After being delayed by nearly a year because of court cases, the National Film Awards for 2005 were announced on Tuesday.It was an occasion to cherish for Tamil cinema as the national award for Best Special Effects has been won by Tata Elexi for…

Chennai-600028, one of the real offbeat and entertaining movies in recent times, was all about friendship.The film's producers SPB Charan (Capital Film Works), JK Saravana (Tantra Films, Singapore)and director Venkat Prabhu are bosom buddies, and the film's essential storyline was about camaraderie fused over…

Popular actor and president of Nadigar Sangam have stated that cinema is very close to his heart and he would never leave films.Addressing a media conference on Tuesday against the State government's decision to come up with a Titanium dioxide plant in the State,…

Remakes have become the order of the day. A host of yesteryear films are being remade in Tamil cinema. The success of Naan Avanilli is a classic example to it. Also Rajnikanth's yesteryear classic Billa is being remade.Several artists are now eyeing to work…

Actor-director Bhagyaraj's son Shantanu wants to establish himself as an action hero.Shantanu says, 'My maiden venture Sakkarakatti is shaping up well. I am confident that it would take me close to the masses'.Meanwhile on his next venture, he says, 'It is a bi-lingual…

P Vasu's son Sakthi starrer Thottal Poo Malarum will release tomorrow.Starring Mumbai import Gauri Munjal opposite him, the movie is directed by Shakthi's father P Vasu.With music by Yuvan Shankar Raja already proving to be a hit, expectations are high on the movie.…

Bharat is one among the four boys, who made a good start with director Shankar's Boys.The young lad followed it up with successful outing in Chellamae and Kadhal, portraying contrasting characters.With string of hits under his belt, the actor is going strong and…

The 54th annual Filmfare awards would be distributed on 4 August in Hyderabad. Considered one of the coveted awards by the south Indian film industry, Filmfare awards for the year 2006 was announced recently. Ajith has been chosen as the best actor for his excellent…

Bhavana is eagerly awaiting the release of Arya. With her recent films taking a drubbing at the box office, this actress from the God's Own Country is hopeful of setting her career back on right track. Arya starring Bhavana and Madhavan in the lead roles…

Kanika had dubbed for Shriya in Sivaji. Her voice perfectly matched that of Shriya and she received rave reviews for her work behind the screen in Sivaji.After the super success of Sivaji, will she take up dubbing as a full time profession?When queried,…