At the occasional gathering of Vijay’s Welfare Association held in Mumbai Ray Road, Vijay’s father S.A. Chandrashekar donated 2 computers and 10 sewing machines to the underprivileged students. Vijay’s mother Shiba Chandrasekar was present too. The proud father expressed how after MGR, only Vijay’s fans are spread all throughout the nation. But his father’s one statement shocked everyone out there. He said that his son would never enter politics neither would support any political party.

Second schedule commences for Calender

Actor Mahesh’s directorial debut flick Calender has started its second schedule in the breathtaking locations of Peerumedu. Actress Zarina Wahab is making a comeback with this film. The actress was has acted in lot of Malayalam and Hindi films in the period of 80’s. Not only this, Zarina’s co-star Prathap Pothan is also making a comeback. The two also paired in 80’s super hit flick Chamaram. Navya Nair would be seen in an impotant role. Prithviraj, Mukesh, Jagathy, Mallika Sukumaran and Manian Pillai Raju are also in the star cast. The film has been scripted by Babu Janardhanan, Vipin Mohan is capturing the film in his camera while music is being composed by Afzal Yousuf. - SAMPURN

Puneet Rajkumars Ram is Ready for Anything

Aditya Babu is now producing Kannada remake of the Telugu flick Ready. The film will have Puneeth Rajkumar in the lead and the title is Ram – Ready For Anything. Superstar Puneeth was recently presented with the state’s best actor award for his sensitive performance in Milana. Speaking to the media, Puneeth said that he immensely enjoyed Ready. He said that the team will try to decrease the length of the film when made in Kannada. After so many action movies, Puneeth is excited to do a comedy and mentioned that his father Rajkumar has done many comedy movies. – Sampurn Media

Prabhu Deva choreographs for Bodyguard

Prabhu Deva has choreographed dance sequences at the location of Kottayam, Kerala for Malayalam film Bodyguard directed by Siddique. The film stars comedy-turned-actor Dileep and gorgeous Nayanthara. The film is been scripted by the director himself. The other cast includes Mithra, Undapakru, Janardhanan, Zeenat, Appahaja, Nandu, Seema G. Nair, Harisree Asokan, Anil Murali, Cochin Haneefa, Balachandran and Chullikad. The film has five songs composed by Ousepachan. Lyrics are ben jotted down by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri, while Ananthakkuttan captures the flick in his camera.

Ram Gopal Varmas Phoonk to be dubbed in Tamil

Ram Gopal Varma’s Hindi horror flick Phoonk is now being dubbed in Tamil with the title Bhommaee. The film did reasonably well in Hindi and a special contest was held over there that whoever watches the film alone in the theatre will be awarded with a cash prize and guess what, no one was able to watch the full film seated alone in the theatre. The film stars Sudeep and Amritha. J P Kumar of Future Films is dubbing this film in Tamil and releasing it. The story deals with black magic and how due to business rivalry, black magic affects Sudeep and his family’s life. Amar Kohilee has composed the music while Savitha Singh has captured the flick in the camera.

Nayakans crew in Malaysia

Action thriller flick, Nayakan’s crew is currently busy filming in Malaysia. Son of late Jose Pellissery, Lilo Jose Pellissery is making his directorial debut with this flick. Apart from Indrajith, the other star cast of Nayakan includes, Siddhique, Thilakan, Jagathy, Lalu Alex, Sreejith Ravi, Vijay Menon, Rekha Pillai and Sumi. In this film Indrajith would be seen playing the character of a Kathakali exponent who is forced to join the underworld to take revenge on the people who destroyed his family. With a talented star cast, there’s a lot of expectation from this film.

