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Bharathiraja passes away at age 84

Born as Chinnasamy on 17 July 1941 in Allingaram in the Theni District of Tamil Nadu, Bharathiraja braved poverty and hardship for much of his adult life before making his debut as a director in the Padhinaaru Vayadhiniley – a film that changed the course not only of Tamil cinema, but also of Indian cinema. […]

TOP 20 TAMIL Songs for the week ending 05 June 2026

Three new entries this week and a new number 1. Name your current favourite song, or vote for your favourite song to go up the charts. You can help to make a difference to what becomes Song of the year for 2026. Click here to select your favourite song, or to play all 20 songs. […]

Celebrating a Symphonic Career

Yesterday I listened to Illaiyaraja’s Symphony Number 1 – Valiant – on loop. I am not at all qualified to talk about the musical intricacies of the piece, or the musical merit or otherwise of the four-movement symphony of approximately 45 minutes. I know only since first discovering the magic of western classical music (way […]

Film Review: “Karuppu”

Suriya’s 45th film, Karuppu, has become the biggest hit of 2026 and looks set to become one of Suriya’s best performing films in recent times – but it’s success at the box-office and the many positive reviews it has attracted will come as a surprise to many who see the film. R.J. Balaji has chosen […]

TOP 20 Tamil Songs for week ending 22 May 2026

A new number 1 song and 2 new entries this week. Press the button below the video to select Click here to select your favourite song from this week’s Top 20. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn

Film Review: “29”

Lokesh Kanagaraj and Karthik Subbaraj come together as producers in the film 29. Rathnakumar, who made his directorial debut with Meyaadha Maan and directed Amala Paul’s Aadai, was signed on to direct the film. Rathnakumar has also co-written Master and Leo with Lokesh Kanagaraj. Vidhu, whose previous film credits include Jigarthanda Double X and Retro, […]

Cine News Digest – 17 May 2026

PRODUCER K RAJAN COMMITS SUICIDE Veteran film producer, K. Rajan has committed suicide by deliberately jumping off the Adyar bridge into the river where he drowned. He was 85 Rajan made his debut as producer in 1983 with the film Brammacharigal and went to become a producer, writer, director, actor and a harsh critic of […]