Is it, No kissing for TV actors!

The furore over Sach Ka Saamna had just settled when another controversy erupted in tellyland.

A Balaji audition held asked aspirants to dress minimally and kiss! There may have been outrage, but no official complaint has been filed, says Dharmesh Tiwari, President, Cine and Television Artists’ Association (CINTAA). Hence there will be no action. Censor Board member Nandini Sardesai, who feels strongly about the issue, says, “I find it in poor taste. Kissing passionately can hardly be the yardstick for judging acting skills. It is very demeaning to both males and females. It is very derogatory to the human spirit.” But what do actors from tellyland have to say? Well, while some preferred not to comment, a few others adopted the diplomatic route and of course a handful spoke their mind…

Sara Khan: This is not done! What about Indian culture? There will be no difference between India and other countries. People should reveal their talent and not their bodies.

Rajeev Khandelwal: I don’t want to comment on this.

Aashka Goradia: I was very surprised. I don’t know how relevant the kissing, wearing minimal clothing is to the show. What was the audition about… were they looking for a good kisser or a good actor?

Aroona Irani: I didn’t like the idea of such an audition. You generally watch TV with your family, so a show like that would get very embarrassing. Call me orthodox, but I at least will not be comfortable.

Harsh ChAaya: At first glance, it does seem perverse. But personally, it is your choice. If you don’t like it, then you don’t have to do it.

Neena Gupta: Without knowing the complete truth, I would not like to comment on it.

Manasi joshi Roy : It is simple, if you are comfortable doing it, do it. If not, then don’t do it.

Aman Verma: In our country, showing sex on television is taboo, but you can show violence and hatred. Maybe the producers wanted to see how far you would go.

Ronit Roy: I don’t want to comment on this.

Achint Kaur : The most important thing is what the subject is all about. Also, if the actor is new, then maybe the producers wanted to see how comfortable the actor is doing certain things.

Shriya in Arya Remake

After the Mallana movie shriya is busy in tamil.In Mallana she has given a glamour show to the both telugu and tamil audiences.Now Shriya is acting in Tamil remake of Arya movie and Dhanush(son in law of the super star Rajinikanth)playing the hero role in Tamil.Shriya from her end has said that she is playing a very bubbly role in this one and it will be more performance driven than glamour show.In telugu Arya is a Blockbuster movie and we hope in tamil also it is going to be super duper hit movie.

Sridevi-Kamal Hassan in Madras High Court

The hit pair Sri Devi - Kamal Hassan starred together in many movies like 16 Vayadinele, Sigappu Rojakkal, Guru, Varumayin Niram Sigappu and Moonram Pirai and many more.But it was a strange coincidence, that both of them made their presence at Madras High Court on Wednesday. Kamal Haasan, representing Raaj Kamal Films International, submitted his counter that there was no diversion of funds as alleged by Pyramid Saimira International Ltd. His verdict will be pronounced by Judge Rajasuriya today (Thursday). Sridevi had better luck when the decks were cleared for the release of her husband Boney Kapoor’s home production Wanted. Judge Rajasuriya chose to close the case as the parties came to a compromise after Sridevi deposited three crores before the trial court ahead of the stipulated day of Wednesday. Should the verdict on Unnaipol Oruvanon Thursday go in favour of Kamal Haasan, it would be a double victory for Mayilu and Sappani – the character names of the lead couple in the silver jubilee hit 16 Vayadinele.

Allu Arjun’s new Business

Now all the tollywood actors are intrested in the businesses.Young generation of tollywood follwing their seniors like Nagarjuna and Muralimohan.The Lover boy Tarun already launched a pub in the city.Recently Sharvanand launched a sports Bar.Now the Latest hero Allu Arjun is planning to open a Restaurant in the city.As per the sources Allu Arjun is teamed up for this project with producer MS raju’s Son.

Young hero talks about his Heroines

Abbas stole hearts of many women when he entered into the film industry. His Prema Desam was a super hit and he was considered a chocolate boy romantic hero.

He recently shared his experiences working with the many leading ladies. Talking about the heroines, he said he had opportunity to work with some of the most beautiful women in the industry. Ladies like Aishwarya Rai, Sakshi Shivanand and the hefty beauty Tabu had paired up with him.

He says that on a more personal front he is friendly with Tabu and they both share a comfort level with each other.

Abbas will soon be seen in the new movie ‘Ramdev’ in that he is pairing up with Gracy Singh .

Allu Arjun Owned a BMW x6 car

According to film nagar sources Allu Arjun planned to buy an AUDI Q7 car but as per the latest news he purchased a sleek and stylish balck BMW x6 car.He paid 90 lakhs for that car.It is a sports car which has both manual and automatic transmission and on a highway it can be converted to sports mode by pressing the button with 30% extra power. He is zooming all over town on his ultra sleek new car.

YS Jagan Forms Separate Congress Group?

It has been a while since the noted Y S Rajasekhar Reddy has passed away and just when everyone thought that his son Y S Jagan would take over the mantle of the Chief Minister from him, things seem to be looking at a delay.

While the pulse is strong that it is none other than Jagan who will work his way to the seat of the Chief Minister, there seems to be a staged strategy that has been adopted to ensure that everything goes off successfully and without any resistance or protests.

On the other hand, a new buzz has begun making rounds that Jagan is likely to come up with a new party and this would be titled Y S Congress. Given the fact that he has got the strong support of many MLAs and MPs in the state, Jagan is said to be toying with this idea in the event of the Chief Minister position not coming to him.

