Taking a cue from Bollywood, the producers and directors in Tamil cinema have begun shooting abroad.Nenjil featuring Navdeep and Aparna was shot entirely abroad (London). Major portions of director Jeeva's Unnale Unnale were shot in Melbourne and London.After Priyasakhi, director K S Adhiyaman…

With a just a few hours left for Bharath's Chennai Kadhal to release, director Vikraman is all thrilled.The director has consciously changed from his pattern of film-making and has come up with a youthful entertainer in Chennai Kadhal.Hitherto known for soft romantic and…

With just a few days left to enter the New Year, a look back at 2006 highlights the abundant musical talent that the Tamil film industry encompasses.With Rahman, Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Vidyasagar and Yuvan coming out with catchy tunes, the industry saw several songs…

The year 2006 has seen a mixed response as far as films are concerned. There have been a slew of hits and average runners, promising stars and new trends in the industry.There has been no dearth of miracles in Kollywood in 2006. While Chitiram…

Everyone knows that Selvaraghavan and Sonia Agarwal are getting married on December 15.So you would expect the director-actor couple to be painting the town red.Far from it, Selvaraghavan is engrossed with his Telugu film at Hyderabad. Sonia Agarwal, on the other hand, is…

Irandu strikesThree movies released last week-end - Madhavan's Irandu, Vishal starrer Sivapathikaram and the all newcomer starrer Aavani Thingal.Fortunately for Madhavan, Irandu directed by Sundar C and produced by Kushboo, has taken a bumper opening in Chennai and the suburbs. A hilarious entertainer,…

Bharath, keen to continue with his good run after Em Mahan, is looking forward to his Veyyil and Chennai Kadhal, which will be releasing on the same day.Veyyil is from the banner which shot Bharath to fame namely, S pictures. Bhavana plays the female…

Chennai Kadhal brings a host of biggies together to provide a wholesome entertainer.This film is directed by Vikraman and stars Bharath and Genelia in the lead roles. Vikraman, a major crowd-puller as far as families and womenfolk are concerned, has taken a different route…

From Kastoori Raja's firm emerges another film titled Idhu Kadhal Varum Paruvam.Debutants Harish Kumar and Lakshmipriya play the lead roles in this film. Besides, the film has Kiran and Meera Vasudevan doing important roles.This film is about an individual and his multitude experiences…

Director Velu Prabhakaran, known for his iconoclastic and radical themes, is waging a battle with the Censor Board after the board members objected to some scenes in his film Kadhal Arangam.Addressing media persons, Velu Prabhakaran said, 'The so called objectionable scenes are important in…