After 100% Kaadhal with GV Prakash, actress Shalini Pandey of Arjun Reddy fame has signed her second Tamil film. This time the talented actress will be seen romancing Dulquer Salmaan in debutante director Ra. Karthik’s new film with producer Selva Kenanya. Besides Shalini Pandey, the as yet untitled film of Dulquer Salmaan will also have 3 more heroines. Touted to be a travel based romantic drama, George C Williams of Theri & Raja Rani fame will be cranking the camera for the film. Director Karthik is planning to shoot major portions of the film in Tamil Nadu and a few locales in North India. Title and other details of the film are expected to be announced in the coming days.
Shruti Haasan Has No Plans For Kannada films
Shruti Haasan recently stated that she has no plans of signing a Kannada film in the near future. She said, “I wish to clarify that I have no plans of doing a Kannada film in the near future and I have had no discussion with anyone regarding it either,” Last seen on screen in Rajkummar Rao starrer Behen Hogi Teri & Telugu film Katamarayudu, Shruti Haasan hasn’t so far worked in Kannada & Malayalam cinema. She will next be seen in her father’s multilingual comedy Sabash Naidu. Last week, Shruti Haasan was also announced as the brand ambassador for Fossil India along with Varun Dhawan.
Meghana Raj To Enter Wedlock
Meghana Raj is all set to enter wedlock soon. The lovely actress is reportedly getting engaged to Kannada actor Chiranjeevi Sarja in the 3rd week of Oct, 2017 while their marriage will take place in Dec, 2017. The two have worked together in the movie Aatagara and have been dating each other for quite some time and always denied about the togetherness when asked by the media. It is reported that their engagement is likely to be held at Chiranjeevi Sarja’s residence with friends & family attending. Chiranjeevi Sarja stated that he would reveal all the details soon. Meghana Raj has acted in several Malayalam movies such as Memories, Red Wine, Namukku Parkkan, Mullamottum Munthiricharum et al. In Malayalam, Meghana Raj was last seen in Hallelooya. The gorgeous has acted in three projects which are geared up for release, Zebra Varakal, 100 Degree Celsius (sequel) and London Dreams.
Hansika Creates A Traffic Jam In Erode
Little Miss Bubbly, Hansika inaugurated Chennai Mobiles’ a new showroom in Erode. Loyal fans of the actress came to know about her arrival from the posters & advertisements issued by Chennai Mobiles and thousands gathered in front of the showroom to have a glimpse of the actress. Hansika patiently waited for all the fans to settle down and addressed the gathering. The Police force had a tough time to control the crowd as fans wanted to see the actress as closer as possible and thus caused a huge traffic jam in Erode. On the film front, Hansika’s Malayalam film Villain is slated to release soon and in Tamil, she has Prabhu Deva’s Gulebakavali progressing at a brisk pace.
Special Salute To Nayanthara
Director Seenu Ramasamy of Neerparavai & Dharma Durai fame recently watched Lady Superstar Nayanthara’s Aramm and he was thoroughly impressed with director Gopi Nainar’s execution and Nayanthara’s performance. “Aramm is an honest and emotional film with thrilling elements and philosophical message from Gopi Nainar. Special salute to sister Nayanthara”, posted Seenu Ramasamy on his Twitter page. Ghibran is scoring the music for the film, Om Prakash of Arrambam fame has cranked the camera & Peter Hein is in charge for the stunts. Produced by KJR Studios, Aramm is now slated for release on 3rd Nov, 2017.
Sada Makes A Comeback
Sada who was a top league heroine in Tamil cinema for a major portion of the last decade, will now be making a comeback with a bold character. She will be playing a sex worker in her upcoming Tamil film Torchlight directed by Abdul Majith, who has said that this film will be delving into the lives of sex workers and what pushes them into flesh trade. The young director who has made research by meeting some sex workers says that most of them are forced to remain in this trade as they have to fund their children’s education and also to serve their husbands. The director says that the film will create awareness by conveying a message about sex workers. Sada apparently took up this challenging role while many other actresses rejected the offer since the topic dealt by the film is too sensitive. Riythvika who gave impressive performances in Madras & Kabali will also be seen as sex worker in the film. The film also stars newcomers Udhaya, Sivasakthi & Dinesh in important roles.
Will Mehreen Equal Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Record?
