Aishwarya Dhanush awarded Pride of Tamil Nadu at New York

Amid rumours that not ‘all is well’ between her and her husband Dhanush, Aishwarya left for U.S. late last week to take part in the Indian film festival held in New York. Aishwarya’s debut directorial venture 3, which hit the screens a few months back but failed to make any notable impression, had been selected for screening at this festival.


Though the film failed to click with the masses, Aishwarya’s maiden attempt at direction came in for appreciation from the critics as well as the print and television media. Aishwarya’s departure for U.S. sans Dhanush’s company raised quite a few eye-brows as it almost ‘confirmed’ that the misunderstanding which had crept in the relation between Aishwarya and Dhanush might be of ‘serious proportions’.

Movie 3 was screened at an auditorium which was jam-packed with observers of the festival and fans of Dhanush and Shruti Haasan. Later, Aishwarya was given the Pride of Tamil Nadu award by the New York Tamil Sangham at a gala event at Queens Museum of Art in the Big Apple. Prakash M. Swamy, the president of the Sangam, appreciated Aishwarya’s directorial instincts and described 3 as a ‘bold film’ by a debutant director.

He also had words of praise for Aishwarya for her simplicity off-screen despite being the elder daughter of superstar Rajinikanth and wife of Dhanush. He drew referenes to Aishwarya’s dancing abilities and recalled her winning the Tamil Nadu Government’s Kalaimaamani award for her prowess in bharatanatyam. Aishwarya was then felicitated with gifts by the organizers of the function.

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Hansika’s new look for Singam 2

Hansika who loves to maintain her chubby looks has got a new role in Singam 2. The actress who has two Simbu flicks at hand including Vaalu and Vettai Mannan, also has her Settai shoots on.



For Singam 2 she pairs up opposite Surya for the very first time. Director Hari has kept his original cast intact, and made some new additions too. Singam heroine Anushka Shetty does have a cameo role to play in Singam 2. We hear that Aachi Manorama too has been called in by Hari to take up a key role in the film. Heroine Hansika’s role is of a chirpy school going girl, in the flick. The role will be quite a makeover for Hansika who plays a gangster girl in her Simbu flick Vettai Mannan. Her Kollywood fans, who crowned her their dream girl, are equally excited to see Hansika don this new role in Singam 2. Music for the film is scored by DSP aka Devi Sri Prasad. The film also has comedian Santhanam roped in to make things even better. Singam 2 will go on floors as soon as Surya is done shooting his last song sequence for Maatraan in South Africa.

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Deepika Padukone’s bikini strip! – Pic

Kochadaiyaan actress Deepika Padukone has stripped down to bare minimums. The svelte looking diva graces the June issue of popular fashion magazine Vogue in an attractive black, orange and pink swimsuit. She has exclusively spoken on how to keep a healthy frame of mind and choose good eating habits, in an interview for the magazine.








Deepika shares her secrets on how to get Bollywood’s best body. She says, “Make a conscious decision to put your health first. Work out first thing in the morning. It will pump you up for the whole day.” Stressing on the need of a good diet, she advices, “Eat right, and if you do indulge in something unhealthy, practice moderation. Drink lots of water and vegetable juice.”  Holding an her uber chic pose, she has done the photo shoot as part of promos for a Bollywood film named Cocktail opposite Saif Ali Khan. As the name suggests, the movie is a love triangle and Deepika plays the role of a spoilt modern day brat, who loves hitting the pubs, boozing and partying till the break of dawn. Her career graph is at an all time high, grabbing the female lead opposite Kollywood Superstar Rajini in his forthcoming 3-D offering Kochadaiyaan. Check out the Vogue pic and do grab your June issue for more health tips from Deepika.

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Vijay-Hansika for Rajini’s Annamalai remake?

Superstar Rajinikanth’s mega-hit film Annamalai released as many as 20 years ago in 1992. Rajini, who played a milkman who becomes an industrialist in the film, redefined the art of starring in title songs in the film. Vandhenda Palkaran… sung by the ever-dependable and legendary SPB and set to music by Deva remains a huge hit even today. It is now rumoured that the film might be remade with Ilayathalapathy Vijay in the lead.




Rajini paired up opposite Khushboo in the film which created many box-ofice records and released prior to his another super-duper hit Baashah. Latest reports emanating from Kollywood say that a proposal is being floated by a producer who wants to remake the Rajini-hit with Vijay reprising Rajini’s role. Rajini’s screen presence is matched by none and in that sense, it is skeptical as to whether Vijay would be able to do even half of what Rajini did.

