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'Murattu Kaalai' directed by SP Muthuraman and produced by AVM Productions didn't alone fetch good collections at box office. Perhaps, the film won Rajnikanth the title of 'Superstar' and now Sundar C gears up for its remake in the lead role. Sneha takes on the female lead while Suman on the role enacted by Jai Shankar performs negative role and Vivek on the role of Suruli Rajan is the comedian. Srikanth Deva tunes in melodies and probably there would be remix of 'Podhuvaaga En Manasu Thangam'. Gunanidhi who produced yesteryear films like Madurai Meenakshi and Manasu Rendum Pudhusu gets backs into film industry with the production of this remake. Shooting for the film is expected to hit the floors by December and plans are to release it by mid of Aprilu

Veteran actor of Tamil films who excelled in Villain character in Tamil,Telugu and other languages, M.N.Nambiar passed away peacefully at a private nursing home after he complained of chest pain. Nambiar, who was 89 had acted in more than 1000 films. Though he was a villain in Tamil films, his heart was centered around Lord Ayyappa and he breathed his last leaving all the Ayyappa Devotees in the Tamil month Karthigai, an auspicious month for Lord Ayyappa devotees to observe fasting for 40 days before they to have darshan of the Lord. Mr,M.N.Nambiar has acted in an English film Jungle, which was released in the year 1952. Besides appearing in villain role with MGR and Shivaji Ganesan, the actor had done a tremendous role with Bhagyaraj in Thooral Ninnupochchu. He did the role of a stunt-man who fights for the marriage of Bhagyaraj who seeks asylum in his hut. He appeared with long hair and mustache in the film and finally wins in his character. The film was a successful one, since, it w

BY N.THYAGARAJAN Mallipoovu, a grand success in Telugu is being dubbed into Tamil. The film has attracted a large number of Telugus, for its story-line and the dialogues, also for its direction. The producers thought it could be better to dub the film into Tamil language, instead of spending heavy money on it for remake. Bhoomika in this film has performed her role in a matured manner and it is hoped that if the Tamil dialogues are aptly done and lipping is done properly for the actress' role, then it would be a grand success. Soon the film will be released in various parts of the Tamil Nadu.(See pix of Bhoomika)

“Rekha and Kamal Haasan will be the chief guests of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Panaji International Film Festival of India, besides the presence of the governor of Goa, S.S Siddhu, Chief Minister Digamber Kamath and the minister of state for Information and Broadcasting Anand Sharma,” said S.M. Khan, Director of film festivals. Films of veterans like Dilip Kumar, Lata Mangeshkar, B. Saroja Devi and Tapan Sinha will be presented in Lifetime Classics. Actress Amrita Rao will host the inaugural ceremony and Telugu actress Illina D.Cruz, who is of Goan origin, will be a the special guest, according to a press release. In the IFFI, 15 films from all over the world will be showcased. Film India Worldwide will be another attraction in the cinema of world section, which will showcase films made by Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in collaboration with foreign filmmakers. In addition, there will be 47 films including 26 feature films and 21 non-feature films in the Indian Panorama se

It was few days ago the artistes of the South Indian Film Industry observed one day fast.Aftermath, the technicians who are employed in the Tamil film industry observed one-day fast, to show their solidarity towards the Tamils who are being ruthlessly killed by the Sri Lankan army. Finally,Thousands of Tamil Nadu (TN) T.V Actors, Actresses, Directors, Producers, Singers and many others in the TV drama industry in Tamil Nadu wide took part in a famine protest yesterday (on November 9, 2008) in Chennai Serpakam area to condemn Sri Lanka for killings of Tamils in Eelam, Sri Lanka’s military operations against them in Eelam, Center’s military support to Sri Lanka and urging immediate Cease Fire in Sri Lanka The famine protests took place under the leadership of TV Actors & Actresses Association leader Viduthali. The participants and speakers of the famine protest Indian Central government to stop the war in Sri Lanka against the Tamils and save the Tamils from genocides of their

