Cast: Audithya, Raagini, Rangayana Raghu, Shobharaj, Dharma, Malathi Sardeshpande Director: M.S. Ramesh M.S. Ramesh's 'Villain' was expected to act as a catalyst for actor Audithya's movie career as this was an opportunity for him to portray different shades in his role, but a weak script and dragging narration have failed to create an impression. The film, which was released with low key publicity, does not have any elements of novelty...
06:27 PM, May 26, 2012
When a proved director takes up a film, the expectations are high. After failure of 'Nooru Janmaku' Nagathihalli Chandrasekhar is on low key. He has not been able to come up from failure in the contents of 'Breaking News'. The selection of subject and its treatment is once again put this ace director to difficult spot. The new thought of what is 'Breaking News' the director fails to arrive at....
10:58 AM, May 26, 2012
New York: India-born Dharun Ravi, convicted of hate crime for spying on his gay roommate and sentenced to 30 days in jail, could end up spending only 20 days behind bars due to prison regulations in New Jersey that give credit to inmates for good behaviour. Ravi, 20, was to begin his prison term on May 31, after being sentenced earlier this week by Superior Court Judge Glenn Berman to...
03:20 PM, May 25, 2012
Kathmandu: Nepal will grant citizenship certificates to LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) community, recognising their sexual orientation for the first time. Nepal's Home Ministry has issued directives to this effect. Now third-gender people will have separate head as "others" in their citizenship certificates, according to Home Ministry spokesperson Shankar Koirala. "We have already issued directives to the Ministry of Law to add the "others" head in all necessary forms, documents...
05:03 PM, May 24, 2012
Los Angeles: Jim Parsons has skipped the 'I'M GAY!' magazine cover approach to coming out: Far down in a New York Times profile Wednesday was the subtle mention that the two-time Emmy winner has been in a same-sex relationship for a decade. The blink-and-you'll miss it aside appeared in a story about Parsons' starring stint in the Broadway production of 'Harvey.' Discussing Parsons' small role in the play 'The Normal...
02:44 PM, May 24, 2012
Marvel comic book crime fighters 'The X-Men' are getting ready for the first same-sex marriage in the superhero world. ...
04:30 PM, May 23, 2012
Philadelphia: Wedding bells will ring this summer for Marvel Comics' first openly gay hero, super speedster Northstar, and his longtime boyfriend. The New York-based publisher said on Tuesday that Canadian character Jean-Paul Beaubier will marry his beau, Kyle Jinadu, in the pages of "Astonishing X-Men" No. 51. That's due out June 20. Northstar revealed he was gay in the pages of "Alpha Flight" No. 106 in 1992, one of Marvel...
11:00 AM, May 23, 2012
New Delhi: If media reports are to be believed then Bollywood actress Genelia D'Souza has been enlisted by the Limca Book of World Records for a very unique reason. The actress has achieved a unique feat by delivering four back to back hits in four different languages. Genelia D'Souza has given hits in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Hindi languages. Recently married to Riteish Deshmukh, a Bollywood actor and the son...
06:36 PM, May 22, 2012
When he put on the thinking cap to turn a lyricist for Pilla number in 'Gabbar Singh', Devi Sri Prasad might not have expected to pen simple yet poetic lyrics cushioned in entertaining metaphors. He brought his breezy musical style to writing lyrics. What came as a surprise to the new lyricist is the fact that the song had thoroughly entertained even the likes of Sitarama Sastry. This eminent lyricist...
11:12 AM, May 17, 2012
Allari Naresh's potential hit, Sudigaadu, will wrap up its shooting on May 20. 'Zara Zara, a song, was picurised on the hero and heroine (Monal Gajjar) and other dancers recently under the choreography direction of Prem Rakshit. The makers are planning to release the film in June. Directed by Bheemineni Srinivas, the film is done except for one song. Written by CS Amudhan (the film is an adaptation of Thamizh...
01:11 PM, May 16, 2012
New York: A week after US President Barack Obama voiced his support for same-sex marriage, American weekly news magazine Newsweek has heralded him as "the first gay president" in its cover story. The magazine's cover features Obama with a rainbow-coloured halo over his head and the headline 'The First Gay President'. The cover story is by writer Andrew Sullivan who talks about how he was moved to tears when Obama...
11:11 PM, May 14, 2012
P Sunil Kumar Reddy of Sontha Vooru and Gangaputrulu is known for telling compelling stories. If it was the 'sell-out' of the village land (SEZs) and the exploitation of the coast, respectively, in this first two films, his Oka Romantic Crime Katha is a take on the issues like teen love, teen sex and abortions, which have become common place in the modern society. The director says, "Owing to various...
06:11 PM, May 13, 2012
New Delhi: Legalising homosexuality has had little impact on the deeply entrenched homophobia in India, where thousands of gays still face discrimination and a lack of basic rights, the country's most prominent gay rights activist told Reuters. Hours after US President Barack Obama turned the global spotlight on gay rights by saying that he believes same-sex couples should be able to marry, Anjali Gopalan applauded the comments but despaired over...
01:02 AM, May 11, 2012
Bangkok: China's government considered homosexuality a mental disorder until 2001. In Egypt's conservative, Muslim-dominated society, laws prohibiting "shameless public acts" have been used to imprison gay men in recent years. Even some gay rights activists in the Philippines are opposed to same-sex marriage. And in Malaysia, the government has twice prosecuted a prominent opposition leader on charges of sodomy, which is punishable by 20 years in prison. While gay-rights activists...
04:37 PM, May 10, 2012
Washington: After years of "evolving" on the issue, US President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he believes same-sex couples should be allowed to marry, taking a stand that is likely to please his political base and upset conservative voters. "It is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married," Obama said in an interview with ABC's Robin Roberts. Obama's...
06:01 AM, May 10, 2012
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