Mankatha's official website launched

Mankatha, or shall we say, director Venkat Prabhu's game, has seen an official website launch. This film marks thala Ajith's 50th innings in the Tamil film industry and has Trisha Krishnan play his lady love. This multi-starrer that also features Arjun, Andrea, Premgi, Anjali, Mahat and many others has music scored by Yuvan Shankar Raja.



IndiaGlitz has designed the official website for this Ajith starrer. Log on to the website and check out interesting pictures from the film or you can also download exclusive wallpapers! Not just that, the website has an interesting offering - The Mankatha Game. You can play 'Mankatha', literally, in here, where you can choose a player and an opponent and have the stars compete against one another in the game.



'Mankatha' has five strangers plan a heist, Ajith, a cop, gets a whiff of their plans and then the 'Mankatha', that is to say, the chase begins. This racy thriller has many interesting twists and who wins the game in this heist, forms the story of 'Mankatha'.



Don't forget to post in your feedback about the website, the game and your expectations on the film for we'll make sure that the cast and crew get a glimpse of your feedback!

Click here to log on to 'Mankatha' official website...

Trisha foray into Mollywood

The dusky Trisha Krishnan has a huge fan base in Kerala, thanks to the popularity of Tamil and Telugu films down there. However, the actor kept refusing roles in Mollywood, despite the fact that several of her contemporaries gladly accepted them and garnered critical acclaim.



After 12 years of avoiding Malayalam films later, Trisha has taken the plunge and signed a film with Prithviraj.



Was it the success of her Malayalee Christian character in last year’s Tamil superhit Vinnaithandi Varuvaayaa that made Trisha warm up to Kerala, or is there truth in the rumours that roles from other industries are hard to come by?



In either case, Mollywood is quite excited about the latest entrant who will appear in director Deepan’s next venture titled Hero.

'Hero' has been scripted by Vinod Guruvayoor and there are rumours that Tamil star Srikanth may be roped in to play a negative role in it. You may recall that Srikanth played the lead in Kanakanden, Prithviraj’s debut Tamil film that had him essay a negative character. Looks like it is payback time for Srikanth, as the two actors are known to be quite friendly with each other after their first movie together.



Others in the cast of Hero include Thalaivasal Vijay, Nedumudi Venu, Arun, Anil Murali, Guinness Pakru and Kottayam Nazeer.

Trisha in Mankatha..

There has been a lot of talks about Ajith’s role in Mankatha with plenty of hype surrounding the performance of ‘The Ultimate Star’.



Fans have been waiting to watch their Thala Ajith Kumar playing the Venkat Prabhu's game for quite sometime now.



With the audio of the film releasing August 10th, the wait to catch the ‘first day first show’ of this long-awaited film only becomes even more hectic.



But what’s the leading lady Trisha doing in Mankatha?



Trisha has been taking a lot of efforts with extra pain over her role in the film. After Ayitha Ezhuthu and Manmadhan Ambu, Trisha has dubbed in her own voice for Mankatha.



Venkat comments, “I thought it would be better if she dubbed for herself than anybody else. In fact I insisted on it. Trisha was game with it and she is doing a good job with the dubbing!”



“Trisha plays a vital role in this guys’ flick, where males dominate. She plays a cute character in the film, who falls in love with Ajith. The consequences she has to face because of this, gives an interesting turn to the plot,” said director Venkat Prabhu of Trisha's role in Mankatha.

Trisha's engagement in September

Finally good news for Trisha fans.

The actress will say good bye to film industry as she’ll get married by the end of this year.

Trisha has been ruling the Tamil film industry for the past 10 years ever since her debut with ‘Mounam Pesiyadhey’ and ‘Lesa Lesa’. Within short span of time, she managed to climb to the top of charts sharing screen space with almost all the big stars of South Indian film industry.

However she couldn’t seek her fortune in Bollywood due to wrong selection of scripts.

According to the sources, it seems that two guys had approached Trisha proposing her. One of them works as an executive in software consultancy while another is a businessman.

Trisha has finalized one of them and the betrothal engagement will take place in September.

The Style Icon

Trisha has been selected for the Style Icon award presented by NDTV Hindu.

Trisha, The actress who was very excited for being chosen for this prestigious award has thanked all her fans who have voted for her.

