Nayantara declines Mani Ratnam's offer in Raavan

Recently actress Nayantara said No to Mani Ratnam?s much hyped Tamil, Telugu and Hindi trilingual film Raavan.

Sources in the industry have said that the actress was approached by Suhasini Mani Ratnam with an offer to act in the mega project as Raavan?s wife Mandotharai.

However, the actress was unable to accept the offer, due to the minimal scope for her character in the film.

Nayantara said, ?Yes it?s true. Suhasini Mani Ratnam called me when I was in South Africa, shooting for Aadhavan, featuring Surya. They wanted me to do Mandodhari?s role in Raavan. However, I haven?t been able to accept the offer because of date problems and some other personal reasons. It?s a great honour to have got an offer from Mani sir.

But unfortunately, situations have stopped me from accepting it."

Chandramathi's anticipatory bail rejected

The anticipatory bail of third accused in the Total4U money swindling case Chandramathi was rejected by Kerala High Court today. Chandramathi, a former employee of SIDCO and a member of Film censor Board who is still at large was accused by Sabarinath Managing Director of Total4U financial firm of cheating him.

Sabarinath was arrested when after being on the run when his share broking cum financial institution closed down all of a sudden. Sabarinath who had swindled investors to the tune of Rs.5 billion along with some close associates arrested and remanded in the case after the racket was busted.

Sabarinath, who studied up to Class 12, fell out with his parents when they refused to give him money to start his business. He began as a financial consultant with a life insurance company and 18 months ago launched his firm Total4U. He used to offer Rs160,000 on an investment of Rs100,000 for three months. With high returns and prompt payments, Sabarinath won the confidence of many and his client base increased. But since last month, people stopped getting any money.

Sabarinath had a lavish lifestyle and owned many luxury cars. He even opened a recording studio in a prominent hotel in Kochi a month ago.

Meera Jasmine prefers performance to glamour!

This should come as no surprise. When asked what is more important: glamour or performance, most heroines may not answer the question, but Meera Jasmine would surely vote for performance.

"Glamour is not a criterion for success in films. If a girl has a beautiful face, she can become a heroine and if she has a perfect physique, it would be an additional qualification. When you prove that you can perform well on screen, it would cover all other aspects," she was quoted as saying.

Talking about today's showing more interest in skin show and craving for size zero, Meera said, "Of course, a heroine who wants to remain in the acting profession for some time should show some interest in her physique and should do regular exercises. Though I don't crave for massages, I too take some precautions for a charming face and use natural spices like turmeric, etc."

Kavya Madhavan's nude Pooja led her to split

Malayalam actress Kavya Madhavan has been the hottest topic of discussion in South Indian film circles, ever since she applied for divorce from her recently married husband Nischal Chandran. Many speculations have been made about the causes of rift between Kavya and Nischal. Earlier, it was reported that Nischal's suspicious nature and his authoritative mom's torture were reasons for the split.


Buzz up!Now, the more shocking news is coming out after Galatta.com reported that the pictures and videos of Kavya's special nude pooja were responsible for her break up with Nischal. Galatta reports, "A popular Tamil magazine claims that her marriage bliss was troubled after Nischal obtained some obscene pictures and videos featuring the actress in hot positions from a special nude pooja.


It is said that a few years ago, Kavya had held a special nude pooja, which was performed by a self-proclaimed Swami in Aluva. She had reportedly performed the pooja to secure the No. 1 position in Malayalam. Recently, Kavya's nude pictures and videos shot during the pooja were sent to her husband by her old friend Ammukkutti aka Nandini.

According to the report, Nandini was a manager in a Kozhikode star hotel. She had allegedly shot Kavya's hot scenes during the pooja without her knowledge. Later, she had tried to blackmail Kavya for money, but the actress made a complaint to the hotel management, which fired her. Irked by the incident, she sent the controversial materials to Nischal.