Who am I to relaunch Shruti Haasan: Prabhudeva
by IANS
Mumbai: Filmmaker Prabhudheva, who has cast Shruti Haasan in 'Ramaiya Vastavaiya', says he is no one to 'relaunch' the daughter of veteran actress Kamal Haasan. "It's not a relaunch! Shruti is Kamal Haasan's daughter. Who am I to relaunch her," Prabhudheva told IANS. Shruti has earlier featured in Bollywood films like 'Luck' and 'Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji', which didn't manage to elicit the expected response. But Prabhudheva had his...  
02:12 PM, May 18, 2013

Rajamouli's 'Eega' takes foreign film fests by storm
by IANS
Chennai: After being selected for screening at the Cannes International Film Festival and Shanghai International Film Festival, SS Rajamouli's Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' will also be featured at the Madrid International Film Festival and Puchon International Film Festival. At the Madrid fest, the movie is nominated in six award categories. "More good news! 'Eega' has been selected for few more film festivals. In Madrid film festival, it is nominated for six...  
06:55 PM, May 16, 2013

Will sept 27 prove lucky for Junior NTR again?
by IANS
Chennai: On Sep 27, 2001, Junior NTR's earliest blockbuster Telugu film 'Student No 1' released and catapulted him to stardom. Now, on the same date this year, he plans to release his upcoming Telugu action-drama 'Ramayya Vasthavayya' hoping for the same result. "The unit is currently shooting in Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad. The shoot is likely to be completed soon and the makers want to release the film on...  
06:46 PM, May 16, 2013

Prabhudheva happy with chance to make love story
by IANS
Mumbai: Actor-filmmaker Prabhudheva, whose action directorials 'Wanted' and 'Rowdy Rathore' turned out to be box office successes, says he was happy when he was offered to helm a love story like 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya'. He has thanked producer Kumar Taurani of Tips Industries Ltd. for offering him a love story at a time when all producers wanted him to make action films. "Actually thanks to Tips as everybody wanted me...  
05:43 PM, May 16, 2013

Samantha won't sign new films this year
by IANS
Chennai: Southern actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu is so busy with her projects in hand that she has decided not to sign any new film this year. "I haven't signed any new film. (I) will not be signing any new film this year. Too much work already," posted Samantha on her Twitter page. The 26-year-old currently has four Telugu projects in her kitty. At the moment, she is busy juggling between...  
05:02 PM, May 15, 2013

Telugu film 'Eega' goes to Cannes Film fest
by IANS
Chennai: Successful Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' will be screened at the Cannes International Film Fesitval's film market section May 20. The festival is starting Wednesday. "Going to attend Cannes film festival and the Film Market. First time going to any festival. We are also screening 'Eega' in the Cannes Film Market (March Du Film) on the 20th," producer Shobu Yarlagadda posted on his Twitter page. Lot of Indian and foreign films...  
10:42 AM, May 15, 2013

SS Rajamouli's 'Eega' to feature at Shanghai film festival
by IANS
Chennai: After Cannes, S S Rajamouli's highly successful Telugu revenge-drama 'Eega' has been selected to feature in the panorama section of upcoming 16th Shanghai International Film Festival. The festival will start June 15 and end on June 23. Confirming the same, film's director SS Rajamouli posted on his Twitter page: "We got the official confirmation this morning. 'Eega' has been selected in the panorama section of Shanghai International Film Festival"....  
10:32 AM, May 15, 2013

Team 'Sigaram Thodu' shoots in minus 2 degrees
by IANS
Chennai: Tamil director Gaurav Narayanan is gung ho about his team for having successfully completed the first schedule of 'Sigaram Thodu' in extreme climatic conditions in the Himalayas. "'Sigaram Thodu' first schedule successfully completed in Himalayas as planned. It is India's first movie to shoot the Gangotri temple opening ceremony amidst 20,000 people in -2 degree celsius," posted the film's director Gaurav on his Twitter page. The film features Vikram...  
05:08 PM, May 14, 2013

