No affair with Devi Sri Prasad: Mamta Mohandas

Mamta Mohandas has cleared the air by saying no to reports which claimed that she is in love with Devi Sri Prasad, one of the hot and happening music composers of south Indian cinema.

“It is just a rumour. Just because I have crooned in his music, it doesn’t mean that there is an affair between us. I can’t concentrate on my career if I take these things serious”, the actress has said.

Denying that she is giving importance to Malayalam, her mother tongue, she said, “It is true that I am currently acting in five Mollywood films. It is because I found those offers interesting”.

“I am waiting for a challenging opportunity in Tamil”, she said and added: “I would like to do a powerful role which was not tried by anyone before. I am hopeful that I would get one soon”.

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.