Kollywood Hotshots

It was said that Dhanush will be making a guest appearance in the film and now it has been confirmed that it will be an item song titled 'Kuthu' featuring Nayanthara too. The song will be choreographed by Bhaskar. This will be Nayan's third item song in Kollywood after “Kodambakkam area” in Sivakasi and “Ballelakka” in Sivaji.

Dhanush has also written and sung a song under Anirudh Ravichander's composition. The film's audio launch will be held on the 14th of December in Chennai and the audio rights have been bagged by Sony.

Ethir Neechal has Sivakarthikeyan, Priya Anand and Nandita in lead roles. Velraj is handling the cinematography, Noor Azwan is editing the film and Dhanush's Wunderbar films is bankrolling the project.

The film produced by Group Company, who have earlier worked with Dhanush in 'Aadukalam' and 'Polladhavan' is yet to finalize on the lead lady or the other cast and crew.

'Sottavalakutty' will be shot in interesting locales at Hosur, Dindugal and Nagerkoil.

The coming together of Sargunam whose Vaagai Sooda Va won a National Award last year and National Award winning Dhanush is sure to be a treat for film patrons.

Talking to the media at the audio launch of 3 in Hyderabad, Shruti Haasan in a  candid conversation spoke about the rumours doing the rounds about her link-up with her hero Dhanush: “He is a very humble person and good friend; and all the rumours about us are false.”

The actress who has sung the hit romantic melody Kannazhaga in the film, in all the three languages is all excited about the author-backed role in the film

“I had to get into the skin of the intense character, which is very special. It was very challenging and made me push my boundaries quite early in my career and I am very happy about that”

The actress also spoke first time about her  break-up with Siddharth and how she deals with meeting him in other events She said: “There was nothing between me and Siddharth; he is a professional actor, like me.”

We hear that a special screening of the movie was arranged for our Superstar Rajinikanth. He had watched and is reported to have said he loved the movie except for its tragic climax.

Rajini it seems was a bit skeptical about having a tragic climax and had advised his daughter Aishwarya who is making her directorial debut with this movie to change it and have a positive ending.

Aishwarya Dhanush has taken in to consideration the thoughtful comments her father had provided and we need to wait and see if the director would have a happy ending or the sad one.

Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Trisha, Kushboo, Shriya, and others have also lauded the song for bringing in the mass appeal.

Apparently, Aishwarya and Dhanush requested Rajnikanth to do a special appearance in the film. When Rajni first heard the song he burst out laughing. Then he gladly accepted to be a part of ‘Kolaveri Di’. Dhanush has confirmed the rumors saying, “We’d only love it if he’s part of everything we do.”

The movie ‘3’ is already getting accolades and will hit the theatres in January.

In Aishwarya's debut venture, Dhanush plays the male lead. Debutant Anirudh is the music director. Anirudh has earlier won the 'best instrumentalist' title at a reality music show judged by A.R. Rahman. He is also a part of a band Zinx. Reportedly the film will have seven songs: melodies, romance and fast-paced peppy numbers. Velraj is the cinematographer and Kola Baskar is the editor. The rest of the cast will be decided in a week's time.

In her maiden film, Dhanush will be the hero. "Yes I am doing a project with Aishwarya. But the lead opposite me has not been finalized. I'll confirm soon," Dhanush said. It is believed that Shruti Haasan has been approached to play the female lead in this untitled romantic film.

Being a great movie buff, Aishwarya usually accompanies Dhanush for all his shootings and has also assisted a few directors, including Dhanush's brother Selvaraghavan and Sri Raghava in his Karthi starrer Yuganiki Okkadu. For the past few months, she has been busy preparing the script. The project will be announced after Rajnikanth's complete recovery, it is heard.

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 film has become a hit largely due to the family audiences, who are loving the feel-good factor and comedy in the film.

The film has netted approximately 58 lakhs in three days from Chennai city and another Rs 67 lakhs from Salem area, which the trade feels is a good opening. 

It is hat trick victory for Dhanush-Mithran combination.

The  producers Mohan Apparao and T Ramesh of Balaji Studios are likely to cover their cost and turn profitable in the first week itself. Says T Ramesh: "Uthamaputhiran is a universal hit and it has taken the best ever opening for a Dhanush film in the overseas market. The film is a hit as it catered to family viewers and the comedy of Dhanush and Vivek is being cheered".

Abirami Ramanathan, who is distributing the film in Chennai city and Salem area said:  "Uthamaputhiran has taken the best opening among all Diwali releases. It is working as it is a typical festival film and bringing in the family audiences. The Dhanush-Vivek Comedy is the highlight of the film".

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.

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.”

Dhanush is currently busy with Maapillai opposite Hansika Motwani, Vettrimaran's Aadukalam, Selvaraghavan's Maruvan and Uthamaputhiran opposite Genelia.

So now that Nadal has won the US open title, let's wish Dhanush a speedy recovery!

His wife Aishwarya gave birth to a baby boy at a private hospital in Chennai today (June 21) at 6.21 in the morning.

“I never thought fatherhood the second time would be so special”, Dhanush’s voice brimmed over with paternal pride.

“Right now we haven’t thought of any particular name. We’re just so happy to see him healthy and happy. Both mom and the baby are fine. Aishwarya will be home in a day or two.”

This is the couple’s second son. Their first son, Yatra is three years old and has started going to kindergarten. Dhanush who was shooting in Chennai was by Aishwarya’s side during the delivery.

“Our vedas state that one does not have to go far and wide to find God. According to the scriptures, God lies within everybody. My hero sees that God within himself. His actions are an outcome of that realization. When I tell people this is the core of my movie they think it's a devotional movie and ask me which God Dhanush plays – Siva or Murugan. That's not the case. God can take on any shape. God is whatever you want him to look like. This is the essence of Seedan,” reveals the director.

A song was being shot with Dhanush and Hansika when the accident took place. It was a lucky escape for the heroine claims the unit.

The shooting was cancelled following the accident and has been postponed indefinitely.

The film is directed by Suraaj and is produced by V Hitesh Jhabak. The music for the film is scored by Mani Sharma.

Now Dhanush has got the opportunity to hone his skill sets even further under Bharathiraja. Bharathiraja who invited Dhanush to his office recently pleasantly surprised him with an offer. Both behaved very professional during that short meeting. Bharathiraja told the story and Dhanush liked it and promptly agreed.

Our initial sources say the film will be produced by Mid Valley Entertainment and will start soon.