After debuting with a film on child labour that bagged a national award, Tamil director Janaki Viswanathan's second movie again highlights social issues.
She won critical acclaim with her first film "Kutty". Her new film, "Kanavu Mei Padavendum", is the story of a young man who has to...
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''It has been a dream come true'' says the young lad from Bangalore. Rohit worked with the Tamil superstar ''style king'' Rajanikanth for ''Kuselan''. Rohit got this opportunity from eminent film maker and grand father S.Ramanathan who helped him be part of the ''Kuselan'' team for 65 days. The...
A.R. Rahman has just released the single Pray For Me Brother and the song has almost become a rage now, at least amongst those who have been deeply affected by the huge emotional quotient of the number and are relating to the stunning visuals of the imaginative video. In the DVD version of the...
The most sought after choreographer in Telugu film industry today is Ragava Larencce. He started his film career as a dancer. After reaching the top slot as a choreographer, he turned a director with ''Mass'' with the encouragement and cooperation from Akkineni Nagarjuna. Later, Larencce tested...
Vedhika, who completed her education in London, had a penchant for dance and acting right from childhood. She entered into the tinsel town to satiate her thirst towards the arts. She made her debut as heroine through Sivakasi. She then paired up with popular choreographer-turned-director and...
Jothirmayee is the latest from Malayalam filmdom to try her luck in Kollywood. An acclaimed actress in Kerala, who has acted with Mammooty, Mohanlal, Jayaram and Biju Menon, says, ''my priority is now to establish myself in Tamil film industry''. I don''t mind oozing glamour, says Jyothirmayee,...
Actor Ranjith a popular villain on Malayalam screen , is currently trying his hand at playing the hero in a Tamil movie titled Don Sera. Introduced by R K Selvamani in Tamil, Ranjith had acted in several movies before making a foray to Malayalam. He expresses his gratitude for Mohanlal for...
Braving heavy down pour, director Saran was busy canning a song sequence for his Idhaya Thirudan at the Guindy Race Course, recently. With the film nearing completion, at his relaxed self Saran opened out. He had a special reason to be happy, getting to direct a film for Kavithalaya banner,...
Nobody expected Sarita, Khushboo and Jyothika - prominent actresses from three different generations - to star in a debutante''''s film. But director Revathy S. Varma managed just that in Tamil movie "June R". A popular ad filmmaker, some of the ads Revathy made were for Rexona, Hamam,...
After a long interval, music director A R Rehman is now fully concentrating on Tamil movies. Rehman is busy composing tunes for Ajith''s Godfather and S J Suryah''s A Aah. Of course, he has his commitments in Hindi and is also scoring tunes for an English musical. Rehman is happy to be...
Lakshmi Rai in her first film in Tamil `Karka Kasadara’ has got her lot of attention. Her first film in Telugu is Kanchanganga cablewala and Valmiki in Kannada is soon to release. A chat with the actress 
Meera Jasmine is bubbling with joy these days. A proud winner of the national award this year, Meera Jasmine is busy making her comeback in Kollywood through Kasthoori Maan directed by her mentor Lohitha Dass. "I am overjoyed for the fact that my comeback movie in Tamil has more scope for...
Meena is always in the limelight. If she is not creating news in Kollywood then in Malluwood she is the hot favorite. Her film Udayannu Tharam with Mohanlal is a bumper hit and she has more films coming from God''''s own country. Now she has been signed to do Sneha''''s role in the Kannada remake...
P Vasu is a happy man. Chandramukhi has emerged the winner in the Tamil New years race. He speaks about Chandramukhi which is his 50th film and marks his 25th year in filmdom. Excerpts from the film. About Chandramukhi: My first aim while directing a film is that the producer should be happy...
Shuba Punja the heroine of Machi is currently acting in Thirudiya Idhayathai with Rohan and Shanmugha with Richard. She has also signed a Kannada film as heroine. The Bangalore based Shuba speaks about her entry in films and her future.
Kamal Haasan is happy with the way his "Mumbai Xpress" has turned out. The film, releasing Friday, has a "very MTV ''grunge'' look that youngsters should find fashionable", says Kamal. The film, says Kamal, "gave me the happiness of a grand meal shared with close...
