[dropcap]A[/dropcap] few months before the release of Veyyil in 2006, Vasanthabalan’s household saw a flurry of activity. His parents – Vasantha and Gurunathan – the latter, a government servant in ...

Director K Madhu underestimated the cultural power of Sethurama Iyer (Mammootty), the iconic detective, in Nerariyan CBI (2005). The man who solved sensational murder cases in the past instalments of ...

Rajinikanth is turning 70 on December 12, 2020, and his unique style, charisma, and mannerisms remain unmatched in popularity. Since his debut in K Balachander’s 1975 Tamil drama Apoorva Raagangal to ...

In hundred years of Tamil cinema, little has changed when it comes to the colour of the lead woman’s skin, and its absolute endorsement by viewers. The need to have a fair-skinned heroine is so ...

Tragedy strikes the entertainment industry as a promising talent loses his life in a fatal incident.

Very few know him as Ramaswamy Ganesan. His near and dear ones called him ‘Appu’, while he was known to the world of cinema as ‘Gemini’ Ganesan or Kaadhal Mannan, the King of Romance. Gemini was ...

Anikha Surendran, the actor who shot to fame for her role as a child artist in the Tamil film Yennai Arindhaal (2015) alongside actor Ajith Kumar, issued a clarification after an allegedly morphed ...

An insignificant actor in a 1936 Tamil movie, playing an insignificant role (of a corrupt policeman) would later become a demi-god to millions of fans. The American director of the movie would become ...

For two people who were born on the same date (June 24) a year apart, MS Viswanathan and Kannadasan were much alike. Perhaps why they created such beautiful music together In a 2013 episode of Super ...

With Covid-19 cases increasing exponentially in the country, several states, including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, have imposed restrictions on how theatres function. With the current situation, it is ...

Actress Aishwarya Dutta will next star in a comedy-thriller, a film on gaming titled PUBG or Polladha Ulagil Bayangara Game. The film has five leading women, and is directed by Vijay Sri G, the ...

Kollywood has, over the years, made fantastic new attempts in genre cinema, be it crime-thrillers, rom-coms, action-drama or fantasy. Despite some questionable failures, the industry has managed to ...