South Buzz: Superstar Rajinikanth celebrates his 72nd birthday; Ravi Teja to play a no-nonsense cop in ‘Waltair Veerayya’; Antony Varghese starrer ‘Poovan’ gets a release date

Hey there! From Rajinikanth celebrating his 72nd birthday today to the Mollywood actor Antony Varghese starrer ‘Poovan’ getting a release date, your busy bee is back with some of the hot trending entertainment news from the south film industry.

As Chiranjeevi’s ‘Waltair Veerayya’ is all set to hit the big screens on January 13 next year, the makers unveiled the first look teaser of Ravi Teja's character, who will be playing Vikram Sagar, Assistant Commissioner of police. Interestingly director Bobby presented Ravi in an entirely new avatar that is both impressive and exciting.

Superstar Rajinikanth is celebrating his 72nd birthday today and social media is buzzing with lovely wishes from both fans and celebrities such as Kamal Haasan, Dhanush, and Dulquer Salmaan. Fans are also asking for an update from Rajinikanth's upcoming movie ‘Jailer’ on this special day.

Mollywood actor Antony Varghese’s most anticipated comedy-drama film ‘Poovan’ is all set to hit the big screens on January 6 next year. The film is directed by Vineeth Vasudevan and is scripted by Varun Dhara.

Coming to the Kannada film industry, actor Abhishek Ambareesh got engaged to a business woman Aviva Bidapa. After the engagement, Abhishek will start shooting for his next film by ‘Kaali’ director S Krishna.

So that's all for today. Stay tuned as your south bee will be back the next day with more entertainment updates from the south film industry.