Namitha set to rock Kannada again

Namitha, who is currently the hot sensation all over the South, is all set to rock Kannada once again, with Hoo, her return vehicle to Kannada cinema
. It should be remembered that Hoo is directed by ‘Crazy Star’ V. Ravichandran, who had directed Namitha’s debut Kannada film, Neelakanta. Hoo, which is the remake of the Telugu blockbuster Vasantham, has Ravichandran himself as the hero and Meera Jasmine as the other heroine. It is heard that Ravichandran desires to present Namitha as an actress who knows how to perform than rather as someone for the oomph factorin Hoo . Meanwhile, Namitha’s debut film in Malayalam, Black Stallion, is also getting ready for release.

Venkatesh’s Namo Venkatesha
Victory Venkatesh is already on to his next, Namo Venkatesha, a really big- budget film which is in the making. Directed by Sreenu Vaitla, whose last film, the Nagarjuna film King was a hit, Namo Venkatesha would be the costliest film for Venkatesh. Though there has been no official intimations given out about the budget, it’s heard that the film has been made at about Rs. 25 crore. Trisha is the heroine. The film has music by Devi Sri Prasad. Namo Venkatesha is produced by 14 Reels Entertainment and is getting ready for release.

Sindhu Menon in Prema Pilustondi
Sindhu Menon plays the heroine in Prema Pilustondi. Directed by debutant Ajay Nathari, it has debutant Chanti as the hero. Others in the love story include Jayaprakash Reddy, Chalapati Rao, Brahmanandam, Venumadhav, Subbaraju, Kondavalasa Lakshmana Rao, Suman Shetty, Rajyalakshmi, Sangeeta. It has music by Ghantadi Krishna.

Sudeep’s cameo in Aithalakkadi
Sudeep, one of the most enterprising of actors down South, is not new to making cameos in films, especially in song sequences. Most of these cameos he had done for friends in the industry. Sudeep, who is also a director worth reckoning, once again makes a friendly appearance in Aithalakkadi, starring Rangayana Raghu and Neethoo in lead roles. Sudeep makes his cameo in a song-dance sequence in the film for the sake of actor Bullet Prakash, who turns producer with Aithalakkadi. The song was shot recently at the Rockline Studios. A major highlight of Aithalakkadi is that actors V.Ravichandran, Jaggesh and Vijay Raghavendra too will make special appearances in the film.

Vijay Raghavendra’s lead in Radha
Vijay Raghavendra plays the lead role in Radha, directed by Telugu director Harikiran. The film, which will be an action flick, will have Tejaswini as the heroine. Radha will tell the story of a mechanic, who finds himself in the eye of a big fight during a trip to Andhra Pradesh. Since the crux of the action takes place in Andhra Pradesh, a major part of the film will be shot there. Chikmagalur and Bengaluru will also be there among the locations. Ravi Ala composes the music while Satya Babu is the cinematographer for this action flick.