From Sayani Gupta’s teenage role to Vijay Antony’s dual one, here’s a round-up of all news in cinema today.
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Vishnu Vishal, Vaibhav Reddy are the front-runners for the lead role in the Pellichoopulu Tamil remake.
Mohanlal has begun filming his next with Unnikrishnan.
Sayani Gupta plays a 14-year-old in Jagga Jasoos.
Vivek Oberoi is in talks to play the villain in Prabhas’s next.
Vijay Antony will play a dual role in Annadurai, a family thriller.
Heard on the street
Aditi Rao Hydari, star of Kaatru Veliyidai, has confessed that she’d jump off a building, if her director Mani Ratnam tells her to.
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Sandeep Mohan, independent filmmaker, talks to Silverscreen about his life thus far, that stint as an AD for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, and his ‘Great Indian Travelling Cinema’.
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The release of Dora, Nayanthara’s next, is in trouble. An upcoming filmmaker, Sridhar, has accused the makers of plagiarising his story for Alibabavum Arpudha Car-um, and using it for Dora. Sridhar is taking efforts to ensure that the film’s release is blocked, and to this end, has engaged a legal team to help him.
Doss Ramaswamy, the director of Dora, has refuted these allegations.
Let them eat cake!
Actors Sharvanand, Makrand Deshpande and Gaurav Chakrabarty will all turn a year older today!
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