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N.THYAGARAJAN Noted film actress Flora who was arrested on the charge of submitting bogus documents to the US Consulate General Office to get Visa for her and a maid servant of her, Shri Latha, on Wednesday said that she had not submitted any bogus documents to the Consulate General Office. She briefed that actor Mohan Babu's special assistant approached her and told her that there would be a cultural programme in the USA on Ugadhi Day falling next month April 7. He also told her, that he had arranged a poor widow (Shri Latha) having children for the actress' help including for her make-up work. "My self and Shri Latha went to the Consulate office and submitted necessary documents to get the Visas. The authorities did not question me about anything but asked the maid servant some questions. She was unable to answer to them. Again, the consulate officials told me, that there were no such function taking place in the US on the eve of Ugadhi Festival. I am sure that the docum...

THEEKUCHI FILM REVIEW Produced by Star Movie Makers Screen Play and Direction A.L.Raja Story & Dialogues A.L.Raja & G.Ramamurthy Music Director Srikanth Deva Cinematography S.R.Satish Kumar PRO Johnson Actors Jaiverma, Maitriya, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vadivelu Bhanu Priya. The story of the film is about importance of education to all sections of the society and the teaching of the moral that education should not be made commercial. Ashish Vidyarthi is a dada who constructs a college to earn money. He accepts donations from the students against the rigorous rules of the government order. A student commits suicide by immolating himself by pouring down kerosene o...

SINGAKUTTY - REVIEW Produced by - Girija Samy, Meenakshi Ramkumar and Chandrakanth for Tamizh Screens presented by Sri Priya. Story, Screen Play & Direction - A.Venkatesh Music Directio - Prasanna Sekar Cinematography - R.D.Rajasekar Dialogues - Pattukottai Prabhakar PRO - P.T.Selva Kumar Actors - Shivaji, Gowri Munjal, Vivek, Suja & Malavika It is a story of an young boy who takes weapons against terrorism. Shivaji is a college student. His mother Saranya desires to make him a police officer. He loves Gowri Munjal. He goes to Chennai for police training. He detects a bomb planted in a car and saves the accidents. He also arrests the terror...

BY N.THYAGARAJAN Besides Arai En 305-il Kadavul, director Shankar's S Films is going to produce three more films in the near future. Shankar is going to produce a film under the TV fame Naga direction. Ace Director K.Balachander's Poi film dialogues writer Thamira is going to direct Rettai Suzhi another film of Shankar. The third one is to be directed by Shankar's assistant Arivazhagan. Earlier director Shankar produced most successful films like Kadhal, Imsai Arasan 23-M Pulikesi, Veyyil and Kaloori.

This year in the USA the Super Star Rajinikanth's animation film Sultan The Warrior will be screened, according to information reaching here. The film festival starts on April 15 at the Los Logos City in which more than 165 countries are taking part. It has been decided to screen the Rajinikanth's film during the festival. The film was produced by the Super Star's daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth. More than a lakh of persons are likely to participate in the film festival and it was estimated that the festival might receive a total revenue of Rs. 3 crores. Besides the Rajini film more than 40 Indian films are likely to be screened in the festival. A Hindi film produced by Sharukh Khan's Red Chillies Production is also likely to be screened in the festival. The object of the film festival is to denote the development of the film industry in various countries with the pace of the technological improvement.

BY N.THYAGARAJAN Director Samy has created a furore through Uiyer film. Through his next Mirugam film he created a controvery by slapping on the cheeks of actress Padma Priya during the final day of the shooting. The film producers' council barred him from directing Tamil films for a year's time. Now there is an opportunity for Samy to direct the film of Raj Kiran's. But he could not accept the offer, because of the Producers' Council judgement. Now the director has written a letter to the council, seeking permission to direct the film of Raj Kiran's. The talks are on and it is expected the council may allow him to direct film hereafter with a stern warning.

