Enthiran: Movie Preview

Cast: Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam and Kalabavan Mani.

Director: Shankar

Music Composer: A.R. Rahman

Producer: Kalanithi Maran

Banner: Sun Pictures

Costume Designer: Manish Malhotra and Mary E. Vogt

Choreography: Prabhu Deva.

Lyrics: Vairamuthu

Art direction: Sabu Cyril

Cinematography: Ratnavelu

Stunt Co-ordinators: Yuen Woo Ping and Peter Hein

Special Effects: Stan Wisdom Studios

Script: Late Sujatha, Shankar and Balakumaran.

STORY:

When it comes to Superstar’s Enthiran (Robot in Hindi), everything related to it has to be big. When it’s a movie this big, even its music release must necessarily make a colourful explosion. Hero superstar Rajinikanth, director Shankar, music composer A.R. Rahman, leading lady Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and producer Kalanithi Maran led the colourful audio launch of Enthiran at Kuala Lumpur on July 31st.

Movies like Jurassic Park, Predator and Avatar made history because of their out-of-the-box themes and realistic portrayal of fictitious characters or extinct animal forms. The animatronix technology used in these movies surpassed all expectations, with Avatar outdoing the other two by a huge margin. One of the studios behind this very elaborate animatronix process is Stan Wisdom Studios. And now, we hear that it’s the very same company that has created the robot-avatar of our superstar in Enthiran!

A robot modelled on Rajinikanth right from his skin tone has been created by the Studios, besides many other such electronic wonders that we will get to see in the movie. Technicians at the studio have supposedly remarked that even in Hollywood they have not worked on a movie that has given scope for them to use every bit of the technology they have, as has Enthiran! Tamil Cinema has indeed come a long way in terms of technology and we sure do hope this movie is worth the wait and the crores! Yuen Woo Ping (of The Matrix, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and The Forbidden Kingdom fame) and Peter Hein are the stunt co-ordinators.

Enthiran (also spelt as Endhiran) brings back the famous duo of Superstar Rajinikanth and director Shankar after their blockbuster Sivaji the boss. Enthiran is also special for its choreography by Prabhu Deva. Lyrics by Vairamuthu, art direction by Sabu Cyril and cinematography by Ratnavelu comprise a regular Shankar team. The director has also roped in Oscar winner Resul Pookutty for sound effects; it is also said that a unique sound effect has been created for the film. The script is by late Sujatha, Shankar and Balakumaran. Other major stars in the film include Danny Denzongpa, Santhanam and Kalabavan Mani. The film is also being dubbed in Telugu and Hindi.

The story of Enthiran as revealed so far: Innovative scientist Dr. Vaseegaran (Rajni), creates a robot Chitti (Rajni again) with artificial intelligence. After some time, the robot behaves more like a human and falls in love with Aishwarya Rai. Now comes the twist. The villains, who are aware of the power of this robot, acquire it to perform evil activities. Knowing the consequences, Vaseegaran sets out on a mission to rescue the robot from evil hands. So will he succeed in his mission? Wait and watch!

Envisaging future fashion fads, costume designer Manish Malhotra and Mary E. Vogt have worked extensively on Rajinikanth’s look in the film. Enthiran will release in 2000 screens worldwide, the highest ever for a Tamil film. The film will be released in over 300 screens outside India, which makes Enthiran the largest worldwide release after Spiderman.

Actually, Shankar’s Enthiran was touted to be a Rs. 100 crore project when it was launched in 2008 by Ayngaran International along with Eros Labs. When Sun Pictures took over (in 2009), the film was said to be a Rs. 150 crore production. Now the buzz is that Enthiran has cost around Rs. 200 crores! The Telugu version of Enthiran, titled Robot, will be sold for not less than Rs. 30 crores.

Shahid Kapoor In Mira Nair Movie

Mira Nair may be facing a casting crisis for her flick ‘Midnight’s Children’ but the talented director has shift her focus onto a different flick now.

As per reports, Nair has decided to make a film based on a novel by Mohsin Hamid titled ‘The Reluctant Fundamentalist’ and has also shortlisted a main lead for the same. And if sources are to be believed then Shahid Kapoor will be seen playing the protagonist in this one.

Buzz has it that Shahid will play a Pakistani man who lets go of his life of fame in America after a failed love affair and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Since the film is based on a bestseller, the lead role is quite an interesting offer for Shahid.

But Shahid wasn’t Mira’s only choice. The director had was initially caught up between Shahid and Ranbir Kapoor for the role. Confirming the news, a source said, “Between Ranbir and Shahid, Mira felt that Shahid had the intensity that the character required. While immensely appreciative of Ranbir’s talent, Mira thought that Shahid was better suited for this role.”

Going by the novel, the story unfolds in the form of a dialogue between Changez (lead role offered to Shahid) and an American he meets at a cafe in Lahore. The dialogues dwells into Changez’s life post the 9/11 attack in America.

Even though Shahid is yet to commit to the project, a source said, “Mira has already met Shahid. The actor loves the script. The necessary formalities are being worked out as both Mira and Shahid are extremely excited about the film and want to start working on it by early next year.”

Britain`s Best-Dressed Man List

‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattinson has been voted Britain`s best-dressed man in a new poll.Scottish actor Gerard Butler landed the second spot, reports the Telegraph.

