Bharathiyar's bloodline pens for 'Mankatha'

We are back with our regular updates on thala's upcoming 50th film 'Mankatha'. With the music album all set to hit the stands in less than just a couple of weeks, eager fans of Yuvan and Ajith are on the look out for the types of songs that they will soon find on the music disc.

The album will have a total of 7 music tracks, we hear, with a couple of melodies. One melody, a slow romantic number has been sung by S.P.B.Charan and Bhavatharini. This particular song's lyrics that go 'Naan Nee...' and have been penned by Niranjan Bharathi, a member of the Bharathiyar lineage. This song has a feel of the romantic Ilayaraja numbers of the past, reveal people who have got a chance to listen to this track.

Yuvan has made sure to have the right mix of slow and soft numbers mixed with fast paced and techno songs in the album and the music disc is sure to be sold like hot cakes once released, feel industry experts.

We will get back with more interesting updates from the 'Mankatha' hideout in the coming days. Keep watching this space for more

Kajal as Goan girl in 'Singam'

Kajal Agarwal who is making her debut in Hindi version of 'Singam' with Ajay Devgn is playing the role of a Goan girl. She herself revealed this to the media recently.

Though Anushka Shetty played the role in Tamil and Telugu versions of this film, Kajal bagged it in Hindi. When asked if she would imitate Anushka in Hindi version, she said,

"Absolutely not. I am playing the role of a Goan girl in this movie. It is made according to the sensibilities of Hindi audience. I have started shooting for this film. Infact my role has been re-written completely for this film. Anushka did a great job in 'Singam' that released as 'Yamudu' in Telugu. If I have any doubts on the role, I will certainly contact her" Kajal said.

Riding high on success with 'Darling', 'Mr Perfect' and 'Brindavanam', Kajal is now number one heroine in Tollywood. She is being talked about as the next Soundarya, thanks to her roles. We are yet to see how her career in Bollywood shapes up

K Balachander Bags Dada Saheb Phalke Award!

Ace director K Balanchander is conferred with the renowned Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2010 for his extraordinary achievement. Each year, the award is given by the Government of India to veterans in the field who have contributed continuously and worked for the development of the Indian film industry. The award is given away based on the recommendations of a committee of eminent personalities.

K Balachander has earlier been awarded with the Padma Shree Award and also honoured with the Kalaimamani title by the Government of Tamilnadu. Almost all his movies have been received well and attained best reviews, he also won Filmfare awards for the Best Director category many a times.

Balachander has to be purely credited for introducing brilliant actors like Superstar Rajinikanth, Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan, Prakash Raj and many others. He also has to his credit legendary films like Apoorva Ragangal,Achamillai Achamillai, Ek Duje Ke Liye and many more. He also produced Mani Ratnams Roja.

The ace director is known for his unique film making style and has set trends and contributed in many ways to the film industry for nearly forty five years! We, at IndiaGlitz congratulate him on conferring the Dada Saheb Phalke Award and wish him all the success in his future endeavors!

Shruthi Haasan's foray with Kamal Haasan

With his esteemed Dasavatharam fetching him laurels across far-flung corners of the globe, Universal Hero Kamal Haasan has commenced his remake version of A Wednesday. Titled Thalaivan Irukiran in Tamil, the Telugu version has been named as Ee Nadu. The shooting had hit the floors before couple of days in Hyderabad and would be simultaneously filmed in Telugu and Tamil.

When fathers are treading elatedly launching their heirs into tinsel town on respective panoramas,Kamal Haasan is introducing his daughter Shruthi Haasan with this magnum opus. Dont expect the young lass making her onscreen appearance in lead role. Uh-huh! Shruthi who has been churning out many musical albums makes her debut as music director with Thalaivan Irukiran. Though her part goes inclusive of scoring signature song, she's involved in deep discussions with her crew in spelling the best.

Once Shruthi had represented her dad for collecting Filmfare Awards where she uttered, Hope, One day I would erase my fathers records and bag them on my own records.

Of course, the girl is on for the hotfooted task.

Neetu Chandra turns producer

Looks like actresses are clever entrepreneurs too these days. The latest to prove this is Neetu Chandra, the Yavarum Nalam actress, whose special appearance in Kannitheevu pennaa in Yudham Sei attracted many an eyeball.

Neetu has launched her production house, Champaran Talkies. Her first venture is the Bhojpuri film, Deswa, which is directed by the actresss own brother. The film will hit the screens this May,she says.

I always wanted to bring a change to Bhojpuri cinema and reform the industry by bringing in more sensibility as well as sensitivity. I am planning to take Deswa to all prominent film festivals across the world,she says.

Happy about acting in Aadhi Bhagawan, the Jayam Ravi starrer directed by Ameer, she says, Ameer is a talented a director and I loved working with him. The beauty from Bihar has mastered Tamil and converses only in Tamil with the unit members, we learn.

Superstars in Platinum Jubilee of Kannada Cinema

In a world, where people are divided on various panoramas of Nationalities, languages and more, it's Cinema that calls off everything. Yeah! When sometimes, there's sort of hard feelings are enkindled between these two states, it's both the film industries that make things amicable.

Over for a long time, both the personalities of Kannada and Tamil Film industry have been sharing good rapport. Of course, even our Superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have performed so splendidly in many Kannada flicks. As a matter of fact, our versatile filmmakers Balu Mahendra(Kokkila) and Mani Rathnam (Pallavi Anu Pallavi) made their debut directorial in Kannada Film industry.

Now as the Kannada Film Industry celebrates it's Platinum Jubilee, both Superstar Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan have confirmed about their presence for this gracious occasion to be held between March 1-3. Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa would be inaugurating the Amrutha Mahotsava from 7pm-11pm.

Sameera swoons on sets

Tension prevailed on the sets of a forthcoming Vishal-film directed by Prabhu Deva, in Chennai on Saturday, after heroine Sameera Reddy suddenly became unconscious due to ill-health.

If reports are to be believed, the actress was suffering from fever for the past few days but still attended the shoot. Unable to manage with her health condition, she fainted all of a sudden.

Sameera was immediately rushed to a private hospital where she was advised by doctors to be on rest for a week. Following this, the shoot of the yet-to-be-titled film has been put on hold.

�Besides attending shootings back to back, she also took part in cultural programmes despite heavy fever. This has resulted in her swooning on sets, sources close to Sameera Reddy reportedly said.