Tamil News
Year-ender Part I
A year of ups and downsIt has been a year of mixed fortunes for Tamil cinema this year. Fortunes fluctuated and several prominent artistes bit the dust while some fresh talents made it to the top.The year 2006 saw several sops announced to…
Kamal back from USA
After completing the shooting for Dasavatharam, the cast and crew of the movie would be returning from USA on 22 December. Kamal Haasan, Mallika Sherawat along with director K S Ravikumar had been shooting in America for over a month.The movie features Kamal Haasan…
Cinema ticket rates cut in Tamil Nadu
Continuing with the sops for Tamil film industry, Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today ordered for a cut in the price of cinema tickets with effect from 1 January, 2007.In response to a plea jointly made by the Tamil Film Producers Council, South Indian Film…
Fuel for cine buffs
Suriya, Srikanth, Gautham Menon all joined hands to launch the 'Fuel Card' at the Sathyam Cinema complex in Chennai.Fuel is a pre-paid movie card to watch movies at Sathyam Cinemas.The card can be used for buying tickets online or at ticket counters and…
Yuvan pens a song for Chennai-600028
Yuvan Shankar Raja is taking on the avatar of a lyricist!He is writing the lyrics for an emotional number on friendship which is titled, 'Natpukkullae' for the film Chennai 600028.As a result, Yuvan is often seen on the sets of Chennai 600028. But…
Thamirabarani is action plus comedy, says Hari
Director Hari is busy shooting his Thamirabarani at AVM Studios in Chennai. The Vishal-Banu starrer is slated for a release this Pongal.Talking to media persons at the AVM Studios on Tuesday, Hari said,"The movie is an action-packed entertainer laced with humor. Vishal plays Bharani…
Aalwar audio is out
Ajith's Aalwar is ready to hit the screens this Pongal. The audio of the movie set to tunes by Srikanth Deva, was released on Wednesday.It was a soft launch sans any celebrations or festivities. The audio track has six songs penned by Vaali.Aalwar…
Kamal in cop film again
As part of the 150 years celebration of Chennai police to be celebrated on the first week of January, the city police is now producing a short film at a cost of Rs 10 lakh to enhance its presence in a novel way.Along with…
CIFF A sneak peek
MusicMazaa.com is happy to bring to you a brief account of select few films that are being screened at the Fourth International Film Festival of Chennai.Since this year the Country Focus is on Korea, as many as seven Korean films will be screened at…
Small screen beckons Agathiyan
Agathiyan belongs to the rare breed of directors in Tamil cinema. When action-packed flicks were the order of the day, he came out with movies which had engrossing scripts, with subtle emotions.The only recipient of the National Award for best director from Tamil so…