South India's slim beauty Ileana was recently in Chennai and Hot Ileana Gallery

South India's slim beauty Ileana was recently in Chennai for the inauguration of choreographer Shoby’s IBO Dance School along with Kollywood's most happening celebrities Kamal Haasan, Suriya, Jeyam Ravi and K.S. Ravikumar.

When asked in a freewheeling interview at the event why she is taking a long time to make a comeback in Tamil, the actress said she has been getting lots of offers from Tamil after her debut Kedi.

"All along, I was busy with Telugu movies. Even now, recently I had agreed to do a film with Vikram under Vikram K. Kumar’s direction because the script was amazing. But unfortunately, the project is not happening now. I had listened to yet another script from Bhoopathy Pandian with the same hero playing the protagonist. I liked the script but am yet to sign on dotted line. Let’s see."

Ileana earlier made headlines when she turned down a role Rajinikanth’s Sultan The Warrior.

Talking about refusing this role, Ileana said: "When I realised it was an animated film and my face is not going to be shown, with the mutual consent with the film’s director Soundarya Rajinikanth, I opted out of Sultan."

Responding to rumours that she plans to undergo silicone enhancement, Ileana said: "Silicone treatment? Do I look like that? (Laughs) I will never ever even think of it even in (my) wildest dreams. I don’t want to play around with my body. Accept me as I am - this is my mantra."

Southern Beauty Actress Asin Next hindi film with Salman Khan

Asin’s Bollywood career is not over yet as her detractors would want to believe. The southern beauty who had started accepting films again in Tamil is said to have landed in a big Bollywood film opposite Salman Khan again.

The film is the remake of Telugu hit ‘Ready’. The big news here is Asin edged out Deepika Padukone to get this film to be directed by Anees Bazmee.

Salman and Asin continued to be good friends even after their earlier film together ‘London Dreams’ bombed. Sources say that it was Salman Khan who recommended Asin for the project.

‘Ready’ starred Ram and Genelia and was one of the super hits films of 2008 in Telugu. The film is being remade in Tamil as ‘Uthamaputhiran’ with Dhanush and Genelia.

How ever the producer of the Hindi version Bhushan Kumar of T-Series refused to comment on the casting but confirmed the project is on.

Hot Actress Anushka Shetty expecting more on ‘Singham’

Anushka Shetty’s ‘Singham’ which features Tamil star Surya in lead is all set to roar in the month of April, 2010. ‘Singham’ is directed by Hari and has good ingredients like action, comedy, songs and punch lines, which will attract the mass as well as the class crowds.

Anushka Shetty’s presence will add the required glamour quotient to the movie. However, according to the unit sources, Anushka is said to sizzle in some songs in an ever glamorous way and her presence is just enough to declare the movie as a super hit of 2010.

The release of “Singham” is carefully planned in the last week of April, as the present ongoing exam season and IPL season are said to affect its run to a great extent, if it releases on April 16th, 2010.

Malayalam Film Industry Actress Roma Photo Collection in Saree

Roma the bubbly actress in Malayalam Film Industry has got her way on the correct tract.

Recently she did couple of films which were gone good in the box office. She looks pretty in all kinds of costumes.

Whether its modern or ethnic. Saree being the traditional dress of Kerala, here lets you people can have a look of Roma in Saree.

OSCAR - Academy Awards, Oscar 2010 Winners

We already wrote about possible winners and competition between- James Cameron and Kathryn Bigelow, so we can say that we’re not at all surprised that this was Kathryn Bigelow’s night.

The Hurt Locker won 6 Oscars, including honour for Best Movie and Best Director.

So, Bigelow became the first woman to win an Oscar for Best Director.

On the other hand, the movie that still sits on the top of box office, James Cameron’s Avatar definetely had a bad luck. The movie won only 3 golden statues in technical categories – Art Direction, Cinematography and Visual Effects.

We can’t help but think that this show really seemed like Bigelow’s sweet revenge.

Sandra Bullock was named best actress for The Blind Side after she proudly attended Razzie 2010 event and took completely different award.

“Did I really earn this, or did I just wear you all down?” she joked on Oscar’s stage.

Jeff Bridges won the Oscar for Best Actor in a leadingrole for Crazy Heart.

Austrian actor Christoph Waltz won the first Oscar for his role in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds which unfortunately was the only prize for this great movie.

African American actress Mo’Nique took home Oscar for best supporting actress for role in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire.

Disney Pixar’s adventure Up won in the category of best animated feature. That gives Pixar Animation Studios five Oscars for animation since that award was first handed out in 2002. Up director Pete Docter accepted the award on behalf of the studio and his animation team.

The Hurt Locker defeated not only Avatar, the highest-grossing film of all time, but also Inglourious Basterds, The Blind Side, District 9, and Disney/Pixar’s Up.

The Blind Side and Inglourious Basterds at least both took acting prizes but District 9, Up in the Air, A Serious Man and An Education were absolutely excluded!?

