Vidya balan's mollywood debut

Kerala born Bollywood actress Vidya Balan, who is set to mark her Malayalam debut with cinematographer-turned-filmmaker Santosh Sivan's forthcoming Urumi, has signed her second Malayalam film.

This time, she joins hands with leading commercial director Priyadarshan to play superstar Mohanlal's heroine in Arabiyum, Ottakavum, Madhavan Nairum, a comedy thriller based on the Indian diaspora living in the Gulf region. Bhavana and Lakshmi Rai are the other heroines.

Set in Abu Dhabi, the film is produced by Ashok Kumar, Jamal Al Nuaimi and Naveen Shashidharan under the banner of Jancos Entertainment. The shooting will commence soon in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Abu Dhabi.

Happy birthday to you Simbu

Silambarasan aka Simbu is a symbol of the revolutionary new-age heroism that influences Kollywood today. Introduced with the catchy title ‘Little Superstar’ to the industry, both Simbu and his star dad T. Rajender have firm plans to give their individual bests.

For the blessed star kid Simbu, opportunities to get into the industry were plenty. Even when he was young, the fledgling performer in him could test and prove his talent in almost all his father’s productions. With that sweet look and cheeky smile, Simbu was part of some remarkably emotional scenes; with his childish diction, he mouthed long and tongue-twisting dialogues. Another highlight of his early hero regime was his astonishing dance movements; as a matter of fact, the aura of speciality continues even today. Simbu’s dance is still a notch above all his counterparts’ presentation and his movements are virtually impossible to copy. Till he readied himself for his hero debut, Simbu kept appearing in Rajender’s films in significant bit parts coupled with dance sequences. In fact, Rajender believes his son’s presence is the lucky charm that has helped his movies run to packed houses.

Similar to his introduction, his launch as hero took place through his father’s production Kadhal Azhivadhilai. Though not a big hit, his acting fetched Simbu roles in Dum and Kuthu, his next big portrayals positioning him as a more image-oriented star. In both these films, Simbu tried his own concept of using his fingers to symbolize some antics and the style got noticed among audiences and critics. Further, Alai with Trisha and Kovil directed by Saami earned him a more secure place in the industry. Judging it to be the suitable moment for establishing his style and identity, he took a year’s break and worked on the script of Manmadhan; the effort proved his instincts and timing right; Manmadhan became a sensational hit.

Following Manmadhan, he temporarily gave up direction and script work to act in Thotti Jaya, a gangster film directed by Durai. Then came Vallavan with Simbu’s story, screenplay and direction. Gautham Menon's sensational love story Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa is his latest hit after a reasonably long hiatus. Simbu underwent a complete image makeover for the film, which had Trisha as the heroine. He has now completed the shoot of Vaanam, remake of critically acclaimed Telugu film Vedam. He is now working on Poda Podi, the heroine debut for another star kid: Sarathkumar’s daughter Varalakshmi.

Acting is the key to the multi-tasking skills of this professionally perfect all-rounder. Apart from acting, he continues to sing, edit, dub (for Dev Patel’s role in Slumdog Millionaire), script and direct. In this workaholic’s place, the sun never sets, no feat is impossible, and his feet are always dancing!

