, he completed the work and announced the winners in Thiruvananthapuram.

Known as the King of Screenplay for his movies were intense and a pleasure to watch, Bhagyaraj, while announcing the awards, stressed the need to promote documentaries and short films that represent a powerful medium to chronicle the life and culture of a generation.

Bhagyaraj said selection of films for the award was a challenging task. 'Most of the entries were box office hits, yet of good quality', he said.

Indian Rupee, directed by Ranjith under the banner of August Cinema, India was adjudged best film, while Dileep won the best actor award and Swetha Menon adjudged the best actress.

Vishwaroopam songs to be released

The clock has started to tick. The wait begins for Kamal Haasan's Viswaroopam, touted to be the most expected movie of the year, being enacted and directed by Kamal Haasan himself.

The teasers and trailers released thus far has only increased all hype and expectations.

Sources say the film is in its final stage of post-production and Kamal Haasan is taking all steps to ensure thatViswaroopam ends up as a visual marvel on screen.

The movie to be released simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi also features Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur, Rahul Bose and Pooja Kumar in key roles. Before that all eyes are on the audio of the film.

Sources say that Shankar - Ehsaan -Loy have come up with catchy music. The album has five songs including theme music.

Sources close to Kamal Haasan say, ' the audio will be launch as a prelude to the movie anytime soon. Mega plans are in place for the audio launch and the label has been acquired by a popular audio company'.

Kamal Haasan fans too are waiting with bated breath to listen to the songs before the film hits the screens.

Thuppaki Movie Updates !

Finally here are some interesting updates about Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Thuppaki.

The film will hear it's final judgement on25th July, sorting out the title issues.

Then AR Murugadoss will be releasing the much awaited Teaser of Thuppaki says sources.

Audio Launch of Thuppaki will be held at August last week or might be shifted to September 1st week it seems.

Vijay fans get ready to bust some big crackers, since Thuppaki is scheduled to release on 2012 Diwali.

Billa 2 Idhayam song telecasted

The most melodious song from Ajith's Billa 2 which was trimmed off from the silver screens has find its way through the small screen. 

Idhayam intha Idhayam the song which was sung by Shweta Pandit has lyrics penned by Na. Muthukumar with music byYuvan Shankar Raja.

But the makers felt that the song made the film dragging, so they trimmed it down from the movie.

Since the audio of the song is a huge hit, the First Look video of Idhayam intha Idhayam has made it's way through the small screen now with getting repeated telecasts in famous Tamil music channels says sources.

Yuvan's Saindhu Saindhu from NEP visuals tomorrow

"The most awaited music album of 2012 is gearing up for release in August.

Neethaane En Ponvasantham brings together Gautham Vasudev Menon andIsaignani Ilaiyaraaja for the first time and it has created enough hypes so far.

But before that GVM has planned to release the Video version of 'Saindhu saindhu...' sung by Yuvan shankar raja.

Already the audio version is a huge hit among on-line listeners.

Also Yuvan has tweeted in his social networking site, that the final version of the song mixed by his father Ilayaraja is Mind Blowing !

Vishwaroopam slated for 24th August !

Ulaganayagan Kamal Hassan's much awaited magnum opusVishwaroopam is likely to hit the screens this August.

Sources say that Kamal Hassanis rushing for the early release.

The latest we hear is that the team has planned to release the film this coming August 24.

Before that the Audio release of the film will take place in a very grand manner it seems.

But there is no official confirmation from the film's unit so far.

Sivaji the Boss in 3D this year !

Superstar Rajinikanth fans are going to have double delight this year it seems.

Sivaji the Boss 2007's Blockbuster movie has been kept under 3Dconversion all these time.

The latest we hear is that the 3Dversion of The Boss will hit the screens much earlier than expected.

Also Kochadaiyaan which is also a 3Dmovie is scheduled for a December release(12-12-12).

But, the reason for releasing the 3D version of Sivaji the Boss is to make sure that the Superstar fans get a fresh feel watching the Boss in a 3D version.

Mugamoodi audio launched

The audio of Mugamoodi was launched in Chennai on Friday by actor Vijay. Mugamoodi is directed by Mysskin and has Pooja Hegde as Jeeva’s pair.

 

Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar, Mysskin, Dhananjayan, Venkat Prabhu, Lingusamy, Kamila Nasser and Jayam Raja among others attended the event.

Speaking on the occasion, Vijay said, 'My son Sanjay is a big fan of Jeeva. I am here not only because we have acted together inNanban, I regularly watch Jeeva’s films and we keep in touch over phone. He is not only a great actor, but also a great human being'.

Narain, Selva, music director K, R B Choudhary, Karky, Gnanavel Raja, Kannan and Ravi K. Chandran among others graced the occasion.

