This trio always struck gold when they work together, the last example being the mega-success of 'Mayamohini'. Dileep-Udayakrishna-Siby K Thomas team, that has created several hit films, is back once again for 'Mr Marumakan', directed by Sandhya Mohan. Scriptwriter Udaykrishna, who has penned the earlier movies of Sandhya Mohan along with Sibi K Thomas says, "With all the hit formulas of a Dileep movie, 'Mr Marumakan' is a neat family...
11:23 AM, Aug 23, 2012
Here is good news for Rajini fans! They need not to wait for the release of 'Kochadaiyaan', to see their Superstar in 3D, as the conversion of his 2007-hit 'Sivaji' into the 3D format is nearly over. The movie is likely to hit the screens in mid-September. Interestingly, the Style Czar was not aware of his movie being converted to 3D until recently. "I thought 'Kochadaiyaan' would be my first...
07:02 PM, Aug 21, 2012
Everybody loves Suriya, he makes both critics and the masses happy. The 37-year-old is currently busy with KV Anand's 'Maattrraan' ('Duplicate' in Telugu). In a quick interview, the actor tells us about his new movie and more. What do we need to know about 'Maattrraan', besides the fact that you play conjoined twins? There are a few scenes which are yet to be shot and there is no editing and...
03:47 PM, Aug 20, 2012
Tamannah's father has denied the charges made against her daughter by a Bollywood producer, who had alleged that she had failed to honour a revenue sharing contract she had signed in 2003. "There was no revenue sharing promise as claimed by Salim Akhtar. We have a copy of the agreement, which Tamannah signed while doing Salim's 'Chand Sa Roshan Chehra' and there is no such clause in it," said Bhatia,...
11:10 AM, Aug 20, 2012
On the road to success '12 AM Madhyarathri', made under the supervision of veteran Kashinath, has trained the producer Prathima and her husband Vijayakumar for making their first film. It is good sign for the Kannada cinema, as Kashinath has earlier submitted a project on the traffic signal lights that was incorporated by Karnataka police. A man with studious approach towards cinema, since 80's, Kashinath, has guided the new producers...
02:28 PM, Aug 19, 2012
Can you tell us about the Coke Studio concept? I think it's a great platform for both established and upcoming musicians to come together and try something new that they can't experiment in the mainstream media. I have performed in two productions this season and both are different from each other. One song composed by Ehsaan and Loy, 'Man Patang Mast Malang', is Assamese music and I doubt if they...
02:48 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Director Johnny Antony is all set to repeat his screen magic with superstar Mammootty in the Ramzan release 'Thappana'. This time the director is teaming up with scriptwriter M Sindhuraj whose last two flicks were runaway hits. 'Thappana' revolves around the life of Mallika (Charmy Kaur), after she meets Samson (Mammootty), a habitual offender who could call all the jails in the state, where he spends most of his time,...
02:21 PM, Aug 18, 2012
It's surprising that an actor from a family of actors like Vikram Prabhu, who looks like a million bucks, would opt to debut in a role in a film like 'Kumki' that requires him to have a makeover as a mahout. But, the young actor of the Sivaji family says he found his calling when he saw filmmaker Prabhu Solomon looking for actors for a film that deals with elephants....
01:19 PM, Aug 18, 2012
She has her roots in Kerala and speaks chaste Malayalam, but prodding Revathy S Varma for a burst of nostalgia will be a futile exercise. The ad woman-turned-filmmaker attributes her Mollywood entry to nothing but her unending romance with cinema. "When I was ten I declared before my family that I want to be a filmmaker and at 14, I got my first RAPA award for the baseline of a...
12:55 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Akanksha Mansurkar's debut movie 'Olave Mandara' had fetched her enough laurel to get her 'Dashamukha' and later 'Devi'. Now, she will portray a prominent role in Sumana Kittur's upcoming flick, 'Edegarike'. "I was overwhelmed and excited when I got to know that the director is a lady. Having done so many commercials and so much of work, I have never come across a female director. This movie is going to...
