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…
CIFF on 20 December
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…
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…
Star successors in Chennai-600028
Venkat Prabhu's Chennai ' 600028 has won a rare distinction in Tamil cinema. Sons and daughters of over half-a-dozen yesteryear film personalities are coming together for the movie.The movie is directed by S P B Charan (playback singer S P Balasubramanyam's son), while music…
Dhanushs Desiya Nedunchalai launched
Dhanush's Desiya Nedunchalai went to floors on Thursday. It was initially slated to be produced by Salem Chandrasekhar. Now Dr Vimala Geetha (Dhanush's sister) is producing the film.The movie features Dhanush in the lead role and search for a heroine is on. Music is…
Selvaraghavan weds Sonia Agarwal
The much hyped and much awaited wedding of director Selvaraghavan with actor Sonia Agarwal took place between 8.30 and 10 a.m. this morning at Raja Mutiah Hall, Egmore.The star pair has delivered a few memorable films together. Selva and Sonia were the toast of…
A grand success
Tomorrow, Em Mahan successfully completes 100 days run across few theatres in the State. With the movie declared a hit, director Thirumurugan is all smiles now.Em Mahan featuring big names like Bharath, Gopika, Nasser, Vadivelu and Saranya was produced by Sathyajothi Thiyagarajan.Thirumurugan, who…
Deepavali not in Pongal race
Jayam Ravi's Deepavali is not releasing this Pongal. The movie directed by Ezhil and produced by director Lingusamy was initially slated to grace theatres on Pongal. With many film releases expected this January, the producer has now opted to defer the release by a month.…
A musical year!
With just a few days left to enter the New Year, a look back at 2006 highlights the abundant musical talent that the Tamil film industry encompasses.With Rahman, Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Vidyasagar and Yuvan coming out with catchy tunes, the industry saw several songs…
Happy Birthday to Unnimenon
The singer from God's own country, Unnimenon, is celebrating his birthday today.Unnimenon is one of the leading playback singers in Tamil and Malayalam. He has worked with reputed music directors including A.R.Rahman, Ilayaraja, Harris Jayaraj, Vidya Sagar, Bharadwaj and Yuvan Shankar Raja, among many…