Action time for Bindu Madhavi

Kazhugu and Veppam fame Bindhu Madhavi is all set to play the female lead inKedi Billa Killadi Ranga, directed byPandiraj.

She plays female lead opposite to Vimal. Buzz is that Bindu plays a tough girl who doesn’t spare anyone coming in her way. There are a few real action (fight) scenes for her in the film.

The film set in Trichy, will be a full-fledged comedy - a jolly ride for the audience, saysPandiraj

Close shave for Kattu malli crew

We recently heard the crew of Haridasincluding director Kumaravelan surviving a giant shore while returning from shoot nearRameshwaram coast. Now Kattumallicrew had witnessed a similar danger.

The team of Kattumalli, survived flash flooded and managed to escape to safety while shooting a song sequence in Kalikesam village near Kaniyakumari. 

The movie directed by Mallikeswaranfeatures Viddharth and newcomer Sri Vidhya. They were shooting for a song sequence choreographed by Shivasankar, when a flash flood swept the place. 

Immediately the crew rushed to safer place and informed officials of the forest department, who helped them, reach safer spots. The shooting was called off for the day and they returned the next day to complete the song. 

Remya Nambeesan hot in pizza

Pizza, a romantic thriller directed by debutant Karthik Subbaraj and produced by Thirukumaran Entertainment is fast nearing completion.

The film features Vijay Sethupathi, Remya Nambeesan, Narain, Jayakumar, Poojaand Simha. Gopi Amarnath of Maalai Pozhuthin Mayakkathile fame is the cinematographer of the film. Music for the film is composed by Santhosh Narayan,editing is being done by Leo John Pauland sound design by Vishnu andShankar.C V Kumar, the producer of the film impressed by the script, ventured into this production even before his first film Attakathi got released.

Pizza team promises that the film will be a complete entertainer which will keep the audience thrilled and engaged right from the first shot. They also guarantee that the film will be a visual and musical treat.

Surya's Singam 2 update

Surya for the fourth time director Hari has found his villain for Singam 2 will see a South African actor sporting the role of a villain. Hari  soon will be off to South Africa to an audition for the part. This sequel will also have Bollywood actor Mukesh Rishi .

The director has got his original star cast ofSurya and Anushka  Shetty with Hansika Motwani too bagging a role in the forthcoming Actress Manorama and Vivekwill be seen playing supporting roles.

Devi Sri Prasad has been Signed on as the music director.

Prabhu Deva joins Twitter !

India's dancing sensation Prabhu Deva is the latest addition to twitter world.

The actor-dancer-choreogrpapher and the busy director has taklen to the micro-blogging site. 

His Twitter handle is @PDdancing.

Prabhu Deva is flying high post Rowdy Rathore, a remake of Siruthai in Hindi. The movie starring Akshay Kumarcollected Rs 100 crore. Sonakshi Sinha played the female lead.

Prabhudeva meanwhile is busy getting ready with his next venture in Hindi which in all probability of the remake of his another Tamil hit Unakum Enakum Something Something which featuredJayam Ravi and Trisha in the lead roles.

Also Prabhu Deva is busy acting in a Hindi movie being made using 3D technology that has been titled ABCD (Any Body Can Dance).

It seems the going the good for this dancing sensation

Sneha, Kishore's Haridas Wrapped

Finally the shoot for director G N R Kumaravelan's Haridas is all completed. The movie featrures Sneha, Kishore in the lead roles.

The movie is about a mentally-retarded child, who is brought up by his dad Kishoreand help him be part of the society is what the movie is all about. Sneha plays the child's movie.

The movie talks in detail about the bond shared between a special child and his dad. A majo portion of thye m,ovie was shot in Rameshwaram and its adjoining areas

Sources say that the movie has some touchy scenes and the portrayal of Kishore and Sneha'scharacter would be the movie's highlight.

Even after her wedding with Prasanna last month, Sneha chose to honour her commitments and return to complete the shooting of Haridas.

The director say the movie has a huge message and a suspense awaiting the audience in the climax.

Andrea teams up with Ilayathalapathy Vijay !

Hold on! The coming together of Vijay andAndrea is not on screen. But the two have teamed up to render a song for Thuppaki.

We have reported earlier that Vijay crooned a song for his forthcoming film Thuppaki, directed by A R Murugadoss. The  movie has music by Harris Jeyaraj.

The song has been written by Madhan Karky. Thuppaki features Kajal Agarwalopposite Vijay. A major portion of the movie was shot in Mumbai.

Touted to be an action-flick, Thuppaki is set for release this September. Meanwhile, the title problem involving Thuppaki team versus Kalla Thuppaki crew has reportedly delayed the shoot by some time

Meanwhile, plans are on to release the audio of Thuppaki in a grand manner soon by producerKalaipuli S Dhanu.