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Cheap thrills on a low budget -- ContractContract begins with a line: You may ignore terrorism. But terrorism won’t ignore you. We could say the same thing about Varma. He keeps coming back to haunt us. The man is evil. Only he could’ve made an entire film as an inside joke. ... 
The same old story -- Manavan NinaithalThere are a number of messages in Arul Movies Manavan Ninaithal, but except the climax nothing gets into our minds. Sakthi (Rithik) is an extraordinary student who comes first in the State in the Plus Two examination. ... 
Made for women -- Made of HonourOf course there are castles. Whopping castles, generously smothered with the requisite romantic mist and music. There are galloping horses. Mandatory, after all, for any knight worth his shining armour. And there’s Patrick Dempsey, ... 
Don’t bat an eyelid -- The Dark KnightHeath Ledger probably didn’t care too much about death. Maybe because he knew he was going to be immortalised as one of the best onscreen villains of all time. Maybe he also knew that the world, at some subconscious level, loved and related ... 
One-minute-reivew -- Kismat KonnectionStoryline: An unlucky architect pitching for a shopping mall falls in love with his Lady Luck activist rooting for the community centre (where the mall is supposed to come up) and now he has to decide what he wants more.Ups: ...
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Why I like... DasavathaaramI am a parama rasikan of Kamal Haasan. I would have hardly missed a single film of his. Especially those he has done for K. Balachandar. For instance, I must have watched Nizhal Nijamagiradhu 40 to 50 times. We were a ... LOVE / HATE 
Why I hate.. ExorcistComedy is part of my family’s (he is popular actor-writer Crazy Mohan’s brother) day-to-day living. So I have a natural dislike for horror and soppy films. I remember how I dreaded even going to the rest room after watching ... 
Mumbai ExpressKangana Ranaut has signed some prized films — Kites opposite Hrithik and Raaz 2 opposite Emraan. But her first release is likely to be Madhur Bhandarkar’s Fashion, in which she plays a ...
Sorry for the intermission! After 25 films, the newly-wed Gopika takes a break
Capsule An effect achieved when frames filmed over a specific space at regular intervals are put together to show a process that would take a very long time to occur. The camera is usually locked at a specific position and the footage is shot at ... Cine Quiz 3. In Pixar’s The Incredibles, whose real identity is Buddy Pine? 4. For which two movies has Jack Nicholson won the Best Actor Oscar? 5. Which director’s name connects Michael Jackson’s ... BLAST FROM THE PAST Miss Malini 1947 Pushpavalli, Kothamangalam Subbu, Sundari Bai, N. Seetharaman and ‘R.G.’ My first break 
Grillmill -- R. PARTHEPANAfter your first film Puthiya Pathai, which was a mega hit, you haven’t seen success on such a scale in any of your recent films… I don’t like such questions, that’s why I’m working ...
Kismat and chemistry Shahid Kapoor on cinema, success and Sania Mirza
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MoviesHavana in 1958 is a place of pleasure for many, but others are not happy under the rule of dictator Fulgencio Batista. The revolutionary forces of Fidel Castro and Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara prepare to move on the city. Fico Fellove ... Munch Star Singer Junior If you can carry a tune and if you are aged between eight and 15, then here is a talent hunt to showcase the singer in you. Asianet launches a reality show for young wannabe singers. The winner will get a flat worth Rs. 50 lakh. Then there is ...
SeriesGo on a breathtaking journey through the high Himalayas. Follow a clan of yak herders. Starting from the nomads in a tiny village in Nepal, close to the Tibetan border, follow the group that walks through a soaring landscape, and eventually ... 
SerialsThis is yet another serial from Radaan Pictures, adapted from a novel, ‘Malligaigal Niram Maaruvathilai.’ The serial, to go on air from July 28, portrays the struggles of a woman from a middle-class family, the sacrifices ...
A fantasy song Sathyam has a dreamy number shot on a mega budget HOT FROM HOLLYWOOD 
Pines for WeiszHollywood action man Brendan Fraser says starring in another Mummy sequel just wasn’t the same without his sexy sidekick Rachel Weisz. Brit actor Weisz opted out of reprising her role in The Mummy 3, leaving Fraser with a ... 
Absence makes the heart grow fonderChris Martin is married to one of the sexiest women in Hollywood but he says spending time away from her works wonders for their relationship. The Coldplay frontman says when he comes back from being on tour he feels even ... 
Mummy’s girl tooAlthough she is always seen as daddy’s little girl, Miley Cyrus admits her best friend is actually her mum. The teen queen star of Hannah Montana credits her mum Leticia with keeping her grounded and being her confidante. ... 
No role for ArnieChristian Bale has seen to it that Arnold Schwarzenegger definitely won’t be back in the new Terminator movie. Batman star Bale plays freedom fighter John Conner in Terminator: Salvation, the fourth movie in the ... 
Myers’ man crushFunnyman Mike Myers has been forced to qualify his “man crush” on Justin Timberlake, his co-star in The Love Guru. Myers says he defies anyone, male or female, not to be bowled over by the multi-talented pop hunk. ... |
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