Dhanush, Samantha win top honours at the Vijay awards New Delhi: Actor Dhanush won the Best Actor award at the 7th Annual Vijay Awards in Chennai recently. The glittering star studded event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on May 11, 2013. An elated Dhanush, who won the Best Actor Award for his performance in the film '3' tweeted, "just grabbed my best actor Vijay award I sincerely thank my fans without u guys nothing's...  
04:34 PM, May 12, 2013

Raanjhanaa: Dhanush finds it difficult to learn Hindi
by IANS
Mumbai: Southern star Dhanush's first Hindi film 'Raanjhanaa' is all set to release and the actor says he has still not been able to learn Hindi. The 29-year-old, who even took classes from the Hindi tutors to learn the language for the film, is finding it tough to learn it but is hopeful to live upto everyone's expectations. "I don't think I actually got it yet. I tried my best,...  
10:03 AM, May 12, 2013

'Sigaram Thodu' shooting starts in Haridwar
by IANS
Chennai: Tamil actor Vikram Prabhu-starrer Tamil film 'Sigaram Thodu' went on the floors Sunday in a temple at Haridwar, in Uttarakhand. "The shooting of 'Sigaram Thodu' commenced today (Sunday) at Chandi Devi Temple in Haridwar. The team commenced the shoot at northern peak," posted G. Dhananjayan, film's executive producer, on his Twitter page. Monal Gajjar is paired opposite Vikram in the film, which also features Sathyaraj, Satish and Kovai Sarala...  
05:14 PM, May 05, 2013

'Vicky Donor's Yami Gautham to star in Premsai's next Yami Gautham shot to fame with her performance in 'Vicky Donor' and also played a pivotal role in the recent Tamil film 'Gouravam'. The actress will be next seen alongside Jai in Tamil selvanum Thaniyar Anjalum. The movie is being directed by Premsai who was an associate of Prabhu deva. Sources reveal that storyline will be the key of the movie, something which has never been shown in Indian cinema....  
07:01 PM, May 04, 2013

Rambo Rajkumar: Has Shahid received serious injuries?
by IANS
Mumbai: The fire accident on the sets of Prabhudheva's 'Rambo Rajkumar' earlier this week here was not as minor as it is being made out to be. Shahid Kapoor is said to have got burn injuries on his back and hand, and he would need some time to recover fully. "We were shooting a fire sequence when the chemical used to create the fire went awry. It singed Shahid's shoulder...  
01:45 PM, May 04, 2013

Kannada film 'Madarangi' passes with U/A certificate Kannada film 'Madarangi' has been passed with U/A certificate by the regional censor board. 'Madarangi' from Krishna Talkies is produced by Nagappa featuring his son Sunil Krishna. The actor is already is already making news on the social media. The song 'Darling Darling' has been lauded by the audience and the song is gone popular with the young crowd, says the director of the film Mallikarjun. The film will features...  
06:22 PM, May 02, 2013

Rambo Rajkumar: Shahid Kapoor escapes serious injury
by IANS
Mumbai: Actor Shahid Kapoor, who has been shooting hardcore action sequences for Prabhudheva's 'Rambo Rajkumar', managed to escape a serious injury. It happened Friday when the 32-year-old was shooting at Kamalistan Studio for a scene where he has to enter a burning house. He finished his shot and was stepping out of the burning house, when some hot chemical solution dripped on to his back and arms. "The fire is...  
11:25 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Tamil film 'Sigaram Thodu' is set to go on floors in May Seems like it is the generation 'Y' ruling the cine industry now, and it is happy to see them all making it big. And one from the young league, Vikram Prabhu has the peerless distinction in the recent times of having delivered, in the debut, in 'Kumki' that ran the marathon to a ton, and clinching the mark of having run a 100 days successfully. Now the big hero is...  
03:48 PM, Apr 26, 2013

'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya' First Look: Girish tries to impress Shruti New Delhi: The first trailer of 'Ramaiya Vasta Vaiya' is out now. Directed by Prabhudeva, the film stars Girish Kumar and Shruti Haasan in the lead roles. The promo suggests that it's a story about a foreign educated boy who falls in love with a desi girl. ...  
05:28 PM, Apr 25, 2013