Actor Pandian, who made his debut along with Revathi in Bharathiraja's 'Mann Vasanai', passed away this morning in Madurai.The actor, who gave many hits in eighties, was suffering from jaundice for quite some time. Treatment was given to him in various hospitals in various…

The neighboring state Karnataka has the practice of levying additional tax for the films from other languages. This is to ensure smooth business for the local heroes' films when the films from other states run well.Just imagine what would happen if the same practice…

The versatile and veteran actor Manorama is one of the rare actors loved and adored by everyone in the field. She has acted in more than 1200 films and has made immense contributions to the film world. The film world, in turn, has decided to…

Director Shankar has been making films with A.R Rahman right from the beginning.The ace director must have felt that the music wizard would be the perfect choice for his kind of films that has grandeur, youthfulness, and technical excellence.However, when Shankar had to look…

Actor Rohini has produced and directed a documentary film on the lives of child artists in cine field. 'Silent Hues', a 52 minutes documentary film, takes a serious and sensitive look at six child actors from India.Moving through conversations and silences, the film lines…

Veteran lyricist Pulamai Piththan has vociferously raised his voice against remixing old songs. 'It is an insult to those songs', thundered the poet. He went to the extent of saying that he would sue the music director, who does the remixing.The occasion was 'Ayya…

It was a function that threatened to become an unceremonious battle. The occasion was to mark the launch of eight books belonging to various genres published by Aazi, a new publishing house, owned by S. Senthilnathan, a journalist. The launch function took place in Kilpauk,…

Before starting the mega project 'Robot' with Shankar, superstar Rajinikanth might do a film for his mentor K. Balachander. The film, a remake of Malayalam super hit 'Katha Parayumbol' is said to be directed by P Vasu, inform reliable sources. View Rajnikanth GalleryPanju Arunachalam,…

It was a touching moment for the music director Aadish Uththiriyan, who has done music for the movie 'Thalaikeezh'. Many celebrities showered praise on the musician, who had got a break after working as a guitarist in Doordarshan for 30 years.The songs screened in…

Recently we heard that Shruti Hassan, Kamal Haasan's daughter would make her debut with Madhavan. The news is only a beginning. Kollywood is all set to see many more new faces in year 2008.We know Prakash Raj's Duet Movies and Moserbear jointly producing 'Mayilu'…