And yes, this is a little embarrassing!

Check out the full list of this year’s Oscar winners and feel free to share your thoughts with us

BEST PICTURE

Avatar – James Cameron
The Blind Side – John Lee Hancock
District 9 – Neill Blomkamp
An Education – Lone Scherfig
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds - Quentin Tarantino
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire – Lee Daniels
A Serious Man – Joel Coen and Ethan Coen
Up – Pete Docter and Bob Peterson
Up in the Air – Jason Reitman

ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE

Jeff Bridges in Crazy Heart
George Clooney in Up in the Air
Colin Firth in A Single Man
Morgan Freeman in Invictus
Jeremy Renner in The Hurt Locker

ACTRESS IN A LEADING ROLE

Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side
Helen Mirren in The Last Station
Carey Mulligan in An Education
Gabourey Sidibe in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire
Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia

ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE

Matt Damon in Invictus
Woody Harrelson in The Messenger
Christopher Plummer in The Last Station
Stanley Tucci in The Lovely Bones
Christoph Waltz in Inglourious Basterds

ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE

Penélope Cruz in Nine
Vera Farmiga in Up in the Air
Maggie Gyllenhaal in Crazy Heart
Anna Kendrick in Up in the Air
Mo’Nique in Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM

Coraline – Henry Selick
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Wes Anderson
The Princess and the Frog – John Musker and Ron Clements
The Secret of Kells – Tomm Moore
Up – Pete Docter

ART DIRECTION


Avatar – Art Direction: Rick Carter and Robert Stromberg; Set Decoration: Kim Sinclair
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – Art Direction: Dave Warren and Anastasia Masaro; Set Decoration: Caroline Smith
Nine – Art Direction: John Myhre; Set Decoration: Gordon Sim
Sherlock Holmes – Art Direction: Sarah Greenwood; Set Decoration: Katie Spencer
The Young Victoria – Art Direction: Patrice Vermette; Set Decoration: Maggie Gray

CINEMATOGRAPHY

Avatar – Mauro Fiore
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – Bruno Delbonnel
The Hurt Locker – Barry Ackroyd
Inglourious Basterds – Robert Richardson
The White Ribbon – Christian Berger

COSTUME DESIGN

Bright Star – Janet Patterson
Coco before Chanel – Catherine Leterrier
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus – Monique Prudhomme
Nine – Colleen Atwood
The Young Victoria – Sandy Powell

DIRECTING

Avatar – James Cameron
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow
Inglourious Basterds – Quentin Tarantino
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire – Lee Daniels
Up in the Air – Jason Reitman

DOCUMENTARY (Feature)

Burma VJ – Anders Østergaard and Lise Lense-Møller
The Cove - Louie Psihoyos and Mark Monroe
Food, Inc. – Robert Kenner and Elise Pearlstein
The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers – Judith Ehrlich and Rick Goldsmith
Which Way Home – Rebecca Cammisa

DOCUMENTARY (Short Subject)

China’s Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province – Jon Alpert and Matthew O’Neill
The Last Campaign of Governor Booth Gardner – Daniel Junge and Henry Ansbacher
The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant – Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Music by Prudence – Roger Ross Williams and Elinor Burkett
Rabbit à la Berlin – Bartek Konopka and Anna Wydra

FILM EDITING

Avatar – Stephen Rivkin, John Refoua and James Cameron
District 9 – Julian Clarke
The Hurt Locker – Bob Murawski and Chris Innis
Inglourious Basterds – Sally Menke
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire – Joe Klotz

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM

Ajami – Israel
El Secreto de Sus Ojos – Argentina
The Milk of Sorrow – Peru
Un Prophète – France
The White Ribbon – Germany

MAKEUP

Il Divo – Aldo Signoretti and Vittorio Sodano
Star Trek – Barney Burman, Mindy Hall and Joel Harlow
The Young Victoria – Jon Henry Gordon and Jenny Shircore

MUSIC (Original Score)

Avatar – James Horner
Fantastic Mr. Fox – Alexandre Desplat
The Hurt Locker – Marco Beltrami and Buck Sanders
Sherlock Holmes - Hans Zimmer
Up - Michael Giacchino

MUSIC (Original Song)

“Almost There” from The Princess and the Frog Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Down in New Orleans” from The Princess and the Frog Music and Lyric by Randy Newman
“Loin de Paname” from Paris 36 Music by Reinhardt Wagner Lyric by Frank Thomas
“Take It All” from Nine Music and Lyric by Maury Yeston
“The Weary Kind” from Crazy Heart Music and Lyric by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett

SHORT FILM (Animated)

French Roast – Fabrice O. Joubert
Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty – Nicky Phelan and Darragh O’Connell
The Lady and the Reaper (La Dama y la Muerte) – Javier Recio Gracia
Logorama – Nicolas Schmerkin
A Matter of Loaf and Death - Nick Park

SHORT FILM (Live Action)

