Tamil News
Nayan’s next film with Jayam Ravi
Jayam Ravi is set to pair up with Nayanatara in his forthcoming untitled film to be directed by Jayam Raja. The film marks the first combo of Jayam Ravi and Nayanatara while the former is working with Raja for the 7th time.The actress confirmed…
Vaali's songs will be eternal: Lyricist Thamarai
Mourning the death of the Tamil cinema's renowned lyricist Vaali, Thamarai says his work will never fade with time and his songs will remain eternal.Vaali, 82, passed away Thursday due to respiratory problem in a private hospital here."It's a big loss for our…
Tamil cinema's prolific lyricist Vaali passes away
One of Tamil cinema’s celebrated lyricist, an evergreen poet, Vaali, who ruled the film industry for over five decades, passed away here Friday. He was 82.He died due to respiratory illness in a private hospital.Vaali, who acted in Tamil films such as "Sathya",…
Apart from Santhanam, scripts important too: Sai Gokul
Sai Gokul Ramnath may have signed Tamil cinema's lucky mascot Santhanam for his upcoming Tamil romantic-comedy "Valiba Raja", but the director says the comedian's films fail too, and therefore, it is important to focus on script as well.Santhanam has starred in nearly 20 out…
Major portions of I wrapped up: Shankar
Shankar’s directorial I starring Vikram and Amy Jackson in the lead roles will begin new schedule shoot from tomorrow. The film has already wrapped 75% of the shooting and recently the unit has filmed in the places of Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai.Shankar has written…
Feels privileged to work with Kalam, says actor Vivek
Tamil actor-comedian Vivek, who was on a sabbatical for nearly two years, was working in close association with former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on the Green Kalam Project - an awareness drive on tree planting. He says the experience was indeed an honour."He chose…
Special set worth Rs. 1.5 crore for 'Bhoologam'
The climax of upcoming Tamil action-thriller "Bhoologam", featuring Australian wrestler Nathan Jones and Jayam Ravi, is ready to be canned in a boxing ring set specially erected here at the cost of Rs.1.5 crore.Nathan Jones arrived in the city Tuesday, and will soon start…
Viswaroopam 2 first look gets good response
Kamal Haasan’s Viswaroopam 2 first look was launched a couple of days back at the prestigious event IIFA in Macau and the Ulaganayagan’s look in the movie is earning good response.Kamal Haasan who says that he is confident of Viswaroopam right from beginning and…
'Hollywood likes vibrancy of Indian cinema'
The western world has "great" regard for Indian cinema and the enthusiasm of our artistes, says debutant director R.S. Prasanna, who recently rubbed shoulders with Hollywood technicians during the sound mix for his upcoming Tamil romantic-comedy "Kalyana Samayal Saadham" (KSS)."It's a misconception that they…
Why is director Hari looking forward to 'Policegiri'?
Director Hari Gopalakrishnan is looking forward to Sanjay Dutt-starrer Bollywood film "Policegiri", which is the remake of his own "Saamy"."Policegiri", directed by K.S Ravikumar also features Prachi Desai, Prakash Raj, Om Puri, Rajpal Yadav, Manoj Joshi and Mukesh Tiwari. It is also releasing worldwide…