DMK Youth wing assistant secretary and Corporation Mayor M.Subramanian is organizing a grand function to celebrate the Chief Minister’s 85th birthday. The second day of the function on 05.06.08 will have actors will be participating to greet the Chief Minister Karunanidhi. This grand function will be held at 5.00 PM at Kamaraj Arangam.

Music Director Deva will sing a song praising the Chief Minister. Director Bhagyaraj will head this function. Actress Manorama, Manivannan, Kushboo, Rajesh, Y.G.Mahendran, Delhi Ganesh, Nizalgal Ravi and Chinni Jayanth will shower the greetings on the Chief Minister.

Finally Dasavatharam has won the legal battle since Madras High Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to film certification authorities to change the title of the Kamal Hassan starrer ‘Dasavatharam’ and delete some scenes, paving the way for the movie’s release.

The petitioner, International Sri Vaishnava Dharma Samrakshanaa Society (SVDSS) represented by its President Swamy Govinda Ramanuja Dasan, had contended that the movie had scenes that offended Hindu sentiments, particularly that of Vaishnavites Justice K Venkatraman and M Satyanarayana of the Division Bench dismissed the case saying the name “Dasavatharam” was an ancient historical and religious one and nobody could object its usage since there was no intellectual property rights attached to it.

The Bench turned down all the allegations since the petitioners had not watched the movie their apprehension lack substance, the Bench said while dismissing the case.

Elections for South Indian Film PRO Union were held recently in Chennai and the results have been presented to the media channels now. Vijay Murali has been elected as the president while Purunthulasi Pazhanivel as the secretary. Mr. Ramdas has been appointed as treasurer and following the posts of other categories.

Vice-President: VP Mani and Madurai Chelvam.

Joint-Secretary: Balan, Govindaraj.

Committee Members: JV, T.M. Rajan, Ganesh Kumar, Glamour Satya, Major Dasan, Ramanujam and Glamour Krishna Moorthy.

Union Association Members: Nellai Sundarajan, Diamond Babu, Kannadasan, Nikil Murugan and Pazhani Kumar.

These members were elected based on the discussions and meetings held between the union members.

Production: Ajaya Chandran, Rajendhiran
Story and Execution: S.M. Raju
Star-casts: Giri, Ashwata, Azhagi fame Monika, Sampath, Gowtham and many others.
Melodies: Isaac Thomas Kottukaapalli
Penning songs: Na. Muthukumar and Raghu
Set Decorations: Bala
Canning shots: Prem Kumar
Cut and Paste: Madhan Guna Deva
Action-Thrills: Michaels

Spending a great life as a software engineer in United States, here comes Mr. S M Raju who commences his directorial journey with a great theme in Kollywood. Software development perhaps would have been his job for butter and jam, but his passion for filmmaking was inevitable. Setting out from US, he joined veteran director Santhosh Sivan and worked as assistant for Malayalam blockbuster movie ‘Anandha Bathram’. Apart from that, his short films have won laurels across the far-flung corners of the world.

His debut flick in Kollywood is ‘Varnam’ a film not just about colors, but different shades of human life. Whatever may be the childhood day dreams, but everything gets faded away once the days pass by. This is something to do with reality and Raju says that he would strive blending reality to the screens. The film also would focus on how caste system affects each one’s life in different forms.

Most part of the film has been shot across in and around hill areas of Kodaikanal. Debutants Giri and Ashwata perform the lead role along with Azhagi fame Monika while Sampath, Gowtham and others have crucial roles to present.

One of the main highlights of the film would be a song that is canned within single shot. This song would be featured for say around 3 minutes.

Expectations: Colors on different shades

Kodambakkam has been experiencing a vivid change of genres that includes films that had time reel of just couple days, a day or probably couple of hours. Well, Mannil Indha Kaadhal too falls under the same genre where the story centers on 9 youngsters who together are yearning for good opening in film industry. With their lives with happiness and vain, a sudden twist appears when they come a pair of young lovers. The pair has got something to do more in their lives and the entire story takes place within 36 hours.

