Never-ending troubles for MadankolliOctober 6th, 2009 Madankolli, directed by Major Ravi is in deep waters. The film has been facing problems for quite sometime now.
Saji on Happy HusbandsOctober 1st, 2009 TV serial director Saji Surendran made a good film debut with Ivar Vivahithirayal. He is now working on his next film, Happy Husbands.
'Harishchandrachi Factory' to be India's Oscar entrySeptember 20th, 2009 MUMBAI - Marathi film "Harishchandrachi Factory", Mumbai-based theatre actor-director Paresh Mokashi's debut movie, will be India's official entry for the Oscars. Mokashi, 40, told IANS Sunday that his film has been nominated by the Film Federation of India as the country's official entry in the Foreign Language Film category.
Sivan to make his own filmSeptember 10th, 2009 Cinematographer Santosh Sivan has already proved his directorial skills with the film, Before the Rains that was screened and liked at many international film festivals. He is now busy with Mani Ratnam’s latest bilingual film.
Puthiya Mugham team reunitesAugust 31st, 2009 Deepan and Prithvi, who delivered the hit film, Puthiya Mugham, have teamed up once again for another film. The film will have most of the technicians from Puthiya Mugham.
Pugaipadam is all about friendshipAugust 27th, 2009 Pugaipadam is a film about friends. There are four heroes and three heroines in this film.
September 18 Launch for Upendras FilmAugust 19th, 2009 Actor Upendra’s film is scheduled to start shooting on September 18, which also happens to be his birthday. He will be returning to directing his own films, after a long time with this film.
Masth Maja Maadi ReturnsAugust 18th, 2009 Producer Soundarya Jagadish is set to start with two Kannada films in the coming weeks. His first film; Masth Maja Maadi, which was a big hit, is now getting a sequel, Mast Majaa Maadi II.
Rules for an Economical Malayalam filmAugust 14th, 2009 The Kerala Film Producers' Association (KFPA) has come up with five rules to cut down the cost of making films and to ensure the discipline on the sets. The rules as decided on Monday are-
A Malayalam film should not cost more than Rs.3.5 crores
No Malayalam film should be shot longer than 45 days.
Firaaq screening in KochiAugust 14th, 2009 Firaaq, National award-winning actress Nandita Das’ directorial debut will be screened at the Sangeetha Theatre by the Kochi Metro Film Society on Sunday at 9.30 a.m. The film is about the disturbing violence on human relationships after the Gujarat riots of 2002.
Mukhaputa at Seven International Film FestsAugust 13th, 2009 Roopa Iyer, the debutant director of Mukhaputa (also known as ‘The Cover Page’ in English) can’t stop gushing about the selection of her film for seven international film festivals, namely, Portland International Film Festival, AE International Film Festival, England International Film Festival, UK– International Youth Film Festival, AVALON International Film Festival, IW– International Film Festival and International Film Festival of LONDON. The actress cum danseuse cum director’s film is about HIV AIDS.
Balakrishna and Nayantara cast together.August 4th, 2009 According to reports Boyapati Srinu has confirmed Nayantara as the lead lady in his film Dhanraj opposite veteran actor Balakrishna. Namitha who is said to be a hot and happening heroine down south will be the second heroine in Dhanraj.
Music in Rahman family.July 31st, 2009 A.R.Rehana sister of A. R. Rahman will be singing for a Kannad film Yogi.
Kannada film academy to be inaugurated FridayJune 3rd, 2009 BANGALORE - Karnataka will soon get a film academy of its own - the cinema body will be launched here Friday and it will not only take care of film-related activities, it will also act as a mediator between the government and film agencies. With this move, the Karnataka government headed by B.S.
Magadheera in final stagesMay 3rd, 2009 The Ram Charan and Kajal Agarwal starrr ‘Magadheera’ has completed shooting and just two songs remain balance for the film. SS Rajamouli is the director.