Genelia enters Mollywood

She is already a popular face in Kerala after movies like ‘Boys’, ‘Sachin’ and ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa’ doing well at the box office there. Genelia who has a great youth following in Kerala has finally found time to do a straight movie in Malayalam for the first time.

Genelia D'Souza will debut in Mollywood opposite another heartthrob Prithviraj in a new movie directed by Santhosh Sivan titled ‘Urumi’.

Urumi is a bilingual in Tamil and Malayalam based on the assassination of Vasco Da Gama. The film is about a group of men, who wanted to assassinate Vasco Da Gama. Genelia will play a Portuguese princess in this 15th century period film.

Santosh Sivan is already known for making critically acclaimed international projects ‘Terrorist’, ‘Navarasa’ and ‘Beyond the Rains’.

Genelia is brand ambassador of the year

Popular Tamil-Telugu-Hindi actress Genelia, who currently endorses nine brands including Cadbury’s Perk, Fanta, Spinz, Dabur Vatika, LG Cookie, Virgin, Margo, Garnier and Fasttrack, was selected as the brand ambassador of the year by CNBC AWAAZ Consumer Awards. The award was announced late Monday evening. Last year's award recipient was Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan.
Genelia said: "It is an honour that CNBC AWAAZ and the Indian consumers have chosen to bestow upon me and I couldn’t be happier. Stalwarts like Shahrukh and Akshay Kumar have been awarded this prestigious title in the past and I’m only glad that people think I’m worthy of the same."
"This award symbolizes a bridge between the consumer and the brand and I consider it a huge responsibility. I hope I continue to do even better in the future and I’m sure I will as I have a very strong team with me that helps me build, grow and sustain. My success is as much theirs as it is mine,” she added.

Velayudham movie Vijay with Hansika and Genelia

Aascar Ravichandran is producing Velayudham with Vijay in the lead. There was a strong speculation on who would pair up with the Ilaya Thalapathy. Rumor mills were also working overtime on this issue. Now we have it that Genelia and Hansika Motwani will be the leading ladies of the film.

One more news that is doing rounds in Kollywood is that Velayudham’s inaugural pooja will be held in Chennai on May 27th at the Nehru Indoor Stadium. The event is said to be a grand-scale affair.

Genelia favourite face amongst Indian TV Advertisers

Bollywood Cutie Actress Genelia isn't counted in the ranks of Bollywood Actress Priyanka Chopra, Kareena Kapoor or Katrina Kaif, but Genelia D’Souza still has more brand endorsements in her side than any of the Bollywood leading Actress.

With about 9-11 endorsement deals Genelia D’Souza has undoubtedly become the favourite face amongst Indian TV Advertisers. And the girl is all kicked about the fact that she adorns the TV screens in every commercial break. “I feel happy that people don’t get bored seeing my face so often on TV,” she jokes and adds, “Shooting for these ads give me a great high. The concepts and creativity make it super fun.”

We further ask Genelia D’Souza what makes her click with the advertisers? “I think it’s my girl next door image. The brands I endorse are targeted towards the youth and it’s due to my bubbly nature that the youth can relate to me better than other actresses.”

As We Know, the only other Bollywood face that is such a regular when it comes to advertisements is Bollywood King Shahrukh Khan who endorses products right from pens and talcum powder to hair oil and underwear. And with her endorsement line-up, seems Genelia D’Souza all set to match up Shahrukh Khan.

Top ten Actress in Bollwood

1. Katrina Kaif

Katrina Kaif has made her appearance in Bollywood, Telugu and Malayalam films. She was born on July16,1984. She made her first appearance in Kaizad Gustad's Boom (2003). Katrina has been dating actor Salman Khan since 2003.
Kaif was voted Asia's Sexiest woman in 2008. She has won the Awards of Sabsay Favourite Heroine Award in 2008 and Stardust Breakthrough Performance Award (Female) in 2006 for Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya? She won Zee cine Awards and IIFA Awards in 2008. She was also the recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Award in the year 2009.

2. Priyanka Chopra
She was on born 18 July 1982. Priyanka is an Indian actress and former Miss World.She made her acting debut with the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan. The following year, she made her Hindi film debut with The Hero: Love Story of a Spy and followed it with the hit Andaaz, for which she won a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award. In 2004 she became the second woman to win the Filmfare Best Villain Award, which she received for her critically acclaimed performance in Aitraaz. Chopra would later have commercial success with films like Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004), Krrish (2006) and Don - The Chase Begins Again. Chopra earned a Filmfare Best Actress Award for her portrayal of a model in Fashion in 2008).

3. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian actress and former Miss World. She won Miss World title in 1994. Rai made her movie debut in Mani Ratnam's Tamil film Iruvar (1997) and had her first commercial success in the Tamil movie Jeans (1998). She recieved Filmfare best actress award in the movie Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999) and Devdas (2002). After a low phase in her career during 2003-2005, she appeared in the blockbuster Dhoom 2 (2006), which turned out to be her biggest Bollywood commercial success. She later appeared in films like Guru (2007) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008). During her career, Rai has acted in Hindi, English, Tamil and Bengali including the international productions Bride & Prejudice (2004), The Mistress of Spices (2005), The Last Legion (2007) and The Pink Panther 2 (2009) in English.

