Kamal Haasan is Madhavan's god
by IANS
Chennai: Southern actor R Madhavan looks up to actor filmmaker Kamal Haasan as his deity, and when he met him recently at an award ceremony, he felt like a teenager again.

"Had a great time at the Vijay Awards. Met my god Kamal sir again after a while. (I) was a gaping teenager all over again," tweeted Madhavan.

Madhavan and Kamal bonded well at the 7th edition of Vijay Awards Saturday, which the former hosted. The two had worked together in Tamil films 'Anbe Sivam' and 'Manmathan Ambu'.

The award ceremony was also graced by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, with whom also Madhavan shared great time....more    
05:52 PM, May 13, 2013

Naga Chaitanya is a fast evolving mass hero: Sunil Varma
by IANS
Chennai: Telugu actor Sunil Varma, who shares screen space with Naga Chaitanya in upcoming action drama, 'Thadaka', feels that the latter is one of the fast evolving mass heroes in the industry. "I played his (Chaitanya) friend in his debut film 'Josh' and play his co-star in 'Thadaka'. The transformation I see in him now is unbelievable because he played a lover boy then, and now plays a completely mass-appealing...  
12:10 PM, Apr 25, 2013

Salman Khan's fitness impresses actor Madhavan  The 42-year-old is active in Tamil and Hindi films and his last Bollywood outing was 'Jodi Breakers'. ...  
01:47 PM, Mar 25, 2013

Ranjan Promod experiments with his new Malayalam movie
by IANS
The song 'Chutti Varum Katte' from the movie will be the first Malayalam song taken in a single shot with no cuts. ...  
10:42 AM, Feb 15, 2013

'Lokpal' Review: The Malayalam film is a one time watch Directed by filmmaker Joshiy, the film has actor Mohanlal and Kavya Madhavan in the lead roles. ...  
06:34 PM, Feb 09, 2013

Arshad Warsi to play conman in Ken Ghosh's next Actor Arshad Warsi is looking forward to play a conman in Ken Ghosh's upcoming film alongside R Madhavan. The actor would be teaming up with R Madhavan for the first time on big screen for Ghosh's yet-to-be-titled film ...  
04:28 PM, Feb 05, 2013

Notables not on Celebrity 100 Javed Akhtar: He was hailed in creative circles for his efforts in getting the Copyright Act amended in May 2012. He also penned the lyrics for 'Ekk Deewana Tha'. But he doesn't feature in the Celebrity 100 because there was no specific category for lyricists. ...  
06:15 PM, Feb 01, 2013

Video: Teaser of Mohanlal's 'Lokpal'
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Directed by Joshiy this Malayalam film is a full on thriller. ...  
06:23 PM, Jan 25, 2013

Small screen too small for Bollywood's A-listers
by IANS
With desi channels adapting international shows like 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' and 'Got Talent', fans in India are quite used to stars such as Amitabh Bachchan or Madhuri Dixit popping up on TV screens as hosts or judges. But will Bollywood biggies ever take up acting in fiction series seriously? ...  
05:05 PM, Jan 08, 2013

Actor Mammootty stars in  G S Vijayan's next The film also has actors Kavya Madhavan, Shankar Ramakrishnan and Harishri Ashokan in key roles. ...  
11:33 AM, Dec 23, 2012

'Tanu Weds Manu' remake better than original: Producer
by IANS
Chennai: Telugu producer NV Prasad feels his upcoming romantic comedy 'Mr. Pelli Koduku', a Telugu remake of Bollywood hit 'Tanu Weds Manu', will be superior than the original. "We are confident that our film will be better than the original. We've presented the story in such a way that it appeals to all sections of the audience. (Actor) Sunil's character will be very crucial to the success of the film,"...  
05:33 PM, Nov 15, 2012

