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Kamal Haasan congratulates ‘Dada’ team on its success

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  Actor Kamal Haasan, today (February 11), invited filmmaker Ganesh K Babu, director of the film Dada , along with crew members, and congratulated them on the film’s success.  Since Ganesh K Babu and most of the technicians in this film have worked on several projects of Kamal Haasan’s RKFI and are considered the product of RKFI, the versatile actor wanted to meet and wish them on their new project. After watching the visual promos of the film, he appreciated the team’s effort in creating this movie. Actor Kamal Haasan has also expressed his desire of watching the film during his leisure time. Such heart-warming appreciation from the iconic emblem of Indian cinema has instilled more happiness among the crewmembers of Dada. Producer S Ambeth Kumar, director Ganesh K Babu, actor Kavin , and both the director and technical team were present. Kavin- Aparna Das starrer “Dada” which had its worldwide theatrical release yesterday (February 10, 2023), has been coming across positive ...

Film Review: Kodai

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 Director Raajaselvam's Kodai starring Singamuthu's son Karthick Singa, hit theatres on Feb 10th. The film is set in the Kodai hills where a youth (Karthick ) falls in love with a girl (Anaya). He spends most of the screen time wooing her in different ways, some of which are supposed to be entertaining due to the presence of several comedians like Singamuthu, Robot Shankar and others.   In the midst of all this,  comes a villain with a scam (AM Rathnam) who is cheating people of their money. What happens when the hero inadvertantly gets involved into his scheme? The movie seems to take you back to the 80's in its style, art direction and making and the story doesnt really engage. The dialogues hardly create any impact. However, the backdrops are colorful and the hilly areas look lush and are pleasant to watch.  Though the lead cast looks good and have tried to give their best though let down by writing that could have been better.  Cast: Karthick Singa Robo...

Film Review: Vasantha Mullai

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 Ramanan Purushottama's directorial Vasantha Mullai starring Bobby Simha and Kashmira Pardeshi hit theatres on Feb 10th. Rudra is an overworked IT exec who gets blackouts.  He is advised rest and so with his wife Nila ( Kashmira) he sets off on a vacation to the hills. There a series of strange happenings take place with the couple who are accosted by a stranger at a remote motel and have to run for their lives. Do they ever get out of the danger on their heels? The action thriller has an unusual story and screenplay, with a message at its core relating to health, which is laudable. Bobby Simha with his action packed performance makes his mark.  Kashmira is effective as the damsel in distress.  Arya's cameo lifts the film and the scenes  following his appearance. Sarath Babu as the doctor is a good choice as a calming figure, considering the storyline.  The time loop kind of situation piques your  interest and induces enough chills. The action scenes a...

"The change in the educational system is the reason for the creation of Vaathi"; Director Venky Atluri.

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Produced by Nagavamsi S - Sai Soujanya under Sithara Entertainments & Fortune Four Cinemas, 'Vaathi/ SIR' is a bilingual Tamil and Telugu film starring Dhanush. The film is directed by the young and successful director of Telugu film industry, Venky Atluri and has Samyukta debuting as the female lead. The film also stars Bharathiraja, Saikumar, Tanikella Bharani, Samuthirakani, Thodapalli Madhu, Nara Srinivas, Bhammi Sai, Hyper Adi, Sha Ra, Ken Karunaas, Aadukalam Naren, Ilavasasu, Motta Rajendran, Hareesh Peradi, Praveena and others. The music of the film has been composed by GV Prakash. Director Venky Atluri and heroine Samyuktha have shared their experiences of working in the film post the audio launch of this film that was held recently. Director Venki Atluri says, “I started thinking about some ideas for the next film during the Covid 19 lockdown that started in 2020. At that time, students could not conduct Live classes, so they started online classes. But instead of ...

Film Review : Dada

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  Kavin - Aparna Das starrer Dada hit screens on feb 10th. The film is directed by debutant Ganesh K Babu and produced by Olympia Movies. Manikandan ( Kavin) and Sindhu (Aparna Das) are lovers. Their life turns upside down when Sindhu announces an unexpected pregnancy. The parents of both parties are distraught and Mani himself, is not ready to be a father. But when Sindhu goes ahead and has the baby, things take another turn when circumstances now push Manikandan to change his ways. Does Mani become a responsible father?  Does the baby unite the warring couple?  Ganesh K Babu has deliverd a mature coming of age film with the usually unexplored angle of the role of fathers in taking care of their kids. The film, with just the right mix of emotions, situational humor, exploration of family relationships, and some powerful, nuanced and subtle but highly effective performances of the leads and the supporting cast, succeeds big time in keeping you glued by hitting the right ...

