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 by Rinku Gupta Actor Silambarasan TR has been putting the lockdown to good use. He not only lost weight and got fitter, but also got going on two films, Eeswaran with Suseinthiran and now Venkat Prabhu's  Maanaadu. The actor who was hitherto reclusive is now active on social media as well, with regular clicks of himself appearing online, keeping fans happy.       Silambarasan's click from the vanity van                      On sets of Maanaadu  The latest buzz around him is the surprise gift he has recieved, from none other than his mom, Usha Rajender. It is well known that Simbu is a car lover. Now, seeing all the hardwork her son has been putting in these last few months, his mother had decided to give him a gift. The actor had received a brand new Mini Cooper car from his mom. The delighted actor is reportedly whizzing around town in the  latest addition to his car collection!

By Rinku Gupta Amidst rumors of Vijay's Master going the OTT route, comes good news for Thalapathy fans who are awaiting a grand celebration with a theatrical release. Producers Xavier Britto and Seven Screen Studios' Lalit Kumar have clarified in a press statement that the film will release only in theatres.  They admitted that a reputed OTT player had been contacting them but they have decided to continue with the original plan of a theatrical release. They add that this is the need of the hour to revive a flagging industry.  Here is the statement: " As we continue to battle the pandemic, we hope you are all safe and doing fine. We understand and can feel the amount of excitement among the audience to celebrate our smasher in theatres. We await the Big Day to come, as much as you do, With lot of rumours surfacing in the past few days, we would like to clarify our stand on it. Though we have an offer from a reputed OTT service provider, we prefer the theatrical release, w...

 By Rinku Gupta   The first two parts of the 'Aranmanai' series, were a huge success. Now, director  Sundar C is well on the way to completing the shoot of his hit franchise, with Aranmanai 3. Recently the shoot moved to Pollachi for the final schedule where the entire cast including Arya and Raashi Khanna were present. There is a buzz around the  climax fight scene which took place in a huge set for the film .  For this film, a majestic and huge palace set was made by art director Gururaj, at a cost of 2 crore at the EVP Film City, Chenna which  features a grand  fight sequence. This climactic fight scene for which Stunt Director Peter Hein co-ordinated with Sundar C, was filmed there for 11 days.  So far,  Sundar C's film Action, with Vishal and Tamannaah , had hi octane stunts. It is being said that the stunts in Aranmanai 3 are going to create as huge a buzz as Action did.   The movie stars Arya, Rakshi Khanna, Sundar C, Sampath...

By Rinku Gupta Actor Jai’s next is  director Andrew Pandian’s ‘Breaking News’ produced by Thirukadal Udhayam. The shoot has been wrapped up and post-production is on in full swing. Major portions of this film have lots of Computer-generated Graphic works, which have been processed with 450 CG artists. Bhanu Sree is playing the female lead rand Dev Gill (Magadheera, Vijay’s Sura fame) alongside Rahul Dev (Vedalam) are appearing as the baddies. The cinematography is  handled by Johnny Lal and editing by Anthony.

 by Rinku Gupta A few days ago several media reports emerged about director-actor- choreographer Prabhu Deva's  alleged wedding. The articles suggested he had married his niece ( a regional tradition prevalent in some sections of society). Now, however, the Kollywood   grapevine suggests that he has indeed gotten married, but not to his niece.  A few months ago,  he allegedly married  a physiotherapist from Bihar at his Mumbai residence. The wedding was low key due to the covid situation.  The name of the lady is not known,  but according to sources, the duo met when he was undergoing treatment. The duo allegedly got married after the blessings of parents. Social media too is abuzz with the news, which is as yet unconfirmed from Prabhu Deva himself. The couple are touted to be in Chennai now,  at Prabhu Deva's Chennai residence. Apparently she is now learning Tamil. Prabhu Deva was earlier married to and later divorced from, Ramlatha...

 by Rinku Gupta  Leading Digital Service Provider ( DSP) Qube Cinemas, is going all out to help revive the industry reeling under the aftermath of the lockdown. In a major move to help producers plan releases for the festive season ahead, Qube has extended a 100% waiver of Virtual Print Fee (VPF) for new movie releases in December, to support Producers and Exhibitors in the Hindi and Non- South markets. For January, there will be a 60% waiver. It maybe recalled that  In Kollywood, after a stalemate over the waiver issue between the industry and the DSP , finally Qube had recently signed an agreement with the Tamil Film Active Producers  Association (TFAPA)   led by Bharathi Raja. This offered  a substantial reduction in VPF in order to help the Kollywood industry and get footfalls back into the theatres.  However, unlike the offer to Hindi and Non- regional markets, for some reason, the exact details of the waivers for Kollywood have not been dis...

 By Rinku Gupta  Director SundarC   has been  busy during lockdown, planning  the shoot of his next film, Aranmanai 3. Two schedules of the hit franchise film,  have been completed.  Now along with the cast and crew, he has landed in Pollachi to complete the final leg of the shoot.  The shooting of the third schedule has begun and the entire team is touted to be present for this part. The director is all set to make up for any lost time during lockdown and has planned everything to the last detail. The shoot will be completed by December 1st after which post production will begin.  The star cast includes Arya , Andrea Jeremiah,   Vivek, YogiBabu and Sakshiagarwal.  Popular Tollywood heroine  Raashi Khanna also joined the cast of the film recently.  Raashi  who earlier acted in films like Adangu Maru and Imaikka Nodigal  in Tamil opposit,  posted pics of herself at Pollachi on social media with the capt...

