Not just an actress, she's been a versatile personality distinctly involving herself in social services. Her praise-worthy commendable works have made her worthy of getting felicitated with the prestigious award. Yup! The very versatile & spontaneous actress Kajol is all set to be honored with 'Karmaveer Puraskar' award on the 26^th of November in New Delhi.The 'Karmaveer Puraskar' is a national award for Social Justice & Citizen Action being commissioned to recognize individuals who have been pivotal for leading change beyond their business as usual by being committed on individual levels to work on social issues. The awards are given to individuals from various sectors for their contribution to promote social justice and action.

It is now the season of Malayalam movie directors making the transition to Kollywood. The likes of Lal Jose, Vinayan, Renjith and Shaji Kailas, among others, are directing movies in Tamil. Jose is directing 'Mazhai Varappogirathu' with newcomers playing the lead roles and the film is about the travails that arise because of water scarcity.'Director Vinayan is currently directing 'Naalai Namathey' featuring new faces in the lead roles', sources close to the director said. Director Renjith is all set to launch a Tamil film featuring Prithiviraj and Karthika. Meanwhile, director Shaji Kailas has almost finished the Tamil remake of the Malayalam murder mystery 'Chintamani Kola Case' titled 'Ellammey Avan Seyal' in Tamil. Director Siddhique had made 'Sadhu Miranda' and is tipped to direct Vijay's next film. Many observers feel that the Tamil film industry is opening its gates to new and fresh talent. The success of off-beat movies like 'Chennai 600028' and 'Subramaniapuram' has emboldened the Malayalam film makers to try their luck here.

After actress Devayani's brother Nakul, it is the turn of actress Sangeetha's brother Primal to play the hero in a Tamil movie. Primal will play the lead role in film titled 'Odipolama'. The film will be made simultaneously in Tamil and Telugu. . Kanmani has penned the story, screenplay and dialogues besides directing it. The rest of the cast includes Kotta Srinivasa Rao, Mahadevan, Suman Shetty, Thambi Ramiah, Sudha and 'Sankarabharanam' - fame Rajalakshmi. Sandhya plays the heroine. She is currently acting in 'Manjal Veyyil' along with Prasanna. The other film she is acting in is 'Mahesh, Saranya, Matrum Palar' with Shakthi. Plans are on to shoot the song sequences of 'Odipolaama' in the famous Pattaaya Beach and Phuket beach in Thailand. Produced by V Barani, the movie has music by D Imman and lyrics by Na Muthukumar, Thabu Shankar and Snehan.

Music composer A R Rahman whose magic is making wonders in Tamil Cinema for nearly a couple of decades now, is still going strong and steady in Bollywood. He has come up with a hat-trick of successes in Hindi filmdom recently. He made it big with 'Janu Tu Jane Na'. The song 'Kabhi Kabhi' is still topping the charts all across the country. His recent release 'Yuvvraaj' is topping the charts right now. Subhash Ghai and Rahman have successfully recreated the magic of the 'Taal' days.

Now, Rahman has gone a step further with 'Ghajini'. In the Hindi remake of the Tamil original, Rahman has scored half-a-dozen numbers all of which have won rave reviews. Reports suggest that the number 'Behka', is gaining immense popularity. It's three-in-row and three cheers for Rahman.

One of the biggest hits of Mollywood , 'Classmates' directed by young director Lal Jose is getting ready to greet the Tamil audience in a short while. The movie remade in Tamil in the title ‘Ninaithaale Inikkum' is directed by debutante Kumaravel.While Shakthi, son of ace director P Vasu debuts through the remake, one important role of the movie is handled by Prithviraj. Priyamani will appear as the heroine of this movie . Meanwhile, Lal Jose, the director of the original, is foraying in Kollywood with the new movie 'Mazhai Varappogirathu', which feature a number of new comers.

Super star Mohanlal has been selected for the year's Panambilly Prathibha puraskaram, initiated by the cultural wing of Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). Mohanlal, was selected for the overall contribution to Malayalam cinema over the years, by the jury headed by George Onakkur. The award carries a citation and a purse of Rs 50,000. The award will be given away on the 26th of this month by the Union Defense Minister A K Antony in a function organized by the KPCC at the Karthika Thirunaal Theatre.