SP Charan Birthday Special
Charan is the son of the legendary SP Balasubramanyam. At the age of 10, he made his singing debut to films when he, together with his elder sister Pallavi, sang the introduction and chorus for the hit song Oh Nenje from Darling Darling. Charan had earlier recorded a song, Unakkoruthi, for the film Puniyavathi but […]
Get well soon Prabhu & Vishal
Prabhu recovering at home Prabhu, the son of the legendary Sivaji Ganesan, has now been discharged from hospital after undergoing emergency surgery last Friday. The 67-year old actor was admitted to the Medway Heerat Institute Hospital following the onset of a fever and severe headaches. According to DR T Palaniyappan, Chairman of the Hospital, Prabhu […]
Nayanthara’s new problem: Enna Koduma sir, ithu
A legal notice has been sent from the copyright owners of Rajinikanth’s Chandramukhi to Nayanthara, Vignesh Shivan and Netflix India claiming 5 crores settlement for the use of unauthorized footage from the film in the much publicised Netflix documentary Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale. This is according to director and journalist, Chithra Lakshmanan. The claim […]
AR Rahman turns 58 today
AR Rahman (original name A.S. Dileep Kumar) is a music composer that does not need an introduction. The recipient of 2 Academy awards, 1 Golden Globe Award, 1 BAFTA award, 6 national awards, 6 Tamil Nadu state awards, 15 Filmfare awards, 18 Filmfare Awards South as well as the Pama Bhushan from the government of […]
Viduthalai Part 2 Film Review
Writing a film review is not a difficult task. You watch a film, taking in everything the director has created and then assess it. However, I have been struggling to find a way to express my views about Viduthalai 2 – not because of a lack of vocabulary but because of the complexity of the […]
History of Tamil Cinema – Part 6
MK Radha MK Radha gains a fanatical following MK Radha had made a memorable acting debut in Sathi Leelvathi directed by American director Ellis R Dungan – a film which also saw the introduction of MG Ramachandran, NS Krishnan and TS Balaiah to the screen. MK Radha had moderate success with his second film, but […]
Song Review: Sol nee Sol from Nesipaya
Song : Sol Nee Sol Film/Album : Nesipaya Singers : Yuvanshankar Raja Lyrics : Pa. Vijay Music : Yuvanshankar Raja Impact of the song This is easily one of the best love-separation songs I have heard in a long time and gives a similar feel to the hit song Ennai Vittu Uyir Ponaalum Vocal […]
Song Review: Nee ennai (Title song) from Nesipaya
Song : Nee Ennai (Title song) Film/Album : Nesipaya Singers : Yuvanshankar Raja, Javed Ali & Bella Shende Lyrics : Vignesh Shivan Music : Yuvanshankar Raja Impact of the song This is one of the best songs in this hugely impressive album by Yuvan, blending all the elements of a good song perfectly. Vocal rendition Although […]
Song Review: Enai Neengathe Nee from Tharunam
Song : Enai Neeengathe Nee Film/Album : Tharunam Singers : Kapil Kapilan & Pavithra Chari Lyrics : Madhan Karky Music : Darbuka Siva Note: The audio and lyric video of this song released in March […]
Vishnu Varadhan’s classy comeback in Nesipaya
Vishnu Varadhan, who directed films like Billa 2007, Sarvam and Arrambam once again teams up with Yuvanshankar Raja in his latest film Nesipaya which is scheduled for release on 14 January 2025. The film sees the acting debut of Akash Murali, the youngest son of the late actor Murali and the younger brother of actor […]