Dhanush all praise for Kajol

Dhanush, who is sharing the screen space with Bollywood actress Kajol in VIP 2, is all praise for the Minsara Kanavu heroine.

"Kajol ma'am is full of energy. Her energy is so infectious that it motivated people to work with the same enthusiasm," the national award winning actor says.

And he adds: "She is a very friendly and warm person. We had a great time working with her."

VIP 2 is a comedy-drama film directed by Soundarya Rajnikanth. A sequel to Velaiilla Pattadhari (2014), the film features Dhanush, Kajol and Amala Paul in the lead roles, while, Samuthirakani and Saranya Ponvannan play supporting but pivotal roles.

Dhanush, besides acting, is also co-producing the film and has written the story and dialogues for the film. The film, which is also co-produced by S. Thanu, has music composed by Sean Roldan and will release in late 2017.

Kamal's patriotic pose

Kamal Haasan unveiled posters from his revived project Viswaroopam 2 on Tuesday night and they featured him along with the national flag.

Soon after he released the posters on his Twitter page, it went viral in the social media.

Earlier in the day, he posted on Twitter: "Happy to anounce: Today 7pm Vishwaroop 2 Hindi first look poster & Vishwaroopam Tamizh Telugu 1st look posters release Exclusively for you."

It was only recently that the veteran actor had taken over the reins of Viswaroopam 2 (V2). Since then the work on the film is progressing in full swing.

A spy thriller film, it is being simultaneously made in Tamil and Hindi languages. Written and directed by Kamal Haasan, it is the sequel to Vishwaroopam (2013) and features himself alongside Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar and Andrea Jeremiah, reprising their roles.

While the first film was set in the United States, Vishwaroopam II is set to take place in India.

Sabarimala Temple Opening Dates 2017 to 2018 - Sabarimala Opening Dates 2017 - 2018

Opening and Closing of Sri Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple - Sabarimala Temple Opening Dates 2017 to 2018 - Sabarimala Opening Dates 2017 - 2018

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Sabarimala Temple is one of the most famous temples in Kerala State, India. Sabarimala Temple is situated in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala State. Sabarimala Temple is otherwise known as Sree Dharma Sastha Temple. Sabarimala Temple is dedicated to Lord Ayyappa. 100 million devotees of Lord Ayyappa visiting every year. Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple is situated on top of the hill with surrounded by mountains and forests.

Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple is worshipped Lord Ayyappan. Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple is an old Ancient Sastha Temple. Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple is one of the five Sastha temples founded by Lord Parasurama. Sabarimala Temple Pilgrimage or Journey starts in the month of November and ends in the month of January. Mandala Pooja 15th November to 26th December and Makaravilakkuare or "Makara Sankranti" 14th January and Maha Vishuva Sankranti 14th April the three main events of the Pilgrim Season.

Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa Temple has no restrictions of caste or creed. Kerala High Court restricted entry of males of all age groups and entry of females above the age of 10 and below the age of 50 from offering worship at Sabarimala Sri Dharmasastha Temple during any period of the year. The Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple in Kerala State, India is open for darshan only during certain specific periods in a year. Above are the dates on which the Sri Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple will remain open during 2017 - 2018.

Transport Facility:

Airport:

Nearest Airport facility Cochin International Airport 160 kilometres(Km) is an international airport situated in the city of Kochi, Kerala State, India and another one is Trivandrum International Airport 170 kilometres(Km) situated in the city of Thiruvananthapuram and is the first airport in the Kerala State, India.

Heliport:

Nearest Helicopter facility Sabarimala Helipad or Sabarimala Heliport is situated in Perunad 40 kilometres(Km) from Pampa.

Railway Station:

Nearest Railway Station facility Chengannur Railway Station 82 Kilometres(Km) is situated in Chengannur, Kerala State, India. Sasthamkotta Railway Station 100 Kilometres(Km) is situated in Kollam District, Kerala State, India. Kottayam Railway Station 120 Kilometres(Km) is situated in Kottayam, Kerala State, India. Kollam Junction Railway Station 129 Kilometres(Km) is situated in Kollam, Kerala State, India.

On Road:

Direct Bus services to Pathanamthitta, Erumeli and Pamba are operated from Chengannur Railway Station is situated in Chengannur, Kerala State, India.

