A. R. Murugadoss Signs Bharath
The shooting of A. R. Murugadoss’ new movie is happening in Ahmedabad. Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu is making his Tamil debut with this as yet untitled bilingual in which Rakul Preeth Singh is the leading lady & S. J. Surya is the baddie. Bharath is the latest star to board this high profile film and this will be his 1st ever collaboration with A. R. Murugadoss. The role which Bharath plays is said to be a pivotal one and the team is keeping it under wraps. Harris Jayaraj is scoring the music while Santhosh Sivan is taking care of the cinematography.
Amala Faces Her Old Villain Encore
Amala Paul after a gap is back doing many films one of which is a romantic thriller with Vishnu Vishal as hero directed by Ramkumar of Mundasupatti fame. The film is tentatively titled as Cinderella. The latest addition to the cast of Cinderella is Susan George, who rocked in an out & out negative role in Mynaa which was the breakthrough film for Amala Paul. Susan is said to be playing the role of a cop with negative shades.
Samantha As Nadigaiyar Thilagam
One of the most sought after actresses in the South, Samantha has Irumbu Thirai with Vishal & Arya and Aneethi Kathaigal with Vijay Sethupathi apart from a few Telugu biggies. Samantha has been approached to play the role of the legendary actress Savithiri in a biopic on her life to be directed by Nag Ashwin planned as a bilingual in Tamil & Telugu. Savithiri known as the Nadigaiyar Thilagam was and still is considered as the female equivalent of Nadigar Thilagam Sivaji Ganesan. This could be the biggest film yet for the talented Sam to portray such a giant on screen.
Silva Leaves Ajith
As we all know Thala Ajith is presently shooting for AK57 in Bulgaria along with the cast & crew that includes Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi who makes his Tamil debut playing villain in the flick. Noted Stunt Choreographer Stunt Silva & Ganesh are designing stunt sequences in the film. Silva has recently returned to Chennai while the Bulgaria shooting is expected to go on till Jan, 2017. This has lead to a rumour that Silva has been arrested by the police in Bulgaria and Ajith had to intervene to get him released and send him back home.
Duggabatti Rana’s Ghazi Look Unveiled
Matinee Entertainment, in association with PVP Cinema, is presenting Ghazi, the 1st of its kind Indian movie based on submarine action. Starring Rana Daggubati, Taapsee Pannu & Kay Kay Menon in important roles, it is directed by Sankalp. Rana’s 1st look is out. Seen in the uniform, Rana comes across as portraying an earnest expression as a Naval Officer. “Ghazi is the 1st of its kind Indian film wholly made as an underwater movie. Thanks to the splendid reaction from pan India audience for the 1st look title poster, we are now here to unveil our hero Daggubati Rana’s 1st look from the film on the eve of his birthday,” the makers inform.
Ghazi marks a new technical revolution in Indian cinema with a never – experienced -before underwater war visuals. The world’s best technicians are working on this extravaganza to be released in Feb, 2017,” they add.
Star Villain In Om Namo Venkatesaya
Last month, the makers of Om Namo Venkatesaya had let it known that Jagapathi Babu is playing a role in the devotional flick. Latest, certain sections of the media have reported that Jaggu will be seen as a Cupid – struck king in the K Raghavendra Rao directorial. Many years after playing a guest role in Ravoyi Chandamama, Jagapathi, Nag’s friend of many years, is doing the same. Their association goes back to their teenage days. The director is once again visiting the idea of a king turning romantic upon seeing a character. It was Mohan Babu in Annamayya, in which the chemistry with Roja worked big – time with the class & mass audiences alike. It’s the turn of Jaggu now. It has to be seen if his character will come with “tamasic” traits, much as Mohan Babu’s character in the 1997 magnum opus.