BY N.THYAGARAJAN Director Mysskin and Music Maestro Ilayaraja join hands for the film Nandalala to be produced in the near future. Earlier, the very same story was about to be produced by A.M.Ratnam with Ravi Krishna. But that idea was dropped due to some internal problems. Mysskin who was very eager to direct the film at long last faced disappointment because of the cancellation of producing the film by AMR. Hence, he immediately started his Anjadhey and now the film is running with record collections. So, Mysskin has started the work of producing his next film Nandalala. Earlier Sundar C.Babu was music directing his films. Now, the chance of music directing the Nandalala goes to music maestro Iliayaraja after the director entered into contract with him.

BY.N.THYAGARAJAN Cheran who is the last person to talk about his Autograph film heroine Gopika, is now dead against talking about her, for the simple reason the actress has refused to act with him in any of the films. Cheran who had the information about her unwillingness to act with him has said, that she was an ungrateful to him. It was he who had introduced her in films and added that she did not have the mind to show her respects, as a guide to him. Now Cheran is going to produce the part two of the Autograph film may not invite Gopika to act in the film with him, it was learnt.

Bhagyaraj’s Pudhiya Varppugal released in 80’s is now on its way with new trend. His son Santhanu is the hero of this film. In 80s Bhagyaraj acted in Pudhiya Varppugal with Rathi Agnihothri. Then the film was a hit movie. All the songs were famous. Many Bhagyaraj’s fans in the age group of 50’s can cherish about it. Now in this new remake he is introducing a girl Chandini as a heroin. It is expected that this new Pudhiya Varppugal will be better than the earlier one, says Bhagyaraj.

Achamundu Achamundu is the film of INDO-AMERICAN colobaration. Except the film’s hero and heroine other artistes are from Holly Wood. The film is produced for International audiences. For the first time Prasanna is acting with Sneha. This film was shot in abroad. It is going to be entirely a different film, says the director

After Em Magan, Bharath and Thirumurugan are joining in this new film Muniyandi Vilangiyal Moondram Aandu. It is a story centered on a Village. So, to film the story a lot of Coconut trees were brought to the shooting spot, to make the story filmed in a village atmosphere. Each and every frame one could see coconut trees. The new face Poornna hails from kerala suits aptly to Bharath, tells the Director. As per the story PonVannan is the father of Bharath who always commands his son Bharath, because he had lost his first son due to love affair. He wanted that his second son Bharath should not be a victim like his elder son. He forces him to concentrate on his studies. But Bharath falls in love with a first year Zoology student Poorna. How Ponvannan accept this love, is the story. The shooting of the film is almost over, and a few scenes alone to be shot, says director Thirumurgan. The Film is produced by Datho Durai Singam

BY N.THYAGARAJAN Rekha, a naive girl with an unflinching drive to be a District Collector gets trapped in a love affair, as cupid strikes. Her lover Koushik, a Police Officer who befriends her and promises her to marry, eventually cheats her. With her ambitions shattered and her family pride lost, Rekha becomes too eager to take revenge against Koushik. Her carrier takes a turn- she enrolls in the Police Academy and chooses to beat Koushik in his own game. She is staunch in her plan to strip Koushik’s good boy image and expose his corrupt activities, imposed against, her and the public. Donning the uniform of a honest Police Officer Rekha IPS encounters Koushik, and succeeds over all his premeditated obstacles. While on the verge of quenching her vengeance against Koushik, Rekha faces problems from the family front, which again she strives to overcome victoriously.

Mrs.Karpagam N.Thyagarajan Famous Telugu Actor Shobhan Babu expired yesterday in Chennai. The end came when he was doing Yoga at his residence in Chennai Nelson Mannickam Road. With the blood profusely bleeding from his nostrils he fell unconsciously. Immediately he was rushed to the hospital but on the way he died. Uppu Shobhana Chalapathy Rao his is original name. He was born in Jan 14th 1937. He finished his primary education in Vijayavada and came to Chennai to study Law. But he discontinued the Law. He married Kandha Kumari in 1958. He had a son Karuna Seshu and three daughters. In the beginning he appeared in small roles with N.T.Ramarao and A.Nageswara Rao.s in Telugu. His first debut as hero was in VEERA ABHIMANYU,in the year 1965. His film Manasulu Maarali was a super hit film ran for more than 25 weeks. Shoban Babu had his own style of acting in films and had attracted lakhs and lakhs of fans. Shoban had done roles in Tamil films. He was the first Hero who went abroad f...

