Ilayaraja belittles ONV India's veteran music maestro Ilayaraja began an unseemly controversy during the audio launch of the Tamil version of Malayalam super hit Pazhassi Raja by lashing out at Malayalam lyricist and poet O.N.V. Kurup, saying that he was not satisfied with ONV's lyrics. Ilayaraja's remark came in the backdrop that the music of Pazhassi Raja did not go the way that it was expected, though the movie clicked. The music maestro said that though he gave five to six tunes for the s... Read Full Story

Moser Baer bags Pazhassi Raja home video rights India's No. 1 Home Entertainment Company Moser Baer Entertainment has acquired the home video rights (DVD, VCD, Blu-Ray and other formats) of Malayalam blockbuster Pazhassi Raja. The offical confirmation came on Monday from producer G. Dhananjayan of Moser Baer. 'Moser Baer will be releasing the film in all formats of Home Video and also in Blu-Ray format for the first time in April 2010 across the world. Moser Baer is proud to have acquired the... Read Full Story

Santosh confirms marriage with Navya Nair Mumbai-based marketing professional Santosh Menon has confirmed media reports that he would marry popular Malayalam-Tamil-Kannada actress Navya Nair at Navya's hometown Muthukulam in Alappuzha in January. Santosh, hailing from Kottayam in Kerala, is the marketing vice president of a multinational company in Mumbai. Santosh and his parents recently had a formal meeting with Navya Nair and her family members. The wedding is expected to take place withou... Read Full Story

Sathyam Cinemas: 7 new releases this Friday This is a special weekend for cinema lovers. Seven movies are releasing at Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai on November 27. Two English movies: Ninja Assassin, an action film starring Naomie Harris, Rain, Sung Kand in the lead and Meryl Streep-Amy Adams starrer Julie & Julia. The long-awaited Yogi (Tamil) starring director Ameer as an action hero (for the first time) with Madhumita comes next in the list. Following Jeevan's super hit Naan Av... Read Full Story

Priyanka Chandra debuts in Tamil Noted Kannada actress Priyanka Chandra of Maharishi, Seena, 10th Class A Section and Konkani film Love in Singapore fame will be making her Tamil debut through director M.A. Romoshiva's college campus love story Kalluri Kalangal. Produced by T. Vasudevan, A. Sridhar and P. Gireesh, the movie is being shot in Yercaud, Erode and Hyderabad. The song sequences will be shot in Malaysia. Newcomer Sukumar is the hero. More details are awaited. Check out: Latest Movie... Read Full Story

2010 to rock at Sathyam Cinemas In 2010, the movies hitting Sathyam Cinemas' screens just get bigger. 2009 ends with movies like Avatar (James Cameron's sci-fi magnum opus), 3 Idiots (Aamir Khan, Madhavan, Kareena Kapoor) and Vettaikaaran (Vijay, Anushka). In January 2010, the movies expected are: Seasons Greetings (Shreyas Talpade), Dulha Mil Gaya (Shahrukh Khan, Sushmita Sen), Pyaar Impossible (Priyanka Chopra, Uday Chopra), The Stepfather, Zombieland, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakq... Read Full Story

Passenger's Tamil version begins The Tamil remake of writer-director Ranjit Sankar's much-acclaimed Malayalam film Passenger (starring Sreenivasan, Dileep and Mamta Mohandas) started rolling under the supervision of director Selva and producer K. Balachander. The Tamil version stars Selva with Sathyaraj and Ganesh Venkatraman in the lead roles. The Tamil version will have more songs than the Malayalam version to entice Tamil audiences. Passenger revolves around the life of honest, straightfor... Read Full Story

Costumes of Paiyya by Priya Manikandan She may be the wife of a celebrated cinematographer, but Priya Manikandan is all set to hit big time with her designing skills. This talented woman, wife of celebrated cameraman Manikandan (the man behind the hits Main Hoon Na, Anniyan and Om Shanti Om, with his upcoming film being Trisha's Hindi debut Khatta Meetha.) is the chief costume designer for the Karthi-Tamannaah starrer Paiyya. The movie directed by Lingusamy and with music by Yuvanshankar Raj... Read Full Story

Sasikumar's voiceover in Maathiyosi South India's highly-acclaimed director-actor Sasikumar has recently rendered his voiceover for the prologue portions of director Nanda Periyasamy's Maathiyosi, being produced by P.S. Sekhar Reddy under the banner of PSRR Films. The film stars four software engineers: Alex, Gopal, Visak and Harish in the lead roles and Shammu as the heroine. In fact, director Nandha Periyasamy was supposed to render the prologue portions, introducing the lead characters, bu... Read Full Story

Ajith goes regal for Sidney Sladen's party Sidney Sladen, designer to the stars and one of Trisha's closest friends, threw a theme party based on the Tudor era of King Henry VIII. Celebrities, including Trisha (who had flown down from Hyderabad just for the party) to Ajith (looking absolutely regal and dashing in maroon) and Shalini (ravishing in pink), Srikaanth and Vandana, Mr. Ramkumar, photographer G. Venket Ram, actresses Sangitha, Sona, Aparna and others attended the party. The grandeu... Read Full Story