“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 […]
“Paramasivan Fathima” Film Review
The oddly titled Paramasivan Fathima is the fourth directorial of Esakki Karvannan and the 34th feature film of actor Vimal. The female lead is played by Chaya Devi, with M.S. Bhaskar, Sriranjini, Cool Suresh, Aruldoss, Veerasamar, Kadhal Sukumar and the film’s writer and director, Esakki Karvannan playing a police inspector. Paramasivan Fathima is a brave […]
Tracing Career Highlights of Revathi on her 59th Birthday.
Asha Kelunni Nair is better kown by her screen name, Revathi. She made her acting debut playing the female lead in Bharathiraja’s 1983 rural drama, Mann Vaasanai opposite fellow newcomer, Pandiyan. The film was a box-office success and opened many subsequent doors for her. In the same year she made her debut to Malayalam films […]
TOP 20 Tamil Songs for Week Ending 04 July 2025
This Week Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Aachaley Tourist Family Sean Roldan Mohan Rajan Sean Rolden 2 2 Mugai Mazhai Tourist Family Sean Roldan & Saindhavi Mohan Rajan Sean Rolden 4 3 Idhayaa Idhayam Murali Thaman S & Vishal Mishra Vivek Thaman S 1 4 Kallaliye Kallaliye Maaman Hesham Abdul Wahab & […]
Manjula – The actress who made waves from her very first film.
Manjula began her screen career when she was just 15 when she was cast in a supporting role in Shanthi Nilayam with Gemini Ganesan and Kanchana in the lead roles. Two years later, she made her debut as a lead actress opposite M.G. Ramachandran and the runaway success of this film saw her in great […]
Remembering the versatile R. Muthuraman on his 96th birth anniversary
R Muthuraman was born in Thanjavur on 04 July 1929. His family had no links with the acting industry, but Muthuraman showed an early interest in stage acting. He joined S.S. Raajendran’s acting troupe and soon became quite popular, eventually leading to film roles. After playing supporting roles, Muthuraman soon graduated to lead roles. His […]
Gauthami: Overcoming Multiple Obstacles
Gauthami was born in Andhra Pradesh on 02 July 1968. She made her debut to the Tamil screen in the 1988 Rajinikanth-Prabhu starrer, Guru Sishyan. She soon found herself with lots of offers and shared the screen with Kamalhaasan, Rajinikanth, Prabhu, Karthik, Vijayakanth, Murali, Sathyaraj, Rahman and co-starred the most with Ramarajan. She won the […]
Classic Film Review of Kamalhaasan’s debut film, “Kallathur Kannamma”
Everyone probably knows Kallathur Kannamma as the film that introduced Kamalhaasan to the screen, but the film has enough merit in other avenues to warrant a place in the list of cinematic greats of yesteryear. Real life couple Gemini Ganesan and Savitri Ganesan play the lead roles in this intense family and social drama that […]
Remembering A.M. Rajah on his birth anniversary
Music composer and singer, A.M. Rajah was born in Andhra Pradesh on 1 July 1929. He completed his tertiary education in Chennai and began composing music while still studying at college and collaborated then with the great K.V. Mahadevan. In 1950 he was introduced by S.S. Vasan of Gemini Studios as a playback singer. It […]
“DNA” Film Review
Nelson Venkatesan, the director of Monster and Farhana returns to films with a tense thriller titled DNA with Atharva and Nimisha Sajayan heading an impressive cast. The supporting cast includes Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Chetan, Ramesh Thilak, Balaji Sakthivel, Viji Chandrasekar, Riythvika, Bose Venkat, Subramaniam Siva, Maanasa Choudhary, Thendral Raghunathan and special guest appearances by Karunakaran […]