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Lyca Productions' Trisha starrer action thriller Raangi directed by M Saravanan hit theatres on Dec 30th. Thaiyal Nayagi ( Trisha) is a journalist with an internet site. During an investigation of a fake account, she comes across Aalim, a 17 year old terrorist in  remote country. As she pursues contact with him online in order to pursue a story, secrets are uncovered and events begin spiralling out of control till they affect her family.  What happens next? Watching Trisha in  an action packed role, and keeping ahead in the game in a heroine- centric story is a refreshing change from the usual.   Trisha nails her role to perfection as a  bold, intelligent, fearless and dynamic personality. However, some of the choices made by Thaiyal seem difficult to explain. The screenplay moves at a steady pace and the narrative remains interesting. When the action moves to international waters, the vast, arid breathtaking  landscape takes on...

 Oh My Ghost, Sunny Leone's much anticipated entry into Kollywood, hit theatres on Dec 30th, directed by VC Vaduvudiyaan. Sathish plays a struggling director resorting to making adult themed films, with friend (Raj Thilak). Dharsha Gupta plays his love interest. This part of the story carries on with adult jokes and humorous situations which are somewhat entertaining, till a mysterious spirit enters Dharsha and forces the trio to go to Anaconda puram, and the story moves into a period setting. There, motta Rajendran, and others, reveal the story of the background of the lady ghost who instils fear. She is none other than Sunny Leone, who was a queen, betrayed by a young poet/ writer, aka Sathish in a dual role, in ancient times. Now, Sathish and his friends are sent to win over and conquer the ghost. Will they succeed? The story line is interesting, blending  the goings on in the director's life with a period setting.  Sunny does well in the scenes...

  Sembi starring Kovai Sarala, Ashwin Kumar, Thambi Ramaiah, Nila and others, directed by Prabu Solomon hits theatres on Dec 30th. Sembi ( child actor Nila in a superb performance) lives with her grandmother (Kovai Sarala excels in a powerful role) in a small hill side village near Kodaikanal, living in the lap of Nature. One day tragedy strikes when the 10 year old innocent child is molested and abused by 3 boys, one of whom is the son of a powerful opposition leader. When the case reaches an investigating cop, he in turn seeks a bribe from the powerful politico's lawyer, to shut down the case and threaten and convince the old lady to wirhdraw her complaint. But when he reaches her home,  a tussle ensues, the cop is badly injured and the lady and the child escape. Now the whole cop force is on the lookout for them. Though they find relief in  a bus ride temporarily, danger lurks in every corner, but help also comes from unexpected quarters. ...

 Kadaisi Kadhal Kadhai directed by RKV hits theatres on  Dec 30th. A group of 4 youths find loving girlfriends off their choice and life is set.  But one of them j has a problem. His girlfriend insists on maintaining platonic love with a no touch policy to which he agrees at first but regrets later. When she finds out his real intentions she dissolves the relationship. This breaks him up mentally till he comes up with a plan that will solve all of humanity's relationship and many other problems. He decides that the entire ills of society are due to the fact that, people wear clothes. He then sees to it that his 3 male friends strip completely and prepare to run away to a nearby forest and live there freely, in touch with Nature. What happens when this news gets viral? Does he succeed in his plans? The film despite being  interspersed with double entendres and adult jokes works well in the humor scenes. The actors have done a good job with hero Akash Vijay...

The Aishwarya Rajesh starrer Driver Jamuna directed by Kinslin, hits theatres today on Dec 30th.   Aishwarya Rajesh plays a call taxi driver who takes up the job after her father's death, fighting against all odds. But one day at work, she runs into 3 members of a deadly gang who hire her taxi, en route to kill a politico. Her life is in danger with no help at hand. How does Jamuna handle the situation? Is she able to make it out alive? The movie is gripping with Aishwarya Rajesh's superb screen presence, star quality and performance keeping you hooked to the screen all through.  The actor is known to choose a variety in her roles and this  script is  yet another unusual one in her kitty to which she does full justice, carrying the film on her shoulders with ease. The supporting actors do full justice to their roles and the 3  villains in the car have given a menacing, realistic performance that adds to the tension in the film.  The scenes betwe...

