Tag: Raavan

  • Priyamani opposite Riteish in a Hindi film

    At last, Priyamani has made a prize catch in Bollywood. The dusky beauty from south India, who made her debut in Hindi with Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’, was waiting for a right opportunity to make her presence felt in the north. And now, she has signed to play the leading lady in a film to be…

  • David: Vikram’s second Bollywood flick

    After making his Bollywood debut as a cop in Mani Ratnam’s Raavan, Vikram has finally signed his second Hindi flick. The film, titled David, will be directed by Bejoy Nambiar (of Shaitan fame). Interestingly Bejoy has earlier assisted Mani Ratnam in Guru and Raavan. David is rumoured to be a complete gangster look which will…

  • Prithviraj in Rajni’s Kochadiyaan

    After donning an important role in Maniratnam’s ‘Raavan’, young Mollywood star Prithviraj is going places. If latest reports are to be believed, he is being considered for an important role in the new Rajnikanth film ‘Kochadiyaan’. Directed by Soundarya, the shoot for the movie is expected to start in a couple of months. Prithvi who…

  • I’ve four films in hand: Priyamani

    2010 was a promising year for National award winning actress Priyamani. She has done nine films last year, including ace Mani Ratnam’s much acclaimed Raavanan, its Hindi edition Raavan and Mammootty’s Pranchiyettan and the Saint. But coming to 2011, Priyamani could do only one film (Raaj in Telugu) so far and rumours have already started…

  • I want to work with Rani: Abhi

    Abhishek Bachchan is eagerly looking forward for his film Dum Maaro Dum to hit screens. Talking about the film in a recent interview, Abhishek said that he wants to change audiences’ perception about him being a non-actor with the film. Abhishek’s last release Raavan, Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Se and Game have been box office…

  • The curious case of Priyamani is a strange one

    The curious case of Priyamani is a strange one Actress Priyamani’s is a curious case of ‘unemployment’ in the South Indian movie industry. The dusky actress has everything an ideal actress can probably dream of: she has facial beauty, a curvaceous body, acting prowess, a national award for ‘best actress’ to boot and beyond everything…

  • Prithviraj debut in Bollywood

    It is now the chance of Prithviraj to take his best foot forward in Bollywood. The Kerala heartthrob has signed his first Hindi film which will be directed by Anurag Kashyap of the internationally acclaimed films like Dev.D and Black Friday. Anurag Kashyap was in Chennai recently for the audio launch of ‘Easan’ and he…

  • Mani Ratnam ready with period script

    India legendary film maker Mani Ratnam is reportedly working on the pre-production of his next film, a period flick set in the 15th century. It is said this will be a straight Tamil film, and will be shot mostly in Kerala. Mani Ratnam’s latest outing Raavanan in Tamil and Raavan in Hindi was screened at…

  • ‘Raavan’ row refuses to die down

    The Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) has dragged the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to court for asking it to allow Mani Ratnam’s ‘Raavan’ to be exhibited in Karnataka without any restriction. The chamber said that it had entered into an agreement several months ago with the producers of ’Raavan’ that the film would…

  • Mani Ratnam gets Glory Award at Venice

    Director Mani Ratnam was honoured with ‘Jaeger-Le Coultre Glory to the Filmmaker Award’ at the 67th Venice Film Festival on Monday. Director and Jury member Gabriele Salvatores presented the award to Mani Ratnam. The Venice Film Festival (Italian Mostra Internazionale d’Arte Cinematografica) is the oldest film festival in the world. The festival is being held…