Reports say that upcoming starlet and actor Kamal Haasan’s daughter Shruti Haasan is turning out to be quite expensive for her producers. The talented Shruti had already debuted as actress in Bollywood and Tollywood with not much success and is now trying out her luck in Tamil by debuting as Suriya’s heroine in director A.R. Murugadoss’ upcoming film ‘7aam Arivu’.
It is said that the producer is made to cough up Rs.60,000 for a day’s expenses for Shruti Haasan as she comes along with her entourage. Her costumer, touch-up artiste, make-up women and car driver are all to be paid off hefty sums by the producers for each day till the schedule is completed.
Most of the leading actresses get their fee including the allowances to be paid to their personal attendants like make-up artistes. Shruti, however, dares to be different and makes the director bear the burden of taking care of her assistants. A rough estimate puts these expenses alone at Rs.60 lakhs! (KT)
Yuvan Shankar Raja, one of the best musicians in Kollywood, tied the nuptial knot with Shilpa, a doctor by profession, in a private ceremony attended only by family members, at Tirupathy Temple, on Sep 1st, 2011. The wedding was attended by Yuvan’s father Maestro Ilayaraja, mother, elder brother Karthik Raja,sister Bhavatharini and close family relatives.
This is Yuvan’s second after his failed marriage with London based Sujaya Rao, which resulted in divorce in Feb 2008. The wedding reception will be held at the Hyaat hotel, Chennai on September 2nd.
SouthIndianCelebrities.blogspot.com and readers wishing, Yuvan Shankar Raja, a very happy married life. (KT)
Excitement and Expectations are the two Es, which are associated with Ajith Kumar's 50th movie Mangaatha (Mankatha) release. As expected, Thala rocks the show with his styles, actions and performance. However, the overdose of stunts and useless characters in the film are irritating at parts. Read on for Mangaatha review.
Story:
Sanjana (Trisha)'s father Arumuga Chettiyar (Jaya Prakash) devises a plan to steal 500 crores, the money, which was used for gambling during Indian Premier League. His gang includes Sumanth (Vaibhav), Prem (Premji), an IIT graduate, Mahat (Mahat Raghavendra), Ganesh (Ashwin Kakumanu), a sub-inspector at Dharavi in Mumbai. After their plan to rob comes to know, suspended cop Vinayak Mahadeva (Ajith Kumar) joins the team of thieves. On the other end, super cop Prithvi (Arjun Sarja) takes oath to uproot the betting business.
How they execute their plot? Will they succeed in their mission? What measures Prithivi take to bring the betting business to halt? Answers for all these questions should be seen on-screen, as the excitement of watching the movie will be lost if one reads here the entire story.
Performance:
Ajith Kumar's fans could not have expected for more from their star, as the actor has given his best performance till date. His acting, salt and pepper look with the negative shade in his character are treat to watch. Especially, he impresses the audience during action sequences. Arjun Sarja has proved, why people call him as 'Action King'. He has perfectly fitted the bill. Trisha has not got much to do in the movie. But she excels in her limited role. Vaibhav is good. However, Premiji is not a right choice for the character, as his antics fail to evoke any response from the viewers. Even newcomer Mahat also disappoints you. Jaya Prakash is at his usual best. Rest other character like Anjali and Andrea Jeremiah, who will be seen as Vaibhav and Arjun's wives, are okay.
Technical:
The action scenes are the plus and minus points of the film. Even thought, it has been wonderfully shot, overdose of those scenes in the second half play spoilsport. Nonetheless, watching Ajith Kumar's saying 'I am a mad man' and 'money money money' during stunts are good to watch. Shakti Saravanan's photography is excellent, choreography is simple but energetic. Editor Praveen KL could have been bold in his work, as some scenes are dragging at parts. Music and Songs picturisation are apt. Finally, Venkat Prabhu's direction and screenplay.
Well, the director has almost succeeded in his first ever film with a big star. The filmmaker has fabricated the story keeping all the successful elements at one hand and the tastes of Ajith Kumar's fans at other. Had he not lost the grip on the script, the movie would have undoubtedly become one of the biggest hits of Thala. The screenplay is dragging and gives you a boring experience. Adding to that, too much of characters does not help the proceedings and it is only in the last 30 minutes before the interval, the story becomes interesting. The second half thrills you with twists but irritates with too much of action sequences. However, Arjun and Ajith's climax scene is wonderful shot.
Verdict:
Mangaatha has all the entertaining elements. It is especially for Ajith Kumar's fans and the people, who love action-oriented movies. Family audience may not like the subject. One should watch for the actor's performance and Venkat Prabhu's attempt to make the movie in Hollywood style with local budget!
