Mani Ratnam's Kadal lacks a compelling story, writes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
In a major relief to actor Kamal Haasan, the Madras high court on Tuesday night lifted the ban imposed on his movie 'Vishwaroopam' by the Tamil Nadu government after it courted controversy over its alleged anti-Muslim content.
On Friday afternoon, as he sat in a freezing cold New Jersey theater watching Kamal Haasan's latest film Vishwaroopam, a two and a half hour long international terrorism thriller and an expensive production for Indian standards, Aseem Chhabra kept trying to figure out one thing. Why did the film offend some Muslim organisations and why has it been banned in Tamil Nadu?
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The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who was speaking at the Kerala Literature Festival in Kozhikode on Friday, said while he concedes the BJP's dominance, it is also a fact that they have lost many states and them losing the central government is not impossible.
Devisri Prasad outlines his experience of working with his biggest idol Kamal Haasan in this mammoth project, Dasavathaaram.
Kamal Haasan talks about releasing his film Vishwaroopam on DTH before the theatrical release.
Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a thing or two about life in all its messy grandeur and flawed imperfections, notes Arjun Menon.
Ganesh Venkataraman on sharing screen space with Amitabh Bachchan and Mohanlal in the tri-lingual film, Kandahar.
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
'Onscreen the most stylish and offscreen the most humble person I know, with qualities I always admire and aspire for. May you keep inspiring generations to come.'
The actor also said matters relating to alliance and who will be the chief minister in such a case will be decided during the polls.
Vallamai Tharayo, the Tamil film from Giriguja Films' starring Parthiban and Chaya Singh, tries to re-create Mani Rathnam's magic but fails miserably.
As Akshay Kumar promises to impress in Rowdy Rathore, we take a look at the best dual roles in Hindi cinema in the past.
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Saranya Ponvannan on winning the national award.
A tribute to one of Indian cinema's most prolific filmmakers K Balachander, who passed away at the age of 84 on December 23.
The Phalke awradee has given a new direction to Tamil cinema with his work.
Prasad Productions is back in business after 21 years.
The actor has three films in the pipeline.
The film already boasts of a string of beauties.
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At the launch of his political party, actor Kamal Haasan said he was seized of a guilty conscience when he thought of what he had done for the people who showered him with their love.
An exclusive interview with the Tamil actor who is ready with his first Hindi film, Rakta Charitra.
The actor is ready with the Tamil version of the Malayalam hit Pazhassi Raja.
The Telugu remake of A Wednesday sees the coming together of two superstars -- Kamal Haasan and Venkatesh. Shruti Haasan's background score and a different story line rocks.
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Check out the launch of his ambitious Tamil project.
Dasavatharam is a good album. But one wonders about the possibilities for such an over-hyped film, starring Kamal Haasan. If only the music was composed by stalwarts like A R Rahman, Vidyasagar, Harris Jairaj, Vishal Bhardwaj or even youngsters like Yuvan Shankar Raja or G V Prakash, who are familiar with the Tamil ethos.
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