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 By Rinku Gupta Motta Rajendran aka Naan Kadavul Rajendran, who usually plays a menacing villain, turns into a lead character with his upcoming film, Robinhood. Directed by Karthik Palaniappan, and produced by Lumieres Studios, the film stars RNR Manohar, Sangli Murugan, Ammu Abhirami ( of Asuran fame), Sathish and others.  A village based flick, Robinhood has Rajendran playing a thief, in this comedy caper with an emotional connect. The first look motion poster was released by Vijay Sethupathi, a few months ago,before the lockdown threw releases out of gear.

By Rinku Gupta Visit our  cinemaspeak  Channel for exciting updates! Actor Dhanush who is looking forward to his next release Pattas and has just completed shoot for D40 with Karthik Subbaraj, has penned a letter for his fans,  detailing the achievements of the past decade. Calling his fans his ' pillars of strength, ' he thanks everyone for the highs this year. Here's what he has to say ... I wish you all a very Happy New Year! May this new year and decade bring you peace, happiness and good health. This decade has been super special to me. I can't thank you all enough for the way you have supported me, encouraged me and most of all, been the most important part of my Journey. I enjoyed the challenges and hurdles thrown at me and faced them with a smile because ofyou all My Pillars of Strength, MY FANS. The decade started with the National award, my directorial debut and ended with Asuran, with many films along the way that are dose to my heart ...

By Rinku Gupta Looks like Bollywood is keeping its eyes  focussed on Southern cinema, keenly watching the latest releases. Now  the latest Diwali release, Thalapathy Vijay's Bigil is garnering attention. None other then ace Bollywood director Karan Johar has expressed his appreciation on social media, praising  the film, the star  and director Atlee. He says, 'What an absolute festive joy #BIGIL    is!!A roller coaster of emotions, triumph and an unparalleled  adrenalin rush! #ThalapathyVijay is in top form and makes you want to whistle along! He is BRILLIANT! @Atlee_dir goes on to prove he is the master of This game!! SUPERSTAR DIRECTOR' Karan Johar had recently been in awe of Dhanush's Asuran as well.

By Rinku Gupta Southern cinema has been making waves across the country and even on a global stage. Director Vetrimaaran's films like Aadukalam, Visaaranai, Vada Chennai and now Asuran are among those who have garnered attention, awards and accolades. Latest on the list of Bollywood celebs who have watched the film and are all praise for it is ace producer, director and Koffee With Karan  talk show host Karan Johar.  Blown away by the film, Vetrimaaran's craft and Dhanush's performance Karan Johar calls  it a 'cinema victory' . He has tweeted, "What a film #Asuran is!!! Hits you hard and is riveting right through! Blown away by #VetriMaaran’s craft and story telling!!!! And @dhanushkraja is beyond amazing! Rock solid performance! His calm before the storm is unmatchable! Please watch it! Cinema victory! " It is indeed heartening to see good cinema crossing boundaries and receiving the attention it deserves. It may be recalled that Karan h...

by Rinku Gupta While Asuran is reigning at the box office, Dhanush is in London for D40, his film with YNot Sashikumar. The team held a grand celebration of  Ayudha Puja today on the occasion of Dusshehra in the city of Big Ben. Here are some photos from the joyous occasion.

By Rinku Gupta The director Vetrimaaran and hero Dhanush combo seems to just get better and better like old wine. In their latest outing, Asuran, the duo have worked thier magic once again. Based on the novel Vekkai by Poomani, the story ( without spoilers, in brief) revolves around a docile middle- aged man Sivasamy ( Dhanush in a terrific performance, with a back story) and his wife ( Manju Warrier) and 2 sons , the fiery Murugan ( Teejay Arunasalam debuts) and teenager Chidambaram (  wonderful performance by Karunas' son Ken). The family manages to get on the wrong side of the greedy village big- wig Narasimhan ( Naren) and a revenge murder ensues after Murugan gets killed. All this leads to the family taking to thier heels to get away from the backlash that follows. Do they succeed in getting away? What is Sivasamy's backstory that makes him so docile now? How is it linked to his present? Is he able to protect his family? The film moves at a leisurely pa...