Vidaa Muyarchi teaser sizzles
Ajithkumar’s 62nd film, VIdaa Muyarchi, had a very low key teaser release earlier this week, but there is nothing low key about the actual teaser. Director Magizh Thirumeni (Munthinam Partheney & Thadam) has dispensed with all current conventions to give an international feel with this intriguing teaser that does not have any spoken words. Creative […]
Vijay’s son, Jason Sanjay, in his directorial debut
Jason Sanjay’s directorial debut has taken a few steps closer to release. This week saw the release of the motion poster, which features Sundeep Kishan in the lead role and Thaman S handling the music. Jason Sanjay is the only son of Thalapathy Vijay. More than a year after the project was first announced, the […]
CINE NEWS DIGEST – 30 Nov 2024
Another international accolade for Kottukaali Soori’s Kottukaali – also known by its English title, The Adamant Girl – has won the Nativa award at the Alternative Film Festival in Indonesia. This is an award that recognizes films with artistic merit and significant social impact. Kottukaali, directed by PS Vinothraj, premiered at the Berlin Film Festival […]
CINE NEWS DIGEST – 23 Nov 2024
A week of contrasts for A.R. Rahman Only a day after the shocking news of the separation of AR Rahman and his wife Saira Banu, came the announcement that the Oscar Winner had won the 2024 Hollywood Music in Media award for Best Original Score in a foreign language film for the Malayalam film Aaadujeevitham: […]
CINE NEWS DIGEST: 18 Nov 24
New milestone for Sivakarthikeyan and Amaran The 18th of November saw the Sivakarthikeyan-Sai Pallavi starrer, Amaran cross the 300-crore mark at the worldwide box-office, now claiming 8th place in the highest grossing Tamil films of all time. The film will be releasing on Netflix on 29 November. Unconfirmed reports state that Sivakarthikeyan is currently in […]
Sivakarthikeyan enters the next tier in style
Sivakarthikeyan becomes only the 4th Tamil actor to join the 250-crore club, a feat achieved in only 12 days. This club formally had only Rajinikanth, Kamalhaasan and Vijay in it. With the success of Amaran at the worldwide box-office, Sivakarthikeyan has effectively joined this top tier of actors. Amaran is still running strong at the […]
Veteran actor Delhi Ganesh passes away
Veteran actor Delhi Ganesh passed away around 23h00 on the night of Saturday, 09 November at the age of 80. He was introduced to the screen by K. Balachander in the 1976 film, Pattina Pravesam. As he spent some time with a theatre group in Delhi, it was Balachander who first named him Delhi Ganesh. […]
Cine News Digest 07 Nov 2024
Sivakarthikeyan’s Amaran blasts into the record books The Sivakarthikeyan-Pallavi starrer, Amaran, released this Deepavali, taking the third best opening after Vettaiyan and The Goat. The film has attracted widespread praise from critics, audiences and many from within the industry. The film crossed 100-crores on the third day and, by the 6th day, had already beaten […]
Suriya’s Kanguva sets new records before its release
Suriya’s Kanguva will set new records for the widest release of a Tamil film to date. The film has secured 700 seats across Tamil Nadu and will have a record 3000 screens in North Indian states and more than 1800 screens across other South Indian states. With new screens being added on a daily basis, […]
Sivakarthikeyan’s 25th movie
With the runaway success of Amaran at the box-office, all eyes are on Sivakarthikeyan because his massive growth as an actor. He is currently completing work for his untitled project with A.R.Murugadhaas. Sivakarthikeyan’s 25th film will be directed by Soorarai Pottru director, Sudha Kongara. Titled Purananooru, the film was initially slated to star Surya, Dulquer […]