My Name Is Khan has been Sold to FOX Studios for Rs. 100 Crores.

The FOX Studio has acquired the WORLDWIDE Rights for My Name Is Khan for a record Rs 100 crore. That's more than double the budget of the film.

Abhinaya

Abhinaya who plays one of the role of the heroine in Nadodigal is different in the sense that she can neither speak nor hear. Her voice has been dubbed for the movie.Abhinaya has also donned a role in Selvaraghavan’s ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’.




Model-turned-actress, Abhinaya got recognition with her role as a sister to Sasikumar in Nadodigal.

The charming diva recently quoted in the media about her innings in the glam-world saying, “My father is an ex serviceman.

Currently he is acting in small roles. So he permitted me to do modeling. He used to correct me whenever I commit mistakes in modeling fields.

Even her mother came for her rescue, helping her with the diction, “My mother use to help me in my pronunciations.

One day I was acting in an Ad film near Hyderabad Airport when some Kerala Ad film makers were speaking to my father. They took my photo album.

One day all of a sudden Samudrakani phoned my father. He said that he saw my photos in Kerala when he was in search for an actress.” Further she added, “There is no hero or heroine in this film. There are 7 important characters in this film. You are in one of that role.


I was little hesitant to do the role because it was the role of Sasikumar’s sister. But my father liked the story very much. Because of this I acted in this film. Since I had acted in Ad films and I did not find any difficulty in acting in these films.

It was jolly during the shooting. In the sentiment scenes I cried automatically because I was so imbibed in the role. I want to act in many films especially in different type of roles.”

“Surya”

Actor Saravanan “Surya” Sivakumar was born on July 23, 1975 to famous tamil actor Sivakumar. He is the eldest of three children, his younger brother the actor Karthik Sivakumar and a younger sister named Brindha Sivakumar.

Surya studied at St. Bede’s School in Chennai and graduated from Loyola College with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and worked for a few years in the garment industry, before foraying into the film industry. Actor Surya and Actor Vijay are classmates in college.

Actor started his film carrier in Nerrukku Ner (1997) with Actor Vijay. Later he starred in Friends and Nandha, for which he received a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor. Nandha movie turned out be a milestone movie in his carrier since it brought out Surya’s acting talents. Surya’s next venture was with Vikraman in the movie Unnai Ninaithu which was followed by Mounam Pesiyadhe.

Kaaka Kaaka, a movie about the life of a police officer was the turning point of his carrier. The movie become a big Box Office hit and in that movie he paired up with Jyothika. Pithamagan, in which Surya was played a happy-go-lucky village guy in a comedic role. In the movie Perazhagan, Surya acted in two roles, one as a boxer and the other as a handicapped but a confident phone booth keeper for which he received a Filmfare Award for Best Actor. His role in Aayitha Ezhuthu was George Reddy, a student leader in Hyderabad during 80’s.

In 2005, Surya appeared in Aaru and Ghajini and set up a production company called Studio Green which distributed the movie in the Chennai district. Surya played a short term memory loss patient. Surya’s 2006 release was Sillunu Oru Kaadhal and he acted with his real-life partner Jyothika in the film. In 2007, Surya’s solitary release was Vel. He later appered in Vaaranam Aayiram, another venture with Gautham Menon, released on November 14, 2008, which too went to became an big Box Office Hit.

Surya’s latest movie is Ayan directed by K. V. Anand, and it was released on April 3rd and the movie went on to become one of the biggest hits Kollywood movies of 2009. Following Ayan, Surya is doing Aadhavan with directer K. S. Ravikumar, and followed by Singam with director Hari. Surya will also be acting in a film titled Mugamoodi, which is expected to be a superhero film.

Actor Surya fell in love with actress Jyothika and they got married on September 11, 2006. In 2007, the couple had a cute daughter named Diya.
Actor Surya Awards:

* Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor in Nandha (2002)
* Filmfare Award for Best Actor in Perazhagan (2005)
* Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor in Pithamagan (2003)
* Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor in Ghajini (2006)
* Kalaimamani Award

Film shoots on sea link will cost Rs 1 Lakh a day

Rs 1 lakh. That’s what a day’s shooting at the Bandra Worli Sea Link will cost

Shooting at the sea link will be cheaper than putting up a set at the Gateway of India (Rs 1.25 lakh/day) and only slightly more expensive than CST (Rs 90,000/day).

According to rates fixed by the state government, the fee for shooting at Bandra promenade, Sea Rock hotel, or any such location with the sea link in the background, is Rs 50,000 per day. The decision to open the sea link for shooting was taken after producers began queueing up to seek permission to shoot at the swanky new location. ‘Shoot on link only if traffic is not hit’