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K Balachander is no more!

K Balachander, one of India’s most prolific movie directors, passed away on Tuesday, according to latest media reports. He had been admitted at the Kaveri hospital in Chennai on the evening of … [Read more...]

Kamal Hassan ropes in his mentor K Balachander for next

Legendary filmmaker K. Balachander will essay an important role in Kamal Haasan-starrer Tamil comedy "Uthama Villain", which will go on floors soon after the release of "Vishwaroopam 2". K. … [Read more...]

Surya and Karthi Donate Rs.1 Crore for 100 Years of Indian Cinema

A complete dedication and expression of gratitude towards the film industry seems to be the inevitable talk of Kodambakkam now. Last evening, there was a special media session hosted by South … [Read more...]

Director Vasanth’s son entering Silver Screen

Director Vasanth entered the film industry with a bang, in his debut directorial venture 'Keladi Kanmani', in 1990. And from then on, there was no looking back in his career. He is one among the most … [Read more...]

Santhanam the Nagesh of this Generation?

Producer and Director Ramanarayanan made a super hit film this year. This movie starred Santhanam, Powerstar Dr. Srinivasan and Sethu and was released by the name "Kanna Laddu Thinna Aasaiya". This … [Read more...]

Top 10 must watch films of Superstar Rajnikanth

Checkout the list of Top 10 must watch films of Superstar Rajnikanth. Apoorva Raagangal (1975) Nobody took notice of this newcomer, who was on screen for barely fifteen minutes in a negative … [Read more...]

Aarohanam on 26th October

Actress turned filmmaker Lakshmi Ramakrishnan is all set for her debut venture Aarohanam on October 26th. The movie revolves around the series of event that happen in a single day. Though the main … [Read more...]

Kadhal Mannan heroine plans huge for a cause

After staging her first theatrical production, Bheeshma The Grandsire, to a packed audience, which included the likes of K Balachander and Rajnikanth, actress Maanu is back with her next. The … [Read more...]

Lakshmi Ramakrishnan’s Aaroganam to hit screens all over the globe on October 26!

Leading actress Lakshmi Ramakrishnan's first ever directorial movie, Aaroganam is being released all over the world on coming October 26th. Starred Viji Chandrasekar as the protagonist, the movie … [Read more...]

Top legends in Tamil cinema

Kamal Haasan The three time national award winner, Kamal Haasan, called as Ulaganayagan, is well known for coming up with astonishing roles in films of all genres. At the age of six he was introduced … [Read more...]

Legal hurdle for Thillu Mullu

There were rumours that K Balachander’s yesteryear classic Thillu Mullu will be remade in Tamil with Mirchi Shiva reprising the role played by Rajnikanth. However it seems to have witnessed some … [Read more...]

Ninaithale Inikkum goes digital

These are the times when old movies are either being remade or released after digitization. Close on the heels of the success of 'Karnan', a Sivaji Ganesan classic, K Balachander's 'Ninaithale … [Read more...]

Happy Birthday K Balachander!

Veteran director K Balachander celebrates his birthday today, July 9th, 2012. He is known as the mentor of the two stalwarts of the Tamil cinema today - Superstar Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan. This … [Read more...]

K Balachander wants to do low-budget movies

He has crossed 80 years. He may have won many laurels including the coveted ‘Dadasaheb Phalke’ award for his immense contribution to Indian cinema . But still he is young at heart and wants to do more … [Read more...]

Women centric movies in Tamil Cinema

Recent Bollywood hit flick The Dirty Picture, which won Vidya Balan the National Award for Best Actress, and Kahaani also starring Vidya Balan makes movie buffs sit up and take stock of how … [Read more...]