Priyamani has signed on a tri-lingual film titled as 'Charulatha', to be made simultaneously in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada. The film is inspired by the 2007 Thai movie 'Alone', which had Thai-German pop singer Marsha Wattanapanich in lead role. "Some changes have been made to the original script to suit the taste of south Indian audience," said a press release from the production house, Global One Studios. The Telugu version...
11:54 AM, Jun 03, 2012
Priyamani has bagged a new project in Kollywood. The National Award winning actress will play the lead in a film titled 'Charulatha', to be directed by Pon Kumaran, a former associate to K Bhagyaraj and KS Ravikumar. To be produced by Global One Studios, the banner which was behind many television programs and Cheran - Pasupathy starrer 'Raman Thedia Seethai', 'Charulatha' will have Mollywood actor Skandha as protagonist. Seetha, Saranya...
12:31 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Prithviraj Sukumaran has a sizeable fan club in the city, thanks to 'Mozhi', 'Vellithirai' and Mani Ratnams 'Ravanan'. And he is back after a brief absence with the Tamil verison of the big budget historical movie, 'Urumi', which he has jointly produced with Santosh Sivan and Shaji Natesan. He will also be seen in Bollywood with Anurag Kashyaps production, 'Aiyya', also starring Rani Mukherjee. Sharing his views on his new...
05:09 PM, May 28, 2012
Mumbai: He's been called the 'best film school' in India and film-maker Anurag Kashyap is living up to his name. His co-production 'Udaan' made it to the Cannes film festival in 2010. This year, three films Kashyap is associated with -- his own two-part revenge saga 'Gangs of Wasseypur' and 'Peddlers' (directed by Vasan Bala) -- are being screened at Cannes. Kashyap, known for his edgy style of film-making is...
01:22 PM, May 21, 2012
Director Shyamaprasad has maintained appreciable standards all through his film making career. His recent 'Arike' is also one such movie which isn't bad, but it isn't great either. The movie is adorned with a couple of hit music scores and some enduring moments about an 'odd threesome' who are diametrically opposite about their outlook towards life. 'Arike' is having a simple, uncomplicated plot line and actors who can pull off...
11:38 AM, May 20, 2012
Ranchi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may on Tuesday start probing corruption charges against former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa, a CBI official said on Saturday. "The Supreme Court has ordered a specific probe against Yeddyurappa. It is about the funding received by an NGO run by Yeddyurappa's family. The NGO was funded by mining and industrial companies," said the official who did not want to be named. On...
07:16 PM, May 12, 2012
Director Thiru of 'Theeradha Vilayattu Pillai' fame has rechristened his forthcoming film 'Samaran', starring Vishal in the lead role, as 'Samar'. "We thought Samar would be more catchy than Samaran and hence the decision," he says. With Trisha and Sunaina playing the heroines, 'Samar', an action adventure movie, is being produced by Balaji Real Media, which produced 'Osthe' before. Music is by Yuvan Shankar Raja. "We shot some important scenes...
05:24 PM, Apr 30, 2012
New Delhi: It's a development in the Tamil film industry that will be seen as another example of the ongoing contest of one-upmanship between Dhanush and Simbu. National award winning filmmaker Vetrimaran, who has teamed with Dhanush for both his directorial ventures so far, has opted to cast the Kolaveri actor in his next flick as well. And what's more, this project has been taken up by postponing a film...
05:14 PM, Apr 21, 2012
Mumbai: No-frills airline SpiceJet on Wednesday said its shareholders had approved promoter Kalanithi Maran picking up an additional five per cent equity by infusing about Rs 100 crore in the company. The move will take the overall holding of promoters in the airline to 48.6 per cent. SpiceJet informed BSE that shareholders had approved the allotment of up to 42,900,000 equity shares to Maran on a preferential basis. The filing...
06:33 PM, Apr 04, 2012
New Delhi: The Election Commission has stopped counting of votes in the Rajya Sabha polls in Jharkhand without a written clearance from the poll panel. The directive came after allegations of horsetrading by Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) chief Babulal Marandi. BJP leader Prakash Javadekar said that the party MLAs voted for JMM candidate Sanjeev Kumar in Jharkhand Rajya Sabha polls on the direction of the party leadership. Earlier, the BJP...
03:29 PM, Mar 30, 2012
New Delhi: Jharkhand is all set to conduct its Rajya Sabha polls on Friday amid allegations of horsetrading by Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) chief Babulal Marandi. The election comes at a time when the rift within the the ruling BJP-JMM-Ajsu alliance is said to be widening. The parties are seemingly divided over whose nominee to back. Marandi, who is a Lok Sabha MP from Kodarma in Jharkhand, had written a...
07:28 AM, Mar 30, 2012
How would you define Dev Anand's style? I think you are at loss of words. Similarly, Dilip Kumar, Raj Kapoor, Rajesh Khanna, and ...
07:59 PM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran on March 20 in the Aircel-Maxis deal. Sources said that Maran's statement will recorded on March 20 and he will be asked to furnish details of source of funding of Maxis deal and his role in facilitating deal. Last week, statement of a Sun TV official was recorded. He has been asked to revert with details of bank...
05:04 PM, Mar 15, 2012
Mumbai: SpiceJet promoter Kalanithi Maran will pump Rs 100 crore into the airline by picking up an additional 5 per cent equity-a development that stands out in the industry that is going through turbulent times mainly due to rising fuel costs. The fund infusion by billionaire Maran comes in sharp contrast to cash-starved Kingfisher Airlines which has been unable to raise fresh funds for a host of reasons, compounded by...
03:28 AM, Mar 03, 2012
New Delhi: Naveen Jindal, the Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Steel, is the top paid CEO in the country, with an income of more than Rs 67 crore per annum, according to data from Capitaline Database. Following Jindal is Kalanithi Maran, the Chairman & Managing Director of Sun TV Network. Maran's annual income amounts to more than Rs 64 crore. List of 15 top paid CEOs in India: 1)...
05:27 PM, Feb 08, 2012
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