Hansika, who paired up opposite Vijay in the hit film Velayudham which released late last year, is said to be in the reckoning to play Vijay’s heroine in the remake version. She would have to reprise the role essayed with aplomb by Khushboo in the original version. When asked about the remake effort, Vijay said that he hasn’t heard anything about the ‘remake’ effort.

“This is news to me; I too read about it in websites and am not sure about it,” was Hansika’s reply when queried as to whether she has signed up the film.

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After criticizing CSK, Dhanya Balakrishna quits Kollywood forever

Bangalore-based Dhanya Balakrishna is an upcoming actress who has played small and significant roles in films such as 7am Arivu and Kaadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi. The actress, however, has gotten herself into neck-deep trouble following her disparaging remarks against the Chennai Super Kings team and its entry into the play-off round on her Facebook account.




CSK made it to the play-off round thanks to defeats suffered by three other teams, all contenders to make it to the final round. However, it demolished Mumbai and Delhi teams with lion-hearted performances before losing out to Kolkata narrowly in a high-voltage final held in Chennai last Sunday. Dhanya’s remarks, which were taken note on on networking sites, have been sharp criticisms of CSK as she couldn’t digest Team Bangalore’s ouster from the IPL-V tournament.

“Dear Chennai, you beg for water; we give! You beg for electricity, we give!. ur people come and occupy our beautiful city and kocha paduthify it, we allow and nw u were at our mercy to go to playoffs, n we let be!!. like this you begging – we giving! dai ungalukku vekkame illaya da??” were the unwarranted remarks recorded by Dhanya, which have been vehemently opposed by many in the past week or so. It is widely felt that she shouldn’t have mixed politics and sport while regretting her Team’s ouster.

Facebook is full of messages condemning Dhanya who was shocked to find opposition of such a huge proportion. Following this, she has issued a statement saying “I have decided to quit Chennai and Kollywood. I earnestly hope this would bring a full stop to the issue. I don’t have any future plans to come back to Chennai to star in Tamil films; I have even withdrawn from the already committed films.”

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Suriya:Jyothika to come back to films at appropriate time

Actor Suriya has hinted that his wife and actress Jyothika would make a comeback in films at an ‘appropriate time’. Jyothika was a very successful actress and was at the height of her popularity when she sacrificed her career and got married to Suriya in 2006. After marriage, Jyothika has been busy with her family life and has taken a sabbatical from films.


Even as her fans are hoping to watch her back on big-screen, Jyothika had remained tight-lipped about her ‘comeback’ but continued to star in commercials. She also starred in a Malayalam film Seetha Kalyamam in 2009. Suriya’s revelation that Jyothika might make a comeback to films at an ‘appropriate’ time has come as music to the ears of many of Jyothika’s fans.

“Jyothika is willing to act in films again. In fact, I have never asked to discontinue her acting career. The problem is that starring commercials keeps her away from the family hardly for a day or for a few days. On the other hand, shooting for films might keep her always from me and the children for a longer time, an eventuality which she is not prepared to face right now.

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Prakash Raj to play hero?

Thambi Ramaiah, before making his mark as an actor and winning a National Award (for 'Mynaa'), was known in the industry as a director. The filmmaker in him is still active and is set to start his fresh directorial venture soon.

According to sources, the film titled 'Irandu Paayum Puliyum Oru Pachai Kiliyum' will have Prakash Raj and 'Mirchi' Siva playing the lead roles. Besides, Thambi Ramaiah too will do a crucial character, it is said.

"It is a comedy caper and a new actress will be launched as the heroine. Talks are on the final stages and an official announcement will be made soon," say sources close to the development.

Prakash Raj, who too is an award winning actor, was on a break recently, as he had to take care of his ailing mother. The actor-producer-director walked out of a Kannada project to be with his mother, who was hospitalized.

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Radha Mohan ready with 'Gouravam

Director Radha Mohan is a name to relate with meaningful entertainers. After 'Payanam' last year, the filmmaker is now gearing up for another bilingual, titled 'Gouravam'.

The Tamil-Telugu film will mark the debut of Sirish as an actor. Sirish is the younger brother of top Tollywood star Allu Arjun, cousin of another leading actor Ram Charan Teja and son of ace producer Allu Aravind. And obviously, veterans Chiranjeevi and Pawan Kalyan are his uncles.

The film will be produced by Prakash Raj on behalf of Duet Movies banner. Cast opposite Sirish as the female lead is Yami Gautham, who was part of many Hindi, Telugu and Malayalam films, including the recently released 'Vicky Donor'.

