Pranitha opposite Vijay?

Luck seems to be working overtime for Pranitha, the 'Udhayan' heroine. For the actress from Karnataka is showing signs of occupying a place in the A-list heroines of Tamil cinema, with a couple of promising projects blinking at her.

We already have sources claiming that she will be the female lead of 'Saguni', the forthcoming film of hot and happening hero Karthi Sivakumar. Now we learn that might get to play the heroine of Vijay as well.

"Pranitha is one of the few names considered to play Vijay's love interest in a movie to be directed by A R Murugadoss. Chances are high for her to sign the project," say sources close to the development.

Already a popular face in Sandalwood, the actress stepped in to Tamil cinema with the recently-released 'Udhayan', an Arulnidhi-starrer. "I am ready to take up challenging offers from Kollywood," she said earlier. And her dream is coming true now, we must say.

VELAYUTHAM August 31st Release!!!!

Ajith and Vijay have two of the biggest films of the year gearing up for release - Mankatha and Velayudham respectively. While fans in Tamil Nadu await the release of these films with bated breath, they have already been snapped up by distributors in Kerala and release dates are being finalized.
In Kozhikode, Mankatha is likely to have an August 19th release according to distributors, Divya Productions. Velayudham will release on August 31st, according to Shibu, who is distributing the film there. Mankatha will have a clear run till Ramzan when Velayudham releases. And both films are expected to do good business all the way through the festival season of Onam, which falls on September 8th.
The films have been procured for big sums and the distributors are confident about their investment and are backing the two brightest stars on the Tamil cinema firmament to bring in the crowds in Kerala.

Its 'Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru' for Vijay - Gautham

 

Make way for another biggie, yes an official announcement has been made on the project for which Gautham Vasudev Menon and Ilayathalapathy Vijay are teaming up. Those who saw few of the leading newspapers would have definitely caught a glimpse of this film�s advertisement.

Titled 'Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru', the film will see Vijay essaying protagonist, direction by Gautham Menon and production by the latter's banner, Photon Kathaas. This film is said to be a sci-fi thriller and boasts off a huge budget. The film will cater to Vijay's mass fans with Gautham perfect packaging.

However, the project will go on floors only in 2012, thanks to prior commitments of both Vijay and Gautham. "Other details related to the project are being worked out. Things will be made official soon", sources say.

AR Rahman is expected to compose music for 'Yohan: Adhyayam Ondru', which will be shot in foreign locales, including Gautham's favourite country, the United States. A top actress may be roped in to play the heroine.

Even before the film has gone on floors, a few sources say that the film will be a series and the name of the film is what that seems to have added to this buzz. Vijay is believed to play a secret agent in this film and we can see his super smart self in the film's poster.