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Danny Denzongpa is all poised to don the role that he is best known for, play a baddie to its evilest best. This time he is to be the villain for Rajinikanth’s next science fiction mega Tamil film Endhiran- The Robot . The actor will now make his Kollywood debut as the villain in the Rajini-Aishwarya Rai starrer, which is being directed by Shankar. The film is expected to cost around 120 crores. Danny Denzongpa pic: Yahoo News Rajni-Aish's Endhiran pic : http://initialm.wordpress.com

Bangalore, June 17: A breath of fresh air for Kannada filmdom, all the way from Nepal. Ganesh, of Nepalese descent, is making waves across the state with his second film — Mungaru Male (Monsoon Rain). The film, which has had cash registers ringing non-stop for more than 24 weeks now, is also ringing in a change. An industry that is almost militant in its opposition to non-Kannadiga actors or even films has a Nepali poised for stardom. Ganesh, however, is hesitant to recognize his roots, preferring to say that he is from Adakamaranahalli, a village on the city’s outskirts. “I have already clarified that I am not a Nepali. I am an Indian,” he says, though he admits that his forefathers are from Nepal and belong to the Gurkha clan. The family also has a Darjeeling connection, but he does not want to talk about it. “His father was a watchman in Bangalore. Ganesh grew up here and is fluent in Kannada. He got his first break as an anchor of an interactive TV show,” an industry insider said. ...