Tamil Cinema wins 5 awards at the 71st National Film Awards
Ramkumar Balakrishnan’s 2023 debut directorial Parking has won three national awards – Best Tamil Film, Best Screenplay for Ramkumar Balakrishnan and Best Actor in a supporting role for M.S. Bhaskar. The Harish Kalyan-Indhuja Ravichandran starrer tells the relatable story of how the relationship between neighbours Eshwar (Harish Kalyan) and Illamparuthi (M.S. Bhaskar) change when one […]
Acting Legend, B. Saroja Devi, passes away at age 87
B. Saroja Devi, the star of 200 films in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi and in her mother tongue, Kannada, has passed away at the age of 87. After making her debut to Kannada films when she was 17, she made her debut to the Tamil screen in a small role as a dancer in the Gemini […]
Kota Srinivasa Rao passes away at the age of 83
Kota Srinivasa Rao passed away in the early hours of this morning at the age of 83. He was born on 19 July 1942 and starred in over 750 films in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. Although his mother tongue was Telugu, Kota Srinivasa Rao acted in 32 Tamil films, often playing the villain. His […]
Cine News Digest – 29 June 2025
The official international box-office figures for the first half of 2025 have just been released. Despite the mixed to negative reviews, Ajithkumar has taken first and third positions with Good Bad Ugly (Rs 245.1 crores) and Vidaa Muyarchi (Rs 138.1 crores)respectively. Pradeep Ranganathan’s Dragon held firm at number 2 with R151.85 crores, while the surprise […]
Vikatan Cinema Awards – All the Winners
Ananda Vikatan Cinema Magazine has been rewarding excellence in Tamil Cinema since 2008. These are the winners for 2024 film as announced last night. Category Winner Best Film Kottukaalli Best Director Mari Selvaraj: Vaazhai Best Actor Vijay Sethupathi: Viduthalai Part 2 & Maharaja Best Actress Sai Pallavi: Amaran Best Supporting Actor Karunaas: Pogum Idam Vegu […]
Cine News Digest – 05 April 2025
Sivaji Ganesan’s house faces seizure and possible auction Prabhu has acted decisively after a Court ruled for the confiscation of Annai Illam, the home of the legendary Sivaji Ganesan which now legally belongs to Prabhu. The issue has been with the Courts for almost a year and began with money borrowed by Prabhu’s elder brother, […]
Actor Ravikumar passes away at age 71.
Character artist and TV actor Ravikumar has passed away at the age of 71. He had been battling lung cancer for some time. A Malayalee actor, he made his screen debut as a lead actor in the Malayalam film, Ullaasa Yaathra. He made his Tamil debut in K. Balachander’s 1977 movie, Avargal, which had Kamalhaasan, […]
Tamil Cinema mourns the loss of 2 actors today
Manoj Bharathiraja, the son of acclaimed director-turned-actor Bharathiraja, passed away early this evening due to cardiac arrest. The 48-year old actor made his acting debut under his father’s direction in the 1999 film Taj Mahal penned by director Maniratnam. He went on to star in films like Samudhiram, Kadal Pookal, Alli Arjuna, Pallavan, Varushamellaam Vassantham, […]
Cine News Digest – 18 March 2025
Malayalalm actor Basil Joseph, the director of the superhero film Minnal Murali, will make his debut to the Tamil screen in an important role in Sivakarthikeyan’s upcoming film, Parasakthi directed by Sudha Kongara. The cast and crew are currently filming on location in Sri Lanka and Joseph’s scenes will be completed within the current two-week […]
Playback singer Kalpana refutes rumours about her attempted suicide
The film and music worlds are reeling from shock about the reported attempted suicide by playback singer Kalpana on Sunday. Kalpana had gone alone to their Hyderabad residence. When her husband failed to get a response to his calls and texts, he alerted the neighbours who had to break a door to enter. They found […]