“Ratchasan” Vishnu Vishal turns 41 today
Vishal Kudawla is better known by his screen name, Vishnu Vishal. After completing his MA degree, he was showing great promise as a cricket player but a serious injury brought a halt to his plans. When he landed his first acting job in Suseendiran’s sports drama Vennilaa Kabadi Kuzhu, he spent months getting himself in […]
Bharathiraja – The man who permanently changed the face of Indian Cinema
Introduction. Bharathiraja has been credited with revolutionising the Indian film industry. When he made his debut in 1977 with the Kamalhaasan-Sri Devi-Rajinikanth starrer, Pathinaaru Vayathinley, it marked a major shift in the approach to filmmaking. In addition, Bharathiraja introduced a host of new talent behind and in front of the camera, many of whom carved […]
“Phoenix” Film Review: Vijay Sethupathi’s son makes a magnificent debut
Vijay Sethupathy’s son – Surya Sethupathi – makes his adult debut and debut as lead actor in the film Phoenix, the directorial debut of stunt director Anl Arasu. Surya made his acting debut in Naanum Rowdy thaan. The second lead is played by J. Vignesh, the former child star who played the elder brother in […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Paranthu Po” Film Review
Paranthu Po is the sixth directorial of director Ram and his third consecutive film to premier at the International Film Festival Rotterdam. The film was initially intended for release directly on OTT, but the positive response at the Film Festival led Ram to release it on the big screen. Paranthu Po is a delightful and […]
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 […]
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 […]