( BY MRS. KARPAGAM N.THYAGARAJAN) SUN TV Channel’s Megala, has crossed 200 episodes successfully. It is a mega soap being aired between 8.00 PM and 8.30 Pm from Mondays to Fridays. Megala takes the responsibility of her father, Kalai Arasan after he runs away from the family due to heavy debts incurred while promoting his flat construction business. He leaves his four daughters and a son along with his wife. From the very day Kalaiarasan leaves his family, the debtors and the people who gave money for the construction of flats start troubling the family. Hence, Megala takes the challenge to complete the construction work of the flats which her father had left in half way In between Megala faces a lot of obstacles. She fights it out. She also looks after her family’s problem. How Megala is going to fulfill all the demands she meets from various corners in her life? The serial is running with a good story theme, and each day the channel shows the highlight of the next day episode. This...

N.THYAGARAJAN Porandha Veeda Pugandha Veeda is the mega-serial being aired through the Sun TV Channel in the prime hours. Director Sekar who is producing and directing the mega-soap with his own style of producing family subject films. Actress Bhanu Priya who has been acting in the serial as the daughter-in-law of Nalini who appears as a politician. The people were enjoying the soft spoken acting of Bhanu Priya whose brother was recently married to actress Vindhya. The actoress has been staying in Chennai leaving her children in Hyderabad with her husband who is a computer engineer running his own business. Then came the announcement, that instead of Bhanu Priya her role would be done by Priya Raman. There was no public announcement about why Bhanu Priya quit the acting in the serial. It was smelt, that the actress Bhanu Priya wanted to settle down with her children after the serial was over. But even before that she had quit the serial and is seriously thinking of settling down in Hyd...

(N.Thyagarajan) Super Star Rajnikanth who is in Hyderabad now was shocked to hear the sudden demise of actor Raghuvaran.On Wednesday the Super Star Rajinikanth, director P.Vasu and other film unit members were taken aback when the death news of the actor was conveyed. Then the shooting of the Kuselan was going at the Hyderabad Ramoji Rao Film Studios.Rajnikanth has given his call sheets till April 21 for the film, in which he is appearing as Super Star Ashok. Hence, the actor could not come over to Chennai to pay his last respects to the departed actor. Hence, the shooting of the Kuselan went till afternoon and the shooting of the film went pack off for the rest of the day. All the film unit members observed silence and prayed for the actor's 'atma santhi'- soul rest in peace.

A pall of gloom descended on the Tamil film industry following the death of actor Raghuvaran. The film fraternity gathered in large numbers to pay their last respects to the actor who had proved his mettle in character and baddie roles in over 300 films in various Indian languages. . Expressing shock and grief over the death, actor Vincent Ashokan, who had acted with Raghuvaran in his last film Sila Nerangalil, said, ‘I am at a loss for words. He was a committed actor and advised me a lot on how to choose my films and conduct myself in the industry’. ‘A great human being, Raghuvaran was a inspiration to many up-and- coming actors. His death is a great loss to the industry’. Srikanth, who was working with Raghuvaran in under production Indira Vizha, said, ‘He was one of the few actors who had great charisma. I first worked with him in Roja Kottam. His dialogue delivery and body language deserve special mention, besides he conducted himself well in the sets.’ ‘I was supposed to shoot wi...

