Chiyaan Vikram was last seen in Kadaram Kondan, which received a lukewarm response at the box office. The actor recently joined hands with director Ajay Gnanamuthu for his upcoming film, Cobra.The makers will release the first single, Thumbi Thullal, on June 29 at 5 pm.

Thumbi Thullal, composed by AR Rahman, is a romantic track featuring Chiyaan Vikram and Srinidhi Shetty of KGF  Chapter 1 fame. Looking at the posters, it seems, the song will play during the engagement of Vikram and Srinidhi’s characters.

The single-announcement poster bears the words, “Two hearts are getting engaged and promising to be in love forever ,” with the caricatures of Vikram and Srinidhi Shetty.

The team of Cobra was shooting important sequences in Russia in March. However, they were forced to return to India because of the coronavirus lockdown. Director Ajay Gnanamuthu said that the rest of the film has to be completed in Russia.

In Cobra, Chiyaan Vikram will be seen in more than seven getups. The thriller flick also marks former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan’s debut as a villain. Cobra also features KS Ravikumar, Kanika, John Vijay and others in supporting roles.

Sushant Singh Rajput died by suicide on June 14. He was 34 years old. After 13 days of his death, the late actor’s family has released a statement, remembering him as the free-spirited, talkative and incredibly bright person.

The family also announced that they will set up Sushant Singh Rajput Foundation (SSRF) to support young talents. They will also turn Sushant’s Patna home, where he was born and bought up, into his memorial.

The statement read, “The world’s Sushant Singh Rajput was simply Gulshan to us. He was free-spirited, talkative and incredibly bright. He was curious about just everything. He dreamed without restraint, and chased those dreams with the heart of a lion. He smiled generously. He was the pride and inspiration of the family.”

It went on to say, “His telescope was his most prized possession, through which he fondly gazed at the stars. We can’t bring ourselves to accept that we wouldn’t get to hear his easy laughs anymore. That we wouldn’t see his sparkling eyes again. That we wouldn’t hear his endless rants about science again. His loss has created a permanent, glaring void in the family that will never be filled.”

Announcing the foundation, the statement read, “He truly loved and cherished every single one of his fans. We thank you all for showering our Gulshan with so much love. To honour his memory and legacy, the family has decided to set up Sushant Singh Rajput Foundation (SSRF) to support young talents in areas close to his heart- cinema, science and sports.”

It further read, “His childhood home in Rajiv Nagar, Patna will be turned into a memorial. We will put his personal memorabilia and belongings there, that include thousands of books, his telescope, flight-simulator etc, for his fans and admirers. From now on, we intend to maintain his Instagram, Twitter and Facebook page as legacy accounts to keep his memories alive. We once again thank you all for the thoughts and prayers.Sushant’s family.”

Earlier, Sushant’s family organised a prayer meet for him at his house in Patna, Bihar. Sushant’s death has triggered a raging debate about the film industry’s treatment of young actors from outside.

Shruti Haasan is enjoying her own company during the lockdown. Every now and then, she takes to Instagram to share her pictures and videos asking her fans to celebrate themselves. On June 26, the actress shared a close-up photo of herself on Instagram.

In her latest photo, Shruti Haasan is flaunting her birthmarks in one of her eyes and shared a note on how she finds it special. Also, she encouraged her fans to celebrate themselves and not worry about their looks.

Shruti wrote, “yes those are birthmarks in my eye – no it’s not some weird reaction – no it’s not a disease- yes they get lighter and darker just like freckles – yes it’s very common- yes I have had them for years and years and I think they’re super special. and YES you should celebrate all the things that make you YOU .”

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She is an avid user of social media and hence makes it a point to give her fans a glimpse of her lockdown life. From working out to cooking multiple cuisines, Shruti is doing it all by herself.

When the lockdown was announced, the actress was stuck in her Mumbai home and decided to stay there alone. Her dad Kamal Haasan and sister Akshara Haasan are stuck in Chennai.

Shruti Haasan was last seen in a short film titled Devi, in which she shared screen space with Kajol, Neha Dhupia, Neena Kulkarni, Mukta Barve, Shivani Raghuvanshi and Sandhya Mhatre among others. She is waiting for the release of her Tamil film Laabam and Telugu film Krack.

