As per reliable reports Nagarjuna had announced the engagement date of his son Akhil Akkineni as 9th December 2016. Akhil will be engaged to Shriya Bhupal, a designer, on the said date and the wedding will reportedly take place in 2017.
 

Akhil and Shriya have known each other for a long time and the families are also reportedly in close touch.

Behindwoods conveys its wishes to Akhil and Shriya and also to Nagarjuna and Amala!

Legendary Tamil writer Kalki Krishnamurthy’s historical novel Ponniyin Selvan has always remained a favorite among patrons of history and there were many efforts to make this into a film. Director Mani Ratnam had also announced a few years back about his plans to convert the novel into a film. There were many names suggested for the iconic, indelible characters of the novel too. Ilayathalapathy Vijay was a strong contender for this project. AR Rahman and P C Sreeram were also reported to be in it. But later, the film was said to be dropped.

Now writer Jeyamohan has explained in his blog why the project did not take off. He says, “Under Mani Ratnam’s direction, there were plans to make Ponniyin Selvan into a film six years ago. I had written the screenplay for the same. But we were not given permission to shoot in any of the temples in Tamil Nadu. There are no big forts in Tamil Nadu which are situated at the ground level without the huge walls of temples. Therefore, at that time, just for the erection of sets, it was calculated that it would cost fifty crores and hence the plan was dropped”.

Let’s hope that such hiccoughs are solved and the audience gets to watch the majestic Ponniyin Selvan on screen soon!

Vikram’s Iru Mugan which was released yesterday (8th September) has been doing good business at the box office and is likely to continue this run in the coming days as well.

It was expected that Vikram would next shift to director Thiru’s Garuda but due to some reasons, the film’s shoot has been postponed. The ‘I’ actor also has Saamy 2 in his kitty but we hear even that will take some time to kick start. Then who is going to direct Vikram's next?

A little birdie has hinted that Vikram might team up with Socrates, the director of Sasi Kumar starrer Bramman. Apparently, Vikram and the production team are impressed with the one-liner narrated by the director. An official announcement regarding this is expected to be made in a week's time.

We will update you soon with more information regarding this! 

Director Vikram K Kumar, who gave us classy flicks like 13B, Manam and 24, got married to Srinithi, a sound engineer who works for music composer AR Rahman.

The marriage happened at a popular hotel in Chennai. Many celebrities including AR Rahman, Suriya and Neetu Chandra have attended the ceremony. The wedding was a close family affair, where only friends and family were present.

Suriya is currently busy shooting for his cop film S3, which is expected to be wrapped up by October.  There were many speculations about his next film doing rounds.

But, clearing all those speculations, Studio Green Films officially announced Suriya's 35th project with their tweet "Proudly announcing #Suriya35VigneshShivN @Suriya_offl @VigneshShivN @kegvraja @anirudhofficial  @rajsekarpandian @StudioGreen2 @2D_ENTPVTLTD"

Directed by Vignesh Shivan, this project will have music by Anirudh. It is the first time Anirudh will be scoring music for a Suriya's film. More details regarding this project, including title and heroine, are to be followed. Stay tuned.

According to Vijay’s recent stats, on an average, he has 3 releases in 2 years. That is how he generally goes about it. He is one of the actors who is known for managing both his professional and personal life very well.

Vijay looks to be a good planner and doesn’t sign too many projects at the same time. On most occasions, it looks like he decides on his next venture only during the later stages of his current film’s production. Now that we are slowly coming to the business end of his upcoming film Bairavaa, all eyes are on his next.

Who is he teaming up with next? A question that resonates in every Vijay fan’s mind. At this juncture, it looks like Atlee happens to be the front runner to direct this project. And there are rumors that it will be produced by Sri Thenandal Films.

When we checked about this with our sources, they agreed that Atlee had met Murali of Thenandal Films recently but nothing has been finalized yet. Probably in a week’s time, we might get a better picture regarding this. Stay tuned and we will keep you posted!

The man behind 2 appreciated films Joker and Cuckoo, Director Raju Murugan married Hema Sinha, a very notable television anchor on the 4th of September at Besant Nagar "Aarupadai Murugan Temple". The ceremony was a close family affair, where only friends and family were present. Notable film personalities who attended the function were Director Bala, Director  Lingusamy, and Producer S.R.Prabhu.

We wish this newly married couple a happy and prosperous wedded life!

After completing S3, Suriya would be teaming up with the young vibrant team of Vignesh Shivn and Anirudh for his next, which is temporarily referred to as Suriya35.

The official announcement regarding the project came from Studio Green films last week. Now, reliable sources suggest that Nayanthara is most likely to play the leading lady in this flick and if this happens to be true, it would be the fourth time for Suriya - Nayanthara combination to happen. They have earlier acted together in films like Ghajini, Aadhavan and Masss.

It is also rumored that K.S.Ravikumar and Saranya Ponvannan might play Suriya's parents in the film, but when we contacted the actress to know about this, she said that she has no idea about the film and the team has not approached her yet. We are also waiting for an official confirmation from Nayanthara and K.S.Ravikumar's side as well. It is believed that RJ Balaji would be a part of this project as the lead comedian.

Stay tuned to know more about this project. We will update you!

Dhanush, as we all know is a multitalented artist and he gives his best in whatever he does. And now for the very first time, he is going to try his hands on direction. Yes, you heard us right, Dhanush is going to make his directorial debut with Rajkiran as the lead. This film has been titled as Powerpandi and will have Sean Roldan musical. Actors like Prasanna and Chaya Singh will be playing prominent roles in this film.

It must be noted that Dhanush’s father Kasthuri Raja also made his directorial debut with En Rasavin Manasile which also had Rajkiran as the lead. This film's shoot is to start today with a pooja and the details of other cast and crew will be released very soon. The first look poster of the film will also be unveiled today.

We had earlier reported that director Bala will be making a quickie, before starting work for his multi starrer project.

Sources suggest that this film might have Yuvan of 'Saattai' fame as the male lead, while it is said that Pragathi Guruprasad, the singer who rose to fame with songs like 'Osaka Osaka' (Vanakkam Chennai) and 'Paravai Parandhuchu' (Kadhalum Kadandhu Pogum) is on the dotted lines to play the female lead.

She has also sung numbers like 'Sengaade' and 'Or Mirugam' in Bala's directorial, Paradesi. It can also be noted that she was supposed to play a pivotal role in his Thaarai Thappattai.

However, an official confirmation is awaited from the team on this.