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by Rinku Gupta A film with newcomers, Santhoshathil Kalavaram had its audio launch over the weekend. Directed by Kranthi Prasad the film stars Aariyan and is produced by Sri Guru Cinemas. Renowned director Bhagyaraj launched the audio of the film. At the event, Bhagyaraj was seen marvelling at the way everyone tried thier best to speak in Tamil. Said he, " The director has a cast and crew who speak various languages like Telugu etc. So it was amazing to see  all thier sincere efforts in  trying to speak in Tamil. The also mentioned that the film was completed after facing many problems. But to that I say, life is full of challenges. It is only after overcoming them that one can succeed  and truly enjoy the fruits of all the effort. " Director Kranthi Prasad rued the fact that people had not come to buy the audio because the cast was new even though they appreciated the film. " But later Junglee music came forward to buy the audio rights. Why do people avoid fil...

by Rinku Gupta A love for films and sports bind people beyond boundaries in our country.  ‘Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu’ is one such movie which brings together not one but two sports making a deadly combination indeed. Today, as a tribute to the star cricketer, on Dhoni' birthday the team released the first look poster of the title logo The film features Abhilash in the lead role as a kabadi player. He shot to fame as a child artist through the TV series ‘My Dear Bhootham’.  Recently, his performance as an antagonist in ‘Nagesh Thiraiarangam’ got him a good response  Sharing his experience working in this film Abhilash says, “The title ‘Dhoni Kabadi Kuzhu’ itself reveals the story. In our Tamil industry, it is has been proven time and again that a good story is the hero. Obviously,  our film’s major strength is the story. I would say, the film revolves around two heroes – Cricket and Kabadi.”  Being a part of sports based film he worked hard yrainin...

by Rinku Gupta Its not often that a Tamil film made in Malaysia hits the screens here. So the audio launch of Vediggunddu Pasangge, held in Chennai was a special occasion. The event was graced by several celebrities from tinsel town, including Nadigar Sangam President, Nasser and ace director Bhagyaraj amongst others. The lead pair of Denes Kumar and Sangeetha were present and all smiles. The film is directed by leading Malaysian Tamil  actor Denes's wife, Dr Vimala Perumal. The story is touted to centre around the criminal activity of chain snatching and the film is the third in  the series after  Vilayaata Pasanga and Vetti Pasanga. The social mesage the director is trying to put across has been laced with ample commercial elements of comedy, romance and action, to keep audiences entertained. The film is being released in India by  Janani K Balu who was also present at the event. Ace Kollywood choreographer Kadhal Kandhas has worked on the dan...

Press Note Jayam Ravi's Tik Tik Tik ( Tamil) recieved apprecation for exploring a new 'space' in cinema with its story involving astronauts and outer space. Now  actor Rahman has kick-started another Indian  space based thriller with Varun Tej,  in Telugu. The film features Aditi Rao Hydari with the duo directed by Ghazi fame Sankalp Reddy. With his performance in  recent years in many Tamil and Malayalam movies, actor Rahman's name has become synonymous with interesting cinema, crossing linguistic boundaries.  Now the actor is all set to make an  impact with this Telugu movie, of  Sankalp Reddy. The young filmmaker had attempted a raw and realistic flick ‘Ghazi’, ( Rana Daggubatti, Taapsee Pannu) which was a thriller based on real life incidents that happened during Indo-Pakistan war in submarine. This time, he takes a giant leap with space based thriller, which has Varun Teja and Rahman in lead roles alongside Aditi Rao Hydari. It is sai...

by Rinku Gupta  He’s the son of yesteryear producer and director Malliyam Rajgopal ( Savale Samaali, Thulabharam). His last outing in Tamil was Richie which marked Nivin Pauly’s debut in Tamil. Currently he is excited about his   film Andhra Mess, releasing this week after a Long delay of several years. In a chat, the laid back, tall, rugged and good-looking actor   Raj Bharat , talks about his film   and future plans. What is your role in Andhra   Mess? I play a guy called Rathna who is kind of a split personality. He’s a rugged yet emotional character. He’s a toughie on the outside but soft hearted. He loves his mom but is angry at his father from childhood due to an incident. He keeps directing that anger to the world in an on and off mode in different situations.   So it was quite challenging to play someone like that. What is the significance of the title? It will reveal the knot if I tell you. It will be best seen o...

by Rinku Gupta The latest entrant in Kollywood,, Akriti, is happy at the response to the release of her film X Videos ( Tamil) which she believes will be an eye opener for many. Directed by debutant Saju Sundar, the film deals with the plight of unsuspecting victims of home made adult videos which find their way to the Internet. Akriti plays one such homemaker who succumbs to the demands of her husband to pose in the nude for his home video. For the Mumbai based model, doing  risqué scenes in the film didn’t come easy. “I went for the audition of this film in Mumbai. Though it was in Tamil, which I was not familiar with, Saju Sundar told me he liked the way I could emote with my eyes. After the audition when he told me about my role, I was taken aback completely. I decided not to do the film since I was not comfortable with the bold scenes required from me,” says Akriti. So how did she finally agree? “Saju sir, told me to listen to the entire script first and then decide...

by Rinku Gupta At the 65th  #FilmfareSouthAwards2018 held last night at Hyderabad winners included Vijay Sethupathi for Vikram Vedha, Karthi for Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru and Nayanthara for Aramm.  Yet these actors were not present at the event. A letter from Nadigar Sangam throws light on the reason... List of  Tamil film winners👇 Greetings!! In the Past, there have been several Film related functions, Award ceremonies, Dance programmes and Television Programmes in which actors have participated and many have performed in such functions. However, in recent times, such functions have taken a commercial twist and conducted as a means to generate huge revenue for such organising entities. Considering the above, it had been officially resolved in Nadigar Sangam special meeting that actors should participate only in functions in which they are paid or only in functions where the organising entities contribute donations to Nadigar Sangam and Tamil Film Producer...

