CHENNAI: It is never easy to give up the comfort of a lucrative job and pursue a career in an art form. But for Aalaap Raju, it came as a natural choice. “July 16, 2009 — that was the day I decided to follow my heart. I switched over from my job as software professional …
MUMBAI: ‘No One Killed Jessica’, ‘Mirch’, ‘Turning 30’ and ‘7 Khoon Maaf’ – all women-centric films in the last few months show the female leads in strong and powerful roles. Filmmakers and actors hope this trend continues in future. On the silver screen women are usually seen as a helpless mother, submissive wife, devoted girlfriend, …
BANGALORE: It was a case of shedding advice and receiving some at the ‘Rajdhani’ audio release function. Namma kichcha Sudeep was the chief guest of the event. During the launch, he was informed that Yash and Chethan Chandra, two of the four heroes of the movie, took a major risk by jumping from a 24-storey …
Director Dr. Biju’s latest movie ‘Veettilekkulla Vazhi’ has been selected to the competition section of the tenth edition of the’ Imagine India International Festival’. The festival to be held at Madrid, Spain in between May 17-31 will feature only one more film from South India, Girish Kasaravally’s ‘Riding the Stallion of Dreams’. ‘Veetilekkulla Vazhi’ is …
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After two years from his divorce from star actor Urvashy, popular supporting star Manoj K Jayan is reported to have tied the knot again, on Thursday. This time Manoj has opted for a woman outside media and celebrity circle and has selected Asha, a native of Varkala as his wife. The low-key marriage function is …
KOCHI: Actor Rima Kallingal will be seen in a sizzling hot avatar in the upcoming Prithviraj Starrer ‘City Of God.’ Directed by Lijo Pallisserry, the movie is a remake of Portuguese movie ‘City of God’ (‘Cidade de Deus’). Lijo’s debut as a director was the Indrajith-starrer ‘Nayakan’. Prithviraj and Indrajith come together once again in …
KOCHI: Metro Film Society will hold a one-day film festival featuring a selection of films screened at the international film festivals in Goa and Thiruvananthapuram. The festival, to be conducted in association with Kerala Chalachitra Academy, Kochi Corporation and C-Head, is from 10.30 am onwards on March 5 at the Town Hall. The films include …
KOCHI: The dream team of ace filmmaker Priyadarshan and Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, who gave blockbusters like ‘Boeing Boeing’ and ‘Thalavattam’, have teamed up after a gap of eight years for the comedy ‘Arabiyum, Ottakavum, P. Madhavan Nairum’. Speaking to the media just before boarding his flight to Abu Dhabi, which would be the main location …
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Afghanistan this week to meet refugees in the war-torn country. The 35-year-old, who is a UN Goodwill Ambassador, skipped the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles Sunday night and instead flew to Kabul on Monday, reports contactmusic.com. Jolie had last visited the country in …
CHENNAI: When Tamil kuthu number ‘Nakka Mukka’ was performed at the opening ceremony of the ICC World Cup 2011 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka, alongside performances by Bryan Adams, Sonu Nigam and Shankar, Ehsaan and Loy, its music composer Vijay Antony was least aware of it. “I was busy recording in my …