Samyukta- I thought that I should return to Tamil only through a good character. It has been fulfilled with ‘Vaathi’.

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On meeting the vibrant and charming Vaathi heroine Samyukta, the first thing she addresses is her name. “Please don't call me Samyukta Menon. I don't want to include any caste name. My name in the title card of this film is mentioned as ‘Samyuktha’. We can't do anything about what the adults have done when we enrol in school. Now it's our choice to change it. I can't say anything about other stars adding caste names to their names like this. This is my personal opinion. " A heroine who is making a mark in several sounthern language films, apparently it is her love for Tamil that attracted this Palakkad bred girl to this industry. She says with heightened passion, "Tamil has been my favourite language since my youth. Especially as a kid, I became very interested in Tamil through ‘Mustafa Mustafa’ song. After that I started listening to more Tamil songs. So far I have never heard lyrics in any other language as sweet as Tamil. Tamil is the only language w...

Yogi Babu's The Lucky Man shoot wrapped up !

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  The content-driven performer Yogi Babu has been winning the appreciation of audiences for his unique choice of scripts and roles. While there are many movies to list in this league, the actor has come up with yet another project titled ‘Lucky Man’, directed by Balaji Venugopal, which owns a special concept.   This film talks about a man's journey of finding out what real luck is all about. There is more to luck than its material possession. Sometimes not getting what we want is also a brilliant stroke of luck.  So what happens with the protagonist of this film is the basic crux of this movie. The entire film has been shot in and around Chennai. The film talks about a small and simple problem that people in big cities easily come across, but leave unsaid and unnoticed. This is the basic theme of this film. The entire shooting is already completed, and the post-production work is briskly nearing completion. While Yogi Babu plays the content-driven protagonist in this...

சிம்ஹா நடிக்கும் 'வசந்த முல்லை' படத்தின் முன்னோட்டம் வெளியீடு

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நடிகர் சிம்ஹா நடிப்பில் தயாராகி பிப்ரவரி 10ஆம் தேதி முதல் தமிழ், தெலுங்கு மற்றும் கன்னட மொழிகளில் வெளியாகவிருக்கும் 'வசந்த முல்லை' எனும் திரைப்படத்தின் முன்னோட்டம் வெளியிடப்பட்டிருக்கிறது. கன்னட மொழி முன்னோட்டத்தை 'சூப்பர் ஸ்டார்' சிவராஜ் குமாரும், தெலுங்கு மொழி முன்னோட்டத்தை 'மெகா ஸ்டார்' சிரஞ்சீவியும், தமிழ் மொழி முன்னோட்டத்தை மூத்த பத்திரிக்கையாளர்களும் வெளியிட்டனர். அறிமுக இயக்குநர் ரமணன் புருஷோத்தமா இயக்கத்தில் உருவான முதல் திரைப்படம் 'வசந்த முல்லை'. இதில் சிம்ஹா கதையின் நாயகனாக நடிக்க, அவருக்கு ஜோடியாக நடிகை கஷ்மீரா பர்தேசி நடித்திருக்கிறார். நடிகர் ஆர்யா மற்றும் நடிகர் ரக்ஷித் ஷெட்டி ஆகியோர் சிறப்பு தோற்றத்தில் நடித்திருக்கிறார்கள். கோபி அமர்நாத் ஒளிப்பதிவு செய்திருக்கும் இந்த திரைப்படத்திற்கு, 'நேரம்', 'பிரேமம்' படப் புகழ் ராஜேஷ் முருகேசன் இசையமைத்திருக்கிறார். மிஸ்ட்ரி திரில்லர் ஜானரில் தயாராகி இருக்கும் இந்த திரைப்படத்தை முத்ரா‘ஸ் ஃபிலிம் ஃபேக்டரி என்ற பட நிறுவனம் சார்பில் தயாரிப்பாளர் ரேஷ்மி சிம்ஹாவும், எஸ். ஆர். டி. எண்டர்டெய்...

