Osthi tamil version of Dabangg Review

Movie Name : Osthi
Producers : Balaji Real Media and Mohan Apparao
Director : Dharani
Star Cast : Simbhu, Gangopadhyaya, Revathi, Sonu Sood, Jithan Ramesh and others
Music : S Thaman
Camera : Gopinath

Dabangg Remake Tamil Version Title OsthiThe puja of the STR starrer Osthi – The Cool Cop, the remake of the super hit Hindi film Dabangg took place at the AVM pillayar kovil this morning. The event was attended by a host of Kollywood celebs including Rama Narayanan, RB Chowdary, T Rajender and Salman Khan’s brother Arbaz Khan who flew in from Mumbai for the launch.

The film stars STR playing a cop for the first time, taking the role of the original Chulbul Pandey, played by Salman. There was a stiff competition for the remake rights of this super hit but ultimately it was producers Balaji Real Media and  Mohan Apparao who bagged it.

The film is directed by Dharani and Sonakshi Sinha’s role is played by Richa Gangopadhyaya who was not present at the launch. The role of Dimple, the mother of the hero, will be done by Revathi who returns to Tamil films after a gap. At the press meet following the puja, Dharani disclosed that Sonu Sood would continue as the villain in the Tamil version as well while Gopinath is doing the camerawork. S Thaman handles the music.

The film is a first cop role for STR who disclosed that he is growing a moustache for the role. The shoot will begin next month. I want to try all genres of films and playing a cop seems an exciting prospect for me. I am observing some cops and also doing some body building before the start of the shooting. I am a Salman fan and I loved the film when I saw it and I thought I would suit the role. I am sure Dharani will give me a new color. said STR.

Revathi who was also present, added that she was confident of doing the film once she knew that Dharini was at the helm. Jithan Ramesh who was present, plays the role of STR’s brother in the film, which was originally played by Arbaz Khan.

Telungu Actress Divya Spandana and Raphael wedding soon

Here we have something interesting about Divya Spandana’s boyfriend, with whom she was recently spotted at the Chinaswamy Stadium in Bangalore and even posed for photographers.

Remember the actress recently disclosed that she is in love. We learn that her man’s name is Raphael, an industrialist who is half-German and half-Swiss. “Both met during a New Year party,” say sources.

Raphael belonging to a big business family based in Portugal and Switzerland. His family is largest supplier of home electronics in Europe.

“What started as friendship slowly blossomed into love. And the couple had no problems in expressing it. Even elders in both the families are aware of the relationship and have given their consent,” sources further say.

However, both Divya and Raphael are not in a hurry to tie the knot. “They have some professional goals to achieve before entering the wedlock. While Rapheal is busy with his business, Divya has signed some interesting films.”

Charmi act as Journalist in Nagaram Nidra Potunna Vela Movie

Actress Charmi, who is facing a rough patch in her film career, is trying to bounce back with her new film, ‘Nagaram Nidra Potunna Vela’. The actress is playing character of a dynamic journalist in the film.

A song was filmed on one huge set erected at Ramoji Film City under the supervision of choreographer Shiva Shankar. An action sequence was picturised under the supervision of action director Prabhu. A few crucial scenes were canned in Vikarabad forest and surrounding areas. The second schedule will be held from January second week.”

The music has been composed by Yasho Krishna and the story has been penned by Deenraj. Anukokunda Oka Roju. A well known hero is said to be playing a key character in the film. Other supporting casts include Ahuti Prasad, Shiva Reddy and Paruchuri Gopalakrishna. The film is being directed by Premraj and produced by Nandi Srihari. Tekula Muktiraj is the co-producer. This is yet another heroine oriented flick like her earlier suspense thriller film.

Divya Spandana Celebrate Birthday In Abroad

Divya Spandana

Though the birthday girl was not available for comment, her fans and well wishers did get to know how she spent her special day through her posts on the social networking site Twitter.

Using Twitter to connect with her fans, Divya Spandana writes that she is in Istanbul to spend a quiet break from her routine work in India. And though she is all alone in the foreign country, she did not feel lonely at all on her birthday because there were so many interesting places to visit in the city and also so much food to taste! Yes, making her birthday a special day, the Sandalwood beauty has bid a glad farewell to her diet regimen, happily biting on the Turkish fare available in Istanbul.

Well, Divya Spandana may be spending a lovely vacation in Istanbul, but that definitely does not mean that her fans back in India have forgotten her. On the contrary, the Kannada film actress was pleasantly surprised when wishes started coming right from the wee hours of the morning, from all quarters of the Sandalwood industry. The actress has also made sure to thank all her well wishers through her Twitter posts. We too, wish Divya Spandana the best as she steps into a new year of her life!

