A low key affair

Silambarasan's directorial venture Vallavan went to floors on Wednesday with out any big fanfare.Producer Thenappan and the rest of the crew involved in the movie were present.

Intriguing twist in a success tale

Director K V Anand directorial venture Kanaa Kanden has made it big and Malluwood actor Prithviraj has made it big playing the negative role.

Marudhanayakam to be revived?

Kamal Haasan began his dream project Marudhanayakam about a few years ago in a grand manner in which Queen Elizabeth of England took part.A movie set in on pre-Independence era, Marudhanayakam, was Kamal Haasan's cherished movie, which the actor said would win international acclaim.

Geetha is to play Vijay's mother

Geetha is becoming the lucky mascot playing the mother to heroes in films. She did that in the film NVNV in Telugu and that movie is perhaps the hit of the year.

What's it about Saif and his flip-flop?

Says a top producer-director, "Post 'Kal Ho Na Ho', where he rubbed shoulders with Shah Rukh Khan, and 'Hum Tum', where he proved himself as the lead actor, Saif should have been flying high.Recently, the popular talent-scouting contest "Indian Idol's" organizers were at the receiving end of his confused nature. They invited him as a special guest on the show.