Vidya Balan in remake of Subramanyapuram

The critically acclaimed Subramaniapuram has found another fan in the form of well renowned director Anurag Kashyap .The director had earlier disclosed his inspiration to remake a Hindi version of Subramaniapuram which was originally directed G. Sasikumar.

Even though the director is planning to keep Swati Reddy or Colours Swati as many know her for the lead, he is having second thoughts on roping in Vidya Balan for the role , as Swati is not a popular face in Bollywood.

The movie is scheduled to set cameras rolling from next year .With Anurag’s huge fan following and a very interesting script at hand the movie will surely create waves.

Rajani’s Thalapathi remaking in Bollywood

Recently Rajni’s heroically epic-a-cious flick Baasha released in a fresh new digitalized version on November 4^th at 4 major theaters including the Anna Theater at Mount Road.Baasha was another classic Rajini hit with the movie raking in 50 crores, being made at a Rs.10 crore budget.

Now another oldie, (with memories still held fresh in the minds of Rajiniacs) from Rajini camp will hit the silver screens in the form of a Hindi remake, so to say. The exclusive rights to the Rajini-Mani Ratnam hit flick Thalapathi have been bought by Bollywood producer Bharat Shah. The movie had performances from Mollywood star Mamooty, the ever-stunning Shobana who played a local village girl and a wonderful soundtrack by Ilaiyaraaja to add the wonder touch.  Infact the track “Rakkama Kaiya Thattu” with Rajini in top form made it to the BBC World Top Ten music poll. It can also be noted that Roja cinematographer Santosh Sivan, made his debut in Tamil movies with Thalapathi. That’s quite a milestone movie by all standards.

TOM CRUISE LANDS IN MUMBAI FOR THE PROMOTION OF MI4

Tom cruise in Mumbai to promote Mission Impossible 4 Published: Saturday, Dec 3, 2011, 19:00 IST Place: Mumbai | Agency: IANS Tom Cruise Getty Images On a whirlwind tour of India to promote the fourth instalment of his Mission Impossible” franchise, Hollywood star Tom Cruise landed here Saturday evening amidst tight security. He landed in Delhi earlier in the day and went to Agra to see the Taj Mahal, accompanied by co-star Anil Kapoor. Dressed in a blue and white checkered shirt and blue jeans, Cruise landed at the domestic terminal of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport a little before 5 pm He was accompanied by Anil Kapoor. Cruise will be checking into the presidential suite of the Taj Mahal Palace and Towers in Colaba. He is likely to be in Mumbai till Monday. Cruise and Anil Kapoor are scheduled to host the fan screening of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. The film marks the return of the Hollywood superstar as secret agent Ethan Hunt. Anil Kapoor plays an Indian business tycoon Brij Nath in the movie.

Sony to rebrand smartphone line-up by mid of next year

Sony and Ericsson put an end to their 10 year partnership, last month. After the buyout, the Sony Ericsson brand was supposed to focus on the growing trend of smartphones. Sony, which is also known for other products like PlayStation and TVs, will take off the Ericsson brand completely and sell smartphones labeled under Sony brand, by the mid of next year

Sony Smartphones by mid next year
“A lot of planning goes into getting the branding right but we will be done by middle of next year. It will also mean that the marketing and advertising investments will go up. We haven’t been as fierce as we were a few years back but we will step it up, refocus and invest more in brand-building in select markets and India is one of those markets,” Kristian Tear, executive VP & head of sales & marketing, Sony Ericsson.

By next year, Indian operations of Sony Ericsson will adhere to this global strategy. So, the rebranding is expected to happen across the globe. The company also plans to gear up and put its best foot forward by banking on its Android-enabled smartphones.