Rupert Grint came third while Daniel Radcliffe stood fourth. David Beckham was fifth, followed by Orlando Bloom, Gossip Girl`s Ed Westwick, chart-toppers JLS, Jude Law and Ewan McGregor.Around 25,000 people voted in the Glamour.Com Best Dressed Brits List.

Top 10 men:

1. Robert Pattinson

2. Gerard Butler

3. Rupert Grint

4. Daniel Radcliffe

5. David Beckham

6. Orlando Bloom

7. Ed Westwick

8. JLS

9. Jude Law

10. Ewan McGregor

Lindsay Lohan Back Into A Rehab

It`s probably not the comeback she would have preferred, but troubled actress Lindsay Lohan checked back into a rehab centre after taking drugs in violation of her probation.

Lohan checked into an unidentified rehab centre in southern California, according to celebrity website TMZ.

Lohan`s stint comes ahead of an Oct 22 hearing that could see her jailed for a year for violating terms of a probation that banned her from using drugs and alcohol.

After failing a drug test earlier this month, she spent 15 hours in jail Friday before being freed on $300,000 bail, after an appeals judge overruled a lower judge`s decision that she must spend 30 days in jail.

Lohan was released from a court-ordered rehab stint last month, following a brief jail term imposed for drunk-driving violations.

Lohan announced last week on her Twitter account that she had tested positive in a drug test.

Britain`s Best-Dressed Woman List

Harry Potter star Emma Watson has been named Britain`s best-dressed woman in a new poll.Singer-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham came second, followed by Keira Knightley, Cheryl Cole and Sienna Miller, reports the Telegraph.

Supermodel Kate Moss landed the sixth spot, with Lily Allen, Pixie Lott, Naomi Campbell and Lungs singer Florence Welch completing the top 10.

Around 25,000 people voted in the Glamour.Com Best Dressed Brits List.

Top 10 women:

1. Emma Watson

2. Victoria Beckham

3. Keira Knightley

4. Cheryl Cole

5. Sienna Miller

6. Kate Moss

7. Lily Allen

8. Pixie Lott

9. Naomi Campbell

10. Florence Welch

Sania Mirza On Commonwealth Games

The game of tennis has "enough depth" to negate the absence of star players when the sport makes its debut at the Commonwealth Games, feels India’s star player Sania Mirza.

It would have been a treat for home fans had world No. 4 Andy Murray, former world No. 1 Lleyton Hewitt, French Open finalist Samantha Stosur and Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis, who recently stunned Rafael Nadal, not pulled out of the Games.

The Games are clashing with prestigious season-ending ranking events on the two professional Tours, forcing players to decide against playing in the Games.

Sania, who has been India’s face on the WTA circuit in last half-a-decade, feels star-factor or rankings doesn’t count much when one is on court.

"As a tennis player, one can only compete with the players who are on the other side of the net! However, I can assure you that at least in a global sport like tennis, the depth is tremendous and stardom or rankings have no bearing once a player enters the court," Sania told PTI.

India’s men’s squad is packed with legends such as Leander Paes and rising stars in Somev Devvarman but the women’s squad wears a complete contrast look.

AITA had to recall 33-year-old Nirupama Sanjeev for the Games and apart from Sania and Nirupama, another veteran Rushmi Chakravarthy (513) and youngster Poojashree Venkatesh (444) comprise the four-member women’s team.

Sania acknowledged the bleak picture.

"It is a great achievement for Niru to be still good enough to get into the team. However, it is disappointing that the cupboard of upcoming talent in Indian women’s tennis looks bare," Sania said.

Sania will not compete in the women’s doubles event as Poojashree and Rushmi will take part in the event. She will play in the singles and pair up with Leander Paes in the mixed doubles. Nirupama will pair up with Rohan Bopanna in the mixed doubles.

Talking about her own expectations at the Games, world’s third largest sporting event in terms of particpation of countries, Sania said she just believes in giving her best shot and do not think much beyond that.

"I have always expected myself to give my best and to leave the rest to God. This is what I have done for every tournament that I have ever played in my life and till date my expectations from myself remain the same."

One being asked, if she feels pressure to put up a good show before home crowd since it has been an unimpressive season so far for her, she said, "International sport is all about pressure and handling it to the best of one’s abilities. I don’t really feel any extra pressure."

She though was quite optimisitc about winning gold in the mixed doubles event along with Leander Paes.

"We had won a bronze medal at the Busan Asian Games in 2002 and the gold medal in the Doha Asian Games in 2006. I’m hoping we can re-create that magic to win another medal for India in New Delhi."

Sania’s career graph has dipped in the last two years due to injuries and lack of form, though recently she won her ninth WTA doubles title in Guangzhou.

The free fall of singles ranking forced her to go through the qualifiers at the US Open since 2005.

Considering this, a good show at the Games before the home fans, look a must as a medal winning performance, would give it a massive fillip in order to revive her career .

But the Hyderabadi says one single tournament may not shape or mar a career.

"It takes a lot of patience, determination and will power to make a comeback from a serious injury at the highest level. Every win at the professional level adds to one’s confidence. I do not believe that any single tournament can make or break a career," she contended.

Australian Get Tips From Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar’s humility has bowled over Australian batsman Philip Hughes, who says it was a fantastic experience to get tips from the Indian icon over a cup of coffee.

