South African cricketer's Rajini addiction

Looks like the Rajini mania has spread as far and wide till South Africa. The visiting South African team's fast bowler Ntini has recently confessed his obsession to the superstar's movies and his style in particular. Ntini sure seems to be fond of Rajinikanth's style statements and demonstrates the actor's famous finger tricks for Baba.Besides, he makes people drop their jaw by imitating the 'Peraketaale Summa Adirudilla' tagline from the last year blockbuster Sivaji flawlessly that stands proof to the number of times he watched the movie. Apart from Sivaji, Ntini also declares that he has watched Baba many times from where he picked up the finger gesticulation. Ntini's revelation has earned him many amused fans in Chennai where he is stationed along with his team for the first test cricket series against India.

Prabhudeva: Why my new Vijay film is special

In a recent interview, Prabhudeva said he has been busy with the Pokkiri Hindi remake with Salman Khan. Originally, he said, he had another story for Salman Khan – one which required the star to play four roles. But when Salman saw Pokkiri, he liked it so much, he asked the director if they could remake it in Hindi. This Hindi version of Pokkiri, Prabudeva went on to add, will be more stylish and lavish than the Telugu or Tamil one.

His next film will be with Vijay, and for a change, it will not be a remake but an original story he wrote with the star in mind. It will be packed with action and romance. Deva assures the audience that it will be funnier than Pokkiri, and just as fast moving. There will be several comic scenes that the audience will relish (similar, say, to the famous lift scene from Pokkiri that the audience loved) with a lot of variety in the plot. Music will be scored by Devi Sri Prasad and camera by Ravi Varman. Perhaps the highlight of this new Vijay film, pointed out the director, is Nayanthara as heroine.

Yaaradi Nee Mohini certified!

Dhanush’s Yaaradi Nee Mohini is all set to hit the screens for next weekend on April 4th. The movie went through the scissors yesterday, exhibited to the Censor Board Officials, and awarded with a ‘U’ certificate without recommendation for any cuts for its acceptable content suitable for family viewing. Riding high on the success wave of the last year Deepavali release Polladhavan, Dhanush will try his chemistry with Nayanthara for the first time in Yaaradi. The movie is a Telugu remake, directed originally by Selva Raghavan starring Venkatesh and Trisha. It is also significant to note that Trisha won the MAA TV awards for her performance in the movie.

Yaaradi is directed by Selva’s Assistant Jawahar and produced by R.K.Productions. Yuvan Shankar Raja scores for the movie.

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Dasavatharam – KSR opens up with a special image

He couldn't be busier with pressing commitments for Dasavatharam's post production works. However, K.S. Ravikumar still found time to spill the beans feeding fodder to the undernourished media for lack of Dasavatharam staple. In an exclusive interview to the Economic Times daily, K.S.R provided a cursory glance as to what to expect from the movie and stated that since the visual graphics content appear for two and half hours of the movie, the project was being delayed.

Although he did not dwell too much into the details of the storyline, an image of Dasavatharam was published in the daily. The image, as shown here, has the all-muscle Kamal, in an Iyengar makeover trying with all his might to possibly topple over or perhaps support what could be a statuette. Inside source say that this scene is of paramount importance to the way script opens up. Having said that, it is also significant to note that the movie was shot in sets made to recreate the Tsunami aftermath.

Kamal too talking about the movie, said that he was very happy about the way the script has shaped up. He also conveyed that they have tried to convey a message that the world was changing into a global village, without going overboard and not compromising on the entertainment factor.

Pakistani film to release in India

After conquering the festival circuit, the critically acclaimed Pakistani film Khuda Kay Liye is all set to make history in India, as it will be the first Pakistani film to release after a span of 40 years in Indian theatres.

Khuda Kay Liye has been directed by Shoaib Mansoor, and has already won accolades at Cairo, Muscat, Italy, Dubai and London. Set in the post 9/11 era the film explores the dilemma faced by a progressive Pakistani Muslim who has to choose a life of fundamentalism on the one hand - and a suspicious western world on the other.

Released in July 2007 in Pakistan, Khuda Kay Liye is a rare independent Pakistani production for following a non-commercial issue-based subject. Actors Iman Ali and Rasheed Khan feel Khuda Kay Liye will surely work its magic in India.

