Rajini like Osthi Movie

Our Super Star Rajinikanth has a list of directors with whom he always wanted to work, director Dharani is one among them.He revealed his wish to director K.S.Ravi Kumar while discussing the script.

Director Dharani who came to know about had sent the trailer and music CD to Super Star Rajinikanth through K.S.Ravi Kumar of his latest offering Osthi which features Simbhu and Richa Gangopadhyay. After watching the trailer , Super Star was completely in love with the trailer cut and even called director dharani to convey his congratulatory message . Super Star’s words and his message has made Dharani and Simbhu excited about their work . Osthi will hit the screens from December 8th .
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“WHY THIS KOLAVARI DI” Song More Than 1 CRORE


‘Why this kolaveri’? These three words have redefined Tamil cinema music in a matter of days. Will Tamil film be the same ever again, we don’t know. Why? Because there is a difference between a hit song and a sensationally trend setting one. And, why are we calling Kolaveri a ‘sensational trend setter’; because it has got a jaw dropping 1.04 crore views on the official Sony channel in Youtube as of 29th Nov 2011. To understand the sheer size of this number, you have to also know that Mankatha has managed 3 lakh hits so far (which was considered huge at that time).

So, what is it that has made entire population go ‘kolaveri’ over a song, that, a few years back, may not have qualified as a proper song, let alone become a huge hit. It is difficult to point out. Perhaps it is the uncomplicated nature of the entire affair that makes it so hum worthy. Even Rahman’s international music and Vairamuthu’s literally rich lines could not get such a response from the people. ‘Kolaveri’ seems more like the leisurely rambling of a frustrated young man who wants to vent his feelings by shouting them out loud over a bottle or two of liquor; now, every young man out of college has experienced or seen such a scene at least once; that is where the connection between the youth and the song comes from.
The song stands for everything that youngsters find lousy and frustrating about life in general and love in particular. And, the lines which abound in the most colloquial of terms both in English and Tamil without a care in the world for grammar, diction or propriety is the high point. Everyone likes to break the rules and the team of ‘3’ has done it. So, what? Many more people have broken rules even before this.
Yes, film music is a game with a set of rules and from time to time there are people who bend, break and change the rules. But, the team of ‘3’ changed all this, they did not bend, break or change the rules, they changed the game itself. In short, while all others were busy running a race, the ‘3’ team organized a race of their own and won without competition. It is one thing to get Dhanush to write the lyrics, it is another to get a debutante score music and it is a very brave thing to let Dhanush sing it and also allow him to mimic musical instruments halfway into the song and the biggest move was to do all of them in the same song. It was an all or nothing approach that clicked.
But, let’s be clear on one thing. The song is such a rage probably because the team of ‘3’ did not think too much about it. In fact, the listeners, fans, critics and media would have spent more time thinking over the merits and other aspects of this song than the people who made it. ‘Kolaveri’ was a fun activity for all those who did it and that is why it is fun for all those who hear it. If it was an intellectual activity, it would never have been close to the phenomenon that it is now.
The biggest surprise about ‘Kolaveri’ however is the fact that the song has not got any haters till now. From what we have seen, any song that demystifies lyrics, music and rendition, bringing it down to layman levels, will always have its share of detractors who say that it is a degradation, deterioration and defamation of art. But, ‘kolaveri’ has not elicited any such response to date. Why, we don’t know, the song has a likeable quality to it.
The recent past has been replete with many instances where the whole process of making a song has been simplified to amazing levels. All of them have been hits and one has to concede that ‘kolaveri’ is an exceptionally well executed progression of all previous efforts. Songs like ‘Evandi unna petthan’, the recent ‘Kadhal yen Kadhal’ from Mayakkam Enna, a couple of songs from ‘Deivathirumagal’ are all example of such hits.
You can look back many years to the hit number from Badri which had Vijay singing quite effortlessly or the many jingles that Kamal has done over his career like ‘Alwarpetta Andavaa’ from Vasool Raja. There is also one rather unnoticed experiment done by Devan Ekambaram in the recent past; the ‘happy happy’ song from Bale Pandiya.
It was perhaps all these that culminated in the ultimate casual musical experiment carried out by Anirudh, Dhanush and Aishwarya Dhanush to give a ‘people’s hit’. For all those who have not yet listened to this ‘rage of a song’, one simple piece of advice; don’t think about it too much, just enjoy it.
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3 has always been my film: Shruti Haasan



