A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.
The latest buzz around Shankar’s Enthiran 2 is that Amitabh Bachchan may play an extended cameo in it. It is well known that Rajinikanth thinks highly of Amitabh and the two have been friends for a long time.
Reports claim that the Big B has shown interest in the script, but nothing has been finalised as yet.
Meanwhile, there appears to be some trouble with the signing of Hollywood actor Arnold Schwarzenegger as the antagonist. The actor was to be paid a whopping Rs 100 crore for his role.
The latest rumour doing the rounds is that Arnold is demanding some crucial changes in the script. He wants to hire Hollywood scriptwriters so that the film caters to the international audience as well.
The only official confirmation is that British actress Amy Jackson has been roped in opposite Rajinikanth. This will be Amy’s second film with director Shankar after the Vikram-starrer I.
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Vijay Sethupathi to team up with Seenu Ramasamy for the third time
Vijay Sethupathi has plenty of reasons to smile these days. His last film Naanum Rowdy Dhaan opened to wide critical acclaim and has been declared a huge box office hit.
Meanwhile, the actor has completed shooting for Karthik Subbaraj's Iraivi and is awaiting the release of Ranjit Jeyakodi's Mellisai.
For his next, the actor is expected to join hands with National award-winning director Seenu Ramasamy. Titled Dharmadurai, the film will have Yuvan Shankar Raja composing the music.
This will be their third film together after 2010's Thenmerku Paruvakaatru, in which Vijay made his debut as a lead actor and the yet-to-release Idam Porul Yaeval.
Lakshmi Menon, who is basking in the success of Vedalam, has been approached to play the female lead.
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Shruti Haasan beats Kamal at the box office
This Diwali saw Kamal’s Thoongavanam clash with daughter Shruti Haasan’s Vedalam. Starring Ajith, Vedalam has broken records at the box office
The film is reported to have made a whopping Rs 15.5 crore on the opening day beating Thoongavanam, which grossed about Rs 4 crore.
Vedalam, however, had the advantage of being screened in over 500 screens while Thoongavanam bagged around 350. An exciting crime thriller, Rajesh M Selva's Thoongavanam is an adaptation of the French film Sleepless Night.
Despite the incessant rains, die-hard fans of Ajith have been thronging the theatres, helping the film rake in a cool Rs 60 crore in six days.
