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A makeover for Vijay?

Yes, you read it right. Although Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay is famous for rarely donning new looks or trying out different styles, it is said that the actor considered trying out a new avatar for his look in Shankar's multi-starrer, 'Nanban'.

However, he was unable to proceed with this new hairstyle due to his commitment to Jayam Raja's 'Velayudham' that is all geared up for an August release. This film is a commercial action-masala entertainer and sees Vijay opposite Hansika Motwani, with Genelia playing a television reporter. It showcases how a commoner is forced to don the role of a superhero to save humanity and his own family.

This look is said to have been a cool and funky one and the trial seemed to have impressed the whole crew, but Ilaya Thalapathi couldn't continue with it. However, we must note that Jiiva sports a whole-new-look for 'Nanban', with long kurta pajamas, hands filled with finger rings to each please a God and what not.

Who can ever forget the kind of changes Shankar brings in the look of each star for his films? What if Vijay couldn't sport a makeover through his hair style, through his wardrobe makeover, right from a backpack to some handsome young t-shirts, we can already see a young avatar of Ilaya Thalapathi from the pictures of 'Nanban', true to his role as a college student in this film.

மும்பை குண்டுவெடிப்பில் தப்பிய ஹன்ஸிகா!

ஹன்ஸிகா படங்கள்  

மும்பை குண்டுவெடிப்பிலிருந்து அதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக தப்பியுள்ளார் நடிகை ஹன்ஸிகா.

மும்பையில் தொடர் குண்டுகள் வெடித்தபோது அவர் உதயநிதியுடன் 'ஒரு கல் ஒரு கண்ணாடி' பட ஷூட்டிங்கில் இருந்துள்ளார். இந்த ஷூட்டிங் நடந்த இடத்துக்குப் பக்கத்தில்தான் குண்டு வெடித்துள்ளது.

படப்பிடிப்பை முடித்து விட்டு ஹன்சிகா காரில் ஏறிப் புறப்பட்ட சில வினாடிகளில், அந்தப் பகுதியில் சக்திவாய்ந்த குண்டு வெடித்துள்ளது. இதனால் அதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக உயிர் தப்பினார். உடனடியாக உறவினர்களையும் நண்பர்களையும் டெலிபோனில் தொடர்பு கொண்டு பேசினார்.

தான் பாதுகாப்பாக இருப்பதாக தெரிவித்தார். கடவுள் அருளால் தப்பினேன் என்று அவர் தெரிவித்தார்.

குண்டுவெடிப்பு குறித்து இயக்குநர் ராஜேஷ் கூறுகையில், "படப்பிடிப்பை முடித்து விட்டு ஹன்சிகா வீடு சென்ற வழியில்தான் குண்டு வெடிப்பு நடந்துள்ளது. நாங்கள் அனைவரும் படப்பிடிப்பு நடந்த இடத்திலேயே இருந்ததால் ஆபத்திலிருந்து தப்பினோம்," என்றார்.

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Topics: hansika, ஹன்சிகா, mumbai blast 2011, oru kal oru kannadi, ஒரு கல் ஒரு கண்ணாடி

English summary

Actress Hansika Motwani narrowly escaped from the recent Mumbai serial bomb blast. The blast was happened very near to Udhayanidhi's Oru Kal Oru Kannadi shooting spot.

ஜூலை 16, 2011 ல் வெளியிடப்பட்ட பிற செய்திகளைப் படிக்க

Lead ladies - Who gets what?

While the South Indian film industry has, as its major chunk, hero-oriented subjects, the women of today are quite clear about what they want for their role in the movie as well. IG reports on who gets what in Tamil cinema today...

Of the multitude of beauties, irrespective of where their origin is, Goan girl Ileana finds the top slot among her contemporaries. The lass who has bagged a role in Bollywood to act opposite the 'Bachna Ae Haseeno' star Ranbir, Ileana reportedly charges something close to a crore and quarter for her name to be in the credits. She has multi-starrer 'Nanban' that will soon see light of the day.

Following closely on the heels of Ileana is the tall and gorgeous Anushka Shetty. This beauty, who was a yoga instructor before her venture into films, also had for her student Nagchaitnya because of whom she is in the industry today. Anushka, reports reveal, charges close to a crore for acting in a film and the girl seems pretty happy to associate with Telugu and Tamil films.

