MOHAN LAL TURNS 56 TODAY!

Malayalam superstar and pan Indian actor Mohanlal celebrates his 56th birthday today. The actor who has done more than 300 movies in a film career spanning spanning 38 years is still young at heart. He was introduced to Tamil cinema in Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar and was last seen playing the villain in Vijay’s Jilla.

Mohanlal’s recent films include Kanal, Loham, Laila O Laila, Mythri among others. His upcoming release Pulimurugan’s teaser was launched yesterday as a treat for his fans on his birthday. The actor himself shared the video through his Facebook page saying “Hold your breath and watch your step. Murugan is out for a short hunt.” His upcoming films in Malayalam also includes the Priyadharshan directorial Oopam.

Apart from that, Mohanlal is acting as the lead in his third Telugu project Jantha Garage alongside Rahman, Samantha and Nithya Menen. He will also be seen acting alongside Gautami after 18 years in the upcoming bilingual Manamantha.

Behindwoods wishes Lal ettan as he is popularly called by fans, a happy birthday and a prosperous year ahead

Rajini and Ajith do it for family

Superstar Rajinikanth and the box office King Ajith have both decided to spend some quality time with their families at pretty much the same time. Rajini, taking a break from Shankar’s ‘2.0’ shooting has flown off to the US along with family to spend a few weeks and will only be back after the ‘Kabali’ release date is officially firmed up.

Thala Ajith meanwhile after exercising his vote has reportedly taken wife Shalini, daughter Anoskha and Kutty Thala  for a tour and will be returning to kickstart ‘Thala 57’ directed by Siruthai Siva sometime in June.

Future Queens: 5 Actresses Who Might Rule Tamil Cinema For The Next 10 Years!

So who are those actresses gearing up to fill the void that will be created in the near future when actresses like Trisha and Nayantara move on to take up character roles, once their career as Tamil heroines reaches dusk?

These 5 actresses might go on to rule Tamil cinema for the next 10 years. Have a look.

Keerthy Suresh

Keerthy Suresh has got this magical charm which has earned her numerous fans in such a short period of time.

Don't be surprised if she goes on to become one of the leading actresses in the next few years.

Hansika Motwani 

Hansika is known as today's Khushboo within the Kollywood fraternity. Few years back, Khushboo came, saw and conquered Tamil cinema and was the reigning queen of Kollywood for many years.

If Hansika, who has started well in conquering many hearts in Tamil Nadu, achieves half of what Khushboo achieved, she will easily rule Kollywood at least for the next few years, if not a decade.

Amy Jackson

Gone are those days when only North Indian actresses used to conquer Tamil cinema. Make way for hotties from overseas who might find a new home here.

Amy Jackson, a model from London, is well on her way in becoming a leading Kollywood actress in the near future. She's got the looks and talent to do so.

Ritika Singh

This 21-year-old boxer-turned-actress is a bundle of talent. She's been in the news ever since her impressive debut opposite Madhavan.

She's also blessed with great looks to complement her acting skills. She's definitely someone to watch out for in the near future.

Sai Pallavi

Sai Pallavi is one actress who has captured thousands of hearts even before making her Tamil acting debut.

With awesome acting and dancing skills, this cute looking girl is a great prospect for Tamil cinema. Not to mention her alluring raspy voice.

BREAKING: 24 PART 2 CONFIRMED!

The trailer, teaser and the first look posters of 24 featured Suriya as a paraglider. The film however doesn’t showcase the paragliding sequence. Intrigued by this when we contacted the film’s editor Prawin Pudi and asked him about the missing scenes, this is what he had to say “In the film, paragliding is Mani’s (Suriya) hobby. It initially featured an intro scene for Mani where he is paragliding as part of National Day celebrations which got cut due to time constraints. It would probably feature in 24 part 2”.

24 part 2? Is the project confirmed? We asked him. “Yes, such a project is planned” was his reply. The director Vikram K Kumar shared a post through his Facebook profile titled “24 Decoded” which had details of sequences in the movie that serve as a link for its sequel. The possibility of Athreya not being killed by Sethu’s gunshot was one such lead discussed in the post. People who have watched 24 closely will be able to confirm that in the visual marking the death of Athreya, only the sound of a gunshot is featured and not the event of the bullet piercing him. And hey! The watch is still working!

