For the past one week, media circle has been doing some ’good table work’ regarding Rahul Gandhi’s Tamil Nadu visit and his proposed meeting with Rajinikanth .
But interestingly, it seems that Rajini didn’t show any interest in this ’meet’ and as usual he is silently watching the drama performed by some unwanted troop around him! In fact the actor is nowadays attending most of the functions happening in the Industry as well as in public. But he is always tight lipped about his political entry.
Yesterday when Rahul Gandhi met the media owners at Chennai, he openly invited Rajini to join hands with Congress Party. He also mentioned like this: "Anyone without criminal records may join the party and ’Rajini is surely not in the negative list’. So I invite him to join the party". Also he mentioned that his invitation to the superstar is ’open and unconditional’.
But what is in the minds of Rajini fans and what they are thinking about this invite? Most of the fans say that Rahul’s speech is immature and an unnecessary one at this juncture. A furious fan said, "How dare this guy talk like this at a press meet? He is surely not a matured politician and Rajini will never do a great mistake by joining Congress!"
Rajini’s fans community has been requesting their matinee idol to get into active politics for the past 12 years and the actor had assured them about a discussion on his political entry only after the release of Endhiran. So naturally they didn’t like Rahul’s invitation to the actor and wish that their Thalaivar would launch a new party after the release of Endhiran.
On the other hand, the actor is not showing any interest in meeting Rahul Gandhi now. When someone from Congress party approached Rajini regarding this meet, he simply said that he is busy with the final works of his magnum opusEndhiran - The Robot!
Shreya Saran , one of the leading heroines of South Indian cinema is turning 27.The beautiful ’Sivaji’ heroine Shreya was born in Haridwar, in 1982. Her father, Pushpendra Saran, worked with Bharat Heavy Electrical Limited while her mother, Neeraja Saran was a chemistry teacher at the Delhi Public School. Shreya also studied at the same school and completed her literature graduation from the Lady Sriram College in New Delhi.
Shreya began her career doing music videos; she also took acting classes in order to pursue a career in movies. She is also a Kathak dancer and has trained under the noted dancer and Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan.
Super Star Rajini’s , Sivaji - The Boss made her a national figure and even drew attention from international film circles. Her recent hit Kandasamy with Vikram has increased her commercial values considerably.
The pretty lady will soon be off to Toronto for the premiere of her new film
What’s cooking Stella. In Tamil, her forthcoming releases include Kutty, Jaggu Bhai and Chukku Bukku.
The much awaited movie Yogi featuring director Ameer in the lead role is all set to have the audio launch on September 13th in Sathyam Cinemas. Yogi movie directed by Subramaniam Siva stars Ameer and Madhumitha in the lead roles.
The Guest list includes director Bharathiraja, Dhayanithi Alagiri, Rama Narayanan, KRG, RB chowdry, Editor Mohon, Balu Mahendra, Bala, Cheran, Seeman, Sarath Kumar, VC Guganathan, G Sekaran, Hansraj Sexena, Simbu, Jeeva, Jeyam Ravi and Sasikumar.
Neetu Chandra can speak Tamil, Even though her vocabulary is limited - which is an old news. Now something new is that, she is back to Chennai shooting for Theeradha Vilayatu Pillai. Who has hired an instructor to learn Tamil . ”Apart from shoot, I thought I can invest my free time in doing something worthwhile. So, I hired an instructor to teach me Tamil.. By the time I could complete the movie, I should be able to speak the language fluently”, says Neetu confidently with a smile.
Not only learning Tamil , she has brought all the way long her physical trainer along with her to Chennai so that she can continue her gymming, which seems like she doesn’t want to compromise on her fitness as well!
Well, don’t go by the title! But the pair is going to do a movie that has taken title from the Superstar’s one-time hit ‘Naan Mahaan Alla’ that will start from the month of September.
Besides ‘Paiya’ and ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’, ‘Paruthiveeran’ Karthi has added to his portfolio with this movie. After a famous hit with ‘Magadheera’ but with a miss ‘Modhi Vilaiyadu’, Kajal Agarwal is all-set to take on this venture. The shooting spots include our own Chennaipattinam along with Hyderabad and Vizakapatanam.
‘Vennila Kabadi Kuzhu’ famed Suseendran is handling the direction while K E Gnanavel Raja undertakes the productions under Studio Green. Yuvan Shankar Raja will score the music, Madhi would be at the Camera and Rajeevan will do the Art Direction.
The producer stated to sources that the film is fast-paced with lots of action and romance. It’s a solid script written by Suseendran, and Karthi will surely rock in the film.
Well, we really hope it does! Get going team!
Alluring actress Shriya Charan has finally decided not to let her show wasted in unwanted places. The actress who celebrated her birthday recently with her parents comes up unveiling her plans for future…
Shriya says, ‘I had completely wasted my time dancing for an item song. But now as my value is enhanced over in market, I am sure not about opting for such offers. Right now, I am excited about three films: ‘Jaggubhai’, ‘Chikku Bukku’ and ‘Kutty’. It’s because this each film has a different dimension.’
The actress doesn’t regret for coming up with extreme glamorous role as she says a girl returning from abroad would be spotted in such dresses.
Oh! Then we think no girl has returned from Chennai as of now.