Shruti Haasan looks like an oil painting. Touch her and she’ll smudge.
At the moment, her latest film 7 aum Arivu, despite its incoherent content is one of the top grossers of the year. Naturally she’s on top of her game and is happy to be a part of its success streak.
The actress who is shooting near Mahabalipuram for 3 opposite Dhanush spoke to and confesses :  “I am lucky to be part of big films be it in Telugu or Tamil”. She’s also drawing all the stares because she is the heroine in Gabbar Singhthe remake of Dabangg in Telugu opposite Pawan Kalyan.
Talk about 3 and Shruti is all smiles: “ This is probably one of my fastest shoots so far. Aishwarya is not only the first woman director that I am working with, but one of the most professional team that I have come across. There was a bound script and perfect planning made us complete the film in record time. I will be completing the film in the next two days, and then I’m off to Pollachi for Gabbar Singh”
Speak about the script and her role, Shruti is enthralled: “3 has always been my film. I saw the movie before it was made. I could envision it when I heard the script and it was wow! The story was amazing and I thought if I’ve got this opportunity I should give it a shot.  That’s why after my initial dates issue, I came back into the project”.
The conversation goes into her Facebook impersonator: “ All I have to say that this person who is interacting with a lot of my fans and friends is not doing the right thing and I warn everyone who is following me on FB that it’s a fake id.”
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Osthi will take me places: Richa


Richa Gangopadhyaya is basking in the glory of Mayakkam Enna’s success. Now she is awaiting the release of her next Osthi opposite Silambarasan on 8 December.

‘In Osthi, I play the role of a rustic village belle. It’s in sharp contrast to the role I played in Maykkam Enna. The character is similar to Sonakshi Sinha’s role in Dabangg. In fact, I had to gain some weight for Osthi. I had to shoot for both films back-to-back and it was hectic. However, I’m on cloud nine as Mayakkam Enna has scored at the box office,’ she says.
On her role in Osthi, she says, ‘in Osthi, you will see me dancing and singing along with Simbu and it’s a commercial film.’
Osthi will be on par with Dabangg. Director Dharani has done a fantastic job and everyone will love the film, she adds.
Interestingly the movie has peppy numbers set to tunes by S Thaman. The songs are already topping the charts.
The movie will have a grand release across the globe with maximum number of prints
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Tamanna is very Busy!

Tamanna is planning a big comeback in Tamil. The actress, who was last seen in Kollywood with Dhanush in 'Venghai', is now listening four scripts from Tamil filmmakers, and will sign at least a couple of them.

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"I became so busy in Tollywood that I could not concentrate on Tamil films for a while. But now, I am keen to work in Kollywood again and busy reading scripts," says the 'Padikadhavan' and 'Ayan' heroine.

Meanwhile, one of her Telugu films ('Endhukante Premanta') will be simultaneously released in Tamil too. "It is a very good script and I have a meaty role to play," says Tamannah, who adds the movie will be ready by early next year.

Making it clear that it's interesting scripts and importance to her character that matters to her, Tamanna says: "As an actress, I should not view any barriers between languages and I believe am just doing that.
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Suriya's Maatraan almost ready!

Suriya's Maatraan is aiming at an early 2012 release, in the month of April to be precise. Anand, who has earlier had a blockbuster with Suriya, is leaving no stones unturned to ensure that the movie does not skip its release schedule. Shooting of this action thriller is being held in Chennai, after a brief schedule in Moscow, Russia making it one of the very few Indian movies to shoot there.

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Maatraan has Kajal Aggarwal playing Suriya's lead. Made at a whopping budget and produced by AGS Entertainment, Maatraan will have Harris Jayaraj's music.
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Karthi degrades Tamil audience


Karthi who made a statement at the Maa tv film awards function has turned into a big issue it seems. When Karthi was asked by a compair whom he likes most Tamil or Telugu Audience, he said ‘definitely i like Telugu audience only because they enjoy a film each and evey frame by giving applauses and mainly they watch movies in theaters so they are superior than the Tamil audience’.

This happened six months ago but recently Hindu Makkal Katchi(HMK) activists came to know about this speech. They said Tamil cinema fans got a bad shock towards Karthi’s statement. How can he degrade those who respected him so much. We ask him to apology for the agony caused.

