Chennai: Film: 'Oru Nadigayin Vakkumoolam'; Directo: Rajkrishna; Cast: Sonia Agarwal, Yogi Devaraj, Girija, Raj Kapoor, Manobala, Ganja Karuppu, Kovai Sarala and Nicole; Cinematographer: Naga Krishnan; Composer: Aadhish; Rating: Rating: * 1/2 Journalist-turned-director Rajkrishna has helmed 'Oru Nadigayin Vakkumoolam' and has made a bold attempt to expose the dark underbelly of tinsel town. Though the subject is sensitive as it deals with the dignity of a woman who enters showbiz, the...
08:05 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Film: AK 56; Cast: Siddhanth, Shirin, Sharat Babu, Sumalatha, Suchayeendra Prasad, Ambareesh, Shobharaj, Lokanath, Atul Kulkarni, Sathya and Kote Prabhakar; Director: N. omprakash Rao; Composer: Abhiman Roy; Producer: Sidhdhanth; Camera: Manohar; Rating: ** Omprakash Rao's 'AK 56' is the costliest film made with a newcomer. The director has incorporated many action and chase sequences to make it engrossing. 'AK 56' is Rao's 25th directorial venture. He had earlier given...
08:01 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Chennai: Film: 'Dhoni'; Cast: Prakash Raj, Akash Jagannath, Radhika Apte, Brahmanandham, Thanikala Bharani, Thalaivasal Vijay and Nasser; Director-Producer: Prakash Raj; Composer: Ilayaraja; Rating: *** Prakash Raj, an all-rounder, has now proved to be a dependable captain with his new role as director. His directorial venture 'Dhoni' is all about change as the movie highlights the flaws in the present education system. Subramanyam (Prakash Raj) alias Subbu is a government employee....
07:57 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Film: 'Parijatha': Cast: Diganth, Aindrita Ray, Sharan, Mukyamanthri Chandru, Kadhal Dandapani and Padmaja Rao; Director: Prabhu Sreenivas; Composer: Mano Murthy; Camera: Srinivas Devasam; Rating: *** 'Parijatha' starring Diganth and Aindrita, who share a great bond in real life too, is a perfect gift for the Valentine's Day. The lead pair has shown how good chemistry works magic on screen. Though the film is a remake of 2009 Tamil hit...
07:54 PM, Feb 12, 2012
Hyderabad: Film: 'SMS'; Cast: Sudhir Babu, Regina, Vennela Kishor, Chanti, Priyanka, Hemanth and Rohini; Director: Satya Tatineni ; Producer: Vikram Raju; Composer: Selva Ganesh; Camera: Chitti Babu; Rating: *** 'SMS' is a remake of Tamil film 'Shiva Manasulo Sakthi', which was made with new faces and did well at the box office. Satya Tatineni, who made a mark with his debut film 'Bheemili Kabaddi Jattu' (another remake), has helmed the...
07:20 PM, Feb 12, 2012
This week on Now Showing, Rajeev Masand reviews Kareena Kappor and Imran Khan-starrer 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu'. ...
04:59 PM, Feb 11, 2012
Cast: Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, David Thewlis Director: Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg's 'War Horse' is a schmaltzy, sentimental saga of the love between a boy and his horse - boy meets horse, boy loses horse, boy is reunited with horse. It's the classic romantic formula... Although with an equestrian twist. Based on a 1982 children's novel that's also been adapted into a successful stage play, the story opens shortly before...
11:04 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Cast: Kareena Kapoor, Imran Khan, Boman Irani, Ratna Pathak-Shah Director: Shakun Batra 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu', starring Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor, is a competently made romantic-comedy with a predictable story at its core. A straight-laced architect meets a free-spirited hairdresser in Vegas; they get drunk one night, and wake up the next morning to find out they're married. Even as they decide to annul the marriage, the couple...
10:53 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Madrid: Having made the final of the Copa del Rey, Barcelona are on the road at Osasuna in the Spanish league on Saturday looking to pressure Real Madrid, who hold a seven-point advantage. Meanwhile, Espanyol and Athletic Bilbao will both looking for wins to leap into the Champions League places this weekend and overtake struggling Levante, who visit La Liga leaders Madrid. Levante were the early season surprise but their...
02:46 PM, Feb 10, 2012
Milan: AC Milan travel to Udinese on Saturday looking to get their season back on track, while Serie A leaders Juventus visit Bologna a day later - if the weather permits. Milan have not won in their last three games and lost the first leg of their Italian Cup semi-final 2-1 at home to Juventus on Wednesday. "We're not going through a good and lucky period at the moment," Milan...
02:01 PM, Feb 10, 2012
London: Two weeks after Manchester United were knocked out of the FA Cup by Liverpool, the defending Premier League champions get the chance for some payback when they host their traditional rivals on Saturday in the English championship. With league leaders Manchester City at Aston Villa on Sunday, second-placed United are likely to need victory at Old Trafford to stay in touch with their neighbours at the top of the...
01:57 PM, Feb 10, 2012
London: Real Madrid and Barcelona are soccer's biggest moneymakers for the third straight year and look set to top their rivals for the foreseeable future. The annual review of soccer finance by Deloitte shows Madrid topping the list for the seventh straight year with revenue of $636.5 million for the year ending June 30, an increase of 9 percent from the previous 12 months. English champions Manchester United were again...
02:39 PM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: Aggrieved by cancellation of its three licences by the Supreme Court, Tata Teleservices on Monday said it will file a review petition against the order as the company had applied for these licences more than 18 months before the 2008 licensing process began. TTL's three licences for Assam, North-East and Jammu and Kashmir were cancelled as part of 122 2G licences issued by former telecom minister A Raja...
08:18 PM, Feb 06, 2012
Hyderabad: Film: 'Chingari'; Cast: Darshan, Deepika Kamaiah, Bhavana, Teju, Ramesh Bhat, Sumitra, Srujan Lokesh, Yashas Surya and Praveen; Producers: Mahadev, Manu Gowda; Screenplay Writer-Director: Harsha; Camera: H.C. Venu; Composer: Hari Krishna; Rating: *** The industry is witnessing a new trend -- young directors are now remaking Hollywood films in an attempt to attract less criticism, which they face when they remake films made in other Indian languages. 'Chingari', directed by...
06:14 PM, Feb 05, 2012
Chennai: Film: 'Marina'; Cast: Siva Karthikeyan , Oviya, 'Pakada' Pandian, Sundararajan, Jitan Mohan, Attakati Aarumugam, Jayashree; Director: Pandiraj; Cinematographer: Vijay; Composer: Girish G; Rating: *** National award winning director Pandiraj has tried to explore Marina beach. The world's second largest beach is a synonym for romance in many Tamil films but there is more to it than that. It is also home to many vendors and beggars. If romance flows...
06:09 PM, Feb 05, 2012
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