Sun buys Vengai

National award winner, Dhanush's film with director Hari, Vengai is gearing for a big release. Sun Pictures have bought the rights to the film for a record amount.

Dhanush having a good track record with this banner following Paddikadhavan and Aadukalam making it big at the box office. Similar results are hoped for Vengai as well.

Tamannah is the heroine. Fresh after the success of her Telugu film 100% Love, she is keen to consolidate her position in the Tamil industry as well. Music by Devi Sri Prasad is said to be rocking and the audio launch has been scheduled for June 10th.

No bikinies or liplocks

Tamannah Bhatia seems to dropped off the radar in K’town of late? Though rumour mongers may attribute diverse reasons for her disappearance from the Tamil scene, the actress opened up in an exclusive chat.

“Where could I have gone? My next Tamil flick Vengai, with Dhanush is ready for its release and Hari sir has given me a beautiful role in the movie. I play a simple-looking college girl from a small town. It’s a typical mass entertainer”.

The Sirutthai girl says her call sheet diary is full for the entire year with Tollywood movies. “It is just that I got busy with Telugu films. I am happy with my recent film, 100% Love with Naga Chaitanya, which was a simple love story with lots of interesting and cute twists. My next film, Badrinath with Allu Arjun is also wrapped and will soon hit the cinema halls”, she adds.

Looking at the sizzling promo stills, one wonders whether Tamannah was game for a skin show in T’town. “Oh no,” she denies any such notion and continues, “The movie is set against a temple backdrop and Allu Arjun plays an Indian Samurai. It is just the song sequences where I wear glam outfits.”

According to sources, the movie has set new records at the box-office in Kerala. ‘Bunny’ as Allu Arjun’s friends call him, enjoys a big market in God’s own country.

The Malayalam dubbing rights are said to have been sold for a record breaking 1.10 crore rupees and the movie is being released in Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam simultaneously.

Is she dubbing her own voice like she did for 100% Love? “Dubbing my voice in Telugu or Tamil is a time-consuming process since I take a long time to master the language spoken in each film. So, when there’s a lineup of movies, I can’t do justice to each one.”

Even before its commencement, Rachcha, her next flick with Ram Charan Teja, has generated a lot of buzz in tinsel town. Grapevine has it that Tamannah is going to expose her svelte bod to the hilt by sporting a bikini in Rachcha. Industry pundits add that Ram Charan will be flaunting an 8-pack physique. Add Tamannah’s oomph factor and it will be an entertainment unlimited. The pretty girl laughs it off as a ‘pure unadulterated rumour’.

“I guess the producers who approach me for a film know very well that I have a couple of pre-conditions in the contract itself and that I will never sport a bikini or act in an explicit kissing scene. This will probably clear yet another baseless rumour that I will be doing a lip-lock with Jr NTR in my upcoming film Ooseravalli,” asserts the ravishing girl.

There is another film which Tamannah has signed with Ram as the hero, it’s called Mana Love Story. As of now, Tamanaah is going great guns in T’town!

Dare to bare . .

Tamannah has gone for a bold new look in her recent Telugu films and got name and fame getting involved into trouble for her film 100% Love having dared to go bare.

The trailer of the upcoming Badrinath that has Allu Arjun paired opposite her gas already created raves about her sexy looks. The film which would also be released in Tamil has Tamannah looking sexier than ever and it seems that she had no qualms about baring it all.

When quizzed about it, she said that she reveals only as much as she is comfortable with and that with her body she can carry off sexy clothes.


Tamannah’s next Tamil film is Vengai with Dhanush and she plays a demure half-sari clad belle in the film. But there are always songs with sexy attires that her fans of the opposite sex can look forward to!

Latest Sensation ..

Even before her Engeyum Kadhal released, Hansika Motwani was signed up for Mapillai opposite Dhanush directed by Suraj. Mapillai produced by Sun Pictures was the remake of Superstar Rajinikanth's yesteryear film of the same name.

Though Hansika has done a few movies in Telugu as the lead, she became more famous and managed to steal the hearts of Tamil youngsters as well after the photos from Engeyum Kadhal were officially released by AGS and Prabhu Deva.

Along with Tapasee, who also paired with Dhanush in Aadukalam, Hansika became one of the most preferred actresses for Tamil movie producers.

Actor Jayam Ravi, in a recent interview, mentioned how much fun it was to work with her during the shooting of Engeyum Kadhal.

Her career is confirmed for success after she was signed opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin in Red Giant Movies' Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (OKOK) directed by Rajesh (of Siva Manasula Sakthi and Boss Engira Baskaran fame). It is heard that other actresses such as Trisha and Tamannaah who were in the race for the role in OKOK are quite jealous of Hansika!

Hansika’s performance in Engeyum Kadhal has been loved by many, so we should see more of her in Kollywood in the days to come.

Tamanna seduces Allu Arjun

Badrinath is an upcoming 2011 Telugu film directed by V.V. Vinayak.

