Day: September 21, 2019

Five people were killed in a road accident near Senthamangalam in Namakkal district today, police said.

Ahead of the informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping to be held from 11 to 13 October at Mamallapuram, Tamilnadu Chief Secretary K Shanmugam and Director General of Police (DGP) J K Tripathy along with senior officials inspected the venue today and took stock of the security arrangements.

‘Jayam’ Ravi starrer ‘Comali’ has been declared a hit in Tamil cinema. Directed by Pradeep Ranganathan, the movie featured Kajal Aggrawal as heroine. Producer Boney Kapoor, who remade the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer “Pink” in Tamil, has now acquired the rights of ‘Comali’ to remake it in Hindi and other languages.

Nayanthara will begin shoot for ‘Netrikann’, which is produced by her beau Vignesh Shivan soon. Buzz is that the movie is a remake of Korean film ‘Blind’. Sources say that the Nayanthara will play the role of a visually-challenged police officer in the crime thriller, directed by Milind Rau.

‘Nadodigal 2’ speaks about the pain and suffering the transgenders undergo. Transwoman Namita has acted in a crucial role. We should not discriminate against them, says actor Sasikumar.

Sibi Sathyaraj will be playing the lead role in a film that would be directed by Pradeep Krishnamoorthy of ‘Sathya’ fame. Sources say that it would be a remake of Kannada film ‘Kavaludaari’. Nandita Swetha has been signed to play the female lead in the venture.

Sivakarthikeyan’s ‘Namma Veettu Pillai’ will hit the screens 27 September. The movie has managed to clear censors witha clean U certificate. Bankrolled by Sun Pictures, the movie is directed by Pandiraj.

20 September was yet another day of surprise for our economy when Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told that the government has cut corporate tax rate for companies that do not avail of any tax incentive to 22 per cent. News Today reached out to Chennai-based chattered accountants and financial experts to hear their opinion.

State Information Minister Kadambur Raju today came down heavily on actor Vijay and MNM founder Kamal Haasan for their recent comments about the government.