Sattam en Kaiyil (2024) Film Review
The technical construction of a good thriller is a very complex process in wich there is little margin for error. Too little information will not keep the audience engage while too little information gives away too much of the plot. Director Chachi gets this delicate line perfectly defined in the tense thriller Sattam en Kaiyil. […]
K Bhagyaraj Birthday Special
K Bhagyaraj began his film career as a director’s assistant to G. Ramakrishnan and Bharathiraja. He made his first screen appearance in a small role as a doctor in Bharathiraja’s debut film, 16 Vayanthiniley. When he scripted the Kamalhaasan-Sri Devi starrer, Sigappu Rojakkal, he was given a bigger role. This led to his first lead […]
B Saroja Devi Birthday Special
B. Saroja Devi is an actress with more than 200 films to her credit. She became the first female superstar of Kannada cinema, having made her acting debut at the age of 17 in national award winning Kannada film, Mahakavi Kalidasa. She made her Tamil debut in B.R. Panthulu’s 1957 film, Thangamalai Ragasiyam. Her career was […]
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 […]