From goal line to big screen..

Ace football player Suvith Krishna will now be seen on the silver screen. Yes, the six foot two inch player who represented the Kerala team has taken a backseat after his groin muscle injury and is concentrating on films.

he Thrissur-based upcoming star is passionate about a career in the movies. He says, “Since 2004, I represented the Kerala football team but after the injury, I quit the team in 2010. It was after this that I participated in the Kerala-based Big Bazaar fashion show and grabbed the award for the best male model.”

Suvith has walked on the ramp for several leading brands. The young curly-haired star who bagged the Hairomax Healthy Hair award last year is all set to showcase his versatility in three Mollywood movies.

Starting with Anwar Rasheed’s Ustad Hotel,Suvith will be seen in a song sequence in Nithya Menon’s Band and will act as a keyboardist. “It’s all thanks to the social networking sites,” says the star as it was through Facebook that Anwar Rasheed contacted him and gave him a role in his movie.

Prithviraj refuses 'Traffic'

Young star Prithviraj still denies to be in lesser projects in Tamil. The actor whose only current agreement in Tamil is for the big Rajnikanth film 'Kochadaiyan',  has refused to be in the Tamil remake of Traffic'. The makers of the movie which is produced by Radhika Sharathkumar   was trying to cast Prithvi in the role that Anoop Menon has done in the original, but the actor has decided not to be in the film due to his date clashes. Prithvi has already given dates to seven new Malayalam films and also have much of the parts of his Hindi movie 'Ayya' to get completed.The actor  is currently in the sets of Deepan's 'Hero'.

Meanwhile, the remake of Traffic will have an interesting cast lines with Sharathkumar leading the list, though the only person retained from the original cast in the remake is Ramya  Nambeeshan.

Katrina Kaif not to be Mohanlal's heroine in Sanker's film

Actress Katrina Kaif had made her debut in Malayalam films years back through the Mammootty film 'Balram v/s Tharadas'.

Katrina soon went on to become one of the most sought after actresses in Bollwyood. Today she is one among the top five heroines in the Hindi film industry.

It was rumoured that Katrina would be playing heroine to Mohanlal in Shankar's mew film. However sources close to the actress have revealed that she wont be a part of the project.

Katrina had also refused Rajnikanth's latest film 'Kochadiyaan' because of non-availability of dates.

Aamir likes to act in Malayalam

"If I come across a good character or story, i would definitely love to act in a Malayalam film as they are unique and high in quality. I  also admire its  nationally acclaimed superstars of the state" revealed Aamirkhan, the Bollywood superstar. Aamir was shooting for his latest advertisement campaign for the Central Government at the backwaters of Alappuzha The star actor who had been rowing in the famous snake boats for some shots in the Advertisement also has a taste of local cuisine, which he opined to be mouthwatering.Also a great admirer of the natural beauty of the state, Aamir was down to earth patiently meeting his fans and signing autographs. The state police also supported the actor's own security outfit for managing the crowd who assembled at Arthunkal and Thechi beaches to see the great star of Indian cinema.

Vineeth Sreenivasan to direct 'Thattin Marayathu'

 Vineeth Sreenivasan's directorial debut 'Malarvadi Arts Club' evoked a mixed response fro m the critics and the audience.

Vineeth is on to his next project as a director, and he has titled his film 'Thattin Marayathu'.

Nivin Pauly would be the hero of the film. The heroine would be a new face. Several other prominent actors would lend support.

Shaan would compose the musical score of the film.

'Thattin Marayathu' would tell a love story, says the director. It would be produced under the banner of Lumiere Creations.

Mohanlal in Director Shankar' movie

Yes, this is big news...Superstar Mohanlal is all set to play the lead in the new movie by the biggest showman of south,  Shankar, the director who has plenty of fans in the state. The more surprising fact is that this will be Shankar's first movie in  Malayalam. This movie to be made by Aascar films Ravichandran will be simultaneously made in Tamil and Telugu also.

The Tamil version is already titled as 'Thalaivan Irukkindran' and will feature Universal star Kamal Hassan in the lead. The Telugu version will have Prabhas as the hero. As per the early reports Kathrina Kaif will play the female lead in all the three versions.

Another highlight of the movie will be that Hollywood star Jackie Chan will also become a part of these three versions. Watch this space to know more details about the movie which will have A R Rahman as the music director.

Why 'Poda Podi' is delayed?

STR's 'Poda Podi' is in the making for more than three years now.Its producers have now come out with an explanation for the delay.

The debut acting vehicle of Varalakshmi, daughter of Sarath Kumar, is yet to near completion despite many shooting schedules.

"The film was entirely shot in London and only during a particular season, to go with the look and feel of the film. Also, we had to shoot scenes featuring a baby at the time of his birth and when he's six months-old," said a press release from the producers.

The producers have also expressed happiness about the way STR has carried the film on his shoulders with his acting. They said Varalakshmi has come out with a performance that belies that fact that she is a debutante.

'Poda Podi', helmed by newcomer Vignesh, is a rom-com which is about an Indian couple who is in London. Besides this film, Simbu has in his hands 'Vettai Mannan', 'Kettavan' and 'Vada Chennai'. He is also busy with his maiden music album.