Baahubali 2 collects over Rs 500 cr in 3 days

In just three days, Baahubali 2 has collected more than Rs 500 crore in the box-office, creating a new record.

The latest reports are that the film has as collected about 385 crores (all languages) at the domestic market and grossed 120 crores in its opening weekend in the international markets.

The second part in the Baahubali franchise -- a fantasy drama about a fictional kingdom -- has rewritten box office records.

The film, featuring Prabhas, Anushka Shetty, Rana Daggubati and Tamannaah, released in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam in over 6500 screens across India, and in 9000 plus screens worldwide.

Superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday watched Baahubali 2 at a special screening in the Qube-equipped theatre at his residence in Chennai.

Soon after watching the film, the top actor tweeted: "'Baahubali 2' Indian cinema's pride. My salutes to god's own child Rajamouli and his team."

Director of the film S S Rajamouli responded immediately, saying: "THALAIVAAAA... Feeling like god himself blessed us... our team is on cloud9... Anything couldn't be bigger... 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻"

Vikram's 'Sketch' secrets revealed

Actor Vikram and director Vijay Chander were busy filming a high-octane action sequence for Sketch, on Car Street in Triplicane.

As per the official order issued by Tamil Nadu government, film shoots in public places can only happen in the midnight and thus, the makers have Sketch have been shooting important night effect scenes of the film at Triplicane and Mylapore areas at 2 AM in the morning.

Though it was almost two in the morning, the crowd had taken over the location just to get a glimpse of Chiyaan. However, the crew shot till the wee hours of the morning.

Vikram sports a thick beard and mustache for his gangster role in Sketch, the film also has Tamannaah Bhatia, Radha Ravi and RK Suresh in important roles.

Vijay Chander says, "This is an important chase sequence. We have about 30 bikes chasing Vikram, who will be driving the car. We have shot in all the bylanes around the Triplicane Parthasarathy temple all night."

In November 2016, Vijay Chander, who had previously made Vaalu (2015), revealed that his next project would feature Vikram in the lead role. Featuring Vikram and Tamannaah in the lead roles, the film began production in February 2017.

TTV Dinakaran to stay in Tihar jail till May 15

AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran, accused of attempting to bribe poll officials to obtain the party's "two leaves" symbol, was on Monday sent to 14-day judicial custody by a court here.

The Tis Hazari court sent TTV Dinakaran and his aide Mallikarjuna to 15 days judicial custody. The duo will now spend the next 15 days in high-security Tihar Jail.

The Delhi police produced TTV Dinakaran and Mallikarjuna in court on Monday after the end of their police custody.

Mallikarjuna, a long-time friend of Dinakaran, who was also arrested on April 25, was also remanded to judicial custody for a similar period.

The order came after the Delhi Police told the court that they did not require any further custodial interrogation of the accused persons.

Dinakaran was taken to Chennai while in the custody of the Delhi crime branch police. The police who visited his residence had also questioned his family members.

The police were attempting to trace the illegal routes through which money was transferred to alleged middleman Sukesh Chandrasekhar, who was already arrested.

AIADMK merger: OPS team sets final deadline

AIADMK's rebel faction, led by former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, may cancel merger talks with the Chief Minister E Palaniswami camp if their key demands were not met, sources said.

Virtually setting a deadline till Tuesday for merger talks with the rival faction, Panneerselvam is set to launch a statewide tour from May 5.

Panneerselvam has planned to visit all 32 districts and meet his supporters during the tour which is likely to end by May last.

The tour, besides hoping the mop up support for him, is also seen as OPS's attempt to prepare them for local body elections.

Mettur MLA S Semmalai, who had organised a meeting of party cadre last week, was quoted in a report as saying that, "He (Panneerselvam) will commence the tour from Kancheepuram."

A senior member from the committee formed by the Panneerselvam camp for talks reportedly added that, "whichever way the talks go, we expect to arrive at a clear picture. In fact, our deadline is Tuesday".

Meanwhile, the AIADMK (Amma) faction has said its only stand is that both groups of the party should settle disputes through dialogue.

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister D. Jayakumar, however, said there were “contradictions” in the rival camp, with each leader making different statements.

Jayakumar pointed out that Panneerselvam had said “conducive atmosphere” prevailed for the merger talks, but others, including former Ministers S. Semmalai and ‘Ma Foi’ K. Pandiarajan, were making different statements.