Kollywood Hotshots

Kicking it off with the AR Rahman ‘Rahmanishq’ Australian Tour @ Allphones Arena (ex Acer Arena), Sydney Olympic Park, NSW on Saturday 24 August, 2013 at 07:30 PM, a list of concerts await his loyal fans in India.

Spread across a one month long experience, the Oscar winning composer would tour Kolkata (Salt Lake Stadium, 1st), Visakhapatnam (Indira Priyadarshni Cricket Stadium, 12th), Jaipur (Bhawani Niketan Education Trust, 20th) and Ahmedabad (Sardar Patel Stadium, 27th) this October 2013 courtesy – Techfront and Rapport Global Events.

At his personal blog AR Rahman later wrote “the concert is a gesture of love to my fans in India.I want to closely interact with my fans while we celebrate my music at the tour. I would like to take this opportunity to give back to my fans what they gave me. We hope that this will mark a new beginning for many more such tours that will benchmark the music industry. Music is the language of the souls and what cannot be put into words can be expressed through music.”

The organizers promise this to be a one of kind experience and “a magical fusion of music and technology for a visual extravaganza combined with radical Fan Engagement.” As for AR Rahman, it his curiosity to go to cities that he usually doesn’t think of, with the usual favorites being Delhi and Mumbai. This time, like always, he wants it to be different!

James Vasanthan and Radha are neighbours living in adjacent plots at VGP Golden Seaview, Palavakkam. Reportedly the trouble started, when the musician had started the construction of his house couple of years back in an adjacent plot. But Radha, a Asthma patient had breathing problems because of the dust rising from the construction site, the neighbours talks ended in verbal attack from both sides. Radha filed a complaint  in May 2011 of verbal abuse and attacking her with a flower pot. However the case is pending in court.

Against this backdrop, now Radha has filed a fresh complaint against him for abusing her with offensive swear words on Saturday morning and urged the police men to take immediate action.

On her complaint, the Neelankarai police have charged James Vasanthan under three acts, including Women Harassment Act.

When contacted,  James Vasanthan denied all the allegations made against him. “It was Radha who abused me on Saturday morning, now I am amused how she  could go on to make to complaint against me . Though I have a good reputation in the society, I am being treated like a terrorist.Over 50 policemen arrived at my house to arrest me, they even manhandled me and my wife. I know the law will take its course. My conscience is clear. I trust in God above all.”, he said.

While Asin, Ileana, Kajal Agarwal, Tamannah and Tapasee have all made their entries in Bollywood, it is yet another celebrated South beauty Samantha who is gearing up for her launch in Hindi.

Sources abuzz that the actress will be making her debut through the remake of director Hari's 'Singam 2'. Reports add that director Rohit Shetty and Ajay Devgn seems to have been impressed watching Samantha in the Hindi dubbed version of Telugu super-hit 'Eega'.

However, an official announcement fir the same is awaited.

One among them is numerology. As part of that, it is heard that Nayantara considers her lucky number to be the digit 5.

With this, whatever vehicles she has they have the number 5. As it is, sources say Nayantara has a great passion for swanky cars and all high-end vehicles. Those who know the pretty girl closely say she is an intense person and at the same time very closely guarded with her feelings and emotions.

Generally, numerology folks say number 5 is a very successful and practical number but when it comes to the emotional and personal side they tend to have some turbulence and ups and downs. Looking at the way Nayantara‘s life has been one has to believe that numerology plays a key role.

Murugadoss is currently busy with the Hindi remake of Thuppaki with Akshay Kumar and is said to work with Ilayathalapathy post that film.

Vijay on the other hand is completely busy with Thalaiva and then would start his work on Jilla. He is also making a special appearance in Onbadhulla Guru.

Vijay launched the audio of Vathikuchi, Murugadoss’s production venture with his brother in the leading role.

Murugadoss and Vijay is reported to have met a few days ago and has decided to work on a new project.

The director himself told media, “Yes, we had a chat some days ago. And, we have decided to do a film yet again. This will not be Thuppakki 2 but a different subject. However, we are yet to work out the other details.”

