Vijay’s 'Velayudham' audio launch pictures

The success of 'Velayudham' audio launch in Madurai has made Vijay extremely happy. The Ilayathalapathy has thanked his fans for taking pains to attend the event and for making it a grand spectacle. "It is because of my fans I am here now. They have been supporting me in my each and every step and the audio launch of Velayudham is a milestone in that aspect. I am overwhelmed with their affection," says Vijay. Requesting his fans and the members of Vijay Makkal Iyakkam to concentrate on public work without losing focus on their family and career, the actor says, "Like how I am important to them, they are important to me as well." ...

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Amy Jackson pairing with Kamal in Viswaroopam!

Amy Jackson is the latest to join the cast list in Kamal Haasan much-awaited Viswaroopam. The film went on floors on the outskirts of Chennai recently. Since the film required a foreign actress, the producers have signed Amy Jackson, a British actress, for the role. Bollywood actor Rahul Bose is likely to play the villain in the film. Rahul is reportedly growing his beard to look perfect for the role. Apart from directing the film, Kamal has also penned its screenplay, dialogues and lyrics. Sources also confirm that Viswaroopam will be a trilingual being made simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.   If all goes as per plan, this...

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Ileana pairing with Rajinikanth in ‘Rana’

With Superstar Rajnikanth ameliorating with his health status, the entire crew is busy now finalizing the other heroines for the film. It is worth mentioning that Raana has Rajnikanth in triple roles. K.S Ravikumar is directing this film. Deepika Padukone is the heroine of the film. They were in search for another two heroines for the other two roles that Rajnikanth is donning. Now they have signed one more heroine. She is none other than the heroine Ileana who made her debut in the Tamil film Kedi and now is the leading actresses in Telugu film industry. She is currently pairing with Vijay in the Tamil film Nanban. Now there are two heroines...

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Vijay,Genelia,Hansika Velayutham movie stills!

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Velayutham Movie Stills

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Siva Karthikeyan Oviya pairing in next!

Director Pandiraj who made the National Award winning movie Pasanga and is back with a film after the hit Vamsam. We hear that the film to be directed by him will have Kalavani fame Oviya as the female protagonist, while the male lead is said to be Vijay Tv fame Siva Karthikeyan. Siva Karthikeyan who is a popular television anchor turns hero with this film. Sources say that this film is a love story and is set in the North Madras milieu where kids grow up with rowdies of the area as their role model. We know about Siva Karthikeyan's comic timing, lets wait to see if Director Pandiraj brings in the acting talent too. Technorati Tags:...

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Murugadoss remaking 'Ramana' in Hindi?

This is the time when the whole nation is standing up against corruption. So there is a buzz in Bollywood as well as Kollywood that director AR Murugadoss would remake 'Ramana', his film which voiced against corruption, in Hindi. When asked, Murugadoss, who was giving finishing touches to '7am Arivu', his next film starring Suriya in the lead role(s), was neither ready to deny the idea nor to conform it. "I would like to remake Ramana in Bollywood. But I am not sure when I would do it," the director said and added: "My next project will be a Tamil film with Vijay, which I will be starting post the release of 7am Arivu." 'Ramana' starring...

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Vijay fasting with Anna Hazare at Ramlila Maidan!

Popular Tamil actor Vijay on Thursday joined a number of celebrities in expressing support to Anna Hazare’s fast for a strong Lokpal, saying the Gandhian’s stir has triggered a nationwide debate on uprooting corruption. Mr. Vijay flew in from Chennai on Thursday morning and met Mr. Hazare at the Ramlila Maidan, the venue of his fast. Saluting Mr. Hazare’s “will power”, Mr. Vijay said the way the movement is getting public support that too without any political background is praiseworthy. “The movement has triggered a nationwide debate on uprooting corruption. I am very proud to be here as a Tamil. I pray for his good health,” he told...

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Sun Pictures got TV rights for ‘Mankatha', '7aam Arivu’!

First it was reported that Dayanidhi Azhagiri of Cloud Nine Movies has given the distribution rights of his production movie Mankatha to Studio Green headed by KE Gnanavel Raja. Later we got to know that after some family disputes, they had given the Television Satellite rights of Thala Ajith's Mankatha to Sun Pictures. But now we hear that the distribution of the film will be handled together by Cloud Nine Movies as well as Sun Pictures, while the Satellite rights has been sold to Sun Pictures. They had also stated that the selling to Studio Green was a clever to release the movie as per plans on the 31st of August, as some distributors...