"The love and affection showered on me by my dearest fans have now transformed in to these votes and it means a lot to me," said the actress.

Trisha is one of the popular heroines in the Southern Film circuit and is currently eagerly awaiting the release of Mankatha, in which she plays the female lead opposite Ajith.

Band Baaja for Trisha, Is the Bride ready?

This is not the first time that rumours about Trisha tying the knot has been flying around.

The media has been speculating about Trisha's happiest event time over and over again, only to be foiled by the star’s vehement denials.

Except that this time around, the rumours about the diva of south films, could well have been true.

A big actor from the Tamil film Industry, on condition of anonymity, told one of the magazines that the top actress herself informed him that she was headed for wedlock soon.

Another source close to Trisha said that she wanted to opt for a groom chosen for her by the family and that she would want to interact with the boy selected by her parents before giving the green signal.

The ravishing beauty was busy wrapping up Mankatha and her Tollywood flick Bodyguard.

Trisha’s mother Uma Krishnan was busy searching for a suitable groom for her daughter.

It has been reported that Trisha’s family had short-listed two prospective grooms. One of which is from the United States and the other was a city-based guy.

When Trisha was contacted, the bubbly heroine sounded surprised to hear that ‘marriage’ rumours were making the rounds again.

She sighed with exasperation, “The reports are baseless! I will marry when I meet the right guy. And you will be the first to know when that happens. There’s nothing to hide,” concluded the actress.

Well, its best to leave it at that for now.

No takers for Mankatha

The buzz around the release of Ajith's Mankatha only seems to be getting bigger.

The film, which was supposed to release in August, has now hit another stumbling block. This time around; it's the political pressure against the release of the film.

Distributors are hesitating to buy the Ajith-Trisha starrer, as the film is produced by Dayanidhi Alagiri, son of DMK's Alagiri. The situation is such that the film has found buyers in Karnataka, Kerala and even overseas, but not in Tamil Nadu.

Ajith has always has been a loyal supporter of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. We hear that the conditions that prevailed in the industry a year back had made Ajith to do the film produced by Dayanidhi Alagiri.

Mankatha's post production in full swing

Mankatha has been completed! The entire unit flew to Bangkok to shoot the last song and it is all done and they are back in Chennai.

Director Venkat Prabhu is relieved. He apologized to the fans for the delay and said that it was a mammoth task to coordinate the dates of the ensemble cast that included Ajith, Arjun, Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Andrea, Premji, and Vaibhav.

Yuvan Shankar Raja is working like a fiend to complete the songs since the director has promised the audio launch will be held this month so that the film can have an August release.

Dubbing, editing, and other post production work is going on at full swing. Producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri said he is proud of Mankatha and everything from the music to the performances is exceptionally good.

Credit goes to Trisha..

Samantha, who won the FilmFare award for her performance in the Telugu film Ye Maya Chesave, is happy to have received the coveted award. The actress says that the credit for the award should go to Trisha as she admired her as the role model in portraying Jessie in Ye Maya Chesave.

Interestingly, Ye Maya Chesave is the Telugu version of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya that had Trisha and Silambarasan in the lead.

Samantha says that she visualized Trisha’s performance in VTV and reprised the role. She also thanked Gautham Menon, the film’s director, for giving the character of her life.

It may be mentioned here that Gautham is now directing the Hindi version of Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya with Amy Jackson in the lead.

"Only for Ajith" says Trisha

Trisha, in a recent interview to a Tamil magazine, has said that she agreed to star in Mankatha only because the film had Ajith playing the lead.

The actress said that she loved to work with Ajith and hence decided to sign the dotted lines despite her role being small.

Trisha made it clear that her role in Mankatha will not be as significant as it was in Vinnaithaandi Varuvaya or Manmadhan Ambu but still she did it for Ajith.

On Ajith’s cooking at the Mankatha sets, Trisha said that he is a wonderful cook and Shalini is lucky to have him as her husband.

Ramya waits for Trisha..

Ramya Krishnan is turning producer. Her first venture will be directed by hubby Krishna Vamsi, who is a famous Telugu director.

Vamsi has readied the script already and is just waiting to finalize the cast.

