“Test” Film Review (Now streaming on Netflix)
From Thamizh Padam to Kaadhalil Sodhupuvadhu Yeppadi to Vaayai Moodi Pesavum to Irudhi Suttru to to Vikram Vedha, Mandela or Aelay, the production company YNOT Studios has shown a willingness to back a wide variety of genres, themes and directors. It is therefore not surprising that when the founder of the company, S. Sashikanth, decided […]
Celebrating Simran’s 49th Birthday
Rishibala Naval is better known by her screen name, Simran. She was born on 04 April 1976. She made her debut in the Prabhu Deva-Abbas starrer, VIP (1997) although her first signing was in the Sivaji Ganesan-Vijay starrer, Once More. Both these roles won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. Her fame soared […]
Shaam turns 48 today
Shamshuddin Ibrahim is known to film fans as Shaam. He was born on 04 April 1977. After a brief stint as a model, he was cast in the lead role of 12B, the directorial debut of cinematographer Jeeva. However, due to numerous delays suffered with this film, his first released film was the Vijay-Jyothika film, […]
Jayapradha Birthday Special
Jayapradha is a Telugu actress whose filmography is dominated by Telugu and Hindi films. She was born in Andhra Pradesh on 03 April 1962 as Lalitha Rani Rao and changed her name to Jayapradha after joining the film industry. Her limited Tamil roles featured her in some of the finest films with great critical acclaim. […]
Remembering Director Rama Narayanan on his Birth Anniversary
Today marks the birth anniversary of director Rama Narayanan who was born 03 April 1949. He wrote his first screenplay in 1976 for the film Aasai Arubadhu Naal. In 1977, he produced his first film – Meenakshi Kungumam – and made his debut as a director in 1981 through the film, Sumai. His 50th film, […]
A. Hariharan Birthday Special
Playback singer and music composer A. Hariharan was born on 03 April 1955. He has sung more than 15 000 songs in 14 languages across various styles, including Carnatic, Ghazal, Classical, fusion, pop. A two-time national award winner, he was conferred with the Padmashri in 2004. He was introduced to Tamil playback singing by AR Rahman […]
Prabhu Deva Birthday Special
Prabhu Deva, born on 03 April 1973, is the son of noted dance master Mugur Sundar. From a young age, he was a fan of Michael Jackson and would often practice Jackson’s dance moves. He also is a fully-trained Bharatha Natyam dancer. He made his first screen appearance in Maniratnam’s Mouna Raagam in the song […]
Sujatha Mohan Birthday Special
Sujatha Mohan was born on 31 March 1963. She achieved fame as a child (known then as Baby Sujatha) when she accompanied the great KJ Yesudas in many concerts across the globe. She recorded her first song when she was 12 years old – a Malayalam song for the film Tourist Bungalow. She made her […]
Tribute to Ravichandran on his birth anniversary
B.S. Raman – better known by his screen name, Ravichandran – was born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 30 March 1942. He moved to Thiruchy,Tamil Nadu in 1951 where he completed his studies. Whilst at college, he acted in two plays and was subsequently introduced to director CV Sridhar by cinematographer P.N. Sundaram. Sridhar cast […]
“Veera Dheera Sooran” Film Review
Despite the superhuman efforts Vikram makes in preparing for his films, a good script has evaded him for a long time. That has changed with his role in his latest film, Veera Dheera Sooran, written and directed by S.U. Arunkumar, the director of the critically acclaimed Chiththa. Dushara Vijayan plays the female lead, and the […]