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  Megastar Chiranjeevi joined the shoot of his magnum opus Vishwambhara a few days ago in a massive set in Hyderabad. The team erected a total of 13 huge sets in Hyderabad for this epic film. Meanwhile, the makers zeroed in on South Queen Trisha Krishnan to play the lead actress opposite Megastar Chiranjeevi in the movie. The starlet joined the shoot today and she got a grand welcome from Chiranjeevi, director Vassishta, and producers. She is all set to add her charm and grace to the Mega Mass Beyond Universe. Trisha previously worked with Chiranjeevi in Stalin and we can expect magical chemistry in this combination. The mega fantasy adventure is produced by the leading production house UV Creations. Vikram, Vamsi, and Pramod are producing the movie on a high budget which is going to be the costliest film for Chiranjeevi to date. MM Keeravani scores the music, while Chota K Naidu is the cinematographer. AS Prakash is the production designer, while Sushmita Konidela is the costume d...

Lyca Productions and Madras Talkies' magnum opus, and director Mani Ratnam's dream project, PS 1 aka Ponniyin Selvan 1, released in theatres in several languages on September 30th. The film is based Kalki's famed novel Ponniyin Selvan. The story is set during the Chola period and revolves around events in the lives of Sundara Chola ( Prakash Raj) and his children, the three siblings, Aaditha Karikalan (Chiyaan Vikram), Kundavai ( Trisha) and the crown prince Arunmozhi Varman (Jayam Ravi) who later becomes the famed Raja Raja Chozhan. There are forces, manipulated by the beautiful but  vengeful Nandini (Aishwarya Rai), the former love of Aditha Karikalan, who want to usurp the throne and wreak havoc in the kingdom. Vallavaraiyan Vandhiyathevan (Karthi) is the one who is the trusted link between all these characters, who uses his wits and prowess to carry important messages to and fro and also to protect the Cholas from harm. What happens when things b...

  ஒரு நாவலை படமாக்குவதில் பல சிக்கல்கள் இருக்கிறது; அதை மணி சார் அழகாக செய்து முடித்திருக்கிறார் - நடிகர் கார்த்தி லைக்கா ப்ரோடக்ஷன்ஸ் மற்றும் மெட்ராஸ் டாக்கிஸ் இணைந்து தயாரித்து, இயக்குனர் மணிரத்னம் இயக்கி, பல முன்னணி நட்சத்திரங்கள் நடித்த 'பொன்னியின் செல்வன்' படத்தின் டீசர் வெளியீட்டு விழாவில் கலந்து கொண்டு அப்படத்தின் குழுவினர் பேசியதாவது: நடிகர் கார்த்தி பேசும்போது, நம் பள்ளிப்பருவத்தில் வரலாறு படம் என்றாலே தூங்கிவிடுவோம். வரலாற்றின் மீது ஆர்வம் இருக்காது. அப்படி விழித்திருக்கும் எஞ்சிய நேரத்தில் நாம் கேட்டதெல்லாம் அந்நியர் நம்மை அடிமைபடுத்திய தான். இப்போது இருக்கும் காலகட்டத்தில் புத்தகம் படிப்பதற்கு யாருக்கும் நேரமில்லை. 10 வினாடி வீடியோவைப் பார்த்துவிட்டு நகர்ந்து விடுகிறார்கள். ஆனால், 5 பகுதிகளைக் கொண்ட ஒரு புத்தகத்தை மணி சார் படமாக்கியிருக்கிறார். வரலாறு படிக்காமல்.. படைக்க முடியாது. இந்த இளைய தலைமுறையினருக்கு வரலாறு படியுங்கள் என்று சொல்கிறேன்.  இப்படத்தைப் பார்க்கும்போது பெருமிதம் வரும். அப்படி பெருமிதம் வரும்போது இதைக் காப்பாற்ற வேண்டும் என்ற எண்ணம் வரும். பொன்னியி...