The songs for the film will be canned within the same house since it has the time reel of 36 hours suiting to the screenplay. Jai Kamal not alone just plays the lead role but handles story, screenplay, dialogues and direction together. With debutant Jyothi playing the female lead role, we have Shanmugha Sundaram, Chaplin Balu, Rajesh, Madhu, Suresh Chinna, Joghi, Shankar, Baburaj, Anbu, Nivas Kumar, Lashmu Karthik and Subramani roped in for important roles.

R.Saraswathi and R. Yoghanandam are producing this film while J. Rajesh Kumar cans the shot with Yajay scoring music. M. Koteeswaran takes care of editing and choreography by K. Siva.

Shooting for the film has been completed and it is slated for release during the mid of June.

The most popular novelist and writer Kalaimamani Balakumaran was conferred Vocational Excellence’ Award recently by Rotary Club of Adyar. Rotarian Sridhar, director, Vocational Service has made a documentary on him. Balakumaran stated that only shame, pain and angst have made him write.

But the 10 years of rigorous reading that he did, prodded by his mother, have made him what he is today. Many of his short stories are taken from his own life. Balakumran who had written dialogues for many films which include Shankar’s Kadhalan’ and ‘Gentleman’. After the sad demise of writer Sujatha, Balakumaran has been roped in for Robot.

Falling in line with Ajith, Vijay and other actors Simbhu has also planned to bring out a monthly magazine which will depict about his forthcoming movies and other details regarding him. In this connection he has contacted his state wide Fans Club who assured him that if he paid them a ‘considerable’ sum every month, they would ensure the ’smooth’ release of the magazine to ‘tell’ the whole world all it wanted to know about Simbhu.

Simbhu is presently in verge of completing Silambattam which has progressed well and is almost complete in all aspects. The film is to hit the screens shortly. His next priority would be to complete his long shelved Kettavan. Simbhu will also feature in a film directed by Sakthi Chidambaram. This film will be an action-packed entertainer. Shriya who will be pairing with him in this film has cut down her salary.

Cinematographer turned Director Ravi Varman will now join the list of other directors who stepped into new venture of getting into acting. Yes, Ravi Varman who is busy now making the film Moscowin Kaveri will get into the project soon. Director Chella who commenced his directorial venture with the film Aazhwar will direct the movie.

Sources close to Ravi Varman have revealed that he was quite impressed by the script presented by Chella. So, here comes the new hero in town and will he break the records of Sundar C and Cheran? Well, we have to wait and see…

Sayali Bhagathi happens to be the hottest girl at present in Kollywood. To define her in simple terms, she was the winner of Femina Miss India 2005 and that won her the chance of getting roped into Bollywood flick ‘The Train’ with Imran Hasmi and that was a remake of Hollywood movie Derailed. Following was the film directed by Rajkumar Santhoshi titled ‘Halla Bol’ starring Ajay Devagan and Vidya Balan in lead roles.

Then was her time to step into Tollywood with the film Blade Babji pairing up with Allari Naresh . Her debut film in Tamil film industry would be Newtonin Moondram Veedhi directed by Thai Chelvan. SJ Suryah plays the lead role and this Mumbai actress is there to play his ladylove in the movie.

So Trisha and other leading actresses watch out for this hot sexy alluring actress who is sure to be the heartthrob of all young guys in the town.

Actor Prashanth has been engaged in a legal battle with his wife for the past one year following dowry harassment charges. Grihalakshmi had alleged that Prashanth and his family had asked her to bring a car as dowry. She further said she was ill-treated and subject to mental torture by her in-laws and complained to the Anti-Dowry Cell.

The department had been conducting an enquiry into the case and filed a 750- page report in the Saidapet Court. The report filed by the Anti-Dowry Cell had categorically denied any incident of dowry harassment of his wife Grihalakshmi by him. The report had vindicated him as all the charges of Grihalakshmi were found to be wrong by the police.