Music director Raveendrans son steps into actingOctober 20th, 2009 Renowned music composer Raveendran’s son, Sajan Madhav, will be making his acting debut with Yakshiyum Njanum, directed by Vinayan. The film will also see Jubin Raj making his debut as a villain.
'Abhay' just a rehash of earlier Telugu films (Kannada Film Review)October 3rd, 2009 Film: Abhay; Director: Mahesh Babu; Cast: Darshan, Arati Thakur, Om Prakash Rao, Pradeep Rawat, Sangeetha and Suresh Mangalore; Music: Hari Krishna; Rating: **
Telugu film writer Janardhana Maharshi, who has successfully rehashed several Telugu film scripts to market stories to Kannada film producers, has done it again in "Abhay". He has now remixed elements seen in Telugu films like "Aata" and "Gudumba Shankar" to create the story of "Abhay".
Lara or Deepika - who has the better part in 'Housefull'?September 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Deeepika Padukone and Lara Dutta are shooting for Sajid Khan's "Housefull" at the moment and both believe they've the best role. The film has Deepika, Jiah (Khan) and me -- three girls.
'Wanted' only for Salman Khan fans (IANS Film Review - Rating: **)September 20th, 2009 Film: "Wanted"; Director: Prabhudeva; Cast: Salman Khan, Ayesha Takia, Prakash Raj, Mahesh Manjrekar, Govind Namdeo and Vinod Khanna; Rating: **
Though National Award-winner Prakash Raj's flamboyant villainy and Ayesha Takia's endearing cuteness miraculously find a place in the plot, this is the hero's vehicle like very few masala movies in recent times. Salman Khan adapts his goon's name Radhe from his eralier "Tere Naam" where he mixed violence with vulnerability in a heady brew.
Thayiya Runa to show Pooja Gandhi in different avatarSeptember 3rd, 2009 Director Ramesh Raj’s film Thayiya Runa will have Pooja Gandhi playing the main role. Her role is that of a mother losing her child and sacrificing her life for her mother’s house.
Denzel Washington to play Barack Obama in new movieJuly 24th, 2009 LONDON - Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington has reportedly landed the role of US President Barack Obama in a new movie. The 54-year-old has long voiced his interest in playing Obama, 47, in a film but feared he would be too old for the role by the time a picture of the politician's life was eventually produced, reports imdb.com.
Hindi and Telugu remake of NadodigalJuly 23rd, 2009 Tamil flick Nadodigal is proving to be a mega-hit and still running strong at the box office. Evidently, others too want to be a part of the film’s success, as the films remake right is been sold in Telugu and Hindi.
Drona in TamilJuly 23rd, 2009 Sri Lakshmi Super Good Films is dubbing the Telugu hit flick Drona in Tamil with the title Enaka Mani Unaka which has Priyamani, Nithin, Seetha, Mukesh Rishi, Babu Anthony and Rakhi Sawant in the cast. The film is directed by Karuna Kumar.
'Kencha' yet another clichd potboiler (Kannada Film Review)July 11th, 2009 Film: "Kencha"; Director: P.N. Sathya; Cast: Prajwal Devaraj, Pragna, Tilak, Sharath Lohithashwa, Bhavya, Lakshman and P.N.
I'm not taking over Jolie's 'Tomb Raider' role: Megan FoxJuly 1st, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Model-turned-actress Megan Fox has shot down rumours that she is set to replace Angelina Jolie in the next Tomb Raider movie. producer Dan Lin had recently announced Jolie would not be reprising her action role for the next instalment of the action film because the film bosses wanted to cast a younger actress, Contactmusic.com reports.
Schreiber turns down role to be with dogJuly 1st, 2009 LONDON - Hollywood actor Liev Schreiber turned down a role to a West End show as he did not want to be away from his dog. Schreiber was asked to take the lead role in a play "Glengarry Glen Ross" but he passed it on because he wanted to be with his dog in New York.
'Maruti Mera Dosst' not really Chandrachur Singh's comeback (IANS Film Review; Rating:**)June 6th, 2009 Film: "Maruti Mera Dosst"; Cast: Chandrachur Singh, Ritika Shrivastava, Erik A. Nanda, Sushmita Mukherji, Murli Sharma, Vindoo Dara Singh and Shahbaaz Khan; Director: Manikya Raju; Rating: **
Chandrachur Singh would have to wait for a while before he could actually term a movie as a 'comeback film'.
Lindsay Lohan grabs role turned down by Katie HolmesMay 26th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Singer-actress Lindsay Lohan has got a role which was supposed to be done by Katie Holmes in the movie The Other Side. Holmes was forced to pull out of The Other Side due to her busy schedule and her commitment to Broadway play All My Sons, reported femalefirst.co.uk.
Upendra steals the show in racy 'Dubai Babu' (Kannada Film Review)May 23rd, 2009 Film: "Dubai Babu"; Director: Naganna; Cast: Upendra, Nikitha, Saloni, Kumar Govind, Aryan Vaid, Dwarakish, Tennis Krishna, Sundar Raj, Ramesh Pandit and Sathyajith; Music: Sridhar; Rating: ***
Upendra's performance dominates director Naganna's "Dubai Babu", which comes across as a racy and enjoyable entertainer. Despite being a remake of successful Telugu film "Dubai Seenu", Naganna has brought about reinventions in "Dubai Babu", specially the foot-tapping original songs.
Bala to get wed with AmrithaMay 3rd, 2009 Singing based reality show has helped actor Bala to find his life partner. Bala was judging a Star Singer show on a private channel and in the process fell for the contestant Amritha who has just appeared for her Plus 2 examinations.