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 By Rinku Gupta The shooting of Anandham Vilayadum Veedu starring Gautham karthik and Cheran in principle roles, is on full swing and the team has successful kick-started the second schedule in Dindugal.  Producer P. Ranganathan, Sri Vaari Film, says, “I am so happy with the way, Anandham Vilayadum Veedu is shaping up. Director Nanda Periyasamy is doing a fabulous job by exactly making the movie as he narrated. In particular, the episodes involving Gautham Karthik and Cheran sir are so nice to see. We have now successfully started the second leg shooting in Dindugal."  The film is a family entertainer. Others in the star-cast include Saravanan, Motta Rajendran, Venba,  Daniel Balaji, Kizhakku Cheemaiyile fame Vignesh, Singam Puli, Kumki Jommalloori, Lyricist Snegan, Namo Narayanan, Soundarajan, Mounicka, Maina, Paruthiveeran fame Sujatha, Priyanka, Nakkalite Dhanam and many others.

 by Rinku Gupta Noted and well- loved comedian and philanthophist, actor Vivekh , passed away in the wee hours of today at 4 35 am. He was admitted at SIMS Hospital in Chennai yesterday in an unconscious state after a cardiac arrest. Later he underwent an angiogram and angioplasty for a blockage in his heart.He was in ICU and still critical.  Today,  the shocking news of his sudden, tragic demise has shocked fans and the industry members. Condolences have been pouring in on social media.  The Padma Shri awardee regaled audiences for several decades with his comedy which had an underlying social message.  He was known for propogating tree planting drives and was an ardent admirer of Abdul Kalam. Witty and ever smiling even off- screen, his personality was a crowd puller. Personally,  having interviewed him several times in the past decade and more, he will always be remembered for his clarity, professionalism, humaneness, jolly, friendly, ready wit, down-to-...

By Rinku Gupta  Vijay Antony has  Kodiyil Oruvan and Khaki in the pipeline, both backed by Infiniti Film Ventures. Now the production house and actor collaborate for a new project, an edge-of-thriller directed by ‘Thamizh Padam' franchise fame CS Amudhan.   Actor Vijay Antony says, “When director CS Amudhan narrated the script, I was completely astonished to see him shifting the paradigms from  spoof-based movies to a thriller zone. " Director CS Amudhan says, "Having made movies based on humor, I am stepping into the thriller genre for the first time. I thank my producers and Vijay Antony for banking their confidence in me. We are now at the pre-production phase and will be soon finalizing and announcing the title alongside the cast and crew.”  Kamal Bohra of Infiniti Film Ventures is confident about his project, “Vijay Antony has become a bankable star in the box office. Infiniti Film Ventures is happy to be associated with him for the third time. CS Amud...

 By Rinku Gupta  Actor and producer  Vishnu Vishal is all set to wed his lady love, ace badminton champ and Arjuna Awardee, Jwala Gutta. The duo are tying the knot at a private ceremony amidst close family members on April 22nd. The actor made an announcement on social media today, posting, "LIFE IS A JOURNEY....EMBRACE IT...HAVE FAITH AND TAKE THE LEAP....Need all your love and support as always...@Guttajwala #JWALAVISHED" On the work front its a busy year for Vishnu Vishal. After Kaadan he is busy with Mohandas and FIR.                        Jwala with her family Jwala has started her own sports academy in Hyderabad recently.  The buzz is that Jwala and Vishnu Vishal will be having a registered marriage at Hyderabad without much fanfare, keeping the Covid situation in mind. A few pre- wedding traditions will take place at home. The duo are planning a delayed honeymoon and reception due to the Covid situa...

 By Rinku Gupta Jr. Ntr and Koratala Siva are collaborating for the second time for a massive Pan -Indian project. This has caused a huge buzz in Tollywood and rightly so. The duo's  first collaboration, 'Janatha Garage' (2016), was a big hit.  Post 'RRR', the hugely-anticipated pan-Indian film, Young Tiger NTR will begin work  with the celebrated director. #NTR30 aka #NTRKoratalaSiva2 will be presented by Nandamuri Kalyanram and produced on a grand scale by Mikkilineni Sudhakar of Yuvasudha Arts and Kosaraju Harikrishna of NTR Arts as a pan-India project.  The untitled project's muhurtham will be held soon. The plan is to start the film's shoot in the second half of June. And the film will be released in multiple languages in theatres on April 29, 2022. The producers affirm, "When it is NTR and Koratala Siva, expectations are grand. Our film will be made keeping those high expectations in mind. More details about the huge project will be announced on t...

