'3' - Change of climax?

Cinemimi [Monday, February 27, 2012]Industry grapevine is abuzz that '3' featuring Dhanush and Shruti Haasan might see a change of climax! It is said that Aishwarya Dhanush held a special screening for Superstar Rajinikanth who was smitten by the film but expressed his displeasure with the film's climax."Aishwarya screened the whole film to her daddy dearest who was very happy and proud of the film that marks her debut in tinsel town as a director but he suggested a change in climax. The Superstar's experience in the industry needs no introduction and now Aishwarya is toying with the idea of changing the climax based on his suggestions", say...

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Slumdog actress in Tamil movie

Cinemimi [Monday, February 27, 2012] Tanvi Lonkar, who played the teenage Latika, will appear in a lead role in the Tamil movie Kadhal Theevu. The cast introduction of Kadhal Theevu's leads - Tanvi and Ramcharan, who played the young Parthiban in Azhagi - was held in Fame National Multiplex in Chennai. Sathyaraj introduced Tanvi and Ramcharan to the gathering. Kadhal Theevu is produced by Studentstudio.com production company.Tanvi, in her address, revealed how hard it is to make it big in Bollywood. "Although I am from Maharashtra and speak Hindi, it's impossible to break into Hindi films because Bollywood prefers people with...

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Cinemimi [Saturday, February 25, 2012] Priya Anand can't stop talking about her role model Sridevi and her excitement over sharing the screen with the yesteryear star in “English Vinglish” Her favourite childhood memory is watching Sridevi's films back to back — films such as “Kshana Kshanam” (Telugu) and “Lamhe” (Hindi), and writing letters to her favourite star. “I sincerely prayed that all my letters would reach her,” laughs Priya Anand. She is besotted with Sridevi and it becomes obvious as the better part of our conversation is devoted to the former star. “Sridevi is the epitome of glamour. She is sensuous without being...

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Itsy-bitsy: Anxious moments

Cinemimi [Saturday, February 25, 2012] he most memorable part of the film was reeling off a three-page dialogue after a cat fight with my partner - a Keralite - Aparna Nair in the movie. Not only Just not in the film, Aparna is actually a Malayali. The film that is metro in nature is directed by Dr. Kiran,” says Ajay Reddy a debutant. The actor from Anantapur is based in Bangalore and has in fact done his first film in Tamil titled Kalavaram with Satyaraj. Ajay's father was into movie production and that is how Ajay landed in movies. The actor avers it feels good to work in Telugu movie and is anxiously waiting for its release. The songs...

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No Rajini in '3'

Cinemimi [Saturday, February 25, 2012]There were reports in a section of the media that Superstar Rajinikanth would do a cameo in '3', the debut directorial vehicle of his elder daughter Aishwarya, which has his son-in-law Dhanush in the lead role.However, circles close to the project have denied this, saying: "This is just a wild guess. There is no special appearance by the Superstar. But he is closely watching how the film is taking shape, since this is Aishwarya's dream venture."On Thursday, it was confirmed by Dhanush's father Kasthuriraja that '3' would hit the screens on March 30 in three languages (Tamil, Telugu and Hindi). With Shruthi...

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'Maatraan' here, 'Duplicate' there

Cinemimi [Saturday, February 25, 2012]With just few more weeks left for the summer, the countdown has almost started for 'Maatraan', which is set to have a big release in South India. Recently, the Telugu dubbing rights of the film were bagged for a whopping price.According to sources, ace Tollywood producer Bellamkonda Suresh has acquired the Telugu rights of the movie from producers AGS Entertainment. "The Tollywood version has been titled 'Duplicate', a name which fits well to the film's knot," they add.Directed by K V Anand, who delivered a big hit 'Ayan' with Suriya, Kajal Agarwal is playing the heroine. Music is by Harris Jayaraj and an...

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Sridevi returns with a bang

Cinemimi[Saturday, February 25, 2012] Sridevi who had achieved the extraordinary feat of occupying the top spot in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films is all set to make her comeback. She will be seen in English Vinglish directed by Gauri Shinde, wife of acclaimed director, R Balki. Sridevi's costars are French actor Mehdi Nebbou, Priya Anand and Adil Hussain. Amitabh Bachchan will be making a special appearance.The story is set in New York and Sridevi plays a South Indian, who tries to learn English to impress her family. It is going to be an out and out comedy. The makers have decided to dub and release the film simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu...

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Dhanush too busy for his father?

Cinemimi [Saturday, February 25, 2012] Kasthuri Raja, film maker and father of Dhanush and Selvaraghavan is proud that his sons have done so well for themselves in Tamil cinema. Recently he was asked if he will make another film with Dhanush in the lead.To that, Kasthuri Raja laughed and said that since Dhanush has become such a huge star at the national level he is far too busy these days. He said that he does have some ideas for a film project but would prefer to work with new faces and not established stars as he would love to introduce fresh talent to Tamil cine...

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Jai and Samantha ready for marriage

Cinemimi [Saturday, February 25, 2012]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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