Cast: Ajith Kumar,Trisha,Arjun Sarja, Viabhav and others
After making a name for herself thanks to her viral "Friday" video, Rebecca Black has returned with a followup offering titled "My Moment".
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The 14-year-old singing hopeful's latest video hit the web on Monday, with the just-released single set to go on sale via iTunes on Tuesday, July 19th.
Compiling highlights from her post-"Friday" doings, Miss Black's "My Moment" video includes footage from Rebecca’s last day of junior high, her audience at film premieres, and her gig hosting MTV’s Online Music Awards.
Together with the brand latest track, Rebecca posted a welcome message for her personal YouTube channel while also being lined up to release a five song EP in August.
She has always been known for her fabulous live performances, and last night (July 12) Nicole Scherzinger was spotted rocking out in Los Angeles. Enjoy the pictures of Nicole Scherzinger performing live at Universal CityWalk
The “Buttons” songstress took the stage at the new 5 Towers venue at Universal CityWalk to treat her fans to an unforgettable evening. It was all a part of AMP Radio’s Topless Sumer Switch Party series, and Nicole’s killer voice and sexy choreography made for quite the concert.
After the gig, Nicole tweeted, “Thanku 2 all who came out to @CityWalkLA 4 the @ampradioshow! 2 all those who couldn't make it--wish u were there!! So much luv!! Xo.” Enjoy now:
Well on her way to making a comeback after personal issues dealt her career a bit of a setback, Demi Lovato's brand new single "Skyscraper" has made its way to the web.
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Of her first release since spending time in an Illinois treatment facility, the "Camp Rock" star tweeted, "This isn't just a single or a song to me. This represents the strength of an incredibly difficult journey I've been on that will hopefully provide the faith and inspiration to others going through the hardest issues of their own. #STAYSTRONG #SKYSCAPER."
Continuing to offer insight to her new tune via her Seventeen blog, Demi penned, “I am still on a personal journey dealing with my own issues each and every day, but the best advice I can give to anyone going through a rough patch is to never be afraid to ask for help. My biggest wish for this song is that it’s able to inspire others and urge them to keep moving forward no matter what the odds.”
Meanwhile, the sure-to-be-emotional video accompanying the song is set to premiere on E! News on Wednesday (July 13) at 7pm ET alongside an interview with Ryan Seacrest before its Thursday release on Vevo.
Music maestro A.R. Rahman won the Best Original Song award at the 16th Critics’ Choice Movie awards .The 45-year-old music director won the award for the song ’If I Rise’ for Danny Boyle’s film ’127 Hours’, a collaboration between Rahman and pop star Dido.The Critics’ Choice Movie Awards are given annually by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) to honour the finest in cinematic achievement.
The star-studded ceremony was held at the Hollywood Palladium. ’The Social Network’ was named the year’s Best Picture and David Fincher won the Best Director award for the film.Colin Firth won the Best Actor award for his role in ’The King’s Speech’ and Natalie Portman was declared the Best Actress for her performance in ’Black Swan’.This is Rahman’s second collaboration with Boyle after ’Slumdog Millionaire’. (CHIT)
All of you are much aware that Vijay’s latest forthcoming flick ‘Kaavalkaran’ which was later renamed as ‘Kaaval Kaadhal’ is nearing its completion. Some days back it was said that the film producers and the hero Vijay are not happy with the current title ‘Kaaval Kaadhal’ and decided to change it again.
Now for the second time, the title has been renamed as ‘Kaavalan’. And on the other hand, it is also heard that director Shakthi Chidambaram has purchased the movie lock stock and barrel including its negative rights.The audio launch is expected to be held in the month of September.
It is being directed by Siddique and Vidhyasagar is scoring the music while Iyarkai fame N. K. Ekambaram has handled cinematography. It is said to be a remake of Malayalam film ‘Bodyguard’. The film has Asin playing the lead opposite Vijay. [WaY]
As if the corruption controversy is not enough, the Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee seems to be having no issues in blowing away money. Reliable sources have revealed that a whopping Rs 20 lakhs was spent just for calling A. R. Rahman for the launch of the music CD of the Games anthem.
It is heard that Rahman said he would reveal the lyrics of the song in another 10 days and hence the CD could not be launched. Queries are already being raised as to why so much money was spent on the press conference even after the organizers knew the song wasn’t complete.
