Actors turned up in hundreds to support the fast organised by SIFAA at Nadigar Sangam. This is the second fast after March 19. ...
07:45 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Tamil movie 'Chennaiyil Oru Naal' is the remake of the Malayalam hit movie 'Traffic'. ...
11:46 AM, Mar 30, 2013
Sensitive subjects and out-of-the-box ideas - of the 143 Tamil films released in 2012, only a handful of content-rich movies impressed the audience. ...
03:39 PM, Dec 25, 2012
As Rajinikanth turns 62 on Wednesday, members of the film fraternity look back at what still makes him a superstar. ...
05:35 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Chennai: The next time when you feel you can't possibly make a film with a few lakh rupees, take a look at names like Srinivas Sunderrajan, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan and Hemant Gaba - all independent filmmakers who have successfully made movies with shoestring budgets. In times when multi-crore budget films shot with extravagance and in international locales are co-existing with movies made in the country's hinterlands and within smaller budgets, one...
12:24 PM, Nov 04, 2012
Tamil actress Viji Chandrasekhar says playing a character with multiple shades in 'Aarohanam' was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, adding that she pulled it off without any homework. Viji plays a vegetable vendor affected by bipolar disorder in the family-drama. "Playing Nirmala was like once-in-a-life time opportunity. The biggest challenge was transforming into Nirmala - a wife and mother with different shades and still being able to connect with the audience," she...
06:43 PM, Oct 25, 2012
Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, director of Tamil drama 'Aarohanam', which will be released on October 26 after months of delay, feels the film will be an acid test and her biggest reward will be the audience's response. "I've struggled through every stage in the making of this film. The release is equivalent to a conclusive test of effort I've poured into this project. My biggest reward at the end of the day...
02:14 PM, Oct 18, 2012
It is high time filmmakers should take the responsibility of film festivals and encourage aspiring film enthusiasts, says veteran director Gautham Vasudev Menon. "Film festivals in our country are always organised by some private body or NGO, but not by filmmakers. It's high time we as filmmakers take the onus upon us and organise film festivals," Menon, known for giving Tamil hits like 'Minnale' and 'Vettaiyadu Vilayadu', said here on...
05:16 PM, Oct 01, 2012
Veteran Tamil actress Lakshmy Ramakrishnan has moved to direction with 'Aarohanam', a low budget film about a free-spirited woman that was loved by critics but is yet to reach the big screen. That it was made in just Rs 33.5 lakh actually worked against the film, she says. "We completed 'Aarohanam' in Rs 33.5 lakh, which was Rs 2.5 lakh less than the actual budget," Lakshmy told IANS in an...
11:36 AM, Sep 26, 2012
