Top ministers attended state awards ceremony

Top ministers attended state awards ceremony Dr Rajakumar award to RN Sudarshan, Puttanna Kanagal to CV Shivashanker, Dr Vishnuvardhana award for producer Ankalagi, best actor award posthumously to Dr Vishnuvardhana received by Dr Bharathi Vishnuvrdhana, best actress award to Anu Prabhakar and 20 other awards plus the national award winning films Kanasemba Kudureyaneri, Bettada Jeeva, Hejjegalu and Puttakkana Highway were given away by the Karnataka Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda in the presence of Home and...
04:49 PM, May 17, 2012

Sudigaadu: Shooting to wrap up by May 20

Sudigaadu: Shooting to wrap up by May 20 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

Mumbai: Police take revenge on girls

Mumbai: Police take revenge on girls Mumbai: MiD DAY's expose about how innocent college girls and housewives, branded as 'sex traders', were confined to a rehab centre after a police raid led by ACP Vasant Dhoble on a Khar pub, has only emboldened cops to continue harassing them, their kin allege. On Thursday, half of the detained girls whose families had spoken to this paper about the "unwarranted" police action had to spend another day in...
11:21 AM, May 11, 2012

Bollywood beckons its married heroines

Bollywood beckons its married heroines New Delhi: Publicity for Karisma Kapoor's comeback film 'Dangerous Ishq' is on a roll. And then there will be a slew of movies marking the return of other married actresses, be it Madhuri Dixit or Manisha Koirala. Bollywood once considered marriage the death knell for its female leads, but IANS lists the women who are now set to revive their careers in B-town: Karisma Kapoor: Karisma ruled the roost in...
02:54 PM, May 02, 2012

Raghavendra's column: Remembering Dr Rajkumar

Raghavendra's column: Remembering Dr Rajkumar New Delhi: Dr Rajkumar was born on April 24, 1928 at Gajanur. Originally known as Muthuraju, the actor started his career as a theatre artist. He entered into films in 1954 with Bedara Kannappa. The actor has over 208 films to his credit in which, he portrayed a lover boy, action hero and mythologcial characters with great ease. Most of his films were a huge box-office success. Dr Rajkumar was...
04:28 PM, Apr 25, 2012

LIC of India launches Jeevan Vriddhi

LIC of India launches Jeevan Vriddhi Mumbai: The Life Insurance Corporation of India(LIC) today launched a new plan 'Jeevan Vriddhi' on the traditional platform. This is a single premium non linked insurance plan where the risk cover is 5 times of premium chosen by the customer and offers excellent Guaranteed returns at Maturity. The plan, which is an ideal combination of Insurance and Returns, would be available for a limited period only up to a maximum...
02:43 PM, Mar 01, 2012

'Nanban' runs in to trouble; shows cancelled

'Nanban' runs in to trouble; shows cancelled Salem, Tamil Nadu: Shows of the latest Vijay-starrer 'Nanban', a remake of Bollywood blockbuster '3 idiots', at a multiplex here have been cancelled after suspected activists of a Tamil outfit broke glass panes of the complex and burnt posters of the movie. Cut-outs of the film's director Shankar were also burnt last night after activists, belonging to Indian Jananayaga Katchi, protested against "objectionable dialogue" in the movie denigrating the outfit's...
01:20 PM, Jan 14, 2012
Pongal releases: Nanban, Vettai hit screens

Pongal releases: Nanban, Vettai hit screens

This Pongal, there are two big releases to look forward to. There is Nanban, a remake of Bollywood superhit 3 Idiots and Vettai, an action thriller starring Madhavan and Arya. ...
09:27 AM, Jan 13, 2012

Prakash Jha to direct the Hindi version of 'Ko'?

Prakash Jha to direct the Hindi version of 'Ko'? New Delhi: The tendency of making the Hindi remake of southern hits has gained currency in last some years. The success of films like 'Wanted', 'Bodyguard' and 'Ghazini' has prompted the filmmakers to look for more remake worthy films from the South Indian film industry. The latest director to join the bandwagon of such filmmakers is Prakash Jha, who is likely to direct the Hindi version of Tamil superhit 'Ko'....
01:02 PM, Jan 03, 2012

Nanban: Meet 'Idiots' Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth

Nanban: Meet 'Idiots' Vijay, Jeeva and Srikanth Vijay says 'follow your dream'. The idiot factor: It was the last scene of the movie when it gets too emotional, and I was supposed to be happy for my friends. Jeeva said something so funny that I really couldn't control my laughter for almost 20 minutes. The entire crew was waiting for me to finish. Working with Shankar: I wanted to work with him for a very long time....
03:13 PM, Dec 21, 2011

Shooting for 'Nanban' was fun, says Vijay

Shooting for 'Nanban' was fun, says Vijay New Delhi: Vijay says 'follow your dream' The idiot factor: It was the last scene of the movie when it gets too emotional, and I was supposed to be happy for my friends. Jeeva said something so funny that I really couldn't control my laughter for almost 20 minutes. The entire crew was waiting for me to finish. Working with Shankar: I wanted to work with him for a very...
12:00 PM, Dec 18, 2011

Bollywood vs South: Imran Khan or Jeeva?

Bollywood vs South: Imran Khan or Jeeva? New Delhi: Bollywood and the South Indian film industry are different from each other but there are actors in both the industries who have similar mannerism and niche audience base. Imran Khan of the Hindi film industry and Jeeva of Tamil films make one such pair with more than one feature in common. Both come from proper film families. Jeeva's father R B Coudhury is a film producer while Imran's...
06:44 PM, Dec 09, 2011

Tamil music director Ilayaraja's wife dead

Tamil music director Ilayaraja's wife dead Chennai: Veteran Tamil music director Ilayaraja's wife Jeeva died following a heart attack, hospital officials said. 60-year-old Jeeva suffered a cardiac arrest following which she was rushed to the Apollo Hospital where she was declared brought dead, they said. She is survived by Ilayaraja, sons Yuvan Shankar Raja and Karthik Raja and daughter Bhavatharini. ...
10:21 AM, Nov 01, 2011
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