The news soon reached Karthi who is shooting with Anushka in Chalakudy for his next film directed by Suraj. Karthi saya ‘ i didn’t mean anything to hurt my Tamil audience, they are my Parents how can i degrade them and asked deep forgiveness if spoken wrongly’.
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Selvaraghavan’s next film in Bollywood

Selvaraghavan whose recent Mayakkam Enna is getting good response from all sides is a happy man these days. He started having fun talks with his fans through the social networking sites. He thanked all of his fans for respecting his films. He said i am getting calls from Bollywood, so most probably will be directing a Hindi film soon.

Also to some comments made about Mayakkam Enna’s second half that it’s inspired by Hollywood Oscar winner A Beautiful Mind. He says if i go to shoot my film in forest locations (Kadhal Kondein) people say it is Guna, if i show a person dedicating his award to his wife then it is Beautiful Mind and laughs saying ‘Why This Kolaveri friends’.
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AR Murugadoss wanted in Tollywood


AR Murugadoss is in talks with Ram Charan Teja to direct him soon. The director is gearing up to direct Vijay next and soon after this film, he will wield the megaphone for a film that will have Tollywood star Ram Charan Teja in the lead.
Apparently, Megastar Chiranjeevi, Ram Charan’s dad wants AR Murugadoss to direct his son because he is one of the hottest directors in India. He has hits in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films industries to his credit.
It is interesting to note that Chiru and AR Murugadoss share a very good rapport as the director had directed him in the Telugu remake of the Tamil hit film Ramana.
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Can fans get Ajith to agree?

Producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri had said that there will be no 100th-day function for Mankatha because Ajith will not attend it. As a policy, the star never attends public functions and there is no point in organizing a function without the lead star, Dhayanidhi had said.

The producer has now said that if Ajith fans can get him to agree to participate in the 100th-day function, he will organize a grand function. Dhayanidhi added that if only Ajith agrees to grace the event he would arrange for a function that would be the grandest in the Tamil film industry so far!
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Anushka perform an ‘item number’



Leading Telugu and Tamil actress Anushka Shetty a.k.a. Anushka has agreed to perform an ‘item number’ in an upcoming Telugu film. Anushka is one of the most sought-after heroines in both the languages and reportedly commands and gets a hefty sum as her fee to star in these films. Considering her market value, producers hardly think twice before shelling out the money to be paid to her.

This year, Anushka has had a quite satisfactory stint in Tamil films. Both her films, though divergent in nature, earned her critical acclaim. While Vaanam showed her depicting the role of a sex-worker with ease, her second release Deivathirumagal had her playing a protagonist advocate out to seek justice to a mentally challenged person (played by Vikram) who was fighting against odds to get the custody of his daughter.
She has reportedly committed to dance for an ‘item number’ in an upcoming Telugu film titled Gabbar Singh. The film is the Telugu remake of the Bollywood hit film Dabbangg which starred Salman Khan and debutant Sonakshi Sinha in lead roles. Munni Badnaam Hui, which was hottie Mallika Arora-Khan’s ‘item number’ in the film, went on to become a huge hit and had become quite a rage across North India.
Anushka is all set to shake her sexy hips for the song equivalent to that of Munni…. in the Telugu version. Incidentally, Dabbangg has also been remade in Tamil as Osthe starring Simbu in the lead and is expected to release next Friday. Bollywood’s Hollywood-bound actress Mallika Sherawat has starred in the ‘item number’ in the Tamil version which has been sung by veterans L.R. Eswari and T.Rajendhar.
Anushka has said that she agreed to star in the dance sequence because she liked the song very much. Whatever be the case, we just can’t wait till Anushka’s ‘item number’ is filmed; can we?
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Suriya’s Maatraan 50% completed

Surya upcoming film Maatraan under the direction of K V Anand currently in shooting phase. The director who is a perfectionist is taking maximum efforts to take the movie in an international style.
As per the latest news, movie is shaping up well and it has completed 50% of the shooting.

Maatraan based on present day story with perfect blend of action thriller. Surya portraying in 5 unique get-ups in the movie. The film directed and co-written by K. V. Anand and scripted by writers Subha. Kajal Aggarwal playing the female lead, and features music by Harris Jayaraj. The film, produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, and fiilm slated to release in April 2012.
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Rajinikanth's Kochadaivaan shooting details

Rajinikanth's upcoming 3D movie titled Kochadaivaan which is Lord Shiva's name will begin its regular shooting soon and the movie will be released in August 2012.Kochadaivaan director Soundarya Rajinikanth says that the movie is a new film but not a reviving of Sultan the Warrior.

