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Director Sasikumar and his travails
It is no easy task to recreate the magic of 1980s. 'Subramaniapuram', a retro classic, by Sasi Kumar was bang on target. He managed to recreate the lifestyle and culture of the 1980s wonderfully well.Says the director, 'I watched family marriage videos of the…
Jai in romantic mode
After 'Chennai 600028', Jai and Vijayalakshmi come together again for their 'Adhey Neram Adhey Idam'.The success of 'Subramaniapuram' has propelled Jai to stardom and there is an eagerness to cast Jai in their films among the producers.Directed by debutant M Prabhu, the movie…
Narain bets with 'Panthaya Kozhi'
Narain who shot to fame with the films 'Chithiram Pesuthadi' and "Anjathe' is currently working in the remake of his successful Malayalam film 'Panthaya Kozhi'.The film stars Pooja along with Narain and the story is about a protagonist fulfilling his mother's innate wishes. The…
Sarath kumar goes abroad for 'Jaggubhai'
Sarath Kumar left for Hong Kong and then will be proceeding to Australia to shoot for his forthcoming film 'Jaggubhai', to be directed by K S Ravikumar.The actor cum politician was accompanied by his wife and producer of the film Radhika Sarath Kumar and…
Venkat Prabhu awaits D-day
Director Venkat Prabhu is mighty thrilled with 'Saroja' and is ready for the film to grace theaters.An elated Venkat Prabhu, says, "The movie revolves around a group of fun-loving youngsters, who have to face a few challenges on a single day. If I reveal…
Venkat Prabhu Raring to go
Venkat Prabhu, who shot to fame as a director with 'Chennai 600028', is now ready for the release of his next film 'Saroja', a bilingual venture that is simultaneously being made in Tamil and Telugu.The film has been produced by T Siva under the…
'Thai Kaviyam' Change of director
Popular lyricist Pa. Vijay acts as hero for the first time in the film 'Thai Kaviyam'. The story is based on Chief Minister Karunanidhi's story in poetic format. Incidentally Karunanidhi based his work on famous Russian writer Maxim Gorky's masterpiece.The film started off with…
Mohanlal to work with Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan and Mohanlal will act together in a Japanese film called 'Nair San'. The film is to be directed by Albert, an alumnus of the Tamilnadu Film and Television Institute in Chennai and the shooting will begin shortly.According to sources, the script revolves…
Sasikumar and his success tune
Sasikumar is elated with the success of his maiden venture 'Subramaniapuram'.However he has planned to start his directorial venture only by January 2009. As of now, he'd be concentrating on acting and has agreed to do the lead role in a movie titled 'Nadodi',…
Is 'Marmayogi' really 'Maruthanayagam in disguise'?
For well over a decade now it has been very clear that Kamal Haasan has a dream project in mind and that is 'Maruthanayagam'. The project was started way back and about thirty minutes of the film was canned. According to sources, several Crores of…