Surya's latest movie 'Singam' is releasing in Telugu as 'Yamudu' on July 2. For the occcasion the team met the media in Hyderabad. Surya, Anushka, writer Sahithi and producer Gnanavel Raja took part in the event.

At the event Surya thanked the Telugu audience for accepting him inTollywood. He also said he is a great fan of Anushka and was very happy doing the film with her.

But Anushka was very open, candid and surprising.

She said she hasn't seen the Tamil version 'Singam' yet even after 4 weeks of super run. But she had seen the Telugu and felt the dubbed version 'Yamudu' looked very orignal and she did not feel it is dubbed from Tamil any where. She also said her role was in the film was not just a glamour doll but with substance.

But what she said later is a revelation. Anushka said though she does films in Tamil her first preference undobtedly is Telugu. 'Singam' was her third film and first hit in Tamil after 'Rendu' with Madhavan and 'Vettaikkaran' with Vijay.

Jayam Ravi became the proud father of a baby boy (June 29) as his wife Aarthi gave birth at a private hospital at 4pm in Chennai.

Ravi who was shooting for Prabhu Deva's Ich in Paris was tensed, as he was on the phone throughout the day, with family members.

And when he heard the happy news, he has decided to take the next flight to Chennai to see his little son and be near Aarthi.

"Both mother and son are doing fine and we are all so happy that Ravi is coming back for a couple of days to be with us".

June seems to be the month of new born's as Suriya and Dhanush also got their second babies in the same month.

Title : Milaga

Hero : Nataraj

Herone : Poongodi

Director : Ravi Maria

Producer : Kalaipuli S.Dhanu

Music Director : Sabesh Murali

The Story : Tow types of Madurai based movies are currently being made in Tamil cinema. One is the bunch that attempts to portray the life lived in the temple town and other set is loaded with commercial elements adding more masala to the place which already has many flavours.

While the likers of 'Subramaniapuram' and 'Mayandi Kudumbathar', add value to the former, films like 'Ghilli' and 'Thimiru' stand testimony to the latter. 'Milaga', a film by Rave Maria with popular Bollywood cinematographer Natraj as hero, is a mixture of both variants.

However, Ravi Maria is only partially successful in striking a perfect balance. Despite being racy, the film somehow fails to work big time, thanks to predictable scenes, especially in the second half. Attempts to establish Nataraj as a mass hero too mars the flow.

Coming to the story part, it is the one we have already seen in umpteen number of movies- How a one-man army hero defeats all the evil elements and joins hands with his ladylove for a happily every after life.

Azhagar (Nataraj) is a happy go lucky youngster, who looks after his family's red chilly business (justifying the title 'Milaga'), in Madurai. But his main job is to be with his friends- roaming, singing and fighting for them all the time (justifying the sub title- 'Maduraikaara payaluga natupakkaga usuraiyum kuduppaiynga...').

When things are going cool, trouble starts to enter Azhagar's life in the form of three powerful brothers in the temple town, when he tries to save a girl Thenmozhi (Poongodi of 'Mayandi Kudumbathar' fame) at one point of time.

The rest is all about how our hero teaches a lesson to the baddies with his own brainy and brawny ways, which is told in a cliched way, and with Natraj going the whole hog to establish himself as a macho man who can do anything and everything.

Nataraj is okay as a Madurai youth and his hard work is visible on screen. But for his super hero attempts, the cinematographer passes muster as the protagonist too. Poongodi repeats her 'Mayandi Kudumbathar' act while Singam Puli & Co reminds us 'Naadodigal' and 'Subramaniapuram'. Suja, the other heroine, scores well.

Music by Sabesh-Murali is average with hardly any tune sticking to our heart while coming out of the theatre. On the whole, 'Milaga' would have been spicier, had Ravi Maria ensured that the latter half coped up with the first half.

'Cool' could be the right choice to describe 'Kalavani' in one word. Hardly the fact that the movie is directed by a debutant and there are no big stars in it would strike you, as you would be so glued to the film rihght from scene one.

In other words, 'Kalavani', directed by fresher Sargunam (a former associate of 'Kireedam' fame vijay) is a light hearted film that comes across as a whiff of fresh air, throwing light on the sense and sensibility of human relationships.

The story is nothing new. It is about a boy and a girl from tow different villages which are at loggerheads for years. Not just that, the girl has an elder brother too, who poses hurdles to the affair, a regular thing in most of the movies made in these parts.

But the treatment the director has given to the script and the way he narrated the story win all accolades. Aptly helping him is cinematography by Om Prakash and music by SS.Kumaran (of 'Poo' fame), not to forget the support given by producer Nazir to make such a different venture.

Arikki (Vimal), a good for nothig youth, is pampered by his mother (Saranya), with his father (Ilavarasu) working in Dubai sending money for their survival. Arikki is the one who also does some harmless minor heists and makes marriage proposals to every girl he meets.