Dhanush's 'Kodi' Release Plans Are Here

Actor Dhanush has completed shooting and dubbing for 'Thodari' directed by Prabhu Solomon. This will be the National award winning actor's next release.

Dhanush has also completed shooting for his maiden dual role flick 'Kodi' which is also the production venture of his Wunderbar Films banner. The film touted to be a political thriller has been directed by Durai Senthilkumar of 'Kaakki Sattai' and 'Ethirneechal' fame.

Sources reveal that the makers have decided to release the film in the July to cash in on the Ramzan holiday weekend. It is worth noting that Dhanush's 'Velai Illa Pattadhari' and 'Maari' released on 2014 and 2015 Ramzan weekends. We will have to wait for an official confirmation to know whether the actor will have a third consecutive Eid release.

The film stars Dhanush as twin brothers. Trisha and Anupa Parameshwaran of 'Premam' fame have acted as female leads. S.A.Chandrasekar has acted as Dhanush's father. Kaali Venkat and Sathish are part of supporting cast.

Santhosh Narayanan has handled the musical score for the film and we can expect the announcement on audio release date any time soon.

Will Santhanam break his policy for Ajith?

A few years back Santhanam was the most preferred friend for Vijay, Ajith, Suriya,Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Jiiva, Arya, Vishal, Simbu, Dhanush and most others. After tasting success as a solo hero in ‘Vallavanukku Pullum Aayudham’ and ‘inimey Ippadithaan’ Santa has decided to only take on projects as the leading man and has stopped appearing as the sidekick.

Now we learn that Siruthai Siva has approached Santhanam to do a very important role in ‘Thala 57’ and industry insiders say that since it is Ajith , it is most likely that Santhanam will give his nod. It may be recalled that Santhanam’s roles in both ‘Siruthai’ directed by Siva and ‘Veeram’ where his combination with Ajith was highly appreciated. We’ll have to wait for official word.

24 Story

24 (Suriya's 24 Tamil Movie) is a Tamil family entertainer film written and directed by Vikram Kumar. The film features Suriya and Samantha in the lead roles.

24 Story In Detail

‘24’ is the story of a watch, with which the owner can travel to the past and future and control the time.

Sethuraman (Suriya) is a brilliant scientist who creates a watch that could manipulate time. He calls it Project 24. However, his twin brother Athreya (Suriya, again), a dreaded don, wants the watch for himself, and therefore attacks his brother, killing his wife in the process.

Sethuraman escapes with his infant baby, with the villain close on his heels. Knowing that he has no escape, Sethu leaves his baby and his watch in a protective cover with a lady he meets on a train. Athreya catches up with his brother and kills him, but gets incapacitated in the process and goes into a coma for 26 years.

Meanwhile that infant boy grows up to be a strapping young watch mechanic Mani (again Suriya), who, one fine day and a series of coincidences later, open that box containing the watch. Having his father’s intellect in his genes, Mani soon understands the magic of the watch.

He begins to manipulate time to his advantage, especially in hatching a romantic plot with pretty girl, Sathya (Samantha). However, Athreya wakes up from his coma and comes looking for the watch that could help him regain his lost youth. Thus begins a brilliant game of chess between the similar looking protagonist and antagonist with time travel as their chessboard.

CONFIRMED 'Thala 57' Will Go On Floors From July, Ajith To Sign On The Dotted Lines Today!

We had earlier reported that the shooting of Ajith's 57th film, to be directed by Siva of Veeram and Vedalam fame, will begin soon. It has now been confirmed by a source close to the project that the film will go on floors from July. Ajith, who will be working with Siva for the third consecutive time, will sign on the dotted lines today (May 5th).