 By Rinku Gupta Lady Superstar Nayanthara and beau Vignesh Shivan have taken a small break from their hectic schedule and left for Cochin for the festival of Visu.  After the Visu break, Nayanthara will be joining the sets of Rajinikanth's Annaatthe currently filming in Hyderabad and later shoot for Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kaadhal directed by Vignesh Shivan.

 By Rinku Gupta After casting his vote for the TN Assembly elections, the next day,  Thalapathy Vijay was spotted at the Chennnai Airport by fans. Social media was abuzz with pics of him at the check in counter. The star had apparently left for the shoot of the Sun Pictures project, Thalapathy 65, to be held in Georgia. Now, the shoot has begun for the film there and the first pic of the location shoot has emerged.   Few other pics were seen of the heroine Pooja Hegde at Mumbai International airport. presumably leaving also for Georgia for the film shoot. Nelson Dilipkumar is wielding the megaphone.  Watch this space for more. 

 By Rinku Gupta The much awaited Dhanush starrer Karnan , directed by Mari Selvaraj is all set to hit screens on 9th April tomorrow. However, the  recent announcement today of 50% occupancy in theatres from 10th April due to the Covid resurgence, would have dampened spirits of the team. But producer Kalaipuli S Thanu is hopeful and upbeat about the reception to the film by fans.  He tweeted today, "As promised #Karnan will arrive to theatres tomorrow. As per the need guidelines of our Govt #Karnan will be screened with 50% capacity in theatres along with proper safety measures. I kindly request everyone to provide your support for #Karnan @dhanushkraja @mari_selvaraj". The full album dropped today. Fans of the director - actor combo are awaiting  the film with great expectations. The music is by Santhosh Narayanan. The posters and trailer have raised the buzz around the film. Yet another power packed performance from Dhanush  and a compelling film from Mari Selv...

 By Rinku Gupta After the stupendous opening Sulthan got post its theatrical release last week, Dream Warriors organised a Thank You and Success Meet today in Chennai. The cast and crew including several artistes like Ponvannan, Mayilsamy and Arjai Prince spoke at the event apart from the hero, Karthi and producer SR Prabhu. The film is directed by Bakkiaraj Kannan and marks Rashmika's Tamil debut. Speaking about her,  Karthi revealed that her large fan base was one of the reasons for drwaing in crowds and the success.  The film had released in Tamil and Telugu. Though the cast and crew felt bad about some harshly worded reviews, the final success of the film made up for it. Karthi thanked the media who supported the film and said that the stupendous success which brought much needed  cheer to theatres and their staff, made him very happy. He revealed that the film's story had excited him, as  it would a 10 year old, with so many bodyguards always around him to...

 by Rinku Gupta Directed by Madonne Ashwin, the Yogi Babu starrer Mandela dropped on Netflix recently. The film is a political satire set in the rural hinterland of Tamilnadu. Yogi Babu plays a naive village barber who lives under a tree and is usually taken for granted by the villagers, until one day he is given a new name and identity, called Nelson Mandela, by the village postwoman Thenmozhi ( Sheela). He gets a voter ID card which then changes his life.  There is an election scheduled to take place and Mandela gets caught up in the midst of 2 warring sons of the village chief, who are both vying for the one vote ( of Mandela's) which has the power to decide the winner.  Big money is involved in the political game of one -upmanship and how Mandela becomes caught up in the cross fire its the story.  How the  naive Mandela now learns to use the situation to advantage of the village is the story. Yogi Babu is perfectly cast in one of the best roles of his career...

 By Rinku Gupta Atharvaa Murali did a hugely difficult  single-shot action sequence in Pramod Films’ 25th Production directed by Sam Anton recently. An elated director Sam Anton says, “This was a long-time idea of myself and stunt master Dhilip Subbarayan as we wanted to attempt a unique action sequence. However, our ideas got materialized with this project and that’s because of an actor like Atharvaa Murali, who is agile, energetic, and proficient in martial arts. " It was a challenging process to shoot the single-shot action block. He adds, " Everyone invested lots of energy and effort in planning and executing the sequence. We had a rehearsal for just one day.  I am sure, Atharvaa will be declared as one of the prominent action heroes in the Indian film fraternity after this film’s release!" Producer Shruthi Nallappa, Pramod Films says, “I am confident that this action sequence will create a new benchmark for many action genre movies soon. The kind of effort that Atha...