In today’s time, it is rather difficult for any hero or heroine to get a hat – trick. And also to get three hits right at the beginning of one’s career is no mean task. One girl who is on the brink of getting a hat – trick is Mehreen. The girl made her Tollywood debut with Krishnagadi Prema Gatha. The film was a hit, but she had a long gap before she had her next film. Recently, she was seen in Sharwanand’s Mahanubhavudu, which has become the hit of the Dassera season. Now, after getting two back to back hits, she is awaiting the release of Ravi Teja’s Raja – The Great. If the film turns out to be a hit, then Mehreen will have three hits in her kitty. Samantha Ruth Prabhu was one girl who had pulled off a similar success story in the past. It remains to be seen if Mehreen can pull off the same.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s Professionalism
Samantha Ruth Prabu’s marriage became a huge concern for her producers, when it was announced. Many feared that she might take off to prepare for her wedding causing delays in shooting schedules. However, Samantha Ruth Prabhu planned it rather well and she took a week off prior to her wedding and a week off following her wedding. After surprising all by promoting Raju Gari Gadhi 2 following her wedding, she has started shooting for Mahanati. Once she completes the schedule, she will start working on Sukumar’s film titled Rangasthalam 1985. Despite sticking to pre – decided wedding date, she had chosen to wrap up the shootings of her earlier films before she takes off on a long holiday. Her husband and actor Naga Chaitanya too has taken a similar decision. Apparently, those in the industry are happy with the professionalism of Samantha Ruth Prabhu.
Shalini Pandey Hikes Her Remuneration
Make hay while the sun shines, they say. The Arjun Reddy actress Shalini Pandey is already implementing this. Shalini Pandey who won the hearts of youngsters is now in much demand in Telugu & Tamil films. Seeing the craze, the actress has hiked her remuneration. She is now getting more than Rs 25 lakhs. She has signed three movies within a gap of a month in both Telugu & Tamil film industry. She is now shooting for a Tamil movie opposite GV Kumar which is a remake of Telugu hit 100% Love.
Rakul Preet Singh Turns Ambassador
Rakul Preet Singh has been selected as the brand ambassador for Government of India’s one of the women empowerment initiatives. She will now be acting as brand ambassador for Narendra Modi Government’s “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” for the State of Telangana. Rakul Preet Singh expressed her happiness. “Extremely honored to b d brand ambassador of Telangana 4 d #Betibachaobetioadhao campaign. Let the change begin,” Rakul Preet Singh posted on Twitter. Rakul Preet Singh who hails from North India is now a leading actress in Tollywood. She has also expressed that she plans to settle down in Hyderabad. She has already ventured into fitness business in Hyderabad & Vizag.
Nazriya Nazim To Make Her Comeback
If you are a fan of bubbly Nazriya Nazim and has missed her live wire performances, this is one exciting news. There are rumors that the actor is all set to make her comeback in filmmaker Anjali Menon’s forthcoming film, which also has Prithviraj and Parvathy in the lead. An official announcement regarding this one is yet to come. Nazriya Nazim made her debut in movies as a child artiste and as a heroine, she was brilliant in films like Neram, Raja Rani, Ohm Shaanthi Oshaana & Bangalore Days. She married her Bangalore Days co – star Fahadh Faasil in 2014 and had taken a break from films. Incidentally it was Anjali Menon who had directed her in Bangalore Days too.
Thalapathy Vijay Meets Chief Minister
Thalapathy Vijay met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy recently at his residence in Chennai. Kadambur Raju, Minister of Information & Publicity was also present during the meet. According to reports, Vijay met CM to thank him for regulating movie ticket price and reducing entertainment tax from 10% to 8%. Also, the actor is said to have briefed the CM about the ongoing issues with his film Mersal and sought his help. The release of Vijay’s Mersal is in trouble because Animal Welfare Board of India denied an NOC for the film as the team is yet to submit the necessary documents to prove that animals used in the film were not tortured. Previously, Vijay’s Thuppakki faced an issue after Islam outfits felt that scenes portraying Muslims as terrorists were offensive and the actor sought TN Government’s help to hold talks to solve it.