"When I was in Mumbai earlier, I had coffee with him and we spoke for about an hour. He asked me so many questions and I also put him many queries. He is a fantastic man and very humble," Hughes said.

"He told me that I should try to play my natural game. We also talked a lot about other things in general. I also asked him a lot of questions about his career," the 21-year-old left-hander from New South Wales said during an interaction.

Set to fill in the shoes of prolific opener Matthew Hayden, Hughes said he is focussed on cementing his place in the side.

"It’s great to be in the squad. Sachin, Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman, they are all great batsmen. I may not be part of the main team now, but you never know when that opportunity comes," said Hughes, who made his Test debut against South Africa last year.

For Hughes, batting coach Justin Langer is his idol while he feels skipper Ricky Ponting is a "fantastic guy and a great leader".

The young Aussie is also excited about Indian food and likes Kashmiri and Punjabi food in particular.

"I love Rogan Josh, butter chicken and Naan," he said. Australia play their first Test of the two-match series against India at Mohali on Friday.

Ajith To Join The ADMK

Ajith recently met Jayalalitha in the wedding ceremony of Saidai Duraisamy’s family. They had a chat for about a few seconds and Ajith left the place. But then, the media came abuzz with news that Ajith is going to join the ADMK.

Vijay also met Jayalalitha and spoke to her for a few seconds but since Vijay’s plans on politics were known and were open secrets, there were no talks amongst the public on the same. A weekly magazine had reported that Ajith was interested in joining the ADMK, the party, its leader and the principles.

Now, Ajith is rumored to be approached by the Youth Wing of Congress and he was asked to join the party. Ajith refused to join the Congress. This further meant that he may be willing to join the ADMK. However, Ajith refused the news and stated that Saidai Duraisamy was his friend and so he just went for his family’s wedding to bless the couple.

Congress is also trying to rope in Ajith while ADMK is also approaching the actor often to make him join the party. But Ajith is refusing both the offers, reportedly. This leaves the media guessing that Ajith would start his own political party.

The media can speculate with random news and guessing but what Ajith will do will remain with him!

Trisha Sung A Song In Manmada Ambu

Trisha is working a film with Kamal Haasan, Manmada Ambu which is directed by K.S.RaviKumar and produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin.

For this film Trisha have sung a song, in which she pairs up with Kamal Haasan. This song was written by Kamal Haasan.

Though Trisha havnt done her own dupping yet, from this film she have decided to do dupping in her own voice.

The shoot for this film started in Europe, which was done for nearly 20 days. And then for a week it was shot in Ooty and now its to be scheduled in Chennai.

Nayantara Quitting Films For Marriage

After staying mum for a long time about his relationship with actress Nayantara, choreographer-actor-turned-director Prabhu Deva recently revealed to mediapersons that he and Nayantara are in love and they plan to marry very soon.

Now the big question on everyone’s mind is: Is Nayantara quitting films? The lady (whose Boss Engira Baskaran has received a good response) is currently busy with Upendra’s Super, simultaneously being made in Telugu and Tamil and scheduled to release in October.

Also in the pipeling is her much-awaited Malayalam film Electra, which will be released shortly.

The actress has not signed any projects after Super. It it because of her forthcoming marriage to Prabhu Deva? In that case, Super could well be her last film!

Kamal Haasan's Manmadhan Ambu Completed

Kamal Haasan’s upcoming venture Manmadhan Ambu, directed by K.S. Ravikumar has completed its final shooting schedule recently. "Wrap Party at K.S. Ravikumar sirs house...

Fantastic house and even more fantastic food... And the Nicest people.. Love u sir," Madhavan posted on his social networking site. .
Manmadhan Ambu will grace theatres in December. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the music for this film produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin under Red Giant Movies banner.

Trisha is teaming up with Kamal Haasan for the first time in their careers; Madhavan also plays a prominent role.

Earlier, the film was scheduled to grace theatres during Diwali. Although the filming of Manmadan Ambu is running on schedule, the film’s post-production works may take more than a couple of months to be completed, so the release is delayed.

Dabangg Has Created A Buzz In Pakistan

The footfalls at Pakistani cinema halls went down when Indian movies were banned during the Eid period, but Salman Khan-starrer "Dabangg" has created a buzz and moviegoers are once again thronging the theatres.

Produced by Salman’s younger brother Arbaz Khan, the funny cop drama with a catchy storyline and enchanting music has not only enthralled audiences in India but also witnessed an overwhelming response in Pakistan.

Rizwan, a booking clerk at Cinestar cinema in Lahore, said the movie was released in Pakistan Sep 17, a week after its India release, and "families have started returning to the cinemas for Indian movies. The cinema hall is more than 70 percent full during all ’Dabangg’ shows."

Ever since then president Pervez Musharraf lifted more than four decades of a ban on Indian movies three years ago, the Pakistani cinema halls have got a new lease of life.

The lack of competition and the declining standards of local movies have created a huge vacuum for movie lovers, which is now being filled by Indian movies. The dwindling film industry in Pakistan produces only a handful of low-budget movies every year and fails to garner a satisfactory response at the box office due to poor quality.

Arif Khan, owner of Gulistan cinema, said: "The cinema-going culture has been revived ever since Indian movies started screening in local theatres. Hardly 8-10 movies have been produced in Pakistan during the first nine months of 2010 while 25-30 Indian movies have released during the intervening period," he said.

