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Kaalai on the fast track
Silambarasan's Kaalai is fast shaping up. The movie produced by NIC Arts Chakravarthy and directed by Thimiru fame Tharun Gopi.Vedika, after a good outing in Muni, plays Simbhu's lady love in the movie while Sangeetha plays a pivotal role in the film. The latest…
Vimala in the thick of it
Vimala Raman, introduced by veteran director K Balachander in Poi, is a hot property in Malayalam now.A former Miss India Australia, Vimala Raman's maiden Malayalam venture Time opposite Suresh Gopi is doing a good business.Says Vimala, 'Though I very much want to do…
Sherin takes a break
Eagerly awaiting the release of Urchagam is Sherin. The young actress, who started her career in filmdom with Thulluvatho Ilamai, has taken a temporary break from acting.The actress is busy appearing for her examinations in Bangalore.Sherin says, 'I am waiting to see the…
Happy B'day S P Balasubramaniam
Great singer, greater human beingWhether you like South Indian film music or not, there is no way you can ever have anyone saying that he doesn't like S P Balasubramaniam, popularly known by the obvious shortening of his name SPB. The avuncular roly-poly SPB…
Sivaji is the buzz word
The countdown has begun. In the next couple of weeks, the whole of Tamilnadu will reverberate with Sivaji. The costliest movie ever made in Tamil cinema, Sivaji has who's who of Tamil cinema coming together. The AVM Productions, who is known to package their movies…
Parvathi into Tamil
Parvathi, who shot to fame with her debut film Out of Syllabus, is now getting an offer of her lifetime. She is now approached to act in a Tamil film, that too opposite Ajith.Director Bala, who saw her while surfing the channels, thought that…
Bowled over by Sridevi - Kamna Jethmalani
Kamna Jethmalani is back after a brief hiatus in Tamil cinema. She started her career with Idhaya Thirudan opposite Jayam Ravi. However the movie did not do well at the box office.Undeterred, Kamna fought her way in Tollywood. She emerged the sought-after actress with…
Box Office Analysis-June 02 , 2007
With the release of the much-awaited Sivaji starring Rajnikanth postponed from 31 May to 15 June, several Tamil movies chose to go on a wait and watch mode.As a result, theatres in Chennai are now witnessing a plethora of English movies fancying their fortunes…
Happy B'day Ilayaraja - Part I
Music is the manThey say that there is nothing new to write about Taj Mahal, everything that needs to be said has been said. Ilayaraja is in the same category. The music and the man behind it have been so well documented that anyone…
Happy B'day Ilayaraja - Part II
A complete music director who does everything-composing, orchestration, arrangement of instruments, writing notations, conducting and even sound recording and balancing of tracks, Ilayaraja is a one-man band of harmony and rhythms. Ilayaraja has been so acclaimed because his film numbers run the entire gamut ----folk,…