The Door – Juanita Wilson and James Flynn
Instead of Abracadabra – Patrik Eklund and Mathias Fjellström
Kavi – Gregg Helvey
Miracle Fish – Luke Doolan and Drew Bailey
The New Tenants – Joachim Back and Tivi Magnusson

SOUND EDITING

Avatar – Christopher Boyes and Gwendolyn Yates Whittle
The Hurt Locker – Paul N.J. Ottosson
Inglourious Basterds – Wylie Stateman
Star Trek – Mark Stoeckinger and Alan Rankin
Up – Michael Silvers and Tom Myers

SOUND MIXING

Avatar – Christopher Boyes, Gary Summers, Andy Nelson and Tony Johnson
The Hurt Locker – Paul N.J. Ottosson and Ray Beckett
Inglourious Basterds – Michael Minkler, Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano
Star Trek – Anna Behlmer, Andy Nelson and Peter J. Devlin
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen – Greg P. Russell, Gary Summers and Geoffrey Patterson

VISUAL EFFECTS

Avatar – Joe Letteri, Stephen Rosenbaum, Richard Baneham and Andrew R. Jones
District 9 – Dan Kaufman, Peter Muyzers, Robert Habros and Matt Aitken
Star Trek – Roger Guyett, Russell Earl, Paul Kavanagh and Burt Dalton

WRITING (Adapted Screenplay)

District 9 – Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell
An Education – Screenplay by Nick Hornby
In the Loop – Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche
Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire – Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher
Up in the Air - Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

WRITING (Original Screenplay)

The Hurt Locker – Written by Mark Boal
Inglourious Basterds – Written by Quentin Tarantino
The Messenger – Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman
A Serious Man – Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
Up – Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter, Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

Deepika Padukone has an impressive way to promote its films.

Bollywood has now found an impressive way to promote its films. Apart from visiting theatres, interacting with media channels for press meets, they have been gearing up for new-fangled promotions.

Previously, Aamir Khan had stepped outside the city of Mumbai and went ahead towards farthest ends to promote the film. Remember Aamir meeting a tourist guide in Mahabalipuram with a disguised makeover.

Similarly, Deepika Padukone has now started opting for similar traits to promote her film.

Deepika Padukone had her ‘Karthik Calling Karthik’ hitting screens on previous Friday and she made a tour across various parts to meet people directly. It seems that the total cost of her travel was Rs.50Lakh.

Kingfisher Fashion Show - Rajini Haridas is very familiar among Keralites

The name Rajini Haridas is very familiar among Keralites. She is the one and only compere of Idea Star Singer. She is a former Miss Kerala. She won the Title in 2000.
Here some pictures from Kingfisher Fashion Show

The name Rajini Haridas is very familiar among Keralites. She is the one and only compere of Idea Star Singer. She is a former Miss Kerala. She won the Title in 2000.

Freida Pinto’s role as Latika in Danny Boyle’s multi-Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, her next project is ready

Freida Pinto’s role as Latika in Danny Boyle’s multi-Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has done wonders for Freida Pinto’s career who is now getting fame, recognition and plum roles in Hollywood projects.

Freida Pinto’s role as Latika in Danny Boyle’s multi-Oscar-winning film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ has done wonders for Freida Pinto’s career who is now getting fame, recognition and plum roles in Hollywood projects.

She has already completed shooting Woody Allen’s ‘You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger’ opposite Josh Brolin and Naomi Watts, and Israeli film ‘Miral’ under Julian Schnabel’ direction where she plays the lead role.

Now, she has bagged in yet another project where she will play the role of a Greek priestess in War of the Gods. The film, about the Greek mythology, will be directed by Tarsem Singh and begins production in April. The film will be produced by Gianni Nunnari of Hollywood Gang Prods, Mark Canton of Atmosphere Entertainment and Relativity topper Ryan Kavanaugh.

The movie deals with the story of a young warrior Theseus who leads his men into battle with the immortal Greek gods to defeat evil and the powerful elder gods of the Titans in order to save mankind. Freida here plays Phaedra, an oracle priestess joins Theseus to prevent the cataclysmic war from erupting.

Shruti Haasan will compose music for yet another film by her father Kamal Haasan

After scoring music for father Kamal Haasan's recent blockbuster Unnaipol Oruvan (2009), pretty singer-actress Shruti Haasan will compose music for yet another film by her father.

She will reportedly be the music director in renowned Kollywood director K.S. Ravikumar's out-an-out commercial flick Yavarum Kelir, starring Kamal Haasan and Trisha together for the first time. Produced by Udayanidhi Stalin of Red Giant Movies, the film will start rolling by March. More details are awaited.

Meanwhile, it is said that Shruti Haasan will soon make her debut in Kollywood opposite reigning actor Suriya in a film directed by A.R. Murugadoss.

To be produced by Udhayanidhi Stalin, this untitled film will have music by Harris Jayaraj. The shooting is expected to begin in April.