Prakash Raj and Nasser will play key roles in this movie, whose shoot will start in Mysore on June 18. S S Thaman will score the music, while dialogues are by Viji and art direction by Kathir. Cinematography is by Preetha.

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Karthi’s Sauguni Music Release date announced

Karthi’s Sauguni Music Release date is on 2nd June.  The Telugu version of Karthi’s Sauguni Music Release date is 5th June.  On 25th Karthi’s birthday two tracks of the Sauguni album released.  It is a treat to Karthi’s fans.  Karthi’s Sauguni Music Director is G.V. Prakash.  The actors in the Karthi’s Sauguni are heroine Pranitha, comedy by Santhanam and the other stars are Prakash Raj, Radhika, Roja

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Actress Namitha says that she will not don the role of a lesbian

A director has recently approached Namitha to don the role of a lesbian. Namitha has abruptly refused this. There were times when Namitha use to fly high in Kollywood and Tollywood but now her chances in these industries are very bleak.


She is opting for the roles that she likes. Actress Namitha who is known for her hot glamour was approached by a director. He had narrated her story. After listening to the whole story, Namitha refused to act in it.
The reason for this is that the director has requested her to don the role of a lesbian. She while replying to the director said, "I don’t like lesbianism. I don’t want to promote lesbianism by donning that role even for fun sake."Namitha is currently acting in three Kannada and two Telugu films.

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No story in this film- Madhubaanakkadai director

Director Kamalakannan spent two and a half months preparing for this one.His upcoming movie Madhubaanakadai has N.D.Rajkumar, Karthi Vel, Dhyana in lead roles marking Kamalakannan’s debut in Kollywood. The movie has received an ‘A’ certification, appreciated by trade bodies.



Presented by Montage Media Production, Madhubaanakadai is an all drunkard affair. It traces the fall of events occurring at a TASMAC shop in Erode, in a single day. “Regulars at liquor shops will connect with the movie,” says director Kamalakannan. For capturing the real essence of things, the director went around many liquor shops, and met drunkards with different personalities before finalizing on the cast and crew. Roaming around two and a half months trying to figure out the inebriated state of boozers, Kamalakannan confesses of staying away from any form of liquid intoxication himself. Music for the flick is by Ved Shankar Sugavanam .The director states, the film is not about a particular character or situation but the events happening in a bar. “There is no story in the film and if you still find any, it’s purely your imagination”, will be the message that gets the film rolling on silver screens, releasing this July.

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Arun Vijay excited about Thadaiyara Thaakka release

Arun Vijay’s next Thadaiyara Thaakka(TT) is nearing the big release day. The film starring pretty Mamta Mohandas and Arun in the frontline has generated good vibes with it’s audio release, composed by Thaman. Arun himself has sung one of the tracks alongside veteran LR Easwari.


Prior to release, the satellite rights for Thadaiyara Thaakka have been bagged by Sun TV as it is touted to be a good action flick with the feel good romance. “I’m quite kicked about TT because it’s in a genre I’ve not done before – a suspense thriller,” says hero Arun. Having ‘Malai Malai’ and ‘Manja Velu’ not score well at the box office he is pinning all hopes on TT, to win over an action hero image. Produced by Feathertouch Entertainment and directed by Magil Thirumeni, Arun has roped one of Kollywood’s best stunt director in Anal Arasu for TT . Delhi based girl Rakul Preet Singh too pushes up the glamour quotient for Thadaiyara Thaakka .The film has Prabhakar handling art direction, Cinematography by Sukumar of Mynaa fame, Praveen and Srikanth doing the editing and Thamarai inking the lyrics. Arun Vijay’s Thadaiyara Thaakka is slated for a June 1st release.

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Meera Jasmine to romance her boyfriend onscreen?

Her boyfriend Rajesh has openly stated, “I am ready to settle down and marry Meera Jasmine. It’s up to Meera to decide whether she wants to act or not post wedding.”  Brother to Mandolin player U Srinivas, it was reported that Meera and Rajesh were in a live in relationship, and had tied the knot secretly.


