Guinness record holder Kishan to direct commercial movieOctober 5th, 2009 BANGALORE - Master Kishan, who entered the Guinness book of records for being the youngest filmmaker, is now all set to make a full-fledged commercial Kannada film. The film will be made under the banner of Kiran Movie Makers, owned by Master Kishan's father Srikanth, and it will have all the commercial elements - fights, thrills and songs.
Selvaraghavans flight to LadahkSeptember 25th, 2009 These days Selvaraghavan seems to be flying across globe on the attempt of finalizing locations for his upcoming untitled film with Vikram and Subramaniapuram fame Swathi in lead roles. The filmmaker had recently completed working on postproduction works and didnt spare any moment for holidaying.
Anil, Sonam team for television commercialSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Actor-producer Anil Kapoor teams up for the first time with his actress daughther Sonam. The father-daughter duo will be seen together on the small screen for a commercial for German luxury brand Montblanc.
Goa announces Rs.25 lakh award for Konkani filmmaker ShetgaonkarSeptember 21st, 2009 PANAJI - The Goa government has announced a cash prize of Rs.25 lakh to filmmaker Laxmikant Shetgaonkar whose film "Paltadacho Munis" won an award at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). The decision to honour the filmmaker was taken Monday at a meeting of the governing body of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG).
Shobana loves cinema!September 19th, 2009 Two-time National award winning actress Shobana has expressed her love for cinema and that she is happy with the changes taking place in both commercial and art films. A lot of commercial movies that star her favorite actors do well and also win National awards.
I want to do more films like 'Kanchivaram': Prakash RajSeptember 7th, 2009 CHENNAI - "Kanchivaram", set in the pre-independence era, has bagged top honours - best film as well as best actor award for Prakash Raj at the 55th National Awards, announced Monday. The actor says he is inspired to do more such films, while director Priyadarshan feels it will change his image.
Shaji Kailas to direct RK againSeptember 5th, 2009 Shaji Kailas, renowned filmmaker from Malayalam film industry delivered a laudable show with actor RK in ‘Ellam Avan Seyal’. The film indeed won laurels for RK and as well as for the filmmaker for an extraordinary movie.
Filmmaker Perarasu becomes music directorSeptember 2nd, 2009 Filmmaker Perarasu is ready to strike with his next film, titled ‘Thiruthani’ featuring most-favorite Bharath in lead role. The film started rolling recently herein Chennai and following schedules are planned to be shot in ‘Thiruthani’, ‘Karaikkudi’, ‘Pondicherry’ and other surrounding locales.
Vikram Kumar confirms sequel to Yaavarum NalamAugust 22nd, 2009 When filmmakers in Kollywood floated clichéd-fangled genres of commercial cinemas, Vikram K Kumar struck well with an amazing directorial in ‘Yaavarum Nalam’. Produced by Big Pictures, the bilingual film (Hindi and Tamil) witnessed grand success at box office.
Aarya and Pooja together in Sasis nextAugust 20th, 2009 So, here’s the final statement confirmed by close sources of director Sasi. The filmmaker’s forthcoming untitled film will have Aarya and Pooja in lead roles.
Jeevan-Selvah to remake Rajnikanths JohnnyAugust 18th, 2009 Far-esteemed for making successful commercial flicks, duo combo ‘Jeevan-Selvah’ has proved their excellence with ‘Naan Avanillai’. Earlier, it was Kamal Haasan who endeavored with a sequel (Japanil Kalyanaraman) for the first time in Tamil film industry.
Pa. Vijay to prove himself as a commercial heroAugust 6th, 2009 In this era, where filmmakers are stepping into the shoes of actors, lyric writer Pa. Vijay attempted for the same endeavor.
Pandiraj to direct SasikumarAugust 1st, 2009 Pandiraj, who recently shot to fame with his debut directorial ‘Pasanga’ has no boundaries for his happiness. The young filmmaker has not witnessed an overnight success in a long time.
Kabir Khan now wants to drop 'serious filmmaker' tagJuly 2nd, 2009 MUMBAI - His "Kabul Express" was critically acclaimed and his latest release "New York" has turned out to be a commercial success widely appreciated by critics as well. Ecstatic with the phenomenal response that his film on terror has generated, director Kabir Khan now wants to move on to lighter subjects.
Actor Jeeva opts for 'commercial' rolesJune 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI J - Actor Jeeva, with back-to-back Tamil hits in "Thenavattu" and "Siva Manasula Sakthi", is done with experimental roles and is now gearing up for a new "commercial streak". "I have done enough experimentation by growing hair, putting on thick lenses, wandering to Poona in search of my lady love in my earlier films.