By Rinku Gupta The versatile Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi debuts in Kollywood with the Rajinikanth starrer Kaala, directed by Pa Ranjith and produced by Dhanush's Wunderbar Films. In Chennai on the day of release, a visibly excited Huma was eager to catch the film with the local audience and experience first hand, the mass celebration of a Superstar film release. Playing Zarina, the love interest of the young Rajinikanth in the film, her nuanced emotional scenes with him leave a lasting impression. Catching up with the Gangs of Wasseypur actor just after the press screening, we caught a peek into  her experience shooting for 'a film of a lifetime' with Rajinikanth. What was your reaction when the offer of playing Zarina in Kaala came to you? Producer and actor Dhanush is a friend. We have  been talking in the past of doing a film together. So when he called me I thought that it was for a film with him. He said it was not with him but a film even bigger and bett...

Bofta Mediaworks  started the shoot of thier Kaatrin Mozhi with a pooja.The film is a remake of Vidya Balan's Tumhari Sulu ( Hindi) with Jyothika reprising her role in Tamil. Filmmaker Radha Mohan’s magnum opus with Jyotika titled ‘Mozhi’ was one of the breeziest entertainers of its time. The duo come together again nearly after a decade for Kaatrin Mozhi, which is a remake of hit Hindi film Tumhari Sulu with minor changes to suit the local flavour. G Dhananjayan, S Vikram Kumar and Lalitha Dhananjayan of BOFTA Mediaworks India Pvt. Ltd are producing this film. The shooting of this film commenced on  June 4th with the ritual pooja held in the presence of the cast and crew. Actor Sivakumar and Suriya graced the occasion of the movie launch. Actor Sivakumar gave the first shot with the clapboard and Suriya switched on the camera. The shooting will be held in a sing le stretch schedule in Chennai for 50 days. The entire star-cast has given bulk dates for this film. ...

The beautiful actor Shruti Haaasam was spotted at the wedding reception of her good friends Aadhav and Vinodhnie in Chennai this evening. Photos : Rinku Gupta Dressed in a flowing pink lehnga and top, Shruti turned heads as she stepped on stage to greet the young couple.  She was accompanied by her dashing beau presumed to be  British actor Michael Corsale with whom she was recently spotted in Mumbai as well. The duo looked charming together.  Here are some exclusive pics of the event...

Photo credit: Rinku Gupta Debutante Diana Champika is all smiles about her Tamil release Annadurai ( Indrasena in Telugu) . The actor, who is a Chennai girl, tells you proudly that she has dubbed for herself in Tamil. Staying for 25 days at Thirukovillur for the shooting opened up a new world to her she says. " I was very excited since its my first film. So I never found it tedious even though it was a remote location. After shoot, fans used to throng the place to meet Vijay Antony sir.  I was thrilled to see thier love for him," she says. Diana was impressed with the multi-facted Vijay, " He is a muti-tasker. After shoot we would all be tired. But he would sit down and start editing the days footage immediately. He even fell seriously ill during shoot and one time he couldn't when get up from the bed. But despite that he would use some drips and after an hour come and shoot a heavy action scene! All this was very inspiring for me to see as a newcomer. I le...

After the success of Aval ( Tamil) , actor Andrea Jeremiah is in a happy space. She is currently back under the arc lights shooting this time with Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan for the last stint of his magnum opus, Viswaroopam 2. The heroine tweeted her look in the film which is being shot at the Officers Training Academy ( OTA ) in Chennai. Andrea can be seen in military gear along with Kamal. Ulaganayagan too had tweeted how happy he was to be shooting at the prestigious OTA which he said is the only academy  in the country   where lady army officers are trained.

Close on the heels of the recent release of V Creations' Indrajith, directed by Kalaipuli S Thanu's son Kalaa Prabhu, comes the launch of the comic book on the film which stars Gautham Karthik, Sudhanshu Pandey and others. The comic book was launched on Monday 27th November, by actor and comedian Vivek amidst a bunch of eager children, who recieved the first copies from Vivek. The director was present on the occasion along with members of the crew. On the occasion, Vivek highlighted how important it was not to pressure children with comparisons to others and to let them grow to follow their own dreams, based on their aptitudes. The comic book's art director is Vijay Ashokan while Kalaa Prabhu is the story writer and concept creator. photos: Rinku Gupta

For the team of Dream Warrior Pictures' Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru ( TAO), it was a proud and happy moment  as they narrated their experiences at the success meet of their hit film today on  25thNovember All photos credit : Rinku Gupta After producer SR Prabhu welcomed the crew and spoke about thier contributions, director H Vinod and music director Ghibran thanked the team of cast and crew, along with the cameraman Sathya Sooran and art director K. Kathir. Also present were forensic expert Dhananjayan and debut editor Shivanandeeswaran Speaking about his experiences on the occasion, hero Karthi said, "When police officers expressed their happiness on seeing  this film,  I felt content that we had been able to highlight how much effort the police put into thier work which often goes unrecognised by us as citizens. Its only  passion for thier job that could have made the original cops on whom this story is based,  do what they did so far away from home ...