Genelia D'Souza who has been in Kollywood, Tollywood and Bollywood and even in Santosh Sivan's Malayalam flick 'Urumi' too gets something close to a crore for acting in a film. Chirpy and lively Genelia, in Kollywood, has 'Velayudham' with Vijay which is gearing for release. In Bollywood she will be seen opposite John Abraham in 'Force' which happens to be the Hindi version of Gautham Menon's 'Kaaka Kaaka.'

Tamannah Bhatia seems to be evading Kollywood all of a sudden. The lass who once used to be in almost all the films churning out of Kollywood now just saw one new release in Tamil, 'Venghai.' Though we are quite unaware as to why Tammie is being low-key in Tamil, she seems to be having a couple of releases in Tollywood. She is said to be charging around 70 lakhs for a film.

The latest and the most happening thing, in Kollywood as well as Tollywood at the moment, happens to be the bubbly, cherubic Hansika Motwani. Being a part of two films in Kollywood with 'Maappillai' opposite National Award winner Dhanush and 'Engeyum Kaadhal' with Jayam Ravi, the Sindhi girl has two more films lined up for her in Tamil. One is 'Velayudham' with Vijay and the other being 'Oru Kaal Oru Kannadi' with Udhayanidhi Stalin. Although a few claim Hansika takes only a very nominal fee, reliable sources suggest Hansika gets more than half a crore rupees as her salary.

We will get back with more interesting facts on films and on-location tidbits right here at IndiaGlitz.com, meanwhile do post and tell us which one of these actresses is your favourite in Tamil cinema...

Oru Kal Oru Kannadi unseen photos

Oru Kal Oru Kannadi unseen photos first on net. Oru Kal Oru Kannadi starring Udhayanidhi Stalin, Hansika and Santhanam in the lead.

Oru Kal Oru Kannadi is directed by Rajesh. Rajesh has done two movies before which both was a smashing box office hit. Now the directoris getting ready for his third movie flick oru kal oru kannadi.

Hansika is unwell

The bubbly Hansika Motwani is not feeling well for the past few days, even as her second Tamil movie ‘Engeyum Kadhal’ is releasing all over the world in a big way today. “I am suffering from fever for the past few days. The reason could perhaps be the release of ‘Engeyum Kadhal’, as I am expecting a lot out of the film. It’s my best performance till date,” she says. Hansika plays Lolita in ‘Engeyum Kadhal’, a girl of Indian origin who was born and brought up in Paris, the capital city of France. “It is an interesting character and I have got enough scope to perform,” she says. Describing director Prabhu Deva as her elder brother, the actress says she would call her co-star ‘Jayam’ Ravi as Gem Ravi. “Both are nice persons and were very co-operative on the sets,” she recalls. Listen to 'Engeyum Kadhal' songson Raaga! Watch Now - 'Engeyum Kadhal' Trailer

Hansika Motwani is a gaming pro

Actress Hansika Motwani seems to be enjoying her stint as a star on the rise in Kollywood, with two back-to-back releases, Mapillai and Engeyum Kaadhal.

But the hardworking youngster likes to strike a balance between work and play. She recently revealed that she was addicted to a few games on her tablet PC.

"I am a huge fan of Tetris (the brick game) and poker. Whenever I get some free time, I just play these games as they help me relax and unwind instantly."

While the actress hasn't yet latched on to the phenomenal Angry Birds, which has turned into a recreational addiction for many, she does confess that she enjoys facing off with her bro in FIFA on their console back home.

ENGEYUM KAADHAL - MOVIE REVIEW

With Engeyum Kaadhal, Prabhu Deva has tried to narrate yet another story using the most common and ubiquitous phenomenon in the world, Love. The opening titles with backdrop paintings followed by Prabhu Deva’s cameo for ‘Engeyum Kaadhal’ song are pleasant but from then on the movie couldn’t live up to its hype.

The story happens in the romantic city, Paris and revolves around the lives of Kamal (Jeyam Ravi), a young successful entrepreneur who comes in vacation to Paris every year and Kayalvizhi (Hansika Motwani), a music college student playing cello. The story follows the usual clichéd storyline of the hero having no faith in love meets the heroine who falls for him right away and continues her pursuit of love despite knowing his nature. How love blossoms in him and how they finally unite, forms the rest of the story.

