Sneha caught unawares

Sneha, presently in New Jersey, was caught in the midst of her fans. The smiling beauty is currently in the US shooting for the film Achamundu Achamundu, which has Prasanna in the lead role. The film, which also has a few foreign actors in the cast, is about a young NRI couple and their travails in the alien land. The lady on hearing that a theatre near her hotel was screening the Telugu film Panduranga in which she and Balakrishna had starred decided to see it amidst the audience. But the actress was caught unawares when the audience recognized her and started to make a beeline asking for autographs. The smiling actress obliged to their requests and quickly made her exit.

Mani Ratnam shifts

Director Mani Ratnam has finally decided to make a move! The ace director will soon be shifting his residence from Alwarpet to Boat Club. Mani Ratnam has already purchased a bungalow worth Rs. 15 crores in that area. His forthcoming project with Vikram and Ashwarya Rai in the lead is expected to takeoff in September.Interestingly, Prithviraj will don the villain role. The yet-to-be-titled film will be produced by Mani Ratnam’s home production Madras Talkies. P. C. Sriram will wield the camera and A. R. Rahman has been signed up to compose music.

Jab We Met in Tamil

The remake juggernaut is relentless in Kollywood these days. Now, the Bollywood blockbuster Jab We Met is to be remade in Tamil with Dhanush and Shriya in the lead; Moser Baer is taking the necessary initiatives in this regard. The original version, with Shahid Kapur and Kareena Kapoor in the lead, turned out to be an instant hit. Jab We Met had all the elements that make a successful commercial cinema which appeals to all generations; youngsters had a ball in the theatres while watching this film.

Initially, Trisha was supposed to be the female lead in the Tamil version, but owing to her extremely busy schedules in two Telugu movies and Sarvam (directed by Vishnuvardhan) in Tamil, the role went to Shriya Saran.

Interestingly, Shriya and Dhanush are teaming up again after Thiruvilayadal Aarambam, which was a big success.

Vijay’s next movie again changes title

Ilayathalapathi Vijay’s next venture, which is directed by Prabhu Deva, is taking off today. There was quite some confusion for the past few months over the title of the film. Only two days ago the title was announced as Vil, which raised many eyebrows in Kollywood as it was the titled of S.J. Suryah’s film. But sources say that the film has been stalled and the name was also registered. But to be on the safer side the director has decided to make a slight modification to the title and hence named it Villu. Ravi Varman will wield the camera and Devi Sri Prasad will score the music for Villu. Editing is by Cola Bhaskar and FEFSI Vijayan is the stunt master.

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