Cinema-Snippets: No marriage on the cards for Trisha & Simbu

Simbu revealed that he doesn’t think of a wedding because of the fear of something going wrong in a relationship and divorce. “Marriage will happen when it is destined,” he asserted and also advised parents to not push their children into a wedding.

It may be noted here that both Trisha and Simbu had their share of breakups. They are best of friends and know each other before entering the filmdom.

Samantha to join Kushi shooting

Samantha & Vijay Deverakonda are pairing up again for ‘Kushi’. (Samanthaprabhu2/Twitter)

Samantha Ruth Prabhu is back in action. The actor will soon resume the shooting of her forthcoming flick Kushi alongside Vijay Deverakonda, sources said.

The romantic comedy is being helmed by Shiva Nirvana and produced by Mythri Movie Makers. It is scheduled for release on 23 December.

Samantha also became active on social media. A few days ago, she posted a dog’s picture and mentioned that she was “down but not out”. On Wednesday, 12 September, she posted a photo of herself with a T-shirt that read: “You’ll never walk alone”. She also responded to a tweet from Karthikeya, son of director Rajamouli, about her film Eega.

Meanwhile, her mythological drama Shaakuntalam, directed by Gunasekhar and produced by Neelima Guna, is getting ready for a 3D release. Samantha will play the titular role of Shakuntala in the project, while Dev Mohan will be seen as king Dushyanta.

Bhagyashree’s daughter debuting in Tollywood

Avantika Dassani is debuting with ‘Nenu Student Sir’. (SV2Ent/Twitter)

Avantika Dassani, daughter of yesteryear actress Bhagyashree, is playing the role of ‘Sruthi Vasudevan’, a college student, in the upcoming film Nenu Student Sir opposite Bellamkonda Ganesh. This marks Avantika’s acting debut in Tollywood.

SV2 Entertainment’s Satish Kumar is producing the flick. His previous film Naandhi was a blockbuster. Rakhi Uppalapati is debuting as director with Nenu Student Sir. The film completed the shooting and post-production works are underway.

Meanwhile, Ganesh’s latest release Swathi Muthiyam, a family entertainer, starring Varsha Bollamma and Rao Ramesh in key roles got mixed reviews.

Nivin Pauly-Anjali’s film titled Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai

Nivin Pauly-Anjali’s Tamil film, directed by National Award winner Ram, has been titled Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai. Producer Suresh Kamatchi announced this on social media.

Nivin plays a tribal youth in the movie, while comedian Soori is playing a pivotal role. Yuvan Shankar Raja is the music director and Ekambaran is the cinematographer. The title video was released on YouTube.

Nivin Pauly-Anjali’s upcoming flick ‘Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai’ (Supplied)

Kamatchi is producing the flick. His previous outing Maanaadu with Simbu was a huge hit. Anjali and Ram earlier worked together for Kaatru Tamizh.

This is one of the much-awaited movies of Nivin Pauly whose Malayalam film Premam became a blockbuster hit in Tamil Nadu too. In Malayalam, director Roshan Andrews and Nivin Pauly’s Saturday Night Out is getting ready for release in theatres. It stars Sania Iyyapan and Grace Antony as female leads.