Vijay Sethupathi BiggBoss Shoot in Pondy - Rajini in Vizag- Riaz Khan in BB Tamil 8

Yes .Bigg Boss Tamil 8 is coming on Star Vijay and Disney HotStar. Promo shoot with Vijay Sethupathi will be on at Puducherry. Looks like VSP is in Puducherry for his film with Nithya Menen directed by Pandiraj. Actor Riaz Khan named by a Kerala actress as a person who sexually harassed her, is on board for the show. At the boardroom level there was a meeting to shift the Bigg Boss to Colors Tamil and stream on Jio Cinema. One it was seen as a move to boost Colors Tamil. Secondly, under pressure to fulfill the Competitive Commission of India (CCI) to drop some channels as perquisite to merge Walt Disney and Reliance and avoid being a monopoly. It was decided to sell off Star Suvarna in Kannada as Reliance has Colors Kannada and Colors Super run under Viacom 18 banner formerly ETV. As CCI has raised questions about cricket telecast and streaming rights, Banijay will go with Star Vijay and Hotstar for this season. In future, there is a possibility of Star Vijay- Colors Tamil- Jio Cinema and HotStar merging. CCI objection to Sony- Zee merger led to it’s not being clinched.

As auditions are going on as we reported, Vijay Sethupathi is confirmed as Nayanthara name has been dropped citing fluency in Tamil language. A last-minute option was Aravind Swami. Riaz Khan has been selected as contestant . His son Shariq had earlier taken part in the show. The sexual harassment complaint will not be a hurdle as contestants with police complaints were allowed to take part in the show.

Superstar Rajinikanth has arrived in Vizag to start filming for Coolie his eagerly awaited movie, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj. He is expected to spend close to 40 days filming in and around Vizag, with scenes being shot throughout the city. Aamir Khan is latest name to add to film’s list. Already Upendra is part of the film.

Actor Prajin’s edge-of-seat political thriller titled ‘Sevakar’ A Malayalam film crew’s ambitious political thriller Tamil movie titled ‘Sevakar’ The film 'Sevakar' has been produced by a dedicated Malayalam film team, showcasing their belief in Tamil cinema, and it has been crafted as a political thriller. ‘Sevakar' features Prajin in the titular character, supported by a talented ensemble cast that includes Shakana, Bose Venkat, Adukalam Naren, Madurai Saravanan, Udumalai Rajesh, Heema Shankari, Rupa, Sunil, Balu, Shaji Krishna, Sai Shankar, Jishnu Jith, Mano, Zameen Kumar, Sharbuddin, Chandru, Rajkumar, among others, who portray significant characters. The film is both written and directed by Santhosh gopinath. R.D. Mohan (Music), Pradeep Nair (DOP), Ranjith (Editing), Sreekumar (Art), Revathi Rao (Choreography), Rajesh Murugan-Velan Raj-Anbazhagan (Lyrics), Kathir (Sound Engineer) and Satheesh Palakkad (Production Executive).