2010: Southern Flashback
The audio launch of Tamil movie Ilaignan in December turned out to be a grand affair with superstar Rajinikanth, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Deputy CM M K Stalin, actress Khushboo, Namitha and other stars in attendance. Ilaignan is based on a novel written by Karunanidhi who also multitasks as screenplay and dialogue writer.
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The audio launch of Tamil movie Ilaignan in December turned out to be a grand affair with superstar Rajinikanth, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, Deputy CM M K Stalin, actress Khushboo, Namitha and other stars in attendance. Ilaignan is based on a novel written by Karunanidhi who also multitasks as screenplay and dialogue writer.
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Popular Malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan filed for divorce from her husband of a year, Kuwait based software engineer Nischal Chandran. The separation was accompanied by rumours of smutty pictures of the actress and an out of court settlement between the families involved.
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In October, the Kerala High Court stayed the 57th National Film Award for Malayalam children's film Kesu directed by veteran director Sivan, father of film personalities Santosh, Sangeeth and Sanjeev. The stay was granted in connection with a petition filed by film maker Majid Gulistan whose children's film Chithrakuzhal was rejected by the regional jury.
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After winning accolades at the 67th Venice International Film Festival recently, Mani Ratnam's Raavanan was screened at Pusan Film Fest in October. Southern superstar Vikram and Bollywood beauty Aishwarya led the all-star cast of the movie that was also made simultaneously in Hindi.
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In October, veteran Telugu film personality and former Union Minister Dasari Narayana Rao was adjudged the best actor for 2009 in the Andhra Pradesh government's annual Nandi film awards. Narayana Rao, who directed about 150 films in a career spanning several decades, got the Best Actor award for his performance in the film Mestry.
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Producer B K Krishnan is set to cash in on the Salman Khan appeal down South by making a movie based on the superstar's celluloid-worthy life. The film is tentatively titled Anna Salman or Brother Salman, but the producer is yet to zero in on an actor to play Salman.
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National award winning South Indian actor Prakash Raj married girlfriend, choreographer Pony Verma in August at a private ceremony held in Mumbai. The marriage was attended by the family members and close friends of the couple. Rani Mukherjee, Govinda and Tabu were among the guests at their reception.
