Tamil News
Changes galore
In order to avail the tax exemption announced by the State government for movies titled in Tamil, several producers and directors are caught in deep research choosing a Tamil title for their films. In the last couple of months, over a dozen movies were rechristened.…
Malaysian performers in Chennai-600028
Chennai-600028 has a whole lot of surprises in store for movie buffs.Now the latest is that the international rappers, Yogi B and Natchathiraz are all set to perform the title song for Chennai 600028 which has music by Yuvan Shankar Raja.The Malaysian born…
Thoovaanam, an aesthetic title
Thoovaanam is a film is the making and it stars debutants Aadithya and Nethra in the lead roles. The film has a technically sound crew which is being touted as one of the strengths of the film. This includes ace cinematographer Madhu Ambat, who has…
CIFF on 21 December
As the CIFF is drawing to a close on 22 December, there is heightened excitement about the films screened at the festival venue. On 21 December, the foreign films screened were Kiss Me Not On The Eyes from Egypt, Untold Scandal from Korea, Summer With…
Rahman and Yuvan to sing together?
According to reliable sources, AR Rahman will sing along with Yuvan Shankar Raja in Chennai 600028. It will be the title song of the film.Grapevine has it that the producers and director of Chennai 600028 have approached AR Rahman to sing the title song.…
Tamil is the title
With the State government announcing tax exemption for movies titled in Tamil, several production houses and directors immediately opted for Tamil titles to avail the benefit.Going a step further, some directors even chose to name their films after 'Tamil.'Vijay's forthcoming movie to be…
Periyar audio on 23 Dec
The audio of director Gnanarajasekaran's Periyar would be released on 23 December in Chennai by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Karunanidhi.The movie is about the life of rationalist thinker and the founder of Dravidar Kazhagam, E V Ramasamy Naicker, affectionately called as Periyar by his…
Kireedom starts next week
Ajith, whose career is on a new high with the success of Varalaru, will commence shooting for Kireedom early next week.With Aalwar completed and ready to hit screens this Pongal, Ajith has decided to begin Kireedom for producer Suresh Balaji. The movie is reportedly…
One more grant from CM
After announcing financial assistance of Rs 95 lakhs for a movie on social reformist Periyar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has announced a sum of Rs 10 lakhs as grant for the Tamil dubbing of recent Hindi film Babasaheb Ambedkar.The film features Mammootty in the…
Sangeetha hits out woman baiters
Sangeetha, who proved her mettle with Uyir, shared her thoughts about the Tamil film industry sidelining actresses.Speaking at the muhurat of Dhanam in Chennai on Friday, the actor said, 'When actors do anti-hero roles, they are critically acclaimed. When heroines do negative roles, they…