Chennai: For someone who doesn't come from a star family, it's important to build credibility with different roles, says southern actor Sundeep Kishan, who is currently basking in the success of his recent Tamil film 'Yaaruda Mahesh'. "How do I build credibility if I'm neither from a star family, nor do I have the looks and I can't even dance like any of the top heroes? It can only be...
12:03 PM, Apr 30, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Prasanna Venkatesan, who is making his Telugu debut with the upcoming action-drama 'Bhai', says it is exciting to venture into new territory. "I look at this as a new beginning all over again. I may be a decade old in Tamil, but this is my debut in Telugu and I'm really excited about it. I'm little nervous as well because a lot of anticipation is riding on...
11:08 AM, Apr 30, 2013
New Delhi: The Tamil Nadu government has urged the Supreme Court to direct the central government not to proceed with the implementation of the Sethu Samudram Shipping Channel Project in the Palk Strait. The channel will facilitate navigation between India's east and west coasts. In his affidavit before the apex court, Tamil Nadu government's chief secretary said that besides its questionable economic viability, the shipping channel project would adversely affect...
04:49 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Chennai: After dealing with health issues related to substance abuse over the last decade, Tamil director Nagaraj has returned to direction with 'Mathapoo', which is about spreading happiness. Nagaraj made his debut with 'Dinamdorum' in 2000, but after his first directorial venture, he fell ill because of the addiction. All these years, he was battling with the addiction and trying to recover. "I have been through the darkest days of...
10:47 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Chennai: Southern actress Manochitra is making a come-back after two years in a new avatar and says she gave herself a makeover to convince fillmakers that she can play urban characters too. A Tamilian from Kancheepuram, Manochitra, who rose to fame with her performance in debut Tamil drama 'Aval Peyar Thamizharasi', is keen to essay city-based characters. "Ever since I played a village belle in my debut, I have been...
08:59 PM, Apr 29, 2013
'Pattathu Yaanai', an upcoming Tamil film starring actors Vishal and Aishwarya Ajun in lead roles is next to hit the screens. Film maker Boopathy Pandian will be directing this film under Michael Royappan's production. Santhanam, Seetha, Jagan and Manobala are the other cast in the film. The news for the viewers is that Santhanam in this film will be seen in dual roles for the first time. It has also...
06:48 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Sekhar Kammula is currently working for an upcoming Telugu film, which is the remake of Vidya Balan starrer Bollywood super hit film 'Kahaani'. Nayanathara is the lead actress in this thriller and reprises the character of Vidya Balan. The shooting of the movie has started and it is currently going on in Hyderabad. The film is being produced by Endemol India, Logline Productions and Select Media Holdings. Sekhar Kammula is...
05:00 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Chennai: Debutant Tamil actor Abhay, grandson of yesteryear actors Gemini Ganeshan and Savithri, is set to reprise the role of math genius Srinivasa Ramanujan in upcoming Tamil English bilingual 'Ramanujan'. "Abhay will play the titular character of the math genius in the film, which will feature southern actress Bhama as his wife. The film is being simultaneously made in Tamil and English," said a statement. "Suhasini Maniratnam will play crucial...
04:35 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Anjali who had recently left Tamil Nadu is heard to be back for shooting a song sequence for 'Singam 2'. The song sequence was shot earlier but was not completed due to rain. Thereon, the team flew to South Africa for the remaining shoot of the film. With the team now back to Tamil Nadu, director Hari has called upon Anjali to complete the song sequence which was half done....
02:21 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Film maker Gautham Menon's next is 'Dhruva Natchathiram' with Tamil actor Suriya in the lead. The film is a big budget film and the director is trying hard to give his fullest after his 'Needhanae En Ponvasandham' which did not go well at the box office. Gautham Menon has chose 'Dhruva Natchathiram' as his title after doing quite a lot of research on it. Dhruva was awarded the status of...
