Vikram Prabhu comes in for rich praise

Divya Spandana is back

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Divya Spandana aka ‘Kuthu’ Ramya was not seen in much action after she entered politics and became an MP in the previous Congress regime. However now, she is eyeing a comeback in cinema.

She has been roped in to play the lead role in a Kannada-Telugu movie titled ‘Nagarahavu’, directed by Kodi Ramakrishna. This is her first film since 2014, it is to be noted.

The first look of the flick was released recently and Ramya, despite being seen gorgeous in a yellow sari, was giving fierce looks. Tipped to be an eerie thriller, the movie, it is said, will have a Tamil version too.

Ramya made her acting debut in the 2003 Kannada-language film ‘Abhi’, opposite Puneet Rajkumar. She subsequently starred in several Kannada films alongside leading actors and, following successive commercial successes, established herself as one of the most sought-after actresses in the Kannada film industry. She is also popular in Kollywood and Tollywood.

Kajal not aware of kissing scene?

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A couple of days after a still from upcoming Hindi flick ‘Do Lafzon Ki Kahani’, in which Kajal Agarwal and Randeep Hooda are seen emotionally kissing each other, hit the social media, a lot of controversy is brewing over it.

Sources close to the actress have been maintaining that she was totally unaware of the smooch scene and it was a surprise impromptu kiss which the director and the actor (Randeep) planned without her knowledge, as they thought it would add value to the movie.

Confirming this, the film’s director Deepak said in a statement, “I do remember Kajal had told me that she does not do kissing scenes on screen, as she is a huge south Indian movie star, and this would impact her career in south movies. But let me tell you there was no intention to malign her or kiss her out of force; it was the emotional moment between two lovers as per the script, and I generally prefer actors doing scenes impromptu, so Randeep followed the emotional quotient of the scene, and made a go at it.”

He added: “Sure it did send Kajal in a state of some shock, and she did back off calling for a cut, but, later on, once I had explained to her the significance of the lip lock, she surrendered herself to the script, and went on to do the scene with all the passion she could put in.”

Kollywood greets Jayalalithaa

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Even as the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam was heading towards victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, various associations of Tamil film industry congratulated chief minister and AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa.

A statement by Tamil Film Producers Council expressed happiness over her party’s win in the polls and covneyed its heartfelt wishes to her. Similar statements have been issued by Film Employees Federation of South India (FEFSI) and South Indian Artistes Association (Nadigar Sangam).

Various popular personalities of the industry too have greeted Jayalalithaa and wished her. The list includes Sivakumar, Karthi, Prabhu, Ramarajan, Vindhya, Senthil etc. According to Vindhya, “Amma’s victory has proved that people have immense confidence on her.”

It is to be noted that Jayalalithaa was once a top heroine of Kollywood. She was groomed in politics by her mentor and former chief minister M G Ramachandran, who was a matinee idol of Tamil cinema. Interestingly, Tamil Nadu is being ruled by film personalities for the past four decades and more.

Vishal declares war against Producers Council

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Known for his fight against piracy, Vishal took it to the next level on Wednesday evening, as he convened an ‘urgent press meet’ in Chennai and blamed Tamil Film Producers Council for the fiasco.

Accompanied by producers K E Gnanavelraja, Elred Kumar and others, Vishal, the general secretary of South India Artistes Association, said, “We have continuously brought this issue up with the Tamil Film Producers’ Council, but there has been no response.”

He added: “Though it has been confirmed that pirated copies of around seven movies, including ‘Theri’, ’24’, ‘VSOP’ and ‘Inji Idupazhagi’, have been made from PVR cinemas in Orion Mall, Bengaluru, the Producers Council has not taken any steps to address the issue.”

A few hours before that, he tweeted: “Baffled n puzzled y #dhanu sir pres of prod council doesn’t wanna take action on concernd theatres caught regd piracy.but Wil nt stop dis fite against piracy. Wil continue til v get justice.hope the prod council comes wit an explanation regd this.pathetic state.”

With his ‘Marudhu’ getting ready to hit the screens on Friday, Vishal has issued a strict warning against those involved in piracy.

Vijay Sethupathi’s ‘Rekka’ story revealed

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It seems there are some similarities between the story of ‘Rekka‘, Vijay Sethupathi‘s upcoming film, and that of Vijay’s blockbuster ‘Ghillie.’

According to sources, the storyline of ‘Rekka’ revolves around a happy-go-lucky young man, who helps a young woman in trouble. “Like ‘Ghillie’, the story of ‘Rekka’ too is set in the backdrop of two different towns,” they added.

Kabir Duhan Singh, who crossed swords with Ajith in ‘Vedalam’, is the villain in ‘Rekka’, Touted to be an action entertainer with ample doses of romance, the film directed by Rathnasiva is produced by B Ganesh of ‘Orange Mittai’ fame. Music is by D Imman and cinematography by Dinesh Krishnan.

Talking about Vijay Sethupathi recently, Kabir said, ‘I came to know many positive things about Vijay Sethupathi. I heard that he is a great person to work with and he is a honest and humble human being. He is brilliant workwise too.”.