Romance between Selvaraghavan and Andrea intensifies

The romance between Selvaraghavan and Andrea has now intensified. This romance only made Sonia Agarwal divorce Selvaraghavan. Andrea was introduced through the film Pachai Kili Muthucharam. She is also a good singer.

She was one of the female lead actresses in the high budgeted film Aayirathil Oruvan which took many years to shoot. Only during this period of time Selvaraghavan and Andrea became intimate. This matter reached Sonia Agarwal ears. Because of this, there was lot of difference of opinions and finally they filed for mutual divorce and got separated.

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Star Wars: ‘Raavan’ vs. ‘Raavanan’

Who won the 'Raavan' war? Abhi or Vikram?

How many times have we heard an exasperated interlocutor asking us to compare "apples with apples"? For the human mind, this is virtually impossible as our subjective viewpoints always overpower a sense of objectivity that is the panacea for honest comparisons.
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Suriya and Sruthi shoot in Adyar

AR Murgadoss, the Ghajini director has started work on his new Suriya film 7am Arivu, in and around Chennai.

The film has Suriya and Sruthi Hassan in the lead and has music by Harris Jayaraj and is produced by Red Giants.
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Madonna’s Daughter Lourdes Becomes A Fashion Blogger

Madonna’s eldest daughter has turned into a fashion blogger.

Lourdes Leon, also known as Lola, has started a blog as she and her mom gear up to present their new collection at Macy’s – Material Girl.
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Tapasee is Jiiva’s heroine

Tapasee, the Punjabi kudi who replaced Trisha in Vetrimaran’s Aadukalam has signed another film opposite Jiiva.

The film titled Vandaan Vendraan is directed by Kannan of Jeyam Kondaan and Kandein Kadhalai fame.
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Minissha Lamba to act in Tamil film

Hindi actress Minissha Lamba is to act in a Tamil film. Manisha Lamba had acted in many Hindi films including Bachna Ae Haseeno and Corporate. While speaking to the media she said,” I did my schooling inn Chennai.

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Romance between Selvaraghavan and Andrea intensifies

The romance between Selvaraghavan and Andrea has now intensified. This romance only made Sonia Agarwal divorce Selvaraghavan. Andrea was introduced through the film Pachai Kili Muthucharam. She is also a good singer.

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AR Rahman and Resool Pookutty on Oscar Awards selection committee!

Isai Puyal AR Rahman and Resool Pookutty have been selected to be on the Oscar Awards nomination committee.

The Oscar Awards are given in different categories to best films that are known internationally. Last year, many Indians got Oscars for the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.

AR Rahman got 2 awards, Resool Pookutty for one and so did lyricist Gulzar.

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Ash, Rajnikanth’s ‘Endhiran’ set for Sep 3 release?

Bollywood diva Aishwarya Rai and Tamil superstar Rajnikanth’s mega-budget “Endhiran” is expected to hit the screens Sep 3.

Produced by Sun Pictures and directed by Shankar, “Endhiran” is said to be one of the most expensive films. It’s made at a budget of Rs.190 crore.

During a press conference, Rajnikanth had hinted that the film may be released some time in August. But if sources in the Tamil industry are to be believed than “Endhiran” will be released simultaneously in India and abroad Sep 3 on more than 1000 screens.

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I & B Ministry to hold Kamal retrospective

A retrospective of Kamal Haasan films is being held in New Delhi by the I&B Ministry from July 2 to July 4.

A press release says- “Throughout his life, he has also been an avid theatre artist. In order to underscore his contribution to Indian cinema, the Government of India conferred upon him the country's fourth highest civilian honor, the Padma Shri in the year 1990.

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Will Shankar accept 3 Idiots?

Ever since Gemini Film Circuit bought the Telugu and Tamil remake rights of 3 Idiots from Vidhu Vinod Chopra, there is widespread anticipation about the lead roles. In Kollywood, rumours suggest that actor Vijay will play the role of Aamir Khan in the Tamil version. Madhavan has already made it clear that he is open to reprise his role in Tamil as well.

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Sandra Bullock, Jesse James finalize divorce

Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock and her estranged husband Jesse James have filed divorce papers in Texas, ending their nearly five-year marriage after he admitted to infidelity, according to reports on Monday.

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Mani: 'I'm not in the industry for Amitabh's marks!'

In all his blog posts, Amitabh Bachchan voiced his resentment loud and clear citing the "inconsistent editing" of 'Raavan' as the reason behind its failure. While editor A. Sreekar Prasad did express his take cautiously ("We're silent because Amitabh Bachchan is a senior artiste"), director Mani Ratnam chose to maintain a steady silence.

Until now, that is. Ratnam decided that silence wasn't truly golden in this blame game…

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Suriya joins the millionaires’ club

The overseas rights of the actor’s film, that has been directed by Ram Gopal Varma, has fetched a record price...

Suriya has joined the lucrative Tamil cinema’s overseas millionaires’ club. Yes, the overseas rights of his film Ratha Sarithiram, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, has been sold for a record Rs 4.5 crore (over US $1 million)!

