Vidyulekha in trouble, seeks Modi’s help

Vidyulekha in trouble, seeks Modi’s help

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Comedy Actress Vidyulekha Raman, who is currently in Vienna, has lost her passport, cards and currency. She has given a ‘SOS call’ to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

“@SushmaSwaraj My bag has been stolen with passport, cards & currency in my hotel lobby. Need to contact the Indian embassy asap in Vienna,” the ‘Veeram’ and ‘Neethane En Ponvasantham’ actress tweeted.

On how her bag was stolen, she said: “So I was not allowed to see the CCTV footage in the 5 star hotel but the Austrian police saw it.. A man has entered distracted me for a sec. He asked me how to get to an address and by the time I said I don’t know..His friend came from behind & took it. Shocked. Hope embassy helps.”

Devastating to have had a fab trip with friends and it ends on a sour note with all money, passport and valuables lost. Fate I guess, Vidyulekha added.

Finally, seeking the help of the Prime Minister, she tweeted: “@PMOIndia My bag has been stolen with passport, cards & currency in my hotel lobby. Need to contact the Indian embassy asap in Vienna. Sos”.

Nayanthara’s first shoot in Kashmir

Nayanthara’s first shoot in Kashmir

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For the first time in her more than a decade old career, Nayanthara is currently shooting in Kashmir for Vikram-starrer ‘Irumugan’.

According to sources, after getting permission in some sensitive areas in Kashmir, songs and stunt scenes for the movie are being shot. “Nayanthara is excited about visiting Kashmir,” sources said.

The team recently shot some crucial scenes in Malaysia. Later, grand sets were erected at studios in Chennai where stunt scenes involving Vikram were shot. It is learnt Vikram is playing a dual role and Nithya Menen is the other heroine.

Harris Jayaraj is scoring music for the movie, produced by Shibu Thameens and directed by Anand Shankar of ‘Arima Nambi’ fame. Shobi is choreographing dance for song sequences.

Karthi undergoes crash course

Karthi undergoes crash course

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As the countdown for the shoot of Mani Ratnam‘s movie has started, Karthi, its protagonist, is undergoing a training session to equip himself for the role.

“Since Karthi is playing the role of a pilot, he is currently doing a crash course at a flight school to acquire the body language and other skills of pilots,” sources said.

Bollywood actress Aditi Rao Hydari will play the female lead in the yet-to-be-named flick, which will have music by Oscar-Grammy winner A R Rahman and lyrics by veteran Vairamuthu.

Ravi Varman is in-charge of cinematography. Recently, Mani and Varman were on a tour to some hill stations to zero in on locations for the movie, tipped to be a romantic thriller.

Ilayaraja to score music for English flick

Ilayaraja to score music for English flick

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Maestro Ilayaraja will compose music for an English film titled ‘Love & Love Only’. Written and directed by Julian Karikalan, the movie is about cross-culture perspective and how love overcomes all that.

Besides penning the script and wielding the megaphone, Karikalan is also taking care of lyrics, editing and production departments as well.

Rohit Kalia and Georgia Nicolas play the lead roles, while others in the cast include Ambika Asthana, Shekhar Mehta, Sashi Dandekar, Suparna Mallick, Robert Osborne, Benjamin Cork, Juliana Peniazeva, Vikas Sehgal and Laurance Nath.

According to the director, the story is about an Indian guy who falls in love with an Australian girl. “Raja sir’s music is one of the biggest highlights of the movie,” he says.

‘Thodari’ songs from May 8

‘Thodari’ songs from May 8

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The combination of director Prabhu Solomon and music composer D Imman has always created a magic, with films like ‘Mynaa’, ‘Kumki’ and ‘Kayal’ standing testimony to the claim.

Now, the audio of their new venture, Dhanush starrer ‘Thodari’, will be unveiled on May 8. “Imman has once again come out with magical melodies and the songs in ‘Thodari’ will be talked about,” sources said.

Keerthi Suresh plays the heroine of the movie, which has music by D Imman. While Dhanush plays a pantry worker in the train between New Delhi and Chennai, Keerthi plays the touch-up girl of a popular actress.

Recently, Dhanush has completed dubbing for his portions in ‘Thodari‘ in just one day. “Finished dubbing for thodari. Very very very excited about the way the film has shaped up. Can’t wait for you guys to watch it”, he stated.

Kamal lauds Vishal in Minister’s presence

Kamal lauds Vishal in Minister’s presence

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Kamal Haasan was all praise for Nadigar Sangam general secretary Vishal, at the May Day celebrations of Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) in Chennai recently.

Speaking at the event, which was attended by Union Minister of Labour Welfare and Employment, Bandaru Dattareya, Kamal said, “Vishal is a hero; he executed things which should have been ideally done by us.”
The ‘Ulaga Nayagan’ added: “We were apprehensive thinking that our shirts would get dirty but they understood that there won’t be any shirts to wear and taken things under control.”

In his request to the Minister, Kamal said the government should set up a new office in Chennai to register intellectual property rights as people in the south has to go all the way to New Delhi for registration.

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