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Cheran makes right moves
 With Cheran's 'Autograph' a critical and a commercial success, film-makers from across the border are vying for the remake rights. Cheran being the producer, has sold the Telugu rights. Vying for the Hindi remake are Boney Kapoor, Raj Kumar Santoshi and Amitabh Bachchan (for his son Abhisek, who still has to give a hit). The Telugu version has Ravi Teja and Bhumika, with Mallika and Gopika re-enacting the roles they'd done in the original.
Cheran is busy touring theatres where his film has been released. And whoever gets to make the Hindi version, one thing for sure is that Cheran will be directing it.
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Swarnamalya flashback
 The list of actresses marrying in haste and seeking divorce soon after, accusing their husbands and in-laws of torturing them for money, is growing by the day. Sukanya was in the news for the very same reason. And now it's
Swarnamalya who's complained about her husband's avariciousness and mental torture and filed for a divorce. Surprisingly, it was just a month ago that the vivacious actress sang about her husband's understanding nature and declared to the press, "He is very supportive, and my best friend." Now the very same actress accuses her husband of mental and physical torture from day one of their marriage, two years ago!
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Surya one better
 'Perazhagan' has raised a lot of expectations for Surya. It's the actor's first double role, and it's the first time too that he's doing a character that is physically disabled and needs a lot of homework to portray it. But praise came from unexpected quarters, when the film's director, Sasi Shanker, who had directed the original Malayalam version too, praised Surya's performance. He said the actor had given a better portrayal of the character than Dilip, the popular Malayalam hero of the original version.
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Pugazh revived
 'Pugazh', the Sharat
Kumar-starrer, has the actor playing a double role yet again: that of father and son. Directed by Pavithran and a very long time in the making, the shooting that had been revived recently, has two more stars added to it. Jai of
'Kaalaatpadai' fame and Sherin. Apart from its entertainment factors, the film also has a strong message for today's youth, says the director.
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Mani Ratnam's inspiration
 While Mani Ratnam's
'Aaiytha Ezhuthu' is all set to be released in a couple of months, the buzz is that the film has been inspired by the Brazilian film, 'City of God'. Remember the director's earlier film, 'Roja'? It was said then that 'Roja' was an inspired version of the Irish film, 'Held Hostage'. With paucity of story ideas, directors do take inspiration from foreign films. But as long as they present it in a way that reaches the audience, who are we to grudge them their 'inspiration'.
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