Rajinikanth's upcoming Tamil movie Rana might have been temporarily shelved, but it has not stopped the movie from being in the news. The latest speculation, which is doing rounds in Kollywood, is that the superstar received Rs. 24 crores as a first instalment of his remuneration.
The Endhiran, who is the second highest paid actor in South Asia after Jackie Chan, has also major shares in the film, as the movie is co-produced by his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth. The movie is said to be made with a budget of Rs. 100 crores and the actor is reportedly getting Rs. 40 crores alone as a remuneration other than a share in the profit, says a report.
Meanwhile, Rajinikanth, who left India to Singapore for further treatment is recovering well. His son-in-law has recently said that the actor would return to India in a few weeks. However, the project might delay for another six months, as the doctors have advised him to be in bed rest.
Grapevine has it that Vijay will not kiss Ileana inNanban. In 3 Idiots, Aamir Khan and Kareena Kapoor shared a passionate lip-lock. But the director will reportedly not shoot a smooching scene. It could pave the way for a controversy, as the Tamil audience are not used to such scenes. So, theEndhiran director has decided to do away with it, says a source. He might shoot a close-up shot, which would look like a lip-to-lip scene, concludes a source.
Meanwhile, Nanban unit is busy filming a song in Chennai. The makers are planning to wrap-up the movie by August. The movie, which also features Jeeva, Srikanth, Sathyaraj, Anuya, Lawrence Raghavendra, SJ Surya in the cast, is expected to hit the screens during Diwali.
After going through a lean path in 2009-10, Vijay became very selective while approving his projects. He signed a few films of which Kaavalan was released earlier this year and did decent business at the box-office. His other projects Velayudham has almost completed the shooting and Nanban is in the third schedule of its filming. In the meantime, he has decided to start his long-pending movie Pagalavan.
Vijay signed Pagalavan a year ago but the project did not take-off on time, as director Seeman was detained for his anti Sri Lankan statement. The movie was put on hold after the actor started his other approved films. Now that the Sivakasi star has finished the shooting of Velayudham, he has given the green signal for the filmmaker to go ahead with the project.
Meanwhile, Seeman has roped in Hansika Motwani, who has paired up Vijay in Velayudham and Bhavana to play the female lead roles in Pagalavan. The movie will hit the floors soon.
Ajith Kumar's prestigious Billa prequel is finally ready to take-off. If reports are to be believed, the movie will hit the floors on June 20.
Billa 2, under the direction of Chakri Toleti, will start its shooting in Hyderabad. The director has rewritten the script after Vishuvardhan, who directed the first instalment of the film and has opted out of the project. The story is about David's journey from an ordinary man to a don.
Delhi-based model Huma Qureshi will pair up Ajith Kumar in Billa 2. Bruna Abdullah is playing the second lead role in the film and Prabhu, Rahman, Krishnakumar are also in the cast. Suresh Balaje and George Pius are jointly producing the film.
Among the other technical cast, Yuvan Shankar Raja has been roped in to score the music and Hemant Chaturvedi is the director of photography.
Silambarasan has given two back-to-back hits in the form of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa and Vaanam. The success of the films has given him more responsibility to deliver his best in his next, as the audience will have huge expectations from his upcoming Tamil movie Osthi – The Cool Cop. So, the actor has now has hit the gym to tone his body for his character in the film.
Simbu has confirmed that he is working hard to chisel his physique. He claims that he has not been to gym after he entered the film industry. The actor is undergoing rigorous training with a specialist fitness instructor, who has planned him a tailor-made program to gain weight and give him a muscled look.
The actor plays the role of a tough and corrupted cop in Osthi, which is a remake of Bollywood blockbusterDabangg. Richa Gangopadhyay is pairing him in the Tamil version, which is directed by Dharani and has Thaman's music. Mohan Apparao and T Ramesh are jointly producing the film
Bollywood actress Vidya Balan is too busy with her upcoming film, Dirty Pictures, so much so that she has cut off from her friend circle completely. She has apparently stayed away from her Blackberry Messenger so that she could concentrate on the film.
It is said that Vidya Balan has deleted BBM, an instant messaging service, as she thinks constant messaging has been distracting her from preparing for her role, which is rather challenging. She was left with no option but to do away with it in order to concentrate on her role.
Vidya plays the role of Silk Smitha in Dirty Picturesproduced by Ekta Kapoor. Her bust line has been reportedly increased with the help of prosthetics to suit her character.
Dhanush, the son-in-law of Rajinikanth, has said that the superstar is fine and recovering well. The 61-year-old has been recently admitted at the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre in Singapore.
The Aadukalam star said, “Rajinikanth is recovering well. He is doing fine and responding well to the treatment. Doctors have found out the root cause of his trouble. It is something that can be reversed.”
The actor further added, they are hoping for Rajinikanth's return to India in a week or 10 days. If he does not come by then, it means that the superstar is on a holiday. Dhanush also clarified the rumours pertaining to Endhiran star's kidney transplant by saying that “It’s a joke”.
Dhanush has gone back to Singapore again. He tweeted, “A fresh morning. A fresh day. Back 2 Singapore. All is well. God bless.”
