Kadal Actress Thulasi Nair to appear for board exams

The ‘Kadal’ actress Thulasi Nair admits that after her dream launch in a Mani Ratnam’s film, life has not been the same for her. “I was born into a family of film stars and got a dream debut in cinema under Mani sir’s direction. Naturally, expectations ran sky high” says, Thulasi.
The actress who made headlines with her performance in the film ‘Kadal’ admits that she was a total novice to the the world of cinema until the auditions for ‘Kadal’ happened.
She is currently working with Jiiva, in the film ‘Yaan’. “Since Jiiva was my sister’s hero in her debut movie, the conversations between me and him almost always end in her. He has an old association with the film industry and I am learning from him everyday”, she added.

Jennifer Lawrence’s independent spirit awards dress flashes major sideboob

We’re used to Jennifer Lawrence pulling out all the stops on the red carpet. Have you seen all of the Dior couture she’s rocked this award show season? Flawless.
Leading up to the big finale at Sunday’s Oscars, the actress stepped out to attend the 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Instead of a dress from her go-to French fashion house, Jen opted for a black Lanvin number, complete with a crystal choker, knotted belt and a hefty does of sideboob.
The girl is known to flash her fair share of cleavage on the red carpet, but this new method of risqué dressing puts her in Michelle Dockery territory. Should we expect a boob window at the Academy Awards?
We do have to give the 22-year-old some credit though — she looked pretty great in last night’s look. Check out the photos below and tell us what you think!

Ram Leela cinematographer Ravi Varman injured

Cinematographer Ravi Varman, whose resplendent visuals in Anurag Basu’s “Barfi” fetched him accolades, was injured while shooting for his latest film “Ram Leela”.
Varman fractured his hand, putting a question mark on the rest of the schedule. The film features Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone in lead roles and is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.
“Sanjay Bhansali Sir suggested that we immediately wrap up the rest of the schedule. However, Ravi Varman didn’t want Deepika Padukone’s and Ranveer Singh’s dates to go to waste. So he struggled along. But it soon become impossible for him to wield the camera with the fractured hand. Sanjay Bhansali Sir has now called off the rest of the schedule and would now resume in April,” said a source from the unit.
It is believed that the losses are minimal as only two days of shooting remained.

Twilight Saga movie wins seven awards at Razzies

Popular vampire movie ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2′ was savaged at the Razzie Awards on Saturday, earning seven “wins” in the annual contest for the worst movies and performances of the year.
‘Twilight’ star Kristen Stewart, co-star Taylor Lautner and director Bill Condon were awarded Golden Raspberry statuettes for their parts in the final installment of the blockbuster film franchise. That film alone has taken an impressive $829 million at the global box office.
Robert Pattinson narrowly escaped a personal mauling, but the entire ‘Twilight Saga’ cast earned a Razzie for “worst screen ensemble.”
The Razzies, created in 1980 as an antidote to the backslapping of Hollywood’s glitzy awards season, also singled out R&B star Rihanna for scorn.
The singer was deemed worst supporting actress for her debut movie role as a sailor in 2012 sci-fi action movie ‘Battleship.’
American comic actor Adam Sandler, a frequent Razzie target, was awarded not-so-coveted golden raspberry statuettes for worst actor and worst screenplay for his comedy ‘That’s My Boy’ about a father reuniting with his long-abandoned son.
Last year, Sandler swept all 10 Razzie categories for his comedy ‘Jack and Jill,’ in which he played both the male and female leads.
The winners rarely turn up to the Razzie ceremony, which was held on Saturday night in a Hollywood hotel near the Dolby Theatre, where the 85th annual Academy Awards will be handed out on Sunday.
The nominees and winners of the Razzies were chosen by more than 650 members of the Golden Raspberry Foundations and 70,000 votes cast on movie review website Rotten Tomatoes.

Pawan Kalyan, Trivikram New Movie Photo

Pawan Kalyan is currently shooting for Trivikram’s film in Pollachi. Some crucial action sequences including the car chase episode will be shot here under the supervision of ace stunt choreographer Peter Heins. The unit will get back to Hyderabad soon to shoot some pivotal scenes in a house set and leaves to Spain in April for a major schedule.
Here is the exclusive pic of the actor posed for cameras on the sets at Pollachi. He is looking handsome and very charming, reminding the days of Kushi.
As per the insiders, Pawan-Trivikram’s wholesome family entertainer is shaping up very well and it would hit the screens in this Summer. So, get ready to enjoy Powestar’s magic once again in theatres!