Apparently, Rahman said he had been hearing a lot of “bad stories” about the CWG but was positive that they were not true. The Oscar- winning composer urged the media to portray a positive image of the country. While not much has been spoken about the amount, perhaps Rahman must realize how the organizers have been misusing the funds and bringing shame before saying anything. (AG)
Actress Sangeetha wants to see her husband Krish as an actor
August 19, 2010
Tamil singer Krish, well known as a handsome husband of actress Sangeetha is going to transform into a lyricist soon. When all the singers are taking up music direction as their profession, interestingly, Krish wants to pen the lyrics. Tamil film ‘Kanden’ will see the name of Krish as a lyricist, as the handsome hunk has penned the wordings of two songs for the movie, which is tuned by Vijay Ebenezer.
Krish is a multi talented guy and his friends of his college days, known very well about it. It is reported that actress Sangeetha is proud of her husband, for being such talented in different fields and is delighted on her selection of life partner. Close sources to Sangeetha feel that the actress wants to see Krish as an established actor in Tamil films; she deserves the post, with his handsome looks and hard work.
Sangeetha feels that Krish has all the qualities to become an actor and so she will be happy to see him on the silver screen. (HC)
"Thala" Ajith’s 50th film was much in the news for being directed by director Gautham menon a few weeks ago. But now, the scene has changed as Ajith opted for director Venkat Prabhu , instead of Gautham for his 50th film.
It is reported that due to some reason, Ajith and Gautham could not zero on a bonded script. So, Gautham asked Ajith that he will be out of this project and so now Venkat Prabhu is the director. Meanwhile, the film has been titled as “ Mangatha” and will be produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri.
According to sources, Tollywood star Akkineni Nagarjuna will be making a guest appearance in the movie and music director Yuvan Shanker Raja will be playing the lead role. Actress Anushka is said to play as a female lead in this film. Seducing beauty Anushka has acted with Ilayapathi and Surya and her third project will be withy Thala Ajith.
Film icon Kamal Hassan was left blushing during the gala inauguration of a retrospective of his films, when his partner Gauthami was referred to as Mrs Kamal Hassan on stage, in front of a packed audience.
The 55-year-old veteran was accompanied by the South Indian actress and her daughter Subbalakshmi at the function which was attended by Minister of Information and broadcasting Ambika Soni among others.
S M Khan, the Director of Directorate of Film Festivals which organised the event, thanked "Mr Kamal Hassan and Mrs Kamal Hassan" for attending the event.
"They are not married and have always been very open about the nature of their relationship. The mistake rarely happens because every body knows that they are not married," said a source close to the actor.
The Padmashri winning actor and director, however, later took the mic to wish Gauthami a very happy birthday and thanked her for accompanying him to the event.
Soni also congratulated the actress on her birthday, thanking her for taking out time to be at the event.
Hassan and Gauthami have been together for the past three years after the actor split from his wife Sarika in 2002.
The actor's two daughters with Sarika, Shruthi and Akshara often make public appearances with Gauthami. (GUL)
She is known as the seductive beauty by the youngsters and a chip of the old block by the cine circuit. She is none other than Shruti Haasan, daughter of Kamal Haasan and right now, this pretty girl is making headlines for some spicy and hot reasons.
Apparently, Shruti made a bold debut in Hindi when she sported a bikini in the pool and revealed her curves. Now, the buzz is that she is taking another step further and is likely to get into a steamy lip lock sequence. There is an interesting part to it.
Shruti is likely to do this with the actor Emraan Hashmi who is popular as Bollywood’s serial kisser. While no confirmation has been given on this, it is heard that this would surely come as a shocking surprise to see Shruti getting into the steamy act.
Siddharth’s “Bava” is taking its shape in Hyderabad, after a busy schedule of Andhra districts. The movie features actor Siddharth in the lead and Nata Kireethi Rajendra Prasad in the role of his father. ‘Bava’ will introduce a new heroine to the Telugu cinema industry named Praneetha. The actress is well known in Kannada film industry and will be stepping into Tollywood with “Bava”.
As expected, the movie deals with the love story, which takes place in between Bava and mardhallu. A villain enters the life of the two love birds and then the movie will take some twists and turns. Director Rambabu is directing this film and ML Padma Kumar is producing this movie. The music of “Bava” has been composed by Chakri.
Now, coming to the main news, actress Praneetha did a photo shoot, for the promotions of the film “Bava”. There is news that the actress was looking irresistible when she was in wet clothes and the photo shoot exposed her petite assets on top and hot thighs to the maximum. (HC)
Tamilians who are located in Dubai will be happy to hear this news. Kollywood’s mega budget film “Endhiran” which features super stars Rajnikanth in the lead is all set to have its audio release in Dubai. The audio release is said to be held in august 2010 and the film will be releasing in September second week.
As earlier said by Rajnikanth, “Endhiran’s” the movie was supposed to hit screens in August 2010. But now, there is latest news from directors Shanker’s crew that the movie release may get delayed by a fortnight or more. The special affects composing and mixing is said to take more 50 days time and so the wait will be extended long.
