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By Rinku Gupta The Tv channel Zee Tamil has been celebrating industry talent and is a host to the  successful  Zee Tamil Kudumba viruthugal. Now, the channel will honour the talent of   Tamil cinema industry with the Zee Cine Awards Tamil 2020 . Zee Awards are already a big event in Bollywood and now the channel is bringing the event to KTown. The channel announced the first ever edition of the awards at a grand  press conference held The Leela Palace, in Chennai today.  The trophy was unveiled in the presence of the Guest of Honour, actor Karthi and Jury members Suhasini Mani Ratnam,  Gautam Vasudev Menon, Karu Palaniappan, Bharath Bala and critic Baradwaj Rangan. Speaking at the launch, Siju Prabhakaran, South Cluster Head - Zee Entertainment Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. said, "Over the last decade, Zee Tamil has not only excelled in pursuing fresh and quality entertainment for Tamil audiences around the world but also created platform to commemor...

By Rinku Gupta Directed by Madhumita, KD aka Karuppu Durai is a delighfully narrated story about an old man at  the fag end of his life and a boy at the beginning of his. How this contact blossoms into something beautiful is what the film is about. KD is a man in his 80s who suddenly wakes up from a coma, in his village,  only to discover that his family is planning to kill him in an act of Thalaikootthal ( mercy killing) as  his vegetative state is a burden on their finances and physically taxing as well. They plan on doing the traditional mercy killing which results in organ failure and death. Karuppu Durai manages to escape and in his onward journey meets a young orphan boy Kutty ( a brilliant National Award worthy perfomance by Nagavishal) and the two soon become inseparable. Kutty helps his new friend make a quaint bucket list,  and makes sure KD fulfills each of his wishes,  before an unexpected obstacle hits their joyous journey. Are the duo separ...

By Rinku Gupta The entire team of Sinam was in high-spirits as ace director Maniratnam unveiled the first look of  Arun Vijay's film on the actor's birthday. Arun Vijay who was part of Mani's  Chekka Chivantha Vaanam said,  “This is more than I asked for and a huge birthday bonanza, beyond imagination! To have the legendary filmmaker Mani Ratnam sir launch the first look of my film is a huge blessing and I strongly believe is an additional positive vibe to the movie. Beung directed by him in ‘Chekka Chivantha Vaanam’ was an incredible experience, where it gave me the space to unlearn many things and acquire new ways  of performing. While 2018 gave me such an amazing birthday, the magic repeats, this year too,  with his Midas-touch  now releasing Sinam." The film's premise is about how angerin a cop pushes him ahead,  breaking barriers in his fight for justice.  The actor’s birthday was celebrated in a grand manner where he grew quite...

By Rinku Gupta Director Vijay Chander's Sanga Tamizhan is Vijay Sethupathi's attempt at a mass template, aided by Raashi Khanna and Nivetha Pethuraj , while Soori serves as the comic element. Sethupathi plays Murugan who is trying to be a film actor. He runs into the daughter ( Raashi Khanna) of a rich man ( Ravi Kishan) who is trying to set up a copper plant in a rural area, that will impact the health of the villagers.  In a convoluted tale, the story moves to the village where Tamizh ( Sethupathi again) was murdered with his family, as part of a political plot and rivalry. Nivetha Pethuraj plays his love interest. Are Tamizh and Murugan the same person? If so is the death of his family avenged? The film seems to stretch forever, with so many stunt sequences that you soon lose count and cease to care after a while. The Soori -Sethupathi combo works well but the film is riddled by too many cliches. There are also so many characters and  artists in every frame, that i...

By Rinku Gupta Action, directed by Sundar C is the next film of Vishal. He plays an Army officer on a mission to avenge the death of his brother ( Ramki) and his family members , along with his lady love ( Aishwarya Lekshmi) who are killed as part of a sinister political plot. Aided in his mission by Tamannaah who plays an army colleague, and Sha Ra, his relative, he travels across the world from Turkey to London and Pakistan, to nail the big terrorist ( Kabir Duhan Singh ) who is the mastermind. The action blocks by the talented twin stunt masters Anbariv are hi- octane indeed. The scale is lavish and from car and bike chases on roads (and rooftops) to fisticuffs and gun fights to scaling up and down buildings, Vishal and the team of villains ( Akanksha Puri as one of them) have done a good job. The locations are well chosen with an international feel , adding to the scale of the film. But the hunky Kabir Duhan Singh is under-utilised and wasted in his role and his under- wr...

By Rinku Gupta Charlie's Angels, directed by Elizabeth Banks ( who also stars in the film as Bosley), is about a computer engineer, Elena ( Naomi Scott) who lands in trouble when she tries to blow the whistle on the potential dangers of a flaw on a technology she designed. The Angels need to protect her from hit men and a bunch of goons who want to sell the tech to the highest bidder for sinister purposes. Do they succeed? The writer and director Banks, has tweaked the popular franchise for a younger audience. There are enough of signals towards women empowerment,with  girl power kicking the baddies to pulp ( Kristen Stewart , Ella Balinska both standing out,   in wonderful form in major stunt scenes). Patrick Stewart as the retired employee has some aces up his sleeve, all making for a good watch. But on the downside, there are one too many one -liners meant to be witty, which somehow take away from the urgency of the action. The shoes, clothes and m...