 Paiya Kaanom directed by its hero Selva Anbarasan hit theatres on 23rd Dec. A film director takes his unit to a remote location to shoot a movie.  There the unit is troubled by a ghost ( Meera Mithun) who was actually a heroine who was harassed and molested by a film producer when she was alive.  Now,  she is set to exterminate the producer of this unit as he too has designs on the heroine. All this puts a spoke in the wheel of the director's efforts and dreams. Who wins? Does she make her point clear to the producer and unit?  The film tries to convey a social  message about safety of female cast and crew members and why harassment at the workplace is unwelcome. But the manner of making could have perhaps been handled better to make it more interesting.  " பேய காணோம் "  நடிகர், நடிகைகள்:  செல்வ அன்பரசன் ( த.க.தெ.ம.கி ),  தருண்கோபி  ( த.க.தெ.ம.கி  அப்பா ) ஜாக்குவார் தங்கம் ( ஸ்டண்ட் மாஸ்டர் )  மீரா மிதுன்,...

Tamilkudimagan' is a film produced by Lakshmi Creations. Directed by Esakki Karvannan, who made movies like 'Pettikadai' and 'Pagiri', this film has director Cheran in the lead role. Sri Priyanka of 'Migamiga Avasaram' fame is playing the female lead. Actors Lal, S A Chandrasekhar, Vela Ramamurthy, Deepiksha, Aruldoss, Ravi Maria and others have played key roles. Sam CS of 'Vikram Veda' fame has composed the music for this film. Rajesh Yadav is in charge of the cinematography and Karthik does the editing. The teaser of Tamilkudimagan which was released recently has become a huge hit with more than 2.7 million views. Talking about this film, Director Esakki Karvannan says, "This is the story of a person who fights as an individual to break the caste structure in this society. Today we have abolished caste-based job system. But why are we not able to eliminate the castes centered on it? Castes were formed on the basis of the profession that people...

  Features 9 strong women from Indian entertainment; from on-screen talent like Parvathy Thiruvothu and Rima Kallingal, and off-screen achievers like Indhu VS, Ratheena Plathottathil, Elahe Hiptoola, Shreya Dev Dube, Neha Parti Matiyani, to corporate leaders like Aparna Purohit and moderator Smriti Kiran As the year ends, participants ask the difficult questions and discuss mechanisms to make the industry more inclusive, create more opportunities for women, recognize their contribution and acknowledge their credit  Prime Video also launches a dedicated social community for Maitri, making it easier for women in entertainment to connect, correspond and collaborate with each other. The episodic capsule of the latest session is now available on Maitri’s YouTube page  MUMBAI, India – 23 December, 2022 – Prime Video, India’s most-loved entertainment destination, today released a new session of Maitri: Female First Collective. The collective is an endeavor to help bu...

Earlier, Lingesh received an offer to play the lead role in the film, 'Kalluri' opposite Tamannaah but it did not happen! Today, actor Lingesh is playing the lead role in the film, "College Road". Actor Lingesh has played the  villain as well as in character based roles in many films. Although he played characters with shades in films as Kabali, Pariyerum Perumal etc he earned  a good name through his performance! He  is now making his debut in College Road as a hero. College Road is slated to hit theaters on December 30th 2022. Director Ranjith has already seen this  movie, expressing his appreciation!   The film crew is excited that this film, which talks about Student Loans, will surely have an impact among the students.   Almost 10 years ago, Lingesh lost weight to prepare himself for his role in Kalluri but it was not to be so! He worked hard for two years, then transitioned into a career as an anchor and acted as a ...

  A former constable who served at Kottayam East turns a villain in Tamil/Telugu P.N.Sunny the movie actor who worked as a constable in the police station staged an impressive performance in Laththi. The  Mohanlal starrer ” Spadigam ” directed by Bhadran was a huge hit. The director was looking for a muscular actor like Baiyilwan to challenge Mohanlal in the film. George, who played the main villain in it,PN  Sunny who won the 2nd prize in the Mr. Kerala title of that day, came on board!  At the first glance of the director, he was selected. He became famous among the fans with his first film Peruchali Bastin. In Vishal’s Laththi, he has been cast by director A. Vinod Kumar Kannil for the role of Ramana’s father as the villain. After the release of the film today, the character of Sunny, his appearance and performance have greatly impressed fans and cinema buffs! Sunny who made his debut as a villain today has crossed the borders ...

