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Rajini sends his condolences on Thackeray's passing away

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"Sri Bala Saab was a great leader and a father figure to many, including me", Superstar Rajinikanth has stated in his condolences messages on passing away of the Shivasena leader Bal Thackeray in a Mumbai Hospital on Saturday. In his letter, he has conveyed his condolences to all Thackeray's family members and followers throughout the world and has prayed that 'His soul may rest in peace'.

BIRIYANI PREPARATIONS IN AMBUR

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By, N.Thyagarajan Director Venkat Prabhu who is the son of Music director Ganghei Amaren,  is directing 'BIRIYANI'. Very recently the a short-schedule of the shootings of the film was  completed in Chennai. Now the production company has plans to shoot some of the scenes of the film in Ambur, where it is famous for Biriyani being prepared by our Moslem brothers. The film  starring Karthi, Hansika and Premji Amaren, have planned to shoot in Ambur and Pondicherry in a upcoming months to complete the whole film in a nice manner. But karthi is already busy with the schedules of Alex Pandian with Anushka Shetty opposite him. Obviously, Director Venkat Prabhu's cousin brother Music director Yuvan Shankar Raja's music gonna rock in this film. But 'Biriyani' is the 100th film for Yuvan. BIRIYANI is expected to be a comedy entertainer, like other movies of the Director. So, it will be a good and delightful diet for the audiences. Mankatha gave a blockbuster...

AAROHANAM- Story

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By, N.Thyagarajan Debutant director Lakshmy Ramakrishnan can be proud of her maiden venture   Aarohanam   which slowly but beautifully unfolds and reaches its crescendo in the climax. The film features a strong, spirited woman Nirmala and tackles domestic issues with sensitivity. In an author backed role, Viji Chandrasekhar (actress Sarita’s younger sister and a look alike) steals the show as she is the pivot around which the film revolves. The way Lakshmy Ramakrishnan has tackled the issue of loneliness leading to mental depression among women without being loud and sentimental is what makes the film stand out. Remember a lot of recent movies have portrayed mental illness and bipolar disorder in a crude playing to the gallery manner. The story is straightforward and to the point. There is a ‘Aarohanam’ , a crescendo in the central character Nirmala’s life. Nirmala (Viji Chandrasekhar) is a lower middle class vegetable vendor in Mylapore. She suff...

LAKSHMI RAI WITH ARJUN

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The delightful news is that Lakshmi Rai is teaming up with Arjun Starrer which is a bilingual in Tamil and Telugu. Though the title of the films has not been decided yet, director Kodi Ramakrishnan, known for his socio-fantasy and women oriented films like Arundhati and Amman to name a few, is at the helm of affairs. The pooja for the film took place very recently at the Chennai AVM Studios with the participation of several celebrities from the film world and political areana. Actress Roja and R.B.Choudhary among others graced the occasion.