Khan said a couple of Pakistani movies were released on Eid last year and generated a rush during the holidays. "However, as soon as the holidays ended, the trend again went down," he recalled.

This year too the government did not allow the screening of Indian movies on Eid in a bid to give breathing space to the local industry.

"Had Indian movies run simultaneously with Pakistani flicks on Eid, I am sure the rush would have been diverted to the Indian hits," Khan said.

"Other than ’Dabangg’, ’Once Upon A Time in Mumbaai’, ’I Hate Luv Storys’ and ’Housefull’ have also fared well at the box office in the recent past," he stated.

A booking clerk in DHA cinema said: "The ticket prices ranged between Rs.300 and Rs.500 for Indian movies, relatively high considering almost half the rates for Pakistani movies, but that failed to dent the eagerness of the public."

Several cinema houses have been built in posh localities to cater to the taste of the masses after the revival of Indian movies.

"The revival of cinema in Pakistan has to be credited to Indian movies," Arif said adding that the debate on whether it should have been allowed in the first place had more or less settled down after seeing the response.

There were more than 50 cinemas in Lahore, considered the cultural capital of Pakistan, but the number has gone down to just 14 because the remaining were converted to shopping malls and restaurants due to poor business.

Shah Rukh Khan Not Performing At CWG

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will not be performing at the Oct 3 opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games (CWG), organisers said Tuesday.

"Shah Rukh is definitely not performing at the opening ceremony. However, I don’t know if he is planning to attend the event or if he has received any invite from the organising committee. But he is not performing," Viraf Sarkari, director of Wizcraft International Entertainment, told IANS over phone from Mumbai.

The opening ceremony of the Oct 3-14 mega sports event will be a mélange of Indian dances and songs, said Sarkari. Wizcraft is behind the cultural evening at the event.

Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman will be performing a few songs, apart from the latest version of the CWG anthem. But the Bollywood quotient will take a back seat as India’s cultural heritage will rule the stage on D-day, added Sarkari.

The opening ceremony will take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.

Shankar Success Streak Will Continue

He is known as the showman of the south and though there is a gap in his films, he makes it up for them by scoring blockbuster hits. He is also popular for his out of the box thinking and also the way he projects his hero to be a rebel of the system.

He is none other than Shankar and now, the question is can his sentiment work again. Well, Shankar is arriving with the most ambitious film India has ever seen. This is ‘Robo’ and it is not only the budget but also the idea and concept of the film that has caught the attention of many.

So far, Shankar has recorded no flop till now (except Boys which was a flop in Tamil but hit in Telugu) and the sentiment is running high that his success streak will continue.

On the flip side, the budget this time is exorbitant and the subject he is dealing with is revolutionary. ‘Robo’ releases on October 1st so it is only a matter of time…

5 Reasons To Watch Endhiran

Rajinikanth is not less than a God for his fans. That’s probably the reason why Endhiran has become already a phenomenon before its release. Be it Chandramukhi, Kuselan, or Sivaji the Boss, Rajinikanth mania has only increased with each successive release. So what’s new this time? Here’re top 5 reasons why Endhiran is a must-watch.

1) Endhiran’s tickets were sold in 10 min: It’s hard to believe that Endhiran’s tickets for the first week, in all the three versions - Hindi, Tamil and Telugu, were sold in just 10 minutes at a US theatre!

2) Fans paying for trailers: In Tamil Nadu theatres, when the first trailer of the Endhiran was released, fans made a beeline to get a ticket just to catch the glimpse of their favourite star. And guess what? Some even went for a second show.

3) Rajinikanth in 100 different avatars: Fans just can’t get enough of Rajinikanth. That’s probably why Rajinikanth will appear in 100 different looks in one song of the film.

4) Aishwarya Rai and Rajinikanth jodi: It would be interesting to see the ex Miss World Aishwarya Rai romancing the actor of his Paa’s age.

5) It’s the costliest film ever: With a budget of Rs. 150 crore, Endhiran boasts of a complete entertainment package. Watch the movie for its maginficence, the stunning visuals, and all the Rajini masala.

Courtesy: Hindustan Times

Pamela Anderson In Bigg Boss House

Rumours are abuzz that ’Baywatch’ babe Pamela Anderson will be shacked up with the reality show ’Bigg Boss 4’.

She will surely yield high TRPs if she is in the Bigg Boss house. Talks are at an advanced stage at present.

Mahesh Babu Troubling With Health Problems

Prince Mahesh’s much awaited film Mahesh Khaleja is planning to release on October 7th. Now the post production works are going on, but Mahesh’s dubbing has not yet completed.

Prince has to complete the dubbing part long ago but due to busy schedules and some health problems he was not able to finish it.

The latest news is that Mahesh troubling with throat infection so he was not able to give his best, so it is delaying.

As per the sources he is running up the time and planning to complete his total dubbing part by tomorrow.

With Mahesh’s dubbing Khaleja film almost completed and first copy will ready by October 3rd and it will go for censor on October 4th.

Sonakshi Sinha Fell Down On Ramp

Walking on the ramp is not as simple as one think. Number of eyeballs glare at you when you make entry and you need to carry on with your attire and move brilliantly.