The National award-winning actress has some memorable releases in Kollywood including Madhavan Run, Geethai and Anjaneya. Clearing on her wedding announcement, Meera’s spokesperson said, “There is no need for Meera to have a secret wedding. When they tie the knot, they will announce it openly and it won’t be a secret.” The Sandaikozhi actress wants her wedding to be held in a traditional manner with her parents and elders from the family attending the event. She has been signing very few projects of late and we hear that it was because of a personal Telugu film in the making. Infact for the said Telugu movie Meera has beloved Rajesh playing the hero’s role. “The couple will romance each other in the Telugu movie. Most of the shoots are planned in the Seyschelles, northeast of the island of Madagascar,” confirms a close source. Her Mambattiyan and Aathi Narayana released in Tamil recently, and she has now signed up a new Malayalam project named Lisammayude Veedu. The Mollywood film starts rolling June 10th.Meera plans to settle down in marriage after completing the Telugu movie with her hubby debuting onscreen.

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Mugamoodi to compete with Surya’s Maatraan

It’s going to be a very first in Tamil cinema being a superhero offering. Mugamoodi stars actor Jiiva and Pooja Hegde in lead roles and had it shoots conducted in the Karaikal region recently. There were some pumping actions sequences filmed between Jiiva and villain Narain, under the able assistance of Wing Tsun master Sifu Tony.


Completing the shoots Jiiva said, “Mugamoodi schedule pack. Heading to Chennai. Couldn’t wait to go home.” On his way from Tirupathi to Chennai our helpless Super hero was stuck in traffic. His vehicle stopped midway, as angry  protests blocked the roads. Since it was concerning some political issues in Andhra Pradesh, the local police couldn’t step into action immediately. Reaching home safely, now there is news of director Mysskin and his Mugamoodi crew counting down the release date. “As Jiiva plays a Messiah protecting his city from the evil ones, the movie will be high on the patriotic factor,” informs a birdie. The makers are zeroing in for the Independence weekend, preferably August 14th for Mugamoodi. So Surya’s Maatraan and Mugamoodi go head on head, on the most awaited National holiday.

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Surya’s Maatraan album gets 5 lyricists

Surya’s Maatraan has high expectations with composer Harris Jayaraj scoring the music for this release. Director KV Anand and Harris gelled well for Ayan, joining hands for yet another action thriller in Maatraan. News is that the director has got 5 different lyricists for his upcoming audio album.


“Surya’s isn’t doing a double act but appears as two different characters in separate segments of the film,” says the Maatraan director. The film has one of it’s last songs left to be shot, as Anand has either South Africa or Alaska as the chosen foreign locale. The director has the best of Kollywood lyricists lined up for Maatraan. Na Muthukumar, Pa Vijay, Madhan Karky, Viveka and Thamarai have each penned a song for the album. He feels that each one has their own strength that will add the right flavors for the album as whole.  The audio launch for Maatraan is awaited soon after completing post-production work and the final song sequence shoot. This action thriller also has performance capture technology used during the high-octane fight sequences. KV and his lead duo of Kajal Aggarwal and Surya will soon be heading to South Africa in the first week of June. They will shoot the final song in Africa to a wonderful tune composed by Harris Jayaraj.

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Actor Dilip is no more

Actor Dilip passed away today (May, 25, 2012) at a private hospital in Mysore after a brief illness. He was 52 and is survived by his wife Hema, son Mavuriya and daughter Bhavya. Dilip’s health was in a critical situation for nearly a couple of week’s time after he had been admitted in the ICU due to Kidney failure.

“His condition worsened today and he breathed his last at 4 AM today after suffering a cardiac arrest”, a family relative said.

He was a busy actor in 1980′s.  The actor is known for his performances in Visu’s Samsaram Adhu Minsaram and Penmani Aval Kanmani, Rajini’s Mappillai and Valli, Kamal’s Varumayin Niram Siavappu and Thoongathey Thambi Thoongathey and many more.

The final rites are held today at the actor’s home town Mysore.

Kolly Talk and Viewers offer our deepest condolences to the bereaved family

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Ajith-Vijay to star in Rajini-Kamal’s Ninaithalae Inikkum remake?

Though it’s not yet confirmed, reports emanating from Kollywood in the past two days have been harping on the remote possibility of top star Ajith and Vijay coming together after more than a decade to star in the remake of the super-duper hit film Ninaithalae Inikkum which had the legendary combo of superstar Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan playing the lead roles.




Directed by K. Balachander, who is a mentor of both Rajini and Kamal, Ninaithalae Inikkum was a music hit with mesmerizing numbers by ‘Mellisai Mannar’ Viswanathan. The songs in the film are heard with rapt attention even after almost 3 decades of the release of the film. It is said that the ‘dream’ combo of Ajith and Vijay might come together to star in this film’s remake.

In their early years in the late nineties, Vijay and Ajith have starred together in a few films. Now that both of them have their respective huge fan base, it remains to be seen whether they’d agree to star together again. It was reported that Selvaa, who has made many remake films to his credit, would be the director of the film. It may be recalled by viewers that it was Selvaa who introduced Ajith to Tamil films through Amaravathy.