Film review : Michael

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 Director Ranjit Jeyakodi's gangster flick Michael starring Sundeep Kishan, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Divyanshaa Kaushik hit screens on Feb 3 in three languages. Michael ( Sundeep Kishan) has a troubled past which leads him to Mumbai as a tween, in the 90's, on the look out to find and kill his father. In the bargain, he meets the city's  dreaded Don Gurunath ( Gautham Menon) and soon becomes an indispensible member of his gang, with even the don's son (Varun Sandesh) baying for his blood.   One day,  Michael is sent to Delhi to kill a man and his daughter Theera ( Divyansha) for having plotted to kill Guru. But things dont go according to plan and due to a turn of events, Guru now becomes his dreaded enemy. Does Michael survive this war? What more secrets come tumbling out? Sundeep Kishan has transformed himself into a lean,  mean action machine for the role and when he throws  a punch and fight crowds of baddies he manages to make it look believable,...

Film Review: Run Baby Run

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 The Prince Pictures' RJ Balaji , Aishwarya Rajesh starrer Run Baby Run, hit theatres on Feb 3rd. Rj Balaji tries a more serious role than his previous outings on screen. He plays a bank officer who inadvertantly gets involved in a murder of a medical student ( Aishwarya Rajesh in a cameo). When he tries to get to the bottom of the myterious killing he comes across a shocking truth. What is the reality behind the series of  innocent deaths?  The thriller gets right to the heart of the story from the word go, avoiding any kind of cinematic distraction which works in its favour. The happenings in the first half are quite gripping, with both Aishwarya and Balaji putting thier best foot forward in thier performances. Balaji has moved into a new territory with a role that has hardly any dialogues. He rises to the occasion, despite few moments when he could have thrown in a little more emotions and expressions. But overall the writing supports his performance. The music by Sam ...

Film Review : The Great Indian Kitchen

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 The Great Indian Kitchen Tamil remake of the original is directed by R Kannan and hit theatres on feb 3rd. Aishwarya Rajesh plays a newly wed homemaker settling into her husband's (Rahul Ravindranath) home.  When her mother- in- law leaves town on a long trip, soon she discovers that her  husband and father -in-law seem to be displaying chauvinistic tendencies, which bind her firmly to the kitchen,  cooking a variety of meals to suit their tastes, with little regard for her as an individual.  Instances keep piling up till one day the dam of her patience bursts. Does the marriage survive? Aishwarya Rajesh gets into the skin of the new, docile, hardworking wife, aiming to please till matters come to a head. Every nuance of her emotions is intricately portrayed. Rahul on the other hand seems miscast,  restricted with his expressions, body language and voice modulation and doesnt do justice to the role as much as  Suraj in the original. The film seeks to ...

Film Review: Bommai Nayagi

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 Pa Ranjith 's Neelam Productions' Bommai Nayagi is director Shan's debut film which hit screens on feb 3rd, starring Yogi Babu. Yogi Babu plays the affectionate father of a little girl  named Bommai Nayagi (Srimathi) and works at a tea stall. Though life is tough, he manages to pull along, till one day tragedy strikes. His 9 year old daughter is molested by 2 grown up drunkards. The distraught dad takes the help of his step brother ( Arul Doss) a devious politico who only shields the perpetrators. But help comes for the distraught parents in the form of an activist (Hari Krishna) who helps them get justice through the courts. Does the child overcome the trauma? Do the parents get justice? The story highlights the prevalent issue of child abuse and offers a ray of hope for the innocent and powerless, in the way the proceedings are shown and how the court case  is conducted. Some loopholes  the powerful take advantage of, which also take a toll on hapless victims, is ...

Film Review : Naan Kadavul Illai

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 Director  SA Chandrasekar's Naan Kadavul Illai hits theatres today on Feb 3rd. Samuthirakani plays an upright CB CID division cop whose family comes into danger when a dangerous criminal Veerappan ( Saravanan) escapes jail and is out to seek revenge on him and anyone who was involved in convicting him.  He is aided by another cop ( Sakshi Agarwal).  In a parallel track is an old man who gets called Kadavul ( SAC) after he anonymously starts helping people.  What is the connection of all these characters? How do their paths intertwine? Does the  cop get to apprehend the blood thirsty criminal on time? Samuthirakani plays his part to perfection as the super cop and the family man.  The family scenes, are well captured with Ineya,well cast as his wife.  Sakshi plays  a cop who packs a mean punch and has done very well in the action scenes,  lending credibility to them. But the alluring attire she is in,  in such scenes makes you wonde...

