After 'Aadhi Bhagavan's' audio launch in Canada on Sept 6, director Ameer has decided to launch the trailer of the film in a big way in Chennai and preparations are simultaneously on for the same. The entire crew is expected to present for the trailer launch and interact with the media. The long-awaited flick 'Aadhi Bhagavan' finally took its first big step with the audio launch function in Toronto on...
06:41 PM, Oct 07, 2012
The film 'Pizza' releasing on October 19 is probably the first Tamil flick with an English title to hit the screens this year. Since the film crew was very sure that 'Pizza' would only get a U/A certificate as it is set in the thriller genre, they didn't have to worry about giving the movie a Tamil title to be eligible for the entertainment tax waiver. Even after the Tamil...
05:50 PM, Oct 07, 2012
The director of the movie 'Brindavanam', Vamsi Paidipalli, lodged a complaint with the Cyber Crime police on October 3 stating that unidentified persons had created a fake account on his name on Facebook and Twitter. They had also uploaded his morphed photographs. The young director alleged in his complaint that someone had sent abusive messages to women from those accounts. Vamsi noticed the issue when his friends informed him of...
03:06 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Relatives of popular southern actress Soundarya, who died in a plane crash in 2004, are fighting a legal battle over her property, which is estimated to be worth Rs 50 crore. Soundarya was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party in Andhra Pradesh ahead of the Lok Sabha elections when her plane crashed on April 17 and she died along with her brother Amarnath. Her mother KS Manjula and her ex-husband...
02:40 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Singer and daughter of Isaignani Ilayaraja, Bhavatharini, has composed music for a film titled Vellachi. Although, this will be her first Tamil film as a composer, she has worked on a couple of films including 'Mitr, My Friend' directed by actor Revathi, which went on to win the National Award in 2002 as the Best English Film of the Year. Vellachis story revolves around a lover couple settled in a...
02:29 PM, Oct 04, 2012
It was no surprise when the organisers of Media and Entertainment Business Conclave chose 'Enthiran' (2010) for discussion for a session dedicated to computer graphics and 3D technology. For, the second movie in which director Shankar and superstar Rajinikanth came together after Sivaji (2007), was the one that set high standards for graphics and special effects in filmdom. The session will take the participants on a journey of complex graphics...
01:56 PM, Oct 04, 2012
It's double delight for dancer-turned-director Raghava Lawrence. While he is happy that his recent Telugu flick Rebel, with actor Prabhas in the lead, is doing well at the box office, he is pretty relaxed about the fact that he has completed shooting for the project which was being made for over a year now. "Prabhas is overwhelmed by the response, because it wasn't what he had expected. He also branded...
01:49 PM, Oct 04, 2012
Bangalore: The release of 5,000 cusecs of water each from Kabini and KRS reservoirs to Tamil Nadu on the directions of the Supreme Court late on Saturday night has thrown normal life out of gear in the Cauvery basin as hundreds of people took to the streets on Sunday, demanding the government to stop water discharge. Farmers, politicians and Kannada activists blocked the busy Bangalore-Mysore Highway by assembling bullock carts...
10:12 AM, Oct 01, 2012
Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) will see a fresh face at the helm as it goes to polls this September 29. Three candidates are in the race for the President's post- B Vijaykumar, Rajendra Singh Babu and BN Gangadhar. As a practice, the three wings of KFCC- producers, distributors and exhibitors- get the lead post using the rotation formula. This year the post is allotted to the Producer's sector....
08:51 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Actor Thilakan, who passed away on September 24, might not have acted in too many Tamil films, but considering the impact he had on Tamil audiences, it's going to be quite a while before memories of the veteran actor will fade. Director Sundar C, who brought the thespian back to Tamil screens in his film 'Mettukudi' (1996), says it was nobody else but Thilakan who he had in mind while...
05:04 PM, Sep 25, 2012
An Odia freedom fighter's struggle for recognition is the subject of filmmaker Ananth Mahadevan's next project. Having made the successful Marathi movie, 'Mee Sindhutai Sapkal', that fetched him four National Awards, Mahadevan is now in the final stages of shooting for 'Gaur Hari Daastan: The Freedom File', based on Odia freedom fighter, Gaur Hari Das. Das, now in his late 80s, of Balasore, Odisha, was just 14 when he was...
06:47 PM, Sep 23, 2012
The recent success of films that take a detour from the conventional path and feature youngsters in lead roles, has ignited a debate in Malayalam cinema. Is the era of superstars coming to an end, or is Malayalam cinema witnessing a radical change? "Some films that are fresh in thought and execution have clicked at the box office," says veteran director Sibi Malayil. "But I am against referring to them...
06:27 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Bangalore: Opposing the Union government's decision to allow Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail sector, the state government has decided not to allow foreign retail giants to open their stores in the state, said Agriculture Produce and Marketing Committee (APMC) Minister SK Bellubbi. He told reporters on Saturday that to protect the interests of domestic retail store operators in the state, it was decided not to allow foreign...
12:25 PM, Sep 23, 2012
The much hyped horror flick 'Charulatha', inspired by Thai cult film 'Alone', hit the screens on September 21. The movie made in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Kannada, has Priyamani playing the role of conjoined twins. The film, which revolves around conjoined sisters Chaaru and Latha, is a rare combination of horror and romance. Brought up by their widowed mother, the sisters never dream of separating, till Love enters their lives....
08:55 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Saji Surendran's husbands and wives are back to entertain the audience with their convivial rows and clutters. The director, who has a special knack for narrating marital issues, tells the story of four husbands through the comic caper 'Husbands In Goa'. The husbands set off to Goa to take a break from their domineering wives and what awaits them on the way forms the crux of the film. The movie...
08:05 PM, Sep 21, 2012
