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A few days back we had reported that veteran actor Cheenu Mohan will be acting with Thalapathy Vijay in the latter's grand 61st film 'Mersal'. Now the actor has shared the details about his character. Mohan who is a theater artist and has acted in some Tamil films including last year's 'Iraivi' and 'Aandavan Kattalai' has said that he is very excited to be working with Vijay for the first time since he admires the star a lot. He is also happy because he will be getting to play a lengthy role in the film directed by Atlee as he will be seen as the heroine's father. and he has a lot of combination scenes with Vijay in the film. Though he has not revealed the name of the heroine. it is safe to assume that he will be playing Samantha's father as the shooting for Vijay and Samantha's portions are being shot in the current schedule in Chennai. Cheenu Mohan also confirmed that he will start shooting for the film from the July 1st. (Courtes

Thala Ajith's constant director Siruthai Siva is busy shooting the final schedule of 'Vivegam' in Bulgaria with Ajith, Vivekh Oberoi, Kajal Agarwal and Akshara Haasan. In a recent interview he has stated that he will soon direct a film with Vijay as the hero. Siruthai Siva has revealed that he knows Thalapathy Vijay since childhood and has spoken to him many times and the latter has always been cordial towards him. He said that Thala and Thalapathy are similar in their dedication towards their jobs and that is what has taken them to these great heights.

GST tax implementation will come into practice from this 1st of July (Saturday), and the movie ticket prices will be hiked from that day. About this, the producer's council have decided to make a plea to the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to revise the tax percentage for the entertainment industry, which is now placed at 28%. An official press statement has come from Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council, which reads, "Producers of South Indian film industries comprising of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, and Kannada are coming together on Friday (30th June) to put forth their plea to the central government. According to GST rollout, theatres that have their ticket prices below 100 rupees are eligible to pay only 18% tax whereas, theatres and multiplexes whose ticket prices are more than 100 rupees are entitled to pay a whopping 28% tax. Since GST will be implemented from Saturday, the producers. In a statement, Tamil Film Producers’ Council said that they would be putting forth th

Dileep says the investigation of the actress assault case is progressing in the right direction, after 13 hours of interrogation by the police. Actor Dileep and his friend, filmmaker Nadirshah, were interrogated for about 13 hours in connection with the Mollywood's actress abduction case at Aluva Police Club in Kochi. The questioning, which started around 12.30 pm on June 28, ended in the wee hours of June 29. The police team headed by ADGP B Sandhya recorded their statements separately. After the interrogation, Dileep responded to the media that he has given detailed statements for recent blackmail case that he filed. He added that the investigation is progressing well and he is feeling confident after the questioning. He will be questioned again if required, said the police. The actor also informed that he will be attending the general body meeting of AMMA on June 29. He had missed the AMMA meeting on June 28 despite being the treasurer, due to the questioning. Dilee

Mohanlal and Mammootty take some time out for an 'aww'dorable selfie amid AMMA meeting. While AMMA general body meeting is highly looked upon by the public, who are keeping their fingers crossed to know the verdict about the actress's assault case, for actors Mohanlal and Mammootty, it seemed like an event for catching up with each other. Mollywood's superstars shared a selfie moment on the sidelines of the meeting held at Kochi on June 28. The duo posted the picture on their respective social networking page on the same time which made the fans go gaga over it. The photos were later flooded with adorable comments by fans and friends and are making rounds on social media, currently. Though Mammootty seemed to be in his usual look in the photo Lalettan was in a new avatar, sporting a thick and long moustache. Looks like the new get-up of Mohanlal is for his current project, 'Velipadinte Pusthakam', directed by Lal Jose. Does this thick moustache reveal t