Teaser of Jinn – The Pet generates interest
The movie, Jinn – the Pet, has been so long in the making that many had given up hope of it ever releasing, but Christmas Day this year finally saw the release of the film’s teaser. Mugen Rao and Bhavya Trikha lead an impressive cast that includes Vadivukkarasi, Bala Saravanan, Imman Annachi, Vinodhini, George Vijay […]
Top 20 Tamil Songs: Week ending 27 Dec 2024
Watch or listen to all 20 songs in our special YouTube playlist. Link appears below. Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Vennilavu Saaral Nee Amaran Kapil Kapilan & Rakshita Suresh Yugabharathi GV Prakash Kumar 2 2 Dhinam Dhinamum Viduthalai Part 2 Illaiyaraja & Ananya Bhat Illaiyaraja Illaiyaraja 5 3 Dheema Love Insurance […]
Suriya’s Retro teaser looks promising
After the box-office disaster of Kanguva, it looks like Suriya’s next film, Retro, will see him return to form. Written and directed by Karthik Subaraj, the film is co-produced by Karthik Subaraj’s Stonebench Creations and Suriya and Jyothika’s 2-D Entertainment. The supporting cast includes Pooja Hegde, Joju George, Jayaram, Naasar, Prakash Raj Karunakaran and Ramachandran […]
Song Review: Aiyaiyo (Independent)
Song : Aiyaiyo Film/Album : Independent Singers : Samuel Nicholas (son of Harris Jayaraj) Lyricist : Mohan Raj and Samuel Nicholas Music : Samuel Nicholas Impact of the song Even on the first listening, this song is clearly a winner and a very promising start for Samuel Nicholas. The music layered and rich in varied […]
Cine News Digest – 25 Dec 2024
Tamil Films fare well at 22nd Chennai International Film Festival Sivakarthikeyan’s blockbuster movie Amaran received four major awards at the 22nd Chennai International Film Festival. These included Best Tamil Feature Film, Best Actress for Sai Pallavi, Best Music for GV Prakash Kumar and Best Cinematography for CH Sai. Vijay Sethupathy was chosen Best Actor for […]
Remembering MGR
MG Ramachandran – widely known simply as MGR – was one of the most charismatic lead stars of Tamil Cinema. Together with Sivaji Ganesan and Gemini Ganesan, MG Ramachandran dominated Tamil cinema in its formative years. Bornin Kandy, Sri Lanka, on 17 January 1817, he was introduced to films through American film-maker Ellis R Dungan’s […]
Nirangal Moondru Film Review
Nirangal Moondru is a hyperlink thriller from Karthick Naren, the young director who made a remarkable debut with Dhuruvangal Padhinaaru. His latest film, Nirangal Moondru, is based on his award-winning short film of the same title and stars Atharva, Rahmaan and Sarathkumar in the lead roles. The supporting cast includes Dushyanth Jayaprakash, Ammu Abirami, John […]
Tamil Cinema and the elusive 1000-crore benchmark – Conclusion
Part 3 This is the conclusion to the article which is an opinion piece on why Tamil cinema has not managed a 1000-crore release to date. The effect of negative reviews A really good film ought to be impervious to negative reviews – it ought to have the resilience to withstand even the harshest criticism […]
History of Tamil Cinema – Part 5: Avvai Shanmugam
Sometimes, in the course of history, the names more documented and better connected earn a permanent place in books, while others – even those who have made significant contributions – are easily forgotten. One person in Tamil cinema history who is undervalued is T.K. Shanmugam. His direct contribution to films has not been properly recorded […]
Top 20 Tamil Songs: Week ending 20 Dec 2024
Title Film/Album Singer/s Lyric Music Last Week 1 Dheema Love Insurance Kompany Anirudha Ravichander Vignesh Shivan Anirudh Ravichander 3 2 Vennilavu Saaral Nee Amaran Kapil Kapilan & Rakshita Suresh Yugabharathi GV Prakash Kumar 4 3 Toxic Kaadhal Independent Arun Raj & Archana Arun Raj Arun Raj 1 4 Hey Minnale Amaran Saicharan & Shwetha […]