Sarath kumar goes abroad for 'Jaggubhai'

Sarath Kumar left for Hong Kong and then will be proceeding to Australia to shoot for his forthcoming film 'Jaggubhai', to be directed by K S Ravikumar.

The actor cum politician was accompanied by his wife and producer of the film Radhika Sarath Kumar and son Rahul Sarath Kumar.

The film would portray Sarath Kumar in two get-ups. One as a young man and the other as the father of a teenage daughter. The daughter's role will be played by Shriya Saran.

Sarath Kumar was given a warm send off at the Chennai airport by his party cadres and members of his fans association.

It may be recalled that 'Jaggubhai' was initially slated to star Rajinikanth. However that decision was deferred and Sarath was roped in.

Sarath Kumar – Mighty protective dad

Varalaxmi, daughter of actor, politician Sarath Kumar debuts in filmdom with a film titled Thiru Poda, Thirumathi Podi, Dandanaka Jodi. The film also stars Simbu and is directed by his school time buddy Vignesh Siva.

Sarath Kumar had given the nod to his daughter's foray into films but then his instincts as a protective dad seem to be determining his actions now. He has reportedly told many friends in the industry to keep an eye on his daughter so that she doesn't land herself in trouble. The shooting for the film is taking place entirely in Toronto, Canada.

Varalaxmi was described by her father as an intelligent girl when he announced her entry into films. The intelligent girl that she is, might not need people to keep an eye on her, but then a dad's instincts always comes to the forefront and Sarath Kumar is no different.

Interestingly, it is reported that Simbu is keeping himself busy with his laptop indoors because he does not want to get into any kind of trouble.

The movie is expected to kick start in Toronto on August 15.

Sarath Kumar wants six pack ab

Sarath Kumar is now working for six pack abs. The actor revealed this while speaking about his forthcoming release titled '1977'. The movie will have the actor don six different looks in a dual role about a son trying to prove his father's innocence, both roles are played by the actor.

'In 1977, I've tried a new stylish look, and I play a nanotechnologist,' he explains.

Most of 1977 was shot in Malaysia, including the climax that was shot at the Malaysian Twin Towers. Plans are on dub the film in Cantonese and Malai.

Namitha and Farzana play the heroines of the movie. A Mumbai model Sandhya Shetty will feature in a sizzling number in the film.

'1977' is the directorial debut of G N Dinesh Kumar, an MBA who has worked as an ad-film maker.

'Rajini on a sticky wicket'

Though most 'Rajini fans' celebrated the release of 'Kuselan', Rajinikanth's regret to the Kannada chauvinists for his remarks on the Hogenakkal issue has won him the wrath of many from the film industry.

South India Film Artistes' Association president Sarath Kumar wanted to know why his friend (Rajini) regretted his speech and what he meant by saying 'he had learnt a lesson'.

'He must clarify his apology to the people of Tamilnadu who have made him the Superstar,' he said.

Actor Sathyaraj said, "It is a disgrace not just to him but also to his fans. If Kannada organizations had threatened to stall the release of my movie in Karnataka, I would happily compensate my producers and distributors from my own pocket rather than apologize to them".

Actor-director Vijaya T Rajendar said, 'Rajni wanted to showcase himself as a hero. But now he proved that he is a zero.'

'Paruthi Veeran' rules the roost at filmfare awards

It was a joyous moment for Tamil cinema as 'Paruthi Veeran' grabbed six awards including the awards for best actor and actress at the 55th annual Filmfare Awards held in Chennai on Saturday. Veteran film personalities Sivakumar and Jayapradha were conferred the lifetime achievement awards on the occasion.

Quite typical to any film award functions, the annual Filmfare awards at Chennai Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium witnessed variety dance performances by Poonam Bajwa, Rambha, Dhivya, Hanshika Motwani, Shobana, Namitha, Shriya, Raja and Vineeth. Members of dance master Kala's troupe accompanied them on stage.

The awards function was graced by the who's who of Indian cinema besides noted politician Amar Singh.

