Suriya’s Retro teaser looks promising

After the box-office disaster of Kanguva, it looks like Suriya’s next film, Retro, will see him return to form. Written and directed by Karthik Subaraj, the film is co-produced by Karthik Subaraj’s Stonebench Creations and Suriya and Jyothika’s 2-D Entertainment. The supporting cast includes Pooja Hegde, Joju George, Jayaram, Naasar, Prakash Raj Karunakaran and Ramachandran […]

Cine News Digest – 25 Dec 2024

Tamil Films fare well at 22nd Chennai International Film Festival Sivakarthikeyan’s blockbuster movie Amaran received four major awards at the 22nd Chennai International Film Festival. These included Best Tamil Feature Film, Best Actress for Sai Pallavi, Best Music for GV Prakash Kumar and Best Cinematography for CH Sai. Vijay Sethupathy was chosen Best Actor for […]

Mr Bhaarath: Lokesh Kanagaraj produces a fun movie

Lokesh Kanagaraj’s own production company, G Squad, in collabnoration with Passion Studios & The Route are to finance the film Mr Bhaarath, which marks the big screen debut of YouTuber Bhaarath with his buddy, Niranjan directing the movie. The teaser, which released earlier this week, promises a rib-tickling comedy, which marks a refreshing change for […]

Exciting voice ensemble for Mufasa in Tamil

Arjun Das, Ashok Selvan and Nassar are among the well-known Tamil voices behind the Tamil dubbed version of Disney’s prequel and sequel to the 1994 hit film, The Lion King. Simgam Puli, VTV Ganesh and Robo Shankar are also among the other voice artists. Those who have not seen a Hollywood film dubbed into Tamil […]

Ajithkumar’s request to his fans

Ajithkumar has issued a letter to the media calling on his fans to stop referring to him as “Kadavule Ajithey” or other superlatives, adding that he prefers everyone calling him by his name or the initials AK. Ajithkumar was the first actor to ask his producers to stop using titles before his name and this […]

R Madhavan enters LCU as antagonist

R Madhavan is to enter the LCU (Lokesh Cinematic Universe) as an antagonist in Ragavendra Lawrence’s in-production movie BENZ. R. Madhavan has played the baddie many times before but his entry into the LCU has created new permutations in this concept that is still new to Indian cinema. BENZ features a story penned by Lokesh […]

Veera Dheera Sooran teaser heightens expectations

Director S.U. Arunkumar, whose last film, Chiththa was a huge hit, has released the teaser for his latest film, titled Veera Dheera Sooran which has Vikram in the lead role. The film is Part 2 of a story penned by Arunkumar but work on Part 1 will only commence as a prequel after the release […]

Cine News Digest – 09 Dec 2024

Dhanush to co-star with Sydney Sweeney in Hollywood flick Dhanush is to share the screen with Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria, Anything but You, White Lotus & Once Upon a Time in Hollywood) in a film titled Street Fighter, a forthcoming Hollywood film bankrolled by Sony Pictures. The film will be formally launched in 2026. AR Rahman […]

TOURIST FAMILY: Unique Combo loading

Million Dollar Studios is a relatively new player in the Tamil film industry but have already made their mark by unearthing new and exciting talent. They have produced Good Night and Lover and currently have in production RJ Balaje’s Happy Ending and the Arjun Das-Aditi Shankar starrer, Once More. In their fifth film, titled Tourist […]

Cine News Digest – 04 Dec 2024

Amaran with a dream run The release of Amaran on Netflix will definitely see the ticket sales at cinemas drop, but the film has earned its place in the record books. It is the tenth Tamil film in history to cross 10 million tickets sold in Tamil Nadu. The film recently crossed the 328-crore mark […]