Film Review : Thalaikoothal

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 Director Jayaprakash Radhakrishnan's Ynot Studios' production Thalaikoothal starring Samuthirakani, Kathir and Vasundhara Kashyap hits theatres on Feb 3rd. Samuthirakani plays a middle aged man whose comatose father needs a lot of caregiving which puts a strain on his finances and ultimately ruptures his family life with his wife,  played by Vasundhara. The age old practice of euthanasia is rampant in the area, for old folks who are cannot be healed, but  the father-son bond is so strong that the loving son refuses to resort to it. What happens when his wife decides to leave him? The film is realistically shot and the actors have played their parts so well,  that the happenings, draw you in completely. The family equations between dad and son, dad and daughter , husband and wife and even the in-laws, are brought out with care and conviction, giving you a peek into their lives.  The backstory of a youthful romance of the old man ( played by Kathir) is presented ...

Samantha Ruth Prabhu to Star Alongside Varun Dhawan in Prime Video’s Indian Original Series Within the Citadel Franchise

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  Created by the maverick filmmaker duo Raj & DK, the under-production Original series will launch exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide Amazon Prime offers an incredible value, with unlimited streaming of the latest and exclusive movies, TV shows, stand-up comedy, Amazon Originals, ad-free music listening through Amazon Prime Music, free fast delivery on India’s largest selection of products, early access to top deals, unlimited reading with Prime Reading, and mobile gaming content with Prime Gaming, all available for an annual membership of Rs. 1499.  Consumers can also subscribe to Prime Video Mobile Edition at INR 599 per year—the single-user, mobile-only annual plan provides access to Prime Video’s entire catalogue of high-quality entertainment and LIVE sports MUMBAI, India—February 1, 2023—Today, Prime Video confirmed that prolific actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu will be starring alongside Varun Dhawan in the Indian installment ...

அசோக்செல்வன், சாந்தனு, ப்ரித்வி இணைந்து நடித்த படத்தின் படப்பிடிப்பு நிறைவடைந்தது

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லெமன் லீப் கிரியேசன்ஸ் பிரைவேட் லிமிட்டெட் மற்றும் நீலம் புரொடக்சன்ஸ் தயாரிக்கும்  புதியபடத்தின் படப்பிடிப்பு நிறைவடைந்தது. அசோக்செல்வன், சாந்தனு பாக்யராஜ், ப்ரித்வி பாண்டியராஜன் , கீர்த்திபாண்டியன், திவ்யா துரைசாமி நடிப்பில் உருவாகியிருக்கும் புதியபடத்தின் படப்பிடிப்பு நிறைவுபெற்றுள்ளது. இயக்குனர் பா.இரஞ்சித்திடம் உதவி இயக்குனராக பணியாற்றிய ஜெய்குமார் இந்த படத்தை இயக்குகிறார். ஒளிப்பதிவாளர் தமிழழகன்  ஒளிப்பதிவு செய்கிறார். கோவிந்த் வசந்தா  இசையமைக்கிறார் இளைஞர்களின் முக்கிய விளையாட்டாகிப்போன கிரிக்கெட் விளையாட்டை மையப்படுத்தி இந்தப்படம் உருவாகியிருக்கிறது. அரக்கோணம் மற்றும் அதைசுற்றியுள்ள பகுதிகளில் படப்பிடிப்பை நிறைவுசெய்திருக்கிறார்கள். கிரிக்கெட் விளையாடும் இளைஞர்கள், அவர்களின் நட்பு, காதல், என ஜனரஞ்சகமான படமாக எல்லோரும் ரசிக்கும் விதமாக இருக்கும் என்கின்றனர் படக்குழுவினர். லெமன் லீப் கிரியேசன்ஸ் பொரைவேட் லிமிடெட் சார்பில் கணேசமூர்த்தி, சௌந்தர்யா கணேசமூர்த்தி. நீலம் புரொடக்சன்ஸ் பா.இரஞ்சித் இந்தபடத்தை தயாரித்திருக்கிறார்கள். தொழில்நுட்ப குழு இய...