The TAM ratings of various Tamil TV serials being broadcast in the morning hours, when the power cut is at the pinnacle, has dropped considerably. The people of Tamil Nadu face the power cut for the last several months, at last have decided to switch off their idiot boxes but with much reluctancy. However, those who watch the prime-time TV serials did not give up watching those serials, since, the power cut has not been playing in these crucial hours.. According to the latest overall TAM ratings for the Week 43 to Week 44, Sun TV, Kalaignar TV, Jaya TV and Raj TV channels have registered a marginal improvement over the previous Week's. Industry watchers, however, confirmed that day time viewing of serials has been affected. Although prime time viewership, between 6 pm and 10 pm, has remained unaffected, with serials like Arasi and Kolangal registering an increase in ratings, those aired in the mornings such as Vasantham and Athipookal on Sun TV have seen a dip in their ratings in W

N.THYAGARAJAN Malayalam Superstar Mohanlal and Tamil film ace hero, known as Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Hassan will appear as heroes in the Tamil film, Thalaivan Irukkiran, to be produced by Kamal Hassan himself. The two heroes who had met on several occasions discussed about the story of the film in Tamil.If Mohanlal joins his hands with Kamal, then it will be his first film to act with Kamal Hassan. Kamal Hassan, following the sudden shirking away from producing Marmayogi, has decided to produce this film, since Thalaivan Irukkiran is a middle-level-budget film. It is expected that the shooting of the film will be started soon.

BY N.THYAGARAJAN One may see the beauty of the sea from outside, but they may not know about its depth and dangers that surrounds. Similar is the story of love. In the mornings the sea-shore will be a beautiful thing for any lovers who make love near the sea shore. In the evening, the very sea shore will become an asylum for notorious and goondas. Based upon the imagination, the film Kadarkarai is produced. A software engineer who falls in love with a girl of engineering college takes her to the sea shore. He gives party to his friends, but in the end the college is being killed. He does not know who had killed his love. He just enters into the investigation of finding out the killer. The film Kadarkarai is growing fastly and is likely to be released in the very near future. In this film, Udaya is acting as the hero and the new face Nivedha is the heroine of the film. New comedian Ram is introduced in this film. The film is directed by "Dishum" Soman. Kannada Millio is produc

South Indian actress Rambha rubbishes reports that she is doing television soaps and says she will move to the small screen only after taking retirement from big screen. "People are making up stories on the basis of my judging a reality show on a TV channel. I may think of a television career if roles offered excite me. But that will happen only after I retire from the big screen. I am choosy about my roles," Rambha told IANS. She accepted the offer to judge a reality show because she liked the concept, she said. "I am still a sought after heroine. The forthcoming Tamil movie 'Vidiyum Varai Kaathiru' features me as the female lead opposite Prakash Raj," said Rambha, who has done more than 100 films, including some in Hindi. In a career spanning 16 years, Rambha has played lead roles opposite top Bollywood heroes like Salman Khan, Ajay Devgan, Suniel Shetty, Govinda and Mithun Chakraborthy. Born Vijaya Lakshmi to Telugu parents, the squint-eyed actress adopte

Stars of Kollywood rose as one for a cause on Saturday. The cameras remained unused and the clap boards made no noise. The reason - film shooting was cancelled as artistes assembled at the South Indian Artistes Association (SIAA) for an eight-hour fast in support of Sri Lankan Tamils. Several leading actors and technicians voiced their concern over the sufferings that Tamils were undergoing in Sri Lanka. Sarathkumar, president of SIAA and Radha Ravi, General Secretary, led the fast. The cinema industry, Mr.Sarathkumar said, had always been sensitive to people’s issues. He gave Rs.2.5 lakh towards the Sri Lankan Tamils Relief Fund. Mr. Radha Ravi said in order to express their solidarity, Kollywood had downed their shutters on Saturday, and no film shooting was allowed. Actor Rajinikanth, who gave a cheque for Rs.10 lakh, praised the SIAA for organising the fast and said he was confident that the Central and State governments would act seriously on the issue. Actor Kamal Haasan, who gav