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| July 12, 2017 | | Rains! Lights! Camera! Action!
What happens when you shoot at night, under pouring rain, as electrical wires snake around and your eyes turn gritty due to lack of sleep?
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| March 20, 2017 | | PIX: Mohan Babu's birthday celebrations
Actor-director-producer Mohan Babu turned 67 on March 19, and a big birthday celebration was organised for him at the Sree Vidyanikethan school in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
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| September 19, 2016 | | PIX: Sridevi-Jaya Prada mingle with Mohan Babu
Telugu actor Mohan Babu completed 40 years in film industry, and he celebrated with a grand event at the Indira Priyadarshini grounds in Visakhapatnam city, Andhra Pradesh.
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| September 16, 2016 | | Is Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya heading for divorce?
Papa Rajinikanth apparently stayed with the couple after returning from the US, where he had been undergoing treatment for a kidney-related ailment, and hoped to effect a reconciliation. Unfortunately, it did not work out.
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| September 08, 2016 | | Akhil Akkineni to get engaged
Nagarajuna's younger son Akhil Akkineni is all set to get engaged to his girlfriend Shriya Bhupalon on December 9.
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| March 26, 2016 | | Keep smiling, Jishnu!
In one of his final posts, he explained how just a smile could can make a significant difference in life.
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| March 08, 2016 | | 'Kalabhavan Mani was one of a kind'
'Kalabhavan Mani was truly the star of the masses, which was evident from the huge crowds that came to bid him adieu when he died on March 6 at the age of 45.'
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| January 28, 2016 | | Joy Mathew mocks Padma awards
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Kamal Haasan: I will miss Kalpana sorely
'Kalpana's astounding talent and her unassuming demeanor were a study in contrast. To be so talented and yet so grounded requires a sensible head and a compassionate heart. Kalpana had both.' Kamal Haasan pays rich tribute to his late colleague.
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| January 08, 2016 | | The TOP 5 Tamil actresses
Take a bow, Nayanthara, Radhika Prasidhha, Aishwarya Rajesh, Jyothika, Nithya Menen.
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| May 01, 2015 | | Uttama Villain release postponed
Film reviewer S Saraswathi was disappointed as the screenings of Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain were cancelled at the last minute due to some financial problems between the producers and financiers.
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| February 05, 2015 | | Ajith's Top 10 Hits
As Ajith's Yennai Arindhaal releases, we look at the movies that made him a star.
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| January 13, 2015 | | PIX: Chiranjeevi, Venkatesh at VB Rajendra Prasad's funeral
VB Rajendra Prasad passed away on January 12 of age-related ailments. He was 82.
Vikram, Rajinikant, Siddharth: Meet Shankar's leading men
As his latest, much-talked about venture, I, starring Vikram, is all set to hit the screens this Pongal, here is a look at the other heroes, who have been a part of this brilliant director's extraordinary journey of success.
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| December 26, 2014 | | 'K Balachander will remain always alive in us'
'During Diwali, many films with big stars are released. KB's film needed no stars. 'A film by K Balachander' was enough to draw the crowds.' Director Suresh Krissna pays rich tribute to the late K Balachander.
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| July 28, 2014 | | Censor trouble in Kannada Films
Certification of films by the Regional Censor Board (RCB) in Bangalore has come to a standstill because there are not enough members to watch the films.
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| June 04, 2014 | | Manam is a winner at the box office
With three generations of the Akkinenis -- late Akkineni Nageswara Rao (ANR), Akkineni Nagarjuna and Akkineni Naga Chaitanya the film has proved to be a big hit.
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| January 22, 2014 | | Akkineni Nageswara Rao lived and breathed cinema
Akkineni Nageswara Rao was one of the people instrumental in bringing the Telugu industry to Hyderabad from Chennai in the 1990s. Radhika Rajamani salutes the thespian, who passed into the ages on Wednesday, January 22.
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| October 10, 2013 | | Srihari-The Real Star is gone
From being a stuntman, then a character artiste and finally the leading man, Srihari rose in the film industry by sheer dint of hard work.
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| October 11, 2011 | | Subhash Ghai's Kannada film
Mukta Art's maiden Kannada venture Nimbehuli will be directed by Hemanth Hegde who will also be seen in the lead.
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| October 07, 2011 | | High Court grants bail to Darshan
Holding that he could not continue to keep a celebrity actor locked up in jail and "demoralise" him, Justice Pinto said the actor, along with his film career, needs balancing his family life as well.
