Perfect girl Namitha got offer from Sunny Deol Wednesday, May 31, 2006 | Nayan
What ever it is, Namita has done it. She has bagged an offer to act with the punjab da puttar Sunny Deol in a untitled venture. The actress who's career was in a quandary was waiting for a hope in the horizon. One wishes at least this hindi film will launch her second innings. But what Namita needs to do immedaitely is shed some wight and she is sure to be picture perfect.
Four glamor dolls wanted for Kamal movie Wednesday, May 31, 2006 | Nayan
Kamal Hasan is in search of heroines. His latest story Dasavataram is ready but his heroines have not been selected or confirmed. Not one or two he needs ten of them and allotting dates, organizing the schedules to see that none overlap is a herculean task. Asin, Trisha, kamalinee Mukherjee, Meera Jasmine, Nitya Dass, Vasundhara Dass have nodded to participate. Now he needs four more. KS Ravikumar and Kamal are seriously hunting and one expects a paisa vasool show with what ten heroines dancing around trees and also the hero.
Radhika 'Selvi' moving to abroad Wednesday, May 31, 2006 | Nayan
'Selvi', the Tamil serial on Sun TV, is literally going places. Radaan Mediaworks (I) Ltd, run by actress Radhika, who plays the lead role in the serial, has decided to move the location to Singapore, stepping up the scale of production several notches. Director Sundar K. Vijayan has opted for Singapore not just for showing some picturesque locales.
Strict rules for AIADMK MLAs at Assembly Wednesday, May 31, 2006 | Nayan
Tamil Nadu Assembly Speaker R Avudaiyappan said AIADMK MLAs were not allowed inside Fort St George building and as suspended MLAs were barred from entering the Assembly precincts. Reading from the Assembly rule book, the Speaker told reporters that the Assembly precincts included the pathways and steps leading to the Assembly, corridors, verandahs, rooms and canteen and hence the AIADMK MLAs were not allowed inside the Fort St George building housing the Secretariat and the Assembly.
Jyothikrishna old girl friends in top position Wednesday, May 31, 2006 | Nayan
AM Ratnam's son Jyothikrishna directed his first film Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu in Telugu. This film was made simultaneously and had Trisha in the telugu version and Shriya in the tamil version. Jyothikrishna feels happy for introducing these two heroines because they are currently occupying the top positions in the tamil industry. Now the second film he is directing has Tamanna and Ileana in Jadoo. While Ileana has become popular, Tamanna has acted with Manoj in Sri. Jyothikrishna says these two will become hot favourites in a very short span with his film. Hope the prediction comes true!
Trisha does not come cheap! Monday, May 29, 2006 | Nayan
Something Something (Nuvastanante Nenodantana in Telugu) with Jayam Ravi and Trisha is almost complete. When director Raja, elder brother of Ravi saw the rushes, he was not satisfied with a few scenes and wanted to reshoot them. He is very meticulous this time as this film would decide the fate of his sibling’s career. So, he wanted another schedule. Ravi’s dates are not a problem. The other heroine, Tejasree, also okayed. The only problem was with Trisha. She just could not come up with sufficient dates as she is already busy with Stalin and Bheema after finishing her portions in Something. In order to make the lithe lass agree, the producer has come up with an irresistible deal. Trisha would be paid one lakh a day for each extra day of reshoot. The girl has said yes and the schedule is on. Hope Raja would get what he wants at least now. Take care man, Trisha does not come cheap!
AIADMK members allowed for budget session Monday, May 29, 2006 | Nayan
The suspended AIADMK members are allowed to attend the Tamil Nadu Assembly during the budget session, the Speaker announced today. A resolution to this effect was moved in the Assembly following a suggestion by Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.Reacting to a request from DPI leader K Selvam, Karunanidhi said Speaker R Avudaippan had announced that the suspension of AIADMK members would be reconsidered if they expressed regret. But, they had not expressed regret so far. Still, the punishment could be reduced, he opined."The AIADMK members had been suspended for the rest of the session, which included the budget session too. But the period of suspension could be reduced as till the end of the debate on the motion of thanks to the Governor's address," the Chief Minister suggested.