 By Rinku Gupta  Touted to be Zee5 's first virtual reality thriller, PubGoa  is a hyperlink web-series. The highlight is its non-linear narrative of events leading up to, and after, a deadly shootout.   It is  narrated   from two perspectives, one that of a female cop investigating a deadly shootout and the other of a survivor searching for his missing girlfriend. Vijay Sethupathi released the teaser recently. Vimala Raman plays the female cop. Apart from her, Sampath Ram, Ayra, Sarah Annaiah, Abishek Joseph George, and Dev are playing significant roles. Pubgoa is directed by Laxmi Narayana with cinematography by Karthi K Thillai.  It premieres on  November 27th on ZEE5

By Rinku Gupta With the unlock procedures ongoing in a phased manner, theatres in Tamilnadu had also opened up on 10th November. But there was a deadlock between producers, exhibitors and leading Digital Service Provider, Qube Cinemas, over Virual Print Fees (VPF), which was deemed too high in the present post lockdown era. This tussle was a deterrent for  new releases.  The good news is that in the best interests of the industry at large, the issue has however now been resolved.  An agreement has been reached between all  parties concerned. This means that new films can now be released with greater fiscal ease, for an already cash-strapped industry reeling under financial budens due to the lockdown. A press release from the TFAPA  reveals the details as follows: "Tamil Film Active Producers Association (TFAPA), Qube Technologies, Tamil Nadu Theatre & Multiplex Owners Association (TNTMOA) have been negotiating on the VPF charges for the last two months....

 by Rinku Gupta A few weeks ago, netizens were in a tizzy with excitement when Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan announced Navarasa, a project bringing together Kollywood artists and 9 directors for 9 short films for Netflix on OTT. This was to raise funds for industry folk affected by the lockdown. Today, there is a huge buzz on social media as the winning combo of Gautham Menon and Suriya ( Kaaka Kaaka, Vaaranam Aayiram) re-united on sets, for one of the short films. The duo are working together after a long break and going by their blockbuster work history together, fans of both are super excited about the prospects of the outcome! And understandably so! The shooting commenced today for the duo's short film with ace PC Sreeram cranking the camera.  Even he was excited with the energy of expectations on sets. He tweeted, "Shooting for @menongautham - it's a web film starring Suriya. @Suriya_offl . Great energy on sets today!" The buzz is that Suriya has been gr...

 By Rinku Gupta Looks like Kajal Aggarwal Kitchlu and Gautam are back from their luxury honeymoon at the Maldives. The duo were home in time to celebrate the post Diwali festival of Bhai Dooj also known as Bhai Tika and  Yama Dwitiya.  The day is an important one for brothers and sisters, for celebrating and strengthening their bond.  It follows the Govardhan Puja, which is a d ay after Diwali.  For the newly- wed couple, both celebrated with their respective siblings. Gautam's sister Gauri Nayar spent time with her brother along with her husband Nitin Nayar, and little son Kabir.  Later, Kajal dressed up and visited her cousins,  spending time with her cousin brother Vikram Aggarwal and his family for bhai dooj. Gautam was also part of the function.  Dont miss the lovey dovey handholding by the newly weds, in the pics!

 By Rinku Gupta Compliments galore have been pouring in for Suriya's Soorarai Pottru from audiences worldwide ever since it's release on Amazon Prime last week. The latest actor to tweet his admiration is Tollywood hero Vijay Deverakonda. The actor saw the film with his friends and was completely bowled over. Three of his big gang of boys  even cried during the film.  Deverakonda tweeted, "# SooraraiPottru #AakaasamNeeHaddhuRa -Watched it with a big gang of friends, all boys, 3 of them cried, I was just raging through the film and fired up to see the outsider make his statement 🔥 and a statement was made!"  Deverakonda himself being an outsider who made it big in the film industry could perhap relate to the lead character  and be fired up  with him succeeding against all odds. The actor is in total awe of Suriya the actor and producer for fully believing in the underdog story. Deverakonda added, "@ Suriya_offl na - what a terrific performer, you just fee...

 By Rinku Gupta The actor  Karthi and director P.S.Mithran project commenced today on the auspicious day of Deepavali, with a pooja and song recording. G.V. Prakash Kumar is the music composer  and the  song recording also started today on the auspicious Deepavali day. This yet-to-be-titled mega budget film  is produced by Prince Pictures' S. Lakshman Kumar.    George C Williams wields the camera and the other chief technical crew comprises of Ruben(editing) Kathir (Art Direction), Kirubakaran Ramasamy (Executive Producer), Prasath (Production Executive) and Johnson (PRO) Details of rest of cast and crew members joining this racy action film  shall be announced shortly.

 By Rinku Gupta Makkal Selvan VijaySethupathi has wrapped up the shoot of  Yaadhum Oore Yaavarum Kelir.  The film has Megha Akash, Vivek, Magizh Thirumeni and Jayam Mohan Raja in the cast with  music  by Nivas K Prasanna. Roganth is the director.  The team had a wrap up party to mark the occasion. 

 By Rinku Gupta Jai's is not only acting in, but has also turned music director for his next film,  directed by Suseinthiran. Venkat Prabhu will be revealing the title on Diwali day, November 14th. Jai comes from a musical family which includes renowned composers Deva, Srikanth Deva and Sabesh Murali. Jai too has completed his music training at Trinity College of Music. Now in his 30th film he is taking the plunge into music.  Others in the star-cast include Shatru, Sarath, JP, Kaali Venkat, Bala Saravana, Muthukumar, Arjai Prince, Arul Dass, Mukhtar Khan Director and others.  S Aishwarya who is debuting as producer with Lendi Studios  says, " We want to produce movies that have strong and unique content. We are happy that Suseinthiran sir has come up with a film which will be liked and appreciated by universal audiences. We are elated to have actor Jai collaborating for this project, which marks his 30th film and its going to be a milestone for all of us." Fu...