Puri Jagannath-Mahesh Babu's next is 'Dhamki'

Puri Jagannath, who is enjoying the success of his recent release 'Temper' will direct Mahesh Babu for the third time after Pokiri and Businessman. The movie is likely to go on floors in April. Latest update is that Puri Jagannath and his creative team is considering the title Dhamki for this racy entertainer. Earlier there were rumors that 'Rogue' is the title in consideration so we have to wait for some more time to get an official announcement.

Mahesh Babu is currently busy with Koratala Siva's upcoming movie titled 'Srimanthudu'. Shruti Haasan is playing female lead opposite Mahesh for the first time in this commercial entertainer. Jagapathi Babu, Rajendra Prasad, Brahmanandam are playing pivotal roles. Devi Sri Prasad takes care of the music, while Mythri Movies is producing the project.

Mani Ratnam's 'OK Kanmani' now titled 'Oh Kadhal Kanmani'

The title of director Mani Ratnam's next featuring Dulquar Salman and Nithya Menon in the lead roles is now officially titled "Oh Kadhal Kanmani". The film initially titled OK Kanmani is now being changed to Oh Kadhal Kanmani.  Apparently, the change in the title could be on cards for the tax sops, state sources.

Produced by Ratnam's home studio Madras Talkies, 'Oh Kadhal Kanmani' has Prakash Raj, Leela Samson and Kanika in prominent roles. Oh Kadhal Kanmani will be simultaneously released in Tamil and Malayalam and will also be dubbed in Telugu as Okay Bangaram.

The shoot of the movie is complete and it is currently in post production stage.  The movie is scheduled for release on April 10th this year and the audio of the movie will be launched by the end of this month.  AR Rahman is scoring music and Vairamuthu has penned the lyrics for the tracks.

Nagarjuna-Karthi's multi-starrer launched formally

Akkineni Nagarjuna and Karthi's much anticipated bi-lingual multistarrer was formally launched today at Annapurna Studios. Nagarjuna, Karthi, Akhil, Naga Chaitanya,PVP, Vamsi Paidipally, Amala etc attended the formal pooja ceremony. Vamsi Paidipally is weilding megaphone for this movie. The regular shooting of the film starts on March 16th and will be completed by the end of June. In Tamil, Studio Green will be jointly producing the film with PVP cinemas. The film will be shot in Hyderabad, Chennai and foreign locations.

Shruti Haasan has been roped into play female lead in this film and Jayasudha will play a key role. 'Malli Malli Idhi Rani Roju' fame Gopi Sundar will compose the music for this film and P.S.Vinod of Manam movie fame is to handle the camera. Story is written by Vamsi paidipalli,Hari,Solman. Dialogues are written by Abburi Ravi. Srikar Prasad is the editor.

Kamal Haasan to star in 'PK' south remake

The latest 'hot talk' doing rounds in Kollywood is that Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan is all set to star in remake of Aamir Khan's recent blockbuster PK directed by RajKumar Hirani. According to sources, Gemini Productions have bagged the remake rights of this film for a fancy price and planning to recreate it in Tamil and Telugu. Kamal Hassan was signed on dotted lines to play Aamir Khan's role from the original, while the rest of the cast will be finalised soon.

"Gemini Film Circuit has acquired the film's remake rights and Kamal Haasan is expected to play the lead. Gemini had already remade two of Hirani's films and they were really impressed with 'PK' too," a source close to the production house told.

Reports are also suggesting that a top director would wield the megaphone for the movie. Shooting is expected to get a kickstart by the end of May.

Shreya Ghoshal ties the knot with Shiladitya

National Award Winning Playback Singer Shreya Ghoshal has secretly tied the knot with her beau Shiladitya in a private ceremony. Only family members and close friends of the couple attended the wedding which was held in a function hall on the outskirts of the city yesterday.

Shreya Ghoshal officially announced her marriage on the social media today. She wrote, “Married the love of my life yesterday night (5th feb) in a beautiful bengali traditional wedding in presence of our families and closest friends. Shiladitya and I both seek your good wishes in this exciting new phase of our lives!”

A few days before the big day the singer expressed her nervousness on Twitter through a cryptic tweet on January 30. She posted, “Don’t know id I’m super nervous or super excited..Never felt like this b4. Whatever I am up to I will let u know soon;) but need ur wishes.” (sic).

Shiladitya happens to be the founder of hipcask.com.

Anushka Sharma's "NH 10" first look poster out

The much awaited poster of Anushka Sharma's debut production venture NH10 has been officially released.  Anushka Sharma  took to Twitter to reveal the first look of the film. She tweeted "Presenting the first look of my special film @NH10themovie 😊 is it intriguing?  #NH10FirstLook". In the poster, Anushka is seen holding a stick in her hand, however her face isn't visible. It has 'No Turning Back' written on it.

The film is also set to feature Neil Bhoopalam and Darshan Kumaar in key roles. Navdeep Singh, who won accolades with "Manorama 6 Feet Under" is weilding megaphone for this edge of the seat action thriller about a road trip that goes wrong.  Anushka Sharma is co-producing the film along with Phantom Productions and Eros, including Anurag Kashyap, Vikramaditya Motwane, Krishika Lulla, Vikas Bahl and Karnesh Sharma.

Palash Muchhal is composing music for 'NH 10', which is slated to release on 6th March 2015.

Kangna Ranaut bagged best actress trophy for 'Queen'

Actress Kangna Ranaut won the prized Black Lady for best actor(Female) for her boisterous performance in "Queen" at the 60th Britannia Filmfare Awards ceremony. Kangana, who saw off competition from Alia Bhatt, Madhuri Dixit, Priyanka Chopra, Rani Mukerji and Sonam Kapoor in the best actress category, was not present to accept her award.