 By Rinku Gupta  The Dulquer Salmaan film Kurup's teaser has released in which he plays the character of  Sukumaran Kurup.  The 70-second teaser has evoked an instant positive response within a short span of release for the a Pan-Indian star, who enjoys a great fan base across the country.  The top-notch cinematography, sleek editing cuts, production designing had viewers hooked.Kurup will be having a Pan-Indian release in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam, and Kannada.  The star-cast comprises Sobhita Dhulipala, Indrajith Sukumaran, Shine Tom Chacko, Sunny Wayne, Tovino Thomas, Shivajith Padmanabhan, Sudheesh, Anupama Parameswaran, Vijayaraghavan, Surabhi Lakshmi, Krrish, Kunchan, Sadiq, and Bharath. The film is directed by Srinath Rajendran, the story is written by Jithin K Jose, screenplay and dialogues are penned by Daniell Sayooj Nair & KS Aravind.  The film is produced by Wayfarer Films & M-Star Satellite Communications. 

 by Rinku Gupta The Sulthan trailer released yesterday and the team of the film met the media.  Present were the cast and crew including Rashmika Mandanna and Karthi . The film is directed by Bakkiaraj Kannan and produced by Dream Warriors', SR Prabhu. Speaking at the event,  Karthi welcomed Rashmika to Kollywood. He elaborated," Her father in Coorg always loved Tamil films and she said that he will be very happy that she is finally doing one as they always used to watch Tamil movies. "  Rashmika earlier was part of  Dear Comrade which was dubbed in Tamil. This is her first straight Tamil film and she was excited to finally be a part of the industry.  He added, " She would always be up to some mischief even when I was acting,  from behind the camera, on the sets. She has chosen well to do a village girl role as that will usually find a deep resonsnce with audiences instantly. From ploughing fields to milking cows she had to a lot of things in the fil...

 By Rinku Gupta Hansika Motwani has a new inclusion to her family now. The actor is on cloud nine as her brother Prashanth Motwani has exchanged wedding vows with T V actor  Muskaan.  An elated Hansika welcomed Muskaan whole heartedly, "We have a new member in our family – Muskaan. We now have become inseparable sisters!  So, we’re gonna be four musketeers in our family hereafter.” The wedding ceremony was a 2-day affair held on March 20th and 21st,  at Udaipur Royal Retreat.  The wedding ceremony was a private affair attended by elders in the families including Hansika’s mother Dr. Mona Motwani, relatives, family and friends. Actor Sriya Reddy from Chennai, a close friend, was among the attendees. The entire ceremony was reportedly held as per the norms and rules  due to pandemic issues. The 2-day event had a very little crowd and they were allowed to take part in the occasion after being tested COVID negative.  Congratulations to the happy co...

 By Rinku Gupta Actor Vishnu Vishal   is excited about the release of his film Kaadan on March 26th. This marks his entry into Tollywood with the Telugu version titled Aranya and he is thrilled about making a foray there.  The film which was ready earlier has now finally come up for release after  lockdown delays. The actor is upbeat but things have not always been hunky dory. At a press meet in Chennai recently,  the actor revealed how he want through troubled times despite the huge success of his film Ratchasan. He said," 'After #Ratsasan's success, 9 films got dropped with different producers. I felt very low and down at that stage. However, I have come out of it and I'm banking big on my  upcoming films - Kaadan, FIR and Mohandas"   For Kaadan directed by Prabu Solomon, he had to shoot with the elephant Unnikrishnan in the thick forests of Kerala. The experience was tough but brought him closer to Nature. His co- star is Rana Daggubati. Asked ...

 By Rinku Gupta Actor Raai Laxmi has been busy over the past few days,  shooting for a Telugu film in Hyderabad. In the wee hours of this morning,  around 2 AM, she was called in for her shot,  at the Rock Castle in Banjara Hills at Hyderabad. Raai Laxmi revealed on an Insta post that she was headed to the shooting spot, after waiting for her call. Accompanied by security personnel whom she thanked in her post, for keeping unit  members safe on location shoots, she also revealed that her next shot was an action sequence. But looks like the actor has been injured during the shoot! In her latest Insta post she revealed her bloodied knees which she seems to have scraped  badly and wrote, " Then this happened.  My return gift from an action shoot." She added however, " No Pain, No Gain" , calling herself, '#QueenOfInjuries'. We wish the brave and beautiful actor who seems to be making light of her injuries, a quick recovery !