Following the hit numbers in Thaka Dhimi Tha, music director D Imman has become highly popular with many such offers coming his way. He is busy composing tunes now for Kusthi, 6.2, E3, ABCD and Chinna among others. Imman says, "at last my hard work has got the recognition. I am happy...
Natisha is happy that Sukran is a hit. She is now waiting for offers from big time producers. She speaks about her Sukran experiences.
Kamal Haasan is brimming with joy now for he has completed his home production Mumbai Xpress and awaits its release on 14 April. The joy for Kamal Haasan is double for he has come out with an audio company -Raajkamal International, which will release the audio of Mumbai Xpress. "As on...
After being in the headlines for some wrong reasons, actress Gajala, has struck the right chord with Ameer''s Ram. Her comeback film in Tamil following her failures in University and Ezhumalai seems to have done the trick. Gajala now says, Ram''s success has made me more cautious and responsible...
She is the latest heartthrob from Malluwood. Even before her debut venture in Tamil could grace theatres, she has offers pouring her way. A perfect start in Kollywood for this actress. Renuka Menon, the glam girl from Kerala, says, "I am happy that I am not just getting films in Malayalam...
Jeyam Ravi has emerged as the front runner among young heroes as his Jeyam and M Kumaran S/O Mahalakshmi are considered hits. A frank and an out-spoken Ravi, says, “People has accepted me as hero. I want to cement my place here and do much more worthy films”. Ravi is currently busy with...
He is as taciturn as the characters he chisels on screen. But when Manirathnam speaks, you had better listen. For, he not only speaks his mind but also his brain. If you are a cineaste, listening to Mani speak will be a rewarding experience. Excerpts from a chat with the man when he released...
Life has come a full circle for Nadisha aka Anitha. A heroine who faded away after playing heroine to Vikram in Samurai has returned to act opposite Ravi Krishna in Sukkran. She is hoping for a better fortune now and hoped her name change from Anitha to Nadisha will change her track record....
Tamil cinema has seen the influx of young heroes and one amazes at their empowerment in the industry. And one among the current crop of youngsters ruling the roost is the “Little Super Star.” A tête-à-tête with the star. 
The next sensation of Kollywood touted to be the heroine of one of the most awaited film ‘Anniyan.’ Talking to the girl one realizes the extent of level headedness displayed in her answers inspite of all the hype and adulation around her. Excerpts from her interview.
Bharat who was one among the four in `Boys’ but after `Kadhal’ he is a `star’, a saleable commodity. With the Malayalam film ` Four the People’ getting dubbed into Tamil , Bharat got a fresh lease of life after the Boys debacle. To his luck Chellamay where he played a negative role tasted success....
He is a busy actor in Kollywood today. But two years ago when he made his debut in Manirathnam-produced Five Star not many gave him much of a chance. His subsequent films too flopped and he almost faded away. But he has re-emerged strongly with Prakash Raj''s Azhagiya Theeyae. Prassanna,...
After 12 years of struggle, Vikram seems to have risen to the pinnacle. His long wait and patience has culminated in the highest award for acting in the country - National Award for Best Actor. Having realized his ambition, Vikram is now ready for his next --- trying his hand at innovative...
Cinematographer turned director Balu Mahendra belongs to a dying breed of filmmakers who bring a rare sensitivity to their craft and an even rarer style and substance to their products. His kind of films --- leisurely, thought-provoking and serious --- have very little place among the formulaic...
Dreams did not make her a dream girl nor did her first film Kurumbu but Diya is pinning her hopes on Karka Kasadra. Her sexy ads have created more stirs than her films. The girl with oomph and seductive eyes is waiting for big time.
For the Kerala lass it was a dream come true to act opposite Rajnikant. Her first film in Tamil `Ayya’ too is doing well. Her lucky streak started in Malayalam when her first film Manasinakkare was a super hit. She has since been lucky to be in hit films. She speaks about her excitement on acting...
The Malabar girl is going places She had a rollicking start to her career in Tollywood winning the Filmfare award for her debut film playing a Tamil girl in Amma Naana O Tamil Ammayi. In Kollywood, though her debut venture Ullam Ketkumae failed to make it to the box office, she hit the bulls...
