'Race' to roll in Tamil with Ajith????????

'Race' a 2008 Bollywood super hit might see a remake in Tamil soon! Dhananjayan Govind of UTV expressed, "UTV is serious about remaking Race in Tamil and thanks to one of Ajith's fan's idea to make it with Ajith sir, let's hope we can crack this".

True to its title, 'Race' was a racy action thriller that boasted off an ensemble of star cast including Saif Ali Khan, Akshaye Khanna, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu and Katrina Kaif and showcased betrayal within a family, all for money. And now, the very word 'money' reminds one of Ajith after his spectacular performance as a baddie in 'Mankatha' and his go-getter attitude in the film, all for money.

It maybe mentioned that Ajith is currently busy with work on 'Billa 2' where he plays an underworld don, a prequel to his earlier success 'Billa'. His character as David in this film has a good dose of grey shades as well.

Looks like playing baddie works luck for Ajith for he pulls off a great villain. The team is yet to approach Ajith and the rest of the crew is yet to be zeroed on.

'Mankatha', a massive hit in USA

Thala Ajith's 'Mankatha' has tasted success in USA as well, as all the shows were sold out on the very first day! It is also expected to fair well this weekend. In fact, Big Cinemas responded immediately by adding multiple shows due to high customer demand and the management from Big Cinemas expressed that they have never seen a response such as this since Superstar's 'Endhiran'!

The response from smaller centers such as Seattle, Phoenix, Charlotte, and Columbus had record breaking attendance during weekdays.

Dhanush - Shruti Hasan's "3" - First Look

"Everyone is not getting everything they desire in life. But a man (Dhanush) achieves all possible things. However, he still has a vacuum to be filled. What is it forms the crux of 3," says Aishwarya, who is wielding the megaphone for this biggie.

On Thursday, stills from '3' were released for the first time, through advertisements in leading newspapers. They featured the lead pair Dhanush and Shruthi Haasan sharing close moments with each other in different backgrounds.

Aishwarya adds: "3 was initially scripted by me as a short film. After understanding that it would commercially click as a full-length feature film, we (she and Dhanush) decided to make it as a movie. That's how it happened."

Claiming that her father Superstar Rajinikanth is fully aware of the story of '3', Aishwarya says, "In fact it was he who encouraged me to direct the film. I have started the shooting with the blessings of my parents and my in-laws."

'Mankatha' with record openings than 'Robot'

Venkat Prabhu directed the prestigious 50th film of Ultimate Star Ajit, with the title 'Mankatha'. There was a gossip that Nagarjuna was asked to play cameo in the film, but he could not adjust the dates due to his pre-occupation with other projects. Arjun replaced Nagarjuna in the role. Trisha paired up with the hero.

The Tamil version was produced by Dayanidhi Azhagiri on the banner of Cloud Nine Movies. As Ajit is a known face in Telugu with films like 'Prema Lekha' and other such films, Multi- Dimension Films bought the dubbing rights of the prestigious film and started the dubbing and other post-production works in Telugu.

Though earlier it was planned to release the film simultaneously in Telugu and Tamil, the Tamil version of the film had hit the screens on August 31.

Surprisingly, the film was proved a biggest hit and reportedly had the highest openings in Tamil which surpassed the records of Tamil Super Star Rajanikanth's 'Robot'.

Let us hope Ajit would repeat the same magic in Telugu, as dubbed films are ruling the roost in Telugu these days.

Kamal's daughter to debut in Mani Ratnam's next?

Kamal with Akshara

If you're wondering if we are referring to Shruti Haasan, then you haven't got it right.

Kollywood grapevine is abuzz that Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan's second daughter, Akshara will make her debut as an actress in Tamil cinema through Mani Ratnam's next. As earlier reported Karthik's son will make a debut as well through this film and Mani has Akshara as that perfect face for this yet-to-be-titled venture.

Akshara, who has been working as an assistant director to Rahul Dholakia, a renowned Bollywood director, it seems has always been keen in learning the nuances of filmmaking. And Mani Ratnam seems to have convinced her to don the greasepaint.

Just a couple of days back reports where out that Mani Ratnam and Ajith were on talks for a project, looks like that has been put on hold.

An official announcement on the other cast and crew of this film will be out soon.