Kollywood Hotshots

Gautami with daughter subbulakshmi and Kamal Hassan

Rajesh’s next will be also a romantic comedy which will launch Red Giant boss Udhayanidhi Stalin as a hero. After the Red Giant production is complete Rajesh has been committed to direct Karthi for a production under the banner Green Studios.

Karthi who has a string of successes under his hood is considered a smart fellow when comes to choosing a script. So if he volunteers to work in Rajesh’s script, then that’s going to be another feel good for life time film.

"The first tune has been given to Shankar for 3 Idiots. The film will have Mahesh Babu in Telugu and Vijay in Tamil," the music composer was quoted as saying. After Anniyan (2005), this is the second time Harris Jayaraj is working with Shankar.

Tollywood sensation Ileana is likely to play Kareena Kapoor's role in both Tamil and Telugu versions, produced by Gemini Film Circuit. Notably, this is the first time Shankar is attempting a remake exercise and this is his first direct Telugu film in his 17 year film career. Manoj Paramahamsa of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya fame will handle the camera.

7aam Arivu has Shruti Hassan playing the female lead and this film has created a strong expectation as it is the second outing together for Murugudoss and Suriya.

The script of Va – Quarter Cutting is set in a single night and hence the film was shot only during the night. It is touted to be a racy entertainer in which Sura (Shiva) has to spend a night with his future brother-in-law, played by SP Charan, though both of them are not in good terms. Lekha Washington is the leading lady in this film.

Produced by Sashikanth of Y Not Studios, this film will be distributed by Dayanidhi Alagiri. GV Prakash has scored the music for this film. Nirav Shah is in-charge of the camera.

So Ram Gopal Varma and his co-producer Madhu Mantena have decided not to reveal Suriya's look in Tamil Nadu before the release of the Tamil version.

Vaanam also has Anushka, Bharath, Vega, Prakashraj, Sonia Aggarwal, Jayaprakash and Ganesh in prominent roles. The film is expected to grace theatres in December.

Tamanna is currently busy doing two films in Telugu and has just one film with Dhanush in Tamil to be directed by Hari.

She was touted to be the leading lady in Lingusamy directed Vettai but when reports last came in, Tamanna, after hearing script narration is yet to sign on the dotted line.

Sources close to the unit say that Tamanna was bowled over by the script but asked for a whopping salary, which the producers feel, is not viable.

Moreover, it was Lingusamy who gave her that super hit Paiyya early this year and the director was peeved when she demanded this salary.

So, Cloud Nine the producers of the film are looking out for an alternative.

Like all previous years, she visited a temple in the morning with her family and later had lunch with inmates of an orphanage.

It was nice on her part to spend time with the underprivileged children on her birthday and pep them up.

Sneha has a handful of films which are in various stages of production- Murattu Kaalai, Bhavani IPS, Vidiyal and Ponnar Shankar. She is also one of the hottest actors in the endorsement sector.

The film’s star cast includes several top stars including Nagarjuna, Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai, and Premji Amaren.

The film has completed its final shooting schedule recently; its music composed by Harris Jayaraj will be released next week. Sony BMG has acquired the audio rights of Engeyum Kadhal.

Rahman might do a cameo which has Malayalam megastar Mammootty and Jayasurya doing lead roles.

In the film Mammootty would play the role of a police officer who is investigating the murder of a young man who had come to Mumbai to sing the track  in a film, along with a famous playback singer.

As per sources close to the director, Mammootty as the investigating police officer in the film would meet ARR in a scene.  However ARR is yet to confirm the news.

The grapevine is that Rajeev, who directed Chanakyan with Kamal Haasan and Jayaram in the lead, narrated the script to Kamal when he recently visited the actor in Chennai. Reportedly, Kamal found it very impressive and even told Shruthi to go through the script. Whether Shruthi will accept the offer remains to be seen!

The film will grace theatres on December 10, 2010.

The film has garnered a lot of expectations as it is touted to be different from Vijay’s earlier films. Directed by Siddhique, Kaavalan has Asin playing Vijay’s leading lady.

Jansi Rani Magaleer Paadhugappu Sangam’s head Kalpana told the reporters that the agitations would continue till the issue is resolved. She added that women will hold black flag demonstrations when Nayan is in the city.

Enthiran seems to be the biggest Diwali gift for any Rajni fan; thousands of people have been lingering around cinema theatres every day to watch their super hero.

The film's music launch will be held in London on October 15. According to Vaanam's music director Yuvanshankar Raja, all the songs in the film are peppy and will surely rock the charts. The story evolves around five people, who meet in the climax of the film, due to unforeseen circumstances.

Vaanam also has Anushka, Bharath, Vega, Prakashraj, Sonia Aggarwal, Jayaprakash and Ganesh in prominent roles. The film is expected to grace theatres in December.

The film, starring Bhagyaraj, Jayaprakash and Vivek in important roles, has already wrapped up the shoot. Produced by Balaji Studios Pvt. Ltd, Uthama Puthiran is Dhanush's third movie with Jawahar. The film has tremendous title value, as it is a Sivaji Ganeshan super hit title of the 1960s.

Earlier, the SIFCC has also decided to boycott Bollywood actors and technicians who performed at the IIFA awards in Sri Lanka, following allegations of genocide against Lankan Tamils during the war against the LTTE and the continuing discrimination against them.

Vijay has already started working for his next film Velayudham directed by Jayam Raja. Vijay Anthony is expected to compose the music; it will be produced by Aascar Ravichandran. Bubbly Genelia and Hansika Motwani are the heroines.

Genelia D'Souza will play the role of a journalist, while Hansika Motwani will be a village belle. Santhanam and Sathyan take care of the humour element. Velayudham will grace theatres in summer 2011.

Added to that the cameraman for this ad shoot was Ratnavelu and make up was done by Banu both who are a part of Enthiran team.

However the icing on the cake for Nayan was when superstar Rajinkanth visited her sets and spoke to her. Rajini who was shooting on another floor of the studio for Enthiran promotion on Sun TV walked into the sets where the Pothys ad shoot was happening and exchanged pleasantries with everyone.

Girija Raghavan the consultant publicist of Pothys told : “Nayanthara is the brand ambassador for our designer sarees which we are launching for Diwali. It is one the most expensive shoots that we have done so far. The classy set which resembled an art gallery was designed by Selva (of Madhrasapattinam fame). Motion control camera operated by foreign technicians under the guidance of Scott was used to show multiple Nayanthara’s in a single frame, something which is done for the first time in an ad shoot.”

The stills were shot by ace cameraman Venkat Ram and styling was done by Chaitanya Rao. This innovative ad will be aired from this week on television, Adds Girija: “Nayanthara is hot and happening. She represents the modern and glamourous girl of today and is the perfect choice who can be identified with our designer sarees”.

The young actor who is shooting for brother Selvaraghavan’s film took off from work like many people to watch back-to-back shows in Chennai.

He saw the first show at 7 am at Albert theatre followed by 2pm show at Devi and finally for the third time at the red-carpet premiere at Sathyam cinemas. And the buzz is that he saw the film with the audience and did not prefer box seats.

A visibly excited actor says with a smile: “I watched the film three times on Friday and it was robot day for me. This film is history. I am a huge Rajini rasikan and it was such a fantastic experience to watch the superstar in an awe-inspiring performance. The fantastic art direction and special effects kept me glued to the seats.”