Reema Sen delivers a baby boy

Minnale girl Reema Sen gave birth to a baby boy yesterday, at a private hospital in New Delhi and he has been named Rudraveer! The actress got married to a high profile restaurateur, Shiv Karan last year at a grand wedding ceremony.
Shiv Karan Said,”Reema had C section delivery and both the baby and mother are doing fine.
Born and brought up in Kolkata, Reema Sen made her Kollywood debut in 2001 film Minnale, in which she was cast with Madhavan. Her remarkable films are Bagavathi, Dhool, Chellame and Giri to name a few. She was last seen in 2012 film Sattam Oru Iruttarai. She has acted in several Telugu and Hindi films too.

Huge set for Anushka’s Rudrama Devi

Gunashekar who is famous for recreating historical structures like Charminar and Madhura Meenakshi Temples on Telugu screen is all set to erect one more mega set for his upcoming movie, Rudramma Devi.
The art director of the movie, Thota Tharani is erecting Kakatiya fort set for the movie. The set will depict the exact atmosphere of the 13th Century.
The movie is said to be India’s historical stereoscopic 3D film in which Anushka will play the title role while Rana will play the role of  Chalukya Veerabhadrudu, the prince of Nidavardhyapuram (Present Nidadavole). Guna will himself produce the movie and music maestro Ilayaraja is composing the music. The regular shooting of the movie will begin very soon.

Kai Po Che 2 Days Collections, Box Office Report

Abhishek Kapoor’s Kai Po Che! opened to a good response, garnering Rs.4.5 crores on its opening day at the Indian box office. Overseas too, the movie has done well so far. The movie saw a jump on its 1st Saturday as well.
Kai Po Che! collected Rs. 6.25 crores yesterday and its 2 Days domestic collections now stands at 10.75 crores at the Box Office.
Production banner UTV Motion Pictures is upbeat about the movie, made at a budget of Rs.12 crore. ”It’s a fantastic start for ‘Kai Po Che!’ and it will only keep on growing over the weekend. We are looking at a big weekend. Also, the film will also have a sound week one and will have a long run at the theatre because of the appreciation that it is getting to sustain this super box office run,” Gaurav Verma,
director – India theatrical distribution, Studios, Disney UTV, said in a statement.
The big screen adaptation of Chetan Bhagat’s novel “The 3 Mistakes of My Life”, the movie, featuring Sushant Singh Rajput, Amit Sadh and Raj Kumar Yadav, released Friday in 1,000 screens across the country.

Prabhas’s Bahubali Movie Story?

Prabhas and Rajamouli’s magnum opus Bahubali which is the most-awaited film is currently in the pre-production stage. Surprisingly, the story of the film is already doing rounds in the film circles.
According to few insiders, Bahubali (Prabhas) who is a powerful king of Kakateeya dynasty has an enemy in the form of his sibling & king Bharata (Rana Daggubati) who is jealous of his brother’s rising popularity and wages war against him. As Bahubali doesn’t want his brother’s blood on his hands, he leaves his kingdom and turns Siddha (the one who achieved spiritual realization).
In the end, Bharata realizes his mistake only to go in search of his brother and hands over the kingdom to him after pleading guilty. The film ends with Bahubali taking charge again as ruler and Bharata turns sage for the sake of achieving peace of mind.
Rajamouli revealing that both Prabhas & Rana will be seen as brothers and the fully-grown beard look of Young Rebel Star is giving strength to these reports which are in circulation. No one from the Bahubali team have neither comfirmed the reports as true nor condemned them till now. So, let’s not be in a hurry to come to a conclusion.

