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Vijay TV fame Rachitha Mahalakshmi is all set to raise the temperature with her sizzling performance in the FIRE movie. A glimpse of Rachitha as Meenakshi was released today and went viral on social media. The 32-second video shows Rachitha in a wet blue saree and a plain white shirt without a bottom. Some audiences are criticizing her for seeing their favorite actress in that kind of scene.
Fire is an upcoming Tamil movie starring Balaji Murugadoss, Gayathrishan, Sakshi Agarwal, Chandini Tamilarasan, Suresh Chakravarthy, and Anu Sulash in the lead roles. The film was produced and directed by JSK Satishkumar.
Rachitha is well known as Meenatchi in Star Vijay TV’s Saravanan Meenatchi serial. She is also a former Bigg Boss contestant. She got separated from her husband two years ago due to personal reasons. Her husband, Dinesh Gopalsamy, is also an actor and participated in Bigg Boss show.
GENRE: Action Thriller CAST: Arun Vijay | Tanya Ravichandran | Siddhi Idnani | Balaji Murugodass CREW: Kris Thirukumaran (Directors) | Bobby Balachandran (Producers) | Sam CS (Music Director) LANGUAGE: Tamil RELEASE DATE: 2024 (Expected) OTT: Yet to be updated
Highlights
It is the second dual-role film for Arun Vijay after Thadam.
The first-look launch event was held in Chennai. In the interview, the film crew revealed that the poster was inspired by a Roman painting.
Retta Thala marks the 36th film of Arun Vijay, and it is directed by Kris Thirukumaran of Maan Karate fame. The film also stars Tanya Ravichandran, Siddhi Idnani, and Balaji Murugodass in the supporting roles. Bobby Balachandran bankrolled this film under his home production house, BTG Universal.
Updates
During the interview, director Kris shared that the film was made on a grand scale and is a career-altering film in Arun Vijay’s acting journey. Kannada actor Yogesh is marking his Tamil debut with Retta Thala.
Release Date
Release Date
2024 (Expected)
Runtime
2 Hours 11 Minutes
Languages
Tamil
Censor Certificate
U/A
Budget
Yet to be updated
Satellite Rights
Yet to be updated
Cast
Arun Vijay
Tanya Ravichandran
Siddhi Idnani
Balaji Murugodass
Yogesh
Crew
Director
Kris Thirukumaran
Story
Kris Thirukumaran
Music
Sam CS
DOP
Tijo Tomy
Producer
Bobby Balachandran
Production
BTG Universal
Stunt Master
Anbariv
Dance Choreography
Yet to be updated
OTT
According to sources, Amazon Prime Video bagged the OTT rights to the Retta Thala movie. The film’s online release date will be revealed after its theatrical run.
The first-look poster of Retta Thala featuring Arun Vijay looks promising. He plays a dual role in the film. The picture shows the actor in a raw and rustic look without any costume. Karthick Subburaj and GV Prakash Kumar released the poster,
Kris Thirukumaran, of Maan Karate fame, is directing Retta Thala. The film cast also includes Tanya Ravichandran, Siddhi Idnani, and Balaji Murugodass in prominent roles. Arun Vijay is in a dual role for the second time after Thadam. The film was launched by happening director Lokesh Kanagaraj.
AR Murugadoss’ supposed to be materialized film with Ajith Kumar was Retta Thala. Now his erstwhile associate Thirukumaran (Maan Karate) is going to direct a film with the same title Retta Thala.
Manimegalai is an Indian television presenter, artist, and YouTuber known for her work on leading television channels, such as Star Vijay TV, Sun Music, and Sun TV. She started her career in Sun Music and hosted the show “Franka Sollatta.” After that, she entered Star Vijay TV and participated in many shows like Mr & Mrs. Chinnathirai, Cooku With Comali (Seasons 1, 2 & 3), and Kalakka Povathu Yaaru. She is all set to host the fifth season of Cook With Comali alongside VJ Rakshan.
She hosted shows like ‘Nanbenda Munnottam’, ‘Pudhu Padam Epdi Irukku’, Vijay TV Awards, and more.
Did You Know?
Apart from TV, she has a YouTube channel named Hussain Manimegalai with over 1.91 million subscribers (as of April 2024).
She made a cameo in the Bharathi Kannamma serial aired on Star Vijay TV.
