
Former batsman Patil represents West Zone in the panel that also includes another 1983 World Cup winning team member Roger Binny (South), Syed Saba Karim (East), Vikram Rathore (North) and Rajinder Singh Hans (Central). ...

06:47 PM, Sep 27, 2012

Directed by Vijay, 'Thaandavam' stars Vikram in the lead role. Vikram's character has been inspired by a real individual Daniel Kish, who lives in the United States. While Jagapathi Babu is playing an important role in this romantic-action film, Anushka is the main female lead. Amy Jackson and Lakshmi Rai have important roles. The film has a music by GV Prakash and it's his 25th film. ...

10:50 AM, Sep 27, 2012

Whenever actress Lakshmi Rai comes to Sandalwood, she creates a stir. This Kannada actress will now have back-to-back releases in the coming weeks apart from her Tamil film, 'Thaandavam' opposite Vikram. Throwing light about her two films, 'Kalpana' and 'Attahasa', Lakshmi says, "In 'Kalpana', I play the same character picked from 'Kanchana'. It is a commercial flick and I play a sweet bubbly girl. But in 'Attahasa', I have taken...

07:17 PM, Sep 26, 2012

Vikram's movies have always been treating the audiences with its huge opening and multiple show times in theatres. 'Anniyan', the most expensive south Indian film was released with 400 prints all over India. Whereas 'Raavanan' overtook this with its worldwide release in more than 2200 theatres. Now it's the turn for 'Thaandavam' which is planned to take a giant leap with the biggest release in US screens. This movie will...

05:44 PM, Sep 26, 2012

Vikram Kumar's film starring ANR, Nagarjuna and Naga Chaitanya, which is likely to go on the floors later this year or early next year, will see Samantha paired opposite Chai. This will be the third film in which Samantha will be working with Chai, the first two being 'Ye Maya Chesave' and 'Autonagar Surya'. The offer comes as a big boost for the starry actress. The film (often referred to...

03:20 PM, Sep 26, 2012

Has the release date of 'Shiva Thandavam' been postponed by a week's time? Our sources say that the film may not be ready for Sep 28 release due to some unavoidable reasons related to the dubbing part. This definitely comes as a disappointment for those waiting to watch this ensemble cast film, and not just Vikram's fans. While Jagapathi Babu is playing an important role in this romantic-action film, Anushka...

01:40 PM, Sep 26, 2012

Thaandavam is an upcoming Tamil action film directed by AL Vijay, starring Vikram, Jagapati Babu, Anushka Shetty, Amy Jackson and Lakshmi Rai. ...

10:40 AM, Sep 26, 2012

Vikram was asked about the heroine who gives the toughest competition as counterpart in movies for which he listed three heroines in his reply - Jyothika, Anushka and Tabu. He is now been paired with Tabu for a Bollywood movie. Vikram and Anushka have already worked in two projects - 'Dheiva Thirumagal' and 'Thaandavam' which is about to be released. Jyothika has already proved her versatility in acting through her...

07:18 PM, Sep 23, 2012

The huge victory of Vishal-Bala combo in 'Avan Ivan' gave a breakthrough to Vishal. This movie gave him an inestimable opportunity to prove himself as an accomplished actor. Recently, there prevailed rumors that Bala had an avid view on the same actor again. Sources also said that Bala had a script ready for Vishal. But his focus is now turned towards Vikram for his next project. Vikram is now working...

06:28 PM, Sep 22, 2012

Southern superstar Nagarjuna Akkineni, son of veteran actor Nageswara Rao Akkineni, says he was never keen on entering Bollywood. "I never had a Hindi cinema dream. It might be difficult for people to apprehend that, but I was very happy here," the 53-year-old said on CNN-IBN's show 'Southern Stars'. He entered Telugu cinema in 1986 with 'Vikram'. Till date, he has featured in almost 100 films, including Hindi and Tamil...

06:51 PM, Sep 21, 2012

New Delhi: After starring in films like 'Golmaal 3' and 'Blood Money', actor Kunal Khemu is turning to action now with a new film to be directed by Vikram Bhatt. The 29-year-old, who will be playing the lead in the yet untitled action thriller to be produced by T series, said the film has a unique plot which drew him to it. "The film is a thriller but very heavy...

01:47 PM, Sep 21, 2012

16 year old actress, Lakshmi Menon who played college student in 'Sundara Pandian' is waiting for her next release to hit the screens. Daughter of an artist, Lakshmi is passionate about dancing and acting. She is a trained dancer in many forms- Bharatanatyam, Kuchipudi and Kathakali. In 'Sundara Pandian', Lakshmi played a college student in love with the protagonist, Sasikumar. She received acclamation from both critics as well as audiences...

01:14 PM, Sep 21, 2012

Tamil actor Vikram Prabhu's yet-untitled second film has been launched in Chennai in the presence of the producers and other members of the film. Vikram Prabhu's father, actor Prabhu Ganeshan was also present at the launch on Sept 19. Director Saravanan of 'Engeyum Eppothum' fame will helm this project, while leading producer and director N Lingusamy will produce it under Thirrupathi Brothers Film Media Pvt banner. The film will have...

07:02 PM, Sep 20, 2012

The cast and crew of 'I', led by director Shankar, have left for China on a 45-day schedule to shoot some important sequences of the movie. Starring Vikram and Amy Jackson in lead roles, 'I', a romantic entertainer, has music by AR Rahman. PC Sreeram is wielding the camera and the movie is being made simultaneously in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. "Shankar has zeroed in on some beautiful locations in...

11:13 AM, Sep 20, 2012

The most awaited 'Thaandavam' directed by Vijay is to be released in USA by Prime media. This is going to be on 28th September 2012. 'Thaandavam' is an action thriller with a main touch of revenge in the story. Vikram is visually challenged in the movie and he navigates with the technique called Echolation. Nevertheless his visual challenge, there are plenty of stunning action sequences in the film. This visually...

04:21 PM, Sep 18, 2012

No, not with Dr Srinivasan, the self-styled Power Star of Tamil cinema. But the 'Angaadi Theru' girl will be seen sharing the screen space with Pawan Kalyan, the Power Star of Tollywood. If sources are to be believed, Anjali, who wowed the Tamil audience with her performance in 'Kattradhu Thamizh', 'Engeyum Eppodhum' and the recent 'Kalakalappu', has been signed for the upcoming film of Pawan Kalyan. To be directed by...

12:30 PM, Sep 18, 2012

An assistant director has lodged a complaint with the Directors Association, alleging that he was the original owner of the story of 'Thaandavam'. According to Ponnuswamy, a former associate of Radhamohan, he had narrated a script to the movie's producer in 2011. "Though the producers initially promised to make the script as a film, they later dropped the idea. However, the same script is being made into Thaandavam now," Ponnuswamy...

03:28 PM, Sep 15, 2012

After 2001's 'Kasi', Tamil star Vikram once again plays the role of a visually impaired man in his forthcoming 'Thaandavam.' But what makes it special is the use of echo location - a technique that helps his character detect objects around him, using the echoes of his tongue-clicks. ...

03:10 PM, Sep 14, 2012