Music composer Ilaiyaraaja has written two letters to the inistry of Information and Broadcasting over the division of music direction category at the National Awards into two parts. The composer says that dividing the category into two separate awards belittles the work of composers.According…

Komal Sharma, who worked with late actor-director R. Manivannan in his last Tamil directorial outing "Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA", remembers him as a "father figure" and a "great human being".Manivannan passed away at his residence here following a cardiac arrest Saturday. He was 58.…

R. Manivannan died here Saturday following a cardiac arrest, said a family friend. He was 58.Manivannan passed away at his residence in Nesapakkam, the friend told said. He is survived by his wife, son and a daughter."I can't believe he is no more.…

Worldwide distributors of 'Kuselan', Pyramid Saimira is organizing a first day, first show exclusively for children at the Woodlands Theatre in Chennai on the 1st of August. 630 children from Give Life to organize special screening of Kuselan for 630 children from Give Life, an…

Vindhya, who made her debut in Sangamam, is getting married. She marries her lover Gopalakrishnan, who has acted in 'Vaakkumoolam'. Gopalakrishnan is the brother of actress Bhanupriya.Vindhya, who is a member of AIADMK, has so far acted in around 35 movies in Tamil, Telugu,…

Actress Vindhya on Wednesday underwent an operation at a private hospital in Chennai to reduce her weight.The young actress made her debut with Sangamam and followed it up with several films. She has appeared in few item numbers too.The actress, who put on…

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…

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,…

Nithyashree Mahadevan, who was noticed by film music lovers after her animated rendition of 'Kannodu Kaanbathellam' from the Shankar directed Jeans, presented an evening of timeless melodies from erstwhile films amidst a packed audience.Granddaughter of veteran singer DK Pattammal, Nithyashree Mahadevan has sung many…