Even after many visits to International film festivals with a number of recognitions, some movies find it difficult and take time to grace their ultimate audience. 'Manjadikuru' is also one such film which was waiting for long to fetch the best of the recognitions- that is the popular approval. And when we are finally into the film, we recognize that here comes a women director in Mollywood to look out...
05:39 PM, May 24, 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 sun may be beating down at its fiercest best in this part of the world now. Even as the people try to find various ways to beat the heat, there is probably one way to keep cool - that is by heading to a theatre screening 'Kalakalappu'. Here is what the lead actress has to say about the movie. ...
12:04 PM, May 12, 2012
It looks like the 'Settai' team is having a gala affair at the sets. UTV Motion Pictures' forthcoming offering 'Settai' features Arya, Santhanam, Premgi, Hansika Motwani and Anjali. The film is a remake of Bollywood cult blockbuster 'Delhi Belly' and Kannan in lead role. It's based on the original film but will roll sans the offensive dialogues as the makers are keen in delivering a family laugh riot. Two huge...
04:42 PM, May 11, 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
The President has approved the Rajya Sabha recommendation for Tendulkar, who is the first active sportsperson to have been nominated. ...
11:46 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil has approved the Rajya Sabha nomination recommendation for cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and he will now be a Rajya Sabha MP. Sachin Tendulkar accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination proposed by the Congress and became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha. IBN18 Editor-in-Chief Rajdeep Sardesai's take on whether the Rajya Sabha is the right pitch for Sachin Tendulkar: Sachin...
09:59 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil has approved the Rajya Sabha nomination recommendation for cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and he will now be a Rajya Sabha MP. Sachin Tendulkar accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination proposed by the Congress and became the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha. The Home Ministry had recommended four names including those of Tendulkar, Bollywood actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Agha...
08:15 PM, Apr 26, 2012
New Delhi: Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has accepted the Rajya Sabha nomination proposed by the Congress, according to reports. He is the first active sportsperson and cricketer to have been nominated to the Rajya Sabha. The Home Ministry had recommended four names including those of Tendulkar, Bollywood actress Rekha and industrialist Anu Agha for the Rajya Sabha. Reports say that Rekha and Agha have also accepted the nominations. Prime Minister Manmohan...
06:09 PM, Apr 26, 2012
It was earlier reported that the cast and crew of Superstar Rajinikanth's magnum opus, 'Kochadaiyaan', were shooting at the renowned Chitranjali studio. The latest is that they are now canning at Mollywood's top notch star Mohanlal's studio Vismaya Max Studio! The post production work is taking place in a full swing in this studio that has all the amenities required to edit an animation flick. The place is a media...
02:57 PM, Apr 25, 2012
New Delhi: We all heard of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee making it to the Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Another Indian to make it to the coveted list is advocate and gender rights activist Anjali Gopalan. Gopalan, 54, is the founder and Executive Director of The Naz Foundation (India) Trust, an NGO dedicated to the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in...
06:54 PM, Apr 19, 2012
The Time Magazine has released the list of 100 most influential people in the world, which includes people such as artists, reformers, researchers, head of states and captains of industry. From India, the list includes two names, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and eminent lawyer Anjali Gopalan. The list further includes US President Barack Obama, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Pakistan Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and footballer Lionel...
10:41 PM, Apr 18, 2012
New Delhi: Bollywood stars have always made news with their hefty remuneration but veteran actor Raghubir Yadav says not all are paid that great. Raghubir, who has been in the industry for more than two decades and has worked in hits like 'Peepli Live' and 'Lagaan', said it is only the Khans and Kapoors that are paid well in this industry. "We are paid really less. The money we get...
06:47 PM, Apr 16, 2012
By Mehul Choksi The Gems & Jewellery sector is not only a major employment generator but also makes a major contribution to India's export earnings. As per the white paper issued by FICCI gems & jewellery group - the total size of the gems & jewellery sector (both domestic and exports) was about Rs 4,15,000 crores. The significant increase in growth of the export sector has been primarily because of...
07:21 PM, Mar 07, 2012
HYDERABAD: After the recent 108-hour-long Akhanda Sahasra Sankeerthana for Annamayyas 602nd birth anniversary and Srikanth Gouds make-up of 103 classical dancers in 100 minutes, here is another cultural effort to record yet another Guinness entry at the Ravindra Bharati. Christined after one of the most inspiring poets, Rabindranath Tagore, the theatre is celebrating a two-day Rabindra Nrityotsav, a unique dancing Guinness record feat, marking his 150th birth anniversary celebrations and...
08:27 AM, Jan 30, 2012
Cast: Pawan Kalyan, Sarah Jane Dias, Anjali Lavania, Jackie Shroff, Adivi Sesh, Thanikella Bharani, Brahmanandam Director: Vishnuvardhan Pawan Kalyan always tries to be different. At the beginning of his career, he was seen as style icon, but later he moved away from formula films and started focusing on out-of-the-box ideas. His huge fan following may not like him to experiment, but Pawan Kalyan is what he is. His films carry...
04:36 PM, Dec 11, 2011
Nainital: Uttarakhand High Court on Friday refused to quash an FIR against yoga guru Ramdev's aide Balkrishna filed by CBI for allegedly using fake educational degrees for procuring a passport but said that the stay on his arrest would continue. Pronouncing its verdict on a petition of Balkrishna seeking quashing of the FIR against him, Justice Tarun Agrawal directed him to cooperate with the CBI in the investigations and barred...
03:49 PM, Dec 02, 2011
Kolkata: The scalpel gives way to a harmonium and the surgeon in 80-year-old Samir K Gupta steps aside for the artist as he gives musical life to some poems of 'Gitanjali' by Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. Gupta, who runs a city orthopaedic clinic, is a devoted doctor during the day and spends long hours of his nights composing music and writing books. " 'Gitanjali' has 157 poems, of which Tagore...
03:57 PM, Dec 01, 2011
New Delhi: Group Captain Amit Gupta was suspended on Wednesday from service by the Indian Air Force after he was arrested in connection with the alleged suicide of former officer Anjali Gupta. "The officer, who is currently posted at Nagpur air base, has been suspended under the Air Force Act after he was arrested and taken into judicial custody by the local police authorities in Bhopal," IAF officials said. They...
08:31 PM, Sep 14, 2011