This film recently finished it’s 3rd schedule of shoot. The next schedule is to be shot in Kenya and Tanzania. The unit will be flying there in a few days for this.

A producer of “Singam 2” and part of Studio Green, Prabhu tweeted, ” The third schedule of Singam 2 is done. Now what remains are the overseas portions which will start from mid of this month.”

Speaking to a television channel, Kamal Hassan said, ‘I will be registering the title soon. Moo denotes three. The Tamil language has this beauty about it – you can tell a word in one syllable, like nee, naan, thee. I’d like to title my next film, post Vishwaroopam 2, as Moo.’

Kamal Hassan is expected to make this movie in Hollywood as well, apart from the Tamil, Telugu and Hindi versions.

The latest of this film is that there has been a new addition to the cast. Neetu Chandra is to do an item number in “Settai“. She will be dancing along with the 3 heroes in the song which was composed by Thaman and penned down by Na Muthukumar.

Sources close to the team said, “Happy to confirm that Neetu Chandra joins Settai team for the song “Laila Laila.” by Na. Muthukumar. Entire lead heroes to feature in it.”

Recently, Hansika Motwani was asked to perform an emotional scene which has few lengthy dialogues in the presence of hundreds of junior artists. Much to the surprise of the unit members and the crowd, the actress has done it in a single take with a perfect Tamil dialect. Hansika Motwani got most of the scenes right in a single take and the director is full of price for her dedication & talent.

When inquired what’s the secret behind doing so, Hansika Motwani revealed about her Tamil lessons she learnt since few months and the homework she does a day prior to the shoot.Being the most sought after actress in Tamil seems to have made her learn the language and her hard work is paying off.

In a recent interview, Gautham Karthik was asked to share his experience performing the love-making sequence. Surprisingly, the actor claimed he had no clue that Thulasi Nair was going to lock lips with him. Mani Ratnam explained the scene to Thulasi, but Gautham was’t informed prior about the lip-lock.

As soon as Thulasi kissed Gautham, the youngster was in a state of shock as he never unexpected it. On the other hand, Mani was delighted to capture the blank expression on the hero’s face as it is all what he was expecting.

The lip-lock sequence has become quite popular ever since the trailer was out and it even stirred controversy for shooting such sequence with Thulasi who is a minor. Doubts were raised by films buffs on whether or not this smooch clip will be there when they throng theatres.

Wish Mani Ratnam doesn’t compromise on his creative freedom at any cost.

The film has Anushka Shetty and Hansika Motwani as the female leads besides the support casts Vivek, Santhanam, Rahman, Mukesh Rishi, Vijayakumar, Nassar, Radha Ravi, Manorama, Janaki Sabesh and Mansoor Ali Khan.

Produced by K.E Gnanavel Raja under Studio Green banner, the film has Devi Sri Prasad's music, Priyan's cinematography and V.T Vijayan's editing.

Several gossips about Samantha's love affair with Siddharth were doing rounds after they were recently seen holidaying together in the US. Talking to a leading english daily, the actress said, "Siddharth is a good friend and co-star. We are close but there's nothing more." She added, "I don't see the need to clarify rubbish like this. I also believe that my love life is strictly a private affair and I would like to keep it that way."

Currently, Samantha is busy with the filming for "Jabardasth" with Siddharth. Samantha will soon join the sets of Pawan Kalyan-Trivikram Srinivas film and later set to shoot for NTR-Harish Shankar’s film.

Penang Muslim League president Datuk Najmudeen Kadeer urged the National Film Development Corporation to review the film, saying "it portrayed Islam in a negative light", Star Online reported.

The film's distributor Lotus Fivestar AV said it was told to stop screening the movie Friday. The film opened Thursday to packed houses.

"We will refund those who purchased tickets through advance bookings, or allow them to use it for other films," company director Datuk R. Ramalingam said.

The film had been approved by the Censorship Board.

A few movie goers, however, said it was a fictional work and people should be given the opportunity to watch it and make up their own minds.

A few people who tried to buy tickets were disappointed with the ministry's decision.

"There has been so much publicity about the movie and I really wanted to see it," said A. Chandran. "I hope the government will reconsider."

