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Maatraan Charulatha’s Siamese twin trend in Kollywood
Was Amy Jackson Vikram’s choice?
Maatraan track list
Actor Ajith’s next movie is Dheeran?
I’m not divorced: Rambha
Actress Andrea in search of her roots
Julayi Set for Release on August 9th
Billa 2 – a Flop?
Super bod for Trisha

Maatraan Charulatha’s Siamese twin trend in Kollywood

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:37 AM PDT

After Suriya's Maatran first look teaser was released by the makers, there is a buzz in Kollywood film industry as two others movies are being made with similar plot.
Suriya is playing the role as Siamese twin in Maatran, while Priyamani starring Charulatha and a small movie with the title 'Iruvan' also is being made based on conjoined twins. The movie Iruvan records the first Tamil film on Siamese twins.
KV Anand directing Suriya and Kajal Agarwal starrer Maatran is touted to be an action thriller that is almost done with the shooting schedules, while Priyamani's Charulatha is an adaptation of the Thai horror film Alone that has started filming in this April. The other film Iruvan with unknown stars has started rolling recently after Suriya's Maatran teaser was released.
Let us wait to see whether Suriya starrer, KV Anand directing Maatran will have any impact of other similar films on it…

Was Amy Jackson Vikram’s choice?

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:35 AM PDT

Amy is Vikram's pair, not just in Thaandavam but also in I. The casting for the Shankar project was done after the director saw the stills of them together in Thaandavam, it is said. So, was it Vikram who recommended Amy to Shankar? The actor just shrugged it off saying, " I think everyone knows who Shankar sir is and how he is."

Apparently, the character in I demanded a London girl and that's why Amy was chosen. Amy says, "I'm honoured to be working with Vikram; that too so early in my career. We've done a lot of work in Thaandavam and I hope audiences like it."

Maatraan track list

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:32 AM PDT

Surya – Harris Jayaraj – KV Anand's Maatraan is seeing an audio launch on August 9 at Singapore is no longer news. The audio of the biggie is red hot in trade thanks to the coming together of the 'Ayan' trio, in fact, it is said that Sony Music snapped the audio rights for a whooping 2.25 crores!
SouthDreamz.com brings to you the track details of this album that consists of five songs, each belonging to a varied genre.

Koni – Vijay Prakash & Shreya Goshal
Theyae Theyae – Aalap Raju & Charulatha
Kaal Mulaitha – Javid Ali & Mahalakshmi Iyer
Irattai kathire – Krish
Yaro Yaro – Karthi

Actor Ajith’s next movie is Dheeran?

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:26 AM PDT

If sources are to be believed, director Vishnuvardhan has titled his upcoming film that has Ajith and Aarya in the lead roles as Dheeran. The posters have been doing rounds on the internet over the past couple of days but an official confirmation if this is the title has not been made yet.
Director Vishnuvardhan kick-started this project a month ago. Nayantara and Taapsee play the female leads in this film while Suman Ranganathan has been roped in for a small but significant role.
Music director Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring the music for this film which is being produced by AM Rathinam.

I’m not divorced: Rambha

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 11:22 AM PDT

Former sex siren Rambha, who decided to tie the knot with an NRI two years ago and settle down in married life, is miffed currently with speculations of her marriage headed to a divorce. The actress, who has been away from the media eyes, recently lashed out at these reports that she deems false.

The actress is reported to have said that she is leading a happily married life with her husband and daughter. She also said that websites should stop spreading such rumours, especially when there is no basis to them.

Rambha got married to Canada-based businessman Indran Pathmanathan in Tirupathi in April 2010. The couple have since been living away from the media eye. Rambha gave birth to a baby girl in January 2011, whom she has named Lavanya. Rambha has been living with her family in Toronto ever since and she has also begun helping her husband Indran with his business.

Actress Andrea in search of her roots

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:47 AM PDT

Andrea Jeremiah, the theatre artist, singer and actress who has now become popular in Kollywood, is doing a Malayalam film Annayum Rasoolum. The film is directed by famous cameraman Rajeev Ravi, who is debuting as a director.

Rajeev is Anurag Kashyap's 'Asthana' Cameraman (regular cameraman) from his No Smoking days to his latest Gangs of Wasseypur. Hot and happening Malayalam young star Fahad Fazil is playing the hero opposite Andrea.

Andrea who is said to be very impressive in Kamal Haasan's Viswaroopam is said to have fallen for Rajeev's narration of Annayum Rasoolum. The film is going to be a major break for Andrea a Tamil Nadu born Anglo-Indian whose parents are from Kochi.

Annayum Rasoolum started today (August 1) in Kochi with Andrea and Fahad taking part in the shoot. A lot of young upcoming Malayalam directors like Ashique Abu (Salt & Pepper) have approached her to do more Malayalam films. Her voice and ability to sing Western songs is seen as a big asset for the actress who is making waves.

Julayi Set for Release on August 9th

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:42 AM PDT

August 9th will mark the release of the All Arjun starrer Julayi. Directed by Trivikram Srinivas, this film is all about bank robberies with oodles for comedy, action and romance. There are plans to release Julayi in over 1200 screens in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, say sources.

Noted producer Dasari Narayan Rao has bagged the theatrical rights of Julayi in Andhra region for 23 crores. Further, the satellite rights of this film are reported to have been sold for 5.75 to Maa TV.

Devi Sri Prasad has scored the music for this film and has also featured along with Allu Arjun in a promo song.

Billa 2 – a Flop?

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:35 AM PDT

Trade sources are rife with news that the Ajith starrer Billa 2 has fared badly in the overseas market. According to a popular industry pundit, who follows the film releases and its box office success keenly, Billa 2 flopped badly in the US and the UK, which are considered as the biggest overseas market for Tamil films.

While Billa 2 was screened in Britain and Ireland in 20 screens and in the US in the 31 screens, the total collections during the first weekend amounted only to 61.20 lakhs and 64 lakhs respectively.

In the US alone, the film has garnered about 90 lakhs during the three-week period it was screened. This is indeed a huge disappointment for the overseas distributors, states sources.

Super bod for Trisha

Posted: 02 Aug 2012 04:29 AM PDT

The Internet has been flooded with reports about Trisha hitting the gym vigorously to sport a sexy bod. The Samar actress is indeed working towards being in ship-shape.

However, contrary to rumours that Trisha is following this regimen for a role, the actress says that this is just her way of getting back to the fitness grind.

"I am indeed following a strict diet and fitness schedule. However, I am not doing this for any particular movie. I have been a little slack with workouts so I decided to get myself a personal trainer. This way I am motivated to push myself to workout everyday," she explains.

On reports about her walking out of a Priyadarshan film, she says, "That's just a rumour." The actress, who is working on Samar, Boologam and Endrendrum Punnagai, says, "Despite my busy shooting schedule, I have made sure that I find time to travel with my family and friends, and also bond with my dog," she signs off. That's one more bikini bod to look forward to in Kollywood!