"The makers of the film will officially sign the agreement with Ajith on Thursday. The regular shooting will kick-off from July," the source confirmed. Young music sensation Anirudh will join hands with Siva and his team for the second time in a row. The entire technical team of Vedalam is expected to be retained for this project, which will be bankrolled by Sathya Jyothi Films. The film will predominantly be shot in Australia and will be a slick and stylish entertainer, according to a report. It is also said that Ajith might shed a few kilos for the role. Though the makers are yet to make an official announcement regarding the film's cast including its female lead, many speculations pertaining to it have been on the rise in the past few days. While many claim that the high budget project will have two heroines in Tamannaah and Hindi actress Kriti Sanon, sources close to the Siruthai director have requested to wait for an official announcement, adding that the makers are yet to zero in on the female lead and that talks have been initiated with top actresses across various film industries. Meanwhile, veteran producer 'Kalaipuli' S Thanu, who is basking in the success of Ilayathalapathy Vijay's latest release Theri, has expressed his interest to work with the Arrambam star, according to reports. Looks like the producer is eyeing for back-to-back biggies with Rajinikanth's Kabali all set for a worldwide release. Kabali too, is bankrolled by Thanu.

Top Five Reasons to Watch Suriya's '24'

Actor Suriya’s mega budget sci-fi flick ‘24’ is all set to hit the screens tomorrow (May 6) in more than 2,000 screens across the globe. The film has garnered a huge deal of pre-release expectation thanks to the big names in the cast and crew as well as the positive feel created by the teaser, trailer and audio tracks of Oscar Nayagan A.R.Rahman.

There are quite many reasons to catch ‘24’ an experimental project from a star hero like Suriya and here Indiaglitz lists out the Top Five Reasons for why you should not miss watching this Vikram Kumar directorial in theaters.

Suriya as the dreadful Athreya

Suriya is an actor who has garnered respect and affection in the minds of general movie buffs for his variety of roles and stories and also his hard work and dedication to the acting profession. After two back to back commercial ventures ‘Anjaan’ and ‘Massu’ the star is back with ’24’ which despite being marketed as a commercial biggie also has notable scope for experimentation in it.

This is also Suriya’s first triple role flick and the three roles include the dreadful villain character Athreya. Suriya known for getting into the skin of the character is menacing with his getup, gestures and voice for the character and Athreya character is expected to outshine others in the film. He also sports multiple getups that include a wheel chair bound old man.

In short this film is going to be a treat for ardent Suriya fans and also the general audience who respect him for his effective portrayal of diversified characters.

A.R.Rahman’s Music

A.R.Rahman who is a busy music director internationally gets time to do only one or two Tamil films a year. When the ‘24’ script was narrated to Rahman, he immediately accepted after being convinced that it will be an ambitious effect. So the way the double Oscar winner came into the project itself proves that ‘24’ has something extraordinary in it.

After getting into the film Rahman has given super hit songs under various genres and his music is as fresh as ever. From the trailers we could asses that the musical genius would have lifted the film to high levels with his re-recording also. His music certainly is going to be one of the big plusses for such an ambitious film.

Visual Extravaganza

A good script is essential but not the only requirement to make a good film. Whatever you write will be spoilt if you fail to present it in a visually appealing manner. Not all films get this at the right place. Most of the films pass muster in this regard, while a select few films come up as Visual extravaganza like ‘24’.

Cinematographer Tirru aka Tirunavukkarasu has returned to Kollywood after six years with this film and the visuals of the film is one striking aspect that simply wows the viewer in the teaser and the trailer. The selection of locations is going to be another big treat as the film has been shot in some unseen locations such as Poland. The way the songs have been shot is also going to be a huge treat to fans.

Art Direction

Art direction is something that will regularly be noticed and mentioned by critics and audience who take films more seriously beyond entertainment. But ‘24’ has the potential of making Art direction being appreciated by even the regular movie buffs. Art directors Amit and Subrata Chakraborthy who have worked in Bollywood films make their Kollywood debut with this film.

‘24’ as a film has tremendous scope for art directors as the script is such. The sets for time machine and research lab excite us while watching the trailer and the experience of watching them with more details in the film is definitely going to be a never before experience.

Visionary Vikram Kumar

After the super hit horror flick ‘Yaavarum Nalam’, director Vikram Kumar has direct a Tamil film after a gap of 6-7 years. In the meantime he has directed two super hit Telugu films falling under romance and family genres.

The visionary he is, Vikram Kumar has now come up with a genuine product falling under science fiction- a rarely explored genre in Tamil cinema. The combination of this genre, the unusual time travel concept added in the script and the proven adeptness of Vikram Kumar in handling different genres of films efficiently has created the huge expectations for the film right from the word go.

We can be assured that Vikram Kumar will stun us with his ambitious project ‘24’ and will make more number of good films in Tamil as well as other languages.