Tolly’s new Ad-vantge

It sure pays to be a celebrity these days. The real barometer of a celeb’s iconic rise/successful stature is often measured by the brands he/she endorses. Ironically, while most leading Tollywood stars take home hefty pay cheques and are brand names themselves,

Nayatara can’t resist mom cooked fish curry

Nayantara’s fan maybe in love with her beauty but the hot babe is in love with her mom cooked fish curry. The hot heroine from Kerala, Nayanatara is very fond of fish curry. She relishes the fish curry made by her mother using coconut oil. But Nayan is now busy with

No more bad publicity for me: Diganth

Diganth and his dates have always been a topic of discussion in Sandalwood. Over the past few months, namma doodh peda has drawn much attention, including from the media and film-makers, for not being able to keep his commitments — because Diganth

Karma, confessions & Holi

When I was in Class XI, someone threw a colour balloon in my eyes. After that, I stopped playing Holi. But even though I am not a Holi freak, I make it a must to gulp down glasses of bhang on this occasion. It so happened once that I had gone for a long drive [...]

After Ravan, it’s Ram

Priyamani, who’s currently working on Mani Ratnam’s Ravan, will soon be seen sharing screen space with Puneet Rajkumar in her first Kannada film titled Ram, produced by Aditya Babu and directed by Madesh. This busy actress, who took her time choosing her

Bhumika turns a new page

Bhumika, who proved her mettle as an actress with movies like Roja Kootam, Tere Naam and Sillunu Oru Kadhal, is now exploring a new domain. She has turned publisher of a glossy magazine and is excited about her new assignment. Isn’t she wary of growing magazine segment?

Ajmal proves his mettle again

After Anjaathey, Ajmal has proved his mettle in the movie TN 07 AL 4777.  And he’s quite excited about the response he’s been getting. “We have been receiving good reviews. While I was shooting in Pollachi, I visited a few theatres there to gauge the response

What’s up with Rana & Kammula?

It’s all happening in the city and it’s being done chori chori chupke chupke. Can you believe, Rana has been shooting for months for a Sekhar Kammula film and there’s not a squeak on it. Pray why is this venture a top secret? Is it because of Rana’s star connections?

Maddy’s not cute

Do you think that chocolate boy Maddy is cute? Well, at least he doesn’t think he is.  PETA has released the cutest/sexiest vegetarian list this year, and Madhavan hasn’t made it to the list. And he says, “I’m 39. There’s no

Swathi & Kamal Kamaraju to act together

Swathi and Kamal Kamaraju will be romancing each other in their next film Kalavaramaaye Madilo.  “It’s a musical love story,” says actress Swathi, whose Tamil film Subramaniapuram hit the bull’s eye with the director of the movie, Sasi, also receiving an award in Kerala.

‘Gujarati cinema is not appreciated here’

Being the son of famous Gujarati actor Naresh Kanodia and nephew of musician Mahesh Kanodia, acting is in his genes. Hitendra Kanodia aka Hitu kanodia is all set to carve a niche for himself in Gujarati cinema, and in doing so he’s following his famous father’s footsteps.

NTR jr: Another political roadie

After a host of Tollywood stars hitting the roads with vengeance, NTR jr is all set to join the bandwagon next month to boost the prospects of TDP.  He is considered to be one of the star campaigners for the opposition party and is expected to lure young voters. “He will be

Jayabalan debuts in Kollywood

Sri Lankan Tamil writer and political commentator V I S Jayabalan is being launched in Tamil films by noted director Vetrimaran. Jayabalan is playing an important character in Vetri’s Aadukalam, in which he’s pitched against Dhanush and Kishore. We hear that Jayabalan

Laughter is the best medicine!

Comedy has emerged as the new flavour of Tamil television. Two new round-the-clock comedy channels, Aditya and Siripoli were launched this month. In India, there are no other channels dedicated exclusively to humour, which is turning out to be big business in Tamil Nadu.

Celebration of friendship

Madhura Sreedhar is making his debut with Sneha Geetham and describes the story as a celebration of friendship.  “College students sustain their friendship even after finishing their studies,” says the director, who has roped in Shreya Dhanwanthary, Riya, Suhani, Venky,

Tashu Kaushik: Another debutant

Despite being a hostile season for non-Telugu speaking actresses, Tashu Kaushik arrives to prove us wrong. She had fun matching steps with actor Sharwanand for a racy number in the film Raju Maharaju. “My dances will be noticed,” says the actress, who also expressed happiness

Kota Prasad: Like father like son

Kota Prasad, son of versatile actor Kota Srinivasa Rao, received good response for his performance in Siddham. “I draw inspiration from my dad,” said the son, who shows his ‘darker’ side in this cop story. “I thank director JD and Jagapathi Babu for giving me this break,” he adds.

‘Don’t call it Kollywood’

Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan launched the new 24-hour comedy channel Siripoli in the presence of Tamil film comedians like Manobala, Charlie, Viyapuri, Msa Bhaskar and Napolean in Chennai. At the event, he said, “I look like a joker dressed in a suit in the heat

Ritu to act in gay film

Rituda plays a gay director who isn’t overtly effiminate Why did you want to make Chhaya Chhobi on a gay director? There was a person from my unit who belonged to the third gender. Having

Locket Chatterjee does a lesbian act

Locket Chatterjee wants to set her priorities right, at least onscreen. She has now decided to grab eyeballs with some meaty roles. And she has taken her first step with a lesbian act in Anikit Chattopadhyay’s Chhoy i Chhuti. Gung-ho about her role, the actor gushes,

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