This film stars Allu Arjun, Tamannaah Bhatia and Prakash Raj. Bollywood actor Imran Khan will be making a special appearance in this film.

Touted as one of the highest budgeted Telugu films, it is undoubtedly the most awaited film of 2011 in Tollywood.

The film is set to release on June 4 2011.

It is also going to be dubbed in Malayalam, Tamil with scenes of Santhanam being shot for Tamil version.

Youth Appeal

Geetha Arts' 100% Love has been passed by censors with U certificate and the film is slated for May 6th release. "The music, scored by Devi Sri Prasad, is already on the chartbusters. We've wrapped up the film on schedule, thanks to the efforts of the entire unit. The film's sturdiest strength is in the pairing of Naga Chaitanya and Tamanna," informs presenter Allu Aravind.

Bunnyvas, who is making his debut as a producer with this film, is confident of the film's success. He says, "100% Love is an entertaining love story. It will appeal mainly to the youth. We have been receiving overwhelming response to the music. The film was completed within the budget and it will surely be a hit."

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.

Tamannah back in Tollywood

Tamannah Bhatia hasn't signed any Telugu films after Koncham Ishtam Koncham Kashtam. Now after a brief hiatus, she is all geared to bounce back with not one but three projects - 100% Love, Badrinath and Oosaravelli. "All the characters are beautifully thought out and different from each other," quips the Sindhi beauty. 100% Love will release first [sometime in the first week of May], followed by Badrinath and Oosaravelli.

When asked about her role in 100% Love, Tamanna says, "I have always wanted to play a character like this. The name of my character is Mahalakshmi and Chaitu's character's name is Balu. We keep fighting with each other. How love blossoms between us and how we go about our new-found love forms the crux of the story. I liked the way Sukumar etched the characters. It's a film that I am proud to be a part of. It'll be one of my first films which I'll watch many times."

Tamannah's New Endorsement . .

Tamannaahh is the brand ambassador for many products and one among them used to be Power soap. The actress recently filed a petition at the Madras High Court seeking the court’s intervention to have a stay on the Power soap ads that featured her.

According to Tamannaahh, she entered into a contract with the Power soap only for a year but the company has been using the advertisement for more than a year. The actress has stated that she is unable to sign new contracts due to this.

Sources close to the actress say that she has been approached by a big soap brand to endorse their products and did not sign her because of the ads that still shows Tamannaah endorsing another soap brand ( Power Soap ) is still being telecast across the globe.

This has resulted to be a huge loss to actress Tamannaahh and the actress got the Chennai Highcourt restrain Power Soaps from using her star image for marketting their products with her ad films or photographs.

Naga Chaitanya in "100 % Love"

The new lover boy of Telugu cinema Naga Chaitanya has paired up for the first time with the beautiful Tamanna for the romantic film 100% Love which is produced by Geeta Arts. There was a lot of speculation about the film as it was not getting the suitable title. The working title of the film, however, was strangely called Production 31.

Director Sukumar of Arya fame has directed the film and after considering several titles finally named the movie '100% Love'. The producers say this is a 100 percent apt title for the movie’s theme and story. Allu Aravind’s Geeta Arts, after delivering blockbuster after blockbuster like Jalsa, Ghajini and Magadheera are expecting the film to get a bumper start.

The music of the film is by music director Devisri Prasad and its audio was launched recently on the occasion of Ugadi. Youngsters are loving the music of the film as well as its look. Newcomer Tara Alisha, a girl from Bangalore, plays the second lead in the film.

Tamanna and Naga’s cute and smashing chemistry is the USP of the film. Both play college-goers who fall in love with each other. The movie is releasing this April 29.

Tamannah Bhatia in another Hindi remake

Guess who will play the role of Shruti Kakkar (originally played by Anushka Sharma)? Tamannaah!

'Band Baaja Baaraat' narrates the story of Shruti Kakkar, a 20-something no-nonsense girl from a middle class Delhi household. Focused and determined with preplanned ambitions, her goals in life are well laid out by the time she reaches her final year of college. Bittoo, on the other hand, has no real aim in life. As a final year college student of Delhi University, he whiles away his life having fun with his buddies, barely scraping through his exams. A chance and inopportune meeting (or as you would call it, fate) brings the two of them together on a tumultuous journey where they become partners in their very own, "Wedding planning ka bijness".

Sacrifice for Tollywood

Tamanna who made her debut in Tollywood has always a special place in her heart for Telugu cinema. Despite being worshipped and made a star by Tamil audience, she has always preferred to be in Telugu cinema industry.

However, it took a while for her Happy Days to start in Tollywood. Now, Tamanna’s time has come and she is right now ringing with plum offers. Tamanna’s 100% Love and Badrinath are gearing up for summer release.

She is also playing the heroine roles in NTR’s Rachcha and Ram’s Mana Love Story movies. Recently, she was roped into play Ram Charan’s love interest in Sampath Nandi’s film. With Tollywood dreams finally coming true, Tamanna has deliberately put Kollywood aside. She has just one Tamil film, Venghai on her hands at the moment.