Suriya joins the illustrious ‘million dollar club of Tamil superstars’ which includes Rajinikanth ($2.5 million), Kamal Haasan ($1.5 million) and Vijay ($ 1 million).

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Karthi likes Kajal more than Tamannaah!

Young stars of Kollywood seem to be taking the Bollywood route to create hype around a film.

Remember that during the release of Paiyaa, grapevine had it that Karthi and Tamannaah the lead pair in the film were seeing each other. The film turned out to be a hit and their on screen chemistry sizzled.

Now it looks like the whole incident was blown out of proportion by the PR guys, to make it work with the audiences.

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Tamil Conference saves Raavanan, as pirates attack!

The five day-holiday from June 23 to 27, thanks to the World Classical Tamil Conference in Coimbatore has come to Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan’s rescue.
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Britney Spears makes secret calls to ex-beau

Pop star Britney Spears is making secret phone calls to ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib.

The singer, who dated the British photographer for about three months, has contacted her ex-love in recent weeks.
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Why Gautham will not do Ajith film?

Gautham Menon is the one of the biggest brands in Tamil cinema today.

He has made it on his own due to his unique connect with the youth audiences. Gautham’s packaging and storytelling is his calling card, and he has never run after stars.

More than a year back when he signed up to do Sivaji Productions new film with Ajith it raised a few eyebrows. Anyway the project never materialised as there were difference of opinion between the star and the director over the story and presentation.

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Raavanan- A super hit in Kerala

Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan featuring Vikram, Prithviraj and Aishwarya Rai is turning out to be a super hit in Kerala. The film has taken a better opening than any recent Mammootty or Mohanlal film in the state!

From 66 screens in Kerala, the film has grossed a whopping Rs 1.67 crore, with a distributor’s share of Rs 62 lakhs in its opening week (June 18 to 24). In Ernakulam city from Shenoys and Padma the film has netted Rs 18, 65, 255, which is fantastic by any yardstick.

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Trisha's Khatta Meetta

Trisha's Shooting spot Images.... with her Mother...
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I can dance better than other actresses: Neetu Chandra

After attempting a mujra a la ageless beauty Rekha in 'Sadiyaan', Neetu Chandra is yearning to set the dance floor on fire like international divas Jennifer Lopez and Shakira and prove that she can dance better than most other actresses in Bollywood.
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Hansika Motwani finds fan in Prabhu Deva

Actress Hansika Motwani has found a fan in actor-director Prabhu Deva, after she shot non-stop for 15 hours for his new film.

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Why did Mani avoid the Chennai media?

It is an old story that Mani Ratnam was banking a lot on the Hindi version of Raavan featuring Abhishek Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai and Vikram.

The Tamil version Raavanan with Vikram doing Abhishek’s character and Prithviraj stepping into Vikram character was just an adaption of the Hindi version. Villain in Telugu was a dubbing of the Tamil Raavanan.

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Meghna Naidu pregnant?

Actress Meghna Naidu complained to the Cyber Crime Investigation Cell in Mumbai this week, about a hacker who got her 'pregnant'.

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Hansika is busy learning Tamil

Hansika is now pairing with Vijay in Velaayutham and with Danush in Maapillai!

To reach the No:1 spot quickly, Hansika is getting ready by learning this classical language.

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Mamta denies romantic link with Devi

Popular South Indian actress Mamta Mohandas is upset with some reports alleging her romantic relationship with music director Devi Sri Prasad. Talking about it, the actress said: He (Devi Sri Prasad) gave me my first break in playback singing, but our relationship is not entirely professional.

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Endhiran getting ready for release

As Manirathnam's Raavanan is released, all the media are focusing their cameras towards Endhiran - the only MOST expected film available for release soon!
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Trisha is all in awe of Kamal!

Trisha is loving every moment of shooting for her new film Manmadhan Ambu, directed by K S Ravikumar.

Two days back, the unit of the film which was shooting in Paris went to Monte Carlo and joined a cruise.

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Raavanan: Too many heads and too little heart

Put together an avant-garde director, an undisputed music maestro, an acclaimed cameraperson,

an ensemble cast, virgin locales and a timeless epic featuring the archetypal villain, and you get Raavanan.

The year’s most awaited film was unveiled on June 18. But did it prove to be the proverbial ‘jewel in the crown’ for Mani Ratnam?

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Aadhi Bhagavan: Mamta's next

Dusky beauty Mamta Mohandas is all set to team up with sensational director Ameer for his forthcoming flick Aadhi Bhagavan, starring Jayam Ravi. "I've verbally confirmed that I will be doing Ameer's film. I will sign on the dotted line in a couple of days," she said.

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SILAMBARASAN’S DOUBLE PLAN

Silambarasan will be teaming up with director Lingusamy for a yet-to-be-titled venture. This project is expected to take off in August, reports sources. Meanwhile, the actor will concentrate on Poda Podi and will try and complete a major portion of this film.
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IT WAS SURIYA FIRST… NOW IT’S VIJAY

Cinematographer Priyan, who cranked the camera for the recently released Suriya-starrer Singam, will wield the camera for Vijay’s Velayudham. The movie is to be directed by Jayam Raja.
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Will Vikram host a TV show?