Vikram earned life time fan Monday, May 29, 2006 | Nayan
It’s success that normally gathers fans around an actor. A flop hero can hardly boast of fans, leave alone fan clubs. The higher up the ladder of successes the hero climbs, the stronger becomes his fan following. Fans are whimsical and can change loyalties too. But here is a fan who is with an actor even before the latter could make it to big time. Vikram has earned a fan who has been with him since his Sethu days, when the hero had still to prove his credentials at the box office. This youth reportedly turned Vikram’s fan after seeing his splendid performance in Sethu. And as proof of his loyalty, the ardent fan has since then painted on his body the actor’s different look in each film. Not minding the discomfort, for once, Vikram had to take this fan to the formers’ family doctor for an allergy the latter had developed due to it. The youth now heads one of Vikram’s fans’ associations, and reportedly has even got a chance to share frames with his favorite hero in Bhima.
Shriya can't speak to her boyfriend for nine hours Saturday, May 27, 2006 | Nayan
Actress Shriya was one happy girl when she bagged an offer with Rajinikant in Sivaji. But to act in the film she had to forego many other good films because as per the film's contract she is not supposed to work in any film till Sivaji finishes and releases. That's okay but Shriya has another problem. On the sets in Sivaji, one can't use a cell phone and it's a rule. That means she can't speak to her boyfriend in those nine hours. He is not allowed or for that matter no one is allowed on the sets. What when the film releases? She is really going to get popular and the chennai producers will hound her with many more offers. But we are sure that Shriya will be careful this time round.
New star entered in Tamil industry from Telugu Friday, May 26, 2006 | Nayan
Already she has made it to the top in Telugu through Devadasu and Pokiri and now Ileana has set her sight on tamil films. She is acting in Jadoo which has AM Ratnam's son as the hero. Meanwhile she was offered the remake of the telugu Pokiri. Though she jumped at the offer from Vijay she couldn't adjust her dates. Asin seems to have taken her place now but Vijay has no choice.
CBSE X class results on 27th Friday, May 26, 2006 | Nayan
The results of the Class X examinations conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be declared tomorrow. The results for all the regions -- Delhi, Ajmer, Chennai, Guwahati, Chandigarh and Allahabad -- will be announced together at 6 a.m., the Board said in a press release. The Class X examinations were conducted by the Board across the country as well as overseas in March. The results, besides being made available at the respective schools, can also be accessed through SMS on mobile phones, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) on phone as well as on the Internet, the CBSE said in the release.
Daughter to direct Rajanikanth Friday, May 26, 2006 | Nayan
Style…is the other name for Superstar Rajnikanth. His word would be taken as final by his fans in Tamil Nadu. What ever he does it becomes a new Style in tamil cine world. Every one of his fans call him affectionately as Talaiva (Leader!). Every director who is working in the tamil film industry dream to work with him. So recently one of young directress got to direct Rajnikanth’s film direction chance. She is his daughter Soundarya. She had plans to direct her father from her childhood and she just got permission from her father Rajni.
Assembly went out of control Friday, May 26, 2006 | Nayan
Unruly scenes were witnessed in the Tamil Nadu Assembly with AIADMK and Congress members coming to blows, leading to the Speaker ordering en masse eviction of the AIADMK members. AIADMK's V P Kalairajan, former minister K Pandurangan and P K Sekar Babu were seen hurling mikes at the Congress members and a mike hit C Gnanasekaran. Some Congress members, who were shielding Gnanasekaran also were seen hurling mikes at the AIADMK members. A few AIADMK members advanced towards the Congress members and when things went out of control, Speaker R Avudaiyappan ordered the eviction of AIADMK members.
TN paid tribute to Rajiv Sunday, May 21, 2006 | Nayan
Congress workers in large numbers today paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at Sriperumbudur, where he was assassinated, and various parts of Tamil Nadu on his 15th death anniversary. Led by TNCC president M Krishnaswamy, Congress workers garlanded a portrait of the late leader at Sathyamurthy Bhavan, the party's state headquarters, at Chennai. Krishnaswamy then led party workers to Sriperumbudur near here, where Rajiv Gandhi died in a bomb blast in 1991, to pay floral tributes.
Vimala Raman interested to act iwth Ajith Sunday, May 21, 2006 | Nayan
Have you heard of Vimala Raman, the lady who is acting in the telugu version of Poi titled Abbadam. The lady is making news and now and is earning the wrath of the tamil piblic too much and too soon. She says she is here in the film industry not because she has no money and that she has enough money stashed back at home and that she is here just for the love of films. What more, the heroine adds that about the film and the selection of hero, she is very particular. Ask her with whom she is interested in acting with, Vimala says Ajith, Vikram. And what about Rajinikant? "Why not?" she quips. She says she is ready to act as Rajinikant's daughter.