Ananda Thandavam to hit screen on April 10

Ananda Thandavam, directed by AR Gandhi Krishna and produced by Oscar Ravichandran with Tamanna and debutant hero Siddhartha in the lead is being released through SVR Media in the State. The producer is making efforts to release the film in Telugu and Tamil languages simultaneously. Speaking to the media Sobharani of SVR Media says, ‘We are making efforts to release the film on April 10. The post-production work is in final stages. Presently final mixing works are progressing.’ Rukmini is playing another heroine. Music is by GV Prakash Kumar, camera is by Jeeva Shankar, art is by Thota Tarani, dialogues are by Thota Tarani, editing is by VT Vijayan, while D Suresh is the co-producer. - SAMPURN

Kishore turns hero

After giving some amazing villainous performances in films like Jayam Kondaan and Polladhavan, Kishore is now all set to turn hero with his upcoming flick Porkkalam. The film will be directed by Pandi Sarojkumar who has studied filmmaking in Bangkok. The movie is said to be a complete action-packed flick which is also bringing Tinu Anand back in Tamil films after a long break. The other star cast includes Lal, Biju Menon, Sampath, Ponvannan, Santhanabharathy and Rajesh. The movie is being produced by Barani Minerals. Music is being composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja and the flick would be shot in the locations of Tamil Nadu apart from a flashback portion which will be shot in Thailand.

Oka Ammayi Oka Abbayi audio launched

Directed by Ram Kumar of ‘Tinnama Padukunnama Tellarinda’-fame, and produced by Y Alex of ‘Khaki Chokka and Ashoka Chakram’-fame, ‘Oka Ammayi Oka Abbayi’ (Out of calling area) had Krishna in a key role. Viswas is making his debut as hero through this movie, while Rupa Kaur and Lahari are playing the heroines. Varikuppala Yadagiri scored tunes for the flick. The audio of the film was launched at an impressive function held at Prasad Labs. A Ranesh Prasad of Prasad Labs released the audiocassettes while YS Madanmohan Reddy, brother of Chief Minister YS Rajasekhar Reddy, unveiled the audio CDs. Speaking on the occasion the producer says, ‘I have produced many action and mass films in my 15-year career. However, for the first time, I brought out a beautiful love story to attract class audiences.’ The director says, ‘It is a love story with suspense in its backdrop.’ Aditya Music is marketing the audio. - SAMPURN

Shooting started of Shivakashi

Shivakashi, featuring Ajith of Patre Loves Padma fame, Manasi of Moggina Manasu fame and Yogesh Veer in the lead roles hit the floors on 19th of January. Ananth Nag and Lakshmi would be sharing the screen space after a long time in this flick. Another interesting part is that comedy actor Sharan and his mother Radha would be seen in the roles of son and mother.

Currency to grace theatres on 14th of April

Debutant director Swathi Bhaskar’s flick Currency is all set to hit the theatres on 14th of April. The film is being produced under the banner of Indo-star Movie Magic and stars Jayasuriya and Meera Nandan in the main lead. Jayasuriya would be seen portraying the character of a tailor named Keshava Menon. Mukesh is also playing an important character named Danny D’Souza. The other star cast includes Kalabhavan Mani, Sooraj Venjaranmoodu, Siddique and Mamookoya. The flick is been penned down by the director himself while the songs have been jotted down by Vayalar Sharath Chandra Varma, Jofi Tharakan and Santhosh Varma. Siddharth Bipin has composed the music. Viswamangal Kitsu has captured the movie in his camera. – Sampurn Media

24 Hours in Melbourne to hit the floors soon

Produced by The Australian Kannada Sangha members, 24 Hours In Melbourne is going to be shot entirely in Melbourne, Australia. The shooting of the flick is scheduled to start on 10th of March and it is going to be shot in a stretch for 30 days. The story revolves round incidents that happen in Melbourne within a span of 24 hours. Caught in the middle of these incidents are five friends led by Girish and Hemanth. Tina Ponnapa, the Coorg girl who won the national award for her first film Meera (Tamil) is the heroine of 24 Hours in Melbourne. Director of films, Meghana, Sinchana, Nimma Shanker Nag and Aa Ondhu Kanasu, is going to direct the flick. Other cast members include Sharma, Chandrasekhar, Shashidhar and Reeta. - SAMPURN