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Rajinikanth's Sultan the Warrior name changed!

We had earlier reported that Rajinikanth's Sultan the Warrior, a live action animated movie will be completed even before his period movie Rana will hit the theaters. Produced by Soundarya Ashwin's Ocher Studios which is also produced by Warner Bros, the film is getting Ready at a rapid speed and as suggested earlier the film has gone for a tittle change. The confusion of title occurred earlier when Sultan was mistaken to be Rana and the confusion were cleared stating its two different movies. Now Sultan which was recently reported to have a Tamil title for its multi lingual live action animated movie, now becomes 'Dheera'. The title...

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Anushka replaced by Tamanna !

Actress Anushka Shetty who has been reported to be part of Director-actor-choreogrpaher Raghava Lawrence's Telugu movie Rebel opposite actor Prabhas has been replaced by Tamanna. Sources state that the film which was to go on floors long back got delayed as Prabhas was busy with the promotions of Mr Perfect while Lawrence was busy with his Kaanchana Munni Part 2. Now when the film was about to start role Anushka Shetty has walked out of the film due to creative differences with the Director! Reports has it that Anushka has been replaced with Tamanna who has given back to back hits like 100% Love with Naga Chaitanya and Badrinath with...

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Andrea dubs for Ileana in ‘Nanban’!

Actress Andrea Jeremiah has been dubbing for Shankar’s upcoming film ‘Nanban’.  No, the singer-cum-actress, who is a stunner in her own right, isn’t a part of the film’s cast which has Vijay, Srikanth, Jeeva, Ileana, SJ Suriyah and others.  She is dubbing for heroine Ileana’s character in the film.  Incidentally, it would be a comeback for Ileana, who debuted in Tamil films with ‘Kedi’ some years back and then disappeared from the scene.   Shankar reportedly paid a whopping Re.1 crore to Ileana to bring her back to Tamil films.  Ileana, who is cast opposite Vijay in the film, is said to have made life hell for Shankar...

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Lakshmi Rai denies the rumours!

  Lakshmi Rai has often been linked-up with most of her co-stars and some cricketers. This time, she was tagged with director-turned-actor Raghava Lawrence. However, she has denied those speculations again. It was all started after Lakshmi Rai was roped in to act with him for Kanchana. Lakshmi Rai claims that it is not a crime to work with an actor in more than one film. In fact, the actress, who worked with him earlier in Super Cowboy and Tamil film Pen Singam (Guest appearance with him), says that she was not the first choice for the recently released Telugu film. Raghave Lawrence had approached Anushka Shetty before offering the...

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Simbu don’t want to give importance!

Silambarasan is in no mood to grab unnecessary attention by reacting to statements made by his colleauges like Bharath and Jiiva. In fact both the stars lashed out at STR in recent press meets, with Jiiva even calling him a “back stabber”. STR he said: “I think only insecure people try to do back biting and grab attention by making unwarranted sensational statements and I don’t want to give undue importance to them by commenting on what they said about me” The star has completed work on Osthi in Mysore and is all amused about the attention that the film and the famous Munni song is getting. STR says: “Everyday there is something written...

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Yuvan Shankar Raja ready for his second marriage!

A few months back, Yuvan Shankar Raja confessed to the press that he is Ready to get married once again in the year 2011. Now, the young music director seems to have found his apt life partner. Yuvan Shankar Raja will be marrying Dr Shilpa on Spetember 1, 2011. Yuvan's first Marriage with London-based girl Sujaya Chandran was made as a secret affair which later came into limelight when his parents arranged for a grand Wedding in the same year (2005). 3 years later Yuvan Shankar Raja and Sujaya Chandran parted ways due to irreconcilable differences. Sources close to Yuvan say that the wedding will take place in Tirupathi. Moreover, the...

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Rajinikanth rasing his voice for Anna Hazare!

