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Its the most important question that Sarath Kumar and director K.S Ravikumar are asking now. Sarath Kumar plays dual role in the movie, that of a elder and younger character. Shriya Saran has already been signed for the role of daughter of the elder Sarath Kumar. Now the crew of Jaggu Bhai is in search of mom for Shriya.

But all the young heroines who were approached refused the role. Sneha had initially agreed, but backed out later. Simran, Padmapriya and Vimala Raman were also considered, but nothing worked out. Now the buzz doing the round is that Tabu has agreed to play Shriya’s mom but for a whopping 75 Lakhs. If this news is confirmed, this will be the first time a mom character has been paid such a huge amount.

Police cases were booked on K Raghavendra Rao, K S Rama Rao, Devi Vara Prasad, Mumaith Khan, G Ramesh Babu, Dasari Narayana Rao, ML Kumar Choudary, Ashwini Dutt and Bellamkonda Suresh for indecent representation of women on wall posters.

Dasavatharam director Ravikumar’s next film will star Sarathkumar. This is a project the director will take up once Dasavatharam is well and truly behind him. Some say that the plot of the film is the same story that the director had prepared for a Rajini project called Juggubai, which was scrapped; while still others speculate that it is a remake of a Hindi movie.

NBK's latest flick Panduranagdu is doing well the domestic box office as well as overseas box office. NBK is very happy with success of this film. It is heard that he has given all the credit to Tabu per her best performance as prostitute in the film.

The Balakrishna starrer 'Pandurangadu' is being eagerly awaited by all Balakrishna fans as well as lovers of mythological films. Balayya is playing a dual role in the film and Sneha and Tabu are the main female leads.

Tabu the middle-aged actress still remains hot among Andhra audiences.

Her last release Idhi Sangathi, which starred her in the lead role, bombed at the box office, but made the Telugu audiences once again see the sensuousactress in the best of her expose.

Currently, she is doing a key and hot role opposite Nandamuri Balakrishna in Pandurangadu, which is set for release on May 28th. If that is not enough for her fans, then you can see Tabu even hotter.

For die-hard Tabu fans, her next film Naa Intlo Oka Roju the dubbed version of Hindi film Hawa is a sure treat. Tabu plays the role of Sanjana, who gets divorced. The lady with her brother and two daughters and a dog relocates to a lonely house in a forest.

Sanjana begins to see some odd situations taking place there, especially when her house is struck by lightening. She and her daughters are repeatedly and mysteriously raped. An evil spirit is found to be behind the sexual assault.

We have to wait and see how our Telugu audiences would receive this tension-filled horror drama.

Tabu on her Telugu film, the item number she would like to do, her desire to act as a waitress and reluctance to promote her films. No, she will not talk about her lunch with Uma Thurman.

You are back to your vanishing acts, avoiding the media and making minimal public appearances?
I'm bored of this question.

How was the lunch that Uma Thurman hosted for The Namesake cast in New York? 
That lunch has been over-hyped. Ask Irrfan Khan.He'll give a more interesting answer.

So, is this going to be one of those interviews again?(Laughs) You tell me? Ok, let's start again, shall we? 
After last year's double whammy of Cheeni Kum and The Namesake, you have signed a Telugu film Idi Sangati.

How do you explain that? 
I can't sit at home and wait for something big to come my way. I had to choose from what was offered to me and Idi Sangati made sense. The director waited for two-and-a-half years to make the film with me. Also, it's a comedy-a genre I've wanted to do for a long time.

Isn't doing a regional film after The Namesake, which took you to a global audience, a bit unsettling? 
I started out with Telugu films and shooting in Hyderabad suits me. Since I'm not a cosmopolitan city-bred girl, doing a regional film is not really a departure for me. I can relate to it. That's why I've signed another Telugu film, Panduranga, directed by my guru, K Raghavendra Rao. I'm really excited about it since I play a Devdasi-something I've never attempted before-in it. I didn't plan for this big project though. Like everything else, this too just fell in my lap.

So, you never plan? 
Never. Planning doesn't suit my temperament. I act on instinct when I am offered a film.

What is your most important selection criterion for doing a film? 
Personal comfort. I've become choosy about the people I work with.

