'Aarumugham' is just a rehash of hit 'Annamalai' (Tamil Film Review)September 26th, 2009 Film: "Aarumugham"; Director: Suresh Krishna; Cast: Bharath, Priyamani, Ramya Krishnan, Sathya; Music: Deva; Rating: *1/2
Director Suresh Krissna seems to have rehashed his big hit "Annamalai" into "Aarumugham", replacing Rajnikanth with Bharath and Sarathbabu with Sathya. At a time when movies with innovative themes are the order of the day, Suresh Krishna has gone on a vintage rally to render his "Annamalai" in a new colour.
Ramesh Arvind now moves on to village-based filmsSeptember 22nd, 2009 BANGALORE - After acting in films set in cities, Kannada actor Ramesh Arvind was keen to work in rural-based scripts and says he accepted "Crazy Kutumba", a remake of a Marathi film, because it provided him the opportunity. Directed by B.
Second schedule of AithalakadiAugust 25th, 2009 Director JG Krishna’s Aithalakadi has started shooting for its second schedule. It was a wedding sequence, shot at Rockline Studios.
Item song canned for Coffee BarAugust 24th, 2009 An item song was shot on Mumbai model Mousami Udeshi and some junior artistes and starts with Hindi words like ‘Jeena hai, marnaa hai, mastime rehana hai, hastehi jaana hai…’ and continues with Telugu lyric… ‘Aagedi kaadu kaalam, poyedi ee deham’ for ‘Coffee Bar’; directed and produced by Gita Krishna, with Sashank and Biyanka Desai in the lead. The film is simultaneously being made in Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.
Orissa dance group wins 'India's Got Talent' contestAugust 22nd, 2009 MUMBAI - Orissa-based The Prince Dance group was declared the winner of TV reality show "Indias Got Talent at the grand finale here late Saturday night after several relatives and friends of the group, apart from state Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, corporate houses and social activists joined hands to vote en masse for them. The reward for the all-male group? A staggering Rs.50 lakhs (Rs.5 million) in cash and and a swish newly-launched Maruti Suzuki Ritz car.
Launch of Gautham Menons Untitled FilmAugust 18th, 2009 Filmmaker Gautham Menon’s latest untitled film, which is rumored to be the Telugu version of the Tamil film, Vinnaithandi Varuvaya, was launched recently at Annapoorna Studios, Hyderabad. The film, which will have Naga Chaitanya playing the lead, will be shot in Hyderabad, New York and Kerala and is slated for a December 2009 release.
Moddodu begins songs recordingAugust 4th, 2009 Recording of songs began for ‘Moddodu’ (Veedu Monarch) directed by MA Choudary and produced by DV Ramana and Brahmaswamy under the banner of LV International at Madhava Sanjay digital recording theatre in Hyderabad recently. A song, which goes like ‘Molathadu Kattagane Magavadu Kaadura… Naa Leta Buggameeda Muddettaraa…’ penned by Jayasurya was rendered by Lalitha Sagari, which was recorded under the musical direction of Gorantla Krishna.
Krishna Nee Letagi Baro hits the floorJuly 23rd, 2009 Mohan makes his directorial debut with Krishna Nee Letagi Baro produced by M.D. Prakash. The film stars Mohan, Ramesh Aravind, Nidhi Subbaiah and Neethu in the lead roles.
Southern star Nidhi goes for image makeoverJuly 7th, 2009 BANGALORE - She has done mostly glamorous roles so far and was in the news recently for lip-locking scenes in Telugu film "Sweetheart". But Nidhi Subbaiah says her fans will see her in a completely different avatar in director Mohan's forthcoming film "Krishna Nee Late Aagi Baro".
Gali Seenu busy in post-production works June 25th, 2009 Posani Krishnamurali and Satyakrishnan of ‘Mental Krishna’-fame are playing the key roles, while a debutant Haneef is playing the title role in ‘Gali Seenu’ directed by P. Udaybhaskar and produced by MV Krishna Prasad and Kala Ravindra Phaniraj, on the banner of Swapna Movies.
Sivangi begins shooting June 17th, 2009 Shooting of ‘Sivangi’ with Archana playing the title role, directed by Thota Krishna and produced by VR Babu on the banner of Telugu Creations was launched at Ramanaidu Studios in Hyderabad recently. Dr D Ramanaidu gave the clap, NV Subbaraju switched on the camera for the muhurat shot picturised under the honorary direction of P Chandrasekhar Reddy.
Lord Krishna is still all-time favourite on TV, moviesJune 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lord Krishna is one of the most popular Hindu gods who is portrayed in multiple images as the naughty child, divine lover and eternal philosopher. And television producers and filmmakers are cashing in on his aura to woo audiences.
Popular TV shows take generational leap, child actors to goMay 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Child actors of popular television shows may have caught the fancy of many a viewer, but one may not get to see the cute kids of "Uttaran" or the naughty little boy playing Lord Krishna any more as they are now set to grow up on screen. Two prime-time hits of Colors entertainment channel will take a generational leap in the coming weeks.
Ramya Krishna in fashion showMay 3rd, 2009 Ramya Krishna is a senor actress in Telugu. She is also a big star on the small screen.
Ivar Vivahaitharaayal starts rollingMay 3rd, 2009 Jayasuriya starrer Ivar Vivahaitharaayal has recently hit the floors in Thevara. Roma is paired opposite Jayasuriya while Samvritha Sunil is playing a pivotal role.