While the Tamil Film Industry is under going fasting today to show their support for Anna Hazare's Ani Corruption campaign to pass the Lok Jan pal Bill, we hear that Superstar Rajinikanth also shows his support for the same. The Bollywood celebrities had been very vocal about their support for Anna Hazare, while many Kollywood celebrities ere not expressing the thoughts thinking about the political remarks that might affect them. But in a press statement released by the star, Rajinikanth had stated, “There can be no doubt that corruption is a dreaded disease that needs to be weeded from the Indian Society. I am very happy that we have...

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Surya to produce his own film!

Most frontline heroes have amassed enough money to start producing their own films. But why risk their savings? So most stay intelligently away from that. Most actors happily give heir call sheet, act, and collect their fees. Now Surya says he plans to turn producer. Recently, at the film function of AR Murugadoss’s ‘Engeyum Eppodhum’ starring Jai and Anjali, Surya said, “I am happy to see Murugadoss turn into a producer. I’m happier he has made a director of his own assistant director. It is laudable of him to give opportunities to newcomers in the industry. Seeing this, I am motivated to become a producer. I would like to produce 2 films...

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Ajith’s Mankatha date announced!

Ayngaran International the leading distributors of Tamil films in the overseas market has announced the release date of Ajith’s Mankatha as August 31! They have informed theatres in overseas markets that Mankatha will release for Ramzan (Aug 31) and has also booked screens. On their website it clearly states that the Venkat Prabhu directed Ajith’s 50th film will release on Aug 31. It is a smart move by Ayngaran, to block theatres screening Tamil films in advance, so that others will not take away this “important Weekend”. The other big Indian film releasing on the same day worldwide  is Salman Khan’s Bodyguard. del.icio.us Tags:...

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Trisha and her mom first appearance together in an ad!

The mother-daughter duo of Uma Krishnan and Trisha make their first appearance together in an ad for the famous Kohinoor Basmati rice. Vijay, who has directed Trisha in Kireedom earlier, directed this ad which was shot by ace cameraman Ratnavel. A source close to the ad agency told :“The concept was about a mother and daughter and we wanted a noted actress. So we zeroed in on Trisha and her mom Uma in Tamil along with Soha Ali Khan and her mom Sharmila Tagore in Hindi. We had tough  time convincing Uma Krishnan who has refused big film offers to be a part of it, but when she read the concept she agreed” The ad and photoshoot was...

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Ajmal Ameer say no to liplock!

Upcoming Malayalam-Tamil-Telugu actor Ajmal Ameer has refused to kiss actress Aparnaa Bajpai in his upcoming Tamil film Karuppampatti, being directed by Prabhu Raja Cholan. Sources further said that Prabhu Raja Cholan tried his best to convince the actor to perform the passionate liplock scene, promising that it would be shot aesthetically. But his mission failed when the actor was adamant in his stand, stating that his family might not like him being part of a liplock scene and he had even promised them before entering films that he would never let them down! Karuppampatti chronicles the life history of a father and his son, both played...

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Vijay’s special gift!

Here is an interesting titbit about Vijay's Velayudham! According to sources, Vijay was close to tears and fought hard to control his emotions after watching the climax of the film. He was moved by Jayam Raja's extraordinary direction skills and Priyan's camera work. To appreciate the team effort, Vijay also gifted gold chains to all his chief technicians. Reportedly director Raja has left no stone unturned to make it a grand climax. The climax scene involves almost 5000 artistes, 1000 vans and extras. Apart from that, a huge set has also been erected in a mill near the airport for the climax sequence. This mass entertainer stars Genelia,...

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Anushka will be Kamal’s heroine?

Looks like Kamal Haasan's 'heroine hunt' for 'Viswaroopam' has come to an end, as the Ulaganayagan, according to sources, has finally zeroed in on Anushka to play the female lead in the mega budget movie. Directed by Kamal himself, 'Viswaroopam' initially had Sonakshi Sinha on-board. However, since the film's shoot got delayed, the Bollywood heroine opted out of the project, reportedly citing call-sheet reasons. Then started a heroine hunt as well as a guessing game, with the media predicting a new actress's name every passing day. With no official confirmation from Kamal's side, the game intensified, resulting in many stories on 'Viswaroopam'....

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Jeeva next with Gautham Menon!