The foremost important aspect of any romantic movie is to get you into its blissful ambience. Unfortunately, EK fails to do that from the very beginning in spite of all those exotic locales and soulful music. Adding to this, the characters make an impression only with their chic outfits and fail to connect with you right from the beginning. There is not even one convincing answer for why the lead pair falls in love with each other. The story is very shallow and the naïve and lackluster screenplay makes it still worse. Albeit running for just two hours and a few minutes, the movie still creates that dawdling effect in your mind.

Jayam Ravi as a young businessman fits perfectly in his tailor made role. He even impresses with his dazzling dance moves. Hansika Motwani looks refreshing in her vivid outfits but fails to impress in the acting department. Her dubbing is imbecile and out of sync at many places. Rajusundaram annoys you often under the pretext of making fun. Neither Suman nor Prakashraj have much to play. The only outstanding features of the movie are Nirav Shah’s brilliant cinematography which captures the exquisite and serene beauty of Paris with ease and Harris Jayaraj’s poignant music as almost all songs are pleasant to hear. 

Having a set of potential crew under his management, Prabhu Deva could have honed the screenplay more deftly .The scenes could have been more captivating and the hasty and insipid climax in particular, could have been much better. To sum up in few words, Engeyum Kaadhal couldn’t justify its title despite loaded with many affluent features.

A chance to meet Jayam Ravi and Hansika

A chance to meet Jayam Ravi and Hansika
May 04, 2011
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Want to meet the stars and technicians of Engeyum Kadhal and win the film’s merchandise? Here is your chance! All you have to do is to watch this film at the AGS theatres on 6th, 7th and 8th of May and during the interval certain seat numbers will be flashed on screen. Persons occupying the seats mentioned on screen will be given an opportunity to meet Engeyum Kadhal’s stars, director and technicians. Engeyum Kadhal is being released this Friday, 6th May 2011. The film has Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani as the lead pair. It has been directed by Prabhu Deva and Harris Jayraj has scored the music for Engeyum Kadhal.

People are calling me 'Lolitha': Hansika

Chubby and bubbly girl Hansika Motwani might not be seen on Telugu screen but she is keeping herself busy in Tamil. Her next Tamil flick 'Engeyum Kaadal' directed by Prabhu Deva is up for release this May 6th. Hansika is on cloud nine because her yet another Tamil film 'Mapillai' released just a month ago.

Hansika claims that the name of her role in this film is 'Lolitha' and that everyone on the sets called her with the same name. She is hopeful that audience will also call her with the same name after this film releases.

"I never worked so hard to play any role like I did for this one. I enjoyed playing 'Lolitha' in this movie. Director Prabhu Deva appreciated my work quite often while shooting for this movie. This love entertainer is releasing in UK too and I heard the advance booking has opened in 11 theatres there. I couldn't have asked for more" Hansika claims.

Jayam Ravi is the hero in this movie. Hansika is currently doing 'Kandireega' with Ram in Telugu.

engeyum kadhal movie trailer

ENGEYUM KADHAL MOVIE PREVIEW
Review by : Behindwoods Review Board

Starring: Jeyam Ravi, Hanika Motwani Direction: Prabhu DevaMusic: Harris JayarajProduction: Kalpathy Agoram

The man behind a few super successful potboilers is back. The multitasker Prabhu Deva, who juggles many hats at the same time, is resorting to love with his new directorial venture in Tamil Engeyum Kadhal. Prabhu Deva is fresh from basking in the glory his acting credentials received for the Malayalam hit Urumi, in which he played Prithviraj’s faithful Muslim friend.
Engeyum Kadhal was rechristened a few times. It was initially called Paris; presumably keeping in mind the tax rebate thing, it was later renamed as Ich. It had Ich for a working title for a long time until Engeyum Kadhal came along and stuck. Completely shot outside India, Engeyum Kadhal might bring to Tamil its first NRI love story that was riding high for so long in Hindi movies.
Prabhu Deva says that the story of the movie works in the opposite manner when compared to other Tamil movies. In Engeyum Kadhal, it is the girl who falls for the guy and not the other way round according to the director. So it defies the usual logic for starters. Essentially Hansika Motwani gets besotted by Jayam Ravi and the movie revolves around their life and times in Paris. Paris indeed! What other place to plot a love story other than the romance capital of the world.
Songs of Engeyum Kadhal is also picturized in other parts of the world. The crew flew to Sydney to can a few songs and the neighboring beautiful locales of France as well. Engeyum Kadhal’s cast also includes Suman, Raju Sundaram, Marion Arnaud, Aurelien Chevallier and Prabhu Deva himself performing a cameo role.
Engeyum Kadhal is scored by Harris Jeyaraj and consists of 7 sound tracks, distributed by Sony Music label. The album is received fairly positively by critics and fans alike. In addition to music, Harris also has penned lyrics for the song Kulu Kulu Venpani Pola. This song was later added in the track listing and sung by debut singer Arjun.
Produced by the Kalpathy Agoram group, Engeyum Kadhal is releasing this weekend and is distributed by Sun Pictures.

