Meera Jasmine to star with Srikanth

Meera Jasmine to star with Srikanth


Meera Jasmine was counted out of the Tollywood heroine race when her nuptial plans with current boy friend, Mandolin

Rajesh, were made public. Though Telugu movie producers exile any heroine who announces her marital intentions, Meera is getting more offers now than ever before.

She’s going to star opposite Srikanth in producer Lagadapati Sridhar's next film. Directed by Srinivas Reddy, Meera Jasmine has a good working relationship with him.

Earlier she was paired with Srikanth in Srinivas Reddy's blockbuster - Yamagola Malli Modalindi. The trio is getting together to repeat the enchantment.

Tamil actor Raghuvaran passes away

Tamil actor Raghuvaran passes away

Veteran Tamil actor Raghuvaran, who carved a niche for himself in character roles, died on Wednesday after a brief illness.

Raghuvaran, 49, is survived by his wife Rohini, from whom he had separated, and a son. A heavy smoker, he was having health problems for quite sometime and was admitted to a private hospital about a week ago.

Raghuvaran, who had carved a niche for himself in roles that displayed sadism, had acted in more than 80 films in Tamil and Malayalam and had bagged many awards, including the Tamil Nadu government's 'Kalaimamani' (artiste of excellence) and best character artiste awards.

He had acted with top actors, including superstar Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan. He had also figured in Hindi films Shiva , the first Hindi directorial venture of Ram Gopal Varma, and in Lal Badshah .

His portrayal of the father of a mentally-challenged daughter in Anjali , which was also dubbed in Hindi, earned him critical acclaim.

Puri Jagannadh's new film

Ace director Puri Jagannadh is a fine writer, too. He had won Nandi awards as writer for films like Itlu Sravani Subramanyam. But as he began to deliver one commercial hit after another, the writer in him got sidelined. read more

Gopika –Wedding bells?

Gopika –Wedding bells?

Gopika the girl with next-door-image who was introduced to Tamil cinema by Cheran in his classic Autograph, is calling it a day! Yes, it looks like Prakash Raj’sVellithirai releasing this Friday will be her last film in Tamil.

This girl from Ollur near Trichur in Kerala went on to do many films in Tamil and Malayalam and won over the audiences with her performances. Whenever a role that has a nice homely bubbly girl is written, she has been the first choice among directors. And now the big buzz is that the pretty girl is planning to settle down as her parents are frantically looking round for a guy for her.

Some Malayalam vernaculars and film magazines have reported that she is getting engaged to one of her relatives, a software engineer in US. But it turned out to be false as Syrian Christians, the community to which Gopika belongs do not allow marriages between the relatives.

When Sify.com contacted Gopika who is shooting for a Malayalam film with Jayaram in Thodupuzha, her mother answered to queries regarding her. Says Gopika’s mother, “Yes, we are looking for a groom for Gopika, and news pertaining to her engagement is false. As parents, we are anxious to see her settle down in 2008. She has three films in Malayalam and after Vellithirai we have not signed any new films in Tamil”.

Riya Sen- The hottest Bollywood actress and model!

This 5”1 Bollywood actress was born on January 24, 1981 in Kolkata, India. She belongs to a famous family clan of West Bengal. She is the grand daughter of Suchitra Sen, a legend in Bengali cinema, and daughter of Moonmoon Sen, a former actress. Before moving to Mumbai, she lived with her parents and sister Raima Sen, also an actress, in Kolkata. Her father Bharat Dev Varma belongs to the illustrious royal family of Tripura. Her paternal grandmother Ila Devi, was the princess of Cooch Behar, whose younger sister Gayatri Devi is the Maharani of Jaipur.

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