After stealing hearts in Tamil and Telugu, ‘Singam’, the Suriya starrer, is all set to speak in Kannada. Popular Sandalwood producer Shankare Gowda has acquired the remake rights of the movie, we learn. If sources are to be believed, the Kannada version has been named ‘Kempe Gowda’ and Sudeep will play the role of a police officer, which was beautifully enacted by Suriya in the Tamil original directed by Hari. It is said that Sudeep himself would …

A singer might be proficient at Sufi, rock, pop or jazz, but a music director can make him or her sing songs of every genre, feel composer duo Sajid-Wajid, who are set to judge Zee TV’s reality show “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Singing Superstar”. “It is up to a composer to bring the best in a singer. But yes, the capability to sing has to be there. No one ever thought Sukhwinder (Singh), who is known for his Sufi or mastana (jolly) kind of songs, could sing …

Beautifull bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor, daughter of longest surviving actor Anil Kapoor is all set to make her debut in Tamil soon. Sonam, who did films like Saawariya and Delhi 6 in Hindi, is now planning to enter Tamil with the movie ‘Karuppampatti’ that has Anjathey fame Ajmal in the lead. One more highlight of the movie is Ajmal playing a dual role for the first time in his film career in a span of two years. The first schedule of the movie …

In a must win match to turn their fortunes, Deccan Chargers (DC) pulled off a thrilling seven-wicket victory Thursday over Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) III T20 game at the M. Chinnaswamy stadium here. Chasing a target of 185 runs set by Challengers, Chargers posted 186 runs for the loss of just 3 wickets in 19.2 overs, with dashing T.Suman and Andrew Symonds putting up a solid fourth wicket partnership of …

Overcast skies and cool breeze Thursday evening brought much needed relief from the searing heat to Bangaloreans, but led to worry among cricket fans that the crucial IPL tie between Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers may be washed out if it rained. Fortunately, the skies did not open and fans trooped into the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for the clash between title holders Deccan Chargers and the Royal Challengers. It was to Chargers that the home …

Sourav Ganguly led from the front with a majestic half century coupled with some brilliant fielding as the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Delhi Daredevils by 15 runs in an Indian Premier League outing here Wednesday. Replying to the Knight Riders’s 181/3, the Daredevils could only manage 166/8 before a 45,000-strong crowd at the Eden Gardens. Ganguly struck a 46-ball 56 (8×4, 1×6) flaunting some vintage strokes and then ran out the dangerous …

The veteran director Naveen Rajkumar, who introduced the beautiful actress Shriya to Tamil cinema with his film ‘Mazhai’, is again back to kollywood. After directing ‘Mazhai’ in Tamil, Rajkumar went to tollywood and now after a quite gap he is back with a film titled ‘Modhal’ that will have Bharath in the lead role. Director Rajkumar says that after hearing the script, Bharath has given continuous 45 days schedule for the film to finish it in …

A shootout near the Indian Space Research Organisation's (ISRO) Byalalur Centre in Bengaluru caused security concerns early on Tuesday. At about 3 am, two unidentified men moving around in a suspicious manner were challenged by security people. The intruders opened fire, which was returned, and then escaped. There was no actual breach of security. ISRO sources claim that the incident is not being seen as a terror attack, though the fact that they …

Tapan Mohanta Kolkata, Mar 15 (PTI) A confident Kolkata Knight Riders would look to maintain their winning momentum after victories in their first two matches and avert the heartbreak two years ago when they take on a wounded Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League match at Eden Gardens here tomorrow. In the inaugural edition in 2008, KKR had beaten Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers in their first two matches -- the same …

Actress Lisa Ray, who was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a rare cancer of the plasma cells last year, isn’t letting the disease affect her – she is determined to fight it and has sought spiritual solace near Ganga in Rishikesh. “I’m back from Rishikesh (in Uttarakhand). The holy city of Hindus. Located in the foothills of the majestic Himalayas. Ganga darshan. Spiritual theatre,” wrote the actress on her blog on her recent Rishikesh visit. The …