Dhanush-starrer Tamil gangster drama "Vada Chennai", which will be made as part of a trilogy, went on the floors here on Wednesday.

Actor Charandeep, who is known for his antagonist's roles in films such as "Jilla" and "Loafer", is one of the busiest actors with over half a dozen southern projects in his kitty.

Mahesh Babu won the Best Actor for Telugu drama "Srimanthudu", while Nayanthara bagged the Best Actress trophy for her performance in Tamil action-comedy "Naanum Rowdydhaan" for the year 2015 at the star-studded 63rd Filmfare Award.

Filmmaker Raam Reddy's acclaimed Kannada film "Thithi" has bagged the top awards at the ongoing 19th Shanghai International Film Festival and the filmmaker says the response from the Chinese audience for the film has been "overwhelming".

Actors Anjali and Jai, who were last seen in the 2011 Tamil romantic-drama "Engeyum Eppothum", are reuniting for a yet-untitled romantic horror film in the language.

Director Chandrasekhar Reddy's acclaimed documentary "Fireflies in the Abyss" won the award for the Best Long Documentary at the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK).

Tamannaah Bhatia will reportedly be seen essaying the role of an actress in upcoming trilingual horror-comedy "Devi(L)", which also stars Prabhudeva and Sonu Sood. The film is being simultaneously shot in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan has confirmed filling in for "extremely ill" T.K. Rajeev Kumar, the original director of "Sabash Naidu".