Manimegalai also made a guest appearance in the Scene-u Singari music video of Media Masons.
She promoted various brands and shops, including Saravana Stores, Women Plus Horlicks, Pass Pass, and much more.
Movies
Title
Role
Year
Dada
–
2023
Viduthalai Part 1
Tamilarasi’s Parental Grandmother
2023
Blue Sunshine
Nancy (Vice Principal)
2023
Vadakkupatti Ramasamy
Ramasamy’s Mother
2024
Television
Telecast Year
Title
Role
Telecast Channel
2010–2011
Super Hits
Host
Sun Music
2011
Vazhthalam Vanga
Host
Sun Music
2012–2013
Vettipechu
Host
Sun Music
2012–2013
Kollywood Diaries
Host
Sun Music
2012–2014
Isaiyodu Vilaiyadu
Host
Sun Music
2013
Pattu.com
Host
Sun Music
2013
Knock Knock
Host
Sun Music
2013–2014
Vanakkam Sunmusic
Host
Sun Music
2014
Run Tamizha Run (RTR)
Host
Sun Music
2014
Call Mela Kasu
Host
Sun Music
2014
Time Pass
Host
Sun Music
2014
Hot Seat
Host
Sun Music
2014
Take it Easy
Host
Sun Music
2014
Galatta Kudumbam
Host
Sun TV
2014–2017
Pudhu Padam Epdi Iruku
Host
Sun TV
2014–2017
Pudhu Padangal
Host
Sun TV
2014–2015
Oh My Gawd (OMG)
Host
Sun Music
2014–2015
Love Today
Host
Sun Music
2015
Black
Host
Sun Music
2015
Hot Seat 2
Host
Sun Music
2015
Suyambulingam engira Kamal Haasan
Host
Sun Music
2015
Franka Sollata
Host
Sun Music
2015–2016
Music4u
Host
Sun Music
2016
Kids Corner
Host
Sun Music
2016
Vazhthukal
Host
Sun Music
2016–2017
Cinema Special
Host
Sun News
2016–2018
Freeyah Vidu
Host
Sun Music
2018
Hit List
Host
Sun Music
2018
Semma Morning
Host
Sun Music
2018
Kollywood Central
Host
Sun Music
2018
One by Two
Host
Sun Music
2019
Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai 1
Contestant with Hussain
Star Vijay
2019
Thala Deepawali
Host
Star Vijay
2019
Vijay Natchathira Kondattam
Host
Star Vijay
2019–2020
Kalakka Povathu Yaaru? Champions 2
Host
Star Vijay
2019–2020
Cooku with Comali (season 1)
Comali
Star Vijay
2020–2021
Cooku with Comali (season 2)
Comali
Star Vijay
2020
Bharathi Kannamma
Manimegalai
Star Vijay
2020
Karthiyudan Ulavar Thirunal
Herself
Star Vijay
2020
Idhu Enga Aattam
Host
Star Sports Tamil
2021
Super Singer 8
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Kadhale Kadhale
Participant along with Hussain
Star Vijay
2021
Idhu Enga Aattam with Comali
Host
Star Sports Tamil
2021
Single Ponnunga
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Theri Baby
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Mr and Mrs Chinnathirai 3
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Star Kids
Santosh Subramaniam Hasini
Star Vijay
2021
Mathiyanam na Mass
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Vijay Pallikoodam
Student
Star Vijay
2021
Deepavali Sirappu Pattimandram
Speaker
Star Vijay
2021
Pandian Stores Deepavali Kondattam
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Vijay Parambarai
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Pasikithu Lah
Host
Astro Vinmeen
2021
Comedy Mandram
Speaker
Astro Vinmeen
2021
Namma Veettu Thiruvizha
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Christmas Kondattam
Host
Star Vijay
2021
Christmas Sirappu Pattimandram
Speaker
Star Vijay
2022
Anbarivu New Year Special
Host
Star Vijay
2022
Samsaaram Athu Minsaaram
Participant along with Hussian
Star Vijay
2022
Pongal Sirappu Pattimandram
Speaker
Star Vijay
2022
Comedy Mandram
Speaker
Astro Vinmeen
2022
Enga Veetu Boss
Host
Star Vijay
2022
Cook with comali (Season 3)
Comali
Star Vijay
2023
Cook with comali (Season 4)
Comali / Co - Host
Star Vijay
YouTube
Telecast Year
Title
Role
Telecast Channel
2018
First Information Report(FIR by MM)
Host
Galatta Tamil
2021
Happy Foods for Happy Times with Chef Damu
Herself
Behindwoods Tv
2021
Behindwoods Celebrity Cricket Championship
Host
Behindwoods Tv
Award Shows
Year
Title
Role
2018
Edison Awards
Host
2018
Tea Kadai Cinema Awards
Host
2018
Techofes Awards
Host
2020
MaathareT20
Host
2021
MaathareT21
Host
2021
Behindwoods Gold Icon Awards
Host
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Channel/show
