Prithviraj Sukumaran has a sizeable fan club in the city, thanks to 'Mozhi', 'Vellithirai' and Mani Ratnams 'Ravanan'. And he is back after a brief absence with the Tamil verison of the big budget historical movie, 'Urumi', which he has jointly produced with Santosh Sivan and Shaji Natesan. He will also be seen in Bollywood with Anurag Kashyaps production, 'Aiyya', also starring Rani Mukherjee. Sharing his views on his new...
05:09 PM, May 28, 2012
If industry insiders are to be believed, Mani Ratnam's cult blockbuster 'Agni Natchathiram' will be remade in Tamil and Telugu by producer T Ramesh. "Agni Natchathiram is a cult classic and I'm thoroughly thrilled to remake it as a bilingual in Tamil - Telugu. I'm in talks with the big stars of Tamil and Telugu film industries for this remake and I can assure that it will be a big...
03:41 PM, May 26, 2012
Suhasini Ratnam in her heydays was a much appreciated actress for her capacity to don a variety of roles. However the actress had never found favor from her famous director-husband Mani Ratnam so far. Mani Ratnam is known to be a perfectionist who takes meticulous care to get his cast spot on. Keeping this in mind one can probably come to an understanding as to which area of his wife's...
04:36 PM, May 25, 2012
Priyamani has dismissed reports that her mother visits Mumbai often to hunt Bollywood projects for her. "We will never go behind offers. And there is no necessity for us to do that," says the National Award winning actress. "My relatives reside in Mumbai. So my mother goes there to visit them. Other than this, there is no professional reason attached to her frequent trips to Mumbai," the actress said. She...
09:58 AM, May 20, 2012
Mumbai: Sonam Kapoor has opted out of Mani Ratnam's new Tamil film which launches the veteran Tamil actor Karthik's son Gautham. The role has now gone to the upcoming Tamil-Telugu actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu who also will maker her Bollywood debut with 'Assi Nabey Poore Sau'. "At this point in her career going Southwards for Sonam would give the wrong signal to the filmmakers in Bollywood. Mani had his heart...
03:57 PM, Mar 30, 2012
Vienna: Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam's 'Raavanan' is now part of the permanent collection at the Austrian Film Museum, which has so far only 15 Indian films in its list. Alexander Horwath, director of the museum, was trying to get a copy of 'Raavanan' ever since he saw it at the Venice Film Festival where Ratnam received the Glory to the Filmmaker Award in 2010. "It was a glorious evening and...
08:41 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Mumbai: It's not always about the family, and Mani Ratnam is learning this the hard way. The South filmmaker has apparently been desperate to launch his young cousin-in-law Akshara Haasan in a film, but to no avail. The 21-year-old daughter of South superstar Kamal Haasan and Sarika has politely turned down Mani's offer and has decided to learn filmmaking instead. Says Kamal, "I don't know why Akshara turned down the...
12:00 PM, Feb 29, 2012
Kolkata: India's top art director Samir Chanda, known for work in films like 'Guru', 'Omkara' and 'Rang De Basanti', died on Thursday night due to heart-related ailments. The art director and production designer breathed his last at a hospital in Mumbai, his family said. Chanda had won the National Film Award for best art direction thrice in his 32-year career. "It is with deep regret that I convey the tragic...
02:39 AM, Aug 19, 2011
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