A. R. Rahman has composed the music of this film and bollywood actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan who was paid Rs 6 cr for this project, is said to be a highlight of this film. (HC)
The stunning actress Shriya who has acted with all the lead actors in the industry has established a brand image for herself. She said that though some of her Tamil films did not do well, she is busy in both kollywood and tollywood.
While speaking to the media, the actyress says “My upcoming Tamil film ‘Chikku Bukku’ is a full length comedy film. The whole story revolves around Aarya and me. The audience will see a bubbly Shreya is this film. I liked my role very much. The audience and fans will also like my role. There is no second heroine. Hindi actress Amirtha Rao’s sister is acting in this film. She is doing a guest role in this film. I need not say that whose role has significance.
Many are asking me whether I am acting in ‘Roudram’. There was some news recently. I also got the news. I am acting in this film. The first schedule of this film is over. I did not participate in the shooting. The next schedule of the film is to commence in the month of July.
I will take part in the shooting. With regard to the English film ‘What’s Cooking,’ it was produced with the purpose of screening it in film festivals. It has already participated in many festivals. As a first stage my dream was fulfilled in acting in a film produced by Deepa Mehta. I believe that I will be acting in a film directed by her shortly.
Currently I am acting in a Telugu film Don Seenu which has Ravi Teja in the lead role. I have also danced for a song in the film Puli directed by S J Suryah. I danced for this important dance because the music was composed by A R Rahman.” [WaY}
Kamal Hassan’s elder daughter Shruthi Hassan will be acting in the remake of Tamil super hit “ Sigappu Rojakkal”, which featured Kamal Hassan and Sridevi in lead. The movie was directed by Bharathi Raja. The movie was also made in Telugu with the title “Yerra Gulabi” and was a bumper hit for adult viewers.
Now director Bharathi Raja’s son Manoj will be directing the remake of the yesteryear’s movie with Shruthi and actor Shakti in lead. The yesteryear’s movie was a remake of Japanese film “Red Roses” and the new script will have some changes.
Acting in the remake of her father’s film is said to be an excitement filled experience to Shruthi Hassan and the movie will go onto floors from this summer.
Actor-singer Shruti Haasan, who sang in Hindi film “Luck”, recently recorded a song for the much-awaited Kannada film “Pruthwi” that stars Puneet Raj Kumar and Parvathi Menon in lead roles.
“Yes, we have recorded a song crooned by Shruti in a Mumbai studio. It is written by K. Kalyan. The lines start with ‘Nenapidu, Nenapidu’,” said the film’s producer Soorappa Babu.
The song was recorded last week under the supervision of composer Manikanth Kadri. The film is directed by Jacob Varghese, who delivered hit film “Savaari” last year. It is being produced by Soorappa Babu and N.S. Raj Kumar. This particular song has already been shot abroad with Puneet and Parvathi.
“We were in talks with Shruti from the past one month and she agreed to sing March 7. She was quite busy working as an actor in a Telugu film and she was also helping her father Kamal in shifting his house from Eldams Road to Sholinganallur. Finally, she was able to allot a convenient date and we recorded the song,” said Soorappa.
He also said Shruti was happy with the lyrics. The audio of the film will be released on March 17 that marks film’s leading star Puneet’s birthday.
Shruti sang her first song when she was just six in her father’s film “Thevar Magan” and also scored music for her dad’s Tamil film “Unnai Pol Oruvan”. [WaY]
S P B Charan may not have turned out to be a iconic singer like his legendary father S P Balasubramanyam but then he has proved his mettle in the role of film production. Now, here is something on his personal front. News is that S P B Charan is now looking out for a suitable alliance so that he can get married.
Charan is already a divorcee and his first wife lives in the US along with her kids. It seems that recently, all the legal processes have been done and now Charan is back to his single status. Sources say that his relatives have begun hunting for a suitable bride so if you think you are on the lookout for a groom, here is one for you. Good luck with your bride hunt Charan! (GUL)
The popular star Silambarasan's ‘Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya’ is going to be very special to Simbhu as everyone will see different hero in him when compared to his earlier roles.
Speaking to the media he says that all his fans have huge expectations on him and his film ‘VTV’, as he worked with mega combo pack Gautham Menon and Rahman. Denying the rumors of his relationship and romance with Trisha, he says that there is no truth in these rumors. They both were good friends and by the time being he is in love with only movies and not with any girl.
When he was asked about the reason to go out of ‘Ko’ project Simbhu remained silent and said that it’s all of difference in opinions. [WaY]