Most expected movie of the year 2011 in Kollywood

Film- Avan Ivan
Cast- Arya, Vishal, Janani Iyer, Mathu Shalini
Director-Bala
Producer- Kalpathi S Aghoram
Buzz on the flick- Bala one of the pathbreaking directors in Tamil films is moving away from his usual dark genre to a rollicking comedy. Arya and Vishal are coming together for the first time along with new girls and Yuvan’s music.
Release Date (Tentative)- April
Film- Erandam Ulagam
Cast- Dhanush, Andrea
Director- Selvaraghavan
Producer- UTV
Buzz on the flick- Selva is said to be going back to his roots by making a simple romantic movie told in a different way. It is rumoured to be a passionate love story, with a fantastic performance by Dhanush. Selva and Yuvan who created magic with their music are together again after a break.
Release Date (Tentative) – July
Film- Ko
Cast- Jiiva, Karthika, Ajmal, Pia
Director- KV Anand
Producer- RS Infotainment
Buzz on the flick – Anand’s last outing with Harris Jayaraj resulted in Ayan, a mass entertainer which was packaged in a different way. Can Anand create the same magic with lessor known actors like Jiiva and Karthika?
Release Date (Tentative )- February 11
Film- Mankatha
Cast- Ajith, Arjun, Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Premji
Director- Venkat Prabhu
Producer-Cloud Nine
Buzz on the flick- Thala is teaming up for the first time with Venkat known for his rollicking comedies. The multi starrer may work big time as today’s audiences like packaged entertainment with lots of glitz and stars.
Release Date (Tentative )- May 1
Film- Maapillai
Cast- Dhanush, Hansika, Manisha Koirala, Vivek
Director- Suraaj
Producer- Sun Pictures
Buzz on the flick- Rajinikanth’s real life son-in-law Dhanush is doing a remake of the superstar’s 1989 super hit Maapillai. There is terrific title value and curiosity around the project. And there is bound to be comparisons which itself will be the USP of the film.
Release Date (Tentative) – April 14
Film- Nanbenda
Cast- Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika
Director- Rajesh
Producer- Red Giants
Buzz on the flick- The Deputy Chief Minister MK Stalin’s son Udhayanidhi Stalin, a leading producer is debuting as hero in a Rajesh directed film. The director has a terrific track record of making feel good youthful family entertainers. Will Rajesh and Udhayanidhi triumph?
Release Date (Tentative) – July
Film- Vaanam
Cast- Silambarasan, Anushka, Bharath, Prakash Raj, Sonia Agarwal
Director- Krish
Producer- VTV Ganesh
Buzz on the flick- A remake of Telugu multi starrer which created waves for its fresh new genre and treatment. Everybody is waiting to see Simbu dancing to Yuvan’s music in the company of Anushka.
Release Date (Tentative) February 11
Film- Velayudham 
Cast- Vijay, Genelia and Hansika
Director M Raja
Producer- Aascar Ravichandran
Buzz on the flick- A typical mass movie playing to the galleries, with Vijay Antony’s ‘dapan-kuthu’ songs. The film is also said to have a lot of political punchlines and will be closely watched for its message, an indicator to its hero’s future political moves
Release Date (Tentative) – June
Film- Yuddham Sei
Cast- Cheran, Y.Gee Mahendran, Deepa Shah
Director- Mysskin
Producer- Kalpathi S Aghoram
Buzz on the flick- Mysskin directing Cheran as an investigation police officer is reason enough to see the film. The director known for his unusual item numbers is introducing noted director Ameer in a special item dance with Neetu Chandra to the tune of a new music director K.
Release date- February 25
Film- Engeyum Kadhal
Cast- Jayam Ravi, Hansika
Director- Prabhu Deva
Producer - Kalpathi S Aghoram
Buzz on the flick- This romantic musical directed by Prabhu Deva is shot entirely in Paris and other European countries. It is a feel good film with foot-tapping songs tuned by Harris Jayaraj. The audio is already a hit and the film is sure to appeal to upmarket, multiplex audiences.
Film- 7am Arivu
Cast- Suriya, Shruthi Haasan
Director- AR Murgadoss
Producer- Red Giants
Buzz on the flick- The most exciting and eagerly awaited project of the year where the Ghajini team of Suriya- Murgadoss- Harris Jayaraj , are back. Made on a big budget and shot in exotic locations around the globe, people are looking forward to Suriya- Shruthi on screen chemistry.
Release Date- June

Vijay has planned to release Devamagan on April month

Director Vijay debuted as a director through the film Kireedom which had Ajith in the lead role. He got the status of one of the leading directors after directing the film Madrasapattinam. He is now directing a film titled Devamagan which has Vikram in the lead role. The story of this film is about a father who struggles for his seven year old daughter. Vikram is donning the role of a mentally retarded person while Anushka dons the role of an attorney who supports Vikram.

Amala Paul is also donning an important role in this film. Director Vijay has planned to release this film during the month of April. He also mentioned that the title of the film Devamagan is under consideration and also can be changed.

Kajal Agrawal cute stills

Kajal Agrawal cute looking stills

Ala Modalaindi to remake in Tamil

The Tamil remake rights of Telugu hero Nani's runaway success Ala Modalaindi, directed by Nandini Reddy, have been sold!

A leading Tamil film producer has bagged the remake rights for a whopping sum of close to Rs. 50 lakhs, sources said. For a film made on a budget of just Rs. 3 crores, it is a huge amount for remake rights, experts say.

Interestingly, Nani is making his Tamil debut with Anjali Alikhan’s forthcoming Veppam; it is yet to be seen if the makers retain him in the Tamil version of Ala Modalaindi.

Sonakshi Sinha hot photoshoot stills

Sonakshi Sinha hot photoshoot stills