Rajni-Ash starrer 'Endhiran' releases in 1000 theatres

Rajnikanth-Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Robot' released in 1,000 screens in the Hindi market today. Tolu Bajaj, who has distributed 'Robot', the Hindi version of Tamil movie 'Endhiran' featuring superstar Rajnikanth in a double role, told reporters that the film has been released in 1,000 screens across India.

"I am distributing the Hindi version and the response from exhibitors has been good," he said. Girish Wankhede of Cinemax chain of multiplexes said the movie saw 10 to 15 per cent occupancy in the morning show. In kerala movie has distributed by seven arts. The movie open in five screens in Thiruvananthapuram. The others big cities like Thrissur and Ernakulam also have the movie in three screens .

"There is not a frenzied response like in Chennai. But, I am confident that the collections will pick up through word of mouth. We are positive about the Box Office collections," he said.'Endhiran' directed by Shankar is a Tamil movie dubbed in Hindi and Telugu. Rajnikanth plays a scientist who creates a look-alike robot.

At recently refurbished Arora theatre in Matunga, central Mumbai which comprises a sizeable chunk of Tamil population, huge cutouts of the superstar were seen with several fans thronging the theatre to watch their idol's latest venture.

Samuthirakani wows in Malayalam

The super talented Samuthirakani who is known for his skills of direction also proved his mettle as an actor in Malayalam.

He played the role of a Telugu naxalite leader who gets killed through a fake encounter. It is heard that Samuthirakani recites a Telugu poem and that has connected very well with the audience giving his character a strong punch. It is now heard that he is being flooded with offers from Mollywood.

Prabhu-Nayanthara won the best close-up couple award!

Prabhu-Nayanthara won the best close-up couple award at the South Scope Awards 2010 instituted by South Scope magazine, who plan to get married in December.

The awards were presented to the winners by the evergreen Sridevi on Sunday night at a colorful function held at Hotel Novotel, Hyderabad.

Priyamani's liplock with Sumanth?

Priyamani will be seen in a liplock scene with Sumanth in a forthcoming film. The film directed by debut Vigisipi Vishtaa and produced by Kumar Brothers. This is the first such scene both for Priyamani and Sumanth.

The director decided to include a liplock scene in this romantic flick after watching the terrific chemistry between Sumanth and Priyamani on the sets. Rim Jhim is said to be the titled under consideration for this flick. Vimala Raman is the second heroine.