  Amala Paul’s recent sensational hit flick ‘The Teacher’ produced by Nutmeg Productions, premiered on Netflix and has garnered tremendous response among Netizens, thereby trending at No.1.  The Malayalam film ‘The Teacher’, directed by Vivek, was dubbed in Tamil and Telugu and had its OTT premiere on Netflix on December 23, 2022.  Hakkim Shahjahan, Chemban Vinod, Kalyani, Manju Pillai, Nandhu, Mala Parvathi, Dinesh Prabhakar, Football player-actor I.M. Vijayan, Anumol, and many prominent actors have played pivotal roles in this movie. This film, a thriller by its genre, is bankrolled by Varun Tripuraneni, Abhishek Ramisetty, and G Pruthvi Raj of Nutmeg Productions and VTV Films. Amala plays Devika, a physical training teacher in this movie, a victim of sexual harassment, who sets out to seek revenge on who harassed her. Amala Paul’s adroitness in performance has grabbed the attention and praises of audiences. Besides, the Thriller genre and riveti...

 Jasper directed by D Yuvaraj released in theatres on Dec 23rd. The film stars Vivek Rajgopal, Aishwarya Dutta, Raj Kalesh, CM Bala, Lavanya and others.  Mr J aka Jasper, a former hitman, is an arrogant drunk who now lives alone. His new neighbours are a young man Harish  (Vivek Rajgopal) and his family.  One day,  Harish is kidnapped by a deadly gang. Harish's wife seeks Jasper's help. From thereon things begin to unravel as Jasper goes in search for Harish. Why is he so keen to find him? What is the real relationship between the duo? Vivek Rajgopal has done well in a dual role, bringing out the dual aspects of an honest family man and the gangster when he plays his father in his younger days.  Aishwarya Dutta, makes a brief but significant appearance. Raj Kalesh as the  baddie torturing victims sends a chill though the overall  portrayal of himself and cult members feels a bit over the top. The movie rambles on in places and could do...

Rana Productiobs' Vinoth Kumar directed action entertainer, Vishal, Sunaina, Ramana starrer Laththi hit theatres in December 23rd. Vishal plays a constable who gets suspended because of wielding the laththi mercilessly on an accused, at the behest of a senior cop. Months later, he gets back his job due to his wife's  (Sunaina) contact as a nurse.  But trouble follows him when he is once again called by senior cop ( Prabhu) to wield the laththi on  a renowned Don's, villainous, hardened criminal son  ( Ramana). After this,  the entire don brigade, which is furious and thirsting for his blood, is adamant to find him and wreak vengeance. Do they succeed? Vishal as the constable does a great job portraying his sincerity to his job and as a family man, who later transforms into a mean machine determined to protect his son, family and also wipe out the criminals despite the high odds stacked against him.  The family scenes, especially with...

முழுக்க முழுக்க இளைஞர்களை  குறிவைத்து எடுக்கப்பட்டுள்ள படம் தான் இந்த ‘என்ஜாய்’. டைட்டிலுக்கு ஏற்றபடி இரண்டு மணி நேரமும் படம் பார்ப்பவர்களை என்ஜாய் பண்ண வைத்துள்ளதா இந்த படம் ? பார்க்கலாம். ஐஏஎஸ் தேர்வுக்கு தயாராகும் மதன்குமார், சாப்ட்வேர் கம்பெனியில் வேலை பார்க்கும் டான்சர் விக்னேஷ், பணக்கார வீட்டு பையன் ஹரிஷ்குமார் மூவரும் ஒரே வீட்டில் தங்கியுள்ள நண்பர்கள். அதேபோல கிராமத்திலிருந்து சென்னையில் உள்ள கல்லூரியில் படிக்க வரும் ஜீவி அபர்ணா, சாருமிசா மற்றும் பெங்களூரு பொண்ணான நிரஞ்சனா மூவரும் நட்பாகிறார்கள். ராக்கிங்கில் இருந்து இவர்களை காப்பாற்றும் சீனியர் தோழியாக இவர்களுக்கு நட்புக்கரம் நீட்டுகிறார் ஹாசின். காதலி இருந்தாலும், சின்னச்சின்ன சில்மிஷங்களுக்கு கூட தன்னை அனுமதிக்காத விரக்தி மதன் குமாருக்கு. சாப்ட்வேர் கம்பெனியில் வேலை பார்க்கும் விக்னேஷோ சரியான சபலிஸ்ட். திருமணத்துக்கு முன்பே அந்தரங்க பிரச்சனை குறித்த குழப்பம் ஹரிஷ்குமாருக்கு. இந்த நிலையில் கொடைக்கானலுக்கு சென்று ஜாலியாக என்ஜாய் பண்ண நண்பர்கள் மூவரும் (இன்ப) சுற்றுலா கிளம்பி செல்கிறார்கள். ...

