Latest Lokesh Kanakaraj News & Updates

Chennai, March 13 (IANS) Dubbing for director Rathna Kumar’s eagerly awaited upcoming romantic entertainer ’29 The Film’, featuring actors Vidhu and Preethi Asrani in the lead, has now begun. Director Rathna Kumar took to his social media timelines to share a poster that said, “Voice acting starts today.”It may be recalled that the unit of 29 had wrapped up shooting on January 30 this year.Director Rathna Kumar had then takento his X timeline to make the announcement. He posted a picture of a ca…

Chennai, Feb 14 (IANS) The makers of director Arun Matheswaran’s upcoming film ‘DC’, featuring ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj as the hero, on Saturday released a special promo for the film on the occasion of Valentine’s Day in which they disclosed that Lokesh Kanakaraj plays a character called Devadas, while Wamiqa Gabbi plays a character called Chandra and actress Sanjana A K plays a character called Parvathi in the film.As reported by IANS earlier, actress Wamiqa Gabbi plays the female lead in …

Chennai, Feb 9 (IANS) Dismissing rumours on social media that director Arun Matheswaran was no longer a part of the eagerly awaited biopic of world renowned music director Ilaiyaraaja as being untrue, the film’s makers on Monday clarified that Arun Matheswaran was very much a part of the film and that he would direct the biopic of Ilaiyaraaja after completing his current film, ‘DC’, featuring Lokesh Kanakaraj in the lead. On Monday, rumours began doing the rounds on social media that well known …

Chennai, Jan 27 (IANS) Trashing reports that claimed that he had unfollowed Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth and legendary actor Kamal Haasan on social media, ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj has now clarified he had done nothing of that sort and urged the media to check facts with him or his team before putting out such reports about him. Lokesh Kanakaraj, who chose to have an interaction with the media on Monday, used the opportunity to clarify a number of issues. One such issue pertained to reports t…

Chennai, Jan 26 (IANS) Seeking to silence those who had come down hard on him for opting out of directing the much-awaited film featuring two of Tamil cinema’s biggest superstars — Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj on Monday clarified why he had made the decision to opt out. Addressing mediapersons, Lokesh Kanakaraj said, “I wish to clarify a few points about the Rajinikanth-Kamal Haasan film. It was at the time of Coolie’s release that I met both (Rajinikanth and Kama…

Hyderabad, Jan 20 (IANS) Tollywood star Allu Arjun was in Tokyo, Japan, to promote his blockbuster hit “Pushpa 2: The Rule” as the movie released there on January 16. During his trip, AA was accompanied by his better half, Sneha Reddy, and kids – daughter Arha and son Ayaan. Providing a peek into their time in Japan, Sneha Reddy uploaded a video on social media where all four of them were seen enjoying a gala time exploring the city.The video showed all of them posing for a family selfie on the …

Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj on Monday revealed the title of director Harish Durairaj’s upcoming entertainer, featuring actors Arjun Das and Anna Ben in the lead, as ‘Con City’ and also released the first look poster of the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Taking to his X timeline, Lokesh Kanakaraj wrote, “Very happy to unveil the first look of #ConCity. May this film do wonders for you @iam_arjundas machi! My hearty wishes to @harish_durairaj, @benanna_l…

Chennai, Jan 14 (IANS) Ace director Lokesh Kanakaraj is to direct Telugu star Allu Arjun’s 23rd film, tentatively being referred to as #AALoki, its makers announced on Wednesday. Well known production house Mythri Movie Makers is to produce this film, the music of which is to be scored by one of the country’s top music directors, Anirudh.Taking to its Instagram timeline, Mythri Movie Makers released an announcement video, saying, “A Collaboration that will be Eternal in Indian Cinema. Icon Star …

Chennai, Jan 5 (IANS) Actress Preethi Asrani, who plays the female lead opposite Vidhu in director Rathna Kumar’s upcoming romantic entertainer ’29’, has now disclosed her character’s name in the film. Taking to her Instagram page, the actress, who shared stills of herself from the film, wrote, “Meet your VIJI. #29TheFilm.”The film caught the attention of fans and film buffs when the makers released a title teaser. The title teaser had men, who were 29 years old, being asked who they were. While…