Kamal Haasan, who is back in Bollywood with his latest offering "Mumbai Express", says his new comedy is a very young, very hip and urban film. He defended his choice of heroine for the film, Manisha Koirala, by calling her a true friend for accepting the role at the last minute....
This actress made her beginning in Kollywood opposite Dhanush in Pudhukottailirundhu Saravanan. Playing a glamorous role in her debut film, Aparna caught the attention of all the film-buffs. Though she made her presence felt the on screen, the offers did not come her way immediately after...
Sonia Agarwal’s debut film Kadhal Kondain was a superhit. Her next Kovil was a bomb while in Madurey she had no role worth mentioning. Now she has bounced back with 7G Rainbow colony. Her first film and her present film has Selvaraghavan as the director . Both of them are romantically linked. They...
Trisha once termed a jinked actress is now synonymous with success. After the Tamil hits ` Swamy’ and `Ghilli’ in Tamil and a Varsham in Telugu she is the numero uno.
Asin the cute homely girl in M Kumaran s/o Mahalaxmi has many offers from Tamil films.She started out in Malayalam and struck big time in Telugu. After Kumaran she has signed a film opposite Ajit and a film with Surya. She speaks about her career moves.
Kamal Hassan, who turned 51 on Sunday, is exulting over two major hits - "Virumaandi" and "Vasool Raja M.B.B.S." - this year. He says his life is a lot more comfortable as he is able to see his daughters fairly regularly, following his divorce from Sarika. "I now...
Chaya Singh the import from Kannada films is never short of answers for any queries about her career. She has been relegated to doing item numbers and act opposite comedians feels the trade but Chaya thinks otherwise. After Thiruda Thirudi she came in an item number in Arul . She has now Amma Appa...
Sumathi Ram, a non-resident Indian from Houston, is a film director with a difference. She had embarked on a journey from her familiar, secure home ground to the uncertain world of films -- solely to realize a celluloid dream. "Viswathulasi" had been her dream for three years....
Finally the verdict is out. M Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi is termed a winner. Ravi’s first film ` Jeyam’ was a super hit and this led to formation of Jeyam films and Ravi became Jeyam Ravi. With his second film also a hit , Ravi is on to his third film which is again a remake of the Telugu film...
It is very difficult to understand the mind and mood of director Bala. He is not a maverick; yet, he always springs a surprise on you. Just when people were expecting a new film after the hit of Pithamagan, he has unexpectedly taken to production. He is all set to produce a movie titled Mayavi with...
After `Thulluvatho Illamai’ and ` Kadhal kondain’ director Selvaraghavan has become a cult figure among the youth. His next film is` 7/G Rainbow Colony’ due for release. This is the most expected movie. The audio of the film is a hit and trailors when shown in theatres are getting claps from the...
Srikanth looks for change For a young hero earning in lakhs of rupees, Srikanth is looking for change. But the change he is talking about is of the literal variety and not in terms of money. Srikanth, who is serious about his career, is all ready to experiment and take some chances. It is...
After the success of Azhagiya Theeye, Prasanna has signed three films as hero. He started out his career as one of the five in Five Stars directed by Susi Ganesan and produced by Manirathinam. After this he had two releases Ragasiymay and Kathal Dot Com, both were duds. He speaks about his struggle...
A test for my creativity, says Sumathi Ram A blissful housewife blessed with two daughters, life could not have been better for Sumathi. But her passion for Tamil poems has pitch forked her into a different world. Little wonder that the transition has given a new meaning to her life. ‘An...
You cannot afford to make a comedy of errors in a serious film seriously. That makes life no easier for comedians is entirely a different aspect. Tamil filmdom has a rich legacy of comedians - right from the days of Kalaivanar N S Krishnan to the present happening sensation Chinna Kalaivanar...
More than the confidence factor, the way she carried the role won her rave reviews. It is not everyday that someone steals the thunder from actor-cum-director answering to the name of Parthiban. Precisely that was what debutante Madhumitha did in her humdinger of a start in Kudaikul Mazhai. The...
Meet the latest TDH of Kollywood. Tall, dark and handsome Vishal was floored by the adulation from his first collection of female admirers - shape of things to come. That was when he made a beeline to the select theatres to gauge the response to ‘Chellame.’ The chemistry between Vishal and...
