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. Several of today’s politicians, from Sarathkumar to Napolean, JK Ritheesh and Vijayakanth, hail from tinsel town. Rajini and Vijay are clearly in the foray but it is not kn

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’...

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...

‘Naadodigal’ made a grand opening

The team of ‘Naadodigal’ can celebrate in style now. Their movie enjoyed a very marvelous response on its releasing date itself...

Suriya as a Bengali

Wondering why a large part of director KS Ravikumar’s ‘Aadhavan’ is being shot in Kolkata? The protagonist of the film, played by Suriya, is playing a Bengali in the film...