October 2011 ~ World Cinema News

Monday, October 31, 2011

Rajini attends the first public function

Posted by pranavikha on 6:33 AM

Cineimi[Monday, 31 October 2011]Rajinikanth thrilled the guests and attendees of an award function recently by his appearance. An energetic Rajini made it to the dais where veteran directors SP Muthuramam, K Balachander, Visu, actress Kushboo and several others were seated and said that he is there because he wanted his first public function to be an auspicious one.According to the Superstar, it was an auspicious event because one of his favorite directors SP Muthuraman is being honored with the Shanakara Rathna award instituted by the Shankara Nethralaya.The star said that he will continue to act as long as he is energetic because that is the...

Manorama critical

Posted by pranavikha on 6:26 AM

Cinemimi[Monday, 31 October 2011]Comedienne and character artiste Manorama has lost consciousness and is said to be in coma stage. A couple of days ago it was reported that the actress slipped and hurt her head.According to hospital sources, the veteran actress has suffered a brain hemorrhage and has gone into coma. She is said to in life support system to assist her in breathing. The doctors are monitoring her progress carefully, says a source. With Manorama in a critical condition, visitors are not being allowed to see her.Several celebrities like Kushboo, UTV’s Dhananjayan, Jayam Ravi and are others are wishing the actress a very speedy r...

Vairamuthu pens six songs for Viswaroobam

Posted by pranavikha on 6:19 AM

Cinemimi[Monday, 31 October 2011]It is not new for Kamal and Vairamuthu to join hands. But the treat that Kamal gives Vairamuthu each time they meet is something special.Sometimes he gives him coffee brought from Brazil and sometimes it could be Andhra special chicken.At times Vairamuthu would be served with the fruits brought from European countries. So every visit Vairamuthu meets Kamal there will be something special for him.Vairamuthu himself as mentioned about this special treats on various occasions and interviews. This time they both met on the next day of Deepavali. You know what treat Kamal gave Vairamuthu.It was Common Sandpiper Curry....

Arya and Maddy shoot the intro song of Vettai

Posted by pranavikha on 6:43 AM

Cinemimi[Saturday,October29,2011]Filming is proceeding at a breakneck pace for Vettai so that it can have a December release. The entire unit is in Karaikudi and the intro song is being filmed on Arya and Madhavan. Choreographer Raju Sundaram is drilling them so that the dance moves are flawless and the team is super kicked about this track.The Producer, UTV Dhananjayan, says that Arya and Maddy have done a phenomenal job and the visuals look absolutely amazing. The makers are confident that they have a winner on their han...

Vijay, a James Bond in 'Yohan'

Posted by pranavikha on 6:28 AM

Cinemimi[Saturday, October 29, 2011]Gautham Vasudev Menon is doing four projects at a time - 'Neethane En Ponvasantham', which he is simultaneously making in three languages (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi), and the Hindi remake of 'Vinnaithandi Varuvaya', titled 'Ek Dhivana Dha'.After completing these films, he will move on to 'Yohan Adhyayam Ondru', his first venture with Vijay. "Some rumour mills have it that Gautham is toying with the idea of coming out with a movie every two years in this series, like Yohan Adhyayam Irandu and Yohan Adhyayam Moondru but the director has remained tight-lipped about these."Vijay plays an international agent in this...

Radha's plans for her second daughter

Posted by pranavikha on 6:18 AM

Cinemimi[Friday, October 28, 2011]Radha is apparently the brains behind daughter Karthika's smart career moves. It was thanks to her mother that Karthika had dream launches in Telugu and Tamil with super hits, Josh and Ko respectively. The latest buzz was that Radha wanted to launch her second daughter Thulasi as well.It was reported that Thulasi would be making her debut with Karthik's son, Gautham in a Mani Rathnam film. It will be remembered that Radha herself made her debut with Karthik in Bharathiraja's famous film, Alaigal Oyvathilai. However, Radha has said that the reports were false and that her second daughter is too young to enter...

Richa Gangopadhyay has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and she shows no sign of slowing down

Posted by pranavikha on 7:48 PM

Cinemimi[Friday, October 28, 2011]Richa Gangopadhyay has enjoyed a meteoric rise to fame and she shows no sign of slowing down. After her hit film, Mirapakay in Telugu she managed to get two films in Tamil with the hottest young stars - STR and Dhanush. Now we hear she is headed for Bollywood.Talks are on for the remake of Susi Ganesan's Thiruttu Payale in Hindi. Neil Nitin Mukesh and Ameesha Patel will be doing Jeevan and Malavika's roles. Richa will be doing Sonia Agarwal's role. The actress is unwilling to discuss this project as of now though she is keeping her fingers crossed that it will take off.In the meantime, Richa is eagerly awaiting...

'Velayudham' USA release details, now at more cities!

Posted by pranavikha on 7:41 PM

Cinemimi[Friday, October 28, 2011]Ilayathalapathy Vijay's Diwali offering has seen a big release in USA as well, see below for details on showtimes.Big Cinemas:'Velayudham' tickets are priced at $10 in here.Big Cinemas Towne 3, San Jose, CABig Cinemas Freemont, CABig Cinemas Dos Lagos, CABig Cinemas Norwalk (Los Angeles), CABig Cinemas Peach Tree (Atlanta), GABig Cinemas Golf Glenn (Chicago), ILBig Cinemas Columbia Park (New Jersey)Big Cinemas Movie City (New Jersey)Big Cinemas Loehmann's Twins (Virginia)Detroit, MI:Cinemark Movies 1628600 DequindreWarren, MI 48092Oct 25 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pmOct 26 11:25am, 2:50, 6:20, 9:45pmOct 27 11:25am,...

Trisha bags what Shruti rejected

Posted by pranavikha on 7:36 PM

Cinemimi [Friday, October 28, 2011] Trisha is to be paired up with Jr. NTR for the first time in Dhammu. The role was initially offered to Shruti Haasan but she walked out at the last moment following a Bollywood offer to star opposite Aamir Khan.The Dhammu team was frantically searching for a leading lady to be paired opposite Jr NTR, one of the leading heroes in Tollywood. Finally it was decided that Trisha would be more apt for the role and the heroine has also give her asse...

More prints for 'Velayudham', to be remade in Hindi?

Posted by pranavikha on 7:26 PM

Cinemimi [Friday, October 28, 2011]Aascar Films V Ravichandran's Diwali offering, 'Velayudham' with Vijay on-board as protagonist has been well-accepted by Vijay fans who are happy with his larger than life image.Now the latest is that, the makers of this film that is being screened at more than 500 theatres across the state are planning for releasing more prints due to the pressure and response from fans!'Velayudham producer Aascar films V Ravichandran is happy that his film has made a huge box office hit this Diwali. In fact already Bollywood has approached the Velayudham film producer for the Hindi rights for a great deal', says an inside...

Bhanupriya back after a hiatus

Posted by pranavikha on 7:10 PM

Cinemimi[Friday, October 28, 2011]After a break, Bhanupriya, whose eyes would always have a lot to speak, is back to stand in front of the camera. The yesteryear heartthrob will be seen playing a crucial role in a film titled 'En Peyar Kumarasamy'."I was waiting for a challenging opportunity when director Rathan Chandrasekar approached me with En Peyar Kumarasamy. I found my role in this film very meaty and immediately gave my consent to be part of it," the actress says.Bhanupriya, who was part of many super hits like 'Maharasan', 'Pangaali' and 'Azhagan', was last seen playing Dhanush's mother in 'Polladhavan'. In 'En Peyar Kumarasamy' too she...