Tamil News
Pongal season promises fireworks
With Pongal round the corner and big budget and topnotch movies ready, this week may not see much action at the box-office.In fact, the last two weeks had been pretty hectic with a slew of movies making it to the theatres.Many producers have…
Do films generate crime? Answer is an emphatic No
Of late, films seem to be at the receiving end when it comes to accusations and baseless blame.Though from the outside films seem like a lucrative business, it is not entirely so. The dream factory is not within anyone's easy-reach. Even if the entry…
Sindhu Tolani opposite Ranjith
Sindhu Tolani, who started her career in films with Sullan, ventured to Tollywood and made a mark there.After quite some time, she has now signed a film in Tamil. She will be playing the female lead in Pasupathy, a film with Ranjith as the…
Celebrities contribute to Chennai Polices celebrations
As the Chennai city police gear up to celebrate their 150th year this week, as many as seven short films will be screened as part of the celebrations.The series, titled 'Kaavalar namma sevagar' (Police, our (public) servants), has many police officers and professional actors…
Moondram Pournami, a story of three generations
Raveendhar, who cranked the camera for more than 50 films including Chinnathambi, wields the megaphone for the first time. His debut venture as the director is titled Moondram Pournami and it has Livingston, Alex, Murali Raj playing prominent roles. The female leads are played by…
Director Shankar- Man with the Midas touch
The year 2006 has ended on a happy note. As we welcome the New Year with a bang, we cannot but reminisce about all things good and bad, that happened in the year which just passed by. When we think in terms of good films…
Producers, actors smoke peace pipe
Following the State government's order to reduce the admission rates in theatres, a section of producers and distributors demanded that the artistes cut down the size of their remuneration fearing huge losses. With the latter refusing to accept their demand, a tension prevailed in Tamil…
Remix continues
Adding to the long list of songs being remixed is yesteryear classical song Mullai Malar Melae. Music composer Deva would be retuning the song for his forthcoming film Vyapari.Addressing press persons in Chennai, Deva, said, "It is now the season of remix and retunes.…
Back with vigor is Pasupathy
"It was an excellent 2006 year for me", says Pasupathy. The actor, who shot to fame with Kamal Haasan's Virumandi, is the talk of the town following his stupendous performance in Veyyil.Says Pasupathy, "Though I had a fantastic beginning with Virumandi, I played similar…
Saran's way of promoting his film
Grandeur has always been part of Kollywood and producers opt for innovative ideas to market their films. One such effort involves coming out with contests to ensure a proper visibility of their film among the masses.After grabbing all the attention coming out with a…