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Thursday, December 24, 2020,
Hyderabad
The news that several crew members have tested psotive for coronavirus during the shooting of Rajinikanth-starrer Annaatthe in Hyderabad, has ramifications for the Tamil film industry, but more importantly, could also further delay the superstar’s plans to launch his own political party.
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Friday, November 13, 2020,
Chennai
'Malayalam' Dakshinamoorthy, as was called the famous music director, had composed for over 125 films including 13 in Tamil, and had groomed Ilayaraja, Yesudas, NC Vasanthakokilam, P Leela, P Susheela, Kalyani Menon and Bhavatharini among many other singers and music directors. Yet his birth centenary last year was totally ignored by the film industry in Chennai
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Sunday, October 4, 2020,
Chennai
P K Muthusamy died at the age of 100 as a poor man, living all alone at his village near Rasipuram. He wrote about 60 Tamil film songs but also created a sensation by making a plagiarism charge against his former chief minister and film-world colleague M Karunanidhi
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Thursday, May 23, 2019,
Mumbai
Actor-filmmaker Raghava Lawrence has walked out of the Hindi remake of Kanchana, Laxmmi Bomb. He was slated to direct Laxmmi Bomb.
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Thursday, April 18, 2019,
Chennai
Noted singer K J Yesudas has recorded a song for a Tamil film after a long gap. He has now sung a song for the film Tamilarasan with maestro Ilayaraja scoring the music.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018,
Chennai
Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam released its political anthem album titled ‘Ithu Nammavar Padai’ in Chennai on June 25, 2018. The lyrics for the six songs in the album are penned down by Snehan, film lyricist and a participant of Bigg Boss which has Kamal as the anchor.
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Sunday, June 10, 2018,
Chennai
The trailers of Kamal Haasan's Viswaroopam 2 will released at an event that will attract national, even global attention, on June 11 at 5 pm. Aamir Khan will release the film’s Hindi trailer while Jr NTR will release the Telugu version.
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Sunday, June 10, 2018,
Chennai
Actress Iniya of Vaagai Soodavaa fame has produced a motivational, music video titled Mia. It is an eight-minute music video that describes the struggles and aspirations of a dancer.
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Friday, May 19, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has asked his fans to be battle-fit and be ready for war when it comes. The statement on May 19 has
indicated that Rajinikanth could take the plunge into politics ahead of the next general elections.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, as is customary prior to the release of his film, deliberately threw hints about a possible political entry but
made it clear that he would not support those who tried to make money from politics, and asked his fans not be disappointed if he
did not enter politics.
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Friday, March 10, 2017,
Chennai
The Rajiikanth film 2.0, directed by Shankar, is nearing completion. It is slated for a Deepavali release in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Director Shankar said only a song remained to be shot.
Director Shankar said only a song remained to be shot, besides a few patchwork stints.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017,
Chennai
Shruti Haasan turned a year older on January 28, and to celebrate her special day, the actress called over a few friends from the industry to join in the celebrations. The star hosted a small birthday bash at her father Kamal Haasan's house which was attended by a few celebs from the Tamil film industry.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017,
Chennai
Ace Director Mani Ratnam's single track from his forthcoming release, Kaatru Veliyidai, with music composed by A R Rahman, is all set to release on February 2.
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Monday, July 25, 2016,
Chennai
Is the Rajnikanth starrer Kapali a hit or a flop? Noted lyricist and a close friend of the actor, Vairamuthu has assessed the film Kapali as a failure. Vairamuthu’s statement at a recent function that Kapali was a flop has stirred the film industry and fans alike.
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Sunday, March 6, 2016,
Kochi
Noted Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani died at a private hospital in Kochi on Sunday evening, leaving the South Indian film industry in a state of shock.
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Wednesday, January 6, 2016,
Chennai
Discovery Tamil and B Studios and Company Productions have entered into a brand association for ace director Bala’s film ‘Thaarai Thappattai’.
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Tuesday, January 5, 2016,
Chennai
PVP Cinema has released the first look of its upcoming multi-starrer, Bangalore Naatkal. A remake of the super hit Malayalam movie, Bangalore Days, Bangalore Naatkal's first look reflects the vibrancy and colourful nature of the relationships depicted in the movie.
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Monday, November 23, 2015,
Chennai
International make-up artist Sean Foot, who had worked in films like 'I' and 'Avatar', will provide the the new look of Rajinikanth for Endhiran 2, a source in director Shankar’s unit told Tamilnadudotcom.com, revealing the unit strategy.
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Friday, November 13, 2015,
Chennai
Thala Ajith underwent a surgery on November 13 after the release of his film 'Vedalam' directed by Siva. The actor had injured his leg on the last day of the shoot for 'Vedalam' and has been on crutches since.
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Friday, November 13, 2015,
Chennai
A producer of Puli has said that the issue of payment pending to Sri Devi had been amicably sorted out.