The property dispute between legendary and late filmmaker Dasari Narayana Rao’s sons has hit the headlines yet again. In a fresh row, Dasari’s elder son Prabhu has alleged that Arun Kumar has attacked them at their residence on June 24th mid-night.

As evidence, Prabhu released the CCTV footage of Arun Kumar jumping the entrance gate of Prabhu’s residence. After storming into the home, Arun reportedly man-handled Prabhu’s wife and father-in-law and even threatened them.

Based on the CCTV footage, Prabhu approached the Jubilee Hills Police station and lodged a complaint. Speaking to the media Prabhu claimed that the residence in which he is currently is staying is written on her daughter’s name by his father Dasari and so he has all the rights to stay in it.

Prabhu also added that he approached Dr. Mohan Babu, producer C Kalyan and actor Murali Mohan on this issue but they did not respond. He requested at least Mohan Babu to intervene in this and solve it at the earliest.

The open spat between Kangana Ranaut and her alleged ex Hrithik Roshan is wideout in the open. While the issue had hit several headlines in the past and even a legal battle was fought, now the issue is back with Kangana making indirect comments on her Ex. Without naming Hrithik directly, Kangana took a jibe at him. Kangana’s latest comments on Hrithik have gone viral.

“He told his friends I was after his money. He tried to label me as a gold digger. Where is he today? He still lives in a rented house founded by his father,” Kangana said.

“When I had started my career, I didn’t have any material goals. Only a few years ago when I had a fallout with one of my exes and the whole legal case happened, it became a discussion that I came from a small town and I’m after his money,” Kangana told Pinkvilla.

She added, “It was like that, and girls are judged on that basis. I was looked at like that from an outside perspective that I’m a gold digger from a small town?”

“Today, I can proudly say that my ex lives in a rented house founded by his father and I have bought my house and office space on my own,” said Kangana.

In an interview with India Today Television, Farhan Akhtar said that he doesn’t believe in this carpet statement. “Our industry functions purely on success and failure. But is there a privilege for people who’re born in the film industry? Absolutely. Will it be easier for them to gain access, to pitch a script to someone or offer their services as an actor? 100 per cent, there’s no denying that. Does that mean that it’s a bad thing? No, its the lot of the draw. Your parents have worked incredibly hard to give you a headstart as any parent would like to give their kids. But are all outsiders treated badly, that’s not true. Are all industry insiders clanish, that’s not true either,” said Farhan.

At the same time, he believes one should be empathetic towards others’ struggles, and said, “But at the same time, you cannot discount the struggles of those who are not born with this privilege. You can’t not be empathetic, you can’t not understand or pretend that it doesn’t exist when they talk about it.”

When asked about the concept of movie mafia that many are pointing at right now, Farhan said, “I don’t know what this privilege club is. Who this circle is that exists within a circle, who has this kind of control over everything that goes on. As in any other fraternity, there will be certain circles of friends that will form. I’ve actually ended up becoming friends with people who have been good to me since the beginning of my career.

As a producer and a director, I will always try to reach out to them and help them in whichever way I can. But I may not have had the same experience as everybody else, so I don’t know and it is not possible for me to tell you there’s no such thing. But, and this I’ve seen since forever, people flock to people who are successful. Good or bad, that can be discussed, but fortunately or unfortunately, this is the truth. When people are successful everyone is around them, when not, it’s only their closest friends who stick around.”

Farhan’s production venture, the Zoya Akhtar-directed Gully Boy also found itself caught in this controversy. While the film became a huge box-office hit, many felt the fact that it swept all the awards and became India’s official entry to the Oscars (it didn’t make Oscar’s shortlist) that year, was a result of lobbying. To that, Farhan said, “If anyone thinks that Zoya, Ritesh (Sidhwani) or I have that kind of influence to decide which will be the Best Foreign Language entry to the Oscars, then you’re giving us a lot of credit that we don’t deserve. It’s the decision of the film federation. Of course, I’m happy that my film was picked. Should I feel guilty? No.”