Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s son Sanjay (7) is making a special appearance with dad in a song for his new film Vettaikaran

Ilayathalapathy Vijay’s son Sanjay (7) is making a special appearance with dad in a song for his new film Vettaikaran, produced by AVM Balasubramaniam!

Sources close to the unit confirmed that Sanjay has done a dance number with Vijay shot by cameraman Gopinath and directed by Babu Shivam in Rajahmundry. Shobhi, who excels in mass songs, choreographed it in front of an Ayyanar temple set.

Those on the sets said Sanjay a chip of the old block, as he danced well to his dad’s steps and impressed everybody.

The old timers on the sets says that it was coincidental that Kamal Hassan too made his debut like Sanjay, as a child artist in a film produced by AVM (Kalathur Kannamma)!

The song tuned by Vijay Antony is a high energy peppy fast number with lyrics by Kapilan. Says Vijay Antony: “It is a real fast number, better than my Nakku Mukka or Aathichudi. It is the introduction song of Vijay sir and has been composed to suit his style and dance.”

Bikini became a traditional wear for SouthIndianActress - Priyamani, Nayanthara and Anushka

The war between South Actress seems to be getting dirtier day by day with bikini act. Nayanthara did it in Billa and Anushka too.

Now, National award winner Priyamani jumped into the binkini war with her latest telugu movie Dhrona.

According to movie observers Priyamani exposed in the film like never before. In fact, she concentrated only on her glamour show and did not give any attention to acting.

Her hot exposing in the film has turned her into the hottest actress in Telugu today.

As a proud nation of a billion celebrates its 60th Republic Day

Indians have made the country proud world-over having excelled as scientists, doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs and actors.

India has a rich culture and a distinguished history, whose legacy stands tall even today.

As a proud nation of a billion celebrates its 60th Republic Day, here's a look at what makes India so special.

Music composer A R Rahman has said that he identifies himself with Slumdog Millionaire’s hero

Music composer A R Rahman has said that he identifies himself with Slumdog Millionaire’s hero – the 18-year-old slum boy who overcomes hardships by winning a fortune on Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Rahman, who has been nominated in the Oscars for the songs, O Saya and Jai Ho, had to overcome numerous hurdles in his journey from hometown Chennai (formerly Madras) in south India to the Academy Awards.

But insists he takes life positively.

"I can relate to the film because I take life positively and feel that even after great depression something good will come out," CBS News quoted him as saying.

The 43-year-old Oscar nominee began to support his family at age 11 after the death of her musician father, as a keyboard player in south Indian film composer Ilaiyaraaja's ensemble.

Before joining the south Indian film composer, Rahman’s mother used to earn livelihood by renting out her husband's musical equipment. He later formed a rock band and toured with prominent Indian musicians like tabla maestro Zakir Hussain.

He hopes that an Oscar win will make Western audiences more aware of contemporary Indian film music.

"We have a different philosophy of approaching film music and I would say there's lots to give which I always wanted to happen," said Rahman.

"We've been great fans of films of the West and we respect them so much and we also have certain qualities," he added.

Rahman’s stint in the Western World started off when Andrew Lloyd Webber asked him to write the songs for the 2002 London musical Bombay Dreams.

After the success of Slumdog he is flooded with offers from Hollywood but says that he has no intention of abandoning Bollywood.

"Both of them complement each other beautifully because I'm learning stuff from here and then giving it there and taking stuff from there and giving it here," Rahman said.
"India is going through this huge change in the whole vision of film making and I want to be a part of that change," he added.

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - OSCAR AWARDS NOMINATIONS

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE - OSCAR AWARDS NOMINATIONS

An eighteen-year-old from the slums of Mumbai finds himself competing on the game show "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," where the questions he must answer offer a look back at his earlier life. The show's host, however, insists that he must be cheating and takes steps to force young Jamal to admit that a boy from such an impoverished background could not possibly possess the knowledge necessary to win the show's top prize.