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| March 24, 2011 | | Ramya: Ban is a big joke
Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce President Basant Kumar Patil announced a one-year ban on actress Ramya
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| November 23, 2010 | | Goodbye, Mankada Ravi Varma
Shobha Warrier pays tribute to the world renowned cinematographer who passed away on Monday.
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| May 21, 2010 | | Komal gets all the women!
The popular Kannada comedian is surrounded by women in his next forthcoming movie, Wah re Wah.
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| April 16, 2010 | | Sudha Murthy to make film debut
The latest entrant into Kannada films is author and Infosys mentor Narayana Murthy's wife, who will be a part of Prarthane.
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| December 29, 2009 | | Kannada composer C Ashwath dies
The Kannada music scene lost a giant in C Ashwath, who passed away on Tuesday at a private hospital in Rajajinagar in Bengaluru. He was suffering from a prolonged illness, due to liver and kidney failure. He composed music for nearly 28 Kannada films and was hugely popular as a singer and composer.
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| September 02, 2009 | | Raaj, The Showman sinks deeper into controversy
Kannada film Raaj, The Showman continues to make news even after its release what with a spate of police complaints, threat of law suits and failure to meet the high expectations it had.
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| August 13, 2009 | | Chiranjeevi's son's film Magadheera in trouble
In Andhra Pradesh, Magadheera has been banned in the Vijayanagaram district because it saw death of five film enthusiasts due to a short circuit in the Lakshmi Srilakshmi theatre in Sulur.
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| July 17, 2009 | | Much drama in Kannada film industry
The spat between Kannada actor Diganth and director Priya Bharathi (an NRI from the USA) has taken an ugly turn with the director alleging that the actor was sleeping with two of the film's heroines in the US where the shooting of her film e-Preethi was going on.
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| March 02, 2009 | | Before Resul Pookutty, there was Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Long before Resul Pookutty's Oscar blast, Malayalam filmmaker Adoor Gopalakrishnan used sound as a leitmotif in his films. For Adoor, known world over as one of the finest filmmakers ever from India, sound is as important as any other factor in a film.
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| December 15, 2008 | | Mohanlal to become a Lt Colonel
Mohanlal will be the first actor in the country to have got such a prestigious title from the army. The only other celebrity to get this title is former cricket captain Kapil Dev.
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| November 21, 2008 | | Kuselan producer settles dues
Pyramid Saimira has agreed to extend the reimbursement to distributors and theatre owners of Karnataka and Andhra despite the producers of the movie voicing their opinion to compensate only in Tamil Nadu.
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| October 24, 2008 | | Yuvan Shankar Raja to make films
Yuvan Shankar Raja, one of the most sought after music directors in Tamil is venturing into film production. The production house goes by the name Pearl Stone Entertainment Pvt Ltd. His maiden production venture, most likely to be a musical, will be directed by S P Sabha. The story will be by Yuvan. Siva of Chennai 600028' and Saroja will play the lead role.
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| October 03, 2008 | | Pakru, the little big man
The third silent film in Kannada that is getting ready for release is Mirror. Ajay Kumar alias Pakru from Kerala plays the lead role. Pakru is no ordinary actor; he holds the Guinness Book of World Records for being the shortest actor in the world who has acted in the maximum number of films. He is just 76 inches tall.
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| September 11, 2008 | | UTV to make Tamil, Telugu films
UTV Motion Pictures is entering the Tamil and Telugu film market in a big way. The company has signed three of the biggest superstars from the Tamil and Telugu film industries -- Surya, Vikram and Mahesh Babu -- for their forthcoming films. After producing Hindi films like Jodha Akbar, Rang De Basanti, Life in a Metro, etc and co-producing Mahesh Babu's Athithi in Telugu and Kannamoochi Yennada in Tamil, UTV Motion Pictures has a lineup of four Tamil and two Telugu films.
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| September 08, 2008 | | Rajnikanth, Aishwarya shoot for Enthiram
Director Shankar, Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, cinematographer Ratnavelu and a crew comprising of 40 people left for the US last Friday to shoot for the magnum opus Enthiram (formerly titled Robot).
Kuselan impasse ends
At the end of their deliberations on the Kuselan issue on September 2 in Chennai, the distributors/theatre owners combine issued a joint communique stating that 'they had a frank discussion and decided to call off their earlier decision not to cooperate in future with films produced by Seven Arts/Kavithalaya, distributed by Aingaran Films/Pyramid Saimeera Films and films starring Rajnikanth.'
