Actor-director Bhagyaraj chose to celebrate his birthday on Sunday by calling on Chief Minister M Karunanidhi along with his family members.Beginning his career as an assistant to directors G Ramakrishnan and Bharathiraja, Bhagyaraj was recognised for his script writing talent.Among his early work…

SP Charan, singer son of the legendary SP Balasubramaniam, is celebrating his birthday today.Charan has rendered the songs Deepangal pesum (Devadhai), Kadhal sadugudu (Alaipayuthe), Chandiramandalathai (Nilavae vaa), Mannile mannile (Mazhai) and so on. He is also behind Capital Cinemaa Works, which has produced Unnai…

Kadhal Saadhi, directed by Kasthooriraja with Udhaya as the hero, is all set for a release this year.Udhaya is hopeful that this film will do well. He has another film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya, which will release soon after Kadhal Saadhi. This has sent positive vibes…

The year 2006 has ended on a happy note. As we welcome the New Year with a bang, we cannot but reminisce about all things good and bad, that happened in the year which just passed by. When we think in terms of good films…

Tamil filmdom has seen a lot of directors who are adept at other branches of film-making as well, including cinematography and music direction. A good example of this would be Vijaya T Rajendhar, who is known as 'Ashtavadhani' in film circles. The word literally connotes…

Superstar Rajinikanth's second daughter Soundarya joins the young Chennai 600028 production team.Soundarya's graphics company, Ocher Studios, will be doing the computer graphics and animation for Chennai 600028. The entire film will be put through the Digital Intermediate (DI) process to enhance the quality of…

Bharath, who has ended the year on a positive note with a good showing in Veyyil, is keen to continue the good run.The young hero has acted in the maximum number of movies in 2006. He had Azhagai Irukkirai Bayamai Irukiradhu, Veyyil, Chennai Kadhal,…

The young actress is optimistic of her chances to make it big in Kollywood. A busy heroine in Telugu, thanks to a big hit in Bommarilu, she is now acting in three Telugu movies simultaneously."My role in Chennai Kadhal was good. I had enough…

It was a year to celebrate for Ajith fans. The actor bounced back strikingly with hits in Thirupathi and Varalaru. It was a year worth remembering for Vishal (Sandai Kozhi and Thimiru) too. Also Bharath enjoyed his share of luck with hits in Pattiyal and…

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…