STR ropes in international pop singer for Poda Podi?

Reports are rife in Kollywood that Silambarasan is planning to rope in international fame Shakira to sing a song in Poda Podi. The film has been in the making for long and Silambarasan is planning to wrap up the shooting schedule as soon as he is done with the Love Anthem that he is currently working on with Elan Morrison.

Poda Podi will also mark Varalakshmi Sarath Kumar’s debut in the film industry. The film is directed by debutant Vignesh Shivan. It has Santhanam and Premji Amaren making a guest appearance.

Silambarasan says nothing has been finalized

Silambarasan has cleared the airs that nothing has been finalized about him working with international singers Akon and Rihanna. The star said that he is looking to finalize on a male and female star of international fame and has asked his fans for some suggestions.

STR added that he will be travelling to the US and the Love Anthem will be recorded from January 3^rd at Los Angeles. It may be mentioned here that STR has penned the lyrics for this Love Anthem in about 96 languages for a universal appeal.

Poda Podi release on Feb 14, 2012 for the Valentine’s Day.

Silambarasan shows keen interest over offering chances to his close pals to wield the megaphone and now Vignesh Shivan is the lucky one to bag it. Making his debut directorial with the film ‘Podaa Podi’, the director is sure that the film will show Silambarasan in a different dimension as the script is so fresh and new.

About the buzzes that the film is based on Hollywood flick ‘Step Up’, he denies them as baseless rumour. The film marks the debut of Sarath Kumar’s daughter Varalakshmi in female lead role while VTV Ganesh performs an important role.

Shooting is almost done and the entire team is simultaneously working on production and dubbing works so as to wrap up the entire project by mid of January as plans are made to release in on Feb 14, 2012 for the Valentine’s Day.

STR does something new

STR has signed up as a brand ambassador for seven up, a popular soft drink. He is shooting an ad for it currently, which was why filming of Vettai Mannan which had been scheduled for November 28th at Binny Mills had to be postponed to December 9th.

Stylish Star, Allu Arjun popular Telugu star is also endorsing this brand and he is also shooting the ad. Coincidentally, STR also appeared in the Tamil remake of Allu Arjun's Vedam.

Rajini praises Osthe!

Recently. Rajinikanth saw a trailer of Osthi which was sent to him by KS Ravikumar who had obtained it from director Dharani as Rajini had told him that he enjoys Dharani's films. Rajini loved the trailer and had conveyed it.

Rajini was full of praise for both the director and STR, who he said has done a very good job. The Osthi team is over the moon and they feel it is a great sign as the Superstar himself has given their film his blessings!

Rana and Andrea in STR film

Vetri Maaran's next film will have STR in the lead and is generating considerable excitement in industry circles. The film may be called Vada Chennai. Rana Daggubati, the Telugu sensation who recently made waves in Bollywood with Dum Maaro Dum is making his first foray into Tamil cinema with this film. Word is he has a meaty role in this film.

Andrea has also been roped in for an important part in this film. Vetri Maaran is unwilling to reveal too many details about this film as he is still hunting for a heroine and other cast members. Once these details are finalized there will be an official announcement. The film is going to roll in February, 2012.

Osthi gets a clean U

Osthi has been certified with a U, said Jithan Ramesh who plays one of the important roles in the film. The film stars Silambarasan in the lead with Richa Gangopadhyay as his arm candy. Santhanam is the lead comedian with Sonu Sood, Nasser, Revathi, Saranya Mohan and others in the star cast.

Thaman has scored the music for this film and has given a couple of chartbusters including Kalasala and Osthi Mammae.

Osthi is slated to be released on December 2^nd. Get ready to catch Silambarasan on the big screen.