Vijay was present at a special screening of Nanban held at Thanga Regal theatre in Madurai much to the joy of his fans. He distributed gifts and a feast was prepared for a group of mentally challenged people and served. Vijay also addressed his fans and shared his Nanban experiences. Sathyaraj, Shankar, Srikanth, Jiiva and Sathyan are all wonderful people and it was great to work with them, Vijay said. He said that it was a dream come true for him …

Vigilance officials today raided nine premises of senior DMK leader Duraimuguran on charges of accumulating assets disproportionate to his known sources of income during his tenure as Minister for PWD, Law and Prisons from 2006 to 2009. Police said a case under the Prevention of Corruption Act was registered against him yesterday as a prima facie case of cognisable offence was made out. Searches are being conducted at Vellore, Kanchipuram and Chennai …

Harris Jayaraj’s concert Harris: On the Edge was announced to take place in Chennai, Coimbatore, Hyderabad etc. Now, the musician has added Madurai to this list. A huge demand from his Madurai fans prompted the music director to add this location to itinerary. Harris’s decision has evoked a good response from his Madurai fans and the musician is happy to conduct the live concert there.

In a press statement Ashok Parwani, Sony Music Entertainment Chennai, said, “We are overwhelmed with the response the movie and the music have received. Velayudham has broken all records and we have sold all our units within a day of its launch. The soundtracks are original, soulful and memorable. We’re sure that the compositions will go down in history as some of the best melodies of our times.” The audio launch held in Madurai on August 28th was …

Suriya’s ‘Raktha Sarithram’ directed by Ram Gopal Varma has obtained ‘A’ certificate after chopping three scenes by the revising committee of Censor Board. The film makers are now busy in promoting the film as its release is nearing. The much awaited film of Suriya and more over he is making his debut in Bollywood with this film. The combo of Suriya and RGV is for the first time. As the film is hitting the theaters on December 3rd the super combo …

Director Vettirimaran and Dhanush’s upcoming flick ‘Aadukalam’ which was set on Madurai backdrop is progressing at fast face. Earlier, the beautiful actress Trisha has signed for the movie to act opposite Dhanush in the film but, later she was replaced by a new comer Tapasi. Giving explanation about Trisha to be out of the project, Director says “Trisha had participated in the first schedule of the shooting and shot some scenes for four days. But …

After the success of ‘Pollathavan’, Vettirimaran and Dhanush are working for ‘Aadukalam’. The movie has completed its shooting and also post production works are going on. However, in the mean time, director Vettirimaran have plans to reshoot some important scenes of the film in Chennai. The movie is set in the backdrop of Madurai town and the shooting has been planned at Red Hills of Chennai. Dhanush plays the role of little monster who refuses …

The famous director Nanda Periasami, latest release ‘Mathi Yosi’ has been striking with mixed response at the box-office. In the mean time, the ace director is planning for his next flick which will go on floors very shortly. Director Nanda Periasami says “My first film ‘Oru Kallooriyin Kadhai’ was based on a college romance. My second movie Mathi Yosi is about four Madurai-based youngsters. And my third venture will revolve around the lives of …

Earlier, it was said that Ajith’s 50th film will be directed by Gautham Menon and it will go on floors as soon as Gautham completes low budget thriller movie that has Veera and Sameera Reddy in the leads. Now, the interesting buzz is that Ajith’s 50th film will have never seen mega movie launch in Tamil industry which is being planned by the film producer Dayanidhi Alagiri at the famous Thamukam Grounds in Madurai. Plans are also going on to invite …

Ameer’s ‘Kannabiraan’ which lead to a lot of speculations after some delay will finally start rolling with the pooja on February 25, which is tomorrow. DMK strongman and the party’s South Chennai Secretary, J Anbhazhagan is joining the growing list of politician producers with this film. ‘Jayam’ Ravi is the hero and even he will be happy with the developments. ‘Jayam’ Ravi will simultaneously work for Prabhu Deva’s ‘Ich’ also and so is not going …