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Tollywood The film, which will have music by Ron Yohann, has been shot simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu as well. Digital NativeFilmmaker Anurag Kashyap, who has films such as Dev D, Black Friday and Gangs of Wasseypur to his credit, has come on board to present the Hindi version of the Tamil-Telugu bilingual film Game Over starring Taapsee Pannu. It will be directed by Ashwin Saravanan and produced by S Sashikanth. Ashwin Saravanan had previously directed Nayanthara's Maya and also directed Iravaakaalam starring Sj Suryah and Wamiqa Gabbi. The film, which is gearing up for release soon, has Taapsee portraying a woman who is in a wheelchair. Game Over is jointly produced by Y Not Studios and Reliance Entertainment. On having Anurag Kashyap on board to present the Hindi version, producer Sashikanth said in a statement, “We always knew that Game Over had content with the potential to create a strong universal appeal,...

KollywoodThe project is due to go on the floors in a few weeks.Digital NativeFollowing in the footsteps of actors such as Nayanthara, Trisha, and Anjali, who have successfully aced the horror genre with a bevy of films it’s Tamannaah Bhatia's turn to jump on the bandwagon after tasting success with Devi franchise. According to the industry grapevine, Tamannaah has signed a horror-comedy flick with director Rohin Venkatesan, best known for helming Adhe Kangal. Tipped to be a heroine-centric horror flick, the film won’t feature a love interest for Tamannaah. The cast also includes Yogi Babu, Muniskanth, Bugs and Manzoor Ali Khan among others. The project is due to go on the floors in a few weeks. As soon as Tamannaah wraps up her current commitments, she is expected to start shooting. Ghibran has been roped in to score music for the film while Dani Raymond, who shot Achcham Yenbadhu Madamaiyada,...

KollywoodThursday marks 10 years since Nagesh passed away.Navin SigamanyI was introduced to Nagesh the same time that I was introduced to Mgr - my dad had rented a video cassette of Anbe Vaa and thus began my journey into Tamil films which were before I was born. This must have been in the late eighties, and my dad’s choice of a gateway drug proved successful. Every weekend, we would rent an ‘old movie’ and watch it together. Among all the actors we learned about, our favorite was Nagesh - not just for his brilliant comedy and fantastic dancing, but also because we saw him in contemporary movies playing more modern roles. The Anbe Vaa scenes featuring him and Mgr were pure comedic gold - he is in charge of Mgr’s house, but does not know him by sight. When Mgr arrives to stay there, Nagesh charges him rent.

KollywoodThis will be her first Tamil film in three years after Aishwarya Dhanush’s 'Vai Raj Vai' that came out in 2015.Digital NativeDigital NativeThree years since she was last seen in Aishwarya Dhanush’s Vai Raj Vai, Taapsee returns to Tamil cinema with upcoming thriller Game Over, which will predominantly unfold inside a house. The film’s first look poster and titled were announced on Wednesday and the project started rolling with a customary pooja in Chennai from Thursday. To be directed by Ashwin Saravanan of Maaya and Iravaakaalam fame, Game Over will feature Taapsee in a wheelchair for about 70 percent of the film. Talking about the project, Ashwin told Ians: “It’ll be a quirky thriller set inside a house. It’ll feature very few characters. Ever since I saw Pink, I’ve wanted to work with Taapsee. I’m glad everything fell in place for this project...