Great singer, greater human beingWhether you like South Indian film music or not, there is no way you can ever have anyone saying that he doesn't like S P Balasubramaniam, popularly known by the obvious shortening of his name SPB. The avuncular roly-poly SPB…

The countdown has begun. In the next couple of weeks, the whole of Tamilnadu will reverberate with Sivaji. The costliest movie ever made in Tamil cinema, Sivaji has who's who of Tamil cinema coming together. The AVM Productions, who is known to package their movies…

Parvathi, who shot to fame with her debut film Out of Syllabus, is now getting an offer of her lifetime. She is now approached to act in a Tamil film, that too opposite Ajith.Director Bala, who saw her while surfing the channels, thought that…

Kamna Jethmalani is back after a brief hiatus in Tamil cinema. She started her career with Idhaya Thirudan opposite Jayam Ravi. However the movie did not do well at the box office.Undeterred, Kamna fought her way in Tollywood. She emerged the sought-after actress with…

With the release of the much-awaited Sivaji starring Rajnikanth postponed from 31 May to 15 June, several Tamil movies chose to go on a wait and watch mode.As a result, theatres in Chennai are now witnessing a plethora of English movies fancying their fortunes…

Music is the manThey say that there is nothing new to write about Taj Mahal, everything that needs to be said has been said. Ilayaraja is in the same category. The music and the man behind it have been so well documented that anyone…

A complete music director who does everything-composing, orchestration, arrangement of instruments, writing notations, conducting and even sound recording and balancing of tracks, Ilayaraja is a one-man band of harmony and rhythms. Ilayaraja has been so acclaimed because his film numbers run the entire gamut ----folk,…

Nizhalgal Ravi is one of the finest actors in Tamil cinema who has played varied roles. He hogged the limelight dubbing for Amitabh Bachchan for the Tamil version of Big B's Kaun Banega Crorepati, a game a year ago.Nizhagal Ravi was appreciated for his…

Ajith's Billa is fast shaping up at Malaysia. Directed by Vishnuvardhan, the movie featuring Nayantara and Namitha opposite Ajith has created a lot of hype and expectations among the film-buffs for the movie is a remake of Rajnikanth's yesteryear blockbuster Billa.Also Ajith had stated…

Known to portray different roles is Madhavan aka Maddy. Celebrating his birthday Today, Madhavan has emerged a star to reckon within the industry. Emerging from the Mani Ratnam's stable, Madhavan had made rapid strides since his debut as romantic hero (Karthik) in Alaipayuthae. Madhavan never…