Stuntman Mohan Raj killed on the sets of “Vettuvam:”
Tragedy has struck on the sets of Pa. Ranjith’s Arya starrer, Vettuvam when stuntman Mohan Raj was killed during the filming of a car stunt that went horribly wrong. Mohan Raj had driven on a built ramp a fraction to the left, causing the vehicle to lose control and somersault. The crew rushed Mohan Raj […]
R Sarathkumar turns 71 today.
R. Sarathkumar turns 71 today. The star of over 150 films in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Hindi, Sarathkumar has won two Tamil Nadu State awards and two Filfare Awards south in a career that spans 39 years. After graduating from college where he represented his college in football, cricket and hockey, he took up […]
Talented but controversial Lyricist Vairamuthu turns 72 today.
Vairamuthu Ramasamy was born on 13 July 1953. He was introduced to films as a lyricist by Illaiyaraja in the 1980 film Nizhalgal directed by Bharathiraja. In a career spanning 45 years, he has written more than 7500 songs and poems and is the winner of seven national awards for Best Lyricist – the most […]
Na. Muthukumar’s short career remains an unforgettable one
Nagarajan Muthukumar was a talented writer and lyricist and was the winner of 2 national awards, 4 Tamil Nadu State Awards and 4 Filmfare South Awards – all for Best Lyricist. He wrote more than 1500 songs and scripted or co-scripted seven films. He was born in Kanikapuram in Kancheepuram on 12 July 1975. He […]
Remembering “Thenakathu James Bond” Jaishankar on his 87th Birth Anniversary
Jaishankar was an under-appreciated and under-rated actor. At a time when the box-office was dominated by Sivaji Ganesan, M.G. Ramachandran and Gemini Ganesan, Jaishankar established his own fan-base and developed his own market by providing a positive return on investment for film producers. His script selection was excellent, as he chose stories that were fresh […]
Bala – One of Tamil cinema’s most awarded Directors
Bala was born on 11 July 1966 in Madurai. He showed an early interest in films and joined the legendary Balu Mahendra as an assistant director. He made his debut as a director through the 1999 film, Sethu which had Vikram in the lead role. By that time, Vikram had completed ten years in the […]
Director K Rangaraj – Memory Maker of the 1980s
K. Rangaraj was born in Kovilpatti and was greatly influenced by the films of K. Balachander. His friendship with writer and lyricist M.G. Vallaban led to an introduction to Bharathiraja. Rangaraj then joined Bharathiraja as an assistant in the 1979 film, Puthiya Vaarpugal and remained with him until he made his debut as a director […]
Shamlee: 1 National Award and 3 state awards at the age of three
Shamlee is the younger sister of Shalini. She made her acting debut at the age of two in the 1989 Vijayakanth starrer, Rajanadai. A year later she won the National Award for Best Child Artist as well as a Tamil Nadu State Award in the same category for her role as the mentally challenged child […]
Celebrating the songs and career of Unni Krishnan on his 59th Birthday
P. Unni Krishnan was born on 09 July 1966 in Palakkad, Kerala. He moved to Chennai to complete his secondary and tertiary education. He began his career in music at the age of 12 under his Guru, V.L. Seshadri. He made his debut to film singing under the music of A.R. Rahman in the song […]
“Iyakunar Sigaram” K. Balachander – The man who changed the face of Indian Films
Writer, director, producer and actor K. Balachander was born in the Thiuruvarur district on 09 July 1930. He got to enjoy watching movies from the time he was eight years old, finding a particular fascination for films by M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. At the age of 12, he joined a drama group and learnt all the […]