Hansika has amassed a huge fan following in Tamil Nadu following her successful foray into the industry with films like Maapillai, Engeyum Kadhal and Velayudham. The actress was recently petitioned by fans who want to start fan clubs across the length and breadth of the state. Hansika has requested some time to think about it before letting her decision be known. Hansika is flattered but she also feels that it is a big responsibility. She is talking …

Suriya, the brand ambassador for Nescafe Sunrise, will be the chief guest at an event organized by the company at the Besant Nagar Beach today. The event will start at around 6 pm on the Elliots Beach in Besant Nagar with Suriya participating in it. The star’s fans can catch him live in action at this event.

If you don't have any pressing engagement for the day, you'd best stay at home. For, the weatherman has predicted that severe cyclonic storm Thane is heading right at us. Thane is likely to bring with it strong winds, very heavy rainfall and a high surge of waves. A Met bulletin said cyclone Thane, situated about 450 km east-south-east of Chennai, is likely to intensify further in the next 12 hours and move in a westerly direction. It is likely …

A popular Tamil magazine conducted a poll to find out the most expected film of 2012. Rajinikanth’s Kochadaiyaan, Kamal Haasan’s Viwaroopam, Vijay’s Nanban, Ajith’s Billa 2, Arya’s Vettai, Silambarasan’s Vettai Mannan and Danush’s 3 were in fray to scale the first place. Of all these films, Vijay’s Nanban reached the top spot with 1,19, 668 votes while Ajith’s Billa 2 followed it with 1,08,339 votes. Looks that these two are the hottest picks of …

At a time when assortment of speculations abounds with regard to the political plunge and leanings of Ilaya Thalapathy Vijay, here comes the latest and the hottest one. S A Chandrashekar, father of Vijay, met former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and AIADMK supremo Ms J Jayalalitha this afternoon at 3.45 PM at her Poes Garden residence. The meeting lasted for fifteen minutes. Readers may recall that there are varieties of conjectures in the recent …

Suriya's fan base is constantly expanding. His latest film 7aum Arivu has done tremendous business in Kerala and there is a huge craze for him there. His fans were pleasantly surprised when he was present as a special guest at the Kerala State Awards. Kerala Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy and other ministers of state were also seen. The audience went wild when Suriya came on stage. Director Priyadharshan, Dilip, Salim Kumar, and Kavya Madhavan were …

DMK chief M Karunanidhi today hit out at archrival and Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa for blaming his party’s rule for the bad health of the state PSUs, indicating the new government has “nothing” to claim for itself on the projects front, including power generation. Recalling the budget speech made by Finance Minister O Pannseerselvam in August after the AIADMK stormed to power, Karunanidhi said the former had mentioned Tamil Nadu was in the forefront …

Actor and DMK MP Riteesh Kumar was arrested on Wednesday following land grab charges against him. Riteesh is an MP from the Ramanathapuram constituency and has acted in a couple of Tamil movies before obtaining a DMK seat to contest from Ramanathapuram. The case against Riteesh is that he has obtained land illegally to the extent of about 2 acres in Sriperumbudhur, near Chennai using forged documents. Riteesh was last seen in the film Nayagan.

What is said to be Nayanthara’s last film, Rama Rajyam, may be dubbed in Tamil. According to sources in the film industry, the plan to dub the film in Tamil and have it released here is very strong because the actress still enjoys immense popularity. She was last seen in Boss Engira Bhaskaran with Arya and has stayed away from signing Tamil films. However, the actress agreed to don the greasepaint for Rama Rajyam as she got to play Sita Devi in …

Rajinikanth despite being the biggest star in the continent is a humble man and does not like to talk about himself. But he loves to share anecdotes about his grandsons, Yatra and Linga and how they love to watch DVDs of his old films. The little ones watch these films avidly and then act out scenes from them, mimicking their Superstar grandfather's style perfectly. When Rajini watches them imitate him, he is moved and filled with pride. Seems like …