Tamil News
'A breezy entertainer' Siva Shanmugam on 'Dindugal Sarathy'
After 'Thagappansamy', director Siva Shanmugam is busy churning out 'Dindigul Sarathy' in which Karunas plays the hero, for the first time.'A major portion of the shooting has been completed', according to the director. 'The movie is a remake of the Malayalam hit 'Vadakku Nokki…
Aishwarya Dhanush's new avatar
Aishwarya Dhanush has been working as associate director in her brother-in-law Selvaraghavan's film 'Ayirathil Oruvan'.Says the daughter of Superstar Rajinikanth, 'I love narrating and writing scripts. I have grown up hearing many story discussions at home. The script narration in the movie is its…
Venkat Prabhu Raring to go
Venkat Prabhu, who shot to fame as a director with 'Chennai 600028', is now ready for the release of his next film 'Saroja', a bilingual venture that is simultaneously being made in Tamil and Telugu.The film has been produced by T Siva under the…
Ajith to play dual roles in remake of 'Race'
Ashok Amritraj, is not only a successful Hollywood producer but has also made his presence felt in the Tamil film industry with 'Jeans'. He is currently interested in remaking the Hindi film 'Race' with Ajith Kumar in the lead.The Hindi original had two brothers…
Director Seeman stars in 'Moscowin Kaveri'
Cinematographer Ravivarman dons the director's cap for the first time with the film 'Moscowin Kaveri'. The film has director turned actor Seeman in the lead role.Sources say that Seeman would act only if certain conditions of his are met with. Conditions such as good…
Azhagappan forays into Tamil
Ace cinematographer from Malayalam Cinema Azhagappan will foray into Tamil with a new film directed by debutante Ananthanarayanan. Titled 'Valmiki', the movie has 'Kaloori' fame Akhil and Malayalee actress Meera Nandhan and Shruthy Nair in lead roles.Azhagappan who has been a key figure behind…
Prasanna, Sneha in 'Kadhalikka Neramillai'
It seems to be the season of yesteryear remakes in Kollywood. After the likes of 'Naan Avan Ilai' and 'Billa', efforts are now on to remake the biggest ever comical hit of Tamil cinema ' 'Kadhalikka Neramillai'.'Kadhailka Neramaillai' was directed by Sridhar. The movie…
Mohanlal to work with Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan and Mohanlal will act together in a Japanese film called 'Nair San'. The film is to be directed by Albert, an alumnus of the Tamilnadu Film and Television Institute in Chennai and the shooting will begin shortly.According to sources, the script revolves…
Does Mani mean money?
Maniratnam's Madras Talkies has reportedly signed a record deal of Rs. 120 crores with Reliance Big Picture, a division of the multi-crore Anil Dhirubai Ambani Group for his new untitled film which will simultaneously be made in three languages- Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.The Hindi…
Sasikumar and his success tune
Sasikumar is elated with the success of his maiden venture 'Subramaniapuram'.However he has planned to start his directorial venture only by January 2009. As of now, he'd be concentrating on acting and has agreed to do the lead role in a movie titled 'Nadodi',…