Tamil movie lyricist Vaali dead
Famous Tamil lyricist T.S. Rangarajan, popularly known as Vaali, passed away Thursday in a private hospital due to lung problem. He was 82.

'Naam Thamizhar' group seeks ban on 'Madras Cafe'
"Naam Thamizhar" (We Tamils), a Tamil activist party, has sought a ban on John Abraham-starrer "Madras Cafe" for showing the members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) as terrorists in the recently released trailer of the movie.

I enjoy wearing dhoti: Dhanush
Tamil actor Dhanush, seen mostly in 'dhoti' at public functions these days, Sunday said he enjoys wearing it because he swears by the traditional outfit.

Pride - a quality aspiring actors shouldn't possess: Anisha Ambrose
Actress Anisha Ambrose, who is making her debut with upcoming Telugu action-drama "Alias Janaki", feels that for a long-lasting career, aspiring actors shouldn't develop pride and climb the ladder of fame with humility.

'Singam 2' spells success for Suriya
Suriya Sivakumar-starrer Tamil action-drama "Singam 2", which released worldwide July 5, has got a good opening. It collected Rs.9.25 crore on the release day in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka despite getting criticism for being too lengthy.

Makers of 'Ramanujan' shoot in genius' house
The makers of upcoming Tamil-English biopic "Ramanujan", on the mathematic genius Srinivasa Ramanujan have shot a crucial portion of the movie in the house of the math wizard to add the personal touch.

Suriya to start production house D2 Entertainment
Tamil actor Suriya Sivakumar has decided to venture into production and as a producer he reportedly plans to back small and interesting films.

Five in six months: Tamil films that impressed
The going has not been great so far for the Tamil film industry, especially with big-budget, star-studded films falling like nine pins at the box office. But offbeat films with out-of-the-box content such as "Soodhu Kavvum" made by aspiring, mostly f

'Kadhal 2 Kalyanam' will break love story cliches
Debutant director Milind Rau is confident that his upcoming Tamil film "Kadhal 2 Kalyanam" (K2K) will break all the cliches related to love stories.

Suriya-Karthi donate Rs.10 lakh for Uttarakhand victims
Popular Tamil actors Suriya Sivakumar and his brother Karthi Sivakumar Sunday donated Rs.10 lakh towards Uttarakhand disaster relief fund.