Arya-Tamannaah in Lingusamy's next

Director Lingusamy has roped in Arya, Madhavan and Tamannaah for his next flick titled Vettai. "Vettai will be a multi-starrer action-packed family entertainer that will have all the commercial ingredients one would associate with a Lingusamy film. There will be something different in the story presentation and packaging. As of now, Maddy is yet to sign the film. Talks are in an advanced stage and I hope he does the film," the director said to a leading daily.

Reportedly the film was originally planned with Silambarasan in the lead. "Vettai will be made on a big budget by producers Dhayanidhi Alagiri and Vivek Ratnavel. The shooting will start in the first week of December and completed by mid March. We are planning to release the film as a big summer release in May 2011," he added.

Trisha learns filmmaking

Trisha is learning the art of filmmaking. And that too from Kamal Haasan, the master of all subjects as far as cinema is concerned. As a result, she is having a whale of a time on the sets of ‘Manmadhan Ambu’.
“Mr K made me handle the electronic clapboard. Learnt that a lot of competence is needed even for a job people think is so small”, the actress informs with all excitement.
She added: “Had great fun though being the clap gal. And I proudly called myself the first AD after it was done”. Trisha, along with Kamal and other members of the crew, also visited various exotic locales in France.
“Went to a beautiful church with Mr K and few others... Was built in the 16th century by the Dominicans. Stunning is an understatement!”, she informs. Back in Chennai now, she will be shooting for an ad on Sunday.

Court stays Electra

The Ernakulam Principal Munsiff Court has stayed the release and distribution of Shyamaprasad's new Nayantara starrer Electra in connection with a petition filed by the distributor Martin Sebastian, who alleged that Vindhyan of Rasika Entertainment, the producer of the film, is trying to release the movie against an agreement reached by them earlier.
Said to be one of the last movies by Nayatara in her career, Electra has National award winner Prakashraj and Manisha Koirala playing Nayantara's parents. Sanu John Varghese, who recently did Karthik Calling Karthik, is the cinematographer