2019 has been a memorable year for Tamil cinema. Six major films have grossed more than Rs 100 crore each in worldwide theatrical takings, with Thalapathy Vijay’s Bigil leading the way. The six films in the century grossers club are Superstar Rajinikanth’s Petta, Thala Ajith’s Viswasam, Nerkonda Paarvai, Raghava Lawrence’s Kanchana 3, Bigil and Kaithi. The cumulative total worldwide theatrical …
When the National Award for Best Audiography was instituted for the first time in 1976, Tollywood received the trophy for sound designer SP Ramanathan’s fine work in legendary filmmaker Bapu’s Bhakta Kannappa. Raja Krishnan has won the National Award for Ram Charan-Sugumar’s Rangasthalam for ‘playing with beauty and essence of the tonal quality of the silence’ in the sub-category as …
From time immemorial in Tamil cinema, very few actors have been brave enough to step down from their starry avatars once in a while and do a film that shuns any preconceived notions about their image. After Superstar Rajinikanth’s decision to work with director Pa. Ranjith on two occasions, one announcement that was at the cynosure of all eyes was …
Will the Kollywood box office be revived by Ajith-starrer Nerkonda Paarvai releasing today? Tirupur Subramaniyam, one of the leading distributors and exhibitors in Tamil Nadu, says: “The small films made on a budget becoming hits are good for the trade, but it is really films featuring the superstars like Rajinikanth, Vijay or an Ajith when they become super hits that …
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