Kollywood Hotshots

The film Malaiyur Mambattiyan was remade in Telugu film which had Krishnamraju in the lead role, in Kannada which had Ambareesh and in Hindi which had Rajnikanth. Now this film is being remade in Tamil.

I am donning the role which Thyagarajan did in the original version. Meera Jasmine is donning the role which Saritha did and Mallika Sherawat is donning the role which Silk Smitha did.

Vadivelu is donning the role which Goundamani did in the original version. I have done special workouts to don this role. The fighting scenes featuring me, wild bisons and elephants will be very thrilling. The comedy with Vadivelu would me much spoken after Winner. Shaji Kumar is handling the camera.

We are holding a contest to guess that who is the music composer of this film. The person who guesses it correct will be given a prize by the music composer who had composed music for this film on the audio launch function.

The story and scenes will not be the same as in the original version. We have changed the screenplay to suit the present day trend. Modern graphics scenes will feature in this film.”

With all the cases against her being quashed by the Supreme Court, the lady’s five year court battle for expressing her views on premarital sex came to an end recently. Following this, there is a strong indication that Kushboo would enter politics.

We hear that Dulquar Salman would soon undergo a name change that would suit the film industry.

On being a glamour girl, she says that the roles offered require her to be so. The actress pointed out that it is always better to take up small films that offer meaty role rather than big budget ones that are hero-centric and offer no scope for the leading lady.

The actress is right now shooting with Dhanush in the Tamil remake of her super hit Telugu film Ready in Palani. And the entire unit of the film is all in awe of her down-to-earth behaviour and dedication to work.

Says director Mitran R Jawahar: “I haven’t seen such a fine, dedicated artist. She has no starry airs, shoots day and night, uses the caravan and room given to her in the minimal comforts available in a small town like Palani, eats the unit food and is friendly with all the crew members.

With this schedule almost 90 percent of the film is complete and what remans is three songs and few scenes, says the director.

Nayantara is currently busy with her maiden Kannada flick opposite Upendra. Her upcoming flicks include Boss Engira Baskaran with Arya in Tamil and Simha with Balakrishna in Telugu.

The shooting and post-production works of Gaali Seenu have been completed. The movie bosses are making efforts to release the film on May 7. Director Udayabhaskar says, "The story of the film is about the attempts of a street rowdy to become a film hero. It will be a wholesome entertainer."

Tummalapalli Rama Satyanarayana is producing the movie under the banner of Bhimavaram Talkies. The movie is directed by Udayabhaskar. Pundit Bhavani Shankar have scored the music and Veena C Anand has handled the camera. Posani Krishnamurali, RK, Mumaith Khan, Rama Satyanarayana and others are in the cast.

Manisharma’s music is fast moving up the charts especially the number Thanjavur Jillakari…. In Chennai city, Sura is releasing in 16 screens, a new record in number of screens for a Vijay film. There is no opposition to the film, which will enable it to take an extraordinary opening.

Now in a U-turn her publicist has said that she has no plans to get married and would continue doing films. Says Pooja: “ I was away in Bengaluru looking after my aged grand mother, when these rumours started that I have quit films. It is totally baseless as I will be starting the shoot of my next film in June. As of now watch out for my special appearance in Drohi.”

Pooja also made it clear that she has no plans to get married in the near future. Says Pooja: “Acting is my first love and passion. I have heard the script of a dozen films and will start work on two or three of them immediately.”

Making a slight change to the title of the 1975 MGR movie ‘Ninaithadhai Mudippavan’, the Tamil version of Prithviraj’s Malayalam hit ‘Robinhood’ has been named ‘Naan Ninaithadhai Mudippavan’.

In the film, the actor plays a hi-tech conman who robs ATMs and feeds the poor. Bhavana plays Prithviraj’s love interest, while Narain and Jayasuriya as investigating officers. Veteran director Joshy has directed this thriller. Music is by Jayachandran.

Meanwhile, the other Prithviraj film to be dubbed into Tamil is Deepan directed ‘Puthiya Mugham’ which has Priyamani opposite the actor. The Mollywood actor also plays a pivotal role in Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’ which is set to hit the screens soon.

For the interesting female lead role Piya played by Kareena, all the big actresses in south showed interest. But the makers went to Katrina Kaif and the Bollywood No. 1 declined the offer due to unavailability of dates.

According to Katrina’s media manager she is very busy for the rest of the year with films like the sequel to ‘Dostana’ and Zoya Akhtar’s next directorial venture with Hrithik Roshan and Farhan Akhtar.

Even at the recently held audio launch function of Sura, many of the film personalities that delivered a speech were vocal about Vijay’s preference for songs and dance. The actor himself began the speech by agreeing that he takes special care to ensure the songs are a hit.

News is that the Ilayathalapathy had presented a ring to noted lyricist Kabilan for penning lyrics that suited his preferences in Vettaikaran. A jubilant Kabilan reveals that Sura’s lyrics were written even before Vettaikaran was released and it was during this discussion he was given the ring.

“Our vedas state that one does not have to go far and wide to find God. According to the scriptures, God lies within everybody. My hero sees that God within himself. His actions are an outcome of that realization. When I tell people this is the core of my movie they think it's a devotional movie and ask me which God Dhanush plays – Siva or Murugan. That's not the case. God can take on any shape. God is whatever you want him to look like. This is the essence of Seedan,” reveals the director.

“I can even dub for myself now. I can pick up nuances quite easily as I was always imitating my teachers in school. However, South Indian languages are difficult when you’ve grown up in a Hindi-speaking home. And though they sound alike, actually they are vastly different. So often, on the sets of the Telugu film I would ask for tea in Malayalam and the poor chai guys would look so flummoxed,” she revealed.

The couple reportedly offered their prayers at Tirumala temple and the wedding took place at a marriage hall. The wedding was a very private affair, attended only by family members and relatives. Friends and colleagues from the film industry have been sent invites for a lavish reception scheduled to be held at Rani Meyyammai Hall in Chennai on April 11.

After the reception the newly-wed couple plans to fly to New Zealand for their honeymoon.

Rambha, 33, got engaged to Indhiran in January this year. So far she hasn’t announced her retirement from films and the buzz is that she’ll continue to do selective roles in films after her marriage.

The fight was choreographed by Shyam Koushik. He said that the mishap was due to improper timing.

The director, in a recent interview to a national daily, recalls that what happened between the production house and Nayan was due to communication gap. The director was quoted as saying, “Things may not have worked out, but I’m still her fan.”

He said that Tamanna was zeroed in because he wanted an actress that could perform well throughout the movie.

A song was being shot with Dhanush and Hansika when the accident took place. It was a lucky escape for the heroine claims the unit.

The shooting was cancelled following the accident and has been postponed indefinitely.

The film is directed by Suraaj and is produced by V Hitesh Jhabak. The music for the film is scored by Mani Sharma.

Once again Vijay has preferred to take an old super hit MGR- Jayalalitha film Kavalkaran (1967), as the title for his new film. After Vettaikkaran Vijay is using an MGR title again, as he believes that it has tremendous recall value among the masses.

However the title is appropriate as Vijay, a happy go lucky youth is appointed by Raj Kiran a local toughie to be his daughter Asin’s bodyguard when she goes to college. The enemies of Raj Kiran want to eliminate his daughter and our hero turns out to be her Kavalkaran!