Ilayaraja, SPB, Chithra & Shreya Ghoshal together in "Sri Ramarajyam" Movie

Chithra & Shreya Ghoshal on Recording

Maestro Ilayaraja has completed recording eight songs for veteran director Bapu’s magnum opus – mythological film titled Sri Ramarajyam starring Balakrishna in the lead role. Legendary singers S P Balasubramaniam and Chitra sung the songs while for the first time Shreya Ghoshal shared a song with Chitra for this flick. Jonnavittula and Vennelakanti wrote all the eight songs composed by the maestro. This is the second time that director Bapu and Ilayaraja coming together after their earlier musical hit - Mantrigaari Viyyankudu .

Sri Ramarajyam is all set to begin the shoot from November 22nd and Yalamanchali Saibabu is producing it. Mullapudi Venkata Ramana has provided the script based on Valmiki Ramayanam. The movie is to be made with high technical standards and national award winning technician Kamal Kannan who worked for Magadheera would be overseeing CG work.

Mahesh Babu's Veta for Sameera Reddy- Anushka

Anushka Shetty & Mahesh Babu

Mahesh Babu is all set to romance Sameera reddy and actress Anushka in the movie ‘VETA’. The actresses are said to be confirmed for the film and it is an official word from director Linguswamy. The director has also disclosed that, the script demands a third heroine as well and will be suspense for the audiences.

Linguswamy’s VETA will be on floors from early next year and the director is said to release the movie by the summer 2011. Prince Mahesh Babu has also hinted that, he will be seen regularly on screen in coming years and will not maintain a huge gap, which backfired at him, by his ‘Khaleja’.

“Khaleja” was a super flop and it disappointed Mahesh fans in a very abrupt way. Now, for this coming sankranthi, Mahesh will be seen in ‘Dhookudu’ of director Srinu Vaitla and then will be..

Nag-Anushka-Priyamani's Ragada Ready to Release!

Anushka Shetty & Nagarjuna

Nag’s ‘Ragada’ is almost complete. It has reached the final stages now. S Thaman composed the music and the audio is expected to hit the market in early December as the film will also be released in the same month. ‘Ragada’ is a mass entertainer blend with comedy and action elements. Veeru Potla is directing this film and D Sivaprasad Reddy is producing it under Kamakshi Enterprises banner. After ‘Super’ and ‘Don’ this is the 3rd film in the combination of Nagarjuna and Anushka. Another dusky beauty Priyamani is playing the 2nd fiddle to Anushka. Chubby cheeks Charmi sizzled with Nag in a special song. For the first time in his career, Nag did a role that has Rayalaseema diction.

Vareva Audio on Dec 12 and Movie Releasing On Dec 24th.

Gautham’s latest film ‘Vareva’ is directed by Mahi under Movie Miracles banner. Sambhavi is debuting as heroine opposite Gautham in this film.

Vareva’ is a romantic action flick getting ready for release on December 24th. The audio will be released on December 12th. Mahesh Shankar provided the music and the camera is handled by Satish Muthyala. The highlights of the film are two songs picturised in Bangkok under Raghu master’s choreography and the action sequences directed by Ram-Lakshman.

Nagarjuna and Anushka Pairing for Damarukam

Anushka

Nagarjuna and Anushka are going to be paired for the 4th time. This new movie will be produced by Venkat of RR Movie Makers. The film is titled ‘Damarukam’ and will take shape in the hands of Srinivas Reddy, who earlier directed a hit film ‘Yamalokam Malli Modalaindi’. This is said to be a socio-fantasy flick with good comedy elements. The movie is likely to hit floors shortly.

Jagapathi-Priyamani to Piar agin for Kshetram

Priyamani & Nagarjuna

Priyamani is currently busy with two films in Telugu. One is Nagarjuna’s ‘Ragada’ and the other is the untitled film opposite Sumanth. This apart, she also acted in 'Rakta Charitra 2' which is expected to hit theaters in 1st week of December.

Now the interesting news is that she is joining hands with the Tamil hero Shaam (‘Kick’ fame), to do yet another Telugu film. This is said to be the female centric film to be directed by a debutant Ganapati Venu. Jagapathi Babu was roped in to play the cameo role. Titled ‘Kshetram’, the film will hit the set on 17th November.

Remember Priyamani and Jagapathi Babu did three films together and one of them 'Sadhyam' is also a female oriented film.

Nayanthara Next Flick Sita Roll In Sri Rama Rajyam

Nayanthara

Considering that Nayanthara is one of the most popular actresses down south, audiences would have loved to watch the actress celebrating her special day, but when it is Nayanthara, you should not expect the ordinary.

Not only did she not face cameras, Nayanthara was also unavailable to friends on her birthday! Reports claim that the actress was busy with work. If reports are to be believed, Nayanthara will next be seen playing mythoplogical character Sita in the upcoming Tollywood film ‘Sri Rama Rajyam’. Starring opposite her in the film which is loosely based on Ramayan is Balakrishna. Filming of ‘Sri Rama Rajyam’ will begin early next month in Hyderabad.