But things change when he falls for Maheswari (Oviya), a girl from a nearby village whose terms with Arikki's place is not worth mentioning. The feud between the two villages is further fueled when one of Arikki's friends crosses swords with Ilango (Thirumurugan), Maheswari's brother.

How Arikki successfully crosses all hurdles and ties the knot to Maheswari is the rest of the story, which is told in a lively and unconventional way that could even make you to roll over the floor laughing.

For Vimal, it is an extension of his 'Pasanga' act and he does it with ease. Oviya fits well to the role of a village belle. The experience of Saranya and Ilavarasu is visible on screen while debutant Thirumurugan marks his presence. Ganja Karuppu as panchayathu tickles the funny bone.

If you are ready to forget some loopholes which you rarely come across and game for a fun-filled ride, 'Kalavani' could be a wise choice to spend some quality time. For films like 'Kalavani' is not a regular happening in Tamil cinema.

It's been a while since we all heard something about Nayanthara from her professional front. After her alleged relationship with Prabu Deva began to take maximum space there wasn't much comin out about her work and films. Now we have some news about the actor Nayanthara.

Nayanthara's next in Tamil is 'Boss Engira Baskaran' which is in its final stages. A song sequence featuring Nayanthara is to be shot in London and so Nayanthara will be in London soon. From London she will be heading for Switzerland for the shooting of her first Kannada film. After work she will holiday in Europe for a while before returning to India.

On returning to India Nayanthara will dub for her Malayalam movie 'Elektra' which also stars Prakash Raj and Manisha Koirala. 'Elektra' is about the inside stories of Film award functions and so Nayanthara is keen to dub herself. But one surprise element is that Prabhu Deva will not be accompanying her in any of the scheduled events mentioned here.

Title              : Naan Mahaan Alla

Release Date : 9 Jul, 2010

Director         : Susindhran

Producer        : K.E.Gnanavel

Music Director : Yuvan Shankar Raja

Hero              : Karthik Sivakumar

Herone          : Kajal Aggarwal

Other Actors   : Neelima, Lakshmi Ramakrishnan, Singam Puli.

The Story      : Naan Mahaan Alla is a thriller which revolves around the relationship between a rich father and his son. Karthik Sivakumar and Kajal Aggarwal in lead.

South Indian superstar Surya, who is footing his first step in Bollywood through Ram Gopal Varma's Rakta Charitra, has said that he is getting better in Hindi language and now, he is able to read and write in Hindi. The actor is also playing a lead role in Puri Jagannath's The Businessman, which is also said to be a multi-lingual film.

Earlier, in an interview Surya has confessed that his daughter Diya knows Hindi better than him. But now having an tutor has helped him to learn the language. The actor says that his only intention is to reach out to pan-Indian audience and he likes to face the new challenges. He even assures that he won't leave Tamil for the sake of Hindi. Well, the actor is not sure about dubbing his own voice for the film and he says that it all depends on Ram Gopal Varma. Recently, actor Vikram dubbed his voice in Hindi for Raavan.

Now, we have to wait and see whether the Surya will take up this challenge

Stories about Raavan and Raavanan are far from over. Even though it has got moderate response, still the movie is making news. Now, critics have started scanning Abishek Bachan's and Vikram's performances about who has portrayed the lead role better?

It is understood that Tamil audience will rate Vikram acting as a best and Hindi audience will give thumbs-up to Abhishek's role. But the fact is, the fans who have seen both theversion can only answer this question. Film critics have rated Abhishek's acting and dialogue delivery in the Raavan have not reached the expectations of the audience.

In an online poll organized by a reputed matrimonial site on the occasion of (13.6.2010) Father's Day to select the most admired father super star Rajinikanth has been voted the most admired celebrity father in south India.

Rajinikant ranked first among respondents across South India with 42 per cent votes. Rajnikanth is worshipped not just on screen but also as a father figure in real life. Rajini has two daughters - Aishwarya and Soundarya. Interestingly Rajinikanth received his second grand son through his first daughter Aishwarya Dhanush.

In north, Amitabh Bachchan is the most admired celebrity father cornering 60 per cent of the votes polled. Amitabh is the father of Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan and Shweta Nanda.

Surya's latest film has exceeded expectations not just in India but also in the UK market. Singam is a roaring hit in Tamil and the film has said again distributor's faith on Suriya. The actor has mastered the art of keeping both class and mass with him so well.

The UK Box officer result for the week just ended is out and to the merry of all Surya fans his 'Singam' has topped among all the foreign films. Till last weej 'Singam' has grossed over 8 million pounds in the UK market.

Singam ranked 41st on the charts and collected four thousand pound only in last week. So far the movie has collected over 80 lakhs in UK which is an achievement.