Thalapathy 67 Details are here!

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 7 ஸ்கிரீன் ஸ்டுடியோ எங்களின் மதிப்புமிக்க திட்டத்தின் அறிவிப்பை அதிகாரப்பூர்வமாக உங்களிடம் கொண்டு வருவதில் உற்சாகமாக உள்ளது.  மாஸ்டர் மற்றும் வாரிசு படத்தின் பிளாக்பஸ்டர் வெற்றியைத் தொடர்ந்து, மூன்றாவது முறையாக தளபதி விஜய் சாருடன் இணைந்து பணியாற்றுவதில் நாங்கள் மகிழ்ச்சியும் பெருமையும் அடைகிறோம்.  தற்காலிகமாக 'தளபதி 67' என்று பெயரிடப்பட்டுள்ள இத்திட்டத்தை 'மாஸ்டர்' கைவினைஞர் லோகேஷ் கனகராஜ் இயக்குகிறார், எஸ் எஸ் லலித் குமார் தயாரித்துள்ளார் மற்றும் ஜெகதீஷ் பழனிசாமி இணைந்து தயாரித்துள்ளார்.  படப்பிடிப்பு ஜனவரி 2, 2023 அன்று தொடங்கி விறுவிறுப்பாக நடந்து வருகிறது.  தளபதி விஜய் மற்றும் லோகேஷ் கனகராஜ் அவர்களின் முந்தைய வெளியீடான 'மாஸ்டர்' வெற்றிக்குப் பிறகு மீண்டும் இணைவதை இந்தத் திட்டம் குறிக்கிறது.  கத்தி, மாஸ்டர் மற்றும் பீஸ்ட் ஆகிய படங்களில் சார்ட்பஸ்டர் ஆல்பங்களை வழங்குவது தவிர, 'தளபதி 67' என்பது ராக்ஸ்டார் அனிருத் ரவிச்சந்தரின் நான்காவது கூட்டணியாகும்.  'தளபதி 67' படத்தின் தொழில்நுட்பக் குழு விவரங்கள், டிஓபி - மனோஜ் பரமஹம...

Sundeep Kishan's Michael grand pre-release event in Chennai!

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  Karan C Productions LLP & Sree Venkateswara Cinemas LLP நிறுவனங்களின் தயாரிப்பில், இயக்குநர் ரஞ்சித் ஜெயக்கொடி இயக்கத்தில், நடிகர்  சந்தீப் கிஷன் - மக்கள் செல்வன் விஜய் சேதுபதி இணைந்து நடித்திருக்கும் படம் ' மைக்கேல் '  ரொமான்ஸ் ஆக்சன் படமாக உருவாகியுள்ள இப்படம் இந்தியாவின் பல மொழிகளில் விரைவில் வெளியாகவுள்ளது. இந்நிலையில் பட வெளியீட்டையொட்டி படக்குழுவினர் பத்திரிக்கை, ஊடக நண்பர்களைச் சந்தித்தனர்.  இந்நிகழ்வினில்.. தயாரிப்பாளர் CV குமார் பேசியதாவது.., "படத்தின் டிரெய்லர் மற்றும் பாடல் வெளியீடு மிகச்சிறப்பாக இருக்கிறது. படக்குழு சிறப்பான ஒரு படத்தைக் கொடுத்து இருக்கிறார்கள். இந்த படம் வெற்றியடைய என்னுடைய வாழ்த்துகள்." தயாரிப்பாளர் SR பிரபு பேசியதாவது., " சந்தீப் தான் மாநகரம் திரைப்படத்தை என்னிடம் கொண்டு வந்தார். இந்த படத்தில் இருக்கும் அனைவருடனும் தனித்தனியாக நான் பணியாற்றி இருக்கிறேன். தனது ஒவ்வொரு படத்திலும் புதுப்புது பாணியில் ரஞ்சித்  ஜெயக்கொடி பயணிக்கிறார்.  அவர் அதிகமாக நேரம் எடுத்து தனித்துவமான திரைப்படத்தை உருவாக்குகிறா...