Dhanush says he is not directing any film

Dhanush is back in Chennai after a long schedule of Uthama Puthiran (see pic) in south Tamilnadu. He is finishing the patch work and dubbing of Aadukalam and is then back to the sets of Maapillai.
The actor prefers to remain silent and is working round the clock in three projects simultaneously. Says Dhanush: “The Palani schedule of the film was too hectic as the heat was unbearable, but we had a cool team of director Mitran Jawahar,
and Karunas”.
On the news doing the rounds that Dhanush is directing a short film, the actor laughs: “I just can’t figure out how people write such baseless reports without checking with me. I do have this passion of shooting my family and friends on my handy-cam. And incidentally when Divya Spandana visited my wife, I was not even at home”.
The actor added that he has no intention of directing any short film as of now as his hands are full.

Hansika always wish to play the guitar

Child artist-turned-heroine Hansika Motwani, who is set to debut in Kollywood with Dhanush's Maapillai after making her presence felt in both Tollywood and Bollywood, always wanted to play the guitar! So, the rising star recently bought a guitar and also hired a professional guide to teach the basics of the instrument.
"It's an amazing feeling to make music, I feel so rejuvenated playing the guitar and I can't wait to learn more. The Internet has been a brilliant information resource for me if I am doing something wrong; if I want to check something new things, I can immediately check it online," the actress says.
When quizzed about how she suddenly took on this instrument, she quipped: "The song in 3 Idiots inspired me, I just loved the song so much and wanted to learn the guitar to sing the song, 'Give me some sunshine, Give me some rain.' This is the first song I want to learn and I will definitely play it someday!"

Maapillai shooting was cancelled

The shooting of Dhanush starrer Maapillai was proceeding at full pace at a village near Tirunelveli when one of the tractor used for the shoot went berserk and injured four people. Dhanush made a visit to the hospital to meet the injured and offered his support.
A song was being shot with Dhanush and Hansika when the accident took place. It was a lucky escape for the heroine claims the unit.
The shooting was cancelled following the accident and has been postponed indefinitely.
The film is directed by Suraaj and is produced by V Hitesh Jhabak. The music for the film is scored by Mani Sharma.

Hansika Motwani's Facebook account has hacked

Child artist-turned-heroine Hansika Motwani, who is all set to debut in Kollywood with Dhanush's Maapillai in 2010 after making her presence felt in both Tollywood and Bollywood, is the latest star to suffer problems on the Net by having her Facebook account hacked! This Madhya Pradesh-born actress has reported about the hack to Mumbai’s new cyber division, but is unable to provide any further clues to its origin.
"I was really very worried as I was not able to access my account and was also not able to chat with my friends. I was also scared that the people who had hacked into my account might be misusing it, which would have caused me and my friends a great deal of stress," the actress was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, Maapillai, a remake of the yesteryear super hit with the same title starring Dhanush's father-in-law superstar Rajinikanth, is all set to grace screens soon. Bollywood heart throb Manisha Koirala will play Dhanush's mother-in-law in this film which is a story of the cold war between a lady and her son-in-law. Produced by Nemichand Jhabak and V. Hitesh Jhabak for Sun Pictures, the film is directed by Suraaj.

Manisha Koirala back to Tamil cinema

Dhanush's upcoming filmMaapillai has been in the headlines for many reasons.Maapillai is a remake of the yesteryear super hit with the same title starring Dhanush's father-in-law superstar Rajinikanth. Hansika Motwani plays the female lead.
The latest buzz is that Bollywood heart-throb Manisha Koirala will play Dhanush's mother-in-law in the film. Interestingly, Manisha Koirala has played the female lead opposite superstar Rajinikanth in Baba.
Maapillai is the story of the cold war between a lady and her son-in-law. Earlier, there were reports that Sridevi, then Jayapradha and then Anu Haasan would play the role of the villainous mother-in-law, but now it seems like Manisha has bagged the role.
Produced by Nemichand Jhabak and V. Hitesh Jhabak for Sun Pictures, the film directed by Suraaj has musical score by Mani Sharma.

Dhanush joins Sun pictures once again

The Padikkathavan combo – Dhanush, Suraaj and Sun Pictures – has once again joined hands for Maapillai. This remake of the Rajnikanth hit has garnered enough attention right from the day it was announced. With Sun Pictures acquiring the rights of Maapillai, the expectation meter has just gone further up.

The remake Maapillai has music scored by Mani Sharma. Maapillai is about the tiff between a rich and powerful mother-in-law and the poor son-in-law. While the late actress Sri Vidya essayed the role of Rajini’s mother-in-law in the original version, Jayaprada will be donning the greasepaint for the remake.

Will the trio weave the success magic once again?