Vikram, who is enjoying every bit of appreciation he has been receiving for ‘Raavanan’,

has come out with en explanation as to why he is not hosting any television shows, like Amitabh Bachchan and Shah Rukh Khan doing in Mumbai.

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Prithviraj likes older women!

The handsome hunk Prithviraj is making waves with the release of Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan in Tamil.

People who have seen both the versions of the film say: “Prithvi as the suave cop Dev in Tamil was better than Vikram’s Dev in the Hindi version”

Prithviraj has been getting a lot of accolades for his role in the film, which is another feather on his cap.
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Mani makes it clear

Even as a controversy is brewing over Mani Ratnam’s interpretation of ‘Ramayanam’ in his recent release ‘Raavanan’, the director has said he never wanted to glorify Raavanan, the villain of the epic, in his film.
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Simbu not starring in Mani Ratnam's next!

Several controversies have been surrounded even before Raavanan could complete the first week in theatres.

Being a modernized adaptation of the Indian epic Ramayana, some of the staunch supporters of the religious group have strongly opposed the film for having depicted the fictionalized Ram with gray shades.

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Enthiren unit waits for Ash dates!

The entire unit of Enthiren including Sun Pictures, director Shankar and Rajinikanth are waiting for the elusive dates of Aishwarya Rai to complete the last song in the film.
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Talent and not glamour will ensure success: Tamannah

One cannot bank purely on one’s glamour for success. Real acting talent is what will pave the way to a victorious career, says actress Tamannah.
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Vikram Clicks as Raavanan

Even as Mani Ratnam’s bilingual continues to get a mixed response among Hindi audiences, Vikram comes up trumps in the Tamil version. His role as Veera in Raavanan can be compared to some of his best-essayed characters in films like Sethu & Pithamagan. Vikram plays Veera, a Robin Hood of sorts to tribes in the jungles. He is feared by the cops, loved by the tribes and well protected by his family & friends.
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Is Aishwarya Rai pregnant?

News is spreading that actress Aishwarya Rai could be in the family way.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya fell in love on the sets of Mani Ratnam’s ‘Guru’ that was shot in 2006.

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Ajith and Rajini at Sivaji's Temple Kumbabishekam

Ajith and Rajini at Sivaji's Temple Kumbabishekam ...
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WHAT RAJINI AND KAMAL TOLD BHARATH

Bharath recently had an opportunity to meet both Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth at a function. Taking the chance of meeting both the stalwarts of Tamil cinema together, Bharath expressed his desire to have him photographed with them. Obliging as ever, Kamal Haasan and Rajnikanth assented to it immediately.

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Big B laments Raavan's 'sad' editing; Vikram, Sivan react

Three days after the release of Abhishek Bachchan starrer Raavan, Amitabh Bachchan has lamented that editing glitches ruined his son's performance, but some of the key players of the film have come to the defence of director Mani Ratnam.

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A SPECIAL SONG AT 45-LAKH BUDGET

Producer Kalaipuli S Dhanu is producing a song on a 45-lakh budget. The specialty of this song is that it is intended as a welcome song for the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for the World Tamil Conference.


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Raavan -FIRST - Film Review

Filled with rich colors and lively action, Mani Ratnam's classically themed epic "Raavan" brings together the mythology of Indian culture and the flair and fun of Bollywood with tremendous flourish.

Cinematographers Manikandan and Santosh Sivan with production designer Samir Chanda and editor A. Sreekar Prasad serve Ratnam superbly with images, settings and vitality that take one's breath away.

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Ten reasons to watch Raavanan!

1For Mani Ratnam fans, this one is reason enough, but for you sceptics out there, here are nine more!

2. If you thought Iruvar, Roja and Bombay were Mani Ratnam's best, Raavan/ Raavanan is going to stun you! Says who? Just about everybody who has worked for the project! "Mani Ratnam has made this film like a penance. Mani Ratnam, Vikram and Aishwarya Rai will definitely get National Awards," said lyricist Vairamuthu.

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Reliance Big Pictures to release RAAVAN in 2200 screens worldwide

Reliance BIG Pictures and Madras Talkies' forthcoming film RAAVAN will release in approximately 2200 screens worldwide on Friday, June 18th making it the first Indian film to release simultaneously in Hindi Tamil and Telugu versions.

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‘Endhiran’ audio release in July: Sun Pictures

Sun Pictures is producing ‘Endhiran’ at a massive budget and it has announced that the film’s audio release will take place in July.

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1 day for Raavanan- Awesome advance booking

First the good news, Mani Ratnam’s Raavanan has taken a mind blowing opening in advance booking, when it opened in 16 Chennai screens yesterday (June 16) morning!

Tickets for all shows in multiplexes have been sold out for the first week, while in single screens like Bharath, I Dream it has been equally good.

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