She is from Varanasi, but Shanvi Srivastav is quite popular in southern films and now yearns to play rural characters that are contrary to her real personality.

As much as Tamil audiences root for commercial films, they are open to fresh stories too, says Tamil filmmaker Bharatbala, who has made his upcoming film "Mariyaan" for this reason.

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan will participate in a panel discussion as part of a National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) show, an electronic media show covering filmed entertainment, to discuss the international appeal of Bollyw

Biopics aren't easy to execute, feels Tamil director Anil, who is awaiting the release of his upcoming Tamil film "Nadigaiyin Diary", based on the life of late southern actress 'Silk' Smitha.

He may be one of the successful writers in the Telugu film industry with blockbusters such as "Ready", "King" and "Dookudu" to his credit -- but Gopi Mohan says his ultimate dream is to wield the megaphone.

Director Veerabhadram, who has teamed up with Akkineni Nagarjuna in upcoming Telugu action-drama "Bhai", says working with the actor was truly delightful.

The 'Gounder' community in Tamil Nadu has urged the state government to ban Prakash Raj's Tamil-Telugu bilingual production venture "Gouravam", contending that it feared the honour killing story may instigate communal disharmony.

After three back-to-back flops in "Oosaravelli", "Shakti" and "Dammu", Junior NTR has finally struck gold at the box-office with his Telugu action-drama "Baadshah", which collected Rs.13.5 crore on release day worldwide.