Aalap Raju to walk the ramp
Singer Aalap Raju, who is known for his beautiful tracks like Ennamo Aedho, Engeyum Kadhal and Nenjodu Cherthu (Yuvvh), is a casual guy in real life. The fashion-conscious singer is now all set to do a...
View ArticleMulti-talented Manivannan passes away
Chennai: Noted Tamil filmmaker, writer and actor R. Manivannan died at his Ramavaram residence in Chennai on Saturday following a massive heart attack. He was 59. Having played character roles in more...
View ArticleKB: Kollywood’s Discovery Channel
The initials KB, which stood for Kailasam Balachander, could very well have been an acronym for Kalaiulaga Brahma (the Brahma of fine arts). Hindu mythology says that Brahma was the creator of mankind,...
View ArticleActresses on a comeback spree in Kollywood
Several talented actresses are making a comeback in Kollywood and the latest to join the bandwagon is Sridevi, who will be seen in Chimbu Devan?s next, starring Vijay and Sudeep. Though she?s made her...
View ArticleKannada filmmakers ride the multi-lingual wave
The Kannada film industry, it would seem, has awoken to a new marketing technique. At a time when Sandalwood remakes of Telugu, Tamil and even Malayalam films are made more often than original movies,...
View ArticleMemorable reel-life filmmakers in Tamil cinema
Tamil cinema has made films on the film industry folks for a long time. In fact, actor Nagesh gave us two memorable roles with Server Sundaram and Kadhalikka Neramillai (remember his story narration...
View ArticleAudio beat: Ya Ya - Laugh out loud
What it is about… M10 Productions’ Ya Ya, produced by M.S. Murugaraj and written and directed by I. Rajasekaran, is a romantic comedy with music by Vijay Ebenezer and songs by Viveka. Vettri is the...
View ArticleThe curious case of dubbed films
When a big ticket Tamil film is in the offing, it generates some buzz in the Telugu industry. Some like Mani Ratnam’s Ok Kanmani (Ok Bangaram), Rajinikanth-starrer Lingaa, Shankar’s I, Kamal...
View ArticleKamal Haasan's next a Tamil-Malayalam bilngual
Kamal Haasan was supposed to act in a bi-lingual comedy directed by Rajesh M Selva (the maker of Cheekati Rajyam) next. But we've reliably learnt that the actor would act in a...
View ArticleAudio beat: Rettai Vaalu - Refreshing tunes
What it is about… Pranav Productions’ Rettai Vaalu tells the story of a mother who is unable to show her affection towards her second son for some strange reason and how this eventually affects the...
View ArticleChinmayi praises Sonakshi for her effort in learning Tamil
November 29: Actress Sonakshi Sinha, who surprised Rajinikanth with her performance in 'Lingaa', earned praise from popular playback singer Chinmayi who has dubbed for her in the upcoming Tamil movie....
View ArticleSingers are the composer’s voice
These days you see new playbacks singer entering the Tamil film industry almost every week. Composer M Ghibran,who has used a few...
View ArticleDulquer and Nazriya as Jack and Rose?
The film still featuring Dulquer Salmaan and Nazriya Nazim from a song sequence in the Tamil...
View ArticleAudio Beat: Ninaithathu Yaaro - One for the youth
What it is about… Abishek Films’ Ninaithathu Yaaro, written and directed by Vikraman, features Rajith, Nimisha, Karthik Yogi, Azar, Aswath, Rithvika, Subiksha, Athulya, Sai Prasath, Giri, Leo, Shayam...
View ArticleLook who is playing a cop!
Action movies were his favourites from childhood, hence so were the action heroes too. He did not miss even a single action packed movie, especially the flicks which have cops as the central...
View ArticleGauthami to team up with Kamal for Drishyam?
Mollywood blockbuster Drishyam has been in news ever since the Tamil and Telugu remakes were announced. The news became big when Kamal Haasan was officially brought on board to reprise...
View ArticleAn unlikely actress
Down south Ace director Mani Ratnam, who slipped badly with his ambitious venture Kadal, regained considerable ground with his recent offering O Kadhal Kanmani, a refreshing celebration of youth in all...
View ArticleAudio Beat: Manathil Maayam Seidhai - Lilting songs, lasting impact
What it is about... Full House Entertainment’s Manathil Maayam Seidhai has been produced by Jaison Pullikottil and Vince Mangadan, and written and directed by Suresh P. Kumar. The lead players are...
View ArticleAudio Beat: Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham - Novel storyline
What it is about… AGS Entertainment’s Naveena Saraswathi Sabatham is produced by Kalpathi S. Aghoram, Kalpathi S. Ganesh, Kalpathi S. Suresh, and directed by K. Chandru, who has also written the story,...
View ArticleGuiding light of Malayalam cinema
Aloysius Vincent (1928-2015) was born into and lived his whole life in a family where photography was a way of life: his father was a photographer in Kozhikode and he grew up watching his father...
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