Pyramid Saimira Productions International (PSPI) had claimed through the media that they had issued a legal notice to Kamal Hassan and his production company
Raj Kamal Films International over the Marmayogi issue. They have also demanded Kamal to return the advance amount of Rs.10.90 crores immediately after receiving the notice.
Now Kamal has issued a statement on this issue. The actor has claimed that the production company has to pay Rs. 40 crores for wasting a full year of the actor in Marmayogi pre-production works. Here is the complete version of Kamal’s statement issued yesterday to the media by his media manager Nikhil:
"Dear Sir/Madam
My attention has been drawn to reports in a section of the press that Pyramid Saimira has obtained a stay against the release of our movie Unnaipol Oruvan. It is not true. I am glad to be given an opportunity to state facts.
The debacle of our film Marmayogi and circumstances around it are well known. I worked on Marmayogi exclusively, without taking up any other assignment for an year, made elaborate preparations, had built sets and even did some shooting, directing and acting. The project was put on the back burner because Pyramid Saimira could not come up with funds to continue with the shooting.
Having lost one year of my career, and an income of about Rs.40 Crores, I had issued a notice to Pyramid Saimira on 12th April 2009 demanding payment of Rs.40 Crores. No reply has so far been received from Pyramid to the notice. We have also had caveats entered against Pyramid Saimira in courts.
I have also filed a suit in the High Court of Madras against Pyramid Saimira. Probably, to counter my legal action against them, they have decided to go to the press on a smear campaign and they have sent me a notice making wild and false allegations. An interim Reply also has been sent to it.
The fact remains that I have obtained a caveat against them. I nor Rajkamal Films International, have received any stay order from any court. I must state that irresponsible statements are being made or published to damage my reputation and my company. I will shortly be seeking legal advice to examine the avenues open for me.
Director Shankar’s 5th production venture Eeram is releasing worldwide. The film is releasing in Chennai in 8 big screens at prime time shows.
Remember, Eeram is the solo release of this week and two other films scheduled for this day have been postponed the release. And the trade talk on Eeram goes that featuring low grade artistes like Aadhi , Nanda and Sindhu Menon is good.
Directed by Arvazhagan, this romantic thriller was screened on Thursday evening for Director Shankar’s friends in the industry. They unanimously appreciated the efforts of the new director.
Today the film is releasing in eight screens in Chennai alone and trade buffs assure to increase the number after seeing the result. Due to Eeram release, some of the multiplexes have reduced the number of shows scheduled for Kandhasamy !
What’s in a name? Plenty, if one is a movie star and the name is not so uncommon. Facing this predicament is Karthika, daughter of yesteryear actress Radha. The debutant of the bilingual Josh (Tamil and Telugu) due for a September 4 release, is contemplating a name change.
Already two Karthikas are functioning in Kollywood – one is of the Thoothukudi fame and the other appeared in Dindigul Sarathy. What should the third one be called? That is the question. But no prizes for guessing.
Shriya Saran celebrates her birthday today (September 11).
The pretty young lady was in Chennai on the eve of her birthday for an event launch and she told Sify.com: “I am flying off to Mumbai tonight to be with my family on my birthday. “
Shriya who is upbeat about Kanthaswamy success, says that the character of Subbulakshmi was a well-etched out character and she enjoyed doing the film as much as the audiences accepted her.
Now she is waiting for the release of Jaggu Bhai and Kutty, both according to her have shaped out well.
On how she is planning to celebrate her birthday, Shirya said: “I normally have low-key birthday s. I was away shooting in Mysore but have planned a small get-together for my close set of friends in Mumbai in the evening. Later on Saturday morning, I am off to Toronto for the red carpet premiere of What’s Cooking, Stella along with Seema Biswas and others”.
The sensational pictures that we revealed few days ago of Deepika Padukone getting into bed with Upen Patel have got the latter into a bit of bother as it has been rumoured that he may have deliberately released them to the media.
The images are three years old and were part of a photo shoot. Now Upen is being blamed for circulating these pictures in a bid to revive the rumours of him and Deepika. Says a source close to Deepika, “Why are these pictures coming out now? After three years? Right now Deepika is hot property; it can’t be a con-incidence that these pictures are suddenly popping up in everyone’s mailboxes.”
Upen has defended the allegations by being blissfully aware, “The pictures are something from the past. I don’t even remember them, if you know what I mean. I did some photo shoot with her for Wendell many years ago. Who ever is behind spreading these pictures has an agenda to spoil my image in the public eye but I am not at fault here.”
Sonam Kapoor created a lot of buzz as she entered the tinsel town but unfortunately both her films ‘Saawariya’ and ‘Delhi 6’ bombed at the box office. So, the actress now prefers to keep tight lipped about her forthcoming ventures. However, she has her own list of achievements in her kitty.
She has been nominated as the only Indian to be featured in The Hollywood Reporter Magazine. She has also been included in the “Next Generation: Asia Class of 2009?, which features Asia’s new generation film personalities. Sonam has recently been nominated as the brand ambassador of NGO Khushii and is busy in its fund raising activity at Delhi.
When asked about her upcoming film Aisha, the petite actress refused to talk about it and said, “I am here to talk only about Khushii and not my film.”
She added, “I am honored to be associated with Khushii and I appreciate the work they are doing for the welfare of people. You should all work for the cause. A moment of giving is greater than a moment of receiving”.
Talking about Delhi, Sonam said, “I’m in love with Delhi. I love the food, parties and the people.”
