Set in a rural milieu, the film has a set of fresh faces donning the lead roles, and a debutant director at the helm. And though it revolve around the happenings in the life of a rowdy, director Keeras (apprenticed with Thankar Bachan) offbeat treatment lends certain freshness to the narration. There is inherent humour in the characterization of rowdy Pachai, essayed with a natural flair by debutant Vaasagar (a...
12:42 PM, Jun 02, 2012
It looks like there's a lot in store for the Ilayathalapathy Vijay's fans. First, his lovers wowed the 'Thupaki' first look posters. Now, there's more good news for Vijay which will be making his foray in Bollywood. He will be shaking a leg for a peppy number in Akshay Kumar's 'Rowdy Rathore', that's the remake of 'Siruthai' (which by itself is a remake of 'Vikramarkudu'). Prabhu Deva who has directed...
01:12 PM, Jun 01, 2012
Director Siva of 'Siruthai' fame has refuted media reports, which claimed that his forthcoming film with Ajith is inspired by recent Tollywood hit 'Daruvu', which has Ravi Teja and Taapsee Pannu in lead roles. Siva, who helmed 'Daruvu' as well, says, "It is true that I am planning to remake the movie in Tamil and Hindi. But the one which I am going to do with Ajith is an on...
06:21 PM, May 30, 2012
Karthi, the 'Aawara' is at his candid best in an exclusive interview to IndiaGlitz. The hero talks about a lot of things, including working with his brother Suriya. Here is the excerpt of the interview where he talks about his favourite character, his future movies, an unforgettable moment with Mahesh Babu and many more things. With his 'Siruthai' a remake of 'Vikramarkudu' in Tamil and another Tamil movie being dubbed...
10:16 AM, May 25, 2012
Bangkok: Lady Gaga wants to go shopping in Bangkok - for a fake Rolex. The singer made the comment to her 24 million Twitter followers, sparking an online uproar Thursday in Thailand where some fans called it offensive, insulting and bad for the country's image. It's the latest publicity-making turn of events as "The Born This Way Ball" travels through Asia. Lady Gaga's provocative lyrics and costumes have angered Catholic...
01:50 PM, May 24, 2012
Prabhu Deva is on a mission. The actor-filmmaker, who is more popular as a choreographer, will take care of dance shows to be held during the 13th IIFA Weekend 2012, in Singapore from 7 to 9 June. "He is taking immense care to ensure that all goes well. Along with an army of dancers, Prabhu Deva is practicing everyday for the show. Only after the completion of the event, he...
05:10 PM, May 15, 2012
The sun may be blustering down at its fiercest best in this part of the world now. And the people trying to find various ways to beat the heat, there is probably one way to keep cool and that is by heading to theatres screening 'Kalakalappu'. As it happens the movie is Sundar C's 25th as a director. He has kept his promise of delivering an entertainer, eminently watchable by...
02:21 PM, May 12, 2012
The relay race over who would play the lead role in the Tamil-Telugu remake of 'The Dirty Picture' continues, with the latest being Richa Gangopadhyay. The 'Mayakkam Enna' actress said that she will not be doing the project and she would not do it even if she gets the offer. After names of some top actresses, including Anushka Shetty, did the rounds over doing the role beautifully enacted by Vidya...
02:29 PM, May 08, 2012
Manila: May Day moved beyond its roots as an international workers' holiday to a day of international protest Tuesday, with rallies throughout Asia demanding wage increases and marches planned across Europe over government-imposed austerity measures. Europeans will take to the streets to protest against the measures that are being blamed for a big increase in the number of unemployed, particularly in Spain where one in four people is out of...
02:47 PM, May 01, 2012
Bangkok: At least 282 people were killed and 3,059 others injured in road accidents during the first six days of Songkran festival, the Thai New Year, authorities said on Tuesday in Bangkok. Most Thais go to their native villages and provinces to celebrate Songkran or water festival akin to Holi. The revel lets throw buckets of ice water on passerbys and smear them with talcum powder. The festival also sees...
09:56 PM, Apr 17, 2012
Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said that the issue of Hafiz Saeed was discussed in the meeting. ...
04:48 PM, Apr 08, 2012
Hat Yai: Suspected Muslim insurgents staged the most deadly coordinated attacks in years in Thailand's restive south, killing 14 people and wounding 340 with car bombs that targeted on Saturday shoppers and a high-rise hotel frequented by foreign tourists. A first batch of explosives planted inside a parked pickup truck ripped through an area of restaurants and shops in a busy area of Yala city, a main commercial hub of...
06:49 PM, Mar 31, 2012
Seoul: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani met on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul. Manmohan Singh thanked Gilani for conferring the Most Favoured Nation trading status to India. He also expressed willingness to visit Pakistan but only if 'strong and concrete' developments could be guaranteed. "I had a good meeting with him. I thanked him for the trade concessions that they...
08:01 AM, Mar 28, 2012
New Delhi: Tamil writer A A Manavalan has been chosen for the 'Saraswati Samman' 2011 for his book on Ramayana, the K K Birla Foundation announced on Thursday. Manavalan, 75, a retired professor and head of the department of Tamil in Madras University, will be bestowed with the prestigious award for his 2005 work 'Irama Kathaiyum Iramayakalum' (Ramakatha and Ramayanas). The award-winning book is a comparative study of 48 Ramayanas...
04:38 PM, Mar 22, 2012
New Delhi/Washington: The US may be satisfied that India is "making steps in the right direction" to impose sanctions on Iran, but New Delhi has made it clear that it has no intention to stop oil imports from Iran or scale down business ties with Tehran. "With respect to India, they are making steps that are heading in the right direction," US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told a House...
01:50 AM, Mar 02, 2012
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