It was on Saturday that the audio of 'Saguni' was launched at a grand function in Chennai. In the next 24 hours, the 'Kanda Karavadai...' song was downloaded 75000 times, making a record of sorts. And music composer G V Prakash Kumar is so thrilled about it. Sung by Shankar Mahadevan, the peppy number has some dialogues in between, which are mouthed by none other than Karthi Sivakumar, the protagonist...
01:08 PM, Jun 04, 2012
It may be said that what Ghajini was to Suriya, Sakuni is to his brother, Karthi. It is because the film stands good chances of becoming a hit at the box office. None other than Bellamkonda Suresh was impressed with its story and immediately bought the rights for the film. Remember that there was stiff competition for the film's Telugu release rights even before it went on the floors. 'Sakuni'...
04:09 PM, Jun 01, 2012
"How I kick start a public problem and find a solution to my personal issue is what Saguni is all about," says Karthi Sivakumar, who is full of hope and optimism while talking about his forthcoming movie. Produced by K E Gnanavelraja of Studio Green, the film directed by debutant Shankar Dayal N is getting ready to hit the screens soon. "It is not a full-fledged political story. But politics...
06:30 PM, May 30, 2012
Hyderabad: YSR Congress MP Jagan Reddy is leaving no stone unturned to ensure victory in the upcoming bypolls in 18 assembly seats and one Lok Sabha constituency in Andhra Pradesh. Jagan, summoned by the CBI on May 25 in an illegal assets case, continued campaigning in Guntur, all the time telling his supporters that the CBI would arrest him at the Congress's behest. "Congress is using CBI. They want to...
10:43 PM, May 24, 2012
Breaking the 'single' trend in the Tamil film industry, team 'Saguni' will unveil two audio songs on their lead, Karthi's birthday, May 25. The videos of the song will also be released on the same day. It was earlier reported that the film will seen a single launch on May 25 which will be followed by the audio launch on May 31 but the makers have decided to present a...
08:04 PM, May 20, 2012
London: Former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has opened talks with Aston Villa about becoming the English Premier League club's new manager. He is believed to have been flown over in club owner Randy Lerner's own private plane to meet him in Birmingham on Friday. The 39-year-old Norwegian, who has been managing Molde in his homeland since 2010, has been lined up to replace the fired Alex McLeish at...
05:58 PM, May 18, 2012
Based on today's world, where online dating is as common as cheese, both Aryan and Alisha luck out as Worddiva is a 28-year-old lawyer Alisha Menon and Wordfreak is a 25-year-old architect Aryan Chawla. By coincidence they both not only live in Mumbai but are also gorgeous and rich to boot. Alisha and Aryan meet each other at a blind date and fall for each other like a ton of...
05:18 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: Two types of indigenously manufactured howitzers for the Indian Army will be ready for trials by December 2012 and by June 2013, Government told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply to the House, Defence Minister AK Antony said, "As per the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) decision of October 2011, Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) is to manufacture 155mm howitzers." The OFBs have been asked to manufacture...
03:24 PM, May 16, 2012
HAMPI: Akka Tangi Gundu, a famous rock structure at world heritage site Hampi, broke into pieces in Hampi on Sunday. The rock was situated just beside the road on way to Virupaksha Temple. The incident took place at 1.30 pm on Sunday. However, the broken pieces of the boulders caused no untoward incidents. The rock is known as Akka Tangi Gundu as local fables say that two sisters were transformed...
10:40 AM, May 14, 2012
Yet another director is to make debut as hero. It is Ravi Shankar, who is acting in and directing 'Double Trouble'. The film's tag line reads: Real Trouble, Real Fun. The first schedule was shot in Hyderabad in a college, while the second schedule will begin from May 10. The film, according to the director, is a mix of entertainment and message. Pavani Reddy is the female lead. Prithvi, Ananth,...
05:28 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Karnataka Congress attacked the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the Supreme Court's order on a CBI inquiry on BS Yeddyurappa. Karnataka Congress leader Dinesh Gundurao said, "Corruption of the entire BJP in the state will be an election issue. There is an entire government machinery breakdown in the state." In a major blow to Yeddyurappa, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered an inquiry by the CBI...
11:52 AM, May 11, 2012
Cast: Ranvir Shorey, Gul Panag, Purab Kohli, Neil Bhoopalam, Gunjan Bakshi Director Rajat Kapoor There's an interesting idea buried somewhere under those layers of flab in director Rajat Kapoor's Fatso. But it's a pity the film's fantastical premise isn't mined for enough laughs... Naveen (Purab Kohli) has popped the question to his girlfriend Nandini (Gul Panag). Soon after, he's killed in a road accident that was meant to claim the...
11:21 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: In a shocking incident in the NCR, a girl was allegedly raped by two men in a Scorpio car in the basement of Mahagun mall in the Delhi suburb of Vaishali in Ghaziabad. Police said that one person has been arrested in the case. The incident took place between 4 am and 5 am on Friday morning. Reportedly, the girl was introduced to the men at a party....
01:05 PM, May 04, 2012
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