By Rinku Gupta The  star quotient around Frozen 2 produced by Disney Studio, is increasing.  With stars Shruti Haasan and Dhivya Dharshin i, dubbing in Tamil for Elsa and Anna respectively, in Telugu its Mahesh Babu's daughter who will dub for  the younger version of Elsa. The young Ghattamaneni Sitara will lend her voice as the younger Elsa in the Telugu version. Her mother, Namrata Shirodkar revealed that Sitara is a great fan of Frozen and has idolised Elsa since a young age. So she is delighted to accept this offer from Disney. The film releases on Nov 22nd.

By Rinku Gupta  Actor Amala  was among the leading actresses in the 80s and 90s. Her films  with Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan were huge hits. She has worked with many leading actors across Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Bollywood.  Amala, who was not acting  in movies after her marriage to Nagarjuna, will be now return to the big screen after 28 years, playing a vital role in the 18th production of Dream Warriors Pictures in Tamil and Telugu. Ritu Verma is paired opposite Sarwanand in the film. Nasser, Satish, Ramesh Tilak and others are part of the film directed by Sri Karthik.  Amala Akkineni tweeted , "An actor is blessed with many lives. Usually when I finish one movie and move on to the next, everyone is normal with no idea what I have done in the last 2 weeks. But, I remember that I lived in another wonderful life and came back. This is a big luck."

By Rinku Gupta  After the stupendous succes of Kaithi, hero Karthi is now looking forward to the release of his next film,  directed by Jeethu Joseph ( of Dhrishyam, Papanasam, and the upcoming Hindi release The Body fame). The excitement is understandable, for , apart from working with Jeethu, Karthi also gets to share space with his anni , the talented Jyotika who is surging ahead in her second innings with films like Naachiyar, Raatchasi, Kaatrin Mozhi and  Jackpot. Now, the first look of this film is ready and will be released tomorrow,  on 15th November, by  none other than Karthi's bro Suriya. Karthi has tweeted his excitement, " Can't wait to share the exciting first look of my next project with #Jo Anni! #FirstLookTomorrow to be launched by anna @Suriya_Offl at 6PM!" In a previous interview Karthi had revealed Jyotika is playing his sister in this family thriller, while Sathyaraj plays his dad. Karthi plays a guy l...

By Rinku Gupta Amidst rumours of a delay in Sivakarthikeyan's next film, Hero, production house KJR Studios issued a clarification on social media as follow : @kjr_studios All the hard work we've been putting into #Hero is to bring you a film that is socially responsible & a good entertainer. We've been working day & night to do that. Any claim that this film belongs to anyone else but us & you - the fans; is false! #HeroFromDec20 as per plan! 💪 They also issued a press note with a letter from their lawyer, given below: Date: 14.11.2019 PUBLIC CAUTION NOTICE This is ta notify the public that the Tamil Movie "HERO ' stat'ing Sivakarthikeyan as Lead Actor is produced by KJR STUDIOS and not by any other production companies. Wc have come across certain false messages being circulated in social media that as if the Tamil Movie t;itled "HERO" is been stayed by the Madras High Court is utterly false and highly mischiev...

By Rinku Gupta Shruti Haasan and Dhivyadarshini who have dubbed for the main characters in the Walt Disney film Frozen 2 in Tamil, along with lyricist Vivek who has penned dialogues in Tamil, were present in Chennai for a media interaction and to launch the Tamil trailer. Lyricist Vivek  said, “I am so happy to be a part of a prestigious project from Disney especially a movie like Frozen 2. In particular, I am really elated to be a part of a film that has iconic Shruthi Hassan and Divyadarshini. They have carved a niche of excellence in their respective journey. Much alike the character of Elsa and Anna, they have been inspirations to many. More than anything, I was actually pressured and instigated by my wife not to miss the opportunity and I gave a try to penning dialogues for thr first time.” Actor Sathyan, who has dubbed for the cute and celebrated character of Olaf  addressed the media  through a video. He said, “I am so much honored to be a part of this fi...

By Rinku Gupta The shooting of the Madras Talkies- Lyca Production's 'Vaanam Kottattum' is complete and the post production work has now started. The title font has released and created quite a buzz on social media. Dhana is directing the movie while renowned singer Sid Sriram makes his debut as a music director through this film. Vikram Prabhu, Aishwarya Rajesh, Madonna Sebastian, Sarath Kumar, Radhika SarathKumar, Amithash Pradhan and Shanthanu are in the cast. 'Vaanam Kottattum' talks about the significance of  every relationship in our families. The film  has been shot in various places such as Chennai, Thirunelveli, Courtallam and other interior regions of Tamil Nadu. The film is slated for a January 2020 release.

By Rinku Gupta The release of Miga Miga Avasaram was delayed at the last minute due to obtaining only a bare minimum of theatres in October. Finally the producers got 125 theaters to release the film on November 8th.  The makers Libra Productions held a thank you meet to felicitate everyone who had advised and helped them. Ravinder chandrasekar                            Heroine Sri Priyanka Suresh kamatchi " Many people  phoned and offered thier support from the industry. Abirami Ramanathan was amongst the first to help with the release.  And Im so greateful to ministers  Kadambar Raju sir and Vijay Bhasker sir for thier help.  Im grateful to the press and media whose reviews had helped me with theatres," said producer Ravinder Chandrasekar. Actor Harish said," Im grateful to the press and everyone who helped us."         ...