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It looks like it is boom time in Kollywood as a record 132 films were released in 2009. This is the highest number of films released in a year for nearly two decades. Out of the 132 only 20 films got back their investment or were break even. Hit ratio has come down to 14 [...]

Aval Peyar Tamilarasi produced by Moser Baer & Blue Ocean Entertainment has been censored and cleared without any cuts with U/A certificate. The film has Jai, Nandagi, Ganja Karuppu, Theodre Bhaskaran, Veera Santhanam and Rama in the lead with music by the hot and happening Vijay Antony. Camera is by P.G. Muthiah and the film [...]

Gautham Menon’s films have great music. So before the release of his films the songs from them are illegally posted on the net. The latest is that the songs of his Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaya , musical journey with academy award winning AR Rahman is on the net before its official release on January 10! The [...]

After nearly a year, Shriya Saran has signed up a Tamil film. She is Jeeva’s heroine in Rowthiram produced by his dad RB Chowdhary’s Super Good films. Jeeva and Shriya are coming together for the first time in Rowthiram directed by debutant Gokul, a former assistant to Telugu director Suryakiran (Actress Kaveri’s husband). The shoot [...]

Top commercial mass masala director Hari in an interaction with the media confirmed that his Suriya- Anushka big budget action entertainer Singam is 90 percent over. Says Hari: “ The film is a typical Hari film which means all ingredients for a mass Tamil entertainer like action, comedy, songs, punchlines, sentiments and a moving story [...]

Sarathkumar’s daughter Varalakshmi who was to make her debut opposite Silambarasan in Poda Podi , which is yet to start rolling is now getting a better launch. She is noted director Bala’s heroine for his next film in which she is pitted against Arya and Vishal. Sources close to Bala say that after doing screen [...]

Tamil Padam directed by Amudhan and produced by Cloud Nine films’ Durai Dayanidhi held a press meet at the Green Park Hotel. The producer and director took part in the press meet. The film Tamil Padam makes fun of the orthodox formula in Tamil movies. When asked about this, the film’s director said that the [...]

Asin the darling of Kollywood has made her presence felt in Bollywood as well with her maiden venture Gajini. Ever since, the actress has been showered with awards. The recent feather in her cap is the “Lux-Sabse Tez Sitara” award for an upcoming and promising star in the film industry. It is worth a note [...]

AGS Entertainment’s Irumbukottai Murattu Singam, audio will be released on Saturday (Dec 26) morning at a popular multiplex. The film is all set for a Pongal release. The Simbudevan directed Irumbukottai Murattu Singam, is the first Tamil Cowboy film after 38 years. The film has Lawrence, Nassar, Mouli, Lakshmi Rai, Padmapriya and Sandhya in the [...]

A press meet was held by Dhayanidhi Alagiri and his Cloud Nine to introduce the concept of a spoof film in Tamil. Says Dhayanidhi, “Tamil Padam is the first ever full length spoof film in Tamil. The story is a humorous take on the predictable formulae of Tamil films.” The film has ‘Mirchi’ Shiva in [...]