Sources close to him say that Jagan is subjected to some strong pressure from his supporters and well wishers. On the other hand, few Congress members say that Jagan is trying to have his own backup plan just in case the dream of becoming a Chief Minister misfires.

Jagapati Babu found three time with Her

Jagapati Babu and Priyamani will be pairing up for the third time. The duo has earlier worked for Pellaina Kothalo and their second film Pravarakyudu is ready to release. The third film is said to be a thriller. Gopala Krishna is debuting as director with this film.This film will be produced by Kumar Brothers. Regular shooting will commence by the end of this month.

Prabhas’s Darling in Switzerland

Prabhas and Kajal starrer Darling will be canning songs in Switzerland. The team is currently busy in scouting exotic locals in Switzerland which have never been seen in Telugu films. The film is directed by Karunakaran of Tholi Prema fame and produced by Bogavalli Prasad under the Sri Venkateshwara Cine Chitra banner. G.V. Prakash scores the music. Andrews handles the camera. Peter Hynes is the stunt master. Tamil actor Prabhu of Chandramukhi fame will be playing a key role in this film. The film expected to release for sankranti 2010.

'Serious' Ajmal starring in a 'romantic comedy'

Ajmal, who shot to fame with his 'anti-hero' role in the Tamil film 'Anjaathe', is awaiting with bated breath the release of 'Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru,' in which he is starring in a humorous role for the first time.

For Ajmal, who has done only 'serious' roles up till now, the role of the lead character in the film by debutante director J S Nandhini was something different.

"This film is a romantic comedy. This is the first time I am doing such a film. But I took it up as I found the script interesting and enjoyed every minute of the shoot."

Ajmal said it is tough doing a comedy. "But then enacting such a role is an added feather's to an actor's cap."

"I was very interested in doing the film when Nandhini, explained the gist of the story," he said.

The film is slated for release on September 25.

For someone who has put on hold his medical profession to pursue a career in films, Ajmal has come a long way.

Ajmal, who received the Filmfare award for the best actor in a supporting role (Tamil) for his performance in Anjathe, said he was working in a hospital at Mumbai when he got the chance to act as hero in director Uday Anandan's Malayalam movie 'Pranayakalam', a 'romantic film', in 2007.

Ajmal said he studied medicine in Russia.

"I did a lot of modelling assignments over there".

Ajmal happened to run into producer Johnny Sagarika while travelling from Mumbai to Kerala and he put him onto Uday Anandan who was scouting for a fresh face. Uday Anandan did some test shoots and was impressed.

"That is how I got to act in Pranayakalam", the 27-year-old actor said.

Anjathe was quite a different film altogether. "From romantic to an anti-hero. Such power-packed roles are always etched in the Tamil audience' minds," Ajmal said.

Ajmal then got a chance to act with top Malayalam actor Mohanlal in the blockbuster 'Madambi'.

The film was about two brothers and Ajmal played a central character with different shades.. "I become a villain in the latter part...but then things become okay in the end."

"Mohanlal sir puts you at ease. He has no airs and is an institution by himself. He is a good friend," Ajmal said.

Anjathe's success secured him many acting offers. "But I am very choosy about the scripts," Ajmal said.

At present he is shooting for Tamil film 'Kadiruvel' directed by Venkat. It is an action film through and through.

In the pipeline are a Telugu film and a couple of Tamil projects. "Talks are going on," he said.

For the moment, he is focused on cinema.

"But I have a dream of setting up a hospital..." he said.

Charmy shows everything in "ADURS"

Charmy is doing the item song in ADURS movie opposite to the Jr NTR, this movie is directed by VV Vinayak. As per the sources the sexy star of south indian film industry, In this movie has all the things to attract the mass.Adding to it Charmy’s item song is going to be the special attraction,Charmy to expose to full extent in Adurs.The song is being canned in Hyderabad and an assistant director of this film had revealed that the movie will bank on Charmy’s item number.

Gopichand returns with Shankam

Gopichand is emerging in the big league of Telugu heroes after delivering hits like Okkadunnadu Lakshyam and Souryam. The actor is quite a hit with the masses after his film Ranam. He glides through action smoothly and is equally comfortable with romantic sequences. His dialogue delivery is clear, sharp with good diction.

And now, the actor is now back with Shankam directed by Siva who also helmed Souryam. The movie, which releases this Friday, stands for conch and going by the title this film too seems to have a predominant action element. After all, it's after the conch is blown that battle cry is sounded. At the audio release a huge conch was also part of the proceedings.

His next film will be directed by none other than Puri Jagannath.

Image: A scene from Shankam

'Eeram has all the emotions from my life'

Any film from director Shankar's production house, S Pictures is eagerly awaited. From 2004, S Pictures has been very active in producing quality films. Starting from Kadhal by Balaji Shaktivel, Shankar has given opportunities to first time directors to showcase their talent.

The latest debut director S Pictures is introducing is Arivazhagan Venkatachalam. The Tamil film Eeram directed by Arivazhagan has caught the interest of people from the day the first ad appeared in the newspapers.

The first time director speaks to Shobha Warrier on his film.

You had assisted Shankar in Boys and Anniyan before making Eeram. What did you learn from him?

After I passed out from the Film Institute, I applied for work under Shankar Sir as I hold him in high esteem. I was asked to suggest an idea and then narrate it like a film. I did that and he seemed to like the way I narrated the story because I was selected to work as his assistant.

When I started working for Boys, I understood why he was such a successful director. Not many people have the kind of passion he has for films. From the first discussion to post production work, he works relentlessly and passionately, and I feel that is why he is one of the most successful directors in India. All young directors should learn this attitude from him if they want to be successful in the field of cinema.