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 by Rinku Gupta The Bangalore girl Nikki Galrani made Chennai her home after entering Kollywood. The actor now completes 7 years in the industry. Nikki's 1st movie was the Malayalam film '1983 ' opposite Nivin Pauly which was released on 31st Jan 2014. Recently, Nikki shifted into another apartment in the heart of the city.  She conducted a puja before moving in. On the work front she is looking forward to the release of Rajavamsam. We wish her all the best in her new home and many more years in the industry!

 By Rinku Gupta Actor Vishnu Vishal had a double reason to smile recently.  The shoot of his home production, FIR, was finally wrapped up and the unit celebrated together on sets on the occasion which was also the birthday of his son Aryan. Vishnu Vishal cut a  cake on sets and later celebrated the 4th birthay of the apple of his eye , with his family  He posted,  The love of our lives has turned 4 today.... Need you blessings...😊" Vishnu Vishal has always been a doting dad and regularly been posting pics of his son on social media.  A flurry of wishes poured in on social media for the little one.   We wish you a very Happy Birthday Aryan!

 By Rinku Gupta Suriya's 2D Entertainment has carved a niche of excllence consistently from 36 Vayadhinile to Soorarai Pottru. And now, the  production house has launched Production No:14, a film with a debut director and hero.The film features Bigg Boss 4 finalist Ramya Pandian, in the lead, along with  Vani Bhojan in  a pivotal role.  The  launch happened this morning at Gokulam Studios with a formal pooja. The occasion was graced by Hon’ble Mr. Justice K. Venkatraman, former Judge of the High Court of Madras, R.Ravikrishnan Secretary of Tamil Nadu Shooting Assn., Rajsekar Karpoorasundarapandian, CEO of 2D, B. Sakthivelan of Sakthi Film Factory, Director JJ Frederick, Velmurugan, Member Bar Council of TN and many more prominent personalities from the industry, who took essential safety precautionary measures due to the  pandemic crisis.  Mithun Manickam makes his debut in the  lead role. Kodanki Vadivel Murugan, Selvendhiran and few more de...

 By Rinku Gupta Maha Samudram starring Sharwanand and Siddharth is a most ambitious project for director Ajay Bhupathi who is making sure every announcement regarding the project will be a sensation. The theme poster of the film was released for Diwali to a thumping response. Now, the team has announced release date of Maha Samudram. It will release worldwide on 19th August. In this intriguing poster, Sharwanand and Siddharth are seen sitting on a boat. . Tipped to be an intense love and action drama, Sunkara Ramabrahmam bankrolls the film under AK Entertainments banner. Aditi Rao Hydari and Anu Emmanuel are the female leads in the film. Raj Thota cranks the camera, while Chaitan Bharadwaj renders the soundtracks and Praveen KL is the editor. Kolla Avinash is the production designer

By Rinku Gupta The bumper hit Telugu film 'Krack' will be released in Tamil and Malayalam soon. Producer B. Madhu has produced the Telugu film "Krack" on behalf of his Saraswati Films Division, starring Ravi Teja.  After the lock-down, this movie has released as a Sankaranti special film on January 9, 2021 in theaters. Like 'Master'  in Tamil, this movie brought a huge crowd to the theaters.  After so many months, the film made it to the theaters as a festival. Due to the overwhelming response, the film, which was scheduled to release this month on the Aha OTT site, has been postponed due to over crowding in theaters. Beyond Andhra Pradesh, this film has been well received in Tamil and Malayalam too. The film stars Shruthi Haasan as the heroine, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar in the lead role and Samuthirakani and Stun Siva as the villains. Tamil Nadu technical artists are also in the film. Distributors have demanded that the film, which has been well-received by T...

 By Rinku Gupta It is official. The much-awaited pan-India film, the multistarrer RRR will have a worldwide release on October 13, 2021 on the festive occasion of Dussehra! Starring NTR, Ram Charan, Ajay Devgn, Alia Bhatt, Samuthirakani and Allison Doody amongst a host of other popular actors from Indian cinema, RRR is a period actioner that portrays the fictional take on the lives of Telugu freedom fighters Komaram Bheem and Alluri Seetharama Raju’s lives before they started their fight for independence. Speaking about this development, producer DVV Danayya said, “We have come to the end of RRR’s shooting schedule and are very excited to bring this film to the audiences. We are happy to celebrate a massive festival like Dussehra with the audience, in the theatres.” Produced by DVV Danayya, RRR is directed by India’s celebrated filmmaker SS Rajamouli and is set to release in Telugu, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and several other Indian languages.

