Aishwarya Rai on ‘ROBOT’

Aishwarya Rai has finally spoken out on ‘Robot’. The former Miss World has said that she has earmarked the entire month of September to shoot for Rajinikanth's ‘Robot’.

'Rajini and director Shankar have been very busy over the past few weeks with the groundwork for ‘Robot’. I will join them in September,' said Aishwarya, when asked about the mega project.

Meanwhile, Rajini told reporters in Thirupathi a couple of days ago that he along with director Shankar would leave for the US soon to start filming ‘Robot’, which is being jointly produced by Ayngaran and Eros International.

Will Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai paint the town red together?

Let's wait and see.

Priyamani to be directed by Maniratnam

The dusky actress Priyamani celebrated her birthday earlier this week and get just about the perfect gift. News reached her that ace director Maniratnam had chosen her to play a very vital role in his next project.

The film that is to be made simultaneously in Tamil and Hindi will feature Vikram as hero in Tamil, while Abhishek Bachchan will feature in the Hindi version. Aishwarya Rai plays heroine in both versions.

Prithiviraj will be playing a role that has negative shades and Priyamani has been chosen to pair up with him. Maniratnam's handling of characters have always been mighty beneficial to his actors' image in the public eye and in that sense, Priyamani's career could very well be poised for greater heights.

Sources reveal that Priyamani was ecstatic once she heard the news.