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Kuruvi call
Will Dharani’s box-office draw continue with Kuruvi? sudhish kamath talks to the director
Columns

Small wonder!
Shirley Temple, who turned 80 recently, is still regarded as the original little sweetheart



LOVE / HATE
Why I like... Anbe Sivam
There is one simple reason why I liked the movie. It conveys that God is nothing but Love. Even though the basic storyline is clichéd, with a poor hero, beautiful rich heroine and her villainous father, the conceptualisation was ...

Why I hate.. Dhoom 2
This whole movie was a concoction of several foreign action flicks. Even though it had a star-studded cast, most of them were not utilised and the on-screen chemistry of the lead actors was very weak. All the songs were very entertaining, but ...

Mumbai Express
At the launch party of Ram Gopal Verma’s latest film, Sarkar Raj, he showered praise on his film’s leading lady Aishwarya. He said, “When we first approached Aishwarya, I wasn’t conscious of the fact ...

Itsy Bitsy
Shooting for Kombu Thevan is under way in Thanjavur. Sanjay Ram and Hari Kumar, hero of Thoothukudi, are producing the film. Sanjay had earlier produced Thoothukudi and
Cine Quiz
1. For what ‘achievement’ was Walt Disney awarded an Academy Honorary Award in 1932? 2. Who is the composer behind the evergreen soundtracks of A Fistful of Dollars, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly and The Untouchables ...

Capsule
An animation technique in which the actions of an animated object are derived automatically from the motion of a real-world actor or object. Example: Actions of Tom Hanks were captured to animate characters he was playing in

STARGAZING
The ‘Jayam’ duo
The ‘Jayam’ brothers are all smiles these days. Santhosh Subramaniam has proved a hit and it makes it the duo’s fourth consecutive win in a row! “It’s not as though I give my brother special ...


STARGAZING
Balan’s next
The success of Veyyil has catapulted Vasanthabalan to such heights that there’s already much expectation from Angaadi Theru, his next. New face Mahesh is the hero, and Anjali, the heroine of
Promising note
Director Suresh Krissna’s erstwhile assistant A. Rajasekar is wielding the megaphone for the first time for the Vishal-Nayantara starrer, Sathyam. Being made on a mind-boggling budget, Sathyam will have ...


RADIO ACTIVE
Overtake Mutukkal
If you are too busy during weekdays and happen to miss RJ BIG Balaji and Boskey’s “Overtake” show broadcast between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., then here is a chance for you to get a recap on what happened on the show from Mondays to ...

Air Supply
After they see their parents snatched by a pair of criminals, five young pups leap into action to reunite the family. Their journey brings them into contact with a variety of villains and friends, including a goat and a wise wolf. Starring the ...


BLAST FROM THE PAST
Kannamma En Kaathali 1945
L. Narayana Rao, M. K. Radha, M. S. Sundari Bai, ‘Appa’ Subbaiah Pillai, Angamuthu, Kulathu Mani

Grillmill
You said you won your first ever award at the Vijay awards. And this, six years since Viva happened to you. I have won prizes in school and college but yes, this is my first professional ‘award’. The going has ...

My first break
I was working in a garment factory on a salary of Rs. 800, far removed from the world of glamour. I was an actor’s son and so, purposely avoided that field. Offers had been coming my way ever since I was in Class X, but I was just not ...


HOT FROM HOLLYWOOD
Can’t match Cameron
Ashton Kutcher was left breathless by his stunning What Happens In Vegas co-star Cameron Diaz. The “Punk’d” star says blonde beauty Cameron is so fit that when it came to their fight scenes he could not keep up. “Cameron ...

Brit’s advice to Miley
Miley Cyrus has been offered advice from an unlikely source over her nude photo shoot scandal. None other than Britney Spears is said to be ready to help the teen idol through her troubles caused by a recent magazine interview and photo shoot in ...

‘I’m no shopaholic’
Sarah Jessica Parker insists she could never be a shopaholic like her “Sex and the City” character because she feels too guilty when she splashes the cash. The 43-year-old actor, soon to be on the big screen as Carrie Bradshaw in
Fighting fit
“The X-Files” star David Duchovny is fighting fit for his big screen return into the unknown. The 47-year-old star says boxing on a daily basis helps keep him trim and stress-free, he would never get into a fist fight because he is ...

Landing the dream role
Emile Hirsch admits landing the lead role in the cartoon remake of Speed Racer was his dream job because he was obsessed with the cartoon as a kid. The young star, who plays racing driver Speed in the movie, says he never ...


Film Review

There’s Vijay, what else?
When a filmmaker gives a blockbuster that stands out for neat narration, thrilling action and admirable technique, he sets a benchmark that even he could find tough to match again.Director Dharani did just that with
A potent line
The title is intriguing. So is the casting. And therein lies the lure of Sri Ashta Vinayak Cine Vision’s Chakravyugam (U/A). Avarice, murder and sadism form the base. Nothing new, but the story spun around the sins, the ...

Worth a watch
Storyline: An East Berlin secret police agent assigned to spy on a rebel writer and his lover gets sucked into their lives.
Bottomline: Heartwarming insight into German history sudhish ...

One minute review
Storyline: Village bumpkin Shetty comes to take his con-man brother Warsi back to the villageUps: Ummm… Tough one… Er… Okay, Pass.Downs: Where do we start? There are two kinds of bad films. ...


Interview

Attractive as ever
Asin reveals only as much as she wants to about her forthcoming Bollywood projects. chitra swaminathan takes notes


Cinema


ON LOCATION
All glitz and glamour
Saroja With Venkat Prabhu at the helm, the Chennai 600028 crew is brewing another entertainer

Still in the Race
Be it Welcome, Race or Tashan, Anil Kapoor fits the role to a T


Tv Serials

Serials
Beginning May 12, the channel rolls out an array of new programmes and airs the regular shows at different timings. ‘Karpom Kanini,’ the new show, to be aired on Mondays, brings out many interesting facts about computers, helping ...

Series
Pamela Anderson is back in this new sitcom premiering today, with repeats on May 10, 2 a.m. and 7 a.m.Looking to curb her wild ways, hard-partying Skyler wants a major life change. She gets her wish when she lands a job at a small, ...



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