Engeyum Kaadhal: High on expectations

Prabhu Deva's breezy entertainer Engeyum Kaadhal, starring Jayam Ravi and Hansika Motwani in the lead roles, is all set to grace theatres this Friday. Music composed by Harris Jayaraj is already topping the charts. Reported to be a breezy love story shot completely in Paris (city of love), the film is produced by Kalpathi S. Agoram for his banner AGS Entertainment. The film received a clean 'U' certificate from the Censor Board recently. Sun Picture has bagged the release rights of the film. Kollywood is witnessing a full fledged romantic entertainer after a long time and the expectation meter is quite high.

‘Engeyum Kadhal’ on May 6

He is more than six feet tall with good looks and a smile that can knock you down on to your feet – the right material for a lead’s role in any romantic film. And that is exactly what Prabhu Deva has done signing Jayam Ravi as his hero for the soon-to-be-released film ‘Engeyum Kadhal.’ Hansika Motwani will play female lead in this rom-com and this film will make people fall in love with it, claims the director of the film.

‘Engeyum Kadhal’ has been confirmed for release on May 6.

The film’s music, which recently hit stands, has been received very well and Harris Jayaraj has delivered yet another hit album with this film. ‘Engeyum Kadhal’ sees Ravi as a young entrepreneur in France for whom love does not exist. Hansika plays a character who is ever in love with love. So what happens when opposites attract forms the matter of ‘Yengeyum Kadhal.’

It is touted that this film will prove very successful for ‘Jayam’ Ravi, for whom success has been eluding of late. Ravi is at the moment neck deep into his next project with Ameer titled ‘Aadhi Bhagavan.’ He plays a character quite contrary to his role in ‘Engeyum Kadhal.’ Sources suggest that he plays the role of an old man in this Ameer offing, most of the details of which are strictly under wraps.

‘Engeyum Kadhal’ is coming with a clean ‘U’ stamp. So make sure you watch the film with your family. We hope you get your money’s worth and chill out with this uber cool offing from Prabhu Deva!

We will get back with the latest updates on the happenings in Tamil cinema right here at IndiaGlitz.com!

Destination Europe for Velayudham

Director Jayam Raja has almost completed the shooting of Velayudham, that stars Vijay in the lead role. Haviung completed all talkie portions and a few songs, the director is planning to shoot the remaining two in Europe. Location hunt is reportedly on for it.


Buzz is that producer Aascar Ravichandran has speny huge budget for the movie that features Genelia and Hanshika Motwani as female leads. Reportedly a mass entertainer, the movie has created a lot of hype and expectations among Vijay fans.


Plans are on to hold a grand function soon and released the audio of the movie. Vijay Anthony says, ' it is a racy and a peppy album. Vijay fans would love it'.

Hansika's ready to take on Kollywood

The pretty little girl, who started her acting career with a television show, has now transformed into a gorgeously hot woman.

Hansika Motwani worked in a few Hindi films as a child artist and later bagged a lead role in Puri Jagganadh's Telugu film, Desamuduru. There has been no looking back for the actress since then. She is already a hit in Tollywood and has also worked in Bollywood flicks.

Just recently, she set her eyes on Tamil cinema and the young girl is already on her way to make a mark in the competitive industry. Hansika's first Tamil film Mappillai released recently and has Kollywood in awe of her already. Talking to the media recently, the actress said, "I am glad that Tamil audience liked my performance in Mappillai. I am now looking forward for my second Tamil release Engeyum Kadhal. I am cast opposite Jayam Ravi in this one."