Ajith on a holiday

After the hectic, continuous shooting schedule for Billa 2, the ultimate star Ajith has zoomed off on a holiday with his family.

He flew to Singapore and Malaysia last week. Ajith will be celebrating the New year in Singapore and then it’s back to work in the first week of January. But before that there will be a two-week break for the actor with his little daughter Anoushka and lovely wife Shalini in Singapore.

Ajith’s buddy says, “He was missing his daughter when he was shooting away from home. So he planned this trip to spend time with her.” Now it’s absolute family time for Thala, don’t disturb!

Female bonding

Shruti Haasan, Ileana and Tamannah were spotted spending ‘girl time’ together at Tamannah’s recent birthday bash in Mumbai. Tamannah invited just 25 of her close friends to a private party and unlike some of the other leading actresses, it was nice to see these three lovely young ladies putting aside their professional rivalries and having a blast. Sisters Shruti Haasan and Akshara Haasan made many heads turn. A genuine friendship seemed to have blossomed between the leading ladies Tamannah and Ileana. Tamannah says, “Ileana and Shruti are good friends and we often catch up at my place in Mumbai. It was a great feeling to have Ileana at my party. Akshara is always sweet.” Dhanush sang the hit Kolaveri song and made her b’day bash special. Tamannah gushes happily, “Dhanush made my day. My friends were overwhelmed to watch Dhanush’s Kolaveri performance live at a private party while it was creating huge waves across the globe!”

Marina setting for Kolaveri

Kolaveri going viral perhaps is a good promo campaign for the 3 film’s team but now is the time Aishwarya Dhanush is pooling together all her creative energies as she is planning to shoot the actual video.

When asked about her plans for the shoot, she says, “We want to keep the visuals simple, unique and attractive. I would like to choose a general theme that will appeal to the wide range of our audiences.”

On special efforts being made, she says, “Of course, it is a huge responsibility to live up to the expectations. At the same time, I would like to do justice to the script and ensure that the song will not deviate from it. So no grand plans to shoot with thousand dancers and make it big.”

So, is Rajinikanth going to do a special appearance in the song? “No that’s not true,” she says, “It will be an interesting dance number and not a montage song. You can expect an energetic dance from Dhanush in the song.”

Preparations for shooting the song are on. The film’s producer, Kasthuri Raja says, “The team is planning to create a set of Marina beach to shoot the song in. They have come up with an innovative idea and are working on it. As producer, I will provide them whatever they want to make it a visual hit as well.”

Anirudh, music composer and brain behind the hit song, says, “As per plan we are not experimenting with anything. The song will enhance the story and scene and will not go off track. The whole team is very particular about this. When the song is placed at the right scene, then the job is well done.”

Aishwarya who has been busy with interviews and interacting with filmmakers who are already interested in buying the rights of the song, has already briefed her husband on the shoot and is super excited we hear. Close friends of the couple say, she has been talking about it a lot and wants to make sure it gets across to all sections of the audience and not just the urban youth. A friend of Aishwarya said, “She has worked incredibly hard on the film and wants to make sure her song fits in with the larger theme.”