The stage is set for the summit clash of IPL 2019 with Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings all set to battle it out for the coveted IPL trophy at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad tonight.
Author: M BHARAT KUMAR
Tamil cinema is incomplete without mother-son bonding films. Since the days of MK Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, MGR, Sivaji till Dhanush and Sivakarthikeyan, several movies on the genre were made and they managed to make it big at the box office too.
It’s problems aplenty in Tamil cinema. A couple of releases for this week have been postponed and a notice has been served on a producer for non-payment of debts besides an ad-hoc committee appointed by the government to run the affairs of the Tamil Film Producers Council alleging irregularities.
Kollywood is churning out nearly half-a-dozen sports films. They include Vijay63, Susienthiran’s Kennedy Club and Vennilla Kabbadi Kuzhu 2, Jada, starring Kathir, Jai’s untitled film with Gopi Nainar.
Following the leaks, the crew of Vijay63 has taken all efforts to ensure that no one clicks pictures on the sets. The movie is expected to release this Deepavali.
“I want to do films that have a good storyline. Quality matters the most for me,” says actress Sonia Agarwal.
With just two phases of polling left in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections, campaigning has reached fever pitch. And, surprisingly, it has touched a new low with both major political parties indulging in personal abuses and trying to appeal to voters along religious lines, which is against the Model Code of Conduct.
The wait is finally over. Neeya 2, a sequel to 1979 hit titled the same, would be out 10 May. Written and directed by L Suresh, the movie has Jai, Catherine Tresa, Varalaxmi and Rai Laxmi in key roles. Varalaxmi will reprise the role of the shape-shifting snake which was played by Sripriya in the original film. The film will feature a black cobra in an important role, and the makers traveled to different destinations in India and Thailand before finding the right snake in Bangkok. However since it could not be used due to various reasons, they shot…
Move over horror movies and rom-coms, it is time for crime thrillers in Kollywood. Much recently, over a dozen flicks – mostly on whodunit themes (loosely based on a few real-life incidents) – have made it to the theatres. Young filmmakers in Tamil cinema seem to have a penchant for this genre and delivered engrossing fare.