“We manufacture more than one lakh pencils by cutting one tree. Each and every pencil becomes a tree in future. So, I can assure that one tree is going to give more than thousands of trees in future,” says Ranjith with pride.
RBI to issue new Rs 20 notes
The Reserve Bank of India has announced that it will soon issue new banknotes of Rs 20 denomination in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) series, bearing the signature of the Central bank’s Governor Shaktikanta Das.
TNCC announces Rs 5 lakh incentive to Gomathi Marimuthu
The Tamilnadu Congress unit today lauded state-based athlete Gomathi Marimuthu for clinching gold in the Asian Athletics Championship held in Qatar and announced a cash incentive of Rs five lakh for her.
Release troubles for Sivakarthikeyan’s ‘Mr Local’
Claiming that they suffered huge loss releasing Sivakarthikeyan starrer Seemaraja, film distributors have said that they will not allow the release of Mr Local unless Sivakarthikeyan compensates them.
Vijay Antony’s admiration for Arjun
‘Kolaigaran’ has come to me at an appropriate time. I thank my producer and director for their support, says actor Vijay Antony.
Twists & turns
The Lok Sabha elections are over in Tamilnadu and so are the by-elections to 18 Assembly seats. Come 19 May, four more Assembly constituencies will go for polls.
‘VaKiBa’ conveys a strong message
Igor, who made films including Vandha Mala and Kalabha Kadhalan, is back with an engaging emotional fare.
Shilpa Manjunath’s special act in ‘Perazhagi ISO’
Shilpa Manjunath who was part of films like ‘Kaali’ and ‘Ispade Rajavum Idhaya Raniyum’, will be playing a pivotal role in Perazhagi ISO. She dons a dual role. Sources say that it is a science fiction film, directed by Vijayan.
AR Rahman introduces hero of his next movie
Mozart of Madras A R Rahman has turned producer with 99 Songs. He has also written lyrics besides composing music for the movie.
Without Dhoni there was a big hole to fill: Fleming
Chennai Super Kings sans MS Dhoni struggled yet again as they lost to Mumbai Indians by 46 runs. By virtue of the win, Mumbai breached the fortress at Chepauk, handing over the first defeat to CSK at home this season.