UNAKAGA - REVIEW Produced by - K.P.M.Productions Directed by - K.P.Manoharan Music by - Sham Cinematography - M.Venkatesh PRO - Vijay Murali Actors - Riyaz Khan, Mega Nair, Manivannan, Charu Hassan Riyaz Khan and Mafia Sasi are good friends working in Navy. Mafia's three younger sisters are brought up by his father who is retired from services. Mafia Sasi falls into sea from the ship in a drunken status and dies. Though Riyaz is in no way responsible, he takes that he was alone responsible for the death of Mafia Sasi. He resigns the job and goes to the house of Sasi to help them out. There he finds Mafia Ravi's sister Mega Nair and falls in love with her. Mega refuses to continue her love with Riyaz on coming to know that Riyaz alone was responsible for her brother Mafia's death. She refuses to continue her love and t...

Comedian Singa Muthu's son Vasan Karthik has signed up to act in Ayyan film under the debutant director Kendiran Muniyasamy. Earlier Vasan has acted in Maa Madurai film. That was a commercially success. But this film has actions and thrills. Hence, the hero has taken up the challenging assignment. Says the director, that it is the story of a person who takes everyone as his brother when they start to challenge the atrocious that are taking place.

N.THYAGARAJAN Ananda Vikatan one of the oldest Tamil Magazine that is published from Chennai for the first time went in for an open apology to the Film Artistes Association for writing inflamatory articles against the late thespians MGR and Shivaji Ganesan. The article was originally written by a writer Jaya Mohan in his blog was corrected and published in Ananda Vikatan magazine against which many film personalites of Tamil objected and condemned the writer and the magazine which belonged to the film producer late S.S.Vasan family. The film personalites in their meeting that took place last week at the South Indian Film Artistes' association condemned the writing and wanted an open apology from the magazine for writing against MGR and Shivaji Ganesan. This week the Ananda Vikatan has carried the open apology in his column.

After his much celebrated drama appearance in Kavalam Narayana Panikkar's 'Karnabharam', Mohanlal is going to appear on stage again, doing a full length play in 'Chayamukhy'. This two hour play which is to get its premier show staged at Trichur's Lulu convention centre, last week, will have him playing the character of Bheema. The play is produced by Mukesh’s 'Kalidasa Visual Magic'. ‘Chayamukhi' is a mirror given to Bheema by Hidumbi, a mirror that enables the viewer to see the image of the person he or she loves the most. Taking this story thread from the epic `Mahabharata`s Virataparvam, playwright and director Prashant Narayanan is discussing the themes of notions on love that remains unreturned. The play moves back and forth between the present and the time of the Mahabharata, as the mirror gets exchanged to various characters who realizes what their hearts love most, rather than what their minds asked them to believe. Mukesh...

The Holy Festival is being celebrated throughout India. A section of women in Ahemedabad welcome the festival by offering flowers. ( Acknowledgement: Dinamalar)

Mumbai model and Tamil films' - Gusti, Gajendra and Sorry Enakku Kalyanam Ayedichu fame Flora was arrested by the Chennai Royapettah police on the charges of submitting duplicate documents to get her US Visa from the Chennai US Consulate General Office. The actress has appeared in some Telugu and Hindi films. According to the police, the actress and her make-up lady and friend Sri Latha to the US Consulate Office to get visas for their trip to the USA. While verifying the documents, the Consulate officials noticed that the documents submitted by them were found to be false and bogus. On questioning the actress by the US embassy officials, there answers too found to be false. The officials immediately rang up to the Royapettah police station and handed over them. Both the actress and her friend were confined on a 15-day judicial custody.

By Mrs Karpagam N.Thyagarajan Surya at present is acting in Varanam Ayeram under Goutam Menon's direction. It will be his second film under the director. Surya in this film appears as a college student and becomes a Military Officer. It has been said, that this film will be a turning point for Surya. The earlier turning point came in his life after the release of the Kakka Kakka. For this film, Surya has done a lot of exercises to improve his body structure to the adapatiblity of his role as a college student and the Military man. Surya in his recent interview has said, that he had been always choosy in selecting characters and that was the reason why he appeared in two or three films in a year. Following the heavy schedules of shootings, he said that he could not take care of his female child Thea and when he returned in the late hours to his house, his daughter without closing eyes would play with him. He felt that on many days and in many occasions he could not enjoy the playing...

