Next Kamal Hassan ?

Kamal Haasan’s daughter Shruthi Haasan didn’t have a great time neither with Bollywood nor with Tollywood as her films so far has bombed terribly at the box office.

The actress is now making her Tamil debut with A.R. Murugadoss’s ‘7Aum Arivu’ opposite Suriya in the lead role. Pairing with Suriya has made Shruthi Haasan much more famous than the brand of being a legend's daughter.

The actress reveals that she plays the role of a scientist and cannot unravel anything more than this as the project by itself is a suspense thriller and there won't be any fun without the X factor.

Singing praises of A.R. Murugadoss, Shruthi says, “I believe Murugadoss is the backbone of the film. He never gets off from the concept.”

When asked how does she feel about Suriya being considered as ‘The Next Kamal Haasan’? She says, “Tomorrow, someone might be called as Next Suriya. That’s film industry!”

Shruti-Siddharth move in together !!

Siddharth and Shruti Haasan have taken their relationship to an all new level. They are so confident about their relationship that they have started living-in to get to know each other better.

The couple hasn't hidden anything from the actress-singer's father Kamal Haasan and have also got his blessings. When Kamal learnt that the two were intending to take their relationship forward, the progressive father was more than happy to bless the duo.

"They felt they should live-in, given as they have never really fought with each other or had any sort of misunderstandings. Shruti is head-over-heels in love. She is willing to even chase a career down South and keep Bollywood as a secondary option. She has rejected around five good offers. She feels proximity with her beau will make her relationship work. The couple very much wants to settle down a few years down the line," says a reliable informer.

The insider adds, "Kamal is very happy about Shruti choosing Sid. He feels the actor is good for his girl. He liked Sid as an actor even before Shruti and Sid started seeing each other. Shruti has also not been performing with the new band that she had formed — the reason, again her relationship which doesn't leave her with much time to do anything else. Therefore, writing new songs, preparing new compositions and tracks is also not happening. But she is happy and content." When contacted, Shruti and Siddharth, who was married earlier to his childhood sweetheart Meghna for four years before they split in 2006, remained unavailable for comment.

Bollywood KICK

Though Shamshuddin Ibrahim AKA Shaam made his film debut through the Tamil film 12B, he shot to limelight after starring in the Telugu blockbuster titled Kick. Shaam had played an important role in this film and had earned name and fame enough to essay the same role in all of its remakes.

Kick was remade in Tamil under the title Thillalangadi and in Kannada it was named Kick. With both the remakes having done good business in Tamil and Kannada as well, it is now gearing up to go to Bollywood.

Recently, Salman Khan had met Shaam and assured him of the same role in its Bollywood remake and Shaam is happy over this development as it would be mark his debut in Bollywood. Sources in the Bollywood say that this remake would carry the title of the Original Kick and we just try and avoid saying, Not Again !

This remake is rumored to be directed by A R Murgadoss of Ghajini fame once he wraps up his '7am Arivu' with Suriya & Shruti Hassan in the lead. If sources are to be believed Deepika Padukone would be cast opposite Salman for the 1st time in a role preceeded by Ileana, Tamannah and Praneetha.

Suriya's Nemesis in 7am Arivu

Vietnamese star, Johnny T Nguyen, will play the villain in AR Murugadoss’s film 7aam Arivu, which has Suriya in the lead. The actor has made his mark in American films and television shows and is also a martial artist par excellence, proficient in Lien Feng Kwon, Vovinam, Wushu, Taekwondo, and Tai Chi.

The director is delighted with his find doing a magnificent job. As an action star, Johnny is a dream come true. The stunt sequences in this movie are crucial and have turned out something special as the makers have spent a lot to make them authentic. Fight scenes between Suriya and Johnny are going to be a treat to watch.

Abhinaya bags a role in 7aam Arivu

Abhinaya plays a second lead to her favourite star Suriya in 7aam Arivu. The Shruti Hassan and Suriya starrer is a trilingual and is slated for release in July. 10-15 days of shoot is left after which Suriya is going on a long holiday with his family and director AR Murugadoss will get involved with his post-production work. The director finds some time to wax eloquent on his special actress Abhinaya who is all set to stun the audiences as a princess. She appears for around twenty minutes as Suriya's love interest in a period drama in the beginning of the film.

"I needed a divine face, she's like an angel and she fits the bill perfectly and the Tamil audiences are very fond of her; Also she had wowed the Telugu people with her performance in Sambho Siva Sambo," says the director.

Murugadoss met her during the making of Stalin in Hyderabad. Her father played the role of a security officer in the film and one day he walked into his office along with Abhinaya. It was then he'd come to know that she was a special child. He spoke to her for 45 minutes and couldn't forget her for two weeks. After Ghajini he drafted a story for Suriya and he required a character and immediately thought of her. The director says that all of us speak with our mouth but Abhinaya uses every part of her body to communicate, she is so sharp that her brilliance is on par with that of 100 people in his unit.

Hansika plays fiddle to Shruthi Hassan

Buxom beauty Hansika is slowly winning back her lost place in Tollywood. Besides being busy in Kollywood, Hansika is not letting Telugu cinema career to slip out of hands.

She is right now doing Kandireega movie with Ram in the lead. The latest in her bag is Siddharth’s film O My Friend. In this movie Hansika agreed to play second fiddle to Shruti Hassan. Dil Raju is the producer and Venu Sriram is making his debut as the director.

This is an urban love story and Devi Sri Prasad is scoring the music. Siddharth recalls Bommarillu and hopes that it would be another such hit for him in the combination of Dil Raju.

Get ready for the 7th sense

Harris Jeyaraj, who impressed one and all with his recent album Engeyum Kadhal, is all set to repeat his magic again and this time it is with 7Am Arivu.

Buzz is that the movie's producer Udhayanidhi Stalin is planning to release the audio of the film in a grand manner in Chennai this June. The film is based on a circus artiste and Suriya plays the role of a trapeze artiste cum animal trainer with Shruti Haasan and Abhinaya leading as his heroines.

Harris Jayaraj is currently busy composing the songs for the film. A special trainer from Rajkamal Circus was appointed to teach Suriya with the jumps and other special items that he can be seen performing in the movie.

Interstingly, the movie is directed by A R Murugadoss, who rendered a huge hit with Suriya in Ghajini. He says, "I have to live up to the expectations of masses. 7Am Arivu should match Ghajini. Hence we are working hard to get everything right".

Suriya, on his part, says, "Murugadoss is a delight to work with. He is a bundle of energy and the movie has shaped up better than we expected and I enjoy being a part of such a prestigious venture'.

7th Sense

Suriya has now set all his focus on ‘Ezham Arivu’ and considers it as his magnum opus… The actor has been taking scrutinizing efforts to make it the best of his career. Now we hear it from the closer sources that he plays the role of a circus clown and another one as a Chinese martial arts expert before 2000 years in China.

The actor had to look fatigue and tired without food and continuous as a clown for a particular sequence in the movie. Merely for this scene, he remained without food and water and started looking pale. Even his father Siva Kumar started yelling at him in his house.

‘Ezham Arivu’ with Shruti Hassan playing the lead opposite Surya will have the audio launched in May while the movie release is scheduled to be sometime in June.

Shruti from AOD

Shruthi