‘Dabangg’ actress Sonakshi Sinha, wearing a flowy golden brown evening gown for designer Gavin C Miguel, Tripped and fell down just as she stepped onto the ramp at fashion show in Banglore recently.

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Surya's Guest Role In Manmadha Ambu

Manmadha Ambu directed by K.S.RaviKumar starring Kamal, Trisha, Madhavan and Sangeetha is well known among the fans.

However, our sources say that Surya is playing a guest role in the movie which is about to be released soon.

Kamal or K.S.RaviKumar is soon expected to send out official information about Surya’s involvement in the movie.

Udhayanidhi Stalin who is producing Manmadha Ambhu has already produced a super hit movie Aadhavan starring Surya. K.S.RaviKumar was the directed for the movie released before.

Tamil Films In Oscar Race

Selections for the Oscar race went on recently and ‘Peepli Live’ came out trumps being India’s official entry into the February 2011 Academy Awards for the Best Foreign Language Film category.

Peepli Live emerges as the sole winner due to the “film being a reflection of India’s culture and media ethics while highlighting the perennial problem of ‘farmer suicides”. KS Sethumadhavan, who is the selection committee chairman, announced ‘Peepli Live’s entry into the Oscars for nomination on Friday September 24, 2010.

Peepli Live was selected among the 27 films shortlisted. 5 of them were Tamil films. Paa, My Name is Khan, Rajneeti, 3 idiots made it from Bollywood while Pazhassi Raja hailed from the Kerala Film Industry.

The Tamil films were Angaadi Theru, Raavanan and Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya along with Madrasapattinam (to be booed off for plagiarism from the makers of Titanic?). It is funny that someone had sent Singam to the Oscar race.

It could have gotten positive reviews from the media and the screenplay might be racy and entertaining but trying Singam out in the Oscars is utterly humiliating for the Tamil Film Industry.

Angaadi Theru was the toughest bit that fought hard against ‘Peepli Live’ but the satire on the media won the race. Peepli Live’s take on the farmer suicides in the villages of India and the media’s cashing in on the agonies of the farmers won the race for the film. Peepli Live is directed by Anusha Rizvi and Aamir Khan is the proud producer of the film.

Even then, Angaadi Theru is appreciable as an original film but its purely one sided views will not help the film take the Oscar stage. It should have been more a film like ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ than documenting the lives of the sales people in popular shops. We also understand that Slumdog Millionaire is oft debated.

Lakshmi Rai Upset With Item Girl Tag

The tall beauty Lakshmi Rai has strongly condemned the usage of the term ‘item girl’ to describe actresses and artistes performing for a single song.

“It isn’t a crime to dance for a song in a film. The term ‘item girl’ could eventually mean ‘item actress’ and could sow unwanted thoughts in the minds of the readers who come across such usage.

It’d be better if an actress is given her due respect for the work she does not only in ‘one song’ but considering her work in her other films as well,” says Lakshmi Rai.

Lakshmi Rai has Ajith’s upcoming film ‘Mangkatha’ and ‘Kanchana’ in her kitty in Tamil and has also been starring in a couple of Malayalam films titled ‘Christian Brothers’ and ‘Casanova’.

Talking to reporters during breaks in shooting, she said that it’s highly condemnable to name an actress as an ‘item girl’ just because she dances for a solitary song in a film.

Endhiran Special In Norway Theatre

One of the biggest theatre in Europe, Coloseum kino-1 in which Super Star’s Endhiran special scene have been screened.

For this special show the tickets have been sold at a faster rate than expected. It was observed that after a period of 10years first tamil film is going to be released in this theatre.

This theatre is located at Oslo, capital city of Norway. It was built with 950 seats with international standard infrastructure. The famous Avatar film was also screened in this theatre.

In this theatre other than English films, no other language films would be released. The reason behind this is, even one scene cant be displayed properly.

But after 10 years, for the first time a tamil film is going to be released that too Super Star’s Endhiran. And surely its going to hit the screens for more days all over the world.

Kajal Agarwal Hopes On NTR’s Brindavanam

Kajal rose to stardom with the super success of Magadheera last year.

Although she acted in several films before Magadheera, she didn’t get fame like she did with this blockbuster.

Later she was flooded with offers and many big films came her way. But unfortunately all her films that followed Magadheera turned out to be a damp squib including the Ram starrer Ganesh and Allu Arjun starrer Arya -2. Darling was the only saving grace for her.

If she has to maintain her position at the top, she needs a big hit urgently. Kajal hopes that NTR will bring her luck this year like Ram Charan did last year.

She has pined all her hopes on NTR’s Brindavanam that is releasing on October 8th.

Rakta Charita Audio Launched

“Whatever I do, and utter during my film`s release is all for the sake of publicity,” said Ram Gopal Varma at the audio launch of his latest film, Rakta Charita.

The audio albums of the movie were unveiled on Sunday (September 26, 2010) at Prasad Lab Preview Theatre in Hyderabad. It was held in a low-key manner. RGV, the film’s producers Madhu Mantena and Rajkumar and Khaleja producer C Kalyan attended the ceremony.

The film’s songs were also screened at the venue. “I sang a song in this film. The song starts with the lyrics of `Kattulato Saavaasam` and the song itself exemplifies the theme of the two parts of Rakta Charitra.

The reason I sang was not to showcase my singing talent. When I was telling the music directors the way this song should be sung, they were fed up of my constant interference and forced me to sing myself,” he said.