"Vishwaroopam" was banned by the Tamil Nadu government when 25 Muslim organisations objected to the film on the ground that it portrays the community in bad light. The Madras High Court also restricted the film's release till Jan 28. A judge will see the movie and decided on its fate.

The film is a crime thriller which narrates the story of a share auto driver who gets into trouble unknowingly and makes a few enemies. His struggle to get out of the clutches and join hands with his lady love forms the film's plot.

Dileepan, AR Murugadoss's brother (as Shakthi) and Anjali (as Leena) will be playing the leads besides Jayaprakash, Sampath, Ravi Maria, Saranya Ponvannan, Pattimandram Raja, Sri Ranjani, Jegan, Satish and Vairavan.

Kinslin has written and directed the film with 'Vaagai Sooda Vaa' fame Ghibran's music, R.B. Gurudhev's cinematography, and Praveen.K.L and N.B.Srikanth's editing work.

The film is a crime thriller which narrates the story of a share auto driver who gets into trouble unknowingly and makes few enemies. His struggle get out of the clutches and join hands with his lady love forms the plot.

Dileepan (as Shakthi) and Anjali (as Leena) will be playing the lead roles besides Jayaprakash, Sampath, Ravi Maria, Saranya Ponvannan, Pattimandram Raja, Sri Ranjani, Jegan, Satish and Vairavan.

Kinslin has written and directed the film with 'Vaagai Sooda Vaa' fame Ghibran's music, R.B. Gurudhev's cinematography, and Praveen.K.L and N.B.Srikanth's editing work.

Hero Udayanidhi Stalin (debuted with OKOK) happens to be grandson of ex-CM Karunanidhi. In his upcoming film ‘Idhu Kadhirvelan Kadhal‘, Nayantara is playing his heroine and the recently released poster of that film is a hot topic now.

Seen in a deep skin hugging traditional chudidhar, the dress folds on the back of Nayantara at the place where hero is touch her are an element of interest for now. We have to see what more she will offer in movie.

Actor Udhaynidhi Stalin‘s next film as actor has been titled Idhu Kadhirvelan Kadhal, and the first look of the film has been released. As expected, it is being directed by Sundarapandian fame Prabhakaran. The movie is set to start rolling by the end of January and we will soon see more from the crew.

Just like the actor-producer wanted, the team have roped in Nayanthara to play the lead in the film. The actress is looking to make a comeback in Tamil cinema after being out for a while.

Harris Jeyaraj will be composing the music and has already started working on a few numbers. This will be the second film for Udhay after OKOK and will be under his banner Red Giant Movies

Speculations are rife about Ileana‘s live-in relationship with an Australian who is also a professional photographer. The man in focus is none other than Andrew. Both Ileana and Andrew were spotted at several award ceremonies recently and the poses given for the photographer have given scope for rumormongers. A fresh gossip about the couple celebrating New Year together and Ileana introducing her boyfriend to family is doing rounds.

Worried Samira cleared the air by saying her daughter has no time for love and Andrew is just a good friend. She also confirmed the reports of Ileana signing three more Bollywood projects opposite bankable stars.

Considering the title and the tag line, the film would have Vijay as a leader of a revolution. The film features Sathyaraj, Santhanam, Suresh, Manobala, Ponvannan, Abhimanyu and others in prominent roles. It is also said that a leading yesteryear actress will be seen in a pivotal role.

The opening song of the film will be shot at a huge set erected by art director Sunil Haswas at Mumbai Samasthan Studios. The song which begins 'Thalaivaa.... Thalaivaa' with the lyrics of Na. Muthukumar, will be shot with more than 500 dancers shaking legs along with Vijay.

So far, the crew has completed filming 2 songs and three fight sequences. After completing a lengthy 50-day schedule in Mumbai, the crew will fly to Spain for canning important portions of the film.

Director's AL Vijay's regulars like cinematographer Nirav Shah, music director G.V Prakash and editor Anthony are part of the crew. Shobi, Dinesh and Chinni Prakash will handle the choreography, while Stunt Siva will choreograph the fight sequences. The film is produced by S. Chandraprakash Jain under Sri Mishri Productions and is touted to be a May 2013 release.