 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 Yet another scion of the late thespian Sivaji Ganesan's family is entering films. Sivaji's grandson, Dharshan, the second son of Ramkumar Ganesan, is set to make his acting debut. Dharshan comes from a family of actors, with also  his dad, uncle Prabhu and cousin Vikram Prabhu, all consummate actors.  He has been fond of performing arts since childhood and has been inspired by many great artistes including his grandfather SivajiGanesan.   After doing theatre, he is now stepping into the space of  the silver screen. His launch film news will be announced soon.

 By Rinku Gupta Proud parents Prasanna and Sneha celebrated the first birthday of their second child, baby Aadhyantha yesterday. Their son Vihaan was also present,  enjoying the party with his baby sister and his friends.  The actor couple held a get together at their beach house near Chennai. The gathering was attended by close family and friends. Ace photographer Karthik Srinivasan and wife Hema, Swetha Shankar and actor Meena, and other close friends of the couple, were also present.  We wish the little baby girl a very happy birthday !

 By Rinku Gupta Many Tollywood and Kollywood heroines have been debuting on  OTT platforms for some time now. From Kajal Aggarwal and Tamannaah to Anjali, Vani Bhojan , Sai Pallavi, Kalyani Priyadarshan , Akshara, Shruti Hassan, Priyamani, Simran, Ramya Krishnan, and Samamtha, the list goes on. Now the latest to join this list is  Raashi Khanna .                Raashi poses with Shahid Kapoor   The talented beauty  will start shooting for a thriller directed by The Family Man fame director duo, Raj and DK for Amazon Prime. Incidentally, the  duo had succeeded in roping in Samantha Akkineni for her digital debut in the Amazon Prime Family Man 2 , which will air soon. Raashi is cast opposite Kabir Singh hero, Shahid Kapoor. She posted a pic of herself with her co- star and a tongue-in- cheek comment, indirectly confirming her presence in the series. Shahid too had welcomed her on board in a post. Shahid had been busy s...

 by Rinku Gupta Music director Siddharth Vipin tied the knot with Shriya at a ceremony in Kerala style on Sunday today. His close friend, actor Nakkhul couldn't be happier! The actor posted pics from the wedding and also  revealed why he is so happy.  Apparently, Siddharth is the God Father of Nakkhul's daughter, Akira. Nakkhul posted,  " Today is a really Special day for @srubee, #Akira & I. Our closest friend, my brother, Godfather to our Daughter, an extremely talented Musician and Gifted Film composer.  @sidvipin tied the knot today to his darling #Shriya in full on Mallu style 🎉 We are overjoyed guys! We wish you both all the Love, Happiness & success .. #happymarriedlife  ❤️" We wish the duo a happy married life!

 by Rinku Gupta The media was rife with reports of actor Vishnu Vishal being recently accused of a drunken brawl with his neighbours after a party, at the  apartment block he stays in. A viral video too was doing the rounds. Now, the actor has come out with his side of the story on Social media.  According to him, he was not drunk, as he had to avoid alcohol in order to maintain his six pack for his film. He was, apparently, having a small informal get together  for his film FIR's camerman, Arul Vincent.   Vishnu Vishal posted," I rented an apartment in november. I was going to shoot among nearly 300 crew everyday. For the safety of my parents due to my exposure i decided to stay away from home.  I have a lot of work related meetings since im producing FIR. I workout inside my apartment with gym equipments and go for walk on my terrace. Since the day i have come i am being accused by an apartment owner on the first floor. They have misbehaved with my ...

Hollywood's Monster Hunter is all set to release in India. The film stars Mila Jovovich and Tony Jaa, and is going to be the first 3D release post the reopening of cinemas in India. Sony Pictures Entertainment is geared up to give audiences the first big Hollywood film of the year with this release. The Paul W.S. Anderson directorial 'Monster Hunter', based on Capcom's popular video game franchise of the same name, will now be releasing on February 5, 2021 in India. In addition to Jovovich in the lead, Monster Hunter also stars martial artist-actor Tony Jaa , Clifford “T.I.” Harris, Jr.,  Meagan Good, Diego Boneta, Josh Helman, Jin Au-Yeung “MC Jin”, and Ron Perlman. The movie tells the story of two heroes who come from different worlds to defeat a shared danger, the powerful, deadly and magnificent monsters that inhabit the land. The film will be released in 3D and IMAX and will be releasing in Hindi, English, Tamil and Telugu. Vivek Krishnani, Managing Director, Sony ...