C Kalyan is releasing the film in Andhra Pradesh. He presents the Telugu version.

Movie Review: Vande Maatharam

Movie: Vande Maatharam

Director: Aravind

Music: D.Imman

Cast: Mammootty, Arjun, Sneha, Naseer

There is a dated and jaded look about director Aravind T’s Vande Maatharam. It was four years in the making and it shows. The film follows the pattern of 90’s formula films where an investigative officer brings down a terrorist network single-handedly. Reference point- Vijaykanth films of the 90’s and early 2000 where he plays a cop.

Gopi Krishna (Mammootty) is the southern chief of Intelligence Bureau (IB) who lives a happy life in a posh seaside bungalow with his wife Nandini (Sneha). We assume she works as a pilot as she is shown getting into a call taxi wearing a pilot uniform! One day IB big boss (Mohan Sharma) calls Gopi and tells him a major terrorist with Pakistani connections Malik (Deepak Jethi) has slipped into the country and is planning a major terrorist strike in south India.

Gopi ropes in local cop Anwar Hussain (Arjun) to track down Malik, which takes them to Kochi and later to Thengapattinam near Kanyakumari, where they get the lead. It seems the terrorist want to blow up the Prime Minister (Nasser), who is coming to inaugurate his pet project named ‘Grand Canal Project’, which would link all rivers in the country between Kashmir and Kanyakumari. Our heroes come to the rescue of the nation.

The film lacks focus and rambles all across. The way the investigation unfolds does not have enough twists and turns. Making the terrorist believe that after his jail escape and capture that he is living in future is highly farfetched. And then making the chief of investigations wife (Sneha) pretend that she is his daughter has the audiences hooting. Towards the climax it becomes preachy and unbearable

There are two item numbers and a melody song by D Imman, which is loud and is thrust into the narration. Sneha appears in one song and two scenes. Mammootty sleep walks through the role as he has done similar investigation officer in a dozen Malayalam films. Arjun is there for all the action scenes including absurd jumping from one tree to another tree fight scene with the villain, to avoid stepping on landmines!

On the whole the film is a big letdown and waste of time.

Verdict: Forget it!

Enthiran Wave Has Hit US

The Enthiran wave has hit US and tickets are fast selling out all major releasing stations.

The tickets for the first week were sold out a sell out at the Jackson Heights in New York. Rajinikanth is the biggest Tamil star in America.

Superstar is the only legend who can give continuous excitement to his fans. Seattle is the one of his largest fans hub in the USA.

Mayuri Videos, Redmond, the only store in Seattle which sells the exclusive Collector’s edition tickets for Enthiran.

Local fans from Washington state have come and celebrated and bought the premier show tickets. Tickets for Enthiran premiere in cities across US are selling like hot cakes. The ticket price for premier show itself has created a new record, as they are selling at $ 40.

Please note that Rajinikanth’s last release Sivaji premiere tickets were sold at $25.

Kim Kardashian Doesn't Need A Man

Socialite Kim Kardashian says she is happy being single and doesn’t need a man for the fulfilment.

The reality TV star - who has previously dated soccer players Reggie Bush and Cristiano Ronaldo in the past - believes she could be content on her own but thinks she will one day find love because it makes life "more entertaining".

"I feel like I don’t need a man, but I’m also such a hopeless romantic. I really think that having someone makes everything more entertaining. I don’t think you need a guy to make you happy but it’s nice to have one," said Kardashian.

The 29-year-old beauty - who has just split from Dallas Cowboys football player Miles Austin - is planning to be single for the foreseeable future but if she meets ’Mr. Right’ she will make time for dates, reports contactmusic.com.

"I’m happily single and having fun. But I think everybody can make time for someone they really like. I’m dating or I’m trying to. I just want to keep it a bit quieter and move private than previous relationships," she said.

"I would just take falling in love a bit slower these days. And I’ve got so much more going on, being single means I can concentrate more on myself," she added.

John Travolta To Dance With Akshay Kumar

Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who has collaborated with many international entertainers such as Kylie Minogue in Blue, Snoop Dogg in Singh Is Kinng and RDB in Kambakkht Ishq, will now dance with Hollywood star John Travolta at a live event.

Travolta’s visit to Mumbai appears to be an uncanny coincidence. It comes at a time when Akshay’s retro John Travolta gets set to rock in Vipul Shah’s Action Replayy.

Vipul Shah has noticed the favourable turn of fortune too. His production team is right now busy negotiating with Travolta’s office to work out an collaboration between Travolta and his desi counterpart, Akshay Kumar.

Yes, the two will be dancing together at a live event. Vipul is in serious talks for this coming together. Akshay Kumar who loves collaborating with international entertainers has also pitched in very strongly for an evening of Saturday Night Fever. Akshay is apparently using his Canadian connection to convince Travolta to get jiggy on stage with him.

When contacted,Vipul Shah tried to underplay the excitement of the Travolta-Akshay event. "There are talks going on. But talking about it would only make things difficult. You see, negotiating with an international star is painstaking. Water-tight contracts have to be drawn up. Unquestionable deals have to be sealed. We’re in the process of doing all that. But like I said, I can’t talk about it until the papers are signed."

While Vipul plays it safe, it is reliably learnt that Travolta’s songs and dance routines from Saturday Night Fever and Grease are being handpicked as part of this historic live performance.

