Get ready to watch Puri's love story

Did you know that Puri Jagannadh is the story and dialogue-writer for Romeo? He is and the makers want to flaunt it. That's why the tagline reads, "Puri rasina prema katha.' The film stars Sairam Shankar (well-known as Puri's brother) as the hero, while Adonika (new intro) is the heroine. It is being directed by Gopi Ganesh, a Puri protégé

Rajini throws weight behind a noble cause

Rajinikanth may not be as pro-active as an Aamir Khan in spreading social awareness but he does throw his weight behind noble causes on occasions. If it was an appeal to the public to ensure that the children are taken to polio booths, two decades back, it is Cystinosis now, that Rajini is lending his support to eradicate it.

Venky and Tapsee dance in Switzerland

Don't go by the title. Shadow may mean nothing colourful but Meher Ramesh's film is romantic when it comes to songs. And Switzerland is the place where the pair has shot for two days now. To a song set to tune by SS Thaman, Venkatesh and Tapsee Pannu are serenading their way in exotic locales there.

Gabbar Singh premiers in US on May 10

BlueSky Cinemas has announced that there will be several premier shows of Pawan Kalyan's Gabbar Singh on May 10, in the US. The distributors are thus making all arrangements to make the prints reach the country well ahead - on May 9 – to ensure that the scheduled premiers go without any hindrance at all the centres.

Will Jagapathi strike gold with Tandavam

It is known that Jagapathi Babu has signed a Tamil film, Tandavam, where he is sharing screen space with some of these actors – 'Chiyan' Vikram, Anushka Shetty, Amy Jackson and Lakshmi Rai of Kanchana fame. The film has been shot in Delhi (first schedule) and Chennai (second schedule).