The list of awardees in Tamil:

• Ameer (best director – 'Paruthi Veeran')
• Karthi (best actor – 'Paruthi Veeran')
• Priyamani (best actress – 'Paruthi Veeran')
• Sujatha (best character actress – 'Paruthi Veeran')
• Saravanan (best character actor – 'Paruthi Veeran')
• K V Anand (best cinematography – 'Sivaji')
• A R Rahman (best music director – 'Sivaji')
• Pa Vijay (best lyricist – 'Unnale Unnale')
• Prem Rakshith (best choreographer – 'Azhagiya Thamizh Magan')
• S P Balasubramaniam (best male singer – 'Mozhi')
• Sadhana Sargam (best female singer – 'Kireedam')

Sivakumar was given lifetime achievement award by his sons Suriya and Karthi. It turned out to be an emotional moment as Sivakumar was almost moved to tears. Jayapradha was given the award by Amar Singh.

The glittering awards function was attended by Mohanlal, Ileana, Nayantara, Sarath Kumar, Katrina Kaif, Venkatesh, Madhavan, Rakshitha, Allu Arjun, Srikanth, Lingusamy, Vasanth, Ravi Theja, Swarnamalya, Sumalatha, Charmi, Vimala Raman, Sindhoora, Lakshmi Rai, Saranya, Poornima, Meena, Shaam, Naren among others.

Sneha as Sarath's mother?

The latest buzz doing rounds in Kollywood is that Sneha will be playing Sarath Kumar's mother in K S Ravikumar's next directorial venture after ‘Dasavadharam’.

Sources say there are two Sarath Kumar in the movie and Sneha plays senior Sarath's wife. The junior (son) Sarath will have Shreya shaking her legs with him.

Sarath's ‘1977’, directed by Dinesh Kumar, is nearing completion and would be released very soon.

Shriya in Sarath's next

Sarath Kumar is as busy a person can be, maintaining a decent balance between his film careers as well as fulfilling the demands on the political front.

Seems like time management is the key! Sarath Kumar is all set to begin his next venture with director K.S. Ravikumar. We had already informed you that Sneha has been signed for this film as the heroine. There is a latest development with regards to the cast of this film. One more addition to the film is actress Shriya who was recently confirmed as the other heroine for this project.

This picture that has yet not been titled is being produced by Radhika Sarath Kumar's Radaan pictures as well as Sun TV.

This picture has a couple of brownie points too. One is that director K.S. Ravikumar will be directing this venture and the other is that Sarath Kumar is believed to be donning a dual role for this project.

If we track back to the past Sarath Kumar's dual-role projects like 'Suryavansam' and 'Natpukaga' both have been super hits.

Not only that all Sarath-Ravi Kumar projects too have been crowd pullers. With this film having two positive sentiments, it is most likely that it will be a super hit like this hero's other ventures.

We wish this team the best of luck in this venture and expect a wholesome entertainer from the experts!

Shooting of '1977' in progress

Produced by Saratkumar on the banner of RSK Pictures Pvt Ltd, introducing GN Dineshkumar as director, a film is coming up with Saratkumar, Namitha and Farzana in the lead with a typical title '1977'.

The film is simultaneously coming up in three languages, Telugu, Tamil and Chinese.

Giving details to the media, director says, 'Our hero Saratkumar is playing dual roles in the film and he is sporting six get ups in this movie. The film is being made on a real life incident that occurred in 1977. It is an action movie and have a 'Bond'-film kind of backdrop. There are five songs and seven fights. Though I directed several ad films earlier, this is my debut opportunity to direct a feature film.'

Farzana says, 'I am making my debut into a Tamil film and playing the role of a journalist in this movie.'

Saratkumar says, 'This is the 107th movie in my career. Over 60 per cent of the film was shot in Malaysia. We will complete the talkie part by the end of June. We will take up canning of songs in July. We have plans to release the film after August 15.'

Jayasudha says, 'I like working in action films and I am very happy to work in this movie.'

Vivek, Vijaykumar, Radha Ravi, Rohit Sagar, Raj and others are in the cast.

Camera is by K Bhupati, music is by Vidyasagar, while story, screenplay, dialogues and direction are by Dineshkumar.