Mystery behind Kuruvi’s title

Director Dharani who has an imposing track record for delivering fast paced entertainers is back in action once again with the Ghilli team that set the screens on fire a few years ago. Kuruvi with Vijay, Trisha, Vidyasagar and a host of others will be a summer bonanza from Dharani. Kuruvi’s story appears to be a highly guarded secret and it was very difficultDirector Dharani who has an imposing track record for delivering fast paced entertainers is back in action once again with the Ghilli team that set the screens on fire a few years ago. Kuruvi with Vijay, Trisha, Vidyasagar and a host of others will be a summer bonanza from Dharani. Kuruvi’s story appears to be a highly guarded secret and it was very difficult to find a small crack into this invincible wall of secrecy. But there appears to be light albeit a very dim one at the end of the tunnel!

A small trickle of secret suggests that the name of Vijay in the film is Guru Vijay who is called Guru V for short which explains the title of the film. Secondly, people who are being used for illegal smuggling of things across the borders of countries are also called Kuruvi. This might throw some kind of light about the film.

Meanwhile Kuruvi crew will be off to the picturesque New Zealand to can duet sequences involving Vijay and Trisha in addition to the already shot scenes in various scenic locales. Besides these songs, there would also be an item number when Vijay would be gyrating with the hip Malavika. Generally in Vijay’s films, a separate fast paced number with tricky dance movements will be the highlight of the film like All Thoota Boopathy in Shah Jahan, Kumbitapona Deivam in Thirupachi etc. Going by the past record, this number of Vijay and Malavika is sure to send fans into raptures. Wait for a few more weeks.

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Kamal Haasan goes for Aamir Khan

You all might be aware of Aamir Khan's aversion to award functions. In fact, he has not been seen at any major awards function for more than a decade now. He abstains from them on principle though we are yet to fully understand it. But even Aamir, the staunch man of principles has decided to make an exception. Aamir Khan will attend an awards function in Chennai shortly. The occasion will be the presentation of the Gollapudi Sreenivas Memorial Foundation Award, given every year to the best debut director in the country and this time the recipient is Aamir Khan for his outstanding directorial debut with Taare Zameen Par. However, it is not just the fact that these awards are far away from any tinsel town politics that has made Aamir consent to attend it. A jury member was so special, his verdict so valuable that even Aamir could not overlook it. Kamal Haasan was on the jury that recommended Aamir for the award.

Now when a genius par excellence like Kamal decides that a person is worthy of an honor then no one can turn it down. So, after more than a decade, Aamir will be seen accepting an award. It took a Kamal Haasan verdict to bring about this special occasion. May be that is the mutual admiration of two geniuses.

Silambarasan gears up for Sakth

Silambattam is nearing completion and Silambarasan is in the process of finalizing his next projects. If credible sources are to be believed, he has signed on the dotted lines for director Sakthi Chidambaram who has acquired a name for himself in delivering minimum guarantee ventures. Sakthi has thus delivered many projects with Sathyaraj in the lead and is therefore in the good book of producers.The as yet untitled movie will hit the floors after Silambarasan's commitments with Silambattam are over. Updates in this regard are awaited.

Dasavatharam audio release date confirmed

Dasavatharam could easily be credited as the most expected film of the year from Kamal Haasan and K S Ravikumar. As is known to every film buff, this big budgeted film will showcase Kamal in ten different get ups and some of the pictures of him were also in the media lately. The audio release of the film was initially slated to be on the 2nd of April but is now postponed to the 25th of April.This ostentatious event will be held at the Nehru Indoor Stadium wherein Martial arts exponent Jackie Chan will be releasing the first audio cassette. Leading glitterati of the glamour world are expected to grace the event along with Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi and Vijay. Industry whispers reveal that a stage just like the Oscar Award ceremony stage is being erected and unit hands are working hard at this. This event is sure to be a star-studded affair.

Kuselan

Kuselan crew including the superstar is stationed in Hyderabad for the first schedule of the shoots that is planned for 40 days. Rajini plays himself in the movie and scenes of him acting in front of the camera are being shot with numerous other co-stars from the industry. A quick glance at the shoot spot – Ramojji Rao Studio – makes it appear as if Kodambakkam has shifted grounds to Hyderabad Actors who took part in the filming of a song sequence include Prabhu, Pasupathy, Livingston, Vadivelu, Nizhalgal Ravi, M.S. Bhaskar, Vaiyapuri, Sandanabharathi, Madhan Bob, Mohanram, O.A.K. Sundar, Manobala, Nayanthara, Kushboo, Mamtha, Sneha, Jegapathy Babu, and Sunil. If that is not enough, the extended casting also included more than 1000 junior artistes. While Kuselan progresses this way, the mammoth task of handling the massive star cast without a hitch is being managed by director Vasu.

Kuselan revolves around the central characters Pasupathy and Meena and the actor – Rajinikanth – who visits the couple's village for a shooting. The movie is slated for a mid 2008 release.

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