Ramya wants good friend, Trisha to play the female lead since she is the numero uno actress in the South today and had to say that the part was perfect for Trisha's talents.

Trisha although being a busy bee is expected to join hands with Ramya Krishnan on this untitled project once she finishes her ongoing shooting for Mankatha and the Telugu remake of Bodyguard with Venkatesh.

Sequel to VTV

Great news for all those who love to see romantic flicks; the team that gave us the sweet and lyrical Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya is coming together once again. And, the best part is that they are going to give us a sequel to VTV, one of the most lovable romantic musicals to come out in recent years. Its going to be Silambarasan and Gautham Menon joining hands one again with the core team that gave us VTV being retained. We are not yet sure how much of the team is being retained, but knowing the part that Rahman’s music played in taking VTV straight into our hearts, it is difficult to imagine a sequel to the superhit without the wizard’s compositions.

VTV came at a time when Silambarasan’s career was being perceived to be moving on an action/mass hero track. But, choosing to go subtly and delightfully romantic, in the classy way of Gautham Menon, Silambarsan broke all perceptions and images that had been associated with him. Yes, this actor had different dimensions and he had chosen the right time and team to exhibit that. The character of Karthik will be remembered even a decade from now as the one that put Silambarasan on the course that he was destined for. And, it is not surprising that he is eager to be Karthik once again. And, if we talk about Karthik, how can we forget Jessie. We are not yet sure whether Jessie will be a part of the sequel, but Jessie will be close to the hearts of movie lovers as the character which presented Trisha in her most classy persona as yet. And, can we overlook Ganesh? Gautham Menon’s casting masterstroke that was the most endearing character in the movie after Karthik and Jessie.

Yes, we know that you want to see them all again, but we are not sure how much of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya will be carried over to Vinnaithaandi Varuven – yes, that is the provisional title as of now. But, it is not going to be all like VTV-1. If that was a smooth, mellow and sweet love story that left you with a lump in your throat towards the end, the new one will have more color, more vigor and more energy. The energized version of VTV!

So, are Gautham Menon and Silambarsan getting to work on it immediately? No, Silambarasan is still busy with Vettaimannan and Gautham Menon is working on the Hindi version of VTV-1 and is also in talks with Jiiva for a Tamil film. So, VTV-2 will take off only after Vettaimannan and the Hindi VTV are done and a final decision is taken on the project with Jiiva.

Its Gautham Menon back to what he does best, romance. After the change of track in Nadunissi Naaygal, he is getting back to the endearing romantic ways that have made his films favorites with lots of viewers around the world; so get ready to fall in love all over again – hosanna.

Trisha, In Demand..

Trisha is broadening her horizons considerably these days.

Having reached the top in the Tamil and Telugu film industries and having made her Bollywood debut opposite Akshay Kumar, she is all set to do a Kannada film with Dharshan. But that is not all, the Bhojpuri film industry is wooing her big time, hoping to get her to sign on the dotted line for a few of their films.

South Indian heroines are no strangers to this industry as stars like Nagma and Rambha have rocked in a few Bhojpuri films.

Trisha was flattered we hear, but not too keen to commit, as she is very busy with other projects. She wants to strengthen her position in the South, and then conquer Bollywood as well.

Mankatha in Hindi..

Director Venkat Prabhu has said that Mankatha will be remade in Hindi soon. Though he did not disclose any further details, the director has said that it will soon be taken to Bollywood as some filmmakers have shown keen interest.

To yet another question on if the film will be dubbed in Telugu, Venkat Prabhu has said that it is up to the producer Dhayanidhi Alagiri to decide.

Mankatha is a high budget film that stars Ajith, Arjun and Trisha. Incidentally it happens to be Ajith’s 50th film. Mankatha shooting is complete and the audio launch date is due to be announced soon.

"Asin overdid it, Nayan underplayed" - Trisha

Actress Trisha is busy reprising Nayanthara's role in the Telugu version of Bodyguard which Kareena Kapoor is playing in Hindi. Paired opposite Venkatesh in the film, the actress says she has completed the first schedule of the film.

With Trisha and Kareena playing Nayanthara's role, there has been a lot of buzz as to who will be the best and whether the other two will live up to or be better than the original act. Asin played the role in Tamil in Kaavalan opposite Vijay. Comparisons between the four actresses have been making headlines but Trisha said in a recent interview that she wants to be herself and stand out. She's also quoted as saying that she believes Nayan underplayed her role while Asin overdid it.

