Chennai, June 10 (IANS) Actor, filmmaker and social activist Raghava Lawrence on Wednesday postponed a much-anticipated announcement regarding a “very important life decision,” citing the demise of legendary Tamil filmmaker Bharathiraja and the prevailing mood of mourning within the film fraternity. Lawrence had earlier revealed that he would make the announcement on Wednesday, June 11, at 9.30 a.m., triggering widespread speculation about his possible entry into electoral politics. However,…
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Chennai, June 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay on Wednesday paid homage to one of Tamil cinema’s iconic directors Bharathirajaa, who passed away here in the early hours of Wednesday. Sources said that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister arrived at the residence of the late director in Neelangarai and paid his last respects to the legendary director.The demise of one of the pioneers of Tamil cinema has plunged the Tamil film industry in gloom with several film stars, directors and film industr…
Chennai, May 17 (IANS) Actor-politician and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan has submitted a six-point memorandum to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay, seeking major policy interventions aimed at revitalising the Tamil film industry. The proposals include the launch of a state-owned OTT platform, tax relief measures, stronger anti-piracy enforcement, and incentives to support film production and theatre owners.Haasan met the Chief Minister late Saturday and detailed his deman…
Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) Kamal Haasan paid a visit to the new Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay and demanded a mandatory 8-week OTT window for all the projects releasing in the state. The ‘Indian’ actor argued that this will help the theatre owners and distributors to sustain themselves in the competitive business.Haasan took to his official X (Earlier known as Twitter) handle and shared a list of the 6 demands he presented in front of the CM for the betterment of the Tamil film industry.”The demands…
Bangalore, May 14 (IANS) Expressing shock and grief on the sudden demise of actor Dileep Raj who passed away on Wednesday after reportedly suffering a cardiac arrest, actress Shilpa Manjunath has now paid rich tributes to the late actor, saying that the industry had truly lost a gem! The actress, who has made her mark in both Tamil and Kannada film industries, took to her Instagram page to pen a heartfelt tribute to the late actor, with whom she had worked in the Kannada film, ‘Nimma Vasthugalig…
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Congratulating actor Vijay who took oath as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, actor Vishal on Sunday expressed the desire for Vijay’s term to be the golden era of the state. Taking to his social media timelines to congratulate Vijay, Vishal wrote, “Congratulations to our honourable chief minister #ThalapathyVijay as I always love to call him for taking oath as the next chief minister of #TamilNadu and so happy to see a personality from our fraternity to lead the government…
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay on Sunday announced 200 units of free electricity and the formation of the “SingaPen” Special Task Force as among the first major decisions of his government shortly after taking the oath.Soon after the swearing-in ceremony at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium here, Vijay signed key official files in the presence of senior officials and ministers, signalling the beginning of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) government’s welfa…
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) Actor, producer and parliamentarian Kamal Haasan and Superstar Rajinikanth expressed shock and grief over the demise of veteran Tamil film producer R B Choudary, who passed away in a tragic car accident in Udaipur in Rajasthan on Tuesday. Taking to his X timeline, Kamal Haasan penned a heartfelt note in Tamil to express his condolences to the family members of producer Choudary, who is known for having introduced several new directors to the Tamil film industry. Calling R B…
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) Pointing out that he would be casting his vote as always, actor Vishal on Thursday urged all the voters of Tamil Nadu to go and cast their votes in their respective constituencies saying, the time “to exercise the most important right” had come. Taking to his X timeline to urge the masses to vote, he wrote, “And the time has come to exercise the most important right of ours in this democratic country. Yes, good morning one and all. Let’s begin and register this day wit…
Chennai, April 23 (IANS)Several stars from the Tamil film industry including actors Vikram, Dhanush, Ajith and music director Anirudh Ravichander were among those who turned up early on Thursday morning to cast their votes in the intensely contested elections to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly. Vikram cast his vote at The Besant Theosopical Higher Secondary School, while Gautham Karthik, the son of actor and politician Karthik, cast his vote in Stella Maris College.Ajith, who returned in a hu…