Expensive equipment for Ivan Vera Mathiri

Kumki fame Vikram Prabhu is performing lead role in Ivan Vera Maadhiri. Director M.Saravanan is wielding the megaphone. Debutant Surabhi is paring with Vikram Prabhu in Ivan Vera Maadhiri.
As per reports Saravanan is planning a huge climax shoot near Old Mahabalipuram Road. Recently, producers ordered an expensive technology for a crucial part of the film. The team has roped in experts for helicam and chopper shots, Pro Aerial Cinema, from Bangkok to film the scene.
Ivan Vera Maadhiri will also have Vamsi Krishna in a prominent role. C Satya is composing tunes for this film and cinematography is handled by Shakthi. N.Subhash Chandra Bose and N.Linguswamy are producing this film under Thirupati Brothers Productions.

Ram Charan’s Yevadu EG and WG Business Details

Ram Charan’s upcoming film ‘yevadu’ will be distributed by Geetha films for East and West Godavari districts. However, if there is any fancy offer, the distributors are ready to sell the movie’s rights. Meanwhile, it is known that Vintage Creations has already quoted a huge price for East Godavari area. Earlier, ‘Naayak’ was sold out to Rs.3.06 crores in this area. Likely, ‘yevadu’ will get better offer than ‘Naayak’ and set an all time record for this area.
Sexy siren Shruthi Haasan and Amy Jackson will be seen opposite to Ram Charan in this interesting movie. Stylish Star Allu Arjun and Kajal will be seen cameos. Devi Sri Prasad is scoring the music for the first time to Cherry’s movie. The movie is being directed by Vamsi Pydipally while Dil Raju is producing it on Sri Venkateswara Creations. The movie is slated for release in the month of May.

Jenda Pai Kapiraju movie new schedule begins in Chennai

Nani, Amala Paul are teaming up for a social drama titled Jenda Pai Kapiraju. Samuthirakani is directing the film. Jenda Pai Kapiraju was earlier shot in Kerala, Goa and Hyderabad. The latest schedule of the film began earlier today in Hyderabad. Nani, who was in Mumbai yesterday to visit Yash Raj Studios, flew to Chennai to start shooting for Jenda Pai Kapiraju. Amala Paul is currently busy shooting for Iddarammayilatho and she’ll join the team at a later point of time.
The film is said to be inspired from a real incident and Nani is playing dual roles in this film which is based on the theme that if you change yourself first, the society will also change. G V Prakash is scoring the music. The film is expected to release on August 1.

Aditi Rao is Akki’s new girl

Actress Aditi Rao Hydari says she has learnt to take failures in her stride in Bollywood and is keen on playing lead roles to get the “wholesome” experience as a protagonist on the screen
“Whether it is a ten minute part or half an hour thing, I think you have to do it with as much love and hard work and enjoy as you can. I want to be a heroine because you get to live a journey when you are a
heroine. When you play a supporting role, you get to play only one aspect of that life”, Aditi told.
The actress, who happens to be the cousin of actor Aamir Khan’s wife Kiran Rao, says the film industry is a difficult place where struggle is inherent. Aditi made her debut with ‘Delhi 6′.
She shot to fame for her role in her very next film ‘Yeh Saali Zindagi’. “The industry is a difficult place to be in. It is not at all rosy. There are judgements being made. I don’t like bad publicity but that is part and
parcel of it. However, I am grateful for whatever I have got from the industry. I came from Delhi and did not know anyone here.
So for me it is all good. And I am happy”, the actress said. Aditi, who made waves for her roles in Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Rockstar’, Goldie Behl’s ‘London Paris New York’ and Bhatt camp’s ‘Murder 3′, says the actors’
fraternity always craves for attention. “I think the volume of acceptance is changing. At the beginning when I did ‘Yeh Saali Hai Zindagi’, I got a lot of love which is ever increasing.
As actors, we want more people to love and appreciate us. We want more fans….As films are a mass medium if more people love your work it is better”, she said. Aditi said she loved being the actress as this career exhilarates her. “It is so much fun…live a life, sing and dance. For me, this is magic…I love it…I don’t look at it as burden”, she said.
Aditi feels struggle is inherent in Bollywood. “At every stage, you feel there is struggle but then you also feel grateful. I have been here for more than three years.
Considering how many people want to be part of this magical world and how difficult it is, I am grateful to have got opportunity to be here and work in films. I did struggle but I have got work also”, Aditi said.
She says the endearment from all, including her fans, is what helps her overcoming the pulls and pressure of her career. “We do have problems like we can’t be with family and friends all the time.
Everything is not glamorous.
There’s glamour but that is from outside. Even though there is too much work, it feels good as you get so much love and respect in return, ” she said. Aditi will be seen next opposite Akshay Kumar for the
first time in Anthony D’Souza’s upcoming potboiler ‘Naam Hai Boss’. “I can’t talk much about it. It is a male-dominated film and I am the only girl in it”, she added.

