Pooja to sign for Bala’s Eriyum Thanal?

Director Bala’s Eriyum Thanal has got another hot face for the takes. It is heard that Bala has chosen actress Pooja to play a crucial role scripted for his Eriyum Thanal. Pooja’s role in the film will be next to Vedhika’s who plays the top lead opposite hero Atharva.

Eriyum Thanal hero Atharva, had his Muppozhudhum Un Karpanaigal fare badly at the theaters and is hoping to set things right for the Bala directorial. The director did have a screening test conducted for his new lady Pooja recently and is impressed with her performance for the role. Her confirmation for the film is still in the calls. It’s not for the first time that Pooja will be working under him as the two have worked for Naan Kadavul, the actress playing lead opposite Arya. She even bagged the Vijay Award for Best Actress for her act, only after applying black powder all over her body sans any makeup for the memorable role. Bala the taskmaster that he is, has made both Vedhika and Atharva act under grueling schedules. The movie also has actress Uma Riaz playing her role as Atharva’s mother.

Pooja is expected to sign for the film soon.

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Lawrence Raghava overtakes Rajni and Surya

Kanchana is a film which was released a couple of months ago and it was a great success at the box office.

Lawrence, Sarathkumar, Lakshmi Rai and Kovai Sarala starred in this film. Lawrence Raghava had directed this film. This film which was released in Tamil and Telugu was a great success.

There is a tough competition to remake this film in Hindi. Popular Bollywood actors such as Salman Khan, Amir Khan, Ajay Devgan, Sanjay Dutt and Akshay Kumar are showing keen interest to act in the Hindi remake version.
At this juncture, Lawrence is currently directing a Telugu film which has Prabhas abd Anushka in the lead roles. After this he will commence the shooting of Muni-3.

Lawrence will be introducing his brother in the lead role in the film Muni 3. The work connected with film is to begin soon. It is expected that other actors who had acted in Kanchana will be part of this film.

The film Kanchana has silently broken the records of Endhiran and Singam. In the TV TRP ratings, the film Endhiran has got 18 points and Singam has got 20 points. But when Kanchana was telecast in Sun TV, the TRP rating was 22 points.

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Suriya’s Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi from Monday, 27th

Kollwood star Surya will soon welcome fans on their telly screens through his gameshow Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi. Hosting the show from the quizmaster’s seat he will lend an opportunity for the eager ones to win a handsome sum of Rs.1 crore. Vijay TV Satellite Channel has roped in the star, agreeing for a record fee.

An insider reveals, “Surya is being paid Rs 50 lakhs for a single show. In total the season has 40 episodes, making it a record salary for any television show.” Earlier the makers were hoping to rope in Ilayathapathy Vijay to host the show, but the deal dint work out as expected. To be seated on the 1 crore chair participants will have to go through the “Fastest finger first” round, and the first one to press the button with the right answer makes it to a round of 15 questions. On answering all 15 of them correctly they will be presented with the jackpot cheque. In the neighboring regions it’s actor Puneeth Rajkumar hosting the Kannada version and Suresh Gopi, doing the Malayalam versions. Surya has been shooting for the first season of Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi , juggling between his Maatraan schedules with director KV Anand. He says to his fans, “Neengalum Vellalam Oru Kodi launching on 27th February at 8 P.M in Star Vijay TV.”

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Karthi, 'Jayam' Ravi target Tollywood

These are the tough times for the industry. At a time when films are struggling to make profits, Kollywood actors have found a new way to reach out to more audience, thereby making their movies safe. Of late, they have carefully been cultivating a market in the neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.

Karthi, whose films are expected in Tollywood too, is often seen in Hyderabad. Even last week, the 'Siruthai' actor was in the capital city of Andhra Pradesh to take part in the audio launch of 'Malligadu', the Telugu dubbed version of 'Paruthi Veeran'. And his forthcoming film 'Saguni' is being made as a Tamil-Telugu bilingual.

'Jayam' Ravi is not far behind. Gone are the days when the actor's films were inspired by Tollywood super hits. Now, his 'Engeyum Kadhal' is being dubbed in Telugu and he will be personally present in Hyderabad for its audio launch.

"Engeyum Kadhal (dubbed) coming soon in Telugu. I'll be in Hyderabad for the audio launch next week and will confirm the title soon," he wrote on his microblogging page. Looks like a trend is in the making.

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Jai and Samantha ready for marriage

Jai and Samantha will be paired up in the interestingly titled Thirumanam Ennum Nikkah. The film will be directed by Aneesh, who was formerly the assistant of Nasser and will be produced by Aascar Ravichandran. Cinematography will be by Shakthi who agreed to do the project after hearing the script.

Shooting for this project will begin in two months time according to sources. Jai and Samantha will be pairing up for the first time and with a fresh team to back them up, a lot is expected from them and they will be hoping to deliver.

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Shruthi's nose surgery

Shruthi Haasan has revealed that she went under the scalpel for a nose-job before she made her debut in films as an actress. However, the '7aum Arivu' and '3' heroine has clarified it was purely for medical reasons.


In an interview to a television channel, Shruthi said she went in for a corrective surgery in the United States because she was facing breathing problems. She was performed a septoplasty because of a common disorder involving a deviated septum.


The actress-singer-music composer added: "Post-surgery, life has become a lot easier. I am able to sleep peacefully and sing without any difficulty. It is a minor procedure and I am greatly relieved."


The elder daughter of Kamal Haasan is eagerly expecting the release of '3', in which she has shared the screen space with National Award winning actor Dhanush. "It is a lively entertainer and I loved to play a role in it," she says.

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