Karthi is seen in those chaste white costumes of a politician in Sakuni's posters. Moreover, the film has been touted as a political satire from the beginning. However, politics is just a part of the film. In Karthi's own words, "How I kick start a public problem and find a solution to my personal issue is what 'Sakuni' is all about." Karthi is full of hope and optimism while talking...
02:38 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Shruti Haasan is the talk of the town nowadays. Harish Shankar may have given her due recognition for her contribution to 'Gabbar Singh', but the actress feels that the film is a team effort. "My contribution was but little," she confesses. The actress philosophically asserts that there is no place for 'success' and 'failure' in her dictionary. The reason being that she doesn't think these are factored in to assess...
12:45 PM, Jun 03, 2012
Karthi may not have made an impression with 'Malligadu', but 'Sakuni' presents him a good opportunity to strike back with gusto even better than he did with Na Peru Shiva. Directed by Shankar Dayal, this political satire is produced by Bellamkonda Suresh in Telugu. The film is not a routine political thriller where the hero beats up the baddies or dons the role of a politician to teach his villain...
01:49 PM, Jun 02, 2012
Giving a breather to Sairam Shankar is 'Romeo'. "Puri rasina prema katha," reads the tag line. What makes this film unique is that PJ has written the dialogues. This is the first time that the director has written for a film not directed by him. The film is set in Verona, where Shakespeare's drama too was set. This is the only similarity between that Romeo and this modern day 'Romeo',...
10:47 AM, Jun 02, 2012
From Ram to Rajamouli are yet to test the waters. Sirish is set to debut in Kollywoood. As of Mahesh, he had a dubbed release of 'Businessman' in Jan which eventually went unnoticed. At a time when Telugu film heroes are following the steps of their Kollywood counterparts, Pawan Kalyan is silently making a grand debut in Kollywood, albeit through a dubbed film. 'Kuri', the dubbed version of 'Panjaa' is...
10:42 AM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: The Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition by former Director General of Police Shankar Bidari to reconsider his appointment as the DGP. Bidari had filed the petition in the wake of the recent verdict by the Supreme Court directing the Karnataka High Court to review the case. On April 24, the apex court had stayed the Karnataka High Court order quashing Bidari's appointment as the...
05:42 PM, May 28, 2012
Shankar knows the knack of roping in hot and happening talents to his films. Now that he is getting ready to start a film with Vikram, his 'Anniyan' hero, the director is signing some of the best people in the industry. According to sources, Samantha will play one of the heroines of the film, while search is on for the other leading lady. P C Sreeram will wield the camera,...
01:02 PM, May 28, 2012
Shruti Haasan has been talked-about for playing a traditional Telugu girl's role in 'Gabbar Singh'. She thanks the director for sketching the character, Bhagya Lakshmi, and says that it is a "big plus" for her career. Praising Devi Sri Prasad she picks Pilla and Dil Se numbers as the best ones. As of Pawan Kalyan, she finds him both intelligent and nice. "He was a supporting co-star. I learned a...
03:30 PM, May 26, 2012
Mumbai: Virtually inviting Mamata Banerjee to rejoin the NDA, the BJP on Friday said she should "take a call" on the issue, considering her "suffocation" in the UPA. "As far as Mamata Banerjee is concerned, I can only say that she has worked with us, has been a minister in the Vajpayee government." "She has seen the working of the NDA, the respect, consideration we gave (her). And she has...
04:38 AM, May 26, 2012
Kolkata: The rift between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and one of her most prominent supporters is final. Months after Mahasweta Devi called Mamata's government fascist, she quit as president of Bengal Academy on Thursday after her nominee was rejected for an award. Devi said, "I feel humiliated and hurt. I didn't expect this. This is the biggest humiliation of my literary career." Increasingly award ceremonies are being seen...
08:53 AM, May 25, 2012
Bangalore: Spelling more trouble for former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Lokayukta Police on Monday filed a chargesheet against him and former Industries Minister Katta Subramanya Naidu for "criminal misconduct as public servants in arbitrarily denotifying land". It came on a day when the Lokayukta Special Court ordered probe against Yeddyurappa and Industries Minister Murugesh Nirani on a complaint accusing them of illegally ordering cancellation of an industrial site on...
06:28 PM, May 21, 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
Though director Shankar or circles close to him are not ready to give any confirmation about his next project, we hear from reliable sources that the director's forthcoming film is with Vikram and Asin will play the female lead in it. "Shankar wants to make it as a pan-Indian film in all aspects, like how he made Enthiran. Hence he wants a heroine who is popular in the south and...
06:43 PM, May 18, 2012
After working as a close aide to his mentor Renjith for almost a decade, Shankar Ramakrishnan has suddenly turned busy with his works. Known more as the script writer of the historical thriller 'Urumi' featuring Prithviraj and Genelia, Shankar has currently emerged as one of the most sought- after writer in the industry. Shankar is currently working on three eagerly awaited projects. His new script 'Gold' will be directed by...
06:14 PM, May 18, 2012
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