Kollywood came together to pay rich tributes to director Sridhar, who passed away recentlyAt a condolence meeting organized by Tamil Film Producers Council at South India Film Chamber on November 7, 2008, the who's who of the industry including Rajinikanth and veteran director K…

Following the protest of South Indian Artists Association on November 1st in the Lankan issue, now FEFSI members' (Film Employees' Federation of South India) protested by fasting against the genocide atrocities meted out to Tamils in Sri Lanka.FEFSI members observed a one-day token fast…

'16', Shiva's debut film as a solo hero, goes on floors today on November 3, 2008. The first schedule of the shoot has started in East Coast Road involving Shiva, 'Darbuga' Shiva, Madhu Shalini in the scenes. Shiva and 'Darbuga' Shiva worked together as Radio…

HDFC Standard Life Insurance is presenting a painting competition for children in the age group of 4 and 14 with an objective to promote the soon-to-be-released film 'Abhiyum Naanum'. The competition has been appropriately christened 'Dad and I' to go with the mood of the…

Kollywood has come out with mixed reactions on the selection of four Tamil films for screening at the Indian Panorama of the 39th International Film Festival of India 2008.While 'Billa', 'M3V', 'Kalloori' have been selected for screening, Priyadarshan's 'Kanchivaram' has been selected for the…

Vasantham, a free-to-air channel gets launched in Singapore on October 19, 2008. The Launch Show, titled "Pudhu Vasantham'' in English, will showcase the history of Indian broadcasting in Singapore and how it has evolved over the years. More than 100 local artistes spanning four decades…

'Sarvam', produced under the banner of Ayngaran International and directed by Vishnuvardhan has Arya and Trisha in the lead roles. Telugu actor J. D. Chakravarthy and Malayalam actor, Indrajith play other prominent roles.Yuvan Shankar Raja and Nirav Shah have been entrusted for the departments…

Shiva, who started his career as a Radio Jockey in a FM channel has now made it big on silver screen. With boy-next-door looks, he left an indelible mark playing a prominent role in 'Chennai 600 028'. Thanks to Director Venkat Prabhu, who introduced him…

Mani Rathnam's next bilingual film has not been titled yet for its Tamil Version which has Vikram, Aishwarya Rai, Prithviraj, Priya Mani, Prabhu in the cast. In both the Hindi (Ravana) and Tamil versions of the film, Aishwarya plays the lead role as a Brahmin…

A boy from Sangili Aanda Puram, 6 or 7 years old, joined the Madurai Mangala Bala Gaana Sabha, in Madurai. The troupe conducted many a drama in Tiruchy and they had a strict tutor, who used to punish by beating with a cane-stick even for…