Result
2010
Vivel Miss Chinnathirai Awards
Miss Beautiful Hair
Won
2016
World Human Integration Council Award of Excellence
Best Anchor
Sun Music
Won
2017
Times of India
Chennai Times 15 Most Desirable Women on Television 2017
14th Position
2018
Times of India
Chennai Times 15 Most Desirable Women on Television 2018
Ishwarya Vullingala is a rising actress, model, and host known for her work in Telugu films and television. She started her career in 2019 with the short film Heart Touching Love Story Eraser. She appeared in Telugu web series like Krishna Mudhura and O Raithu Katha. Ishwarya got the public’s attention for her appearance in Star Maa’s Chitti Thalli serial. In 2023, she made her film debut with the Natho Nenu movie, which was a commercial success. Ishwarya played the lead role in the Konchem Hatke movie.
Did You Know?
As an anchor, she hosted several movie pre-release shows and other events.
She promotes products through her Instagram page.
Her Instagram account has over 204K followers (as of April 2024).
The fifth season of Cooku With Comali is all set to premiere on 27 April 2024 at 9.30 PM. To make the show more interesting, there will be an arrival of new Comali’s in this season. Since 2019, CWC had a separate audience to watch the fun talks of celebrities and atrocities while cooking. Beyond that, the entries of the new Comali hyped the expectations of this season for binge-watchers and TV audiences. In this article, we have listed the names of new Comali’s who are going to appear in this season.
New Comalis
Anshitha Anji (Chellamma)
Camy
Shabnam
Vinoth
Ramar
Sarath
Pugazh
Kureshi
Sunita
Watch the official promo of Cooku With Comali Season 5,
VJ Rakshan and Manimegalai will host the show, while the judges are Chef Damu and Madhampatty Rangaraj.
GENRE: Action Adventure Drama CAST: Dhananjaya | Shivarajkumar | Aishwarya Rajesh | Atul Kulkarni CREW: Sharath Manjunath and Rohith Padaki (Directors) | Karthik Gowda and Yogi G Raj (Producers) | Charan Raj and Amit Trivedi (Music Director) LANGUAGE: English RELEASE DATE: 2024 OTT: Yet to be updated
Highlights
Aishwarya Rajesh replaced actress and politician Ramya for the female lead role.
Uttarakaanda is a two-part film; the first part will be released in 2024, and the second part at a later date.
Uttarakaanda (Part 1) is an upcoming action-adventure Kannada movie jointly directed by Sharath Manjunath and Rohith Padaki. The film stars Dhananjaya, Aishwarya Rajesh, and Shivarajkumar in the lead roles, with Atul Kulkarni and Diganth in the supporting roles. KRG Studios produced this film, which is owned by Karthik Gowda and Yogi G Raj. Bollywood composer Amit Trivedi composed the songs, proving that language barriers between the movies are disappearing.
Updates
Actress and politician Ramya was signed to play the female lead role, but due to call sheet issues, she was replaced by Aishwarya Rajesh. This film marks the Kannada debut of a profound Tamil actress. She shared her character Durgi poster on her social media page and wrote, “What more can I ask for?.”
Release Date
Release Date
2024
Runtime
2 Hours 12 Minutes (Not Confirmed)
Languages
Kannada
Censor Certificate
U/A
Budget
Yet to be updated
Satellite Rights
Yet to be updated
Cast
Dhananjaya as Gabru Satya
Shivarajkumar
Aishwarya Rajesh as Durgi
Diganth as Mallige
Umashree as Pandri Bai
Gopalkrishna Deshpande as Dharma
Rangayana Raghu as Bande Kaaka
Yogaraj Bhat as Patila
Vijay Babu as Torrino
Atul Kulkarni
Crew
Director
Sharath Manjunath, Rohith Padaki
Story
Rohith Padaki
Music
Amit Trivedi, Charan Raj
DOP
Advaitha Gurumurthy
Producer
Karthik Gowda, Yogi G Raj
Production
KRG Studios
Stunt Master
Yet to be updated
Dance Choreography
Yet to be updated
OTT
The makers will soon unveil the OTT platform and online release date for the film after its theatrical release. As per sources, ZEE5 might acquire the streaming rights for the Uttarakaanda movie.
