'Vedi' audio this September 1!

'Vedi' that is directed by Prabhu Deva has Vishal and Sameera or should we say, Sexy Sam, essaying lead roles. The film has its tunes composed by Vijay Antony, and the audio launch will be held on September 1!

The talkie portions of the film are wrapped up and the song shoot is going on at a speedy pace too. Two songs will be canned in unseen and exotic locales of South Africa.

The film is the remake of Telugu super hit, 'Souryam' that featured Gopichand and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles. Those close to the 'Vedi' unit vouch that Vishal and Sameera share an amazing on-screen chemistry and that the songs and action sequences from the film will sure set a rage among the young.

We must say, 'Velayudham', another Vijay Antony's musical offering, is also seeing the audio launch by the end of August. Looks like Vijay Antony is all set to rule the roost this season!


Source:http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/69840.html

'Ko' goes with Shahid or Ranbir?

The kind of magic that KV Anand's 'Ko' created among audience need not be talked about for movie buffs are still smitten by this Jiiva starrer. 'Ko' released this summer and starred Jiiva, Ajmal, Piaa Bajpai and Karthika in lead roles and the movie was an instant hit, what with the unique script and perfect composition of elements in this commercial thriller.

We had earlier reported to you that although many Hindi filmmakers were eyeing on this film and were willing to offer some whooping price for the remake rights of this film, it was Akshay Kumar who bagged it.

Although it was said that Akshay Kumar will don the role of Jiiva in the Hindi version, grapevine is now abuzz that Shahid Kapoor and Ranbir Kapoor are being considered for this role, whereas Ajmal will mark his entry in the same role he played in the original, that of an aspiring politician.

However, an official announcement is yet to be made on this front. Do post your comments on who do you think will fit well for this role...

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/68876.html

Vishal ready with a 'Vedi' for Diwali...

Post 'Avan Ivan' the actor in Vishal has been truly recognized by one and all, and expectations on his next ventures are shooting up sky high. As earlier reported, Vishal is teaming up with Sameera Reddy under Prabhu Deva's direction for a diwali release that was tentatively titled 'Prabhakaran'.

This film is a remake of Tollywood super hit, 'Souryam' and is gearing up for a Diwali release, and the latest buzz is that the movie has seen a title change to 'Vedi'! Sounds like a perfect diwali release, doesn't it?

This film sees Vishal and Poonam Kaur as siblings, and it must be noted that Poonam donned the original role as well, whereas Sameera plays Vishal's love interest. The original lead roles were reprised by Gopichand and Anushka Shetty.

It is also said that through 'Vedi' Sameera will try her hands at comedy for the first time ever and there's a hot item number with Sophie Choudry. All set for some 'Vedi' this festival of lights?

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/68858.html

Taapsee in 'Tanu Weds Manu' remake?

Delhi girl Taapsee Pannu who is busy doing films in Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam is the latest sensation in Telugu cinema, In a short span of time, Taapsee acted in over four movies in Telugu of which 'Jhummandi Naadham' and 'Mr Perfect' turned out to be money spinners.

Now she is doing 'Mogudu' with Gopichand as the hero and Krishna Vamsi as the director. The latest we hear is Taapsee has been signed for a movie with comedian Sunil as the hero. This movie is the remake of Hindi film 'Tanu Weds Manu' starring Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut.

Devi Prasad will direct this movie in Telugu. Mega Super Good films banner is going to produce this romantic comedy. An official announcement of Taapsee acting in 'Tanu Weds Manu' remake will be out in some time.

Taapsee is also doing a Hindi film with David Dhawan as the director. Telugu hero Siddharth will play second lead in this Hindi film with Taapsee.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/68348.html

Vinayak to remake 'DVS Karna' with NTR

Some combinations evoke lots of hype even before their announcement. The combination of VV Vinayak and NTR is one among them. Their combination had the biggest blockbusters like 'Aadi' and 'Adurs' in NTR's career.

However, 'Samba' which came in their combination remained an average flick. Now, this interesting combination is getting repeated for another most interesting project.

