Dhanush, Samantha win top honours at the Vijay awards New Delhi: Actor Dhanush won the Best Actor award at the 7th Annual Vijay Awards in Chennai recently. The glittering star studded event took place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on May 11, 2013.

An elated Dhanush, who won the Best Actor Award for his performance in the film '3' tweeted, "just grabbed my best actor Vijay award I sincerely thank my fans without u guys nothing's possible (sic)". The film also featured Shruti Haasan and was directed by Dhanush's wife, Aishwarya R Dhanush.

The 7th Annual Vijay Awards was hosted by R Madhavan and Gopinath who announced the awards in popular categories.

The young Kolaveri singer, Anirudh Ravichander, who received the award for the Best Find of the year 2012 for the film 'Ethir Neechal' tweeted, "I dedicate this award to my hero Siva Kartikeyan and our whole team of Ethir Neechal, Thanks to all for the mammoth success of Ethir Neechal (sic)."...more    
04:34 PM, May 12, 2013

Actor Vijay to star in Sundar's next venture The actor is currently busy shooting for his upcoming film 'Thalaivaa'. ...  
12:46 PM, Feb 10, 2013

I take criticism as I take praise: 'Poda Podi' director Tamil film director Vignesh Shivan joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his latest movie 'Poda Podi'. ...  
12:37 PM, Dec 11, 2012

Vishal Krishna to turn singer for 'Madha Gaja Raja'
by IANS
Following footsteps of several actor-turned-singers, Tamil actor Vishal Krishna is set to prove his singing capabilities in action-comedy 'Madha Gaja Raja'. "Vishal has decided to croon a solo love number in the film on a special request from the composer," a source in the industry told IANS. The film, starring Vishal, Anjali and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar, is directed by Sundar C and will have music by Vijay Anthony. The 35-year-old is...  
06:22 PM, Oct 13, 2012

Arya to do a cameo for Vishal in 'MGR' Arya and Vishal are good pals are known to all and together they delivered 'Avan Ivan' with Bala. It's now said Arya has flown to Hyderabad from Chennai for a cameo appearance in Vishal's forthcoming, 'Madha Gaja Raja'. It's said Vishal requested Arya to do a cameo appearance and the latter didn't hesitate one bit and obliged immediately! He is currently at Hyderabad shooting for the Sundar C flick. Directed...  
11:58 PM, Sep 11, 2012

Vishal suffers head injury while shooting for 'MGR' During the shoot of Tamil film 'Madha Gaja Raja', actor Vishal got hurt in the head during some fight sequences. Although nothing is serious, the actor has been advised to take complete rest for a couple of days. The action flick has a good dosage of comedy and sees Anjali and Vishal's close friend Varalakshmi Sarathkumar as the lead ladies. Recently some of the scenes were canned in Rajasthan, after...  
01:31 PM, Sep 07, 2012

Vishal and Sundar C team up for next Tamil film Vishal will be seen as a cable operator in 'Madha Gaja Raja' also known as 'MGR', his next with Sundar C. The shoot is currently taking place in a fast pace at Jaipur. 'Madha Gaja Raja' will be an action flick with no dearth for comedy, well that goes without saying as it's a Sundar C film, for he specializes in laugh riots. Vishal will be seen with Anjali and...  
07:38 PM, Aug 14, 2012

Poda Podi: Climax with a dance performance Simbu is currently juggling between various films including long pending 'Poda Podi'. The film will end with a dance competition 'Kuthu' number featuring STR also known as Simbu, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar and Shobana. "Usually climax scenes have emotional or action scenes but 'Poda Podi' has a climax with a dance performance", says Vignesh Shiva who is directing the romantic musical. It is said that this 'Kuthu' number composed by Dharan is...  
06:59 PM, Aug 14, 2012

Anjali to act in Sundar C's 'Madha Gaja Raja' A role that many actors including Karthika and Taapsee backed off from, has caught the fancy of Anjali. This is the role of the second heroine for Vishal in 'Madha Gaja Raja' (MGR). It has been confirmed that Anjali has taken up the role. Varalakshmi Sarathkumar plays the other female lead in the film. This is the third time for Anjali to work with director Sundar C after 'Ayudham Seyvom'...  
05:27 PM, Jul 07, 2012

Tamil film 'Podaa Podi' to have audio release soon Finally, Silambarasan aka Simbu's 'Podaa Podi' will see an audio launch. Sony music has now acquired the music rights of this romantic musical. A press note states that the music will be unveiled in a few weeks. The musical stars Simbu and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar in the lead roles and marks the latter's foray in Tamil cinema. The album consists of six tracks, including a few theme tracks and a Bhangra...  
05:17 PM, Jun 18, 2012

Varalakshmi replaces Karthika in MGR It's as good as official that Karthika Nair has opted out of 'Madha Gaja Raja' aka MGR. Now the latest buzz is that the film will have two heroines, one among which will be another star kid in tinsel town, Varalakshmi Sarathkumar. Buzz is that the script underwent major changes and when Karthika Nair heard the revised script of MGR she wasn't too happy about it as her character was...  
12:07 PM, May 30, 2012

STR's nephew his son in Tamil Film 'Podaa Podi' STR's dance musical 'Podaa Podi' is currently being canned in Hong Kong. His one year old nephew, Samarth Suraj, will be seen as his son in this film! 'Podaa Podi', which is the first Tamil film to be shot in Hong Kong's Disneyland, is being helmed by new comer Vignesh Shiva who has been canning this project from 2008. The film has Simbu and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar in the lead roles....  
05:10 PM, Apr 24, 2012

Festive season kicks off in south India with Varalakshmi Friday saw the first in the line of many south Indian festivals coming up. ...  
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