The entire credit for the success of `Chellamay’ went to Reema Sen who gave a mind blowing performance. The success of this heroine-oriented film has pushed her into the forefront. So far she acted in four films. Her first film Minnalay was a hit but after that she acted in Dhool ( cameo role),...
Birthday boy Manoj (born on 11 September) said the so-called failures has only spurred him to do better in the chosen world of his. As the son of an illustrious father - Bharathiraja, a doyen in film making, the onus was on Manoj to carry on the lofty tradition.
It is his way of repaying the gratitude to his mentor. Duet Movies has been churning out quality movies thanks to the enterprise of the actor par excellence Prakash Raj. Fittingly, Raj has named the banner with the very same name of his debut film, his way of honoring an individual who brought...
Actress Suhasini Maniratnam, who made a mark in Tamil filmdom will be seen in a new avatar now. She will be anchoring a road show on Raj TV to discover the different facets of women.
The title Ashtavadani sits well on those endowed shoulders, on that diminutive frame with beard as a permanent companion. His passion for films could only be matched by his enthusiasm when he holds a mike. In his silver jubilee year in the film industry, Vijaya T Rajendhar still churns out...
Namitha who made her debut in Engal Anna opposite Vijaykant has signed Sathyaraj’s Maha Nadigan and Sarath Kumar’s Yei. With her glamorous stills doing the rounds , Namitha is tipped to take Simran’s place due to her height and looks. A brief chat with the glam doll.
South India''s versatile music composer Vidyasagar has the youth of Tamil Nadu dancing wildly to "Appadi Podu Podu" in "Gilli", but defends his recent fast numbers saying, "I can''t defy the trend". "I love melodies the most. But as a professional music...
No mistaking her grace Before Cheena Thaana... happened she was better known as the better half of Karunas. Post success, it is the other way around. This is an interesting joke doing the rounds in Kollywood. But Karunas is hardly to complain as he was the one who got the break for Grace.
The disappointment was all there to see. But the actor in him did well to shrug it off, accepting the inevitable turnaround. Changing gears in life and in motor sports, is no big deal for the one, who knows a thing or two about success, and failures. 
Gopika, a young actress from the God''s Own Country, has made it big in Kollywood thanks to her huge success in Cheran''s Autograph. Her on-screen presence as a Malayalee girl, ''Lathika'', in Autograph not only won her rave reviews but also a host of offers from Tamil and Malayalam filmdom....
Sneha happy with the experience of having acted with Kamalhassan in Vasool Raja is looking forward to the film `Athu’ in which she plays a possessed woman. Yet another film coming soon to the theatres is Bose in which she is paired opposite Srikant with whom she has given hits before. A brief chat;
Brought up in London, Jai Akash began his career with `Rojavaanam’, He shifted to Telugu films where he found relatively good acceptance but his yearning for Tamil films took him back to Kodambakkam. He played the lead in Inidhu Inidhu Kadhal Inidhu opposite Neha and produced by Ramoji Rao. Now...
It has been a chequered film career so far for actor Vikram. A stuttering start and it took many years for him establish himself in the highly competitive film industry. He was a forgotten actor after a string of disappointments. Yet, the long wait did not go waste for the actor. One film -...
T.Rajendar known as TR the one man industry has added Vijay as prefix to his name on advice from a numerologist. Having come out of the DMK , TR is back to directing- producing Veerasamy . The last film he directed was Kadhal Azhivadhillai in which he introduced Charmy. Now he speaks about his new...
Sindhu Tolaani made her debut in Sullan. Her bold costumes became the talk of the town. Now she has more offers pouring in from Kodambakkam. She also acted in `Aithe’ the Telugu film. A brief chat with her.
A string of failures put a question mark about his career. Yet, actor Vijay turned his fortunes around after the success of Thirumalai last year and the stupendous run of Ghilli (remake of Telugu blockbuster Okkadu).Two successive hits have given a new lease of life to the actor and he has now...
Priya Mani made her debut in Tamil as heroine in Kangalal kaithu sei. Though directed by Bharathiraja the film did not do well and Priya Mani shifted over to Malayalam films. She is currently acting opposite Prithiviraj in Sathyam directed by Vinayan. Her second Tamil film is with Balu Mahendra...
