`Thanga Meengal` adjudged best Tamil film in CIFF 2013

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 20:14

`Thanga Meengal`, which beautifully portrayed the father-daughter relationship and life around government-run schools was today adjudged the best Tamil film in the 11th Chennai International Film Festival here.

Tamil filmmaker Leena Manimekalai ticks off Bollywood films

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 18:30

A Tamil off-beat film-maker has criticised two recent Hindi films `Madras Cafe` and `Chennai Express` for what she says wrong portrayal of Tamil issues and said they were not based on adequate research.

Innovative marketing took centre stage in Tamil cinema

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 15:29

Tamil filmmakers took to experimenting in and innovativing marketing techniques to flaunt the content of their movies before the audiences cohesively.

Comedies reaped gold for southern cinema

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 15:03

Over 600 films were released in the last 12 months across the Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam movie worlds, marking it one of the busiest years.

Aamir Khan open to Marathi films

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 15:10

Aamir Khan says he is open to do Marathi films as long as the scripts offered to him are interesting.

Aamir Khan, Kamal Haasan give memorable start to CIFF

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 08:25

The presence of Aamir Khan and Kamal Haasan at the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai International Film Festival, turned the evening unforgettable for the audiences.

Refusal is a problem with me: Amitabh Bachchan

Last Updated: Thursday, December 12, 2013, 15:37

Amitabh Bachchan finds it hard to refuse requests and invitations, something that he receives in abundance everyday.

Soha Ali Khan finds Bollywood `intellectually` satisfying

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 11:18

Soha Ali Khan, who has studied at the Oxford University and the London School of Economics and Political Science, has revealed that she finds Bollywood "intellectually satisfying".

Aamir Khan to attend Chennai film fest at own expense

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 15:27

Aamir Khan, who is set to attend the opening ceremony of the 11th Chennai International Film Festival (CIFF) Thursday, will bear his own expenses for the trip to the Tamil Nadu capital.

Amitabh Bachchan not working with Rekha

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 19:52

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has rubbished reports suggesting that he is in talks to star opposite veteran actress Rekha in a YRF film.

Asha Parekh disappointed with lyrics in today`s films

Last Updated: Friday, December 6, 2013, 15:34

Asha Parekh is happy that the film industry has advanced technically but is disappointed with the lyrics of the present day songs.

Don`t blame cinema for crime: Priyanka Chopra

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 19:46

If art provocates crimes against women, historic sites like Ajanta-Ellora and Vatsayana`s "Kamasutra" must be banned, says Indian actress Priyanka Chopra, who believes cinema is an "art" too and it should not be blamed for the rising crimes against women in the nation.