Cast: Parvin Dabas, Suhasini Mulay, Tannishtha Chatterjee, Harsh Mayar, Lehar Khan and Krishang Trivedi Director: Nila Madhab Panda Rating: 3 out of 5. In spite of its flaws, of which there are many, 'Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid' wins your heart with its simple fluid storytelling and characters who seem to have taken birth in the deserted village in Haryana, long before the camera was switched on. There is a fascinating...
02:42 PM, Aug 31, 2012
New Delhi: After the success of I Am Kalam, director Nila Madhab Panda's Jalpari: The Desert Mermaid is another film with a social message. The film is largely based on the issue of female foeticide, but has been treated as an adventure thriller and journey film. Produced by Sushil Kumar Agrawal of Ultra Distributors Pvt. Ltd., it features child actors Lehar Khan and Krishang Trivedi as protagonists along with I...
07:37 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Mumbai: BJP in Maharashtra on Thursday condemned the Government's action of blocking Twitter accounts of some prominent journalists. State BJP spokesperson Madhav Bhandari said the nation is "staring again at a Emergency-like situation". Criticising the Government for blocking Twitter accounts of leading journalists and blocking Facebook pages as well as websites, Bhandari said that many anti-Congress Government voices are being silenced. Bhandari said such acts of censorship and high-handedness remind...
05:50 PM, Aug 23, 2012
Director Ranjith was planning to start his new movie with Mammootty titled, 'Malabar', during this Onam season. But due to some final reworking of the scripts, the shoot for the movie has now been shifted to October. As per the new plans the shoot for the movie will kick start by the first week of October. Featuring Mammootty as a car driver, the movie will also have Kavya Madhavan and...
07:47 PM, Aug 21, 2012
In less than two years he started his journey as a lyricist, Madhan Karky has penned 100 songs. It all began with 'Irumbile oru idhayam...', a chart buster in Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Enthiran' in 2010. And now, one of the songs he has penned for 'Settai' has turned out to be the 100th number of Madhan Karky, son of veteran poet and lyric writer Vairamuthu. "Wrote my 100th song last night....
05:25 PM, Aug 18, 2012
Vishal will be seen as a cable operator in 'Madha Gaja Raja' also known as 'MGR', his next with Sundar C. The shoot is currently taking place in a fast pace at Jaipur. 'Madha Gaja Raja' will be an action flick with no dearth for comedy, well that goes without saying as it's a Sundar C film, for he specializes in laugh riots. Vishal will be seen with Anjali and...
07:38 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Bangalore: Comparing Western Ghats to the character of Draupadi in Mahabharata, Ecologist Madhav Gadgil on Wednesday said the inappropriate government policies are stripping the Western Ghats of all their resources. He was speaking at Bio Diversity Asia 2012, a gathering of ecologists from around the world. The Dushyasana here is bad governance. There is no Krishna to save the Western Ghats. It is just wasteful consumption in order to show...
01:28 PM, Aug 09, 2012
Directed by Seeman, 'Valthukkal' stars Madhavan and Bhavna in the leads. The film dubbed into Telugu will be released as 'Prema Nilayam' in September, by SV Maheshwara Reddy. The film will see director Venkat Prabhu in a comedy role. Ajith has played a cameo. The makers say that the film discusses the conflicting pulls and demands of love and family. Deriving its strength from sentiment, this family and romantic drama...
10:53 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Bangalore: The Mars mission should not have been a priority at this stage for India which, instead, ought to have devoted time and energy on getting its rocket operational again and give momentum to the human space flight programme, former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair said. "My personal opinion is: this (Mars mission) is not a big priority project for us. We should have concentrated more on qualifying the cryogenic...
04:59 PM, Aug 04, 2012
Pandiraj's 'Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga' is making headlines even before it goes on floors and the director has found his second lead lady, Ragini of SMS, a Telugu film fame. Shooting of the commercial laugh riot goes on floors on August 2 in Chennai. Thambi Ramaiya and Parota Soori playing pivotal roles. Vimal, Sivakarthikeyan and Bindhu Madhavi playing the lead roles in this film to be directed by National Award...
02:00 PM, Aug 02, 2012
Hyderabad: A young woman employee of Infosys died after allegedly jumping off a building at the IT giant's office at Gachibowli in Hyderabad, police said on Wednesday. S Neelima, 27, was found lying in a pool of blood by a security guard near the building at around 10:30 PM on Tuesday night. The guard immediately alerted the Infosys authorities who shifted her to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared...
03:14 AM, Aug 02, 2012
Following the good word of mouth and critical acclaim that his new movie 'Spirit' has fetched, director Renjith is getting ready to kick start the shoot of his fresh movie 'Malabar'. The latest we hear about the movie is that senior star Kavya Madhavan will come up as the heroine to Mammootty in this film. Kavya's character will be served with her desi slang of Neeleshwaram in the entire movie....
02:42 PM, Jul 20, 2012
Prasanna is smiling bright these days. Busy with filmy and endorsement commitments, the actor is leading a happy married life with Sneha, whom he says is showing extreme care and affection on him. Meanwhile, the actor has signed a new project, which is to be directed by Rajan Madhav. Remember Rajan Madhav made an impressive debut with 'Muran', which had Prasanna playing a negative role. This time, the 'Anjathey' actor...
02:22 PM, Jul 18, 2012
The 'Thuppaki' title has still not resolved! The hearing has been pushed from July 16 to July 19. A teaser will be unveiled only once the title has been finalized. Remember the makers of 'Kallathuppaki' filed a case against Thuppaki as their similar titles might mislead the audience. The court has banned the makers from using the name Thupaki, as of now. A judgment will be made only on July...
12:10 PM, Jul 18, 2012
Director Balaji Mohan, who struck gold with his debut in Tamil, 'Love Failure' ('Kadhalil Sodhappuvadhu Eppadi' in Tamil), recently tied the knot with his childhood sweetheart Aruna. Attending the wedding were directors Balu Mahendra, Balaji Shakthivel, Lingusamy, writer Madhan Karky and actor Sidharth, who featured in and co-produced the filmmakers debut. ...
01:14 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Tamil: Vazhthukkal that released in 2008 stars Madhavan and Bhavana in the lead roles and the film was quite a damp squib at the box office. The film is now releasing in Telugu as Prema Nilayam in August by SV Maheshwara Reddy. The film discusses the conflicting pulls and demands of love and family. Yuvan Shankar Raja has composed the tunes and cinematography is by PL Sanjay and editing by...
01:00 PM, Jul 14, 2012
Directed by Seeman, Valthukkal stars Madhavan and Bhavna in the leads. The film is being dubbed into Telugu will be released as Prema Nilayam in August, by SV Maheshwara Reddy. The film, directed by Seeman, sees director Venkat Prabhu in a comedy role. Ajith is also seen. The makers say that the film discusses the conflicting pulls and demands of love and family. Deriving its strength from sentiment, this family...
07:13 PM, Jul 13, 2012