Let’s hope Travolta would have more to do in Akshay’s presence on stage than the other Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone had to do in Kambhakkt Ishq.

The Most Powerful Man In The Film World

Cameron voted ’most powerful man’ in film world Avatar director James Cameron has been named the most powerful man in the film world, beating Steven Spielberg and Christopher Nolan to the top spot.

The Canadian director beat Steven Spielberg, Leonardo DiCaprio and Christopher Nolan in the list by the Guardian newspaper’s Film & Music supplement, which proclaimed him the most influential man, reports contactmusic.com.

"Cameron occupies the top two spots in the list of the highest grossing movies of all time, with Titanic (worldwide gross: $1.8 billion) second only to Avatar ($2.7 billion). Those figures are so high that it seems scarcely worth mentioning that other of his films, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, stands in the lower reaches of the top 100 with takings of over $519 million; loose change, really," said a statement from the Guardian.

The list created by experts, including the Guardian’s film editor Andrew Pulvor, studio executive Colin Vaines and former artistic director of the Edinburgh International Film Festival Hannah McGill, also highlighted the importance of Brad Pitt, Quentin Tarantino and George Clooney in its top 10.

Other notable entries in the top 100 include British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen at number 26, Prince of Persia producer Jerry Bruckheimer at number 45 and Kick-Ass screenwriter Jane Goldman at number 96.

The following are the top five among the ’Film Power 100’ by the Guardian newspaper’s Film & Music supplement:

1. James Cameron (director)
2. Steven Spielberg (director)
3. Leonardo DiCaprio (actor)
4. John Lasseter (director)
5. Brad Pitt (actor and producer)

Neetu Chandra Refused Bigg Boss 4

Bollywood actress Neetu Chandra has refused to be a part of Bigg Boss 4 after landing herself a plum role down south.

The actress has been roped in by Tamil director Ameer Sultan to play the lead in his next, titled Aadhi Bhagavan. opposite southern superstar Jayam Ravi.

"Though the Bigg Boss offer was lucrative and tempting, Neetu won’t be able to participate as she has to leave for Ameer Sultan’s shoot in Pattaya (Thailand) this week," her publicist Dale Bhagwagar said in a statement.

Meanwhile, Neetu has been taking lessons in Tamil language for the film.

Google’s 12th Birthday

It’s Google’s 12th birthday today, and Google’s regular logo is replaced by an image of a cake, created by the American painter Wayne Thiebaud.

Thiebaud is famous for his paintings of cakes and other everyday objects, and has been associated with the Pop art movement.

As far as Google’s birthday is concerned, today’s logo change solidifies the notion that Google’s birthday is, indeed, September 27. Google had previously been unclear about the exact date, sometimes celebrating on September 7, although the Google.com domain was registered on September 15, 1997.

Although 12 years is a lot in the world of IT technology, the fact that a company has grown so huge in this time frame never fails to astound us. Happy birthday, Google!

Chennai Super Kings Won CLT20 Final

Chennai Super Kings won the Champions League Twenty20 tournament, defeating Eastern Cape Warriors by eight wickets on Sunday.

Murali Vijay and Mike Hussey cracked sparkling half centuries as Chennai Super Kings were crowned the Champions League Twenty20 winners.

Vijay (58 off 53 balls), who was let off when on 34, cracked his third half century of the tournament while the other opener Hussey played sheet anchor and remained not out on 51 as Chennai chased down the small target of 129 with one over to spare

Earlier, spinners Muttiah Muralitharan (3/16) and Ravichandran Ashwin (2/16) shared five wickets as Chennai restricted Warriors to 128 for seven after the South African champion side elected to bat at the New Wanderers Stadium.

Vijay underlined his emergence as a fine Twenty20 batsman by becoming the highest run getter of the tournament with 294 runs from six matches, eight more than Warriors captain Davy Jacobs.

Vijay’s 53-ball innings was studded with six fours and two sixes while Hussey hit only three fours from 46 balls in his unbeaten knock.

CSK were richer by $2.5 millions for winning the second edition of the tournament, their second crown in five months after their IPL triumph in April. Warriors received $1.3 million for finishing runners-up

The grand finale of the multi-dollar tournament, however, turned out to be a lopsided match with the Warriors bowlers failing to make any impact on the batsmen of the opposition who have beaten them in their last Group A league fixture four days ago.

The total of 128 was too small to defend and Chennai was always in control of the run chase though it got a bit tight with Suresh Raina, who was mainly responsible for CSK’s semifinal win against Royal Challengers Bangalore with an aggressive 94, out cheaply for just two.

Hussey and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (17 not out), however, held on their nerves to pull off the win with a 25-run partnership for the unbroken third wicket.

Dhoni hit the winning runs -- a four off Juan Theron --as Chennai scored 132 for two in 19 overs to lift the title.

Vijay and Hussey did not need to take too much risk as they ran mostly in singles in their 103-run opening wicket stand in front of a capacity crowd.

Vijay lived dangerously on a couple of occasions with an edge from his bat flying past wicketkepeer Mark Boucher and Justin Kreusch for a four. He was also lucky to survive in the ninth over with wicketkeeper Mark Boucher missing a simple stumping chance off the bowling of Nicky Boje when on 34.

