Veteran lyricist Vaali, who has working with over three generation of actors, is one of the proud recipients of the Padma Shree awards announced by the Central government for this year.Still young at heart, Vaali has penned lyrics for over thousands of songs beginning…

Music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja heaped laurels on director Ameer after completing the re-recording works for Paruthi Veeran recently.'It was a fantastic feel to do the background score for the film and the last couple of reels in the movie made me cry. Ameer…

After her debut opposite Kamal Haasan in Vettaiyadu Vilayadu, Kamalini Mukherjee is slowly making her impression in Kollywood. The theatre artiste from Bengal, who was introduced to silver screen by Revathi Menon in her Hindi venture Phir Milenge, is acting as the heroine in all…

The blockbuster Tamil hit of 2006, Chithiram Pesudhadi is now going places. The movie which was directed by debutant Mysskin is now being remade in Kannada and Malayalam now.The Telugu version is being produced by Mohan Babu and features his son Manoj in the…

Actor-director Bhagyaraj chose to celebrate his birthday on Sunday by calling on Chief Minister M Karunanidhi along with his family members.Beginning his career as an assistant to directors G Ramakrishnan and Bharathiraja, Bhagyaraj was recognised for his script writing talent.Among his early work…

The audio of Deepavali was launched amidst glitterati this morning, at Sathyam Cinemas.Deepavali brings together Jayam Ravi and Bhavana for the first time. Directed by Ezhil, this film is produced by director Lingusamy. Vijay Milton cranks the camera for this film. Music is scored…

Deepavali, directed by Ezhil and produced by director Lingusamy under the banner Thirupathi Brothers has Jayam Ravi and Bhavana playing the lead roles.The film's stills have already managed to attract the interest of movie lovers. The locales at which the pictures have been shot…

The much-expected audio of the film Pori was launched in Chennai at the sprawling Sathyam Cinemas. The film stars Jeeva and Pooja in the leads, and is directed by Subramanya Siva.Subramanya Siva's previous movie Thiruda Thirudi was a big musical hit --- who can…

Paruthi Veeran will mark a new beginning in Tamil cinema, says director Ameer.Speaking about his film which will hit the screens this Pongal, Ameer said that Tamil film industry has begun its journey towards fulfilling expectations. There is a global appeal for Tamil cinema…

Music has always been an inevitable and indispensable part of regional films in India. With talents and technology spree like never before, Kollywood is now more self-contained than ever, with a bunch of refreshingly new talents to watch out for. Well, a musical year it…