Raavanan is a trilingual movie directed by Mani Ratnam. It has Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vikram donning the lead roles. The storyline of Raavanan is

Raavanan is a trilingual movie directed by Mani Ratnam. It has Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vikram donning the lead roles.

The storyline of Raavanan is so similar to the epic Ramayana.

While the Ramayana is based on Raavana’s sister Soorpanaka being insulted by Rama and Lakshmana by chopping off her nose, in Raavana, it is the death of the sister (played by Priyamani) that leads to the abduction of Aishwarya.

The Raavanan team has planned an event in the Lady Andal School in Chennai. It may either be a press meet or an interaction.

After over a decade, this movie will see Prabhu and Karthik together on screen. It may be recalled that their combination in Agni Natchathram, which was again directed by Mani Ratnam, still remains evergreen in our memories.

Bollywood star Govinda plays Prabhu’s role in the Hindi version.

A wolf was specially flown down by a chartered plane from the US for a particular scene in the film.

Another director in 'Yudham Sei'

Mysskin is very innovative in all things he does for his films. For 'Yudham Sei' he changed the look and guise of usual Cheran to that of a CBI officer. Then he roped in the popular TV host Rose to do an important role. Now he has made another director an actor in ‘Yudham Sei’.

Director Marimuthu burst on the scene with the film 'Kannum Kannum' which told the story of a lover who turns brother to his love due to circumstances. Marimuthu plays the second officer to Cheran in ‘Yudham Sei’. But the unit is keeping the colour of his character under wraps for their own good reasons.

Tamannah never looks back

Tamannah is one bold heroine who says she never wants to look back at things that are finished and over. She is different among heroines who keep on preferring to ride on one successful film for many months after.

She says she fells happy doing a film like 'Sura' but also maintains she is not bothered to know about how it is performing. "I look forward to my next film once I finish one. I don’t like to post mortem a film after it is released", says the top heroine.

On her role in ‘Sura’ which is introduced in a rather peculiar way as she is trying to end her life for her lost dog Tamannah admits that the role is not like hers in real life. In real like she says she is very bold.

‘Endhiran’ on schedule

The biggest movie of this year 'Endhiran' is moving as per schedule and will release this year. Shankar was shooting in Perungudi area in Chennai for the last two days to complete the final patch work. Rajinikanth and Danny Denzongpa participated.

This few days work created a flutter among the fans and made people wonder when it is said all is over for ‘Endhiran’ and why the shooting is still continuing. Queries poured into Shankar's office the air war cleared by Shankar.

Shankar said the film is well over and will release within this year as planned and aid before. ‘Endhiran’ is the first direct production of Sun pictures.

ASIN NOT REQUIRED IN KAAVALKARAN!

The Kaavalkaran team is back in town, Mahabalipuram to be precise. The team had been traveling to Karaikudi and Kumbakonam regions where first schedule of the film were shot.

The schedule in Mahabalipuram began recently, where portions involving Vijay will be filmed. We also hear and a good number of comedy scenes involving Vadivelu and the Ilaya Thalapathy will also be canned here.

So, what happened to Asin? Sources close to the unit report that scenes involving the lady will not be shot in Mahabalipuram and hence her presence is not required.

SURIYA-KARTHI SIBLING RIVALRY

When two siblings enter filmdom, especially if they are brothers, there is bound to be some comparison. And when one of them is an established star while the other is trying to find a place in the film industry, the comparison meter would be higher.

Perhaps, Karthi must also be in the same situation where he is compared to his brother Suriya. When a reporter questioned if he ever feels uncomfortable or irritated by this comparison, Karthi replied that it is not the case. Karthi added that when he completes a film, he is keen to move on to the next project and will not think what Suriya is up to. He clarified that there is no sibling rivalry between them.

NAYAN’S GORGEOUS MOM

Nayanthara is the leading lady in the Malayalam film Electra. The shooting of this movie is going on in full swing. There is also a buzz in the film industry that the lady rejected several offers to be a part of this off beat film, which is directed by Shyam Prasad.

Now, the grapevine has it that Prakash Raj has been signed up to play her dad in the film. The actor, it is well-known in Kollywood, is a close friend of Nayan, and stands by her during trying situations the actress had been facing of late.

And Manisha Koirala, the Nepalese beauty will be Nayan’s mom and Prakash’s pair in Electra.