While his maiden production “2030”, a first-of-its-kind Flash Forward genre movie is proceeding at a brisk pace, producer Mouttou Sambandam of Onsky Technology Pvt. Ltd, has now come up with good news for lovers of the ‘Sathuranka Vettai’ franchise.  He  has acquired the rights of Sathuranka Vettai 2 featuring Arvind Swami and Trisha in the lead roles. Written by H. Vinoth (Director of Valimai, Nerkonda Paarvai, Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru and Sathuranka Vettai), the film is directed by NV Nirmal Kumar (Vijay Antony Salim fame) and is produced by Manobala Picture House and Cinema City.    Mouttou Sambandam says, “Basically, I am a diehard film buff, and watch almost all the movies. Sathuranka Vettai is one among the best films. When I heard about the new movie coming out from this franchise, I was excited. Especially, after watching the visual promos with the performance of Arvind Swami and Trisha, I could feel the elevation of this franchise. However, I was s...

 by Rinku Gupta The shooting of Mani Ratnam's magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan has been going on at Hyderabad in full swing. Now a few pics from the cast's day out have gone viral, posted by Aarti Ravi. Apparently, it looks like the team spent an enjoyable evening in the open at Prakash Raj's farmhouse, a 30 minute drive from Hyderabad. The cast members of Karthi , Jayam Ravi and Trisha along with Aarti Ravi and Pony Prakash Raj spent some time chilling out after shooting. They were also joined by Prakash Raj, his son Vedanth and the two sons of Jayam Ravi and Aarti. By the looks of it, the actors had  great time in the lap of Nature, bonding over a bonfire. The pics have gone viral. Trisha too posted pics of her make up session prior to the shoot along with pics of a what may presumably be the  farm dog Caramel, and a  bonfire evening with her friends. A few days ago, Aishwarya Rai too was clicked by a fan, presumably in town for the shoot of the same film. Fans are over...

By Rinku Gupta Director Gautham Menon's recent short film Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn featuring STR and Trisha has been garnering eyeballs, on his Ondraga You Tube channel. The team made the film online during the lockdown.  Apparently,  Gautham has been spending his lockdown time doing  a lot of writing and this short film is part of a sequence planned for his Vinnaithandi Varuvaya ( VTV) sequel. Now, in an online live chat with the Cinema Express portal today, Gautham replied to a fans' question about the possibility of working with Ajith Kumar again.     Gautham Menon with Ajith Kumar          Ajith as Satyadeva and Arun Vijay as                            Viktor in Yennai Arindhaal Gautham revealed that during the covid lockdown he has written a dialogue between the  Satyadeva and Viktor characters of his film Yennai Arindhaal. What's more...

By Rinku Gupta While post-production work with lockdown precautions in place is taking  place in Kollywood, and director Gautham Menon has even directed a short film completely online, (Karthik Dial Seytha Yenn with STR , Trisha), in Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was spotted shooting outdoors on a set at the Kamalistan studio in Mumbai. Social media went into a tizzy as photos appeared online.  It was revealed that the filming was for an important social cause,  with necessary permissions in place and with strict protocols.       Akshay Kumar at the shooting spot                Director Balki with the crew Produced by Anil Naidu, the film is touted to be a public awareness ad film  created for the Health Ministry, directed by Padman and Mission Mangal fame Balki.  The awareness film, focuses on the public's  responsibilities in the post lockdown period and the continued precautions to t...

By Rinku Gupta Paramapatham Vilayattu , Trisha's 60th film is releasing on 28th february. Produced by 24 Hours Productions, the film has music by Ambareesh and is directed by K Thirugnanam. The pre-release function was attended by Bhagyaraj, T Siva, TV actor Sangeetha (who plays Trisha's friend, cameraman J Dinesh ( who assisted RD Rajasekhar), Ambareesh ( who revealed this is his 8th film) , producer K Rajan, baby Manasvi and actor Vijay Varma amongst others. Everyone was surprised by Trisha's absence at the event. Producer Suresh Kamatchi said, " Im happy at the way Thirugnanam has done this film. But   Im concerned about why some actors don't come to their own film events for promotions. Its because they have a large fan following that we sign them up and when they come to functions it helps promote the film." He was referring to the absence of Trisha for the film event. Producer T Siva also expressed his displeasure about Trisha...