After the completion of 'Badrinath', Vinayak is seriously considering to remake the blockbuster of the Tollywood, with senior NT Rama Rao playing three roles, 'Dana Veera Sura Karna' with Junior NT Rama Rao.

Vinayak says, 'I liked 'Dana Veera Sura Karna' very much and had a strong inclination to remake the film. After watching NTR in the role of 'Young Yama' in 'Yamadonga', I confirmed that he would definitely suit the role and had decided to remake the film with him. The film would go to sets soon.'

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/67400.html

Trisha pairs with Venky again

A few pairs are certainly hit combinations in our films.For instance Nagarjuna and Tabu, Chiranjeevi and Vijayashanti, Venkatesh and Soundarya et al.

Offlate Trisha and Venkatesh seem to be such a pair.After their movie 'Adavari Matalaku..' and 'Namo Venkatesha..' turned out to be decent hits, the pair is back again to redo the box office magic. We hear Trisha has been signed in for the remake of 'Bodyguard' to be done with Venkatesh. Apart from this film, Trisha is also pairing with Pawan Kalyan in Theenmaar which is also slated to release this Summer.

Despite tough competition from Nayanatara, Priyamani and Anushka Shetty for this role, Trisha managed to bag it. This movie will be directed by Malineni Gopichand and produced by Bellamkonda Suresh.

Malayalam hit Bodyguard was remade into Tamil as Kaavalan. Kareena Kapoor and Salman Khan are doing the Hindi version of it too.

This film will go on floors from this Ugadi and the Muhurtham shot will be picturised at Ramanaidu studios.

With Trisha and Venky coming together again, seems like another hit is in the waiting.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/64954.html

Latest on Hindi Kaakha Kaakha

‘Nothing is going to delay the film’s release’ says producer Vipul Shah who is busy now working on the final schedule of ‘Force’. The film is a remake of yesteryear Tamil flick ‘Kaakha Kaakha’ featuring John Abraham and Genelia D’ Souza in lead roles with Nishikanth Kamat of ‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ wielding megaphone.


Recently John Abraham was severely injured while filming a stunt sequence that sprang up buzzes on airs that the film’s shooting schedules may get delayed. However, producer Vipul Shah clears off the buzz saying that they have completed 90% of the shooting and everything will proceed as planned.


Adding more, Vipul Shah says that the promos will be out by end of May and the film’s release is scheduled in September.


Source: http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/mar-11-02/john-abraham-vipul-shah-14-03-11.html

Venky's Bodyguard remake starts shoot on April 4

Victory Venkatesh seems to be on a remake movie spree.After doing Nagavalli which was a remake of Kannada Aaptarakshaka, Venky is now doing the remake of Malayalam blockbuster 'Bodyguard'. This movie will go on floors from April 4th which also happens to be Ugadi. The Muhurtham shot will be picturised at Ramanaidu studios on April 4th.

Priyamani is most likely the heroine in this flick. Anushka was supposed to do this film but since she is busy shooting for other movies, Priyamani has been roped in. Malineni Gopichand will direct it and Bellamkonda Suresh will produce it on his Sri Sai Ganesh productions. Incidentally, Bellamkonda produced Venky's remake movie 'Nagavalli' last.

The movie was originally made in Malayalam with Dileep and Nayantara in the lead roles. Siddiqui directed the original flick. It turned out to be a big hit there and every one started remaking it.   Bodyguard has been remade into Tamil in which Vijay and Asin played the main charecters. It is now being remade in Hindi with Salman Khan as the lead man. Kareena Kapoor is playing the heroine in Hindi version. With Venkatesh doing it in Telugu, this script has been shot in all major languages.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/64874.html

Simbu wants Sonam, rejects Kajal Agarwal

As usual this Silambarasan film too is creating anxieties even before it is officially launched. The Tamil remake of the Hindi blockbuster ‘Dabangg’ is keeping its hero Silambarasan on the edge.
 
Apparently Silambarasan has rejected the choice of Kajal Agarwal as the heroine. Sources say Silambarasan is looking for a top heroine from Bollywood and extra efforts are taken on his behalf to convince Sonam Kapoor to sign on the dotted line.
 