Happy with the success of Sullan Dhanush celebrates his birthday on July 28th . Dhanush spoke about his future career moves and date problems.
With ''Autograph'' poised to reach the 150th day mark, Cheran-Producer-Director-Hero of ''Autograph'' is a happy man. The maker of such acclaimed films as ''Bharati Kannamma'', ''Porkkaalam'', ''Vettrikodi Kattu'' and ''Pandavar Bhoomi'' speaks about his film and his experiences while making it.
I wish to be different, whether it is in acting, directing or writing,” says Parthipan, the writer-actor- director of Tamil cinema. A national award-winner, with over 30 films to his credit, Parthipan was giving final touches to his latest film ‘Kudaikkul Mazhai’ (Rain Inside the Umbrella), when...
On the eve of the audio release of Vasool Raja MBBS, Bharadwaj speaks about his experience in working for the magnum opus. A chartered accountant who drifted to films, he has scored music for about 48 films in languages including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada. He is all set to score for his...
He is a new generation film director, who lets his work (films) do the talking. Even after starting with a bang with his debut venture Vaali followed by Kushi, S J Suryah, a one-time associate of director Vasanth, stills maintains a low profile and dedicates his success to the Almighty and...
It is every film actors'' dream to work under a big banner, and if that happens to the banner of Mani Ratnam''s Madras Talkies, any actor surely considers himself lucky. Among the lucky ones at the moment are the duo acting in Ayudha Ezhuthu - Madhavan and Suriya. Check out the stars airing...
S J Suryah debut film Vaali was a big hit. He followed it up with `Kushi’. Now he is ready with `New’ which he directs and plays the lead role. Suryah speaks about his career and the film `New’ on the eve of the release
Vijay celebrates his birthday on June 22. This year’s birthday sees him at the top of the rungs in Tamil filmdom. With Ghilli breaking all box office records Vijay the Illaya Thalapathi has bounced back to center stage. His earlier film `Thirumalai’ too was a big hit. Vijay speaks about his...
This actor has had just two releases so far. He sounds very confident that he would make it big kollywood and establish himself as his father, who has successfully completed 25 years of acting and still going strong. Sibiraj, son of popular star Sathyaraj, made his debut last year with Student No...
He has three consecutive hits under his belt (Dhil, Dhool and Ghilli) and is a sought-after director in the Tamil film industry now. His recent release Ghilli starring Vijay, remake of Telugu hit Okkadu, is breaking all box-office records. The movie is running to packed houses. However, Dharani''s...
I learnt a lot from director Manirathnam: Susi Ganesan Susi Ganesan, who won rave reviews for his directorial work in his first two movies, Five Star produced by Manirathnam and Virumbugiren starring Prashanth, is all set to take a leap with his new project Karuppan which will have Madhavan in the...
Producer V A Durai is a happy man these days. His home production 'Pithamagan' bagged six Filmfare awards announced recently. An elated Durai says, all credit should go to director Bala for the success. Durai has produced many movies including 'Ennama Kannu, Looty, Lovely', besides being involved...
Her first film 'Anbe Anbe', produced by AVM, was a disaster. But with the huge success of Vinayan's Velli Nakshatram', she has proved to the industry that talent can never be suppressed.
As the son of a popular actor, he made his debut in the Tamil film industry about two decades ago in Alaigal Oivathillai. Introduced by Bharathiraja, Karthick , son of yesteryear star Muthuraman, went on to take center- stage with movies like Ninaivellam Nithya, Nallavanuku Nallavan, Varsham 16,...
Thanks to his successive hits, Surya has become a sought after star in Tamil film industry. In spite of his father Shiva Kumar, being a successful actor in Tamil once, success did not come quite easily for Surya. After almost half-a-decades wait, Surya reached the pinnacle thanks to director...
Actor Prashanth, son of producer-director and actor Thiagarajan, has been in the industry for over a decade. Beginning his journey in Vaikasi Poranthachu, Prashanth continued to act in few movies which include Balu Mahendra
"He breezed in as the charming boy next door in “Nerukku Ner”. And instantly the Tamil rasigars took notice of him. Then, for a couple of years, his films came and went without a trace. Until director Bala turned him into the memorable “Nanda”. Soon, as a smart cop in “Kaaka Kaaka”, he became a...
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