Tamil News
Foreign locations beckon directors
Going abroad to shoot song sequences is the latest trend in Tamil cinema. Ajith and Asin, along with director Chella had been to Switzerland recently to shoot a peppy number for Aalwar.Asin flew to Australia with Vijay to shake her legs for a peppy…
Small screen beckons Agathiyan
Agathiyan belongs to the rare breed of directors in Tamil cinema. When action-packed flicks were the order of the day, he came out with movies which had engrossing scripts, with subtle emotions.The only recipient of the National Award for best director from Tamil so…
Star successors in Chennai-600028
Venkat Prabhu's Chennai ' 600028 has won a rare distinction in Tamil cinema. Sons and daughters of over half-a-dozen yesteryear film personalities are coming together for the movie.The movie is directed by S P B Charan (playback singer S P Balasubramanyam's son), while music…
Rajini shaves his head for Sivaji
The shooting for Sivaji is currently on at Pune and the big news is that the Super Star has shaved his head to appear in some sequences being shot there.Rajinikanth, who tonsured his head for the first time for a Tamil cinema, sports a…
Tamil is the title
With the State government announcing tax exemption for movies titled in Tamil, several production houses and directors immediately opted for Tamil titles to avail the benefit.Going a step further, some directors even chose to name their films after 'Tamil.'Vijay's forthcoming movie to be…
Will Pori release for Pongal?
With Jeeva's E, released during Deepavali, doing good business at the box 'office , all efforts are on to complete Jeeva's Pori and release the movie for this Pongal to cash in on the new-found image for the actor among the fans.Pori is directed…
Three songs of Rahman nominated for Oscar
Expectations are riding high on our very own A R Rahman now. The reason? Well, three songs of the prodigy have been nominated for the Oscar!There is a separate category for the 'Best Original Song' in the Oscar award categories every year. This year,…
Dhanushs Desiya Nedunchalai launched
Dhanush's Desiya Nedunchalai went to floors on Thursday. It was initially slated to be produced by Salem Chandrasekhar. Now Dr Vimala Geetha (Dhanush's sister) is producing the film.The movie features Dhanush in the lead role and search for a heroine is on. Music is…
Vijay directs Ajith
With Ajith's Aalwar ready for a Pongal release, the actor has commenced shooting for Kireedom. The movie commenced at Rajahmundry last week with a song sequence being shot.Vijay, a debutant director and son of producer A L Azhagappan, is wielding the megaphone for the…
Deepavali crew to shoot in Oman
Bhavana will be off to Oman later this month to shoot for her Tamil movie Deepavali.Bhavana and Jayam Ravi will shake their legs for a song sequence for Deepavali in Oman. A crew comprising cameraman Vijay Milton, dance master Dinesh and director Ezhil are…