But he made amends of these lapses later as he struck some fine shots, including two sixes off Nicky Boje.

Vijay fell to Boje in the 15th over after taking his side to the threshold of victory. Earlier, Muralitharan snapped three wickets as Chennai Super Kings restricted Warriors to 128 for seven.

Muralitharan, who took three for 16, got able support from his spin colleague Ashwin (2/16) as CSK restricted the Warriors to a meager total.

Pacers Dough Bollinger and Albie Morkel bagged a wicket each while Laxmipathy Balaji was unsuccessful.

Charles Is Not Real Father Of Prince Harry

TRAGIC Princess Diana allegedly confided to pals that she didn’t think Prince Harry was the biological son of Prince Charles.

According to author Ian Halperin, the late former British royal revealed two months before Harry was born that she thought her son was another man’s child.

“She broke down and cried to me several times,” said one insider.

“She didn’t know what to do. She wanted to tell the real father but feared the wrath of the Queen and Prince Philip. There’s no doubt in my mind Harry was fathered by another man.”

Shruti's Tough Time With Siddharth

Kamal Haasan’s daughter Shruti, who was roaming between Chennai, Mumbai and Hyderabad for the shooting of her upcoming movies.

Presently she is romancing in Turkey with Siddharth for the shooting of their new film ‘Anaganaga Oka Dheerudu’.

Shruti is shaking a leg with her co-star Siddharth, as per the sources the pretty lass is giving a tough time to Siddharth with her dance moves.

Sources say that Siddarth is finding tough time joining leg with Shruthi who is an avid trained dancer.

But still young looking man is trying to cope with her burning extra calories and bending bones. Anagananga Oka Dheerudu is a fantasy movie which is written and directed by newcomer Prakash Kovelamudi. The music for this movie has been scored by the famous duo of Salim-Sulaiman.

Advance Booking For Endh­Iran

Advance booking for the Rajinikanth-Aishwarya Rai starrer Endh­iran begins at 9 am on Saturday across the state, six days ahead of its release on October 1.

The large-scale production by Sun Pictures - at a cost of Rs120 crore, Endhiran is Tamil cinema’s costliest film - will release in 500 of around 1,300 thea­tres in the state.

"Distributors are looking at 500-550 theatres to release the film," Hansraj Saxena, CEO, Sun Pictures, told Expr­ess. With that, the film will have the widest release in the state, double that of Rajini’s previous film, Sivaji The Boss, screened in 252 theatres.

Kamal Haa­san’s Dasavathaaram and Vijay’s Suraa was shown in 275 theatres. World over, 2,000 screens will show Endhiran, Saxena said, though some theatres are yet to give a confirmation.

In the city, the film will be released in more than 40 theatres, including multiple screens of most multiplexes.

In Sathyam Cinemas (including Escape), there will be 24 shows of the film a day, while Mayajaal will screen the film 60 times daily, the highest ever for a single film at the multiplex.

Although individual collections of theatres may be affected due to Endhiran’s record distribution, owners are happy.

A Minimum Guarantee System, which requires theatre owners to pay to screen films, has mostly been done away with for Endhiran.

"In 90 per cent of theatres, the film is being screened on a rental or percentage basis - the collection will be shared by distributor and exhibitor, which augurs well for us," said Sridhar, TN Theatre Owners Association member.

Peepli Live Selected Oscars

Aamir Khan’s Peepli Live, depicting the growing rural-urban divide in India, has been selected as India’s official entry to next year’s Oscars in the Best Foreign Film category.

"Peepli Live has been selected as India’s official entry for the Oscars out of 27 films," Supran Sen, secretary general of the Film Federation of India, told PTI.

Directed by debutant Anusha Rizvi, the film stars theatre actors and was shot in a small village in Madhya Pradesh.

The film also takes pot shots at the media and the political system in the country.

This is third time lucky for Aamir Khan Production as the actor’s previous films Lagaan (2001) and Taare Zameen Par (2007) were also selected to represent India at the Academy awards.

Laagan, which saw Aamir playing a farmer in British Raj, was shortlisted in a category of five but lost to Bosnian war film No Man’s Land.(PTI)

Aishwarya Rai With Megastar Chiranjeevi

Megastar Chiranjeevi who is almost ready to take the plunge into the film world once again has begun to do the required groundwork for it.

Just recently, it was reported that the leading lady for his comeback film would be the stunning beauty Shriya but it looks like there is something more to it.

The buzz is that the mega camp has decided to go for the best and they have begun lobbying for none other than Aishwarya Rai.

On the other hand, Chiru is also said to be going for physique correction and will be going to the US though it is mentioned that he is going for a marriage.

Some of the information has already been published by a popular Telugu daily. Meanwhile, the shooting is expected to commence in the year 2011.

Sources close to Chiru reveal that it was Rajinikanth’s ‘Robo’ that has given Chiru the inspiration to get back to films and also a desire to pair up with Aish.

Shriya's Innocent Expression

Well…some girls just can’t do without it. While there are many actresses who think twice before shedding their clothes, here is the top league heroine who seems to wait for a chance to do that. She is none other than Shriya and here again, the pretty girl gives ample feast of her smooth back. With not even a strand of thread, Shriya offers a complete nude feast of her back and while that innocent expression can be deceiving, the day is not far when she might just turn around and drop the bedsheet. Enjoy this folks!!