After the success of Ko, Jiiva has possibly become one of the most popular actors in Kollywood. The actor has recently signed Mysskin's Mugamoodi, which will be produced by UTV Pictures, and an untitled flick with Gautham Menon. The latest buzz is that ace director Gautham Menon will soon begin his next project Nithya, which will be a quickie romantic thriller, with Jiiva. The film will be produced by RS Infotainment, which made VTV and Ko. Oscar winning musician A.R. Rahman is likely to be the music director. Gautham Menon's much awaited film Yohan with Vijay is likely to begin after the completion of Nithya. Technorati Tags: jeeva Gautham...

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Suriya’s 7aam Arivu music launch on August 20!

The music of director A.R. Murugadoss' 7aam Arivu, which has Suriya and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles, will be launched on August 20, 2011. The director is currently busy with the post production works. The story is said to revolve around a time machine which is brought to India by a scientist (played by Shruti or Suriya according to conflicting versions). The film is also being dubbed in Hindi and Telugu. 7aam Arivu is a sci-fi thriller in which Suriya plays a double role: a circus artist and Buddhist monk. Vietnamese stunt actor Johnny Tri Nguyen will play the baddie. Ravi K. Chandran handles the camera. According to sources, Suriya...

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Shruti Haasan came back!

Shruti Haasan has come back to Aishwarya Dhanush’s directorial debut 3! Remember that Aishwarya had initially went on record saying that she had written the story keeping Shruti Haasan in mind, but the actress did not have dates. It was at this juncture, Aishwarya signed Amala Paul who later had date problems. Now that they have mutually agreed to shake hands and move on, the director once again turned to her first choice. Shruti Haasan had in fact loved the script and was destined to do it. Due to her busy and tight schedule in Telugu she could not adjust her dates. Call it destiny, last week one of her Telugu film which was to start...

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Sameera Reddy has been finalized to pair with Kamal Hassan!

While after finalising Sonakshi Sinha the movie which got delayed had to waste Sonakshi's dates and now been pushed to look for a new leading lady for the movie. After many stories that Kamal has approached Isha Sherwani, Vidya Balan, Sonam Kapoor and even Deepika Padukone for the movie we now hear that Sameera Reddy has been finalized to play the lead. Even 180 movie's heroine Priya Anand's name was doing the rounds but Kamal's close associated denied such stories. Sexy Sam, who is working on Tamil movies Vettai, Vedi, is also doing a Hindi movie Tezz and we hear that the makers of Kamal Hassan's Vishwaroopam, who has turned the direcytor...

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Vishal is in love with Varalaxmi!

Well, that is the latest and hottest news in Kollywood today! Rumours suggest that handsome hunk Vishal is in love with Sarathkumar's daughter Varalaxmi. The relationship recently reached a point where there was even discussion of marriage, but reportedly Vishal's father is not happy with the relationship. Friends turned foes Sarathkumar and G.K. Reddy (Vishal's father) have worked together in many projects; their last joint outing was I Love India, which failed miserable at the box office. But actor Vishal has denied all these reports and claims they are 'just good friends'. Technorati Tags: Vishal Varalaxmi love affair,hot pictures,sexy...

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Mankatha will be launched in an innovative manner on August 10!

The music of Ajith's much awaited Mankatha will be launched in an innovative manner on August 10, 2011. Cloud Nine Movies and Sony Music have decided to launch all the songs of Mankatha on a leading radio channel. So tune into your favourite radio station to listen and enjoy the songs of Mankatha along with an interactive chat with Yuvan Shankar Raja and Venkat Prabhu. The audio CDs will also hit stores on the same day. Sony Music has already launched an online pre booking offer which has witnessed a tremendous response. Sony Music is also leveraging its partnership with mobile operators to ensure that songs are available to music lovers...

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Hansika Motwani adopted 20 kids!

Hansika, the fastest rising young star of Kollywood is celebrating her 20th birthday (August 9) today. And she is adopting the 20th kid, son of the lift operator in her apartment in Mumbai. Hansika's career graph has never looked better. Her Kandireega with Ram is releasing on Aug12 in Andhra and she is currently shooting for Rajesh directed Oru Kal Oru Kannadi ( OKOK).  She has one more song to be shot abroad for Vijay's Velayudham, which will be her next release. The actress who was shooting in Chennai, has taken a day off to celebrate her birthday with “friends and family” in Mumbai. Hansika who is already looking after...

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Suriya & Shruti Hassan‘s 7am arivu movie latest stills

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