Newsmaker: Namitha next step?? Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | Nayan
Namita is always in the news, be it because of her weight or because of her not so happening films. The beautiful actress from Surat couldn't make a career in andhra but yes she did get noticed in Chennai and also for a film she recently worked in Mumbai..yes it's a hindi movie. Now Namita's next step is to get into crossover cinema and she did it and how! The girl from Surat does have patience and lots of them.
Korean Film Festival inaugurated in Chennai Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | Nayan
A Korean Film Festival was inaugurated in Chennai.On the occasion of the inauguration of the Indo-Korean Cultural and Information Centre in Chennai, the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in New Delhi, and the Indo Cine Appreciation Foundation (ICAF) organised the festival. Prof R R Krishnan, director, The Indo Korean Cultural and Information Centre, Chennai, inaugurated the festival at the South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce The chief guest was Shim Sang Man, chairman, Korean Residents Association, Chennai.
CM Karunanidhi and 227 new MLAs take oath Wednesday, May 17, 2006 | Nayan
228 newly-elected MLAs of Tamil Nadu were administered oath by the protem Speaker of the assembly, D Sudarsanam.Chief Minister M Karunanidhi and his colleagues in the ministry took the oath first, followed by leaders of various parties in the assembly and others. Among the notable absentees were Jayalalithaa (Andipatti), Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam president and actor Vijaykanth (Vridhachalam). V Sivapunniyam (Mannargudi), K Ulaganathan (Thiruthuraipoondi) and Padmavathy (Nannilam) were also not present in the House.One of the members K Gopinath (Hosur) took the oath in Telugu and English. All other members took oath in Tamil. While the members of the DMK, PMK, MDMK, DPI and left parties swore by their conscience, some of the Congress members and all the AIADMK members except former minister K P Anbazhagan (Palacode) took oath in the name of God. Few members used both.
Rajni son in law Dhanush to start a Star Hotel Monday, May 15, 2006 | Nayan
Rajni Kanth is now going to become Grand Father. His daughter was married to Dhanush, the Tamil hero little while ago. Dhanush's film 'Pudupettai' is going to be released soon. His next film 'Thiruvilaiyadal' beside Shriya is also getting completed shortly. Now, he is on cloud nine for the news of becoming the father to a child. Close circles of Rajni Kanth among Tamil film industry know this hot news so far. Dhanush is also planning to start a Star Hotel business with the support of his father-in-law, Rajni Kanth.
I like Nayan Tara company: Simbu Saturday, May 13, 2006 | Nayan
The hot affair of Simbu and Nayan Tara is adding heat to summer winds in Tamil film industry. As per the sources, Simbu says that Nayan Tara fits well for dating but not marriage. Thus the curtain closed for gossips as it proved to be true. Simbu said about her relation with Nayan Tara in an interview to a Tamil magazine. The magazine says that he said, "Our personal relationship was not affected. But when I started going out with Nayan, I knew this was much nicer and far more special. I do not know if it is 'love', but we do meet each other when we are in Chennai and I go and spend time with her at the Accord Metropolitan Hotel where she stays. We also go out for dinner and go shopping together because we like each other's company." Both of them are seen many a time in public places and Nayan has been busy talking to him over mobile for hours together. Affair with an understanding may not affect their careers and health. But if Nayan Tara assumes that the relation leads to marriage, then she would be in soup.
History: Second time minority government in TN Saturday, May 13, 2006 | Nayan
This is the second time that the state will be having a minority government, the first being in 1952, when C Rajagopalachari formed a Congress ministry with the outside support of the Common Wheel party and Indian Peasants and Workers party, led by C Manickavelu Naicker and S S Ramasamy Padayachi. However, these parties later merged with the Congress, which converted the minority status of the ministry to majority. > 31 member DMK ministry: K Anbazhagan, Arcot N Veerasami, M K Stalin, Ko Si Mani, Veerapandi Arumugam, Duraimurugan, P T R Palanivelrajan, Dr K Ponmudi, K N Nehru, M R K Panneerselvam, I Periasami, N.Sureshrajan, Parithi Ilamvazhuthi, A V Velu, Suba Thangavelan, K K S S R Ramachandran, T M Anbarasan, K R Periakaruppan, N K K P Raja, Thangam Thennarasu, S N M Upayathulla, T P M Moideen Khan, N Selvaraj, M P Saminathan, Dr.Poongothai, Geetha Jeevan, Tamilarasi, K P P Sami, U Mathivanan, and K Ramachandran were sworn in as ministers at the function.
