Chennai: Having been around for nearly three decades and witnessing changes in the industry, Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna describes monopolization of theaters as one of the biggest threats for the industry. "There have been far too many changes in the industry in the last hundred years and we have been quick to adapt to most of them. But, what worries me the most is that growing threat of monopolization of...
05:00 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: Telugu film 'Mayabazar' has topped the poll conducted by IBNLive to find out India's greatest film till date. Malayalam film 'Manichitrathazhu' came 2nd while another Malayalam film 'Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha' grabbed the 3rd spot. Almost every big name of Telugu, Tamil and Kannada film industry was associated with Kadri Venkata Reddy's film 'Mayabazar', which was released in 1957. Be it cinematography or be it music, this film was...
04:30 PM, May 12, 2013
New Delhi: 'Raja Rani' is an upcoming Tamil film starring Nayantara, Arya and Jai in leading roles. The film is a comedy to be directed by Atlee Kumar. AR Murugadoss has produced the film in association with Fox Star Studios. GV Prakash has composed the music. The film is scheduled to be released in June 2013. ...
10:53 AM, May 12, 2013
Mumbai: Southern star Dhanush's first Hindi film 'Raanjhanaa' is all set to release and the actor says he has still not been able to learn Hindi. The 29-year-old, who even took classes from the Hindi tutors to learn the language for the film, is finding it tough to learn it but is hopeful to live upto everyone's expectations. "I don't think I actually got it yet. I tried my best,...
10:03 AM, May 12, 2013
Thala's new teaser has been the hottest topic recently, so many unanswered questions haunt the team, yet unscathed by the publicity the cast and crew are briskly progressing with the shooting. The untitled movie of Ajith is directed by Vishnuvardan, who shares a great rapport with Thala and quite recently sources reveal that the movie is slated for a Aug 15 release. Now this is one big news for Ajith's...
07:50 PM, May 11, 2013
Roaring with confidence the 'Singham' team has some news out finally. The sequel to the blockbuster 'Singam' will be having an international release on June 14th. That said, the audio launch should take place at least two weeks earlier to garner some publicity. Devi Sri Prasad will be crooning the music again. Hari is shooting across some International regions this time and so its time for Suriya is to kick...
07:33 PM, May 11, 2013
A Buddhist national group from Sri Lanka have recently demanded the National Film corporation of Sri Lanka to ban Tamil films that feature Superstar Rajinikanth, Kamal Hassan, Vijay etc. The group (Ravana Balaya) has further mentioned that, in the recent agitation against Sri Lanka these celebrities observed fast against the Government and hence the Sri Lankan Government should intervene and ban the films. However the National film corporation has not...
07:07 PM, May 11, 2013
Chennai: Southern actor Arjun Sarja is all set to wield the megaphone for multi lingual action drama 'Jai Hind 2', the sequel to his Tamil blockbuster 'Jai Hind'. The film will be made in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. He has also directed Tamil films such as 'Sevagan', 'Prathap', 'Vedham' and 'Madrasi'. Arjun will direct and produce 'Jai Hind 2', which he will dedicate to former Indian President Abdul Kalam. The...
06:30 PM, May 11, 2013
Salem: In a shocking incident, an 80-year old woman was allegedly raped by a 41-year-old man following which she was admitted to a hospital in a serious condition. The woman, a widow, is battling for life at a government hospital in Salem, police said on Saturday. The accused Palanivel, a vegetable vendor, of Malliyakari in the district was detained by the local people and handed over to police who arrested...
04:37 PM, May 11, 2013
Mumbai: In what could be regarded as a major departure from the custom, Kamal Hassan is all set to view his friend and professional rival Rajinikanth's latest film, the long awaited 'Kochadaiyaan'. The film is crucial for Rajinikanth as it would be his first after his hospitalization two years ago. The film adopts a new form of storytelling known as the Motion Capture technique where all of the Tamil superstar's...
