The director has roped in the actress for the main lead in his next film.
In a career spanning 30 years, Urmila Mantodkar has played everything from a killer to a stalker to a rape survivor.
Prominent celebrity losers include national award-winning actor Suresh Gopi, comedian Dharmajan Bolgatty, actress Priyanka Anoop, actor-anchor Krishnakumar and television serial actor Vivek Gopan.
In the letter, the main accused, Sandeep, has also stated that he was friends with the alleged gang rape victim, due to which her mother and brother had thrashed the 19-year-old Dalit woman, leading to serious injuries that resulted in her death.
After Urmila Matondkar, Antara Mali and Nisha Kothari, Ram Gopal Varma has found another heroine, Amruta Khanvilkar. The actress will star in not one but two RGV films -- Contract and Phoonk.
Factionalism between OP Panneerselvam and Edappadi Palaniswami, the dominance of the BJP, the ruling DMK having a strong face in the form of CM Stalin, 'community and region-based politics', corruption charges against former ministers, and lack of a proper ideology are the major challenges the party is facing in the state.
'What matters to me is that the film is reaching out and touching hearts.' 'An 85-year old man and his 75-year wife, who had never stepped into a cinema, went to see The Kashmir Files.' 'That is my real achievement.'
Tension prevailed in Rameswaram when Ramu's body was brought ashore.
When was the last time you saw Ramu Kaka in the movies?
Their 17-day arduous journey, during which they claimed to covered a distance of over 700 kms, finally ended on Thursday after they reached Lanjhi in Balaghat district,
As Kangana Ranaut plays Jayalalithaa in the biopic Thalaivi, we take a look at other actresses who played onscreen goddesses.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Monday relieved two of his secretaries of their duties in the Chief Minister's Office as part of a reshuffle of nearly a dozen Indian Administrative Service officers in the state.
The filmmaker has bought a new office space in Mumbai and is planning to make a sequel to Company.
A 12-year-old Indian-origin girl in United Kingdom has stunned everyone after she scored an incredible 162 on her IQ test -- even higher than Einstein and Stephen Hawking.
East Bengal rode on Chidi Edeh's first-half strike and some moments of luck to beat Pune FC 1-0 in a Round Three I-League fixture, in Kolkata, on Monday.
Rohit Khilnani says Bhoot Returns has quite a few nail-biting moments but ends abruptly.
President of the Federation of Indian Export Organisations, Ramu Deora, has presented some points to the finance minister
"Even the woman in her statement to police did not mention about rape but talked about 'marpeet' (beating) only," the ADG said.
The actor has immersed himself in the shooting of Sangolli Rayanna.
The Federation of Indian Export Organisations said that banks are charging as high as 9.75-10.50 per cent interest from exporters.
Kannada cinema's action hero, Vijay gets candid about his latest release.
Yes, they're both movie directors. But there's something else!
Kannada actor Sudeep talks about his upcoming film Rann, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
It may not work for most adults, warns Paresh C Palicha.
'Trollers and controversies never bothered me.'
A First Investigation Report was lodged on Wednesday against the Maharashtra Nav Nirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray at Bahera police station for initiating a case of sedition, on the directions of a local court in Darbhanga.
We present an excerpt of one of the most touching scenes in Mother India.
Run far, far away from this misleadingly titled battlefield of boredom.
Six persons accused of killing four members of a Dalit family in Khairlanji village, Maharashtra, were awarded the death sentence on Wednesday.
Surekha Bhaiyalal Bhotmange, her daughter Priyanka and sons Sudhir and Roshan were murdered on September 29, 2006m over a land dispute. Surekha's husband and the only surviving member of the family, Bhaiyalal, managed to escape. The four were mercilessly beaten to death and their bodies thrown into a canal in Khairlanji village, about 60 km near Nagpur, the prosecution had said.
The fate of 11 accused involved in the killings of four members of a Dalit family in Khairlanji, would be decided by a local court in Bhandara on September 15.
While RGV's Phoonk has a sequel, here's a quick run through ten Twos that really, awesomely, delivered.
Dandini Creations' Oliyum Oliyum is an exercise in stupidity and pretentiousness.
The film fraternity tweets about the latest news.
Darshan on his latest Kannada film Abhay.
The filmmaker is back with a horror film tentatively called Phoonk, which will be produced by One Thought Entertainment.
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