Kollywood Hotshots

Says Ananya, "It was my constant decision to leave my marriage to my parents' choice. When Anjaneyan and his family members approached elders in my family with the wedding proposal, my parents found him as the right man."

The engagement ceremony of Ananya and Anjaneyan is being organized at the actress's house at Perumbavur near Ernakulam. Wedding date is expected to be fixed during the betrothal function, which will be attended by close relatives and friends.

"I don't know whether I will continue acting or not after wedding. Anjaneyan has to decide on that," says Ananya, who is currently acting in a film titled 'Iravum Pagalum'. "I am happy about my parents' choice," she concludes.

Since the movie has 4 lead girls, actors seem to get cold feet fearing for less prominence. Lakshmi Rai and Meghna Raj were approached but that did not work out, it is learnt. Last heard, the hunt is still on.

Now the latest buzz is that the actor is trying to rope in pop siren Shakira for the song. We will have to wait and see whether the international singing icon will accept to be a part of this project.

Suriya and Kajal Agarwal play the lead pair in Matraan, which is directed by KV Anand. Sachin Khedekar plays the villain. The film has been shot extensively in Russia and is said to have some great visuals. Harris Jayaraj is scoring the music for Maatraan.

The wait has been worth it for actor Vijay, who has gone pressed the celebration buttons in full joy post his Nanban release. The movie a remake attempt of the original Bollywood flick 3 idiots, by Director Shankar, has already been called a blockbuster hit, being received with open arms by Vijay fans across the state. Celebrating his Nanban success the Nanban hero threw open a grand party at his very own seaside villa on the East Coast Road,Chennai. Actor Jeeva told his fans, “Had a get together cine success party at Vijay anna’s place Director Shankar,Resul Pookutty,Srikanth, Nanban team and myself had a blast and fun filled time…” Resul Pookutty who joined the 3 sets after the Nanban collaboration, excitedly says, “Met actor Vijay & Nanban team for dinner yesterday night. All of them are such lovely, down to earth and humble people. No wonder they are such a huge success.”

Kochadaiyaan will be Rajini’s first film after his recovery and the film is to be directed by his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth. KS Ravi Kumar is taking care of the story, screenplay and dialogues for Kochadaiyaan.

The film will have music by the Oscar winner AR Rahman.