Tamil News
Samy fights against the ban
"Mirugam" may not have met with commercial success as expected but it has fetched accolades to the director, hero and the heroine of the film. Director Samy, who made the achievement possible, is seriously trying to lift the one year ban against him to direct…
"Mirugam" Aathi gets a break
Aathi, who made his debut in Samy's "Mirugam", gets a break after waiting for months to get a good project. He has been roped in the project produced by director Shankar's 'S' Pictures.'S' Pictures has announced the commencement of three new projects, directed by…
Will Simran make it?
Comedian Karunas, who has proved his worth as an actor in his movies like 'Katrathu Thamizh', was about to produce and act in the remake of 'Vadakku Nokki Yanthiram', a Malayalam flick.Now the movie will be produced by Karthik Movies, the producers of 'Mirugam'.…
The tale of two slaps
It is a case of two slaps and two different results. Last year we witnessed a case in which director Samy was slapped with a one-year ban by The Producers' Council for slapping Padmapriya during the shooting of his 'Mirugam'.Now we hear about another…
Mirugam Aadhis next film
Aadhi, who has made everyone sit up and watch by his maiden venture 'Mirugam', is flooded with offers. The overwhelming offers put him in a great confusion and dilemma as to which to choose.Samy, his director, has come to his rescue. He has advised…
CM and Tamil cinema
Everyone knows that the CM somehow manages to find time to see movies amidst his busy schedule. While he sees some movies out of his own interest, he makes it a point to honor the invitations by the filmy personalities to see their films.Ajith…
New Year and new faces
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'…
Protest by 'Mirugam' team
Agitated over the deletion of 'Jallikattu' (bull fight) scene from 'Mirugam', following the objection of Animal Welfare Board of India, the crew of the movie went on a fast on December 25. They protested against a "ban on depicting Jallikattu in Tamil cinema". Producer Karthik…
To attract womenfolk
Mirugam, which is having a decent run at the box office, plans to attract women audiences. Since the movie is 'A' certified it is natural that the womenfolk keeps away from the theatre. However, after getting confidence from the first week's response and the critical…
I will come out like fire Samy
'You can suppress the smoke but you can't suppress the fire' was the response by director Samy to the question regarding the ban slapped on him. 'I will come out like fire', thundered the director. Samy sounds quite confident after the decent opening of 'Mirugam'.…