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, Tollywood's happening lady who is stealing the hearts of the audience as an actress, is moving forward with distinctive roles and consecutive successes. She is currently working on the film "Sabari", and she will be seen in a never before role. The film is produced by Mahendra Nath Kondla under the Maha Movies banner and directed by Anil Katz, who is making his directorial debut with the film. Maharshi Kondla is the film's presenter. The shoot of this film, which is being made in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi, has been completed at a rapid pace. On this occasion, the team spoke so highly about the film. Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar said, "The shooting of our 'Sabari' has been completed. We are lucky to have a producer like Mahendra garu. He spent a lot on the film, believing in the strong content. He is one of the best producers, i have worked with. Every rupee he gave, has been brought to the screen by direc...

 Project C- Chapter 2 , a Sophomore feature film, directed by VNO starring Sri, Chaams, Ramji, Vasudha  Krishnamurthy and Balaji Venkatraman, hit theatres on 23rd Dec. The story revolves around a youth ( Sri) a BSc grad, who lands up as a caretaker to a bedridden older man ( Ramji) who turns out to be an inventor of a magic, youthfulness  pill which is much in demand.  Eager to make a fast buck, the caretaker finds the hidden secret formula and starts selling the pill making a huge profit. But his plans run into trouble when the house help ( Vadudha) he trusted, betrays him and beats him up to get hold of the money instead.  There is also a greedy fake physiotherapist ( Chaams) who is after the formula. What happens to the money and the stolen formula? Who succeeds in getting both? The storyline is interesting and despite speed breakers, like long pauses here and there, the screenplay moves fast enough as the story proceeds. The story rev...

  Internationally acclaimed ace photographer L Ramachandran, habitually picks up a unique theme every year, makes it sparkle through his distinguished approach thus producing astonishingly great collections with a cosmopolitan touch, which he then transforms to monthly calendars. Earlier, L Ramachandran and Vijay Sethupathi had produced collections titled ‘Human’ and ‘Kalaignan’. And, this time as the third consecutive year, L Ramachandran is on a hat-trick portraying Vijay Sethupathi on a creative pursuit titled ‘The Artist’, the theme for the 2023 calendar. For this collection, L Ramachandran has shot Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi in absolutely interesting dimensions of a creator such as a Painting Artist, Sculptor, Graffiti Artist, which gets transformed to a colourful calendar for 2023. To make this a reality, hundreds of creators had put in more than ten days of tireless work bringing out 12 unique sets is certainly noteworthy.  “Art and Imagination has broug...

 The much awaited James Cameron's Sci Fi action adventure, Avatar The Way of Water hit theatres on Dec 16th today. The story takes us back into the world of Jake Sully and Ney'tiri who now are a happy family with four kids and Quaritch's son Spider.  But into this world comes danger searching for revenge, in the form of Miles Quaritch, forcing them to flee their haven and take refuge in an island on the sea.  The new people who give them asylum are now also put  in danger as old enemies are determined to seek out Sully and exterminate him.  Do they succeed? Is Sully able to protect his family? The VFX is amazing as it takes you from the forest areas to new adventures under the sea. The breathtaking visuals of marine life and the emotional bond the kids begin to forge with the sea creatures and Nature is engagingly and vividly presented on screen as are the interesting rough edges they encounter settling into a new life with new people.  The acti...

  Sathyaraj as terrorizing police officer in Angaaragan Producers Jomon Philip and Jeena Jomon of JULIAN & JEROMA INTERNATIONAL are producing a film with a new-fangled premise and gripping package titled ‘Angaaragan’ Sreepathy is playing the protagonist in this movie and he has written the screenplay and has wor loopked as a creative director as well. He currently works as a Senior Manager in a well-reputed software firm. With an insatiable passion for films, especially acting, he has now embarked on a new journey as an actor. The film is directed by Mohan Dachu, who has earlier worked in films of Ram Gopal Varma’s magnum opuses like Sarkar-3, Killing Veerappan and Cinderella. Sathyaraj appears as a terrifying  police officer in this movie. Malayalam actress Niya is play I'ming the female lead role in this movie, which marks her debut in the Tamil film industry. It is worth mentioning that she played the female lead role in versatile filmmaker Vinayan’s recent Malayalam mo...