Rajini's Kochadaivaan movie will be made with motion capturing technique, like the recent Steven Spielberg Adventures of Tintin. Rajinikanth is said to perform each scene in hi-tech studio and his body language will be captured and assigned to animation.

Now the latest buzz is that Anushka might be signed in for the lead actress role in the film.Soundarya Rajinikanth and KS Ravikumar are in talks Anushka.Lets wait for the official confirmation of the news.





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Hong Kong Reigns Supreme At The 48th Golden Horse Awards!


The prestigious annual 48th Golden Horse Awards, or better known as Taiwan's version of the Oscars, has finally announced the winners. The big-budget Taiwanese war epic, WARRIORS OF THE RAINBOW: SEEDIQ BALE, which led the way with 11 nominations, has walked home five Golden Horse statuettes: Best Film, Best Supporting Actor (Bokeh Kosang), Best Sound Effect (Tu Duu-Chih, Tang Hsiang-Chu, Wu Shu-Yao), Best Original Film Score (Ricky Ho), and Audience Award For Best Film. But it was Hong Kong who actually reigns supreme in bagging three most important prizes, and the movie was none others than Ann Hui's heartfelt drama A SIMPLE LIFE. Hui was named Best Director, while Deannie Ip and Andy Lau both walked home Best Actress and Best Actor respectively. It was especially a double joy for Deannie Ip, who had earlier bagged her Venice Film Festival win for Best Actress as well. Here's what Andy Lau had to say upon receiving the Best Actor award.

In the past few years I've seen Taiwanese filmmakers struggling during the lowest time of the film industry, and I've seen how you revive. Now it's the lowest time for Hong Kong films. I hope we can also hang in there through the hard time, and be as good as Taiwan's achievement.

In the meantime, Peter Chan's martial arts drama WU XIA, which was nominated with five awards, managed to take home three Golden Horse statuettes -- all technical awards -- Best Action Choreography (Donnie Yen), Best Visual Effects (Yung Kwok-Yin, Andy Kang), and Best Art Direction (Yee Chung-man, Sun Li).

However, Jiang Wen's well-praised action comedy LET THE BULLETS FLY which was nominated for nine awards, managed only to snag Best Adapted Screenplay (Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong) and Best Cinematography (Zhao Fei).

Last but not least, Taiwan's huge hit and Hong Kong's current highest-grossing movie of the year on the teen drama YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE which has bagged four nominations, only took home Best New Performer (Ko Chen-Tung).

Here's a complete list of 48th Golden Horse Awards winners below.

Best Film: Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

Best Director: Ann Hui - A Simple Life

Best Actor: Andy Lau - A Simple Life

Best Actress: Deanie Ip - A Simple Life

Best Supporting Actor: Bokeh Kosang - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

Best Supporting Actress: Tang Qun - Return Ticket

Lifetime Achievement Award: Ting Shan-Hsi

The International Federation of Film Critics award: The Piano in a Factory

Best Original Screenplay: Yang Nan-Chian, Teng Yung-shing, Qin Hailu, Ge Wen-Zhe, Xi Ran - Return Ticket

Best Adapted Screenplay: Zhu Sujin, Shu Ping, Jiang Wen, Guo Junli, Wei Xiao, Li Bukong - Let the Bullets Fly

Best Action Choreography: Donnie Yen - Wu Xia

Best Art Direction: Yee Chung-Man, Sun Li - Wu Xia

Best Editing: Chen Hsiao-Tung - The Man Behind the Book

Best Cinematography: Zhao Fei - Let the Bullets Fly

Best Visual Effects: Yung Kwok-Yin, Andy Kang - Wu Xia

Best Score: Ricky Ho - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

Best Song: Ascent Chen - Jump Ashin!

Best Sound: Tu Duu-Chih, Tang Hsiang-Chu, Wu Shu-Yao - Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

Best Makeup and Costume Design: Hao Yi - The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman

Best Documentary: Hometown Boy

Best Short Film: Thief

Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year: Wong Wei-Liu

Best New Performer: Ko Chen-Tung - You are the Apple of My Eye

Best New Director: Wuershan - The Butcher, the Chef and the Swordsman

Audience Award for Best Film: Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale
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Amala Paul - The most wanted actresss

South actress Amala Paul tunrs out to be most wanted and busiest star in kollywod with couple of movies on board.Amala has given scintilating performances in Mynaa, Sindhu Samaveli and Deivathirumagal bagged couple of films to her kitty.

