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Saturday, September 26, 2020 10:05 PM IST,
Chennai
Those were the days when Ilayaraja and his brothers struggled for even one square meal in two days. They would conduct music for Bharatiraja's plays and occasionally get a chance to play the guitar for a film recording. Bharatiraja requested SPB, then an up-and-coming singer to engage them in his orchestra which used to perform light music programmes in Chennai. SPB took them on board. Later, Ilayaraja rose to such dizzy heights as a music composer that SPB wondered where that talent came from.
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Monday, August 24, 2020 08:11 PM IST,
Chennai
Ku Ma Ba, as he was later known, was actually proficient in writing chaste and classical Tamil and went on write over 600 film songs for leading music directors like G Ramanathan, KV Mahadevan, TG Lingappa, Sudarsanam, Salil Chowdhury and so on, in films starring MGR, Sivaji Ganesan, Gemini Ganesan, SS Rajendran, Vijayakanth among others. Born on May 13, 1920, at Velukkudi village in undivided Thanjavur district, in an agricultural family, his centenary too has been ignored
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Thursday, June 25, 2020 08:43 PM IST,
Chennai
Today, is the birth anniverary of one of the best composers India has ever seen, Madan Mohan. Awards never came his way, but it was probably better that way, we can console ourselves to say, as his music remained unspoiled and untainted by power, pelf or prestige.
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Monday, June 22, 2020 01:59 PM IST,
Chennai
When the song PombaLai Oruthi IrundhALAm broke out in the hit film AdhE KangaL with music by Vedha, there were a few words that sounded like gibberish. They were not gibberish, but were Sourashtrian words used by Raghavan and TMS, both Sourashtrians
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Thursday, May 23, 2019 01:59 PM IST,
Mumbai
Actor-filmmaker Raghava Lawrence has walked out of the Hindi remake of Kanchana, Laxmmi Bomb. He was slated to direct Laxmmi Bomb.
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Thursday, April 18, 2019 10:59 AM IST,
Chennai
Noted singer K J Yesudas has recorded a song for a Tamil film after a long gap. He has now sung a song for the film Tamilarasan with maestro Ilayaraja scoring the music.
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Tuesday, August 07, 2018 11:08 PM IST,
Chennai
Kamal Haasan’s spy film Vishwaroopam 2 has hit the screens on August 10. Kamal, who is actively promoting the film, said that the film was extremely close to his heart. “This is the longest I had to wait for the release of a movie”, he said. Vishwaroopam 2 is an espionage thriller packed with high-octane action sequences, with Kamal at the age of 63, performing the stunts himself.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018 04:03 PM IST,
Chennai
Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam released its political anthem album titled ‘Ithu Nammavar Padai’ in Chennai on June 25, 2018. The lyrics for the six songs in the album are penned down by Snehan, film lyricist and a participant of Bigg Boss which has Kamal as the anchor.
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Sunday, June 10, 2018 12:50 PM IST,
Chennai
The trailers of Kamal Haasan's Viswaroopam 2 will released at an event that will attract national, even global attention, on June 11 at 5 pm. Aamir Khan will release the film’s Hindi trailer while Jr NTR will release the Telugu version.
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Friday, May 19, 2017 12:09 PM IST,
Chennai
Who is a Tamilian? Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth in response to this poser, answered the question himself at an interaction with his fans
in Chennai on May 19. "You have made me a Tamilian", Rajinikanth said to a cheering audience of his fans.
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Tuesday, May 16, 2017 08:45 AM IST,
Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, as is customary prior to the release of his film, deliberately threw hints about a possible political entry but
made it clear that he would not support those who tried to make money from politics, and asked his fans not be disappointed if he
did not enter politics.
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Thursday, May 11, 2017 11:09 PM IST,
Chennai
'Thala' Ajith's Vivegam teaser has crossed 6 million views in just 12 hours, breaking all kinds of records. From dimly lit silhouettes,
shots of a man vrooming away on a mobike, facing bullets, Ajith looks fit and raring to go in this Tamil spy thriller.
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Thursday, May 11, 2017 10:10 PM IST,
Chennai
Fans of Superstar Rajinikanth will have an opportunity to meet him during a 5-day stint in Chennai from May 15. Although
Rajinikanth has denied any move to enter politics, his fans are mounting pressure on him to take the plunge, taking advantage of the
present political situation after the death of AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa.
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Monday, April 17, 2017 04:54 PM IST,
New Delhi
Sukesh Chandrasekhar, involved in the Rs 50-crore bribery deal with TTV Dhinakaran to help the latter get the AIADMK Two Leaves symbol, is a serial conman who is wanted by the police in several States. There are nearly 50 cases pending against him in various States.
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Friday, April 07, 2017 03:04 PM IST,
Chennai
Tamil film actor Sarath Kumar's residence in southern Chennai was raided on April 7 morning by Income Tax authorities. The raids are said to be linked to the campaign for the RK Nagar byelection in Chennai scheduled for April 12.
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Friday, March 10, 2017 05:14 PM IST,
Chennai
The Rajiikanth film 2.0, directed by Shankar, is nearing completion. It is slated for a Deepavali release in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Director Shankar said only a song remained to be shot.
Director Shankar said only a song remained to be shot, besides a few patchwork stints.
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Thursday, February 09, 2017 04:05 PM IST,
Chennai
Expressing concern over reported attempts of O Panneerselvam to continue in power with the help of some opposition parties, former MP Vijayashanti has urged the Union government – especially M Venkaiah Naidu ,Minister for Urban Development,, to ensure that majority view of the AIADMK MLAs prevail and smooth transition of power.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 05:55 PM IST,
Chennai
Shruti Haasan turned a year older on January 28, and to celebrate her special day, the actress called over a few friends from the industry to join in the celebrations. The star hosted a small birthday bash at her father Kamal Haasan's house which was attended by a few celebs from the Tamil film industry.
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 03:57 PM IST,
Chennai
Ace Director Mani Ratnam's single track from his forthcoming release, Kaatru Veliyidai, with music composed by A R Rahman, is all set to release on February 2.
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Friday, January 20, 2017 05:56 PM IST,
Chennai
Tamil film actors Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Surya, Ajith, Dhanush, Vishal and others observed a day's fast organised by the South Indian
Film Artistes Association (Nadigar Sangam) on January 20 in support of the call for Jallikattu events in the State. They demanded
lifting of the ban on Jallikattu. Music director A R Rahman too observed a day long fast to express his solidarity with the cause.
