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Jiiva is awaiting release of his next film 'Neethaane En Ponvasantham' directed by Gautham Menon and is currently working with Ahmed for 'Endrendrum Punnagai'co-starring Trisha in the lead.

Actor Trisha, the gorgeous looking belle is a year elder to Jiiva and this age difference hasn't come in the way of their on-screen chemistry which is expected to be crackling.

Trisha had earlier paired up with STR, another younger co-star in 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa' that was lauded for their realistic and intensive romantic scenes in the film.

Hope this Jiiva starrer will also have the same romantic vibes as 'Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa'.

Meanwhile, the young actor who just had an ambitious release in the form of Mugamoodi wishes to take off to Europe for a brief week-long vacation with his wife and son. Once returned and rejuvenated, Jiiva intends to sign more projects while others like David and Yaan are in various stages of production.

Gautham Menon seems to have taken on a huge task in attempting a tri - lingual, that from the beginning appeared to have hiccups. 

Ram was supposed to be the male lead in the Telugu version but he opted out and had to be replaced with Nani.  Now the Hindi version of the film has run into troubled waters.

Apparently the Hindi version does not have any takers because Gautham's recent release 'Ek Deewana Tha' failed at the box office. 

Besides producers feel that Aditya Roy Kapoor who had supporting roles in Guzaarish and Action Replay is not bankable as a solo hero. So the film has been stalled. 

Gautham has maintained that Aditya had some date issues so the Hindi version is delayed but work is proceeding smoothly in Tamil and Telugu.

Little-known Tamil actor Dhanya Balakrishna, who hails from Bangalore, has become an "issue" between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu after she allegedly hurt Tamil sentiment by posting certain messages on her Facebook account.

Dhanya's facebook post regarding the IPL playoffs has almost cost the budding actor her promising career in Kollywood.

The actor's remarks ignited a fierce backlash on social networking sites, rattling the tinsel world damsel so much that she has decided to shun the Tamil film industry for good.

After the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) entered the playoffs, the young star gave vent to her feelings at local team Royal Challengers Bangalore's defeat turning out to be a gain for CSK.

Referring to the decades-old Cauvery river water sharing dispute she wrote,

Samantha Ruth Prabhu remains a hot and happening actor ever since she made her debut with the Gowtham Menon directed 'Ye Maaya Chesave (2010)'.

The 25 year old actor who is currently busy with Gautham Menon’s Neethane En Ponvasantham with Jiiva and Mani Ratnam's Kadal opposite debutante Gautham is still awaiting release of film directed by S.S Rajamoulu, a bilingual titled 'Eega' that is being made as 'Naan Ee' in Tamil.

Meanwhile, the actor has hit the headlines with reports confirming her part in Vikram's next film following 'Thaandavam' better known as director Shankar's big venture about the issues in election.

The Endhiran director is all set to start his work for Therdhal, with Aascar Ravichandran producing the film. P.C Sriram will crank the camera and A.R Rahman will compose the music for the film.

According to our sources, the film might also have another heroine apart from Samantha and this role would most probably go to an actor with Bollywood influence.

Samantha Ruth Prabhu celebrated her 25th birthday on April 28th,2012.

The Chennai girl was first seen in Gowtham Menon's 'Ye Maya Chesave', the Telugu version of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa that also earned her a Nandi Award and a Filmfare Award along with millions of hearts. In Tamil, Samantha debuted with 'Moscowin Kavery' written and directed by cinematographer Ravi Varman. Since then it’s no looking back for the glossy girl.

Samantha is now one of the most sought after actresses in both Tamil and Telugu industry. She is currently shooting for Gowtham Menon's Neethane En Ponvasantham with Jiiva and its Telugu version with Nani. She is also shooting for Mani Ratnam’s much anticipated 'Kadal' with Gautham Karthik.

Apart from these films that is currently under production, Samantha has a number of Telugu projects in her kitty.

Celebs Factory wishes the demure darling for all the luck and a beautiful birthday to keep rocking forever as she does today.

Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru is the next film that Gautham Menon is going to start his work on.

The film will be an espionage thriller, the first of its kind starring Vijay as the lead. He would be playing the title character 'Yohan', an Indian spy and the story would revolve around his adventurous missions across the globe.

But why Yohan? Why not something like Kandasamy or Velayudham that regional people can relate to?

"Yohan is one of the most used names in the world. I strongly believe that the film would have a wider reach with this title," said Gowtham Menon, the ace director of his theory for having chosen his unique title.

From what we understand, Gowtham is probably trying to take this film international.

The film is expected to go on floor from May.

Gautham Menon was utterly saddened by a report made a famous newspaper that said he blames his actors for his failure in bollywood.

In a letter to the editor of the newspaper, the Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya director said, “It's unfair for a reputed newspaper to put out an article based on hearsay and constructed out of another article that itself didn’t quite report the exact words I had used.” He also added, “All it takes is a phone call and you would have got my views on the same before putting out the article.”

The daily had quoted that the director pointed out Madhavan’s obesity and Prateik’s lack of lusture as the causes for his two Hindi films’ to fail. However, the director in his letter has washed off this article as “wrongly reported”. He also made it clear in his letter that as the daily is writing articles that has no base, he wouldn’t be willing to share any details or even talk to their reporters anymore.

Gautam Menon is presently busy shooting Neethane En Ponvasantham starring Jiiva and Samantha.

In an interview Gautam shared his experience working with Isaignani Ilayaraja who has composed the music for the film.

Gowtham said that when he approached Ilayaraja and told him the story and mentioned of his requirement, the maestro immediately came up with a number of tunes. The director said he was totally awestruck and asked Ilayaraja to take it slowly as it was too much for the director to take in. But the maestro was in no mood to stop.

"The maestro composed all the eight tracks with his Harmonium and made Na. Muthukumar write the lyrics. He then made the singers sing the songs and took the tracks to London. In a matter of 16 days, he completed recording all the 8 songs along with the Hungarian Symphony group in an ultra modern studio," said Gowtham Menon adding that the songs have come out beautifully and assured that the album would be a chartbuster.

The buzz around the tinsel town is that ace director Gautham Menon might start his next project with Dhanush in the lead. 

The Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya director is said to have met up with the Kolaveri boy recently to discuss his next script. We also hear that Dhanush will be signing on the dotted lines soon. The official announcement about the project is expected anytime.

The actor is presently busy with his Bollywood Debut Raanjhnaa that is being directed by Anand Rai. He is being paired up with Sonam kapoor and Kangana Ranaut. He has also accepted a project with the Bharath Bala Productions.

Gautham Menon is presently shooting for his Neethane En Ponvasantham with Jiiva and Samantha in the lead. He also has Yohan Adhyayam Ondru in his kitty.

Amy Jackson is certainly going places.

The former winner of Miss Teen World (UK), who made her acting debut opposite Arya in A.L Vijay's Madrasapattinam was last seen playing Jessie in Gowtham Menon's 'Ek Deewana Tha' co-starring Prateik Babbar.

Amy Jackson is currently shooting for A.L Vijay's 'Thandavam with Vikram and Anushka and would then move on to her Telugu debut with 'Yevadu' alongside Ram Charan Teja, Allu Arjun and Samantha Ruth Prabhu.

The petite lass has now been approached by Barbie, one of the world's biggest doll companies on launching a series of dolls that will be inspired from her.

It may be recalled that Katrina Kaif had a filmstar Barbie that was inspired by her and we hear that Amy is delighted to fill her stilletos.

Gautham Menon is determined to bring out unknown talents in Jiiva and Samantha, the lead pair in his film, Neethane En Ponvasantham.

According to sources, Jiiva and Samantha will be singing the title track in the film that is derived from one of Ilaiyaraja's hit songs of the same name.

Incidentally, Ilaiyaraja is also doing the music for this film, and Gautham has promised fans a fantastic album.