4. Shilpa Shetty

Shilpa Shetty is a popular actress and model. Shilpa was born in Mangalore on 8th June 1975 to Surendra and Sunanda Shetty. Shilpa has appeared in nearly 40 Bollywood, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada films. Shilpa Shetty made her debut in the film Baazigar in 1993 and was nominated for her role. The following year she delivered another blockbuster hit 'Main Khiladi Tu Anari' where she starred with Akshay Kumar and Saif Ali Khan. Her performances in Dhadkan (2000) and Rishtey (2002) were appreciated, while her portrayal of an AIDS patient in Phir Milenge (2004) won her many accolades. Shilpa Shetty was crowned the winner of the British Celebrity Big Brother TV show in 2007. Today besides acting Shilpa is an investor in the IPL cricket team Rajasthan Royals, an investor in a fast food chain in England.

5. Bipasha Basu

Bipasha was born on January 7th 1979 in New Delhi. Unbelievable as it may sound, sexy Bipasha was considered 'ugly' in her younger years due to her dark complexion. Her name means 'Dark Deep Desire', and is also the name of a river. Bipasha made her foray into Bollywood with 'Ajnabee' in 2001, and subsequently acquired a place for herself in the tinsel world. She went to star in 'Raaz', 'Jism', 'No Entry', 'Phir Herapheri', 'Corporate' &'Dhoom 2'. All of these movies did fairly well at the box office, and escalated her position as not only a leading lady, but one who can dare to bare. 'Dhoom 2' also credits her as a playback singer.She has also appeared in two music videos, and was one of the judges in the 2004 Femina Miss India beauty pageant.

6. Kareena Kapoor

Kareena comes from the country’s first acting family and is the daughter of actor Randhir Kappor. Her elder sister Karisma Kapoor is also a well-known actress. Her mom separated from her dad because her dad would not allow them to become actresses. She was also at Harvard for a very brief period.

Kareena made her debut with ‘Refugee’ in 2000. It was also the film that launched Abhishek Bachchan’s career. Kareena was actually slated to star in the biggest hit of that year Kaho Naa Pyar Hai, but for some reason dropped out. She says she is glad to have done so. Today after more than 30 films to her kitty, Kareena is one of the most influential actresses in Bollywood.

7. Genelia D'Souza

Genelia D'Souza is an Indian film actress. She born on 5 August 1987 to Jeanette D'Souza and Neil D'Souza in Mumbai . Genelia belongs to a prominent Christian community, Mangalorean Catholic community in Mumbai. She studied at Apostolic Carmel High School in Bandra, Mumbai. She had completed her graduation in Management studies from St. Andrews College in Bandra, Mumbai. Genelia was good at sports and games. She was an athlete at State level and a Football player at national level.

8. Deepika Padukone

Deepika Padukone was born to Ujjala and Prakash Padukone in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Deepika has modeled for several famous Indian brand names and hit the international scene withn Maybelline made her their new international spokesperson.

Deepika Padukone made her cinematic debut in Kannada film, Aishwarya in 2006. Her debut film in Bollywood was Om Shanti Om opposite Shahrukh Khan. Deepika's performance in Om Shanti Om brought her the Fimlfare Best Female Debut award. She also made appearance in Bachna Ae Haseeno, Chandni Chowk To China, Love Aaj Kal.

9. Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta scored the highest possible marks in the history of the Miss Universe Contest 2000. Lara was born in Ghaziabad on April 6, 1978. Lara enrolled and subsequently won the Miss Gladrags competition and thereafter being crowned Miss Universe in 2000. She starred in Andaaz in 2003, which won her best female debut award from Femina. Some of the movies she is remembered for are 'Masti', 'No Entry, and 'Kaal'.As of 2007, her forthcoming movies include 'Partner', 'Hey Baby', 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom', 'London Dreams', 'Dulha Mil Gaya, amongst others. She is also known for her sense of humor, and a talent for writing.

10. Asin Thottumkal

Asin's breakthrough in films came with Amma Nanna O Tamila Ammayi (Telugu) where she starred opposite Ravi Teja. Asin's first Tamil film was M Kumaran, Son Of Mahalakshmi in 2004. Asin's Dasavathaaram (Tamil) opposite Kamal Hassan released in 2008 and was also appreciated. Her 2005 movie Ghajini with Surya, which was released simultaneously in both Tamil and Telugu, was a mega hit in both languages. Asin also stars in the film's remake in Hindi with the same title, with Aamir Khan opposite her. Asin has mae appearance in Vipul Amrutlal Shah's London Dreams opposite Salman Khan and Ajay Devgan and also doing a film with Akshay Kumar called Patiala House.