Tamil News
Quality matters for Nirav Shah
Cinematographer Nirav Shah is the latest to make waves in Tamil cinema. The young cinematographer who cranked the camera for Dhoom II is the talk of the town now.Currently wielding the megaphone for Arya's Auto and Vijay starrer Pokiri, Nirav Shah, says,' Though I…
Kamal back from USA
After completing the shooting for Dasavatharam, the cast and crew of the movie would be returning from USA on 22 December. Kamal Haasan, Mallika Sherawat along with director K S Ravikumar had been shooting in America for over a month.The movie features Kamal Haasan…
'Sivaji' to go abroad
Rajinikanth's Sivaji is nearing completion. Director Shankar, known to take his time to complete his movie, is busy giving final touches to the film.Currently, the crew is shooting at Pune, where grand sets resembling a huge university have been erected. Rajinikanth, with his tonsured…
Cinema ticket rates cut in Tamil Nadu
Continuing with the sops for Tamil film industry, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today ordered for a cut in the price of cinema tickets with effect from 1 January, 2007.In response to a plea jointly made by the Tamil Film Producers Council, South Indian Film…
Fuel for cine buffs
Suriya, Srikanth, Gautham Menon all joined hands to launch the 'Fuel Card' at the Sathyam Cinema complex in Chennai.Fuel is a pre-paid movie card to watch movies at Sathyam Cinemas.The card can be used for buying tickets online or at ticket counters and…
CIFF on 20 December
Today at CIFF, the films screened included Bernie from France, You Are My Sunshine from Korea, As The Hours Go By from Argentina, Tomorrow Morning from Serbia, The Insane Flew Away from Iran, Lost In Wu Song from China, Santa Claus Is A Louse from…
CM's grandson into film production
The latest buzz doing rounds in Kollywood is that Udhayanidhi, son of State Minister M K Stalin and grand-son of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi is venturing into film production.Udhayanidhi had been evincing a keen interest to do movies for the last couple of years.…
Sarath in Cheran's film
Sarath Kumar is playing a cameo in actor-director Cheran's Mayakkannadi. The movie featuring Cheran and Navya Nair in the lead roles went to floors early this year. For the first time, Cheran has wielded the megaphone for a film that revolves around life in the…
Yuvan pens a song for Chennai-600028
Yuvan Shankar Raja is taking on the avatar of a lyricist!He is writing the lyrics for an emotional number on friendship which is titled, 'Natpukkullae' for the film Chennai 600028.As a result, Yuvan is often seen on the sets of Chennai 600028. But…
Thamirabarani is action plus comedy, says Hari
Director Hari is busy shooting his Thamirabarani at AVM Studios in Chennai. The Vishal-Banu starrer is slated for a release this Pongal.Talking to media persons at the AVM Studios on Tuesday, Hari said,"The movie is an action-packed entertainer laced with humor. Vishal plays Bharani…