Tamil News
'Sarvam': Eyeing an hat-trick
Director Vishnuvardhan will finally kick off his much-awaited 'Sarvam' starring Arya.The director, after a blockbuster in 'Billa', was tipped to direct Madhavan for 'Sarvam'. Unfortunately Madhavan couldn't make it at the last moment and the baton was passed to Suriya. Vishnu made some corrections…
Cricket versus cinema
Come IPL matches this summer beginning 18 April, fear looms large among the Tamil film industry which normally witnesses a host of movies release during the summer vacation.'Cricket attracts maximum attention from the people and it is a big risk releasing movies during these…
Arai En 305il Kadavul: Promising a laugh-riot
Director Simbu Devan is optimistic that 'Arai En 305il Kadavul' will become a big hit. Having established his credential as a director who can handle humor with ease in 'Imsai Arasan 23am Pulikesi', Simbu Devan is keen to repeat the magic in his next.'It…
A transgender in Balas film
Director Bala has cast a transgender in his forthcoming film 'Naan Kadavul'. He has made many dwarfs and aged persons act in a scene, which is being shot in the hill area of Theni. A transgender too has acted in the scene. She looks so…
Jayamohan quits Angadi Theru
Writer Jayamohan has opted out of Vasantha Balan's forthcoming 'Angadi Theru' following the controversy over his remarks on the legendary actors MGR and Sivaji Ganesan. The South Indian Actors' Association recently passed resolutions condemning the writer and 'Ananda Vikatan' magazine that re-published the article.The…
Waiting for the God is over!
The movie "Arai En 305il Kadavul", which was literally waiting for the 'Kadavul' (God), is now completed, with the 'God' was kind enough to come to the sets.Though the whole movie was completed, the unit had to wait for Prakashraj, who dons the role…
"Mirugam" Aathi gets a break
Aathi, who made his debut in Samy's "Mirugam", gets a break after waiting for months to get a good project. He has been roped in the project produced by director Shankar's 'S' Pictures.'S' Pictures has announced the commencement of three new projects, directed by…
Controversy over MGR & Sivaji: Vikatan regrets
Following the resolution of 'The South Indian Cine Artistes' Association' (SICAA) that no filmy outfit would cooperate to the venture of 'Vikatan Talkies' (a production house of 'Ananda Vikatan) 'Siva Manasula Sakthi', the magazine has expressed its regrets over the publishing of the article by…
Actors anger
Tamil actors are furious over the remarks on the legendary actors MGR and Sivaji, by writer Jayamohan in his blog. They have demanded an unconditional apology from the writer, failing which he would be removed from the films 'Angadi Theru' and 'Naan Kadavul', in which…
Serious writers and Kollywood
Writers entering Kollywood is not a new trend. Probably it started with Sujatha and Balakumaran. While Sujatha has almost become an integral part of Mani Rathnam and Shankar's film, Balakumaran has been working for many directors.Following Sujatha and Balakumaran, S. Ramakrishnan, who belongs to…