Clara Rugaard is a Danish actress and singer best known for her performance in I Am Mother. She also worked in movies and television series like My African Adventure (Min søsters børn i Afrika), The Lodge, The Rising, Black Mirror, Teen Spirit, and many more. Clara sang the theme song for the Violetta movie in both English and Danish languages. In 2024, she signed in projects like Mary’s Monster, The Crow Girl, and Verona.
Did You Know?
She was born to a Danish father and an Irish mother in Denmark. When her father served in the Royal Danish Navy, she and her family moved to London.
Clara is pairing up with Kit Harington (Jon Snow of Game of Thrones) for the Mary’s Monsters.
GENRE: Romantic Sports Drama CAST: Zendaya | Josh O’Connor | Mike Faist | Darnell Appliny CREW: Luca Guadagnino (Directors) | Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, and Zendaya (Producers) | Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Music Director) LANGUAGE: English RELEASE DATE: June 7, 2024 OTT: Yet to be updated
Highlights
Zendaya did six weeks of tennis practice with player-turned-coach Brad Gilbert for this film.
A romantic scene in the trailer created huge hype among fans.
The film was initially panned to make its world premiere at the 80th Venice International Film Festival but was delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike.
Challengers is Luca Guadagnino’s latest sports drama starring Zendaya, Mike Faist, and Josh O’Connor in the lead roles. The film also features Darnell Appling, AJ Lister, and Nada Despotovish. Amy Pascal and Rachel O’Connor pitched in financially, along with director Luca and Zendaya under the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Pascal Pictures banners.
Story
The film is about a tennis prodigy who quit playing after a career-altering injury. She became a coach to her husband, who was a former star player on a losing streak. Everything changes when he was set to play against his former friend and his wife’s ex-boyfriend.
Updates
The film premiered in Sydney, Australia, on March 26, 2024, and it’ll be released in the United States, Canada, and other regions on April 26, 2024, by Amazon MGM Studios.
Release Date
Release Date
April 26, 2024
Runtime
2 Hours 11 Minutes
Languages
English
Censor Certificate
R
Budget
Yet to be updated
Satellite Rights
Yet to be updated
Cast
Zendaya as Tashi Donaldson
Mike Faist as Art Donaldson
Josh O’Connor as Patrick Zweig
Darnell Appling as Umpire
Bryan Doo as Art’s Physiotherapist
Shane T Harris as Art’s Security Guard
Nada Despotovich as Tashi’s Mother
Joan Mcshane as Line Judge (New Rochelle Final)
Chris Fowler as TV Sports Commentator (Atlanta 2019)
Mary Joe Fernandez as TV Sports Commentator (Atlanta 2019)
A.J. Lister as Lily
Connor Aulson As Leo Du Marier
Doria Bramante as Woman with Headset (Atlanta 2019)
Christine Dye as Motel Front Desk Clerk
James Sylva as Motel Husband
Kenneth A. Osherow as Motel Husband
Kevin Collins as New Rochelle Parking Lot Guard
Burgess Byrd as USTA Official / Line Judge US Open Jr.
As per sources, Challengers Movie OTT rights were bagged by Amazon Prime Video. The film’s online release date will be revealed after its theatrical run.
Tanisha Kuppanda is a popular Kannada actress who has appeared in movies like Pentagon, Body God, Saandrithazh, and Undenama. She was a contestant in Bigg Boss Kannada Season 10. Several celebrities, industrialists, and her co-contestants from the Bigg Boss house turned up to support her endeavor.
Did You Know?
She won the National Youth Gem Achiever’s Award by Yash International Awards.
Tanisha runs a silver jewelry store, “Amid Glitz and Glamour,” in Bangalore.
Her Instagram account has over 398K followers (as of April 2024).
Controversy: The statement she made during Bigg Boss Season 10 has offended many. So, the state president, P Padma, filed a complaint against her under the SC/ST Act.