Mr.Pellikoduku all Digital in USA

Full length comedy entertainer Mr.Pellikoduku is all set to release in overseas on March 1 st with premiere shows on Feb 28th. We are releasing this movie in about 50 screens all over USA which is one of the biggest release of Sunil movies with all digital for best possible upgraded audio and video experience.
Digital content is being uploaded to Los Angeles Quebe office and best quality CRU drives will be shipped out to respective theaters on Mon/Tue well in advance. Premiere shows will be screened in all the locations on Feb 28th at 8pm. Please keep checking for updated schedules and theaters list which will be published soon.

Camila Alves Post-Baby Body

Hold the phone, didn’t Camila Alves just give birth?
The model-turned-designer, who welcomed her third child, son Livingston, with husband Matthew McConaughey on Dec. 28, wowed on the red carpet at the QVC Style Party last night (Feb. 22.)
Dressed in a black curve-hugging pantsuit, the 31-year-old showed off her svelte figure just two months after giving birth. Not to mention she looked flawless — and glowing.
Alves has two other children, 4-year-old son Levi and 3-year-old daughter Vida, with McConaughey — who recently gained back all the weight he lost for his new flick, “Dallas Buyers Club.”

Wanted! Lahore’s Heera Mandi prostitues to train Kangana!

In Vishwas Patil’s upcoming film, Kangna Ranaut plays a courtesan. And to pick up pointers on her character and the backdrop on the sets, Patil and dialogue writer Atul Tiwari headed to Pakistan.
A source says, They visited the famous Heera Mandi in Lahore where there are many kothas.
Says Patil, Atul knows some people there and I wanted to recreate some houses and courtesans on my Mumbai sets. We visited Lahore to learn about the language they used in the kothas, the atmosphere and the set-up. We also learnt about different dance forms, especially the adaas which they use in dance.
The director and his team also visited places in North India to learn more about the kotha culture. Patil adds, I want everything to look authentic. I have got a good team of composers – Sameer and Dev
Kohli, who know Urdu very well.
Apparently, Kangna even shot for a dance sequence last week and the director thought she did fantastic.
The team however refrained from shooting portions in Pakistan to avoid the security and permission issues.

Anne Hathaway set for a new musical movie

The Daily Mail has revealed that Hathaway, who is the favorite to win the 2013 Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for Les Misérables, is again going to be involved in a musical film.   Hathaway, who played
Fantine in Tom Hooper’s musical drama, will play an archeologist who returns home from Morocco because her brother has been wounded. Her character will then fall in love with her brother’s favorite musician.
Hathaway will be on familiar ground in this movie produced by her husband, Adam Shulman. She will be acting alongside young British musician Johnny Flynn. The screenplay was written by Kate Barker-Froyland, who will also direct the movie.
The Daily Mail also mentioned another Anne Hathaway project that has yet to be confirmed. She is apparently considering playing the lead part in My Fair Lady on stage and even on the big screen with Colin Firth.

Simbu sings for NTR’s Baadshah

It seems Simbhu is trying his luck in Telugu. Not as an actor but as a singer.
He has recently sung a power mix song ‘Jagada Jagada’ for the movie ‘Back Bench Student’.
The latest news is that he has been rendering his voice for NTR and Srinu Vytla’s upcoming movie, Baadhshah. He has sung the song ‘Diamond girl’ in the movie
The movie has already creating buzz with Siddharth playing a special role and Navadeep playing the villain. Now the latest news adds some more flavour to it.
Kajal Agarwal plays the female lead in the film and Thaman is the music director. The audio of the movie releases on March 10th and the film is set to release on April 5th.
Bandla Ganesh Babu produces the film under Parameswara Arts banner.

