Kollywood Hotshots

Prabhu Deva confirmed that he had met Abhishek Bachchan a few days back and narrated the story, which junior Bachchan loved.

He told ,“I did meet Abhishek in Mumbai and narrated the story which he liked. My next film in Hindi will be with him some time in mid 2010, after I complete my Tamil film with Jayam Ravi.”

Right now, Prabhu Deva is in US looking for a heroine for the Tamil film. He will be starting his next untitled film in Paris, with most likely a new face as the heroine.

Ready, which was released a year ago, had Ram playing the lead role. The film was directed by Sreenu Vytla and produced by Sravanti Ravikishore.

Prabhu Deva has already begun the groundwork for Ich and has flown to the US to scout for suitable locations. Sources aver that a major part of Ich will be shot in the US.

The in-house guests and staff also took part in the cake mixing with gusto and gaiety. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Krishnakumar Menon, Sr. General Manager and Chef Amsa Raju.

With the actress steadily climbing the professional ladder, she is keener on having her profile complete with a Rajinikanth and Ajith film. Tamannah has expressed her desire to be a part of Rajinikanth’s film, as she feels that it means reaching the pinnacle.

Neetu's father Umesh Chandra Shrivastava (60) passed away last evening. Umesh has been fighting cancer for the last few years.

He is survived by his daughter Neetu and two sons.

Neetu who was just back from Australia where she was shooting for Vishal's Theeratha Vilayatu Pillai, was shattered after her father was admitted to the hospital as she was very close to him.

The first clips of scenes from the film are out in the promos of the special programme on the film’s audio launch to be telecast on Sun TV.

It looks like to be another typical Vijay mass masala which his fans are sure to lap up.

Meanwhile the trade is abuzz that Vettaikaran overseas rights has been snapped up by a Singapore based new player in global Tamil film distribution for a whopping amount.

Remember Vijay has the largest overseas market after the two veteran superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Hassan?

Now one of the biggest attractions for Vijay fans is the huge vinyl hoarding that has come up at Sathyam Cinemas car park in Chennai (see pic).

Once the promotion of the film starts on Sun Network from December, Vettaikaran will become an event by itself.

Now the latest to join this crazy jovial team is Silambarasan! It is said that the actor will be coming in the course of the movie in a cameo role. However, he won’t be featured along with Nayantara, instead will appear in a separate sequence, sources said.

Jai, Vaibhav, Premji, along with Silambarasan? Wow! Looks like altogether the guys will surely bring down the roof with their wit and gimmicks.

Sneha, Piya, Juliana Fine, Nayantara, Silambarasan… is there anyone else coming on board, Director Sir?

The film has fiver heroine- Sangeetha, Lakshmi Rai, Swetha Menon, Hema Malini and Rachna Maurya. The buzz is that there is an overdose of glam in the film which made the censors scissors happy.

The music is composed by Vijay Antony. Nemichand Jabak and Hitesh Jabak, the producers of the film is releasing it big on Nov 27.

Jaggubhai is jointly produced by the Radhika Sarath Kumar-owned Raadan Media Network and Zee Motion Pictures and the film was directed by K S Ravi Kumar. Shot extensively in foreign locales, the film’s release is eagerly awaited as the KSR-Sarath combo had always worked out well at the box office.

There is a buzz now that Sneha had replied to the notices stating that she had been suffering from flu and hence could not make it to the event. When enquired about Nayan’s absence and her reply, our sources in Tollywood say that the lady is yet to give a proper reply.

In fact, Vijaya Productions is the banner for which Hari directed ‘Thamirabarani’ with Vishal in the lead. Maybe Hari’s swiftness has won him another opportunity to work for a production house for the second time. The director has pronounced that Dhanush will be the hero of this one, while he is concentrating on the heroine selection as of now.

Sources from the Hari’s associates say that the director was not satisfied till now after seeing hundreds of profiles. He has ordered his assistants to search for a fresh face who looks like Nayantara. It happened that Hari saw the photos of Samandha of ‘Baana’ and ‘Moscowin Kaveri’ fame. Immediately a bell rang inside the director’s brain and is planning to meet her.

Errr... Is Samandha looking like Nayantara by any chance guys? Ok whatever it is, if the girl grabs the chance she is the next hottie of the industry!

The lady says that the shooting in France was a unique experience and she thoroughly enjoyed it. Sameera also disclosed that one of the scenes required her to mouth some French dialogues and she was able to do it perfectly as she knew the language well since her school days.

Kamal, who recently completed 50 years in films, said in a recent interview at Hyderabad that he was keen on working in a remake of this film. The actor further said that if any director intended to remake the film, he was ready to play the same role once again.

"Although I'm 55, I am raring to do the same role of a 25-year-old if they choose to remake the film. In my opinion, art is ageless," he said. Sagara Sangamam won numerous awards, including National awards for best music direction (Ilayaraja), best male playback singer (S.P. Balasubramaniam) and best feature film (in Telugu).

When asked about his next plan he said, “My first assignment in Tamil for the time being is the one in which ‘Jayam’ Ravi plays the hero. Only after finishing this will I think about my next Hindi film. It might take a few months.”

Prabhu Deva who went around the exhibition added that the sequel to his blockbuster ‘Wanted’, which is titled as ‘Most Wanted’, is in the pipeline. And it would take at least a year to start off.

While things are working this way, gossip mongers had it that Prabhu Deva might team up with Harrish Jayaraj soon for his next!

Santosh had come down to his native place Changanassery in Kerala for a “boy meets girl” between him and his prospective bride Navya. Their horoscopes matched and they hit off well and soon they fell in love with each other as they were constantly talking to each other on the mobile.

Now both the families have agreed to hold the marriage in Makaram (January), without any engagement.