Kajal Agarwal who is making her grand debut in Bollywood with ‘Singam’ remake opposite Ajay Devgan, is still finding it difficult to get a strong foothold in Kollywood.
 
Meanwhile the director who will direct the ‘Dabangg’ remake is also finalized… well almost. The last news that came in on this regard says the ‘Dhool’ ‘Ghilli’ Dharani will wield the megaphone. Dharani’s big budget Telugu project titled ‘Merupu’ with Ram Charan Teja has been dropped and the director is available.


Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/64845.html

Ranbir not in Magadheera remake

Denying news reports, Bollywood heart throb Ranbir Kapoor's spokesperson said on Thursday that the actor is not doing the Hindi version of 2009 Telugu super hit Magadheera.

"Ranbir is very busy currently shooting for Imitiaz Ali's Rockstar and he will soon begin work on Anurag Basu's Barfee. As of now he has not signed any new movie. Reports that he is doing the Hindi version of Magadheera are untrue," he added.

According to reports, Katrina Kaif and Ranbir Kapoor had signed the remake of S.S. Rajamouli's reincarnation film Magadheera.

Source: http://telugu.galatta.com/entertainment/telugu/livewire/id/Ranbir_not_doing_Magadheera_remake_47785.html

Priyamani to pair up with Venky

It is well aware that Venkatesh had agreed to play hero in the remake of a Malayalam hit film ‘Body Guard’. The director had tried several heroines including Trisha and some other Bollywood heroines and finally approached Anushka.

With Anushka arranging bulk dates for some films with Nagarjuna, the director opted for Priyamani and she happily agreed to the offer.

As per the indications, Priyamani is most likely to pair up with Venkatesh in ‘Body Guard’ remake.

Malineni Gopichand of ‘Don Seenu’-fame is getting ready to wield the megaphone for this flick while Bellamkonda Suresh is producing the film on the banner of Sri Sai Ganesh Productions.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/64817.html

Dil Raju, Bujji to jointly remake ‘Tanu Weds Manu’

Two Tollywood producers Dil Raju and Nallamalupu Srinivas (Bujji) are planning to jointly remake the successful Bollywood film ‘Tanu Weds Manu’ in which Madhavan and Kangana Ranaut played the lead roles.

The film was released recently and is running with houseful crowds at various places and the Bollywood Box Office announced that it was a runaway hit.

Even the film earned positive reviews from the media and some mixed reports about the film. However, the producers of the original were happy at the outcome.

Basically, the film is a romantic comedy entertainer with steamy scenes involving the lead couple. Watch this space to know who would play the lead roles, other starcast and technicians.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/64577.html

New addition in Shankar's Nanban!

Tamil remake of the blockbuster Three Idiots, directed by Shankar and titled Nanban, is already on he floors now what with the first schedule of the shooting just wrapped up in Ooty. Meanwhile, Shankar seems to be adding up to the cast list. Last heard, Raghava Lawrence will be a part of Nanban in a role that was earlier offered to Prasanna. Prasanna could not honor the offer as he is busy with his other commitments.

Originally adapted in Hindi from Chetan Bhagat’s bestselling novel, Five Point Someone, Nanban has Vijay, S J Suryaah, Jiiva and Srikanth playing prominent roles with Ileyana and Anuya playing the female leads.

Source: http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-11-02/shankar-nanban-12-02-11.html

Kajal Agarwal enters Bollywood

Kajal Agarwal who is still establishing her charisma in south Indian films has now got one more domain to challenge. The beauty has been signed for the Hindi remake of ‘Singam’ in which she will play the romantic lead opposite Ajay Devgan.  It was said that Anushka who did the Tamil version, was being considered for the role.

Kajal has been waiting for a good offer to enter Bollywood for quite sometime. Earlier there was news of her entering Bollywood with the Hindi remake of her Telugu blockbuster ‘Magadheera ‘.