Studio Green grabs Vijay Sethupathi’s Soodhu Kavvum

Vijay Sethupati will be more delighted as Studio Green has grabbed the rights of Soodhu Kavvum. This movie is directed by Nalan Kumarasamy and Sanchitha Shetty is playing the female lead in the film.
Director Nalan Kumarasamy announced that the movie is all set for its April release. He said, “By the grace of lord subramanya, Thiru Kumaran Entertainment’s SOODHU KAVVUM out righted to Studio Green. Praise the god for his mercy on us. The movie is plans to release in late April 2013. So the film is releasing this April.”
Vijay Sethupati has signed 4 films in 2013. His upcoming flick Soodhu Kavvum will have music by Santhosh Narayanan and cinematography is by Dinesh. C.V.Kumar produced the film under Thiru Kumaran Entertainment and Studio Green has got distribution rights.

Chitrangada Singh wants to work with Zoya Akhtar

Actress Chitrangada Singh who is finally a game for the commercial cinema, has her own list of favorite film directors with whom she wants to work.
And top on the gorgeous actress’ list is Zoya Akhtar who has made films like ‘Luck By Chance’ and ‘Zindagi Na Melgi Dobaraa’.
“I am dying to work with Zoya Akhtar. She’s a fabulous director,” said Chitrangada in her latest interview, adding “Then I would love to work with Vishal Bhardwaj, Raju Hirani and Anurag Basu.”
Chitrangada is known as one of the hottest actresses of B-town. However, she informs that looking sexy comes naturally to her and she doesn’t need to put extra efforts to do so.
“Sex appeal comes to me naturally. I don’t work hard towards it. I carry a bit of me in every role I do,” she tells.
Chitrangada is right now busy with the promotional activities of her latest film ‘I, Me Aur Main’. The film directed by debutant director Kapil Sharma and produced by Goldie Behl is releasing on March 1.

Ravi Teja’s Balupu Resumes Shooting

Mass Maharaja Ravi Teja’s Balupu Shooting Schedule Has Been Resumed In Hyderabad. The Shoot Has Been Halted For A While Due To Director Gopichand Malineni’s Weddingthat Took Place On February 14.
Now, The Unit Members Are Back To The Sets And A Fresh Schedule Began. Shruti Haasan, The Leading Lady Of The Film Tweeted, “Back To The Sets Of Balupu!! Back To Some Insanely Fun Comedy.”
Anjali Is Playing The Other Female Lead In This Commercial Entertainer Being Produced By PVP Cinemas Banner. Thaman Is The Music Director Of Balupu. The Film Is Being Readied For A Summer Release.

‘Karuppampatti’ inspired by a Newspaper Article

Tamil director Prabhu Raja Cholan says the source of inspiration for his upcoming romantic-comedy “Karuppampatti” is a newspaper article. He says he developed the story with commercial elements infused in facts from the article.
“The basic knot of the story is inspired from a newspaper article. It was recently that I read an article about a foreigner coming to India in search of his familial roots. Based on this simple premise, I developed a plot for the film,” Cholan said.
“I obviously couldn’t make a film entirely based on the article because of certain constraints. Instead, I chose to retain the crux of the article in my film and developed characters and some commercial elements around it,” he added.
He says the film is shot in three different eras.
“Since the story of the film has a period flavour, we have three different eras. The first one is that of the time period before 1980s. It is shot in black-and-white mode. The second one is Eastman colour era, and it is here that we have included a Tamil disco number by Bappi Lahiri, while the third is shot in present day,” said Cholan.
“The story of the film is about an Indian, born and raised in France, who comes to India in search of his roots. He arrives at a village called Karuppampatti and what happens there, forms the rest of the story,” he said.
The film features Ajmal Ameer in dual roles alongside Piaa Bajpai and Alice Tantardini. It also stars Archana, M.S. Bhaskar, Jagan, Srinath and Devadarshini.
Queried about his choice of Bappi Lahiri for a song in the film, Cholan said: “It was a 1980s disco number and we wanted someone whose voice will also suit the era. It is then we zeroed in Bappi sir, the disco king, who introduced the disco numbers into India”.
Sundar K has produced the film, which has music by Kannan. It is getting ready for release soon.

How Ameesha Patel is still the highest paid actress?

