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Kollywood got independence only after I took over: Chief Minister

Chennai: In a veiled attack on DMK president, M. Karuna­nidhi, chief minister J. Jayalalithaa on Saturday said everyone was aware of the plight of the Tamil film industry before she returned to power

Global moguls target Kollywood

Chennai: Budget conscious and concept driven Tamil film producers are  drawing the attention of  global production houses. Spurred by the success of a series of low budget and new genre  films in the

Tamil actor Manjula Vijayakumar passes away

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Chennai: Well known Tamil actor Manjula Vijayakumar died on Tuesday in a private hospital following brief illness, sources close to her family said.
Manjula (59) is survived by husband, actor Vijayak

Tamil actor-director Manivannan passes away

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Bengaluru: Tamil actor-director Manivannan passed away in Chennai following a cardiac arrest on Saturday. He was 59.
With over 400 films as an actor and nearly 50 films as director, Manivannan was on

Tamil movie restores lost son to family

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Such scripts are written only for Kollywood. Believe it or not, critically acclaimed movie Vazhakku Enn 18/9, telecast on a TV channel as a Vinayaga Chaturdhi special, stunned a Tiruppur family as the

Movie strong medium, feels cop

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Movies had fascinated K. Ramesh since his childhood. Now a law and order inspector of Kotturpuram police station in Chennai, Ramesh still see movies as a strong medium and does not hesitate to get inv

At dawn, sleepy actor hits cop, autos

Four persons, one of them a police inspector on a bike, were injured after a car driven by actor Suresh alias Sri Ranjan, 25, on Poonamalee high road in Kilpauk on Sunday morning hit them. The actor w

Hindu group seeks removal of objectionable scenes from movie

A Tambaram-based Hindu group, Hindu Dharma Sakthi, has moved a writ petition before the Madras high court seeking an order for removal of certain alleged objectionable portions of the movie Oru Kal Or

Rajinikanth admitted to Singapore's top hospital

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Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has been admitted to Singapore's top hospital, the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, according to medical sources.

The 61-year-old actor arrived here today with his wif

Hope for he who became she

Chennai, Aug. 21: Physiotherapist Muthuchelvan, 24, lost his job in the prestigious Madras Cricket Club when he underwent a sex change operation and became Selvi.

Undeterred, Selvi is now setting up

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