Amidst biggies like Ajith and Vijay, young Karthi will have his maiden venture Paruthi Veeran released this Pongal. Son of veteran actor Sivakumar and actor Suriya's sibling, Karthi says, 'With the D-day getting closer, I am thrilled and am waiting with bated breath for the…

It is a known fact that Karthi, sibling of Suriya and son of veteran actor Sivakumar, is making his debut with Ameer directed Paruthi Veeran. What is perhaps unexpected is the fact that he has lent his voice for a few lines in the song…

Chennai-600028 could well be one of the most awaited movies of the year, what with interesting news on the film pouring in from all quarters!Now, it is said that Chennai 600028's fast folk number, 'Saroja Saamaan Nikalo', sung by Shankar Mahadevan has come out…

Music director D Imman has found a place in the Limca Book of Records. For his Nenjil, an eight-year-old boy Siddharth had played the drums.Says Imman, "I was impressed by the talents of Siddharth. At such young age, he possesses incredible talents. Hence I…

Lawrence Raghavendra is brimming with joy. His directorial venture Muni is shaping up well for a early release in 2007.Shooting a stunt sequence in Chennai recently, Lawrence Raghavendra said, "I am thankful to director Saran for giving me an opportunity to direct a movie…

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…

Ramesh, son of producer R B Choudhary, is pinning all his hopes on Madurai Veeran. Though he started his career swiftly with a good outing in Githan, his subsequent films did average business at the box-office.He has now joined hands with director Vincent Selvah,…

Rajinikanth's Sivaji is nearing completion. Director Shankar, known to take his time to complete his movie, is busy giving final touches to the film.Currently, the crew is shooting at Pune, where grand sets resembling a huge university have been erected. Rajinikanth, with his tonsured…

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…

The latest buzz doing rounds in Kollywood is that Udhayanidhi, son of State Minister M K Stalin and grand-son of Chief Minister M Karunanidhi is venturing into film production.Udhayanidhi had been evincing a keen interest to do movies for the last couple of years.…