Kollywood Hotshots

Awestruck by his performance,  did not know how to praise his dance moves and at the same time his car had to move on. Prabhu says that he still regrets not being able to do something for the beggar and that particular moment will remain etched out in his life forever.

Now there is confirmed news that Shankar Mahadevan will be composing music for this film. The shooting of the film is to commence soon.

Initially it was announced that Yuvan Shankar Raja will compose the music for this film. But now instead of Yuvan, the popular play back singer and Bollywood music composer has been signed for this film.

Shankar Mahadevan along with his friends Eshaan and Loy will be composing music for this film. It is interesting to note that the same group has composed music for the film Aalavandhan which had Kamal in dual roles. This film is being produced in Tamil and Telugu simultaneously.

It is heard that the Audio launch will be held amidst of media channels followed by interaction of cast and crew members of ‘Vaanam’ in Chennai. Yuvan Shankar Raja’s single track ‘Evandi Unna Pethan’ has become a major source of sensation for the film’s promotion and quite a sort of controversy as well.

Unlike the original version, lots of additional songs have been included in the remake version so as to savor the tastes of Tamil Nadu audiences

It was thought that Anushka will be roped in to star opposite Venkatesh but it looks like Trisha has landed this role. The actress herself has confirmed it. The shoot is scheduled to begin in April. She is confident that to bring in a unique identity to the role.

Simran delivered her second child, a boy again, in Fortis Malar Hospital this morning. According to her doting husband Deepak who stayed with his wife in the hospital, the mother and son are doing fine. We wishes the second-time parents a joyous parenting and loads of wishes on the new arrival!

According to sources, Dhanush and GV Prakash are intending to move on to their next project and this holiday will help them refresh and get back to work soon.

The Mankatha team is currently busy with its final schedule in Mumbai which will go on till April 16. However, the talkie portion and two songs are yet to be shot. Apart from all these, we have the exciting IPL and Tamil Nadu elections in May. So considering all these factors, the producers have decided to postpone the release to June.

Meanwhile, there are also reports that the film will be a complete action-thriller that will narrate the match-fixing sagas in international cricket matches.

The producer of many hit movies, Jayaprakash will play Trisha’s father in ‘Mankatha’. In the meantime, he is happy with the feedback he received for his performance in Mysskin’s ‘Yudham Sei’.

In the film produced by AGS Entertainment, he brilliantly played an alcoholic pathologist alongside Cheran. Interestingly, it was Cheran who introduced Jayaprakash as an actor in ‘Mayakannadi’.

For those who want to know more about the origin of the rapport between Cheran and Jayaprakash, it dates back to the late 1990s, when the latter produced ‘Porkaalam’, a movie directed by the former.

Meanwhile, music director Yuvan Shankar Raja has recently completed Mankatha tracks. "Six songs composed!!! Three songs recorded!! There will be a promo song!!! One club mix and a Mankatha theme music!! 9 tracks!! U1 rocks," director Venkat Prabhu tweeted. According to sources, Mankatha will have nine songs, of which three tracks will be used for promotional purpose.

Santosh Sivan the director of the film had initially kept three days for Prabhu's dubbing, but to the surprise of the entire team, he finished it in 6 hours with breaks, in a day.

Urumi carried excellent reports and Prabhu plays a very important role, crucial to the story. He is there throughout the film which is almost three hours.

Adds Prabhu: "Urumi will be a visual treat.  The shots and locations are awesome. It will transport the audience to the 16th century and I think it will be landmark film in my career."

There is a song between Prabhu and Nithya Menen which is sure to scorch the screen.

The audio of the film will be launched next week at a grand function in Thiruvananthapuram.

If reports are true, the female leads for the film would be Deepika Padukone, Vidya Balan and Rekha.

First of all, if the rumors are true, then Deepika will cast opposite a young Rajni,  Vidya Balan will cast opposite a middle-aged Rajni and Rekha will cast opposite an old Rajni.

"Development team at INE in Mumbai is currently working on the story and screenplay of Billa 2 with inputs from the director. I am looking forward to be working with Chakri Toleti on Billa 2, who, in a short period of less than a fortnight, has brought in the freshness, energy and vigour required for this project. Yuvan is an integral part of the Billa franchise and all of us are glad to have him on board," Ajith said in a press release.

Unlike Shahrukh Khan's Don 2, Billa 2 is not a sequel but is being designed as a prequel to Billa, wherein the film will focus on the journey of how David became Billa.  

Interestingly, Billa 2 will have the same technical team which was behind Billa (2007): cinematographer Nirav Shah, editor Sreekar Prasad and music director Yuvanshankar Raja. Other details about the cast and crew will be finalized befor March 15.