Navya has done many Tamil films like Azghagiya Theeye and Mayakannadi.

In an exclusive interview with a leading newspaper, Vikram said, "I have floated my own banner and our first untitled venture will be directed by Sasikumar. The film will feature newcomers. The technical team will comprise cinematographer Kathir and music director James Vasanthan, who have worked with Sasikumar before. After watching Subramaniapuram, I wanted to do a film with Sasi. I read the script, set in Chennai, and found it fantastic. I’m sure it would turn out to be a signature Sasikumar film."

Asked whether he would do a cameo in this film, Vikram said: "I would love to make an Alfred Hitchcock type appearance, but it will be Sasi’s call." Vikram recently completed Mani Rathnam’s Raavan and a three-week Ladakh schedule for Selvaraghavan’s film.

She is going to play Sathyaraj’s wife in Ganesh Venkatram’s new Selva directed Muriyadi produced by Kavithalaya.

Lalitha Kumari had remained a housewife as Prakash did not like her to work. Now she is making a comeback in K Balachandar’s production house, the director who introduced her into films.

She has done 30 odd films like Pulan Visaranai, Maapillai etc.

Lalitha Kumari told a Tamil newspaper: “It is good to be back in movies. I’am open to doing more films in character roles.”

Buzz up!It is said that Thiruttu Payale and Santosh Subramanyam fame Kalapathi S Agoram will produced the film, which is a romantic comedy with leading artists. The buzz is that Prabhu Deva is keen on casting Nayantara as the heroine for the movie. But Jayam Ravi is said to have strongly refused this suggestion and requested the director to go for a new heroine.

Actor Jayam Ravi is busy with commitment with his brother director Raja and ace director Ameer (Kannabiran). After completing it, the movie will go on floors.

According to the producers, "there was a huge demand for the remake rights of the movie. Thank Almighty, we won the bid. The movie is a mix of action, romance and sentiments."

Mithran Jawahar, who directed Dhanush for 'Yaaradi Nee Mohini' and the to-be released 'Kutty', is wielding the megaphone for this one too. The movie is currently being remade in Kannada starring Puneeth Rajakumar and Priyamani in lead roles.

K Vishwanath had already signed up Allari Naresh for this project and is now said to be scouting for another heroine.

It is worth a mention here that Shruti in a recent interview had mentioned that she is yet to make up her mind on the career choices available in the film industry

"Not just Dhanush, but each and every member of his family, including his wife Aishwarya (daughter of 'Superstar' Rajinikanth) are close to me. We are more than just friends," she said.

Dwelling more on the 'relationship', the actress said, "when we are shooting for 'Kutty' near Tirunelveli, Dhanush asked me to visit the famous Nellaiappar temple. I had been to the shrine thanks to him and it was a marvellous experience. This is just an example and Dhanush has recommended me many other good things too."

Now the time has come for us to see our Devi Sri Prasad doing a lead role. Oh yeah! But his first venture is signed-up for Telugu. Producer M S Raju is introducing Devi Sri as the hero with his next production.  Tollywood’s hot girl Hansika Motwani will be paired up with Devi, which is said to be a love story.

Though we have seen many writers, lyricists and directors coming in front of the camera, it is the first time we are seeing a musician do the big thing. In fact when it comes to giving live performance, Devi Sri is very famous and a household name. It is all because he is expressive in his interviews and is ever-ready to give a power packed performance with dancing and singing.

We wish Devi does it well in Telugu and comes to Tamil too.

The untitled film produced by R Mohan (the man who first introduced mosquito mats under the brand name Good Knight in India), is a remake of the off beat Malayalam super hit Nandanam written and directed by Ranjith.

It was the debut film of Prithviraj and Navya Nair, a beautiful love story and showed the power of a devotee of Lord Krishna of Guruvayur.

In the Tamil version Prithviraj will do what he did in the original and Nadodigal girl Ananya will play a devotee of Lord Muruga. It is the only change that writer Viji who is doing the script is making to suit the Tamil Nadu nativity, as Lord Muruga is a very popular deity in the state.

The shoot of this film will start in Palani from the third week of November.

Most importantly, Silambarasan has visited a lot of first-assistant directors of Hollywood in Los Angeles and has enquired about the Hollywood productions.

Whenever the hero starts on such tasks, his close friend would accompany him every time. And that close buddy is our Trisha dear.

After knowing Silambarasan’s aptitude and interest in film making, the girl wished him best of luck. Trisha has also gifted him a software that is used to build auto story board by Hollywood Script writers. And Silambarasan who did not expect such a thoughtful gift from Trisha was very happy about it, say the sources.

The climax portion of Goutham Menon’s ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’ was canned in New York.  But then sadly, the film’s team was not able to complete the full shoot as it was planned. So, the director decided to match the remaining part in Chennai.

Sources close to Silambarasan say that, he feels that ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaya’ is a milestone in this 25 years long career.

Anna Singh is designing her wardrobe in the film; with the emphasis on ethnic wear mostly Sari’s and Salwar’s. Priyan is very particular that Trisha be introduced as a North Indian girl in the film, and there are no traces of her south Indian roots.

Priyadarshan also pointed out that unlike his earlier slapstick comedies with Akshay, Khatta Meeta is a family film on the lines of Hrishikesh Mukherjee and Basu Chatterjee films, with lots of scope for Trisha to perform.

Meanwhile Trisha is supposed to have impressed everybody including Akshay Kumar with her Hindi. Before the shoot she had said that she can’t converse in Hindi even though it was her second language in School.

But she has taken the unit of Khatta Meeta by surprise when she spoke fluently in Hindi. Akshay Kumar immediately sent her a bouquet of roses with the note- “ You rock baby”!