Nominations (10)

* Achievement in Cinematography
* Achievement in Directing
* Achievement in Film Editing
* Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Score)
* Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
* Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures (Original Song)
* Best Motion Picture of the Year
* Achievement in Sound Editing
* Achievement in Sound Mixing
* Adapted Screenplay

Enrique Iglesias’ tennis star girlfriend Anna Kournikova has sparked marriage

Enrique Iglesias’ tennis star girlfriend Anna Kournikova has sparked marriage rumors after being photographed with a huge rock on her ring finger.

The couple, who has been together for years, was cruising along the coast of Miami, when Anna’s solitaire caught the attention of photographers.

"Everyone is talking about Anna getting engaged. She is wearing a gorgeous ring on her left ring finger,” The Daily Express quoted a source as telling The Star.


“Anna is being really coy about the rumors. She isn't denying anything, and she has a big smile on her face,” the source added.

The couple has been living together in the Florida for the last 8 months.

A. R. Rahman very happy for Oscar Award nominations

Music maestro Alla Rakha Rahman, who has become the first Indian artiste to get Oscar nomination in the main category for his score in Slumdog Millionaire, says he is very excited and thanks the nation for its best wishes.

"I love this film. The nominations have given me a great feeling. My inspiration to compose the music was the movie itself, its thought and the message in the film," Rahman told a TV channel after the nominations were disclosed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, US.

"Everyone has worked very hard for the film and I am actually feeling on top of the world right now. I want to thank everyone for their wishes," he added during a chat with Times Now TV news channel.

Rahman has three Oscar nominations, including one for best original score and for two songs in the film - Jai ho and O saya.

Directed by British filmmaker Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire got seven more nominations including for best director, best picture and best adapted screenplay.

"The beauty of music is that we don't think about awards while creating it. I'm very happy that I'm with my family at the moment. All members of the film are very excited. It will surely be a great energy booster for all the musicians in the country," said Rahman, whose latest offering Delhi - 6 is ruling the charts.

Slumdog Millionaire scores 10 nominations for Oscars Awards

The romantic fantasy The Curious Case of Benjamin Button led Academy Awards contenders on Thursday with 13 nominations, among them best picture and acting honors for Brad Pitt and Taraji P. Henson, and a directing slot for David Fincher.

Other best-picture nominees are Frost/Nixon, Milk, The Reader and Slumdog Millionaire, with 10 nominations.

As expected, Heath Ledger had a supporting-actor nomination for The Dark Knight on the one-year anniversary of his death from an accidental overdose of prescription drugs. But the Batman blockbuster was shut out for other top categories such as best picture and director.

Slumdog Millionaire lived up to its rags-to-riches theme, coming in second with 10 nominations, including a directing spot for Danny Boyle and two of the three song slots.

Real-life couple Pitt and Angelina Jolie both will be going to the Oscars as nominees. Jolie had a best-actress nomination for the missing-child drama Changeling.

The acting categories were loaded with surprises. Kate Winslet won two Golden Globes, best dramatic actress for Revolutionary Road and supporting actress for The Reader. But she was nominated for lead actress at the Oscars for The Reader and shut out for Revolutionary Road.

Actors considered longshots also sneaked in, among lead-actor nominee Richard Jenkins for The Visitor, best-actress contender Melissa Leo for Frozen River and supporting-actor pick Michael Shannon for Revolutionary Road.

Winslet reunited with her Titanic co-star Leonardo DiCaprio for Revolutionary Road, but he also was shut out for a nomination on that film.

Other best-actress nominees were Anne Hathaway for Rachel Getting Married and Meryl Streep for Doubt.

Joining Pitt and Jenkins in the best-actor category were Frank Langella, Frost/Nixon; Sean Penn, Milk; and Mickey Rourke, The Wrestler.

Other acting snubs included Clint Eastwood for Gran Torino, Sally Hawkins for Happy-Go-Lucky and Kristin Scott Thomas for I've Loved You So Long.

But perhaps the biggest surprise overall was the so-so results for The Dark Knight, which had been picking up momentum as one Hollywood trade guild after another picked it as one of the year's best films.

The largest blockbuster in years, The Dark Knight had eight nominations, but other than Ledger's honour, its scored only in technical categories such as cinematography, visual effects and editing.