Bala to get wed with Amritha

Singing based reality show has helped actor Bala to find his life partner. Bala was judging a Star Singer show on a private channel and in the process fell for the contestant Amritha who has just appeared for her Plus 2 examinations. It is good to know that their love story didn’t had any villains and Bala and Amritha’s parents have mutually agreed for their marriage. Where Bala has acted in films like Anbu, Kadhal Kisu Kisu, Amma Appa Selvan and Kalinga, Amritha has sung in many concerts and also in Malayalam films. Amritha resides in Ernakulum. The marriage date of the couple is still to be fixed up. - SAMPURN

Tamil film Subrahmanyapuram in Telugu

The hit Tamil film ‘Subrahmanyapuram is now being dubbed into Telugu and it has been titled as ‘Ananthapuram 1980’. The Telugu version is being produced by M Ranganath on the Simhapuri Talkies banner. Colours Swathi is the heroine in the revenge drama. Sasi Kumar is the director. Ananthapurm 1980 is expected to hit the screens in April. - SAMPURN

Surya making up for lost time

Theatre festival to be held in Thrissur

Noted Indian director Mysore Shrinivas Sathyu, popularly known as M.S. Sathyu, will inaugurate a theatre festival in Thrissur, organized by Nataka Souhridam from April 3 to April 5 as part of its 10th anniversary celebrations. The plays to be staged are Kurthippadam (Malayalam), Agni Mattu Male (Kannada) and Mahadevbhai (English). M.S. Sathyu, critic Sadanand Menon, dramatist G. Kumara Varma and academic M.V. Narayanan will take part in seminars to be held on April 4 and April 5. An exhibition of theatre-related photographs and posters, curated by Sadanand Menon, will also be held. - SAMPURN

Shooting ends for Hindi Pokkiri

Producers seem to play safe and invest their money in the films which has already been liked by the audiences and this banking on remakes. Mahesh Babu starrer Pokkiri was appreciated highly and did a good business at the box office. Seeing its success, Prabhu Deva and Vijay instantly decided to cash on it and remade the Telugu version of the flick which was directed by Puri Jaganath. But this was not the end as Salman Khan and producer Boney Kapoor got highly impressed with the film and decided to remake it in Hindi. Ayesha Takia is the actress while Mahesh Manjrekar and Vinod Khanna would also be seen playing important. The shooting of the flick has gotten over and it would really be interesting to see whether the flick yet again proves to be lucky for the producer or not. - SAMPURN

Every artist has a right to advancement- Nirahua.

Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirahua is the only Bhojpuri Artist who has established his credentials as a successful star in a short time span. He has given the maximum number of superhit Bhojpuri films, many of which are running beyond their Golden Jubilees. After doing solo films he has no qualms in working in multi starters too.

Prabhu’s Kannada flick

Prabhu, son of Sivaji Ganesan and noted Tamil actor is acting in his first Kannada film Boss which features challenging star Darshan and Navya Nair in the lead roles. The actor is currently busy shooting for the film in Mysore. Making his debut with 1982 released flick Sangili, Prabhu has come a long way. He has delivered several hits during his long career, the major one being Chinna Thambi which broke all box office records in 1991. – Sampurn Media

Sathyarajs debut in Mollywood

Tamil star Sathyaraj would be making his debut in Mollywood with Prasad Yadan’s directed flick Trigger. The film is said to be an action-crime-thriller which started rolling recently in Thiruvananthapurm. SujitVarghese is producing the movie under the banner of 4M. Manu Mohit and Manasa are also in the lead. The other star cast includes Rajeev Govind, Rajan P.Dev, Sreenath, Biju Kuttan, Kiran Raj, Padannayil, Roshna, Urmila and Unni. R. Deepak is capturing the film in his camera. Lyrics are been jotted down by Vayalar Sarat Chandra Varma and Rafeeq Ahmed while the music is composed by Rajesh Mohan. - SAMPURN

Amisha Patel to enter Sandalwood

Rumours are going around that Bollywood beauty Amisha Patel would be entering into the world of Sandalwood with the remake of Telugu hit flick Athanokkade. Debutant Naveen will direct the film and the hero will be a newcomer. The film will be launched on Ugadi day and shooting will begin in April. The hot babe has already worked in South Cinema. In Tamil she has acted in films like Enna Vilai Azhagae and Pudhiya Geethai while in Telugu Cinema she has done films like Badri, Naani and Narasimhudu. Starting her career with Super hit film Kaho Na Pyaar Hai, Amisha is at the moment not doing so well in Hindi Cinema.

