Goundamani is back

He redefined comedy, coming at a time when slapstick ruled. He, along with a formidable partner in Senthil, showed bullying could be funny. And the actor, who has been gone for sometime, tried regaining lost ground with Sathyaraj’s ‘Thangam’. Despite being applauded for his performance, he was not to be seen after that.

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Today’s actors aren’t trained: Selvaraghavan

Director Selvaraghavan, known to make films over a prolonged period, defends the delay in many of his projects, including the one awaiting release, ‘Aayirathil Oruvan’.

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Kamal Haasan and politics

It’s almost an unwritten norm in South India, for its popular film actors to make the plunge in politics. Using cinema as a mass medium, most actors later use it as a medium of propaganda for their inherent political ambitions.

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Book lover Na. Muthukumar

There are certain things people are attached to, sentimentally, in memory of old times or in remembrance of someone.

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‘Poo’ made it to top again!

Parvathi-Srikanth movie ‘Poo’ was a major hit of 2008 and had won several awards from various sources. The movie since then made it to many popular Film Festivals that was held in several parts of the country and also abroad. Every place it was received with good response and was highly acclaimed.

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Soundarya on animation!

It was Shriya Saran and now it is Soundarya Rajinikanth. The next guest lecturer on the ‘Times Avenues’ list was the Superstar’s daughter, to give a special lecture on her favorite topic and also her career field – animation.

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Arjun’s Brother Kishore Sarja no more

The elder brother of top Tamil actor Arjun – Kishore Sarja died on Saturday morning at Manipal Hospital in Bangalore due to heart attack. Kishore Sarja made debut as director in Kannada cinema from ‘Alimayya’ starring his brother Arjun and later took up films like Makkala Saakshi, Jodi, Thutta Muththa, Bava Bamaidha. The film ‘Vaayuputra’ [...]

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Balachandar paired with his heroine

Remember Thamira’s ‘Rettaisuzhi’, the film that has both direction legends K Balachandar and Bharathiraja acting in pivotal roles?

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Arya gets into production

Arya doesn’t seem to be deterred by his slew of washouts at the box office. If his ‘Naan Kadavul’ took three years to be made and sank without a trace, his equally much hyped ‘Sarvam’ disappointed him and his fans with its weak characterization and screenplay.

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Varalaxmi Sarathkumar tattoos her love

Dancer Varalaxmi Sarathkumar, daughter of popular actor Sarathkumar, is currently busy with her musical “Mamma Mia!” which is ready for a premiere in Chennai on July 4. But the actress, who announced the production to the press, also spoke of her fondness for tattooing things she is fond of.

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Pugaippadam – dreams on Friendship

Every time when the film buff thinks the industry is being pulled into mediocricity with run-of-the-mill story lines, a silver lining comes from a highly unexpected film. That film in the next few months is expected to be ‘Pugaippadam’, which is about an imaginary land of friends and platonic relationships.

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Piya replaces Pooja in ‘Goa’

Looks like actress Pooja isn’t really bent on Tamil projects now. With ‘Naan Kadavul’ over, the actress is busy completing her Sinhalese projects. And has so opted out of director Venkat Prabhu’s ‘Goa’. The film is being produced by Ocher Studios, and has Premji Amaran, Vaibhav, Jai and Arvind Aakash in the lead.

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