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| August 18, 2008 | | From superstar to a political leader
Chiranjeevi, who dominated the Telugu film industry for more than two decades, will be following the footsteps of the legendary N T Rama Rao who floated the Telugu Desam Party on May 28, 1982. Here's a closer look at the man.
Rajnikanth to return Rs 10 crores?
The superstar has reportedly held secret parleys with the administrators of Pyramid Saimira and assured them that he will pay Rs 10 crores to be disbursed to the distributors and theatre owners, who have lost their money.
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| August 05, 2008 | | Meet RGV's new 'find'
After the success of his Kannada films such as Mussanje Maathu, Sudeep will be seen for the first time in a Bollywood film, that too a horror titled Phoonk.
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| July 29, 2008 | | Rajnikanth's heartfelt appeal
Controversies seem to dog Rajnikanth's latest Tamil film Kuselan. The latest is that Rajnikanth has requested the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce to facilitate the release of his film in the state on August 1st. His letter written in chaste Kannada, said that it was not his intention to hurt the feelings of anyone when he spoke at the protest rally organised by the Tamil Nadu Film Artists Association.
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| July 23, 2008 | | Kuselan faces rough weather in Karnataka
History repeats itself in Karnataka for superstar Rajnikanth. Last year in June, there were large scale demonstrations against the release of Rajnikanth's Sivaji by the pro-Kannada groups.
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| June 04, 2008 | | Making the cut at an American TV show
To make the cut for the nationally televised Jeopardy! Collegiate Championship is no small feat. Suchita Shah reflects on her 15 minutes of fame.
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| May 22, 2008 | | Kannada film industry shocked at Monica's murder charge
The Kannada film industry was in a state of shock after hearing the news. Monica has acted in four Kannada films in a career spanning six years. She had created a lot of controversies and her name featured regularly in magazine gossip columns.
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| May 21, 2008 | | Dasavathaaram to release on June 6
It has been a long wait for Kamal Haasan fans, who are anxiously waiting for his magnum opus, Dasavathaaram. And finally, the film's release date has been announced.
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| May 20, 2008 | | Kannada film writer Jayagopal passes away
Noted Kannada film writer and director R N Jayagopal passed away on Monday, May 19. He was 71. He leaves behind his wife, Lalitha, and son, Raviprasad, who works as a software engineer in the US. rediff.com pays a tribute to him.
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| April 12, 2008 | | Santhosh Subramaniam is a masala entertainer
AGS Entertainment's Santhosh Subramaniam, starring 'Jeyam' Ravi and Genelia is a masala entertainer that will bring a smile to a lover of romance and relationships.
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| March 11, 2008 | | Sukhvinder Singh's lucky charm is SRK!
Sukhvinder Singh has become a name to be reckoned with after his compositions for the Shah Rukh Khan starrers -- Chak De India and Om Shanti Om -- have become hits.
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| February 11, 2008 | | Kannada actor Ganesh to wed
Kannada's film industry's most eligible bachelor and popular actor 'Golden Star' Ganesh is all set to tie the knot with Shilpa on February 18.
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| January 07, 2008 | | It's official: Rajni signs Robot
rediff.com broke the news a few days ago that the Sivaji duo Shankar and Rajnikanth will be working together in Robot again.
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| October 18, 2007 | | Now, a Carnatic Idol!
Hugely successful talent shows like Indian Idol and Sa re Ga Ma Pa inspire another one.
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| October 16, 2007 | | Actress slapped!
Actress Padmapriya was slapped by her director for not getting expressions right.
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| September 13, 2007 | | Rajnikanth rocks!
Having tasted success, Sivaji's producers are planning its Japanese and Malay versions.
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| June 19, 2007 | | Rajni: The man with the Midas touch
Everything the actor does turns to gold. His latest film Sivaji is all set to break records not just in India but abroad as well. And everyone wants to cash in on the phenomenon from down south.
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| May 14, 2007 | | Sivaji in theatres on May 31
The most anticipated film of recent times, Sivaji, is releasing on the May 31st, AVM Studios announced.
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| September 13, 2006 | | Jyotika bids adieu to films
Jyotika said she would like to devote time to her personal life and plans to start a family soon.
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| August 09, 2006 | | Mohanlal disowns Aran
The actor is furious at his voice being re-dubbed in the Tamil film.
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| April 20, 2006 | | When Rajkumar sang…
The Kannada icon had a powerful voice and genuine musical talent.
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