Kangna was present at an event in Mumbai Sunday when she was asked to share her emotions on winning the award.

“It feels great. I think that event I’m here for also talks about making your mark and last night (at the Filmfare Awards), I think in a way the kind of respect and acknowledgment that my film got, also literally meant making your mark.”

Apart for Kangana, Shahid Kapoor also won the Filmfare award for Best Actor (Male) for his performance in the film ‘Haider’.

Young star Alia Bhatt bagged the best actress (Critics) trophy for Highway and Sanjay Mishra won the best actor (Critics) for his outstanding performance in Ankhon Dekhi, which also earned director-writer Rajat Kapoor the best story gong.

Kriti Sanon won best debut female award for Heropanti, while Pakistani heartthrob Fawad Khan won the best debut male award for 'Khoobsurat'. Rajkumar Hirani and Abhijat Joshi won for PK in the best screenplay and best dialogue categories, which were the only wins for the Aamir Khan-starrer film.

Jai to do a cameo in Idhu Namma Aalu

Actor Jai, who is currenlty busy shooting with films like Valiyavan and Pugazh is said to have given his nod to do a cameo in Pandiraj's upcoming film "Idhu Namma Aalu". Simbu, Nayantara and Andrea Jeremiah are playing lead roles in INA. Soori and Santhanam prodving comic relief.  Jai will be seen in a cameo role in Simbu's 'Vaalu'. Interestingly, both STR and Jai have played the lead roles in Vettai Mannan which is still lying in the cans since 3 years.

'Idhu Namma Aalu' will see Nayantha
ra pairing up with Simbu after seven years and the expectations are sky rocketing.  Simbu plays an IT professional in the flash back and Andrea will be his teenage love.  Simbu's brother Kuralarasan is debuting as music director with Simbu Cine Arts producing Idhu Namma Aalu. Balasubramaniem is handling the camera.

Ajith offers prayers at Tirumala

Thala Ajith on Wednesday offered prayers at the famous hill temple of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala. Ajith who is awaiting the release of Gautham Menon's upcoming action entertainer "Yennai Arindhaal" reached Tirumala late on Tuesday night. After an overnight stay at the Padmavathi Guest House, Ajith offered prayers at the temple during the VIP break in the morning. Dressed in a casual way, Ajith looked completely devotional. The actor previously visited the temple and tonsured his head before the release of 'Veeram' and the film was a box office success.

'Shamitabh' is a fun-filled entertainer says Dhanush

Southern superstar Dhanush, who made a successful Bollywood debut in 2013 with 'Raanjhanaa', is  very busy with the promotion activities of his second Hindi film "Shamitabh".  The film will see Dhanush share screen space with thespian Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Haasan's younger daughter Akshara Haasan. In a recent media interaction Dhanush says its concept may sound serious, but at heart it's a fun-filled entertainer.

'This film is about ego clash. The concept might sound serious but it's a very fun-filled film. There is amazing humour in this film. It's a new concept and hopefully it will be a refreshing experience for the audience,' Dhanush said here.

The actor is guarded about revealing what his character in 'Shamitabh' is.

'I don't have the liberty to say what my character is about. It is very close to the script, and if I say anything about my character, it'll be revealing the story of the film,' he added.

'Shamitabh', directed by R. Balakrishnan, is slated for release Feb 6.

Ajith's 'Yennai Arindhaal' clears censor with U/A

Thala Ajith's much anticipated action entertainer "Yennai Arindhaal" had completed all the shooting and post-production formalities and the censor certification was also completed to
day. This film has received U/A certification from the Censor Board. 'Yennai Arindhaal' has a running length of 3 hours 9 minutes with seven songs and five action sequences.

Thala Ajith will be seen as cop in Yennai Arindhaal and his name in this film is Sathyadev. Anushka is playing female lead opposite Ajith for the first time. Besides, Anushka the film has other star cast that includes Trisha Krishnan, Arun Vijay, and others. Gautham Vasudev Menon is weilding megaphone for this movie. Harish Jayaraj composed the music. 

Krishnamma Kalipindhi Iddarini to hit screens on Feb 14th

Sudheer Babu and Nanditha's forthcoming love entertainer "Krishnamma Kalipindhi Iddarini" has finished the shooting and the post production is on at a fast pace.  The makers have locked the film's release date on 14th February on the occasion of Valentines day. Krishnamma Kalipindi Iddarini brings the hit combination of Sudheer Babu and Nanditha, from Prema Katha Chitram, back together.  The film is a Telugu remake of the hit Kannada film, Charminar. Chandru who has directed the original Kannada version is weilding megaphone.  Lagadapati Sirisha Sridhar is producing the movie under Rama Lakshmi Cine Creations banner.

Professional Dhanush kisses Akshara's butt

The second trailer of "Shamitabh" has been released and it has been trending on the social networking sites. In the trailer Akshara tells Dhanush ‘Kiss my arse, Monkey’ then Dhanush immediately bends over and kisses Akshara's butt. Definitely this is one of the rarest scenes a star hero has done on silver screen. Dhanush proved his professionalism by doing the act.

Directed by R. Balki, the film will see Amitabh Bachchan and Dhanush sharing screen space for the first time. This will be Dhanush’s second film in Bollywood after Raanjhana. Kamal’s younger daughter Akshara Haasan is making her debut as actress. Ilayaraja composed the music and PC Sreeram is the cinematographer. The movie is all set to hit the screens on 6th February.