Dhruva Emerges Victor
When Dhruva hit the screens on Fri last, it was almost certain that it would be one of the biggest hits of the year. Such is the strength of its content. It has turned out to be the case, with the movie passing the Mon test with flying colours. “Theaters ran to packed houses over the weekend, resulting in splendid collections. Demonetization & extreme cold haven’t been a dent. The audience’s enthusiasm for Dhruva is simply great,” the makers inform. Even as Ram Charan is touring US, the Surender Reddy film has joined the USD 1 Million figure rather effortlessly. Cherry is quite happy at this.
Kollywood Actor Bags Mahesh’s Movie
While S J Suryah is playing the antagonist’s role in Mahesh Babu’s next (which is allegedly titled as Sambhavami), there is another Tamil actor who is going to play a noteworthy role in this Rs. 100 cr bi – lingual. It’s Bharath of Boys & Premisthe fame. While the talented actor has had projects in Kollywood, he couldn’t make it in Tollywood even after the run – away success of Premisthe. With him getting to act in the Murugadoss – Mahesh movie, he may be staring at a 2nd innings in Telugu. As for the film’s progress, while the current Gujarat schedule will go on till 24th Jan, 2017, the schedule in Hyderabad will see the remainder 30% of the film being shot (pending two songs).
Srinda To Be A Tomboy
The role of actress Srinda in Fahadh Faasil starrer Role Models is revealed. It is reported that she is playing the role of a Tomboy in the film opposite to Fahadh Faasil’s character. The film is directed by Rafi and has Namitha Pramod as the heroine. Other important characters are played by Vinay Fort, Sharufudheen et al. Currently they are shooting in Goa for the film. For the character in the film, the actress is wearing lots of stylish dresses and she will be following specific mannerisms & body language. Her character is a rough one and picks up a fight with everyone she meets. She even dares to punch anyone she encounters. Srinda is quite elated in getting a chance to work with Mohanlal in Munthirivallikal Thalirkkumbol. She acted as the wife of Anoop Menon’s character in the film.
Biju Menon picks another comedy
Biju Menon is on the spree signing humorous movies, this time he has signed 1 to be directed by debutant Vinu Joseph which is sure to unveil more comic side of his acting. More & more directors now prefer Biju Menon to do such characters. According to the director it is similar to genre of movies like Nadodikattu which tells the common man’s struggle with life and is categorized as dark comedy. The pains & the sufferings of a common man are seen in a humorous view.
The film has 2 heroes, one is Biju Menon and other hero is yet – to – be – decided.
Shruthi Signs Boothayyana Maga Ayyu
One of the super hit films of yesteryears Boothayyana Maga Ayyu based on Goru Ramaswamy Iyengar’s novel directed by Siddalingaiah is back in news with the title. A title picked by Pade Pade (75 days film) & Namak Haram director Nagaraj Peenya commenced without much news. Shruthi Hariharan is in lead role of this film. She has a major role to perform with Honnavalli Krishna, Tabla Naani, Chikkanna, Sudhakar, Umesh, Manadip Rai et al. The film of 1974 was a serious film while this is a complete comedy says director Nagaraj Peenya. The protagonist looks for 99 girls to his match. The 100th girl he adores is the heroine of the film. Nandakumar is the cameraman, Varaprasad Shetty is director of this film.
Poori Jagannath To Make A Trilingual
The lavish producer from Karnataka Dr CR Manohar a sitting MLC of Jantadal Dal (S) who made the 100th film of Srikanth in Telugu namely Mahatma in Golden Lion Films banner is now on a very big project. He announced Rs.100 crores film Kali with Dr Shivarajakumar & Kichcha Sudeep in a lavish platform. The film later took a different shape and getting ready as The Villain with 2 super stars in Kannada. He is now in a trilingual Rogue in Kannada, Telugu & Tamil. The floriculturist & realtor Dr CR Manohar recently had a teaser launch bash at Hayat Hotel in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad. Ishan (Gopi) brother of Dr CR Manohar is making his debut in 3 languages, Munnar Chopra is the female lead. Sunil Kashyap is music director of this yet another lavish film.