In Chennai on a break from shoot, Trisha took up the cause for dogs and encouraged people to adopt a pet.

Trisha's friend and costar

Trisha is a great animal lover and is an activist for PETA. The actress will be doing a commercial for PETA to raise awareness about homeless animals and to persuade people to be kind and compassionate to them. Her co-star for this ad is a stray dog named Bambi. The stray had a rough time on the streets before being rescued by a kindly passerby.

Being someone who practices what she preaches, Trisha has done more than her fair share for homeless animals. Time and again she has rescued wounded birds, dogs, and even squirrels and taken them home with her. Recently, while in Hyderabad, she rescued a stray pup called Cadbury who was wounded and shivering in the rain. Trisha says Cadbury is practically family now.

Heroes waiting for Gowtham . .

Gautham Menon’s next project in Tamil is the hot topic for discussion in Kollywood as the director is very busy with 'Prem Katha' the Hindi remake of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya with Prateik Babbar and Amy Jackson playing roles that were originally played by Silambarasan and Trisha.

The Director's next project has become a hot topic as 'Prem Katha' is expected to be wrapped soon and his Tamil venture is now in question with all due respect to his films from Minnale to Nadunisi Naigal.

It is said that Gautham now has a wonderful action-based script and is looking for a suitable hero to play the lead role and Kollywood’s youngest heroes Arya, Karthi and Jiiva are vying with each other to lap up this role to boost their careers to the next level.

Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya ?

Director Gautham Menon is busy shooting the Hindi version of Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya. The shooting of this film has been progressing in various localities in Mumbai and team will travel down to Kerala shortly and begin the second schedule there from May 23rd onwards.

Once the shooting in Kerala is over, the director and his team will fly down to the United States to can some important portions there. Gautham, it is said, has modified the script of VTV to suit the Bollywood audience.

VTV was a smash hit in Tamil and starred Silambarasan and Trisha in the lead roles. Sources close to Gautham say that the Hindi version is shaping up well and will turn out to be a bigger success than the Tamil version.

Latest Sensation ..

Even before her Engeyum Kadhal released, Hansika Motwani was signed up for Mapillai opposite Dhanush directed by Suraj. Mapillai produced by Sun Pictures was the remake of Superstar Rajinikanth's yesteryear film of the same name.

Though Hansika has done a few movies in Telugu as the lead, she became more famous and managed to steal the hearts of Tamil youngsters as well after the photos from Engeyum Kadhal were officially released by AGS and Prabhu Deva.

Along with Tapasee, who also paired with Dhanush in Aadukalam, Hansika became one of the most preferred actresses for Tamil movie producers.

Actor Jayam Ravi, in a recent interview, mentioned how much fun it was to work with her during the shooting of Engeyum Kadhal.

Her career is confirmed for success after she was signed opposite Udhayanidhi Stalin in Red Giant Movies' Oru Kal Oru Kannadi (OKOK) directed by Rajesh (of Siva Manasula Sakthi and Boss Engira Baskaran fame). It is heard that other actresses such as Trisha and Tamannaah who were in the race for the role in OKOK are quite jealous of Hansika!

Hansika’s performance in Engeyum Kadhal has been loved by many, so we should see more of her in Kollywood in the days to come.

Mankatha Fever ..

Ajith Kumar's fans have been curious a lot these days awaiting the release of their icon's 50th film 'Mankatha' with its recently released one minute teaser of the song 'Aadi Paaru Mankatha' becoming a festival like scenario for the fans.

The film produced by Dayanidhi Alagiri and directed by Venkat Prabhu is a multi-starrer featuring Action king Arjun, Trisha, Lakshmi Rai, Premji, Vaibhav and others in the lead roles.

The producers are planning to release a single-track album of Mankatha by next week. The same song that appeared in the teaser would be released as Sony BMG has acquired the rights of the audio for a whooping amount.

The music was supposed to be launched on the occassion of Ajith Kumar's birth day, but was delayed due to the delayed work of Yuvan Shankar Raja who has been busy involved in the re-recording of Avan Ivan.

Watch the teaser here . .