Currently Amala Paul is busy with the hectic schedules of Vettai, Muppozhudum Un Karpanai and Kaadhalil Sodappuvadu Eppadi movies.Amala Paul says that she was thrilled and excited working in all those films.She further informs that Lingusamy's vettai movie will bring her strong place in tamil film industry.

While coming to tollywood Amala Paul is awaiting for Naga Chaitanya's bejawada movie which is slated to release on December 2.




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Rana,Andrea key roles in Simbu's Vada Chennai

Simbu's next movie in the direction of Vetrimaran which is tentatively titled as Vada Chennai team growing big with star cast addition.Tollywood actor Rana Daggubati is roped in for a cameo role in the film.

Director Vetrimaran informs to the press that Rana will be well suited for the role.He further informs that Andrea will also been seen in a key role in Vada Chennai film.Vada Chennai movie story deals with the organised crimes in the city.

Vada Chennai movie shooting will begin from February, 2012 and right now director is busy in search of lead actress opposite to Simbu in the film.GV Prakash will render tunes while cinematography by Velraj.




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This Is How Keanu Reeves Looks Like As A Samurai In 47 RONIN!

Can you imagine Keanu Reeves playing a samurai? Actually it's not really that surprising anyway, considered there is other white actors who plays such role before as well. Take Tom Cruise, for instance in 2003's THE LAST SAMURAI.

Now take a first look below at Keanu Reeves as the samurai named Kai in Carl Erik Rinish's upcoming action thriller 47 RONIN, which is scheduled for a November 22, 2012 release.


In the meantime, here's the synopsis below:

Kai (Keanu Reeves), an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 Ronin. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honor to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors. … Inspired by styles as diverse as Miyazaki and Hokusai, Rinsch will bring to life the stunning landscapes and enormous battles that will display the timeless Ronin story to global audiences in a way that's never been seen before.

A samurai movie in the way that's never been seen before? Sounds intriguing enough, but hopefully it's not all gimmick.
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Ben Whishaw Is Cast As Younger Q In SKYFALL!

When you talk about the famous gadget expert Q in previous James Bond movies, it's two older actors Desmond Llewelyn and John Cleese. However, the upcoming 23rd James Bond adventure, SKYFALL, will features a younger version of Q for the very first time. And that latest honor goes to 31-year-old Ben Whishaw (PERFUME: THE STORY OF A MURDERER). In fact, he's even younger than James Bond himself, with Daniel Craig 12 years his senior!

Ben Whishaw is certainly an unexpected but refreshing choice for the role of Q. Both him and Daniel Craig used to act together before in 2004's gangster drama LAYER CAKE. 23'rd James Bond Movie Gossips Sky Fall.




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Christian Bale Has Few Things To Say About His Co-Stars In THE DARK KNIGHT RISES!


In a recent interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer about working with Zhang Yimou in an upcoming war epic, THE FLOWERS OF WAR, Christian Bale has also shared his juicy thoughts about his co-stars -- Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- in Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT RISES.

On Anne Hathaway, who plays Catwoman:

I had plenty of scenes with Anne. And I was there when we did the screen test for her. The thing that I said to Chris [Nolan] that day was that there were many very accomplished actresses who had read for the role. I'm terrible at auditions, so I'm very impressed when somebody really seems to acquire an ownership of a character without having worked on it or prepared for some amount of time.

I saw that in Anne. When Chris watched the screen test, he agreed that Anne did a wonderful job. In many ways, she has the hardest job. There are a number of people who feel that the Catwoman role has been defined previously. So, I always saw Anne's role as being the toughest job of any of us. In my case, I've stopped referencing outside sources. I now reference Chris' own world of Batman as a guide to what I will continue doing.

On Tom Hardy, who plays Bane:

I like working with him a great deal. He goes the whole hog. I know that Bane has been seen in movies before. But, in my eyes, Tom is essentially creating Bane for the first time so there's great freedom for him to be able to do so.

On Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who plays John Blake:

Joseph is a very intriguing guy. I would see Joseph's performances in other films while we were filming. He's somebody who truly seems to love acting. He's a good, smart guy. He did a very good job in the movie.

Lastly, Bale himself has once again confirmed that THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is definitely the end of his journey as the Bat.

I wrapped a few days ago so that will be the last time I'm taking that cowl [Batman hood] off. I believe that the whole production wrapped yesterday, so it's all done. Everything's finished. It's me and Chris – that will be the end of that Batman era.
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