12:15 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Having won many hearts with her first film, 'Chiru', the ebullient, beautiful and promising actress, Kriti Kharbanda is now raising the bar with a line up of films substantiating her acting credentials. She aims to create an image of her own in the industry by doing better movies. "I have 3 Kannada films releasing this year starting with 'Ghalate', 'Prem Adda' (a remake of a Tamil film, Subramanyapuram) and a...
05:59 PM, Aug 17, 2012
It has been 5 years since Kamna Jethmalani made her Sandalwood debut with Ugadi. She is now part of the second Kannada film, 'Agraja'. When we ask her what took her so long, Kamna says, "Firstly, I was tied up with Telugu films and also I was not happy with the offers, I was getting from Kannada cinema. I did not wish to be a part of them just for...
05:13 PM, Aug 17, 2012
The actor has crooned for a couple of films before, the most recent being the Leonard Cohen number. Most of the songs were chart toppers, but nothing would have prepared Mohanlal for the overwhelming response he is garnering for his latest outing. Within a days of its FM release, the 'Attumanal payayil...' song from his latest flick 'Run Baby Run' has become the next big thing in music circuits. The...
11:53 AM, Aug 17, 2012
The metro life, sounds and menacing aloofness, has become an inescapable hallmark of new-generation films. But Lijin Jose's 'Friday', with its small-town setting, lacks any urban flavour. The film has the poster boy of new-gen films playing the lead, but in an all-new avatar. "'Friday' is not a formulaic film and in that sense it belongs to the new-gen bandwagon. But I don't think the metro backdrop is mandatory," says...
11:31 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Debutant director Dr K Srikanth Iyengar is getting ready with his first Telugu flick, 'April Fool', starring Jagapathi Babu, Bhumika Chawla and Gulshan Grover. A socio-fantasy film in absurd comedy, Iyengar says the film will not only keep audiences on the edge of their seats but also make them think. "It was a conscious attempt to project the film in a one-of-its-kind way. We have been working on it since...
11:24 AM, Aug 17, 2012
Talented actor Shravanth moves to Tamil cinema with the film 'Nallathane Poittirukku'. The film was launched in the middle of July and its first schedule is completed. Another hero appearing as hero in Tamil film is a good sign. Back home Shravanth is expecting good results for his first solo film 'Naavika'. He is in the lead for the first half and the second half is dominated by Manish. An...
06:10 PM, Aug 15, 2012
His second innings appears to be with a bang. Filmmaker Sanjeev Sivan, who was on a sabbatical, is back to Mollywood, and this time his hands are full. The director, whose last outing was 'Aparichithan' in 2004, has four projects in the pipeline, the latest being a bilingual action thriller starring Unni Mukundan, to be taken simultaneously in Hindi and Malayalam. The movie will be the first Hindi film of...
12:27 PM, Aug 15, 2012
'Ek Tha Tiger' is a romantic thriller but political spin is also there, says director Kabir Khan. ...
08:09 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Sharmila Mandre, who has done nine films in the Kannada industry, has displayed her versatility through different kinds of roles on-screen. Stepping out of her comfort zone, the promising actress vanished from Sandalwood a year ago to be a part of a Tamil film, 'Mirattal'. "I did not disappear but I kept myself away from the media attention as I wanted my work to speak. More than that, my Tamil...
04:00 PM, Aug 12, 2012
When producer, B Suresh decided to make his next movie, he knew he would grab eyeballs for just the star cast. The film, which went on floors recently has blockbuster hit jodi, Ganesh and actress Amoolya of 'Cheluvina Chittara' fame. Though the actress wanted to stay away from limelight, she became the most demanded heroine in Kannada industry. Amoolya who last appeared in 'Manasalogy' is back in action. She has...
03:36 PM, Aug 12, 2012
