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Rajnikanth's 'Kochadaiyaan' opts out of Cannes 2013

2013-05-20T09:00:00

We tell you why the 'Kochadaiyaan' trailer didn't make it to Cannes Film Festival 2013.

Ensemble of rappers for 'Vanakkam Chennai'

2013-05-20T08:45:00

Music director Anirudh Ravichander ropes in singers Hard Kaur and Aadhi for 'Vanakkam Chennai'.

No fixed rule for success in showbiz: Kavita

2013-05-20T08:45:00

Southern actress Kavita Srinivasan talks about showbiz and her role in Telugu revenge drama 'Kalicharan'.

'Eega' takes foreign film fests by storm

2013-05-17T07:15:00

Telugu super-hit 'Eega' has been selected for Madrid International Film Festival as well as Puchon International Film Festival.

Prabhu Deva happy to make love story

2013-05-17T07:15:00

Actor-filmmaker Prabhu Deva is happy to make a love story like 'Ramaiya VastaVaiya'

Friendship results in great work with Rahman: Bharatbala

2013-05-17T07:15:00

Tamil director Bharatbala, who is awaiting the release of 'Maryan', says he sees A.R. Rahman as a close friend and not as a musician.

Will September 27 prove lucky for Junior NTR again?

2013-05-17T07:15:00

'Ramayya Vasthavayya', which stars Junior NTR, will reportedly be released on September 27, the same date on which NTR's 2001 hit 'Student No. 1' hit the screens.

Southern filmmakers seek changes in Indian cinema

2013-05-17T07:15:00

As Indian cinema finishes a century of making movies and entertaining audiences worldwide, southern filmmakers make a list of changes the sourthern film industry needs to bring about.

Mythological characters a hit with audiences: Venkat

2013-05-17T07:15:00

Telugu director Venkat Pampana talks about the mythological character in his upcoming socio-fantasy 'Nenu Chala Worst'

Rahman in awe of 'Kochadaiyaan'

2013-05-16T08:00:00

Oscar-winning music composer A.R. Rahman says the songs from Rajnikanth-starrer 'Kochadaiyaan' are epic.

Can now afford to slow down my career: Prithviraj

2013-05-16T08:00:00

Actor-producer Prithviraj Sukumaran, who will be seen next in 'Aurangzeb', says he won't do more than two films a year.

Samantha won't sign new films this year

2013-05-16T08:00:00

With four Telugu projects already lined up, actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu has decided to not sign any new projects this year.

We don't depict communities in bad light: Suresh Kumar

2013-05-16T08:00:00

Denying KSMTF Secretary T.Peter's allegations, producer Suresh Kumar says they won't waste money to depict a particular community in a bad light.

Kalabhavan Mani accused of beating up forest officials

2013-05-16T07:45:00

Malayalam actor Kalabhavan Mani has been accused of attacking forest officials after he refused to get his car checked.

Ram Pothineni spends birthday with family

2013-05-16T07:45:00

Telugu actor Ram Pothineni celebrates his 25th birthday with family.

Review: 'Udhayam NH4'

2013-04-22T10:15:00

Manimaran's 'Udhayam NH4', starring Siddharth Suryanarayan, Ashrita Shetty, Kay Kay Menon, Avinash, Deepak, Ajai, Kalai, Vivek and Naren, is salvaged by presentation and taut screenplay.

Review: 'Gouravam'

2013-04-22T10:15:00

Radha Mohan's 'Gouravam', starring Sirish, Yami Gautam, Prakash Raj, Nassar, Elango Kumaravel, Sricharan and Anupama Kumar, is laudable, but not engaging.

Review: 'Settai'

2013-04-06T08:45:00

R. Kannan's 'Settai', starring Arya, Premgi Amaren, Santhanam, Hansika Motwani, Anjali, Nassar, Ali, Neetu Chandra and Mano Bala, misses soul of original.

