Cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is a household name in India. And now international recognition has come knocking at his door. Sivan is the only cinematographer in the Asia-Pacific region to be accorded membership to the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) " a body of internationally acclaimed cinematographers, where membership is by invitation alone. Even as praise and felicitations began pouring in from all quarters, including those from directors like Mira Nair,...
12:53 PM, Jun 04, 2012
Bangalore: Former Karnataka Lokayukta and Team Anna member Santosh Hegde on Sunday said no government will like to bring in a strong Lokpal Bill in the country as the government does not have the intent. "The government should bring in a strong Lokpal bill, but I don't think any government will want to bring a strong Lokpal bill. The government does not have the intent", Hegde told reporters as he...
03:10 AM, Jun 04, 2012
Her cheery disposition and natty dressing made her the obvious choice for roles requiring a young, sprightly and even childish actor. After Sachin and Santosh Subramaniyam, it seemed like Genelia was willing to be pigeonholed with such roles. But with her performance as the Princess of Arakkal in Urumi, Genelia seems to have silenced critics with a sword. Urumi was the break that I was looking for, confesses the actor,...
05:45 PM, May 31, 2012
New Delhi: Justice Santosh Hegde on Wednesday said it is "extremely difficult" to believe that allegations raised by Team Anna against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could exist but demanded an inquiry if there are documents to suggest that some wrongdoing was done. "It is extremely difficult for me to believe, having seen the Prime Minister all these years to say that such an allegation could exist. But at the same...
12:58 PM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday hit out at Team Anna saying the corruption allegations against him and other ministers were irresponsible and unfortunate. The Prime Minister further said that he would give up his public life if the allegations made by Team Anna were proved. Talking to reporters on his way back from Myanmar, the Prime Minister said, "I will give up my public life if allegations...
08:35 PM, May 29, 2012
New Delhi: Eminent Team Anna member Justice Santosh Hegde on Tuesday distanced himself from the comment against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh by team member and senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan. Speaking to CNN-IBN, Justice Hegde said that the comment against the Prime Minister was unwarranted. He further said that he was unaware about the proof Team Anna had. The comments from the former Karnataka Lokayukta came hours after Prashant...
05:21 PM, May 29, 2012
Cuttack: Services on Monday clinched the 66th Santosh Trophy after beating Tamil Nadu 3-2 in a pulsating final at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Monday. Services mid-fielder Sanju Subba (45th) scored the first goal - his right footer curling away from Tamil Nadu goalkeeper Akhil Soman. Subrata Sarkar doubled the lead in the 49th minute while VV Farhad tapped it past an onrushing Akhil for Services' third goal in...
09:56 PM, May 28, 2012
Urumi ('Pathinaindham Nootrandu Uraivaal') is an upcoming historical epic film made in Malayalam, Tamil and English. (Urumi means the weapon Surul Pattai in Tamil.) Though the film is seen as a Malayalam film its large canvas makes it a world film. The English version of the film has been titled 'Vasco Da Gama', while the Tamil version is 'Pathinaindham Nootrandu Uraivaal'. The film will have two versions for screening. One...
10:53 AM, May 25, 2012
Ilayathalapathy Vijay's forthcoming, 'Thupaki', is much expected due to reasons many reasons. And boy oh boy, has the director roped in the best of talents for the cast and crew. The film boasts off some of the finest technicians in the country for the crew. This project helmed by AR Murugadoss has music by Harris Jayaraj who has managed to make the Ilayathalapathy croon for a track after quite some...
12:13 PM, May 16, 2012
It is Bellamkonda Suresh versus Santosh Srinivas all the way. Movie world is a buzz now, discussing something controversial. The Kandireega director has complained to the Directors Council that his producer Suresh beat him and even threatened him with severe consequences if he did not make suitable changes to the script of Kandireega-2. Another version goes that the director-producer duo have problems with remuneration issues too. The Council is looking...
12:35 PM, May 09, 2012
The last time KL Narayana came out with a film was Rakhi in 2006. The maker of the hits like Kshana Kshanam, Hello Brother and Santosham is back to business. And this time, he is all set to give others a run for their money. He has signed Mahesh Babu, Ram Charan and NTR for three films. He has signed SS Rajamouli to direct Mahesh's film, while Boyapati Srinu will...
12:36 PM, May 08, 2012
It is known that Dasarath and Nagarajuna have been in discussions for a movie together. It was officially announced today and a muhurath shot was filmed at the office of Sri Kamakshi Movies. The combination reminds one of the hit movies like Allari Alludu, Seetharama Raju, Nenunnanu and King. Nagarjuna plays an NRI in this film targeting family audience. Dasarath spun a story around the experiences the hero encounters and...
05:37 PM, May 07, 2012
New Delhi: Two youth accused of robbing Rs 600 from two men and injuring them, have been convicted and sent to seven years rigorous jail term on Monday by a Delhi court. Refusing to take a lenient view or grant probation to the two 19-year-old convicts, Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Ramesh Kumar said robbery and dacoity are on the increase in the metros and such crimes need to be dealt...
08:08 PM, Apr 23, 2012
Mumbai: Considering Aamir Khan's perfectionist image, producer Siddharth Jain is aware that he'll have to try harder to get the actor to dub for his 3D animated version of 'Andaaz Apna Apna'. Fortunately for him, Salman Khan, Raveena Tandon Thadani and Shakti Kapoor have already confirmed to lend their voices for the characters based on them. "I've already spoken to Salman, Raveena and Shakti and they said they'll be glad...
11:50 AM, Apr 13, 2012
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