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
New Delhi: The vigil has been stepped up in Tihar Jail to pre-empt any attack on Pakistani inmates in the wake of the brutal assault on Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistani jail. "Jail superintendents have been asked to keep a strict vigil on other inmates so that no one can hurt Pakistani inmates," a senior jail official told IANS. According to the official, jail staff have...
05:34 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Chennai: Raising strong objections to certain aspects of Centre's Direct Benefits Transfer, Tamil Nadu chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday said the scheme in its present form should "not be operationalised" in the state as it is an "infringement" on the authority of state governments. In a strongly worded letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Jayalalithaa wondered if the state governments were expected to look on as mere "bystanders", far removed...
02:31 AM, Apr 28, 2013
Chennai: Southern actress Chandini Tamilarasan, who is making her Telugu debut with upcoming action-drama 'Kalicharan', is proud to be associated with the project. She says she is happy to have bagged such an important role early on in her career. Set in the 1980s, 'Kalicharan' is based on true incidents revolving around the life of late MLA Erra Satyam. "It's a realistic film and I play a role sans glamour....
07:57 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Chennai: Tamil composer Anirudh Ravichander, composer of 'Kolaveri di', has roped in London-based R&B singer Arjun Coomaraswamy, to perform a song in upcoming romantic-comedy 'Vanakkam Chennai'. Known by his stage name Arjun, he became popular after composing the R&B cover version of the song 'Why this Kolaveri Di'. "Vanakkam Chennai, my next, will have a song featuring the highly talented Arjun. He's the person behind the UK R&B version of...
07:46 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Chennai: Music composer Yuvan Shankar Raja crooned a song, composed by Oscar-winner AR Rahman and written by Dhanush, in upcoming Tamil drama 'Mariyaan'. "Amazing song by AR Rahman. It was sung by Yuvan Shankar Raja and lyrics by Dhanush," posted 'Mariyaan' director Bharat Bala on his Twitter page. Yuvan posted on his Twitter page: "Had an awesome recording session with AR Rahman. (I) sang a song for him". Yuvan, who...
07:41 PM, Apr 27, 2013
A visually scintillating and emotional Tamil song named 'Nenje Ezhu' has been crooned by composer A R Rahman himself in the film. However, it was finalized after being shot in one of the highest off coastal deserts of the world featuring the leading duo. Also, the first teaser of 'Mariyaan' made it evident that the audio rights are bagged by Sony Music. Inspired by real life events of Indian migrants...
06:34 PM, Apr 27, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Srinivasan, popularly known as 'Powerstar' among his fans, was arrested Friday in a cheating case, police said. Srinivasan was arrested after a police complaint was filed by Andhra Pradesh resident PS Ranganathan alleging that the actor cheated him of Rs 50 lakh on the pretext of helping him secure a loan of Rs 20 crore. "He (Srinivasan) promised Ranganathan that he would secure him a loan of...
06:24 PM, Apr 27, 2013
'Love Touch', starring actors Jayanth and Dhruthi as the lead pair is set to be released on May 10th with a tagline of 'Idhi chaala too much'. The film that is directed by Sri Chand is produced by S Ratthamayya and L Praveen under NSR films banner. The director said, "The audio released through Aditya music has attracted the audience very much. We are happy at the half success of...
06:28 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Seems like it is the generation 'Y' ruling the cine industry now, and it is happy to see them all making it big. And one from the young league, Vikram Prabhu has the peerless distinction in the recent times of having delivered, in the debut, in 'Kumki' that ran the marathon to a ton, and clinching the mark of having run a 100 days successfully. Now the big hero is...
03:48 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Directed by film maker Selvaraghavan, starring actors like Arya and Anushka Shetty, 'Irandam Ulagam' is fast approaching its completion, with only a song's shooting pending. And that song, we hear, is a peppy party song, set in a backdrop of a pub, composed by Harris Jeyaraj and sung by none other than Dhanush, for Arya. It is also observed that Dhanush has voiced a song in every Selvaraghavan movie, starting...
03:11 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Chennai: Tamil actor Madhu, who was lauded for his performance in recently released Tamil film, 'Sundattam', has joined the cast of Gautham Karthik-starrer Tamil action-drama 'Sippai'. "Even though Madhu was flooded with offers post 'Sundattam', he patiently waited for an interesting role. He plays a prominent role in 'Sippai', in which he will share screen space with Gautham Karthik," said a statement. Directed by S Saravanan, 'Sippai' is Gautham Karthik's...
02:03 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Hyderabad: Telugu actor Tottempudi Gopichand will marry Reshma, niece of popular Telugu actor Meka Srikanth on May 12. "Wedding invitations have already been dispatched to everybody in the industry. It will be a star-studded wedding ceremony which will take place at N-Convention Centre. He(Gopichand) is expected to complete all pending work by month (April) end," a family member of the actor told IANS. In 2012, Gopichand was engaged to Haritha,...
12:31 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Tiruvarur: Two young assistant actresses, part of the cast of an under-production Tamil film, drowned while taking bath in a tank at Edaimelayur Village in this district today, police said. Saraswathy(24) and Viji (21) were trapped in the creepers of a water plant and could not swim to safety. However another actor was rescued by some passersby. The actresses were in the village to participate in the shooting of Tamil...
12:00 PM, Apr 26, 2013
Chennai: Well-known Tamil cinema actor 'Powerstar' Srinivasan, was arrested today for allegedly cheating a person of a huge amount of money. Srinivasan, 50, was arrested this morning on a complaint from one P S Ranganathan of Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, a police release here said. Ranganathan alleged that Srinivasan took Rs 50 lakh as commission from him with a promise to secure a loan of Rs 20 crore. However...
11:48 AM, Apr 26, 2013
Telugu actor Allu Sirish is going to act in a film by 'Ee Rojullo' and 'Bus-stop' fame Maruthi. The film has been titled as 'Kottha Janta' and 'Routine Love Story' fame Regina Cassandra is the female lead in this film. Bunny Vasu will produce and Allu Aravind will present this movie under Geetha Arts banner. The Puja Programme of the film will be done on May 11th in the presence...
10:44 AM, Apr 26, 2013
New Delhi: We are celebrating the 100 years of Indian cinema with a poll which constitutes a list of 100 films from different Indian languages. These films have been selected after conducting extended research about the content and treatment of the projects. The list contains films which have influenced the popular culture in a big way but this was not the only criteria. Opinions were also taken from experts in...
10:36 AM, Apr 26, 2013
