Tamil old Actress Manjula Vijaykumar's sudden death

Veteran actress Manjula Vijayakumar, who had worked in more than 100 films in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada, died in Chennai today due to a stomach injury. she was 59.  Manjula is survived by husband, actor Vijayakumar and three daughters who had also acted in Tamil films as heroines.  Manjula made her debut as a supporting actress in a 1969 filmShanthi Nilayam. She was seen in her first lead role inRickshawkaran (1971).  In the late '80s, Manjula was seen in supporting roles. She has worked with the likes of NTR, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, Kamal Hassan and Rajinikanth.  As the news of her demise spread, southern actors took to Twitter to mourn the loss of the late actress.

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Veteran lyricist: Vaali(கவிஞர் வாலி (டி. எஸ். ரங்கராஜன்)) passes away

Veteran poet and lyricist Vaali, who has been undergoing treatment in a private hospital in Chennai, died on Thursday. Vaali's health condition deteriorated further in the last few days and was kept on a ventilator and breathed his last on Thursday.

Vaali, 81, is one of the most respected and revered lyricists, penned lyrics for over 10,000 songs in a career that spans over five decades. The lyric writer was honoured by the Indian Government by the Padma Shri for his contribution to the field of arts and cinema.

Vaali's last film that he worked on was Bharatbala's Maryan that stars Dhanush. He wrote the lyrics for two songs in the film.

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Bhaag Milkha Bhaag mints Rs8.5 crore on opening day

A paid preview of the movie on Thursday minted Rs1.5 crore, and the buzz for the movie only ended up getting a boost.

Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, deemed a moving and inspirational tale of life of Indian sprinter Milkha Singh, managed an impressive Rs.8.5 crore business on its opening day.

The movie, which released Friday, features Farhan Akhtar as the Flying Sikh, and he is said to have got as real as it gets for the role.

A paid preview of the movie on Thursday minted Rs1.5 crore, and the buzz for the movie only ended up getting a boost.

On its opening day, the movie made Rs. 8.5 crores across India, where it opened in 1,500 screens.

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, "'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' had an amazing pick up in evening shows on Friday".

Confirming the same, Piyush Raizada, director, Delight Cinemas, told IANS: "It had a good occupancy on Friday, and it will do well this weekend."

Co-produced by Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures, the movie was much-awaited ever since it was announced, and then its powerful and clean-cut trailer opened to viewers.

Farhan's performance, which is a result of several personal sessions with the man himself - Milkha Singh, has been immensely appreciated, while actresses Sonam Kapoor and Divya Dutta also make their mark with small, but meaningful performances.

Members of the film fraternity have been heaping praises on the project, with some saying, it will "go down in history". Until then, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag on Bollywood's box office!

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Warrant against Mallika Sherawat

A local court of Vadodara issued a bailablewarrant against Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat in connection with an obscenity case.

The Vadodara district court issued the warrant and asked her to appear before it on August 19.

Former president of the Baroda Bar Association, Narendra Tiwari, had filed a case and sought a non-bailable warrant against Sherawat over her "obscene" dance performance at a New Year eve party held in Mumbai on December 31, 2006.

Tiwari had filed the suit after watching Sherawat's performance on television channels. He had made Sherawat and the management of the five-star hotel, where the event was held, respondents in the case.

The court had issued summons to Sherawat last week to appear before it on Saturday.

Since Sherawat did not remain present in the court, Tiwari sought issuance of a non-bailable warrant against her. However, after hearing the application, the court issued a bailable warrant against her.

The actress had been issued summons in this case in the past as well. She had moved Gujarat High Court seeking quashing of the summons. However, her plea was dismissed and she was asked to approach the lower court.

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Salman Khan launches site dedicated to his court cases

Salman Khan has been in the news off late for his 2002 hit and run case. While the media has gone into a tizzy over the entire proceedings, Salman Khan has decided to come out in the open about the same.

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To curb the inaccurate reports, Salman has decided to put the facts out in public domain via a website. The site www.salmankhanfiles.com will contain all the information pertaining to the case enabling whoever wants to know the progress on the case to garner details of the same.

Interestingly the landing page of the site features a statement from the actor saying, "Certain court cases are filed against me. There is widespread media reporting of these cases. The reports are sometimes inaccurate and misleading, and cause damage to my reputation, both personal and professional. I have been advised to put up this website to provide easy accessible information about the ongoing status of these cases."

Further in the statement addressing the media Salman says, "I encourage all those interested in knowing about the cases, particularly the media, to verify facts available on this site."

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Hrithik Roshan-Priyanka Chopra starrer 'Krrish 3' to hit screens on November 4

Mumbai: It's final. 'Krrish 3' is set to release on November 4, a day after Diwali this year, says filmmaker Rakesh Roshan.

"'Krrish 3' will finally release on November 4, that is Monday," said producer-director Rakesh Roshan confirming the final release date of the film for the first time.

Rakesh Roshan also confirmed for the first time that the first official trailer of the film would be attacked to Rohit Shetty's 'Chennai Express'.

"Yes, our trailers will be out on August 8," he added.

Rakesh and Hrithik Roshan had been in talks to decide the crucial Diwali release date for 'Krrish 3'.

While earlier the film was to be released on Sunday, November 3, which is Diwali, the Roshans were under pressure to postpone the release by a day.

"The Diwali day, that is November 3, had been locked in for the release. But then distributors and exhibitors felt people like to stay home on Diwali night for Laxmi Puja. It was felt November 4, that is the day after Diwali, would be far more favourable as a release date for 'Krrish 3'," said a source close to the Roshans.

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