Chennai: International R&B singer Akon has flown here to record global version of Tamil actor Silambarasan aka Simbu's hit love single 'Love Anthem', which was originally released in 2011 for world peace.
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12:07 PM, May 05, 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
New Delhi: Telugu film 'Thadhaka' is directed by Kishore Kumar Pardasani. The film will feature Naga Chaitanya, Sunil, Andrea Jeremiah, Tamannaah in leading roles. Actors like Nagendra Babu, Brahmanandam, Ashutosh Rana will be seen in pivotal roles. The film is a remake of Tamil film 'Vettai'. ...
09:15 PM, Apr 24, 2013
Chennai: Southern actress Hansika Motwani says she is not dating Tamil actor Silambarasan aka Simbu and adds "when I'm in love, I will inform". Hansika and Simbu are currently working on two Tamil films 'Vaalu' and 'Vettai Mannan'. "(I have) been hearing a lot of news about my link up. All I can do is laugh it off because I love reading stuff about me, which I myself don't know,"...
11:56 PM, Apr 22, 2013
In a recent interview the 21 year old revealed travelling to be her second love after acting in films. ...
10:20 AM, Feb 07, 2013
Hansika Motwani is set to take a new avatar- that of a producer. The actress will soon start her own production house and will churn out films in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. "It's my long-time dream to begin a production house. And I am happy that it is coming true now. Since I am comfortable with Tamil, Telugu and Hindi, I will produce movies in these three languages," she says....
07:53 PM, Oct 06, 2012
It is high time filmmakers should take the responsibility of film festivals and encourage aspiring film enthusiasts, says veteran director Gautham Vasudev Menon. "Film festivals in our country are always organised by some private body or NGO, but not by filmmakers. It's high time we as filmmakers take the onus upon us and organise film festivals," Menon, known for giving Tamil hits like 'Minnale' and 'Vettaiyadu Vilayadu', said here on...
05:16 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Tamil filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon is all praise for actors Jiiva, Nani and Samantha Ruth Prabhu, and says "working with them has been a memorable experience". Having completed 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham', a bilingual romantic film with the trio - with Nani in the Telugu version, and Jiiva and Samantha in Tamil version of the same film - director Gautham feels every film is a revelation. "Every film turns out to...
03:42 PM, Sep 19, 2012
There were reports that Hansika Motwani was hunting for a house in Chennai, since she has decided to focus more on Kollywood. However, circles close to her have denied this. "People are driven by technology today. Also, the entire world has become a global village due to advancements in various fields. So it is not necessary to stay in Chennai alone if one wants to concentrate in Tamil cinema," sources...
02:48 PM, Sep 14, 2012
Simbu is already juggling between a number of projects. Meanwhile last week it was buzzed that Kolaveri music composer Anirudh is composing the tunes for his 'Manmadhan 2'! The star is trying to put an end to all the speculations now. "I request media to stop writing about 'Manmadhan 2' as nothing has been confirmed yet and I'm yet to finish even the script work", says Simbu. Without him even...
11:50 PM, Sep 11, 2012
With back-to-back projects with STR aka Simbu and with both of them being 'single', rumors seem to have cropped up about STR and Hansika dating each other and the actor reportedly being head over heels for her. It was said that he threw a birthday party for her spending Rs 5 lakh and celebrated it in style at the Filmistan Studios and having a helicopter for his lady love to...
11:29 PM, Sep 10, 2012
On Friday, there were reports of how Tamanna piped Hansika out of the Telugu remake of 'Vettai'. The actress has now come forward to explain on what went wrong and why she had to opt out of it. "Unfortunately I had to back out of the Telugu remake of 'Vettai' due to date issues as they are planning on releasing the film by the end of this year and I...
05:43 PM, Aug 27, 2012
It is known that Bellamkonda Suresh is producing a movie in which Sunil and Naga Chaitanya are playing the main leads. The film is the remake of Tamil hit Vettai, which was earlier planned to be released in Telugu as Bhale Tammudu. However, Suresh felt that it would do well if it is remade into Telugu. While Sunil is reprising Madhavan's role, Chai is stepping into the shoes of Arya....
04:14 PM, Jul 18, 2012
The director in Lingusamy is getting ready to entertain the audience. The filmmaker, whose last venture was 'Vettai', is planning to team up with Suriya for his next project, it is learnt. "The yet to be titled flick will be produced by Lingusamy's own banner Tirupathi Brothers. It will have music by Yuvan Shankar Raja and cinematography by Nirav Shah," say sources. The highlight is that the movie is expected...
07:49 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Hansika is on a high, what with the promising projects she's bagging in Tamil - Telugu cinema! The latest buzz is that 'Vettai' will be remade in Telugu and Hansika Motwani is one of the two female leads in this action packed entertainer. It was earlier widely reported that the film will be remade in Hindi by Lingusamy with Shahid Kapoor playing the lead but things didn't go as planned...
01:07 PM, May 24, 2012
Hansika might soon have to find a way to hold back her laughter for the rest of the year. The bubbly lass who is now part of 'Settai', 'Singam 2', 'Vaalu' and 'Vettai Manan', will share screen space with comedian Santhanam in all of them. Santhanam and I have become a kind of a pair because he features in all my movies. I havent had any scene with him in...
12:29 PM, May 24, 2012
Bhale Tammudu is not to be released in Telugu. The dubbed version of Vettai, the Tamil hit starring Arya and Madhavan, would have to remain a lie. It is because Bellamkonda Suresh has sensed an opportunity to make a film with an ensemble cast and dish out something novel as a straight film instead. This film will star Naga Chaitanya and Sunil in the lead. While Chaitanya will reprise the...
11:30 AM, May 17, 2012
Mumbai: Ali Zafar who has been till date cast in mushy, romantic roles is all set to break the mould. The actor-singer-composer-lyricist is said to be pumping iron for his first all-out action role. While there has been speculation that he's playing Shahid Kapoor's brother in the Hindi remake of the southern flick, Vettai, recent buzz suggests he could well be playing the main lead himself. According to trade sources,...
06:16 PM, May 07, 2012
Mumbai: A source from Juhu says that Vidya Balan's producer beau, Siddharth Roy Kapoor is a very possessive kinda guy. He doesnt want her to work with the actors she has been linked with. Apparently, when Tamil director Linguswamy suggested casting Balan for the Hindi remake of his film 'Vettai', Siddharth vetoed it saying the role wouldn't do justice to her talent as an actress. However, our insider reveals that...
11:01 AM, Apr 30, 2012
