Kamal daughter and Karthik son in Mani Ratnam next

Akshara, Kamal Haasan's second daughter was learning the ropes of direction under Rahul Dholakia, a well known filmmaker in Bollywood. But the lure to be on the other side of the camera has proved too strong for Akshara.

Ace director Mani Ratnam had been looking for a new face for his film with Karthik's son Gautham and he felt that Akshara with her natural good looks fit the bill perfectly.

Mani Ratnams next

Mani Ratnam is remaining tightlipped about his next release and therefore it is no surprise his fans are dying to find out details. What is known is that the film will have a fresh cast. Karthik's son Gautam will be making his debut. Karthik had a very successful association with Mani with films like Mouna Ragam and Agni Natchathiram becoming milestones in his career. Gautam will definitely be

Vijay recently signed Mani Ratnam next

Kollywood rumour mills are now churning out the news that ace director Mani Ratnam will direct Ilayathalapathy Vijay in a complete action entertainer. It is a well known fact that Mani Ratnam recently signed Vijay to play the lead role in his onscreen adaptation of the classic novel 'Ponniyin Selvan'. 

But due to budget constraints the project couldn't take off. Now the latest buzz is that

Mani Ratnam gears up for romantic flick

There is a good news in store for all those Mani Ratnam fans. The director, who dropped his much-hyped Ponniyin Selvan, has reportedly started the pre-production work for his another project, which is said to be a romantic film.

According to reports, Mani Ratnam has penned a love story and he is giving final touches to the script. He is planning to introduce several new faces with this film.

Mani Ratnams much awaited Ponniyin Selvan may be dropped

Here comes breaking news! There is widespread speculation in the industry that Mani Ratnam's much awaited Ponniyin Selvan may be dropped. The reasons are still unknown. After making several films with elements of history or mythology, this time the ace director was planning a full-fledged adaptation of the novel. Vijay, Mahesh Babu and Arya were signed to play the lead roles while Anushka was to

Ponniyin Selvan to be on par with cult film Sholay

The cult hit Sholay is much remembered for its excellent storytelling and big star cast that consisted of Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Jaya Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Amjad Khan and Mac Mohan among several others. Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan were gaining fame at that time and Sholay boosted their image even more and the actors went on to give several more hits in their career

Mani Ratnam asked suggestions to Kamal Hassan

Mani Ratnam is leaving no stone unturned to make his upcoming film Ponniyin Selvan, a master piece. The director is giving importance to minute details of every aspect of the film. Now, he has asked suggestions for his historical film from Kamal Hassan.

According to reports, the story of Ponniyin Selvan demands a few hundred herds of horses. Mani Ratnam has asked Kamal Hassan's advise on it. It

Mani Ratnam signing Mahesh Babu in Ponniyin Selvam

The big breaking news in south cinema is Mani Ratnam signing Telugu superstar Mahesh Babu to do his next bi-lingual film in Tamil and Telugu.
Mahesh Babu popularly called 'Prince' in Tollywood has tweeted on Sunday (Feb 27): "Now for some big news. Met Mani sir this morning, yes the legendary Mani Ratnam. My dream is coming true finally. I will be working in a Mani Ratnam film. One of the

Mani Ratnam met Rahul Gandhi

Ace director Mani Ratnam and Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi have jointly met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi recently. The meeting is said to be in connection with a charitable project that is based out of Chennai.

Sources say Rahul Gandhi gave a patient hearing to the director and was excited to see a director of Mani Ratnam stature has found time get involved in humanitarian projects.

Rajinikanth and Kalanidhi Maran discusses Endhiran 2

The climax of Endhiran was such that fans left the theatres in anticipation that Shankar, Rajini and Kalanidhi Maran will come together for a sequel. Looks like this might take shape, if not now, but in the near future.

According to sources, Rajinikanth and Kalanidhi Maran met recently to discuss the worldwide collections of Endhiran and during this meet Rajini had enquired Kalanidhi about the

Mani Ratnam in his next film to cast Vijay, Vishal and Vikram

Veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam, sources say, has decided to cast Vijay, Vishal and Vikram in his next film. The director is getting the script ready for his next film and is penning it down with these three stars in mind.

Mani Ratnam is one of the few directors who cast multi-heroes in his films and tasted success in films like Agni Natchathiram, which had Karthik and Prabhu; Iruvar, which saw