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Ajith, Saran to team up again?
Director Saran and Ajith share a unique rapport. The two had teamed up before to render blockbuster hits. They had worked together in movies including Kadhal Mannan, Amarkalam and Attagasam before.The latest buzz doing rounds in Kollywood is that Ajith has agreed to do…
All eyes on Dasavatharam
With Sivaji fever slowly settling down, all eyes are now focused on Kamal Haasan's Dasavatharam. The magnum opus starring the 'Super Actor' is fast nearing completion.Buzz is that director K S Ravikumar is planning to wind up shooting by July and take a couple…
MGR is back
MGR's evergreen classic Ayirathil Oruvan has hit the theatres again. The film which was made almost four decades ago, features MGR is at his swashbuckling best, opposite Jayalalitha in the movie.Ayirathil Oruvan was instrumental in raising MGR's stock in Tamilnadu.The film is directed…
Doctorate for B.Sarojadevi
Veteran actress B Saroja Devi, who had acted in over 250 films in various Indian languages, will be conferred with a honorary doctorate by Bangalore University.A thrilled Saroja Devi, said, "films are not just a medium of entertainment, it helps us to win acclaims…
Well-known producer Sathyanarayanan dead
Noted film producer V Sathyanarayanan of Venkateshwaralayam Production House breathed his last in Chennai Friday.Sathyanarayanan had produced several movies including Ajit's Kadhal Mannan, Amarkalam and Attagasam, Sree starring Suriya and Prabhu Deva's Alauddin. He was the one who introduced Saran to cinema.He suffered…
Rajini croons for Sivaji
Rajinikanth's Sivaji will feature a song sung by the Super Star himself. According to reports, music composer A R Rehman has convinced Rajinikanth to sing the song in his own voice.Rajinikanth had last sung Adikuthu Kuliru in Mannan set to tunes by Ilayaraja.Sivaji,…
Bharadwaj - Fillip to fresh talent
Bharadwaj is known for introducing fresh talents. Ever since his Kadhal Mannan, the music composer has introduced over a dozen young singers to Kollywood.In his forthcoming film Vattaram, Bharadwaj has gone a step ahead and introduced seven singers to Tamil film industry. They include…
Sri Vidhya passes away
Veteran south Indian actress Sri Vidhya passed away at a hospital in Kerala on Thursday. Sri Vidhya was diagnosed with advanced stage of cancer and was under intensive medical supervision at Sri Avittam Thirunal hospital, Tiruvandrum.The once sought-after heroine of Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam…
Uthama Puthiran - Making history with historicals
After tasting success by re-releasing the yesteryear classic of MGR Nadodi Mannan, Divya Films are now planning to go a step further.The film house is now planning to re-release Sivaji Ganesan's blockbuster Uthama Puthiran.Interestingly after almost three decades film buffs witnessed the release…
MGR still charms
One man who created magic on both reel and real life was MGR. From a humble beginning, he went on to become a popular actor and then on to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.Though he passed away a couple of decades ago,…