The style icon of Southern cinema 'Power Star' Pawan Kalyan will play the lead in Trivikram Srinivas upcoming film. Samantha and Praneetha will be the leading ladies of the film. The film is porduced by BVSN Prasad under the banner of Sri Venkateswara Cine Chitra India Pvt Ltd. The shooting of the film will begin from May 2 at the Ramoji Film City and the schedule will go on till...
05:05 PM, May 02, 2013
Though director J D Chakravarthi failed to impress the audience with his earlier films such as 'Homan' and 'Siddham' he hasn't lost hope. The director is now gearing up for a his next untitled film. The latest buzz is that the movie will be produced by Gangapatnam Sreedhar under the banner of Sri Vignesh Karthik Cinema and Chakravarthi productions. The film is going to be a thriller and is said...
04:18 PM, May 02, 2013
Colombo: Sri Lanka Thursday named a 15-member squad for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in England next month with the selectors continuing to snub spinner Ajantha Mendis. Besides Mendis, batsman Upul Tharanga also failed to find a place in the squad for the June 6-23 tournament. Angelo Mathews, who captained Pune Warriors in the ongoing IPL before dropping himself, will lead the Sri Lankan squad with Dinesh Chandimal...
04:14 PM, May 02, 2013
Rameswaram: Two persons who were planning to send several Sri Lankan Tamil refugees to Germany using fake Indian passports were on Wednesday arrested and 71 counterfeit passports seized from them at Naripaiyur in Ramanathapuram district, police said. Cash to the tune of Rs 11.5 lakh was also seized from the duo by the 'Q' Branch Police which nabbed them on a tip-off. The two had promised 71 refugees that they...
12:46 AM, May 02, 2013
I have been reading a lot of debut authors lately. Some of them are good and most of them are not so good. Not trying to discourage anyone here but after reading some of the books, I felt that writing a book has become a fad more than a passion these days. Still, whenever I pick up a book by a debut author, I keep my prejudices and expectations aside...
08:26 PM, May 01, 2013
Washington: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi are among 16 Indians who have found a place in the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine's list of the 500 most powerful people on the planet. Apart from them, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, Defence Minister AK Antony and External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid are also in the list. Indian spiritual leaders Baba Ramdev and Sri Sri Ravishankar are also in the...
04:45 PM, May 01, 2013
Telugu film 'Dhokaradu' starring Sivajji and Gayatri as the lead is inching its completion. The film is directed by Vara Prasad and Sriram Ajay is producing the film under the banner of Chandrakala Arts Creations. The director said in an interview, "This is an action entertainer and it will become one of the landmark films of Sivaji's career. The audio of the film will be released in the second week...
12:39 PM, May 01, 2013
Washington: Expressing deep concern over the recent surge in attacks on Sri Lankan media organisations, the US on Tuesday called on the country to ensure freedom of press. "The US calls on Sri Lankan authorities to demonstrate their commitment to the rule of law and freedom of expression by conducting thorough investigations into all attacks and killings of journalists and bringing perpetrators to justice," State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell, told...
07:20 AM, May 01, 2013
Telugu actor Aryan Rajesh will be seen in Srikar Babu's upcoming film. Srikar Babu is the son of veteran writer Divakar Babu. The movie is produced by D Ramesh Babu under the banner of A Bhumija cinema. The film recently wrapped its first schedule and the second schedule of the film will begin on May 13th in Hyderabad. D Ramesh Babu said in an interview, "We have completed a schedule...
10:34 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal was extremely cautious when CNN-IBN probed him on the coal scam. ...
05:59 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Chennai: Producer turned actor V T V Ganesh, who is busy wrapping up his upcoming Tamil production venture 'Inga Enna Solludhu', says comedy can click at the box office at any time of the year provided it is entertaining and fresh. "At any time of the year, one of the most successful genres is comedy. However, not all comedies have been successful, therefore, it's important to make something different and...
03:13 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Chennai: Southern actress Sharmiela Mandre is enjoying the beaches and gorging on seafood in Goa while shooting for Kannada remake of Tamil comedy 'Goa'. "I feel like I'm holidaying in Goa, I'm exploring a new restaurant everyday and having an overdose of seafood, sun and the beaches. Shooting has never been so much fun as it is here," Sharmiela told IANS on the phone from Goa. "Working with new team...
01:25 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Chennai: Debutant Tamil actor Abhay, grandson of yesteryear actors Gemini Ganeshan and Savithri, is set to reprise the role of math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan in upcoming Tamil English bilingual 'Ramanujan'. "Abhay will play the titular character of the math genius in the film, which will feature southern actress Bhama as his wife. The film is being simultaneously made in Tamil and English," said a statement. "Suhasini Maniratnam will play crucial...
04:35 PM, Apr 29, 2013
It is a huge change in the professional life for ace Kannada actor Darshan. Their family banner the 'Toogudeepa Productions' that started film production with the film 'Jothe Jotheyali' made 'Navagraha' and now they have 'Bul Bul' on their plate. The actor is now heavily involved in the distribution of 'Toogudeepa Production' apart from its making. What the icon Dr Rajakumar's close colleague of Toogudeepa Srinivas (father of Darshan) faced...
03:41 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Renowned International Pop rap Bhangragga Reggae singer, Apache Indian (Steven Kapur), has lent his voice for Allu Arjun's upcoming film 'Iddharammailatho'. It is the first time he has sung in Telugu and he flew all the way from UK to Hyderabad to sing the song. Devi Sri Prasad, the music director of the film, has confirmed it. However, Puri Jagannadh is the director of this romantic entertainer. Amala Paul and...
11:41 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Ace Telugu actor Allu Arjun is going to act in a film titled 'Race Gurram', Shruthi Haasan is the female lead and Surender Reddy is the director of this film. Nallamallapu Srinivas (Bujji) will producer this film. The regular shooting of the film starts from May 2nd and the film is expected for a Vijaya Dasami release. Vakkantham Vamsi has provided the script for this film and Thaman is the...
10:53 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Allu Arjun is all set to act in a film titled 'Race Gurram' opposite Shruthi Hassan. The film is directed by Surender Reddy. Nallamallapu Srinivas (Bujji) is producing the film. The regular shooting of the film will begin from May 2 and it is expected to release on Vijaya Dasami. Vakkantham Vamsi has written the script for the film and the music is composed by Thaman. Actors like Prakash Raj,...
06:53 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Srinivasan, popularly known as 'Powerstar' among his fans, was arrested Friday in a cheating case, police said. Srinivasan was arrested after a police complaint was filed by Andhra Pradesh resident PS Ranganathan alleging that the actor cheated him of Rs 50 lakh on the pretext of helping him secure a loan of Rs 20 crore. "He (Srinivasan) promised Ranganathan that he would secure him a loan of...
06:24 PM, Apr 27, 2013
New Delhi: With no let-up in the tension following China's border incursion into Leh, senior government officials have now told CNN-IBN that the entire situation could have been handled better. CNN-IBN's Strategic Affairs Editor Surya Gangadharan takes a look at what steps could have been taken: The Chinese camp should have been surrounded and the supply line behind them should have been cut off. This would have prevented them being...
02:37 PM, Apr 27, 2013
