Teaser of Shravani Subramanya is out
The Ganesh and Amulya starrer Shravani Subramanya's teaser was released recently. The film is directed by youngster Manju Swaraj, who had earlier directed Shishira, which was critically acclaimed at...
View ArticleTelling it as it is...
Multifaceted is not what many can claim to be. IAS officer-turned-National award-winning filmmaker Gnana Rajasekaran can safely lay claim to this tag, being a director, screenplay writer and...
View ArticleJwala (1969)
Impersonation in crime and murder investigation was a technique adopted in thrillers both in fiction and on screen. Hindi films like Shakti Samanta’s China Town (1962), a box office hit of 1960s, was...
View ArticleDisha and Aishwarya make their Kannada debut
The Kannada remake of the Malayalam hit Mayamohini has found its leading ladies. While actor Sharan plays the title role in Smt Jayalalitha, which is being directed by Ponkumaran, he now has...
View ArticleChennai to host Indian cinema's centenary celebrations
Tweet Chennai, July 1 (IANS) The southern film industry will come together here Sep 1-3 to celebrate Indian cinema's centenary year. Chennai has been chosen as it is the birthplace of southern cinema....
View ArticleGrand South Indian filmi celebrations
The South Indian Film industry — which includes Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam — is all set to celebrate 100 Years of Indian cinema on September 1, 2 and 3 in Chennai. The announcement was made...
View ArticleLaughter lines
S.Ve. Shekher Film : Poove Poochuduvaa Actor: Nagesh and Vadivelu I have acted as hero in over 70 films and in most of them I have had a comic role. I remember Poove Poochuduva. The heroine, Nadiya,...
View ArticleVidya–Emraan can’t set the box-office on fire
Despite the potential pairing of Emraan Hashmi and Vidya Balan, Ghanchakkar failed to open well. Director Raj Kumar Gupta who gave critically-acclaimed films like Aamir and No One Killed Jessica...
View ArticleDoing same kind of film that mom did: Tanuj Virwani
Tweet Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Tanuj Virwani says the plot of his debut film "Love U Soniyo" is akin to his mother Rati Agnihotri's 1981 blockbuster "Ek Duuje Ke Liye" -- both films revolve around lovers...
View ArticleIssaq: Music Review
Music composers: Sachin-Jigar; Singers: Mohit Chauhan, Prathiba Bhagel, Rashid Khan, Rahul Ram, Sachinn Gupta, Ankit Tiwari, Tarun Sagar, Mamta Sharma, Papon, Kirti Sagathia, Raghubir Yadav, Malini...
View ArticleA Melvilasom in Malayalam
R. Parthiepan has just spent some time in Ottappalam and has fallen in love with the Palakkadan town and its traditional Kerala homes. It is a perfect location for his next movie — one that he is...
View ArticleMining the Audio Motherlode, Volume 208 -- Great Free Music Online
Originally posted at WFMU's Beware of the Blog. Give the Drummer Some's Favorite Downloads from the MP3 Blogosphere One of the best destinations online for intelligent writing about fantastic music is...
View ArticleIssaq
Film: Issaq Music composers: Sachin-Jigar Singers: Mohit Chauhan, Prathiba Bhagel, Rashid Khan, Rahul Ram, Sachinn Gupta, Ankit Tiwari, Tarun Sagar, Mamta Sharma, Papon, Kirti Sagathia, Raghubir...
View ArticleMilkha is a person with various layers to his character: Rakeysh
The music album of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' is an amalgamation of different genres. The songs, especially the rock version of the title track, has created a buzz in B-town....
View Article‘Gautham Menon’s film is still on’: Suriya
Singham II, the much anticipated sequel to Suriya’s earlier film, releases on July 5 in a record number of 2,366 screens worldwide. The actor opens up to DC in an exclusive, refuting several rumours,...
View Article‘I want a firmer stamp on my compositions’: Karthik
He hogged success as a playback singer ever since starting his career with A R Rahman. His debut as a music director in Vasanthabalan’s Araavan won him warm praise. Karthik now thinks he needs to put...
View ArticleChennai to host Indian cinema's centenary celebrations
The southern film industry will come together here Sep 1-3 to celebrate Indian cinema's centenary year. Chennai has been chosen as it is the birthplace of southern cinema. "The celebrations of 100...
View ArticleShotcuts: A challenging experience
She is one of the eight actors forming the star cast of director Ravinder Chandrasekhar’s I-Na. But, Anjena is excited about the work she has done in director Maamani’s Kaanagam. “Shooting for I-Na...
View ArticleShotcuts: Bold attempt
Vittil Poochigal is a documentary about the risks to their lives that fishermen along the Tamil Nadu coast face. It deals with the untold miseries of a Tamil fisherman at the hands of the Sri Lanka...
View ArticlePublishing gets local fillip
Chennai: Be it the popular trilogy, ‘The immortals of Meluha’ or even global romantic fiction ‘Mills & Boons’, all of them are now taking the translation route to reach out to the local audience....
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