'Target' almost complete

Ramesh Raja's 'Target' is almost complete with the DTS mixing going on right now. Siva Balaji, Mumaith Khan and Shradha Das play the lead roles. The film is produced by Singi Setty Dasarath and B.Ramakrishna under the 'Sai Surya Movies' banner.

Digital intermediate work will start once the DTS mixing is done and by the 25th of July the first copy will be ready. The movie is slated for release in August.

Speaking to the press producer SS Dasarath said that 'Target' will be a major milestone movie in his career. Songs and sequences filmed in Coorg (referred to as Scotland of India) will be a highlight. The graphics work on the fights will also be a huge attraction.

Mumaith told that she had watched the rushes of the film and like it very much. She also loved her part in the film. She expressed her hope that the efforts put in by the team will surely be recognized.

The others in the cast of the film include Krishna Baghavan, Venu Madhav, Jeeva and Riyaz Khan. Music is by Koti and camerawork by V. N. Suresh Kumar.

Nagarjuna busy in shooting action episodes

Shooting of action episodes were just completed for Nagarjuna-Trisha starrer ‘King’, directed by Sreenu Vaitla and produced by Sivaprasada Reddy on the banner of Kamakshi Kala Movies, at Ramoji Film City. The director, who was enjoying the success of three of his films, ‘Dhee, Dubai Sreenu and Ready’, is making all out efforts to make ‘King’ also a big entertainer.

There was a loose talk that Sreenu Vaitla could not direct big heroes with the failure of ‘Andarivadu’ of Chiranjeevi. In order to shut such ugly mouths, Sreenu Vaitla is trying hard to make the film with Nagarjuna a big hit. Devisri Prasad is scoring music for he movie and the audio is most likely to be launched in November and the film on December 18.

ILEANA AND JR.NTR AGAIN IN V V VINAYAK'S MOVIE

Ileana and NTR paired up for Krishna Vamsy's Rakhi and now they are pairing up for VV Vinayak's film. Ileana is yet to sign on dotted lines, talks are on.

Ileana who signed for Director VN Aditya and Nithin's film is adjusting the call sheets for NTR. The film will go on floors from 12th of August. Kodali Nani is producing this action packed entertainer.

There was talk in the media that Vinayak is taking Trisha as heroine for this film but Ileana is most finalized now.

Mani Ratnam Scripting Rs 120 Crore Deal

Is Mani Ratnam Scripting a Rs 120 crore deal?

It could be the biggest deal of South Indian cinema

Kollywood is abuzz with news that ace director Mani Ratnam has signed the biggest ever deal in the history of South Indian cinema, to do a threeversion film in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. His production company Madras Talkies is supposed to be in the final lap of negotiating a whopping Rs 120 crore deal with the Anil Ambani run Reliance Entertainment Big Picture, for all negative rights for three languages. Industry pundits say that if the deal takes place, it will be the biggest for a South Indian film producer and director.

Mani Sir, as he is known in Kollywood (Chennai), has been quietly working on the script of this film since the release of his super hit Guru in January 2007. The elusive director, who never gives interviews, has been keeping a low profile after the demise of his younger brother G Sreenivasan, the moving spirit behind Madras Talkies.

The Hindi version will feature Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Govinda in a negative role. Confirming that he has signed up for the movie, Govinda told TNN: "I am actually doing a film with Mani Sir. Isn't it every actor's dream to work with him? We met recently and I heard about my role, which interested me a lot. It is an intense film and my role will definitely surprise the audiences." Abhishek, who scored his first solo super hit with Guru, is all excited about this new untitled film, for which he has given bulk dates.

The Tamil and Telugu version will have Vikram doing Abhishek's role while Aishwarya Rai will be the common heroine for all the three versions. He is teaming up with his photographer from his early films PC Sreeram, the wizard of lighting in Indian cinema and his own 'discovery' A R Rahman.