A quick look at all things bright and shiny in the world of cinema today!
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MGR’s grandson Ramachandran will make his debut with Odu Kumar Odu.
Uchathula Shiva marks actor Karan’s Tamil comeback.
Newsworthy
Vivekh has sung a new song. Madhan Karky has written the lyrics.
Fake ration cards bearing the names of actresses Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha were seized in Uttar Pradesh earlier this week.
Releases, Releases
Aandavan Kattalai will release later this month.
Spotlight
Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt feels that people respect him more because he “didn’t run away” from his mistakes. “After coming out of jail, I realise people respect me because I didn’t run away. I served my sentence like a man and came out like a man, with dignity,” he told the Times of India.
Dutt confessed that he had “come to terms with his past”. “I made a mistake. I should have been more responsible, but I was young then. I paid for it and now, finally, it’s behind me.”
Time Out
Mollywood actor Sreejith Ravi was arrested on Friday for allegedly exposing himself to a group of school girls. He was arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act, and held at the Ottapalam police station in Palakkad.
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Following a complaint by a group of 14 girls, an FIR was filed against the actor for indulging in lewd behaviour. According to the complaint, on August 27, a man stopped his car and exposed his private parts to a group of girls, while clicking pictures of them. However, the complaint didn’t mention the actor by name, only his car number.
Let Them Eat Cake!
Writer Kiran Desai, actor Vivek Oberoi, Shakthi Kapoor, Arjun Bajwa, Charlie Sheen, and Garrett Hedlund will all turn a year older today!
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