Good films work beyond trends: Raja Murugan
Trends don't affect the response to "good films", says director Raja Murugan, who is awaiting the release of his Tamil directorial debut "Cuckoo", a love story of two blind characters

Small is successful; Southern filmmakers fret over lengthy movies
Short and crisp narratives such as "Pizza" and "Soodhu Kavvum" are having an edge over biggies like "Thalaivaa" and "Alex Pandian" down south, say trade pundits, adding that shorter attention span of viewers is a growing concern for the stakeholders

Former lovers Simbu, Nayantara very professional on set
Director Pandiraj, who has roped in former lovers Silambarasan aka Simbu and Nayantara for his upcoming yet-untitled Tamil romantic-drama, says that the actors have been highly professional on the film's set and they are cordial while working togethe

P. Vasu to work with Aishwarya Rai in next
Southern filmmaker P. Vasu, known for films such as "Chandramukhi" and "Chinna Thambi", says that he has finalised Aishwarya Rai for his upcoming untitled multilingual, which will feature the former beauty queen as a Kalari fighter.

Working with YRF a huge responsibility: Gokul Krishna
Director A. Gokul Krishna, who is awaiting the release of his directorial debut "Aaha Kalyanam", the southern remake of "Band Baaja Baaraat", says working with a prestigious studio like Yash Raj Films (YRF) is a great responsibility he had to bear as

Piaa Bajpai in Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's next
Southern actress Piaa Bajpai, known for films such as "Ko" and "Bale Pandiya", will feature in actor-filmmaker Lakshmy Ramakrishnan's yet-untitled Tamil directorial which is expected to go on the floors in March.

Kamal Haasan to shoot 'Drishyam' Tamil remake from mid-2014
ctor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan will commence filming the yet-to-be-titled Tamil remake of recent Malayalam blockbuster "Drishyam" from the second half of 2014, says director Jeethu Joseph.

Southern cinema's veteran stars reunite for fun, frolic
Southern movie superstars such as Rajinikanth, Chiranjeevi, Daggubati Venkatesh and Nandamuri Balakrishna along with star actresses such as Khushbu Sundar and Radhika Sarath Kumar reunited for a day filled with fun and frolic.

All's well with S.P. Balasubrahmanyam's health
S.P. Balasubrahmanyam's manager has refuted rumours that the legendary singer suffered breathing-related problems while performing in South Africa last week.

Shruti Haasan resumes work post surgery
Actress Shruti Haasan, who recently underwent a surgery for appendicitis here, resumed work Wednesday. She shot for Akshay Kumar-starrer "Gabbar". "Gabbar" went on floors Wednesday.