03:24 PM, May 11, 2013
Actor Siddharth and Hansika Motwani are acting as the lead couple in a film titled 'Something Something'. Actress Khusboo's hubby Sunder C is the director of this film and the audio launch of this bilingual film will be done on 12th of this month. The latest news is that Rana Daggubati and Samantha have played guest roles in this film. Siddharth has finished the dubbing for the film and the...
06:47 PM, May 10, 2013
After the RNB sensation and Akon hitting the floor with Tamil star Simbu, it seems like it's Rihanna's turn to woo the audience. Apart from being an eloquent actor, Simbu is also an impressive singer and composer. This talent of his was first showcased for silver screen with the track 'Loosu Penne' from the Simbu-Nayan starrer 'Vallavan' and soon thereafter in 'Kadhal Valathen' from 'Manmadhan'. Also his vocal chords have...
06:27 PM, May 10, 2013
The 'Yuvan' ARR bond has been growing stronger with each passing day of late. And the reason is that YSR has sung for AR Rahman in Bharat Bala's Dhanush project, 'Mariyaan'. And ARR is to attend the music launch of Yuvan's 100th,'Biriyani'. Now the latest is that the two will be performing on stage for the 7th Vijay Awards. The channel's official Tweet reads 'Oooh!!! This is just in ARR...
05:30 PM, May 10, 2013
Chennai: Richa Panai, who couldn't impress as 'Dev Kanya' in her Telugu debut 'Yamudiki Mogudu', wants to make an impressive beginning in Tamil cinema with her maiden venture 'Manadhil Maayam Seidhai'. A love story with revenge backdrop, 'Manadhil Maayam Seidhai' also features Disha, Prince Cecil and Sethu Pillai. Directed by Suresh Kumar, the film's shooting starts Tuesday. "It's very important that audiences recognise an actor from his or her debut...
04:54 PM, May 10, 2013
Chennai: Southern actress Nisha Aggarwal values scripts over roles and says she would rather do few quality films than a string of bad ones. "My films need not necessarily have a meaty role for me, but need to be good on the whole because I always look for films with good scripts. I'm more concerned about good scripts because I'd rather do few good films over a bouquet of bad...
04:17 PM, May 10, 2013
Chennai: Former union health minister Anbumani Ramadoss, arrested in connection with a hate speech case filed in 2012, was on Thursday released from jail after a Villupuram court granted conditional bail to him, officials said. The Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) leader was arrested from his T Nagar residence here on May 3. He was arrested on various charges including unlawful assembly, activities prejudicial to peace, violation of police rules and...
10:50 PM, May 09, 2013
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan will reportedly attend Vijay awards in Chennai where he is to be honoured with Sivaji Ganesan award. Vijay TV has invited King Khan to be the guest of honour at the 7th edition of the award ceremony on May 11. Earlier recipients of this award are South Indian film personalities like Kamal Haasan, Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman. SRK, 47, is the first Hindi...
07:02 PM, May 09, 2013
Chennai: The Directorate of Government Examinations, Chennai on Thursday announced results of Higher Secondary (Class 12) for year 2013. More than eight lakh students had reportedly taken the Tamil Nadu Higher Secondary Board examination, which was conducted from March 1 to March 27. Students can check log on at http://tnresults.nic.in/ to check their results. ...
03:19 PM, May 09, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Simbu made international R&B singer Akon wear a veshti (dhoti) while shooting for the music video of the global version of his hit love single 'Love Anthem'. "It was fun shooting with Akon. The music video has come out really well and I'm sure audiences will love it when it goes viral. I convinced him to wear the traditional Tamil festival attire and made him dance to...
04:12 PM, May 08, 2013
Chennai: He may be a superstar to the world, but for his co-stars Shah Rukh Khan is just a caring and friendly person, says Mohan Raman who worked with SRK in upcoming film 'Chennai Express'. "He (Shah Rukh) is very friendly to his co-stars. He ensures that everybody around him is well looked after. He never makes you feel that he bears the superstar title and, therefore, you feel more...
02:41 PM, May 08, 2013
