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UTV to produce six movies in Tamil and Telugu
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures has lined up four Tamil and two Telugu films.
The production house is set to release Poi Solla Poram, a Tamil remake of Khosla Ka Ghosla, on 12 September with approximately 54 prints across Tamil Nadu region.
Directed by Vijay Anand, Poi Solla Poram is a Tamil co-production with Four Frames and will be presented by Priyadarshan.
“The best and most original stories are told in the South. We plan to collaborate with key talent in the South market and build a slate of great movies in the next few years,” says UTV Rampage Motion Pictures founder and CCO Ram Mirchandani.
Says Priyadarshan, “Poi Solla Porom is a well scripted and executed film that is sure to stand out in the crowd.”
In an attempt to promote the film, UTV has partnered with galatta.com for online promotions and as media partners it has amalgamated with Out-Of-Home media. Also, UTV has walked into a co-sponsorship deal with Kalinagar TV during Vinayaka Chathurthi for the promotions of the film.
Additionally, UTV has roped in actors Vikram and Suriya from the Tamil industry for its forthcoming films. While Suriya will be directed in their next action venture film titled Mugammoodi, the film with Vikram will go on floors in May 2009.
UTV will also be producing a trilingual venture (Tamil, Telugu, Hindi) titled Lost in Chennai, starring Darsheel Safary.
In Telugu, UTV has associated with actor Mahesh Babu and director Gautham Menon for a film that will start shoot in January 2009.
Hindi
Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