We would have to wait and see whether the diva succeeds in making her name in Sandalwood.

Rajs audio is a hit

Puneet Rajkumar starrer Raj’s music is doing wonders with nearly one lakh audio CDs been sold in just two days after its music was launched on Ugadi. Undoubtedly the producer of the flick is elated as he believes that this would make sure that even his film does wonders when it is been released. Personally Puneet’s favourite song from the film is Paru Paru…Two songs will be picturized a little latter as actress Nisha Kothari fractured her leg in an accident. We wish the pretty actress a speedy recovery and hope that her career atleast takes a boost in South as she failed to make it big in Bollywood. Meanwhile, Ashwini Music is bringing the music of Raj to the market. - SAMPURN

Trisha to pair up with Venkatesh

It is reliably learnt that Venkatesh would involve in the shooting of ‘Eenadu’ with Kamal Hassan in the lead role. It is worth mentioning here that Kamal Hassan himself is producing the film, which is the remake of a successful Bollywood movie ‘A Wednesday’. After ‘Eenadu’, another film is in the offing for Venkatesh under the direction of Sreenu Vaitla. Sources in the film industry say that Trisha was roped in as heroine opposite Venkatesh in Sreenu Vaitla’s movie.” - SAMPURN

Bhagyadevatha to hit theatres on 23rd of April

Sathyan Anthikkad’s new movie Bhagyadevatha will hit 55 theaters all around Kerala on 23rd of April. The flick was previously slated to release in the first week of next month but was preponed to take the advantage of the free vacation time after the elections. The script has been handled by the director himself. The film has Jayaram and Kanika in the lead and also includes all the regular and favourite star cast of Sathyan. We hope that the film does well on the box office and wish the entire crew all the very best for the flick’s success. - SAMPURN

Grand music launch planned for Kandasamy

Vikram starrer Kandasamy has sold its film’s release rights, satellite rights, audio rights for a record price and a grand release of its audio release is been planned by producer Kalaipuli S Dhanu. Abhirami Ramanathan, producer, theatre owner and distributor has bought the film’s city rights for Rs. 4Crores. The film has been shot at beautiful locations of Africa, Spain and Italy. Shriya Saran is playing the lead actress in the flick. Vikram plays a secret investigating officer with Special Branch, adept at uncovering the mysteries of life and death. He’s an unselfish and dedicated person who helps the downtrodden and fights against discrimination. Sporting an unusually boyish hair cut, Shriya is the love interest who can be both sweet and sour. Vikram repeatedly rebuffs her advances, but eventually she succeeds in making him fall in love with her. She fights along with him against inequality between the rich and poor. - SAMPURN

Comedian Suraj turns hero

Many comedians have cashed in on their popularity and landed up doing lead roles in the films. But history suggests that these comedians never succeeded in the lead roles and in ended up no where. Looking at this history, it seems popular comedy star Suraj Venjaramoodu was also not signing in for lead roles being offered to him since a long time now. But now it looks like the actor has changed his mind as he has decided to work in the movie Duplicate to be directed by debutante Shibu Prabhakar. Amritha and Maithali will the lead actresses’ in the flick. The film produced by Ajoy Sebastian under the banner of Scion International Film Factory is expected to hit the floors at the end of this month. - SAMPURN

July release for Kamal Hassans Unnai Pol Oruvan

Shooting of Kamal Hassan starrer Unnai Pol Oruvan has started and the film is now expected to finish rolling and hit the theatres in July. The flick is being produced bilingually in Tamil and Telugu by the collaboration of UTV and Kamal Hassan. The superstar’s talented daughter Shruti Hassan scores background music for the movie. The flick is a remake of Bollywood blockbuster A Wednerday which also won the Stardust Award recently. In the Hindi version talented actors like Naseerudin Shah and Anupam Kher were involved in the project whereas down South, brilliant actors like Kamal Hassan and Ventakesh are involved.

