Asin's bikini avatar in Housefull 2

Asin is all set to play the lead role in Sajid Nadiadwala-directed Housefull 2. For the first time, Asin will don a never-before-seen glamorous avatar including sarongs and sizzling swimwear.

Helmer Sajid expressed his won take, saying, "I am very excited about working with Asin; not only is she a very good actor and dancer but also a superstar in the south. Our script demanded her in a new look, which will surprise the audience completely." Sajid added.

Arrest Warrant against Rajinikanth's wife & daughter

Latha Rajinikanth and Soundarya were served with an arrest warrant by the Saidapet Magistrate Court in Chennai following a cheque bounce case. They had obtained a loan amounting to 20 lakhs from Sumarchand Bafna and issued a cheque when he demanded the dues.

They issued two cheques, dated December 1, 2010, towards repayment, but the cheques bounced. He filed a complaint on December 24, 2010 at the magistrate court. Based on the complaint the ladies were summoned to appear in court before January 19. Since they failed to do so, the arrest warrant was issued and the matter adjourned till yesterday. Latha and Soundarya did not come for the hearing yesterday and this resulted in court ordering the warrant to be executed by March 9.

To avoid the impending arrest the matter was settled out of court. Sumerchand filed a petition later in the day to that effect and requested permission to withdraw the complaint, which the court obliged.

Srijith is Rathinirvedam hero

Actor Srijith, who plays a meaty role in Fazil's Living Together, has been confirmed as the hero in the forthcoming remake of Bharathan's classic Rathinirvedam.

Swetha Menon is in the feamle lead. Since the hero hunt is over the film will start rolling by this week at Mavelikkara.

Director Rajeevkumar is planning to wrap the shooting within 25 days.

Sreesanth In World Cup Squad

S Sreesanth has been given a berth in the 2011 world up squad. The confirmation that comes just eleven days before the world cup is due to the unavailability of injury-hit Praveen Kumar.

The omission of Sreesanth from the world cup squad had earlier raised many eyebrows, as he was among the leading wicket takers in the past season. Recently, when Krishnamchari Sreekanth, Chairman of Selectors, had visited Trivandrum, he had avoided reporters questions on Sreesanth’s omission. He then said that the team selection had already been done and he had nothing to add to it.

Sonali Bendre 'no panty act' at Karan Johar party

Karan Johar hosted a party for all his friends of bollywood and it was attended by shahrukh khan, Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya ray, Ritesh deshmukh, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor, Imraan and avantika, Shilpa Shetty, Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne khan and so on

Well all was well with the party, which was hosted by Karan johar, who is feeling shy and vexed up with the media these days. The party was attended by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and she was accompanied by her ‘so called’ hubbies ‘so called’ sister Sonali bendre, who claims to be the daughter of bachchan family.

Bhumika Chawla to go for divorce!

New twist in married life of the most beautiful heroine bhumika chawla. Sources confirm that Bhumika is to divorce her high profile husband Bharath Thakur on personal grounds as Bharath is heard running an illegal family affair with one of his wealthy clients.

Bharath even opened Yoga schools in Dubai with hard earned money of Bhumika to get finally struck into an extra marital affair. Although Bharath tried to convince the family of Bhumika about the rumors, they are not interested in Bharath and are filing a divorce. They say that, Bhumika could have bombed nearly 15Crores of rupees venturing into useless ideas of Bharath and his colleagues.

Man accused of raping woman arrested

The police on Thursday held a person in connection with the rape of a woman who was pushed out of a moving train in Cheruthurthy, Shornur on Tuesday night. Railway Police held Charley, 30, from Vadakkancherry railway station.

The 23-year-old woman is battling for her life after she jumped from a running train to escape a molestation bid by a man who entered the woman's compartment of the Ernakulam-Shornur passenger train, police said.

Police said that she was still unconscious and in the ICU of the Government Medical College Hospital at nearby Mulamkunnathukavu.

Malayalam actor Machan Varghese passes away

Malayalam actor and comedian Machan Varghese passed away at a private hospital in Kozhikode.

He had acted in more than 50 films. His famous movies included Meesa Madhavn, Thenkasipattanam, Puthukkottayle Puthumanavalan, Punjabi House, Pachakuthira, Thilakkam, CID Moosa, Thommanum Makkalum etc.