Ameesha Patel was part of a Rs 100 crore plus club with Gadar over a decade ago. She had a huge hit as her debut film Kaho Naa… Pyaar Hai followed by Humraaz and her most recent Rs 100 crore club addition is Race 2.
The actress has always enjoyed whatever work has come her way. Not only did she stand out in Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic in the song Lazy Lamhe but also loved working with directors like Priyadarshan in Bhool Bhulaiya or budget films like Honeymoon Travels Private Ltd which also saw box office success.
From the very beginning she has been a part of successful Bollywood films but was the first actress ever to have three hits back-to-back in her very first 15 months of her debut.
All her South films were huge hits be it films like Badri with Pavan Kalyan, Naani with Mahesh Babu or Narisimhanaidu with Junior NTR were among the few of her hit films she was acting in.
According to sources from the Telugu industry, Ameesha is in talks with a big Telugu film production house, who according to sources has offered her a huge amount and a role that she wouldn’t turn down ever.
Confirms Ameesha, `Yes, I have been lucky to have worked with some big actors in Bollywood and down South and I am considering this project depending on my dates matching with my other films like
Shortcut Romeo, Bhaiyyaji Superhit and Desi Magic. Touchwood there’s too much on my plate as of now. Talks are almost on final stage. Once all points are sorted I’m sure an announcement will be made soon.`
Apart from the South film, Ameesha has been busy with her next release Shortcut Romeo where her producer-director Susi Ganeshan feels this will be her best performance till today.
Ameesha’s next Shortcut Romeo with Neil Nitin Mukesh will release in June 2013.

Angelina Jolie to mentor Elle Fanning?

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie has reportedly chosen to mentor young actress Elle Fanning.
The 37-year-old ‘Tomb Raider’ star and Fanning apparently struck up a friendship while working together on the set of new movie ‘Maleficent’, reported Showbizspy.
“They became firm friends on the set of Maleficent and Angie has decided to take Elle under the wing.
“In this film, Elle really comes into her own, and they are looking for another project to develop together,” a source said.
Jolie recently gifted a raunchy coffee table book to partner Brad Pitt this Valentine’s Day.

Emma Stone Photos:’The Amazing Spider-Man’ beauty stuns sans makeup in NY

Just recently, ethereal being Emma Stone spoke about her acne-riddled past and said she wears foundation every day to cover up her pimples. Uh, what?
Not that we’re questioning her beauty routine, it’s just that yesterday Stone stepped out in New York City sans boyfriend Andrew Garfield and sans makeup and looked like a little slice of heaven.

Bare-faced and beautiful, the 24-year-old actress was spotted on her way to lunch looking very normal-ish (slender blondes with perfect complexions are de rigueur in the Big Apple). She battled the cold with bravery in a black peacoat over a gray sweater, and let her locks blow in the wind.
Stone was at the Berlin Film Festival last week promoting the prehistoric-age animated movie “The Croods” in which she voices the character of Eep alongside Ryan Reynolds and Nicolas Cage. Her interesting choice of dress at the event definitely raised some eyebrows, but we think our favorite funny-girl looks as stunning on the streets as she does on the red carpet.

Happy Birthday to Nani

Nani is unlike a few other stubble-faced actors of the past and present who can easily fit into a romantic story and a spirited role alike.  If Ala Modalaindi proved it beyond doubt that he can strike chemistry with as contrasting a beauty as Nithya Menon, Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu showed his intense side.  Pilla Jamindaru showed that Nani is one of the few young actors in the current crop who can seamlessly essay a sentimental role with maturity.
Nani, who celebrates his birthday today (Feb. 24), is one actor who has the potential to make it bigger in the coming days.  If his manly looks endear him to the youth, Nani’s slang and modulation make him adorable by the common audience. Telugunow.com wishes Nani a year packed with not less than two super hits
Year 2012 is perhaps the most important year for him.  For an actor who has come a long way since Ashta Chamma, who has portrayed comedy and serious roles alike, playing two of the most challenging roles in Eega and Yeto Vellipoyindi Manasu must have been immensely satisfying as well as demanding.
He is in the safe hands of Rajamouli and Gautham Menon, directors whose heroes can come across as revelation.  Bear in mind that if the former can explore new dimensions and talents in a hero, the latter can make an actor maturely bring out a studied performance.  So, expect to watch Nani in a subtly heroic performance in Eega and an understated romantic actor in YVM.