Karunanidhi and his ministry swon in Saturday, May 13, 2006 | Nayan
A 31-member DMK ministry was sworn in in Tamil Nadu.Governor Surjit Singh Barnala administered the oath of office and secrecy to all the ministers, who took the oath in Tamil and on their conscience. Karunanidhi, who led the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance to victory in the May 8 Assembly polls, has become the Chief Minister for the fifth time.He will be heading a minority government, with the DMK's allies – the Congress, PMK and the left parties - extending support from outside.Soon after being sworn in as Chief Minister, Karunanidhi announced waiver of cooperative loans of farmers up to March 31, 2006, to the tune of Rs 6,866 crore and reduction of the price of rice, supplied through the public distribution system, from Rs 3.50 to Rs 2 per kg, fulfilling DMK's two major poll promises.
TN poll began: Chidambaram son attacked Monday, May 8, 2006 | Nayan
Polling began in Tamilnadu at 7 a.m. Tamil Nadu, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's son Karthik Chidambaram was allegedly attacked by AIADMK workers who charged him with distributing money to voters near his home town Karaikudi, about 55 km from Madurai, ahead of tomorrow's assembly election.According to police statements the attack led to a clash between DPA and AIADMK workers, triggering tension in the area.Protesting the alleged distribution of money, AIADMK workers attacked Karthik Chidambaram who sustained minor injuries.Trading charges, workers of DPA and AIADMK clashed, police said adding the warring groups dispersed after their intervention. Cases had been registered against both the groups, police said.
Hrithik movie on Tamil screen Sunday, May 7, 2006 | Nayan
Bollywood director Rakesh Roshan's, Actor Hrithik Roshan's latest Hindi film Krrish is to be dubbed in Tamil shortly. Not since Sholay has the Indian celluloid thrown up a blockbuster that would usher in an altogether different genre, that takes along with it an entire range of generations - the young and the old, the contemporary brat - packing lads and lasses, and a panoramic global concept of a Matrix-like maximisation - until now, when Krrish is geared up to invade world cinema, and envelop it in its incredible visual thrust, that combines emotion with derring-do, that is both Indian in its threading and universal in its bonding.
Apex court defers hearing on petition against TN Sunday, May 7, 2006 | Nayan
The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on a petition seeking implementation of its direction by the Tamil Nadu government for excluding the 'creamy layer' among backward class communities from benefits of reservation for admission to educational institutions and employments. A Bench comprising Justice Ruma Pal and Justice A K Mathur posted the matter for July, saying there was no urgency to hear the petition, as the State was in the process of Assembly elections. The public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Voice, a voluntary consumer organisation, alleged that Tamil Nadu had not implemented the apex court order of 1992 in the Mandal Commission case directing the state governments to identify and exclude the 'creamy layers' from among the backward class communities.
TN election polling tomorrow Sunday, May 7, 2006 | Nayan
Union Communications and IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran said it was wrong for anybody to state that he had violated the model code of conduct by using 34 vehicles for his election campaign in the city. Referring to the Election Commission's notice to him in this regard, Maran, in a statement, said, "I am surprised over it. Only three vehicles, two of them for my security, accompanied me." Due to traffic congestion in the city, some vehicles might have stopped behind his vehicle or some of his partymen might have come in vehicles to listen to his speech, he said.
I will live 120 years: Sarath Kumar Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | Nayan
He willing to act in multi-starrers and for free if it was a film directed by Cheran said Sarath Kumar at a function recently. He added that what was needed now was scripts that were different. An astrologer had predicted that he would live to be 120 years. "Then I'll be playing Bharat's grandfather," quipped Sarath. The function was the music release of the Bharat-Arun Kumar-Mallika Kapoor-starrer 'Azhagai Irukkirai Bhayamai Irukkirathu', produced by Cheran and directed by cinematographer-turned-director Vijay Milton.
Big companies avoided TN: Chidambaram Tuesday, May 2, 2006 | Nayan
Big private investors like Tatas, Ambani brothers, Sunil Mittal of Bharti Cellular, Anil Agarwal of Sterlite and Lohia in textile sector have totally avoided Tamil Nadu due to lack of initiative from the Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, the ministers and the departments concerned, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram alleged in Coimbatore. The "casual" approach adopted by the Tamil Nadu government has resulted in Indian entrepreneurs and foreign investors avoiding the state completely, he further alleged.