01:34 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Tamil actors Shruti Hassan is currently busy with her Tollywood projects that are lined up. The latest buzz there is that Shruti Hassan will be paired with Allu Arjun for the first time. The actor has already done a special role in 'Yevadu' in which Ram Charan Teja and Shruti Hassan do the lead roles. Allu Arjun who is popularly known as Bunny has just finished his shooting for 'Iddrammayilatho'....
12:54 PM, Apr 29, 2013
Udhagamandalam: Describing the AIADMK rule as "anti-people", DMK leader MK Stalin on Sunday alleged that law and order situation in Tamil Nadu was deteriorating with increase in murder and other crimes, particularly in the last few months. Contesting the statistics given in the State Assembly, Stalin read out statistics from the State Crime Bureau and claimed that the murder, theft, rape and other crimes were on the rise in the...
01:59 AM, Apr 29, 2013
Chennai: Even though Tamil actor Nakul Jaidev has crooned chartbusters such as 'Kaadhal Yaanai', 'Karka Karka' and 'Naaka Mukka' in his decade long career, he still prefers acting over singing. "I always dreamt of becoming an actor and continue to live that dream. Singing happened out of obligations for friends and people whom I consider my well-wishers. Neither am I a trained singer, nor take it as a career interest,"...
06:45 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actress Aishwarya Arjun fainted on the sets of upcoming Tamil romantic-comedy 'Pattathu Yaanai' Sunday in Trichy due to extremely hot weather. "We were shooting outdoors in extremely hot conditions of Trichy for the last few days. Since we were shooting non-stop, she couldn't handle the heat and fainted. We have given her medical attention and have requested her to rest for a while," a source from the film's...
06:31 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Hyderabad: Former Andhra Pradesh minister and Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader Sripathi Rajeshwar Rao died Sunday. He was 73. Rao, who was suffering from a kidney ailment for quite some time, breathed his last at Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS) here. His last rites will be performed in Secunderabad here Monday, family members said. A die-hard fan of legendary Telugu actor N T Rama Rao, he was founder-president of...
03:01 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Chennai: The shooting for Gunasekhar's Telugu period-drama 'Rudhramadevi' has started and the filmmaker says he aims to wrap up the film by December. The camera started rolling for 'Rudhramadevi' Saturday. "We are planning to complete the shooting in five long schedules by the first week of December. Visual effects will be done in parallel. We have erected a special set for the first schedule in Hyderabad," Gunasekhar told IANS. "Biggest...
01:16 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Kuala Lumpur: Ahead of general elections in Malaysia, the 950,000-strong ethnic Indian community, mostly Tamils, is being wooed by both the ruling and opposition parties with catchy Tamil songs, pamphlets and online videos. Both sides are vying for the votes of ethnic Indians, which can play a crucial role in as many as 60 of the total 222 parliamentary seats, where the community makes up between 10 per cent to...
01:14 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Seems like Tamil singer Krish has been appreciated by Ajith for his honest answer on being asked about his favorite actor. And we all know what Krish's answer would have been. Ilayathalapathi Vijay! Krish tweeted saying, "Some people ask me.. why I'm a fan of Vijay anna. Seriously...!!! Donno guys..I just simply love this man. May be he is very humble.." The duo has been having a good rapport with...
12:38 PM, Apr 28, 2013
Seems like its a good news for all the Ajith fans is on its way. Well, its all about the Ajith Vishnuvardhan's untitled project for which the makers have planned to release a trailer on the actor's birthday which falls on May 1st. Also for the same, composer Yuvan Shankar Raja is working on an awesome background score for the teaser. Yuvan has tweeted, "Good news today will be working...
11:57 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Karur: A seven-year old girl, who fell into a newly dug deep borewell in a farm land in the district, was on Saturday night pulled out after over 14-hour long intense rescue efforts but doctors declared her dead at a hospital. Muthulakshmi, who fell into the improperly closed 900-feet borewell at Suryapalli village at around 7 am, remained stuck within a depth of about 18 feet and was pulled out...
08:54 AM, Apr 28, 2013
