Director EVV Satyanarayana hails from a remote village in West Godavari district. He entered the film industry as assistant director and worked with dedication.He turned a director with 'Prema Khaidi'. He became an expert in making comedy films by associating himself with a great…

Director Gowtham's Pachai Kili Muthusaram starring Sarath Kumar and Ezhil's Deepavali with Jeyam Ravi playing the lead role, have opted out of the Pongal race.While the former has reportedly backed out due to lack of theatres, the latter needs few more days to complete…

The Fourth Chennai International Film Festival which drew huge crowds, ended on a positive note yesterday.Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who presided over the valedictory, was silently amused and pleasantly happy on noting that the festival drew an average of 2,000 viewers everyday. He even called…

As the CIFF is drawing to a close on 22 December, there is heightened excitement about the films screened at the festival venue. On 21 December, the foreign films screened were Kiss Me Not On The Eyes from Egypt, Untold Scandal from Korea, Summer With…

Kamal Haasan's Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu has completed a successful 100-day run in theatres all across Tamil Nadu.To celebrate the success, the producer of the movie, Manickam Narayanan, has organised a success meet at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai on 24 December in which senior police officials…

Films screened as part of CIFF have been receiving widespread acclaim from the attendees which includes celebrities, media students, film-buffs, small screen stars, aspiring directors and those who want to have a taste of foreign films for the myriad experiences that it offers.The celebrities…

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…

Today at CIFF, the films screened included Bernie from France, You Are My Sunshine from Korea, As The Hours Go By from Argentina, Tomorrow Morning from Serbia, The Insane Flew Away from Iran, Lost In Wu Song from China, Santa Claus Is A Louse from…

On 18 December the films that were screened at the CIFF included 'When Do The Girls Show Up?' From Italy, 'One Star Two Coffees' from Argentina, 'These Girls' from Canada, 'Sophie's World' from Norway, 'Summer In Berlin' from Germany, 'Left Foot Forward' from Iran, 'Someone…

Going abroad to shoot song sequences is the latest trend in Tamil cinema. Ajith and Asin, along with director Chella had been to Switzerland recently to shoot a peppy number for Aalwar.Asin flew to Australia with Vijay to shake her legs for a peppy…