Samantha is finally getting a chance to show off her acting chops and not just her sensational looks by playing dual roles in a movie – and that too opposite Chiyaan Vikram! Yes, we’re talking about the Vijay Milton directed flick which is already halfway through being filmed!

The movie which remains untitled, though there were reports in between that it was titled Idam Maari Irangiyavan, started shooting its first schedule at the end of May and now Samantha will join up for its second half soon.

The plot, which is largely travel based and is rumored to have certain finale scenes in Turkey, remains tightly under wraps – one assumes under explicit orders from the director and producers.

The film is being produced by A R Murgadoss in association with Fox Star Studios.

This is, by and large, extremely exciting tidings for the young starlet Samantha, who already has established herself as a contender in the top tier of female actors in the southern film industry. Not only does she get to be in another A R Murgadoss project, but she also gets to test her versatility against Vikram – who let’s face it, is one of the go to guys for playing dual roles or even triple ones in Kollywood (next to Kamal Hassan of course).

Another interesting addition in the mix is Pasupathy, who is playing a pivotal role in the film, or so we are told, but again – like the plot, it is unclear what the details are. Will the veteran character actor play a good guy or baddie?

He has already starred with Vikram in hit flicks like Majaa and Dhool, and so the chemistry obviously works.

Given the pace at which the movie is being filmed, it is reasonable to assume that our questions would be answered in the near future.

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Mega Director Shankar,who is well known to make grand films with expensive sets,locales and concepts has now taken his obsession for grandeur to the next level altogether!

Shankar has reportedly spent 50 Million rupees for a song in his next, ‘Manoharudu’. The song features Amy Jackson and the antagonist of the film,Amy Jackson.

The locations shown in the song are in sync with the lyrics of the song. The song mentions of places from “China..to Chennai” and the song really does take you to these places in real-time.

‘Manoharudu’ stars Vikram in the lead,essaying a double role. The details of the film have been kept under wraps and since the film is nearing completion,it will hit the theatres soon.

It remains to be seen whether the expensive song adds to the movie’s collections or no. Only time will tell.

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Shankar’s next big venture ‘I’ starring Vikram, Upen Patel and Amy Jackson will have an audio launch event in Canada. And not just that, the ambitious director is planning to rope in Hollywood celebs to the event – including maybe Arnold Schwarzenegger!

Yes, Shankar dreams big and usually executes them as well. This plan comes as no surprise to Kollywood, as his last epic movie Endhiran starring Rajnikanth was launched in Malaysia first.

The crew are in the process of planning the shoot of the last song in the movie starring Upen and Amy which will most likely commence on April 15th.

This action thriller is being produced by Aascar Ravichandran under the banner of his company Aascar Films and will probably come out in June.

Given the hugely popular track record of the Shankar – Vikram combo , the 2005 mega hit Anniyan which got successful dubbed releases in multiple industries, the prospects look good for this upcoming big budget flick as well.

It seems the rumour mills are in full swing again, this time, with the rather interesting news that Kollywood star ‘Chiyaan’ Vikram might do the Tamil remake of the Bollywood hit ‘Special 26’ or ‘Special Chabbis’ which starred Akshay Kumar in an ensemble cast and made quite an impression on the fans in 2013.

The movie, which was based on the real life criminal events in the 80s’ involving robbers who impersonated CBI or Income Tax officers to make away with huge amounts of black money, was exceptionally well received by the fans and was critically acclaimed for its atypical approach and clever execution.

Now it has been reported that a production company has acquired the rights to remake the flick, with an extensive budget in mind. Current reports indicate that Vikram, currently busy with another ‘big bucks’ Shankar project, may take on Akshay’s role and Sathyaraj may tackle Anupam Kher’s pivotal part in the original. Apparently, the company is also short listing young directors with a fresh take to head the project.

While the rest of the details – if the rumour be true – remain unknown, this might be quite an exciting motion picture story to develop in days to come.

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