Why are you so reluctant to promote your films? 
I feel fake saying all those good things about a film. I can't do that unless I really believe in a film.

Which was the one film you really believed in and liked promoting? 
(Thinks hard) Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities. I enjoyed doing every shot of the film. It was like a treat.Recently, there were reports of you doing Deepak Tijori's film in English, Zoya Akhtar's untitled project opposite Farhan Akhtar and Shoojit Sircar's Shoebite starring Amitabh Bachchan. But you have denied that you are working on these films.(Sighs) The directors and I were only in the process of talking about whether or not to do the films. I was never doing them. I hope to find better ways to deal with such reports. So far, the only way I've dealt with them is detaching myself from them so that they don't occupy my mindspace.To be honest, I'm unable to cope with the media's intrusion in our lives. I can't handle "who wore what, who ate what, who said what"kind of reportage. I tell myself to ignore it. Even denying such news would give it undeserved importance. I have just two requests. I wish the directors refrain from announcing that I am doing their film until I sign the contract and that the media publishes better pictures of me.

Fair enough. So what's the deal with this sensuous dance number that you've done in Idi Sangati? 
(Shocked) Where did that come from? It's not even a dance. It's just a slow, sensuous song.

Ever want to do an item song? 
Oh, yeah. Why not? It'll be great. There won't be any onus on me in that case. I'll go as a guest on the sets and have fun.

At the Star Screen awards, you said Amitabh Bachchan made you look good in Cheeni Kum. Do you really think so? 
Of course. It was unusual for the two of us to be cast together, that too in a romance. If we were to do another film together, the script would have to suit both of us.

Do you feel bogged down by the heavy roles that filmmakers offer you? 
That's the disadvantage of being stereotyped. On the one hand, it's good to have a type for yourself and then it's up to you to continue with it or not. If people feel I can do heavy and emotional roles well, then I must be convincing. But it has nothing to do with who I am as a person. Maybe, my face or appearance suits such roles. Physicality is the first thing a viewer notices while judging an actor's performance. But all this doesn't bog me down. I know I'll do a role only if I want to. Otherwise, I say no.

• Starring: Abbas, Tabu, Raja, Sunil, Kota Srinivasa Rao, MS Narayana and others
• Producer: Chandra Siddardh
• Director: Chandra Siddardh

Story:
Idhi Sangathi is all about greedy nature of people right from a common man to Prime minister.When Mumbai express met with an accident Crime reporter of a daily Murthy(Abbas) &his colleague,friend Neeladri(Sunil) grabs the gold ornaments&two suitcases from thedead bodies and distribute among themselves.Murthy handsover the suitcase&gold to his wife Swarajya Lakshmi(Tabu),who desperately wanto to become rich.Actually the suitcase consists of diamonds worth Rs.500Crores and it belongs to Prime minster(Kota Srinivasarao).And right from the local police,thieves to DIG&Prime minister wants to know the whereabouts of the diamonds and wanna own them.What happened next is the remaining story.

Highlights:
Director Chandra Sidhartha tried to present this satirical drama with style.written by eminent journalist K.N.Y.Pathanjali,the movie plot is good and the characters are just like the people we come across in everyday life.
Tabu lives up to another impressive role and delivers a noteworthy performance.
Cinematography by Gummadi Jayakrishna is impressive.

It seems Tabu and Simran are vying with each other to play the lead in 'Vaaranamaayiram'.

Both actresses have made a name for themselves in commercial and art cinema. Both have dedicated fan-followings. But what sets Tabu apart from Simran? Simran got married, Tabu did not. But still, Tabu took a break from cinema and is now making a comeback (remember Cheeni Kum?).

Tabu made a name for herself in Hindi, dabbled in Telugu and Tamil and even acted in an English film. She recently made a comeback to Telugu with 'Ide Sangathi'. Simran too made a comeback through Telugu industry. Now it is heard that both actresses are set to return to Tamil filmdom. Apparently, one of them is set to play a very important role in 'Vaaranamaayiram', directed by Gautham Menon, with Suriya, Sameera Reddy and Divya Spandana.

So who among the two would play the lead in the film? Gautham, can you let us know the secret?