Documentary to be made on veteran actor Madhavan Nair
by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram: A documentary film on veteran actor Madhu a.k.a. Madhavan Nair is on the anvil, which will chronicle his rise to fame in the Malayalam film industry. The actor has portrayed variety of roles in his career spanning 50 years. While cinematorapher Pushpan is helming the documentary, it will be produced by Light Pillar Visual Media. The annoucement was made at Pattom Palace by Uthradam Thirunal Marthanda Varma, in the...  
12:10 PM, Nov 08, 2012

MT Vasudevan Nair to get KP Kesava Menon Award
by IANS
Chennai: Author, screenplay-writer and film director MT Vasudevan Nair will be honoured with the KP Kesava Menon award for his work in the area of literature. Nair has been selected for the award considering his comprehensive contributions in social, cultural and literary areas. Instituted by Tharoor KP Kesava Menon memorial trust, the award was announced in a press meet by trust chairman TR Vaidyanadhan, secretary EP Chinnu Kuttan and jury...  
11:56 AM, Nov 01, 2012

R Madhavan wants his fans to turn vegetarian Mumbai: Vegetarian actor R Madhavan has lent his voice for a video urging people to stop violence against animals. The 42-year-old has shot the brand new video 'Glass Walls' for PETA that aims to encourage people to reject violence against animals and to go vegan on World Vegetarian Day and Vegetarian Awareness Month. "I'm Madhavan, and I'm a vegetarian. When you see what goes on inside a slaughterhouse, I think...  
06:22 PM, Oct 04, 2012

Kadha Veedu: Chackochan and Kavya's next After some critically acclaimed presentations in the recent times, Chackochan and Kavya Madhavan are gearing for one of the best roles in their career. They are soon to act in a much coveted M T Script. The movie titled 'Kadha Veedu' will be directed by Sohanlal who made an impressive debut with the flick 'Orkkuka Vallapozhum'. 'Katha Veedu' will also feature Biju Menon, Mamukoya, Lal, Sarayu, Mydhili and Manoj K...  
07:25 PM, Sep 21, 2012

Osho discipline role played by Biju Menon in his next Biju Menon has emerged one of the most popular stars to well known in recent times, with all his roles playing the second fiddle to the hero emerging very successful. And so, the actor is also followed with offers to play the lead hero, once again. Biju Menon has but agreed only to a few, the latest being the movie interestingly titled as 'Aishayum Oshoyum'. Directed and scripted by famous...  
06:42 PM, Sep 21, 2012

Mammootty is playing an ordinary driver in 'BN' As yet another movie from producer-director Ranjith is on sets, this leader of new generation movies has once again fixed his favourite location of Kozhikode as it's backdrop. Yes, the new movie from Mammootty , 'Bavoottiyude Namthil' is currently on its busy production activities at Calicut. Mammootty is Bavootty, an ordinary driver who has great peace of mind and personal relations in the movie while his boss Sethumadhavan is always...  
07:40 PM, Sep 20, 2012

First pictures of R Madhavan after weight loss New Delhi: Actor R Madhavan has finally realised that he needs to lose weight to save his lover boy image. He looked almost double the size of Bipasha Basu in his last release 'Jodi Breakers'. The actor lately posted pictures of his new look on Twitter. ...  
02:48 PM, Sep 20, 2012

Malayalam Review: 'Chattakkari' is disappointing For quite some time after the recent remake fever of hits in Mollywood, the viewers has sensed it as an endeavor to make quick cash with little efforts of throwing up some sensuous, vivid scenes with older screenplays. 'Chattakkari', from its initial promos look no way different, but failing to rework on the script has made it a strictly average endeavour that may not get applauds for recreating a period...  
01:08 PM, Sep 15, 2012

Chattakkari: Hit around 60 screens across the state The latest movie from Revathy Kalamandhir- 'Chattakkari' has bagged around 60 release centres across the state. This is fine opening number for a film with relatively lesser known stars and a debutante director. Shamna Kassim appear as the same 'Julie' that senior actor Lakshmy had presented in its original that came out 34 years ago. Hemanth Menon is the male lead of the movie directed by Santhosh Sethumadhavan. The movie...  
11:11 PM, Sep 13, 2012