Review: 'Baadshah'

2013-04-06T08:30:00

Sreenu Vaitla's 'Baadshah', starring Junior NTR, Kajal Agarwal, M.S. Narayana, Kelly Dorji, Ashish Vidyarthi, Vennela Kishore, Ajay, Brahmanandam, Nassar, Jayaprakash Reddy, Navdeep, Ashish Vidyarthi, Sayaji Shinde and Siddharth Suryanarayan, is a paisa vasool entertainer.

Review: 'Paradesi'

2013-03-18T07:00:00

Bala's 'Paradesi', starring Atharva Murali, Vedhika C. Kumar, Dhansika, Udhay Karthik and Ritwika, is realistic and manages to leave an impact

Review: 'Onbathula Guru'

2013-03-11T10:15:00

Director: P.T Selvakumar's 'Onbathula Guru', starring Vinay Rai, Premji Amaren, Aravind Akash, and Lakshmi Rai, is a lesson on how not to make a film

Review: 'Haridas'

2013-02-21T10:15:00

G.N.R. Kumaravelan's 'Haridas', starring Kishore, Sneha, Prithviraj Das, Soori, Pradeep Rawat and Yugi Sethu, is an emotionally uplifting film

Review: 'Mirchi'

2013-02-11T09:28:10

Koratala Siva's 'Mirchi', starring Prabhas Raju, Anushka Shetty, Richa Gangopadhyay, Sathyaraj, Nadhiya, Brahmanandam, Sampath Raj, Benarji and Subba Raju, is a violent commercial entertainer

Review: 'Vishwaroopam'

2013-02-08T07:45:00

'Vishwaroopam', starring Kamal Haasan, Rahul Bose, Pooja Kumar, Andrea Jeremiah, Shekhar Kapur and Jaideep Ahlawat, is a technical wonder with flawed narrative

Review: 'Sivaji 3D'

2012-12-11T09:48:01

Rajnism just got bigger with S. Shankar's 'Sivaji 3D', starring Rajnikanth, Shriya Saran, Suman and Vivek.

Review: 'Thuppakki'

2012-11-14T07:45:05

A.R Murugadoss' 'Thuppakki', starring Vijay and Kajal Aggarwal, is a taut action-thriller

Review: 'Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu'

2012-10-19T05:00:00

'Cameraman Ganga Tho Rambabu' is not just a perfect follow up to 'Gabbar Singh' but even surpasses it in many departments.

Review: 'Maattrraan'

2012-10-12T21:00:00

Indian filmmakers please wake up from your slumber and realize audiences are no longer willing to sit through films with a clichéd plot and extended running time.

Review: 'Thaandavam'

2012-09-28T10:42:50

'Thaandavam', Vikram's second collaboration with director Vijay, after the 'Rajapattai' fiasco, is worth the time and money you spend on the film. Touted to be an unusual revenge story, Vijay hands over the reins of the film to Vikram who handles it with precision and élan to produce a performance worth a standing ovation.

Review: 'Shirdi Sai'

2012-09-07T04:33:27

Review: 'Mugamoodi'

2012-09-03T10:04:31

Review: 'Julayi'

2012-08-13T06:29:30

When a director like Trivikram Sreenivas, known for writing good screenplay and dialogues, teams up with an energetic star like Allu Arjun, the audience can expect high voltage action, good dose of comedy and full on entertainment.

Review: 'Uu kodatara Ulikki padataara'

2012-07-30T05:49:44

Produced by well-known television anchor and actress Manchu Lakshmi, 'Uu kodatara Ulikki padataara' stars her younger brother Manchu Manoj Kumar as the male lead. Manchu Lakshmi, who has yet to produce a successful film, delivers yet another bad film.

Review: 'Godfather'

2012-07-30T05:46:08

'Godfather', directed by debutant Sethu Sriram, is the remake of Ajith starrer 'Varalaaru'.

Review: 'Billa 2'

2012-07-16T06:33:28

Tamil superstar Ajith's film 'Billa 2' has been released amidst huge expectations; given the success of his previous release 'Mankatha'.