Police Quarters hits the floor

After earning a lot of appreciation from both masses as well as critics for his daring film Cyanide, based of Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, A.M.R. Ramesh is now making yet another hard hitting flick titled Police Quarters which is inspired by a true incident which took place in 1982. The film has commenced its shooting on Ugadi, 27th of March. The film is being made simultaneously in Tamil as Kaavalar Kudi. The story is set on the backdrop of the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the events that followed. The film will introduce new faces Anees Tejeswar and Sonu. It is been produced by Anitha and Indumathi under the banner of Vasishta films. The films story and screenplay has been done by the director himself. Music of the movie is been composed by James Vasanthan while cinematographer Dwarakanath is capturing the film in his camera. - SAMPURN

Mid April release for Jeevans Krishnaleelai

With kid’s holidays around, summer is the best time to release a film and Jeevan starrer Krishnaleelai is too cashing on this opportunity. The film is expected to release somewhere in the middle of April as its post production work has been completed. Jeevan is playing the character of a young social activist aspiring to be an IAS officer. The flick is about the protagonist who tackles tough situations with his presence of mind like Lord Krishna of the Mahabharata. How he brings about a positive change in society, using his astute and sharp mind, forms the story. Jeevan, who has a penchant to morph into the onscreen character, has donned a new getup for this film. Meghna, a newcomer, is the female lead. She is the daughter of Thapputhalangal Sundar and Vaidehi Katthirundal Pramila. - SAMPURN

Family relationship is the highlight in Bangarubabu

The Jagapatibabu-Meera Jasmine starrer ‘Bangarubabu’ directed by Jonnalagadda Srinivasa Rao and produced by K Ramakrishna Prasad on the banner of Sowbhagya Media Pvt Ltd is all set for release on May 1. The speciality of the film is that senior-most director Dasari Narayana Rao penned the story and screenplay. Addressing the media, the producer says, ‘It is a film that could be watched by the entire family by sitting together. We are planning to release the film with 35 prints across the State through Siri Media.’ Director says, ‘We brought out the film with a fantastic family drama penned by Dasari Narayana Rao. Especially, he highlighted the relationship between brothers in an attractive manner. Our hero Jagapatibabu would appear in a handsome family role and in fact, that was the way his fans in general and the women in particular want to watch him. It is not just the money, but the family and human relations are important is the message we are going to give through this movie. We are sure that the film would also earn a good name to Sashank and Sonu Sood. MM Srilekha scored melodious tunes for the movie.’
‘Neramu-Siksha’ audio launched

Maharaja moving smoothly

The shooting of Maharaja is moving smoothly. Recently a sequence of Nasser’s kidnap was shot in Bharathidasan Nagar in KKR Nagar in Chennai. The shooting of the film took place in Chennai and is being continued in Hyderabad. The songs will be shot in Malaysia. The film is being produced by J Ravi under the banner of Jayaram Creations. T Manoharan has penned down the story, screenplay and dialogues and is also taking care of the direction of the flick. T Iman has composed the music for the lyrics jotted down by Na Muthukumar, Pa Vijay, Snegan and Yuga Bharathi. Making his debut with Valluvan Vasuki, Sathya would be seen in the lead role. Kattradhu Tamil Anjali and Samurai Anitha are the two heroines of this film. The other cast includes Nasar, Saranya, Karunas, Kovai Sarala and Venir Adai Murthy. - SAMPURN

B. Saroja Devi honoured at BIFFES

Veteran actor B. Saroja Devi was honoured by Mrs. Parvathamma Rajkumar on the third day of Bengalooru International Film Festival. Expressing her happiness, Saroja Devi said, "It was indeed a pleasure to remember the old memories while seeing the photo exhibition of 75 years of Kannada Cinema. I was greatly pleased to be honoured by Mrs. Parvathamma Rajkumar and don’t feel any difference if honoured either by Rajkumar or by Parvathamma. It will be a great pleasure to share the stage with Mr. B.S. Ranga on some other occasion as he is not present here today." She remembered how B. S. Ranga helped her finish the shoot of a film in half a day so that she could go for the next schedule. The event also witnessed the release of the book and souvenir on N. Lakshminarayan authored by Umesh Kulkarni. – Sampurn Media

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