Kollywood Hotshots

Now the latest buzz is that attempts are on to remake Rajini-starrer 'Thalapathi', a Mani Ratnam directed film, in Hindi. Bollywood producer Bharat Shah, who is a close associate to Mani Ratnam, has acquired the remake rights.

"Bharat Shah shares a close rapport with Mani Ratnam professionally as well personally. He believes that the storyline of Thalapathi has got all ingredients to make it big in Bollywood. Hence he had acquired the remake rights of the movie from Mani Ratnam," sources say.

It is said that Puja Jatineder Bedi will direct the film and two top stars of Bollywood will play the roles that were made memorable by Rajini and Mammootty. "The script is being rewritten to suit to the taste of present day audience," sources add.

"I had a lot of respect for Sneha since she was senior to me in the industry and so popular. It was with that respect I started moving with her during the initial days of the shoot of Achamundu Achamundu. But slowly we realised that we are made for each other," he says.

"At one point of time we realised that we are so serious about each other and that we should join hands in life. We have expressed ourselves to our family members and the ball is now in their court to take this relationship to the next step," says the 'Muran' actor.

Giving credits to Sneha for his image makeover, Prasanna says, "She is the one behind the changes in me. Sneha took utmost care in my image makeover and gave me a lot of tips. I am so happy to have her in my life and I wholeheartedly accept that life is beautiful after Sneha's entry."

Soon after these songs are shot, the post production work will begin so that the film can hit the screens in December.

Vettai is directed by Lingusamy and stars Arya, Madhavan, Sameera Reddy and Amala Paul in the lead roles.

The actress, who was in Doha when the announcement was made, says, "Though we are in love with each other, Prasanna and I wanted to make an official announcement together. But our media manager spread the matter to all unable to control his happiness."

Sneha adds: "Elders in our families are currently holding talks. They will decide things soon. Once that is over, I will sure meet the press and will answer all queries. There will be no secrets in my marriage and I am particular about it."

Meanwhile, sources have it that there was initially some difference of opinion over Sneha-Prasanna relationship in their respective families. "However, since both actors are serious about their affair, the elders have given consent to the marriage," sources add.

Kajal is slowly climbing her way up in the top heroines chart and is currently shooting for Suriya - K V Anand's Maatraan. Besides, her recent Hindi film with Ajay Devgn Singham also grossed average revenues providing her with some publicity in Bollywood. Kajal also has two Telugu movies in hand.

According to Boopathi, the legendary actress' son, "The surgery is over successfully and doctors said the blood pressure and sugar levels of Amma are well under control. She is under observation and we hope that she will be discharged soon."

A popular actress known for her character and comedy roles, Manorama, fondly called as Aachi by everyone in the industry, slipped and fell down at the washroom of her house recently, resulting in an injury on her head. She was immediately rushed to hospital, where doctors hadd to perform a surgery.

Successful in the industry for nearly five decades, Manorama shared a great rapport with three top politicians of Tamil Nadu- M G Ramachandran, M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa. She is also close with Superstar Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.

Endhiran was a record smasher at the box office when it was released last year and did good business world over. The film had Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai playing the lead pair with Shankar directing it. Sun Pictures produced the film.