‘Singam’ is being remade in Hindi by Reliance Big Pictures with Ajay Devgan playing the tough cop. Prakash Raj will essay the same role he did in Tamil. It will be directed by Rohit Shetty of Golmaal series fame. The project will start rolling this month and release in July.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/63860.html

Puri plans to remake ‘Sholay’ with Prabhas, Gopichand

Puri Jagannath who gave a big hit like Pokiri with Maheshbabu and rewrote the 80-year old history of the Telugu cinema is presently directing Rana Daggubati for ‘Nenu Naa Rakshasi’.

Now a big gossip is making rounds in Film Nagar that Puri Jagannath is planning to remake Bollywood blockbuster ‘Sholay’ of Amitabh, Dharmendra and Hemamalini.

The sensational director is making efforts to rope in mass hero Gopichand and Young Rebel Star Prabhas for the two lead roles. With the heroes of the younger generation showing eagerness in playing multi-starrers, this film would be a real feast for the Telugu audiences in general and their fans in particular.

Let us wait and watch how this project will materialize.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/63697.html

Pawan's 'LAK' remake titled 'Theenmaar'

Pawan Kalyan and Trisha starrer film is officially titled 'Theenmaar'.This film whose shooting is making brisk progress is being directed by Jayant Paranji and is a remake of Hindi blockbuster 'Love Aaj Kal'.

Though a lot of rumours did the rounds that 'Lovely' is the title given to it, the film unit decided to go with 'Theenmaar' and the tagline is 'Celebration of love'.

Currently the film is shooting in Mysore for the final schedule and will complete shoot by mid February and head to post-production work.'Theenmaar' will release at the end of March.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/63651.html

Seedan Trailer

Seedan is a remake of the 2002 Malayalam movie Nandanam which stared Navya Nair and Prithviraj in the lead roles. Seedan stars Ananya and newcomer Krishna in the lead roles,with Dhanush in a cameo. Here's the trailer:

Ala Modalaindi goes to Tamil

The Tamil remake rights of Telugu hero Nani's runaway success Ala Modalaindi, directed by Nandini Reddy, have been sold!

A leading Tamil film producer has bagged the remake rights for a whopping sum of close to Rs. 50 lakhs, sources said. For a film made on a budget of just Rs. 3 crores, it is a huge amount for remake rights, experts say.

Interestingly, Nani is making his Tamil debut with Anjali Alikhan’s forthcoming Veppam; it is yet to be seen if the makers retain him in the Tamil version of Ala Modalaindi.

Source: http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/livewire/id/Ala_Modalaindi_goes_to_Tamil_46725.html

Pawan-Trisha film release in March

Pawan Kalyan and Trisha starrer Jayant Paranji film is under shooting for the past four months.Pawan and the movie crew even travelled to South Africa for the shoot in November last year. Currently, the shooting is on at Mysore with Pawan and Trisha combination shots.

Sources say the film will release in the last week of March. The shooting wil be complete in the next two weeks and then it will proceede with the post-production work.This remake of Hindi blockbuster 'Love Aaj Kal' is tentatively titled as 'Lovely' though there is no official confirmation on the same.

Kriti Karbanda of 'Boni' fame is playing another important charecter and Ganesh Babu is producing the film on Parameshwari Arts Banner.This is the first time Trisha is playing a lengthy lead role with Pawan Kalyan.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/63624.html

Srikant, Kajal to share screen with Pawan Kalyan

A real hero is the one who doesn’t crumble with a defeat and tries his best to resurrect and prove himself. Power Star Pawan Kalyan appears to have been following the same principle.

Though ‘Puli’ was proved a disaster, he did not cave-in and started accepting films one after the other and is planning to release at least three films this year.

Besides, he ventured into production too and launched his own banner Pawan Kalyan Creative Works. He is planning to remake recent Bollywood hit film ‘Dabang’ into Telugu as ‘Gabbar Singh’ under the direction of Harish Shankar of ‘Mirapakay’-fame.

While Pawan Kalyan is going to portray the role played by Salman Khan, while Srikanth was selected to play the role of Arbaaz Khan. Kajal, who gained the stardom with Mega Power Star Ram Charan, was selected to share the screen with Power Star donning the character played Sonakshi Sinha.

Yuvan Shankar Raja is scoring the music.

Source: http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/telugu/article/63453.html