Cast:    Aadhi, Pasupathy, Dhanshika, Archana Kavi
Direction:    Vasanthabalan
Music:    Karthik

Making period movies is no easy task. But filmmakers like Vasanthabalan could be an exemption to this, for he managed to capture even the busy Ranganathan Street with all its liveliness in his last venture ‘Angadi Theru’, which is tougher than making a period film.

Gaining strength from the movie’s success and the appreciations it won from all sides, the former associate of director Shankar has started ‘Aravaan’, a film set in the backdrop of rural Tamil Nadu in the 18th century.

Nayanthara is playing it safe by striking a fine balance when it comes to performance oriented roles Vs glamourous outings.

There is no denying that life has changed for her since last one year and she has been embroiled in too many controversies in too short span of time and the most sensational among them was her affair with noted choreographer-actor-director Prabhu Deva.

The actress who is reported to be calling it a day at the peak of her career, has not signed any new films and it looks like Boss Engira Bhaskaran in Tamil, Electra in Malayalam and Symbol in Kannada will be her last hurrah.

The latest update on the elusive actress is that she is shooting in Karaikudi for two days after which she will join her Kannada unit in Bangalore. Recently she did a photo shoot with Arya for Boss Engira Bhaskaranin which she plays a girl-next-door.

Cast:    Jayam Ravi, Tamannah, Shaam, Prabhu, Suhasini, Vadivelu, Santhanam
Direction:    Raja
Production:    Editor Mohan
Music:    Yuvan Shankar Raja

What can one expect when the likes of director Raja and his sibling 'Jayam' Ravi come together? A full-fledged racy commercial entertainer that never lags anywhere. Living up to their expectations, the brothers have come out with an engrossing fare in 'Thillalangadi', but only in parts.

Half the battle was already won by Raja, when he chose to do the remake, for he had a winner in his hand. The original 'Kick' with a racy screenplay and interesting storyline had swayed the masses in Andhra Pradesh.

It is going to be a spicy Friday (July 23) as Hollywood’s leading lady Angelina Jolie and South Indian cinema’s hot favourite Trisha clash at the India box-office.

Angelina Jolie’s action adventure Salt is releasing worldwide including 16 screens in Chennai and suburbs.

Trisha’s Khatta Meetha, her first Bollywood film, is releasing in 7 screens in her home town of Chennai and the rest of the world.

The Oscar winning actress is said to be the most popular Hollywood heroine in Tamil Nadu, where all her “action films” Lara Croft 1&2, Bone Collector, Mr and Mrs Smith etc have done good business.