While Vijay specializes in starring in the remake of popular Telugu films in Tamil, Ajith hasn’t done many remakes. Speaking about the rumour, Selvaa says “As of now, I don’t have any plans to remake Ninaithalae Inikkum in Tamil. As such, the question of Ajith and Vijay coming together to star in the film doesn’t exist at all. In m view, the Rajini-Kamal starrer is a ‘classic’ film and it may not be remade again by any director!”

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Most Recent Rajini asks fan to withdraw nomination from Pudukkottai bye-election

Superstar Rajinikanth has asked Sridhar, a functionary of the Pudukkottai District Rajinikanth Fans’ Association, to withdraw his candidature for the bye-elections to be held to the Pudukkottai Assembly constituency. Sridhar has reportedly filed an unilateral candidature and has neither informed Rajini in advance nor sought his prior permission to contest the elections on behalf of the Fans’ Association.




Rajini probably holds the world record when it comes to the number of active fan clubs operating in his name all over the State, in other parts of the country and even in some foreign countries. However, Rajini hasn’t given into the temptation to enter politics and test his strength, something his contemporaries Vijayakanth and Sarath Kumar had tried their hands at.

An upset Rajini has reportedly issued a ‘diktat’ asking Sridhar to withdraw from the fray immediately. He has also not taken kindly to the fact that Sridhar has been using the Fans’ Association’s flag and the members in his election campaign and at the time of filing his nomination recently. The ruling AIADMK is all set to sweep the seat with DMK choosing to boycott the elections.

Sudhakar, a functionary of the fans’ association, said that “Thalaivar has never opposed our political affiliations in the past; members of the association are free to contest in the elections or campaign for any party. However, none of them should use Rajini’s name or the flag of the Association. This has always been impressed by Rajini who have always wanted his fans to take care of their families first before indulging in other activities.”

Whether or not Sridhar would oblige and withdraw his candidature would be known in the coming days!

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Padmapriya does item number for no fees

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Actress Padmapriya is making her Kollywood return with the film Thanga Meengal. The actress has worked her charm in almost every other South Indian language including Tamil,Malayalam,Telugu  and even Bengali. She will soon steal hearts with her raunchy item number for a song titled ‘Kappapuzhikkum Chakkavaratty’ .


The film also stars actress Prithviraj, Nithya Menen and Remya Nambeeshan in key roles. News is that Padmapriya never took any sort of fees after filming the item song for her director. “The song rolls out during the end credits of the film. In the backdrop all the characters in the film are having a good time with me in a pub,” confirms the beautiful face. Infact the item number came to her on a casual demand as she quips, “When the director came with a role for me I just asked him ‘why don’t you give me an item number’.I had no idea he would take it seriously.”  The lyrics for this item number go like go, ‘Kappa kappa kappa puzhukk, chakka chakka chakkavaratti’. Doing an item number for the first time, the Keralean beauty has boldly stated, she has no problems in donning a bikini if the script demands. She further adds, “I am wearing a short skirt, for this song. You can’t expect me to wear a Kanjeevaram and shake a leg.” Fans can catch Padmapriya’s item number in the upcoming Mollywood flick Bachelor Party directed by Amal Neerad.

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Soundarya plays golf, Kochadaiyaan halted

As fans wait impatiently for Rajini’s Kochadaiyaan, here is a bit of de-spiriting news.Rajini who is back from his Hong Kong schedule, is resting for the moment before engaging in any further activity. The reason being daughter Soundarya   wanted to unwind herself.


Directing this big budget 3-D animation offering, under the supervision of KS Ravikumar, director Soundarya has traveled round the globe for the shoots. Things started with the grand London schedule held at the world famous Pine wood studios, then shifting way back home to neighbouring regions of Kerala. Soon the unit flew off to Hong Kong, for a week, filming the portions of Bharathnatyam exponent Rukmini, hero Rajini and Bollywood villain Jackie Shroff together. The non-stop shoots have taken it’s toll on debutant Soundarya who decided to shift her focus to a family trip in Kodiakanal. Enjoying the cool breeze, she was in a mood for a game of golf with her husband.  “Off to kodi for a much needed break with husband and in laws :) :):) going to chill play some golf and come back rejuvenated!! Excited!:):):)”, says the Kochadaiyaan director. So fans will have to be patient, as Kollytalk brings you the latest updates on Rajini and his Kochadaiyaan ones things resume.

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