Tamil News
Priya Mani gets a pat from her mentors
Priya Mani started her career with a Bharathiraja film and proved her mettle in a Balu Mahendra movie. Thanks to director Ameer, the actor has managed to turn the arc lights on her with Paruthi Veeran.Priya Mani, the actor who is seven films old,…
Honouring the legend
Cinematographer - director Balu Mahendra is a rare phenomenon in Tamil cinema.In his career spanning four decades, Balu Mahendra has carved a niche for himself churning out several classics which includes Moonram Pirai, Sathy Leelavathy among others.He started with Kokila and his last…
Balu Mahendra to start film institute
The Indian film industry is the largest in the world in terms of number of films, and Tamil film industry is the third biggest regional film industry in India. Besides, there has been an upsurge of many talented, educated and techno-savvy youngsters who are making…
Gautham on Pachai Kili Muthucharam
Pachai Kili Muthucharam is expected to underline yet again Gautham Menon's talent for a gritty and an urban thriller.The movie is an adaptation of Derailed.Ask Gautham Menon about it, and he quickly retorts that the adaptation is only of the book and not…
Pirappu audio from today
Pirappu, directed by Ilangovan, is produced by SRM film international. H G Pramila Ganesh is the producer and A Sundarrajan, D Paramasivan and K Veerakumar are the co-producers.The lead stars Prabha, Karthiga and the second heroine Mayuga are new faces.Shanki Mahendra, son of…
The Music Messiah launched
Isaignani Ilayaraja, as we all know, is called the Maestro of music by many. Now, he has acquired another feather in his cap.His album, 'The Music Messiah' was launched amidst a packed audience on Sunday, January 7. Celebrities including the veteran Balu Mahendra, directors…
Priya Mani eagerly expecting Paruthi Veeran
Priya Mani, who has the looks and talent and has acted under top directors like Bharathiraja and Balu Mahendra, is eagerly awaiting the release of Paruthi Veeran.The girl, who is also no slouch in glamour stakes, had a very inertia-filled start to her career.…
Deepavali audio launched
The audio of Deepavali was launched amidst glitterati this morning, at Sathyam Cinemas.Deepavali brings together Jayam Ravi and Bhavana for the first time. Directed by Ezhil, this film is produced by director Lingusamy. Vijay Milton cranks the camera for this film. Music is scored…
Balu Mahendra in a different role
He is considered the ace cinematographer-cum-director who changed the phase of Indian cinema. He brought great repute to Tamil cinema with his honest approach and dwelling on realistic themes.He brought to light several talents and lapped up several awards in his career spanning over…
Year-ender Part I
A year of ups and downsIt has been a year of mixed fortunes for Tamil cinema this year. Fortunes fluctuated and several prominent artistes bit the dust while some fresh talents made it to the top.The year 2006 saw several sops announced to…