Jiiva and Samantha felt honored as they had been given the opportunity to sing for Ilaiyaraja but they were also very nervous. Gautham Menon had to cajole and push them into singing and finally they managed to pull it off.

Now the entire team is waiting for the audio launch and for the fans to hear the great music Ilaiyaraja has composed for Neethane En Ponvasantham.

Director Gautham Menon had approached Karthi with a one liner for his forth coming soft romance. But Karthi has a habit of going through the entire script before accepting any project. Therefore, Gautham has supposedly given the actor his script.

The buzz is that Karthi who is currently busy with the shooting of Saguni and Alex Pandian, has promised Gautham that he would get back soon with a reply after going through the entire script.

Gautham Menon who is right now busy with Neethaane En Ponvasantham starring Jiiva and Samantha, will soon be working with Ilayathalapathy Vijay in Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru.

The failure of 'Ek Deewana Tha' will strongly affect the standing of Prateik Babbar in Bollywood.

Remakes of a South superhit film might not always have the same fate in Bollywood.

While 'Ek Deewana Tha' Tamil (Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa) and Telugu (Ye Maaya Chesave) versions were huge hits, the Hindi version failed to excite the audience.

Director Gowtham Menon's unique way of giving the viewers the choice of two ending did not help the film either as somewhere audiences were disappointed with the film in entirety.

Gautham Menon has released the promo trailer of Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham. The trailer, which runs for about one minute, has the Ilayaraja number from Ninaivellam Nithya which begins with the lyrics Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham…

Interestingly, the maestro has been signed up to score the music for this film and being a soft romantic flick, the king of melodies is expected to spin magic with his music baton. Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham stars Jiiva and Samantha in the lead roles and the film is being made in Telugu and Hindi as well with Samantha being the leading lady in all the three versions.

Gautham Menon's Ek Deewana Tha has turned out as something very unique because the director has revealed that the film will be released with two very different climaxes.

It may be recalled that Gautham Menon's Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya and Ye Maaya Chesave, the original Tamil and Telugu versions respectively had two different endings.

In VTV, STR and Trisha part ways whereas in the Telugu version the lovers Naga Chaitanya and Samantha are united. Since both were very successful, it was wondered what the ending could be for its Hindi version.

Gautham has decided to go with a popular version and a director's cut which will be played in elite screens. Theatre listings will reveal which ending will be played and the ticket - buying audience can choose accordingly.

The rumor mills have been circulating news that Amy Jackson and her Ek Deewana Tha co - star, Prateik are seeing each other.

When asked about the actors affair, Prateik cheekily said that they will be spending Valentine's day together before adding that they will be promoting their film on Valentine's day that is to release on February 17th, the same week following the Valentine's day.

Prateik and Amy Jackson have denied of their romantic involvement off-screen, saying that they were just good friends. So it looks like they will be working on Valentine's day. Prateik joked some more and said it was going to be a fun day as he gets to spend it with a hot girl.

Gautham Menon’s Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham has come to a standstill with the film technicians in Hyderabad refusing to work until the FEFSI issue is resolved.

Director Gowtham Menon was planning to complete a schedule in Hyderabad and had made all the arrangements to shoot with Jiiva, Samantha and others stars who were ready for the shooting to commence. But the technicians refused to work in the film despite Gautham insisting that it is a trilingual and he wants to at least shoot the Telugu and Hindi versions.

The technicians were adamant in their stand and hence the shooting had to be cancelled, say sources close to the Nee Thaane En Pon Vasantham team.

Gautam Menon who has successfully teamed up with Harris Jeyaraj and A.R Rahman to create some of the most beautiful numbers of all time is all set to make magic yet again.

Gowtham has recently roped in none other than maestro Ilaiyaraja this time around for his trilingual, Neethane En Ponvasantham. The two held discussions and have decided to go ahead and work together.

Excitement is high on the film sets and everybody is eagerly awaiting Ilaiyaraja's compositions for the film. Jiiva especially can't wait to hear the tunes, we are told.