Actress Sneha Back in action.

For Sneha who got married last week to Prasanna, it was back to work under the arc lights. No honeymoon for her, as she has to complete work for her Haridas, a film close to her heart. The film is directed by GNR Kumaravelan of Ninaithale Inikkum fame and has Kishore and Sneha in the lead with music by Vijay Antony.

Sneha is very happy with the role she plays in the film. The movie is about an eight-year-old boy’s view on life and his father. Sneha plays a pivotal role, which is crucial to the film. A couple of days of her shoot and the Haridas shoot will be over.

It is being made as a quickie as the shooting started only this year March and the film will be ready for release by July.

Remember that Sneha had opted out of Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiyaan for Haridas, as she was extremely excited upon hearing the script and accepted the role immediately. She had reportedly said that out of the 80 odd scripts she had heard, none had excited her more.

Thuppakki goes hi-tech

The shoot for Thuppakki, starring Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal is on full swing. AR Murugadoss is using everything that is only the best in the industry, starting from the lead actors to the technicians. The latest news is that the cce cinematographer Santosh Sivan, who recently joined the prestigious American Society of Cinematographers, is not using the usual 35 MM camera to shoot the film. It has been revealed that he is exploiting the latest ARRI digital technology that was introduced later last year. Even the Hollywood technicians, who are usually the first to introduce latest techs in the industry, have just started using this technology.

The makers have assured that the picture quality in this film will be something nobody has experienced yet. The film is expected to hit the screens during the last quarter of the year

Jyothika wants to act: Suriya

In a recent interview actor Suriya has revealed that his wife and former actress Jyothika still has the desire to get back to acting. He made it a point to clarify that it wasn’t his decision to keep her away from acting. But when quizzed him as to why she takes up only endorsements but not films, Suriya explains that shoot for endorsement lasts only for a couple of days and that she thinks she cannot afford spending long time in shooting spots without being there for her children. The Maatraan actor also said that his lady will come to act when she thinks that it is the appropriate time. Jyothika’s last release was Seetha Kalyanam in Malayalam.

Saguni’s audio on May 11th!

Saguni’s audio launch will happen on May 11th, confirmed GV Prakash. The music director of this Karthi-starrer is upbeat over this development and says that there are some chartbusters in this mass entertainer that is sure to have Karthi’s fans go berserk. There are five songs in this album. They are: Kandha Kaara Vadai which has been rendered by Shankar Mahadevan and the lyrics has been penned by Paramu. Sonu Nigam and Saindhavi have crooned the song Manasellam Mazhaiye for which the lyricist is Na Muthukumar. Viveka has written the lyrics for Vella Bambaram and the vocals are by Baba Sehgal and Priya Himesh. Pottadhu Pathalai Maapillai will be a racy number which has been grooved by Annamalai Velmurugan and Pushpavanam Kuppusamy’s rendition Aatukkutti Muttaipodum Solliduvaanda has been penned by Na. Muthukumar.

Details regarding the venue for the audio launch and time are expected to be announced shortly.

Keep watching this space for more details!

Nanban movie on Vijay TV on May Day

NANBAN a Gemini Film Circuit Production was the biggest movie of the year 2012. Directed by Shankar, Nanban the Kollywood’s version of the biggest Bollywood blockbuster 3 Idiots earned raving reviews for its comedy, sentiment and positive approach in the plot adopted.

The Television Premiere of this Movie would be on 01st May 2012 at 1100 hrs. Rest assured that this Movie is sure to captivate the audiences and is a Must Watch.

Leading upto the premiere Vijay TV would air a power packed show with never before seen footage from the making of Nanban, interlaced with actor bytes, director’s cut and fun moments on the sets and much more of the film on 29th April 2012. This extravagant celebration of the astounding success of Nanban event which was held at Chennai, featuring the entire cast and crew of Nanban including actors Vijay, Sathyaraj, Jeeva, Srikanth, Santhyan, S.J. Surya and director of the film Shankar would be telecast as two hour special show on Sunday at 1100 hrs.

Latest news about Singam 2

The producers of Prince Pictures have made an official announcement about Singam 2. Following the tremendous success of ‘Singam’, the team is coming back together again for Singam 2. Produced at a budget of whooping amount, the film stars Suriya in lead role while Anushka Shetty and Hansika Motwani star opposite him in female lead characters.

The ensemble star-cast of Singam including Nasser, Vijayakumar, Vivek and Radharavi will be playing important roles in this film.

The shooting will commence once Suriya completes Maatraan and will be shot extensively in Chennai, Hyderabad, Tuticorin, Karaikkal and Tirunalveli. For the first time, Hari will be shooting some breathtaking action sequences in Africa and Kenya.

Apart from Vivek, the additional attraction for the hilarious quotients will be Santhanam, who will be tickling the funny bones with this film.

Devi Sri Prasad is scoring music

Actress Parvathy Omanakuttan Heats Up in 'Billa 2' Calender

‘Billa 2’ is a mega budget flick featuring Ajith Kumar, Parvathy Omanakuttan, Bruna Abdullah and many others. The Music is composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. It is directed by Chakri Toleti.

As ‘Billa 2’ is becoming a huge sensation, the makers have decided to release a special calender of this film. As this movie features 2 high profile models-cum-glamour queens, the makers decided to use this opportunity and make a special calender. These pictures for this calender were shot in Goa.

The images of Parvathy in Bikini in the calender, does not have anything to do with her character in this film. It is to be said that, this calender would be launched by these ‘Billa 2’ Heroines in May in Chennai. This is sure to be a treat to the Thala fans.

The other good news is in store for Ajith’s fans. The Audio Release of this movie ‘Billa 2’ would be held on May 1st, i.e. Thala Ajith’s Birthday. There would be no special Audio release function. But, the Audio CDs would directly be available in the Music stores for the fans to grab them and have a blast on Thala’s birthday.