Kavya in Sivaranjini: Sivaranjini, directed by M R Suresh produced under the banner of Maharaj Creations, is about a dancer and her lover. Kavya Madhavan plays the dancer in the film. The film has script by Mohandas Peringavu. Songs penned by Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri has music by Kaithapram Viswanathan. The songs of Yesudas, Vijay Yesudas and Chitra have been recorded. M D Sukumaran wields camera for the film. The film will be shot in places of Palakkad and Thanjavur.

Padmapriya, Prithviraj in Nagercoil: Padmapriya once again plays opposite Prithviraj in Nagercoil, directed by Surender. The pair was last seen together in Satham Podathey. Prithviraj is at present shooting for Ninaytha Le Inikkum opposite Priya Mani. Sarithram and Pokkisham are the two new Tamil films Padmapriya has.

Mayabazar to begin on July 15: The shooting of Mammootty's Mayabazar will begin on July 15th. T A Razak pens the screen play and dialogues for the film and script is by Govind Vijayan. The film is directed by debutant Thomas Sebastian under the banner of Akhil Movies. The film also has Rajan P Dev, Innocent, Salim Kumar, Suraj Venjaramoodu etc. Manoj Pillai handles the camera for the film. The film will be a Ramzan Release.

Suresh Gopi in Thavalam: Suresh Gopi's new film Thavalam will begin in Theni. The film directed by debutant Baiju Tudy and is produced by Jagadhish Chandran under the banner of Kichu Films. Sindhu Menon and Vimala are the two heroines of the film. The film also has Jagathy Sreekumar, Nedumudi Venu, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Salim Kumar etc. The film has script by Socrates. Ananda Kuttan handles camera for the film.

Bhavana in second Telugu film: After Ontari, Bhavan has signed her second Telugu film with Nitin. The film directed by actor G V has been named Hero. The shooting of the film produced by Chiranjeevi's brother in law Mangim Ramesh will start by the end of this month in Hyderabad. Remya Krishnan, Brahmanandam, Kovai Sarala, Kotta Sreenivasa Rao etc took acts in this full-fledged comedy film.

Prithviraj, Priyamani in Maniratnam's next: Malayalam actors Prithviraj and Priyamani will play in Maniratnam's next yet-to-be-titled movie along with Vikram and Aishwarya. It has been stated that Priyamani has been offered the role of Prithviraj's wife in the film. Prithviraj, incidentally, will play a negative role in the film. It was only a few days ago that the actress celebrated her birthday in Kozhikode. The actress, who is back in Bangalore now, says she is excited about the big offers coming her way after winning the national award.

Kidnap case against heroine Asin: A complaint to the Commissioner of Police Nanjil Kumaran that Asin kidnapped her maid servant for sale in Mumbai red light areas has rocked the film industry. The complainant, mother of the maid servant, made several allegations in the complaint. She stated that her daughter, employed at Asin's home used to visit her every month and likewise she would also meet the daughter every week at Asin's home. "But I did not get to meet my daughter for the past six months," the mother alleged. Enquiries with those in Asin's household revealed that the actress was away for shooting in Mumbai. The police immediately called the actress to enquire about her maid's whereabouts. Asin, however, made it clear that the maid was with her and she would fly down to Chennai with her.