The IIFA Awards ceremony that was hosted in Florida recently saw actor Dhanush K Raja winning the Best Debut (male) award. An ecstatic Dhanush later posted on his social media page, “the audience didn’t let me speak. Kept asking for Kolaveri (song) and I started blabbering. Had to sing a few lines. 3 years since the song (happened) but still…”
The actor has also won a slew of debut awards for his turn as Kundan in the Hindi movie Raanjhanaa. Currently working on an untitled film with R Balki and Anegan with KV Anand, his Velai Illa Pattadhaari is gearing up for release.
Released six days before voting in Tamil Nadu began, the film stars an ensemble cast including the likes of Yogi Babu, Sheela Rajkumar and Shangli Murugan. In an interview with Firstpost, Yogi Babu who plays the lead says, “I thought, if this fellow (Pradeep Ranganathan, who directed Comali) who knows me so well, and who has directed me, can cry, then probably I am not that bad with emotion. “Although some rogues get elected to parliament, we will not allow gangster tactics in the election,” says Sanjay Mishra, who plays an officer of the Election Commission of India, in Newton.
Filmmakers Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Pachapakesan have started distributing prepaid cards to workers of the Tamil film industry in their effort to financially support over 10,000 people who lost their income during the Covid-19 pandemic and the consequent lockdown.
PS Nivas, the renowned cinematographer and filmmaker who had worked in Tamil, Malayalam, and Hindi films, died of cancer in Calicut on Monday.
Nine filmmakers and over 40 actors have collaborated for Navarasa, an upcoming nine-film Tamil anthology project to financially support over 10,000 people from the Tamil film industry, who have had no source of income over the last few months due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
The trailer of Paava Kadhaigal, Netflix’s first Tamil anthology film, was released on Thursday.
Filmmaker Gautham Vasudev Menon, who was part of Amazon Prime Video’s Putham Pudhu Kalai and will soon be seen in Netflix’s Paava Kathaigal and Navarasa, says that it has not been easy for both new and established filmmakers to put their work out during this time. “We have approached a lot of platforms with content.
Navarasa, a nine-film Tamil anthology presented by Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Pachapakesan, will soon premiere on Netflix, the streaming service announced on Wednesday. The anthology is based on the nine rasas (emotions) – anger, compassion, courage, disgust, fear, laughter, love, peace and wonder.
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After a string of not so big films, Suriya’s major breakthrough came with director Bala’s Nandha where he played a Borstal-return juggling between life and love which earned him a Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Actor.The actor, born to actor Sivakumar and Lakshmi did not actually want to step into the film industry until he was made to, at the age of 22 with director Vasanth’s 1997 film Nerrukku Ner alongside Vijay, Simran, and Kausalya.
It has indeed been a good week for Indian cinematographers. Three South Indian cinematographers, Sathyan Sooryan, Velraj, and Chezhiyan, who have given us some striking frames over the years, have been invited to be a part of one of the most prestigious societies, the Indian Society of Cinematographers. The three will now be able to add the suffix ‘ISC’ to their names while being billed in films.
Rahul Ravindran who won the National Award For Best Original Screenplay for his debut directorial Chi La Sow, and adapted a French film for his second, Manmadhudu 2, says that while he loves writing, he’s always open to working with someone else’s content, especially, if it’s something he’s not capable of writing himself. “Writing and direction are two completely different skill-sets, and they need not go together.
Arya officially announced today that he will be collaborating with director Pa Ranjith for a boxing film. The announcement came through a tweet from the actor where is he found exercising, and he is ripped. The film is reportedly the 30th film of the actor.
This is all part of that unwieldy marriage of plot concoctions — a former military officer masquerading as a very invested farmer while carrying out special ops for the government, an Ambani like businessman (Boman Irani as Mahadev — deliberately named, of course — in Nizhalgal Ravi’s voice, which is disorienting) developing a bio-weapon of locusts (there is a tiny Jurassic Park angle to this that is no fun putting into words — you want to tell the guy, “Life will find a way”), a farmer turning into security guard for the Prime Minister and an impending war with Pakistan after insurgents kill Indian Army men in Kashmir.
In the wake of the death of Chennai techie Subhasri, caused by an illegal banner, actors Suriya, Vijay and Mammootty have taken a stance against erecting flex-boards, banners and cutouts for the release of their films Kaappaan, Bigil and Gaana Gandharvan, respectively.
Arya, an avid cyclist, and his team the Ryder’s: Team Jammy, are heading to the 19th edition of the challenging Paris-Brest-Paris (PBP) Randonneur, to be held from August 18 to 22. The event, organised by the Audax Club Parisien (ACP), is one of the most prestigious cycling tournament in the world.
Actor-politician Rajinikanth has responded to Suriya’s comments on the draft recommendations of the National Education Policy saying that he has raised more awareness about the issue, although the questions he has raised are a topic of debate.
Reports say actor Vijay may play the lead in the sequel of director Shankar’s political-thriller Mudhalvan (1999), and Arjun Sarja, who starred as the CM in the original, may be seen as the antagonist. However, sources close to the film say that nothing can be confirmed yet.
Veteran actor, comedy writer and playwright Crazy Mohan passed away in Chennai on June 10 following an acute cardiac arrest. He was 66. He has worked in over 40 memorable films and several stage plays. His untimely death came as a shock to all.
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Sun Pictures is planning to produce Suriya’s next film, and have approached Ayogya director Venkat Mohan for a script. This is likely to be the producers’ first collaboration with Suriya.
Actor Mohanlal, who is celebrating his 59th birthday today, announced on social media the title of his upcoming biography, written by Bhanu Prakash. The book, Mukharagam a comprehensive coverage of his acting career spanning 40 years, will be published in 2020. Previously, Bhanu Prakash authored Gurumukhangal, where Mohanlal talks about his teachers in life and cinema. It was published by Mathrubhumi Books.
Magamuni, starring Arya and Mahima Nambiar, wrapped up shooting. Announcing the news on social media, Arya hoped that he had done justice to his character.
Suriya, who is currently shooting for Sudha Kongra’s Soorarai Pottrru, has announced his next film, to be directed by Siva. The film, Suriya39, will be produced by KE Gnanavel under the banner of Studio Green.
The first-look and teasers of many new films have released during Tamil New Year. Big productions like the Rajinikanth’s Darbar, Suriya’s Kaappaan and Soorarai Pottru announced updates. The posters of Nenjamundu Nermaiyundu Odu Raja, Chasing, Thumbaa, Rakshasudu are also out. Many interesting films with new concepts have also been launched by debut actors and filmmakers.