Remembering the short but impressive career of actress Shoba
Malayalaee actress Mahalakshmi Menon is better known by her screen name, Shoba. She made her debut as a child actress in the 1968 Tamil film Thattungal Thirakkapaduum, a film directed by actor J.P. Chandrababu. She bagged the National Award for Best Actress at the tender age of 17 for her brilliant performance in the film […]
Actor, Producer and Director M. Sasikumar turns 51 today.
M Sasikumar was born on 28 September 1974 in Madurai where he spent his childhood. After completing his schooling in Kodaikanal and his Bachelor of Business Administration in Madurai, he began his film career as an assistant to director Balu in the Vikram starrer, Sethu. It was on the sets that he met and befriended […]
Vijay raects with shock and sorrow to the many killed at a stampede in his TVK rally at Karur
A stampede at a political rally in Karur by Vijay’s political party, Thamilaga Vettri Kazhagam has left at least 38 people dead, including 10 children and 16 women. Dozens more have been injured and were taken to nearby hospitals. The stampede occurred while Vijay was addressing the rally. A generator broke down plunging most of […]
TOP 20 TAMIL Songs for week ending 26 Sep 2025
This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Salambalai Madharaasi Sai Abhyankar Super Subu Anirudh Ravichander 2 2 Venum Macha Peace Oh God Beautiful Sivakarthikeyan Vignesh Ramakrishna J.C. Joe 5 3 Pani Malare Kaantha Pradeepkumar & Priyanka NK Kutty Revathy Jhanu Chanthar 6 4 Chillana Sirukki Blackmail Kapil Kapilan Sam C.S. Sam C.S. […]
Nagesh – The man who redefined comedy in Tamil Cinema
In a career across more than 1000 films, Nagesh acted with more than 3 generations of actors, including Sivaji Ganesan, MGR, Kamalhassan, Rajinikanth, Ajithkumar, Vijay, R Madhavan and Silambarasan. Apart from his thousands of Tamil films, Nagesh also acted in Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi films. Nagesh went to Chennai in search of a job […]
Remembering the Legendary S.P. Balasubramanyam on his Death Anniversary
The world lost a gem of a human being and the man with the golden voice when he passed away on 25 September 2020. SP Balasubramanyam might have left the earthly realm but his magnanimous nature, bubbly personality and child-like innocence will be remembered along with his stunning ability to act through his voice and […]
Review of Kavin’s “Kiss”
Kavin’s long delayed fantasy romance, Kiss, finally released worldwide on Friday, 19 September 2025. Playing the female lead opposite Kavin is Preethi Asrani of Ayothi-fame. The supporting cast includes Devayani, Kausalya, VTV Ganesh, RJ Vijay, Rao Ramesh, Kalyan, Sakthi Raj, Matthew Varghese and a special guest appearance by Prabhu. The initial narration is done by […]
Manikandan, S.J. Surya, Sai Pallavi and Anirudh Ravichander among Kalaimamani Award Recipients
The Government of Tamil Nadu has announced the latest list of recipients of the Kalaimaamani Award, the state’s highest civilian honour, awarded to people in various categories. The 2021 recipients include actress Sai Pallavi, actor S.J. Surya, Director J. Lingusamy, Art Director M. Jayakumar and stunt director Super Subbarayan. The 2022 recipients – also announced […]
Musical Tribute to P.B. Srinivas on his 95th Birth Anniversary
P.B. Srinivas was a singer, lyricist and composer who worked in the Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Hindi film industries. He has sung more than 3000 songs. He was born on 22 September 1930. Inspired by his uncle, he sang on stage for the first time when he was 12. This slowly opened doors for […]
Remembering music composer G.K. Venkatesh on his 98th Birth Anniversary.
Music composer G.K. Venkatesh was born into a Telugu family on 21 September 1927. He began his career as an assistant to music composer S.M. Subbiah Naidu who was the Guru of M.S. Viswanathan. Venkatesh and Viswanathan stayed in the same lodge while MSV was composing for Genoa, and they became very close friends. When […]