Vishal Receives Backlash
Vishal who is the President of the Tamil Film Producers council came up with a set of rules to be followed in TN theaters. It included the selling of packaged products at MRP, parking cost regulations & not charging higher ticket cost which all seemed to be in favor of the common man. In a new development Abhirami Ramanathan of the Theatre Owners Association has severely condemned Vishal for slamming out rules. Stating that no one was boss for anyone, he told that Vishal should not put rules regarding theatre norms without prior consultation with the theatre owners. “Vishal has no authority to set rules for us. Higher charges will be levied for big movies while the charges would be lessened for the smaller movies,” Abhirami quoted. He also told that theatres were ready to sell Amma packaged drinking water bottles if the Government grants permission for the same.
Prashanth Makes A Comeback
Prashanth a contemporary of Vijay & Ajith is making a comeback after many years in a new neo noir thriller titled Johnny which was the title of Superstar Rajinikanth’s critically acclaimed film released in 1980 directed by Mahendran. The new Johnny is the remake of the Hindi flick Johnny Gaddar in which Prashanth & Prabhu reprise the roles of Neil Nitin Mukesh & Dharmendhra from the original. The film produced by Thiagarajan and directed by Vettri Selvan has Sanchitha Shetty playing the female lead while Anandaraj, Kalairani & Devadarshini are also in the cast. The film is fast nearing completion.
A R Rahman To Compose Music For Allu Arjun?
It has been a long time dream of Allu Arjun to work with A R Rahman. His dream to team up with the Mozart of Madras may well be on its way to getting realized! It’s known that Linguswamy, the Kollywood director, will be directing Bunny in 2018. This bi -lingual will most likely be composed by A R Rahman. The director is planning to rope him in for this big -ticket film. If A R Rahman comes on board, this will be Bunny’s first ever outing with the legendary musician. Even before Naa Peru Surya happened, Bunny had planned to make the Linguswamy film happen. Due to some unavoidable circumstances, the project got delayed indefinitely. The buzz now is that the film will go on the floors only after March next year. Allu Arjun is currently shooting for writer Vakkantham Vamsi’s maiden directorial venture Naa Peru Surya Naa Illu India. Allu Arjun will be seen as a young military officer in this film. It is slated for 27th Apr, 2018, release.
Resul Pookutty Turns Actor
Oscar award winning sound designer Resul Pookutty will now make his acting debut in a film which will be capturing a popular annual festival – Thrissur Pooram in Kerala. In the upcoming tri – lingual movie which will be made in Malayalam, Telugu and Hindi will feature Resul Pookutty as himself a sound designer, who comes to Thrissur to cover varied sounds at the festival. Titled The Sound Story, the upcoming venture will be directed by Prasad Prabhakar. As the movie has lots of prominence given to the sound of the festival, the team had used over sixteen to twenty two cameras and multiple microphones that can capture the festival to the fullest. According to the movie’s director Prasad, there were one hundred and fifty members working on the project. The movie has one hundred and sixty four tracks and two songs composed by Rahul Raj & lyrics are by Vairamuthu.
Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films To Produce A Kannada Film
After producing Tamil & Malayalam films, Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films is all set to produce its debut Kannada film. Reports say that Wunderbar Films is joining hands with Kannada producer Jacob Varghese for a film which will have Rishi of Operation Alamelamma fame in the lead role. Currently, Dhanush is busy shooting for the first ever part of Vetrimaaran’s gangster trilogy Vada Chennai, the actor is expected to soon bid goodbye to his thick beard and will sport a twirled mustache for Balaji Mohan’s Maari 2. The principal shoot of Maari 2 will begin in Nov, 2017 the film also has an ensemble cast of actors including Sai Pallavi, Krishna, Tovino Thomas & Robo Shankar.
Nadigar Sangam Plans Star Cricket Tournament In Malaysia
At the 64th General Body Meeting of Nadigar Sangam, Treasurer Karthi revealed that the association is planning to hold a star cricket match in Malaysia. The tournament is likely to begin from 6th Jan, 2018 and the funds raised will be used for the construction of Nadigar Sangam building. Last year, Nadigar Sangam organized a similar star cricket tournament to raise funds for the building construction. Just like last year’s tournament, both Kamal Haasan & Rajinikanth will grace both the opening and the closing ceremony while the participation of the other actors will be revealed in coming days. Besides cricket match, Nadigar Sangam is also planning to conduct varied events to raise funds.
