The day has come. The much awaited Thala film produced by actor Prabhu for Sivaji Productions is opening on this Friday and booking starts on Wednesday. In Chennai city alone ‘Asal’ opens in 13 theatres.Year 2010 has not started well for the Tamil industry…

Close on the heels of the release of his maiden production venture ‘Thamizh Padam’, producer and son of Union Minister M K Alagiri, Dhayanidhi Alagiri kick started his next movie titled ‘Thoonga Nagaram’.Quite appropriate to the title, ‘Thoonga Nagaram’ is set in Madurai and…

Mani Ratnam’s bilingual movie ‘Raavana’ is almost ready and the film has moved into final editing stage. More than 70% of the dubbing is also over. Some final shots for patch work involving Vikram are happening in the jungles near Pollachi.With the film just…

Rumors are abuzz that Kamal Haasan's 'Marma Yogi' has been postponed and a movie titled 'Thalaivan Irukiran' would be commenced, which would be enacted and directed by Kamal Haasan himself.Sources close to the actor denied reports appeared in a section of media that it…

On a rainy evening, a theatrical performance was staged and among the crowd a couple was watching it intently."I think he might be listening this which will contribute and incline his interests to art. I wish him to be a star which was my…

Film directors and actors take great pains in naming their films these days. It has to be short and catchy. Ajith is nearing half a century of movies after his 'Aegan' is now gearing up for his next. A stylish portrayal in 'Aegan' and now…

Moser Baer's next is 'Poo' directed by Sasi, the maker of soul stirring movies 'Rojakootam', 'Sollamale' and 'Dishyum'. Co-produced by Nesagee cinemas, a novel 'Veyyilodu Poi' inspired this feature that has Srikanth in a rustic character. The erstwhile movie Rojakootam saw his foray into movies…

Actress Namitha celebrated Deepavali at the Andaman Islands, where she is busy shooting for the remake film 'Jagan Mohini'.'Jagan Mohini', directed by Vittalacharya, was a super hit in Telugu and was dubbed in Tamil in 1978. The film had Jayamalini as the lead star.…

Veteran director G N Rangarajan directed films like 'Kalyana Raman', 'Meendum Kokila' and 'Magarasan' starring Kamal Haasan. Now his son forays to direction with a movie titled 'Ninaithale Inikkum', a movie inspired by the title of the yesteryear Kamal Haasan's hit.'Ninaithale Innikum' is a…

Silanthi, directed by scribe-turned-director Adhirajan is now going to Tollywood.The movie made at a shoe-string budget had went ahead to collect good revenue at the box office. Featuring Munna and Monica in the lead roles, the suspense thriller has camera by Fowzia Fathima.The…