Chithiram Pesudhadi was the successful film of director Mysskin. Naren, Bhavana, Gana Ulaganathan and many others who have acted in the film have all earned good name because of Mysskin. Now the director after a long hiatus is directing Anjadhey. In an exclusive interview to the press, he talks about his latest movie Anjadhey. Why is it so long time for you to produce Anjadhey after Chithiram Pesudhadi? Immediately, after the release of Chithiram Pesudhadi, I started my work for the next film Nandalala. Six songs of the film was recorded for the purpose under the music direction of Ilaiyaraja. P.C.Sriram was the camera man for the film. I have trained up a six year old child for the film’s acting. I selected a girl for the heroine post and also I gave her training. I spent most of my time for Nandalala, but could not continue for some reasons. It was a bad experience in my life. Due to the failure of producing the Nandalala, I have become mentally restless for somet...

Bharathiraja, film director, right, releasing the CD “Sun Seeds ” in Thanjavur on Monday. T. Bojapathy, former Rotary district governor, receives the first copy. Punitha Ganesan, Secretary, Bharath College of Science and Management, left, looks on. “Sun seeds”, an album of three documentaries, produced by the students of visual communication department of Bharath College of Science and Management was released by film director Bharathiraja here on Monday. The documentaries exhibited the rich imagination and social consciousness of the students. One of the documentaries titled “Kadithasi” highlighted the dowry problem. The documentary starts with a letter written by the bride to her mother narrating the harrowing experience she had at her husband’s house. The letter, said in a song asking her mother to come and rescue her from the clutches of her husband and in-laws was packed with visuals. Bharathiraja said that it was really commendable to see that the episodes were packed in one song....

BY N.THYAGARAJAN Leading film actors and actresses protested an article against the late actors Shivaji Ganesan and MGR which appeared in a cinema portal and followed by in Ananda Vikatan, Tamil weekly magazine published from Chennai. The article disparaging remarks about the late actors MGR and Shivaji Ganesan was initially written by a Journalist Jaya Mohan for a web site. Following the publication, the Ananda Vikatan magazine made some corrections and published it in their weekly magazine. Following, the scurrilous writings, the leading actors and actresses organised a meeting at the South Indian Film Artistes' Association. Actor Sarath Kumar in his speech has said, that those who lived and dead are to be treated as God. The two heroes were though gone and dead were like God, guiding the present day actors and actresses with their excellent in acting career. As an actor, Sarath Kumar, said that he could not tolerate the disparaging remarks of the Ananda Vikatan and the web si...

Director Simbhu Devan's Arai En 305il Kadavul is ready for release this summer. Comedians Santhanam and Kanja Karuppu are in the lead comedy role with Jyothirmayee and Madhumitha and Prakashraj. The film is produced by director Shankar. It is the story comprising the tale of two friends who live in a room. When they face difficult times, Lord Narayana comes to their rescue. Prakashraj as the Lord Narayana helps Santhanam and Kanja Karuppu. Simbhu Devan in his interview has said, that he always liked to choose star cast based script and the story. His earlier film Imsai Arasan demanded the actor like Vadivelu but in this film Santhanam and Kanja had done their very well, says Simbhu Devan. Continues Simbhu Devan the two were talented artistes and reflected the life of youth who wanted to come up in their lives.

BY N.THYAGARAJAN Favourable wind has started to blow for actor Sathyaraj after his role in Thangam and the release of Vambu Sandai. It has been said, that the comedy of the actor with Gounda Mani in the film Thangam and his role in the recently released film Vambu Sandai has catapulted the image of the actor and he is demanded by many film producers. Knowing the fact, he has raised his salary, it is said and many producers never mind paying the actor a heavy salary, it is said.