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A smooth take-off, and that’s it - PadikkadhavanStoryline: The hero, a school dropout, decides to marry an educated girl. He finds her but the rest isn’t easy Bottomline: Starters impress, but soon the course changes tack in a strange fashionAfter fairly ... 
Predictable, but entertaining - Aa Aaa E Eee …Cast: Prabhu, Manorama, V.M.C. Haneefa, Navdeep, Arvind, Monica, Charanya Mohan.Storyline: Two pairs of lovers are on the verge of marrying each other’s partners when … Bottomline: At times ... 
The focus is clear - VilluStoryline: The hero’s job is to gun down lawbreakers, but he has a personal agenda too …Bottomline: The ingredients are fine — proportions are the problemPrabhu Deva strikes the right chord ...
Fascination for the mysterious Director Naga moves from television to films with Shankar's S Pictures HOT FROM HOLLYWOOD 
Looking for a laughHarry Potter lonely heart Emma Watson has set her sights on finding a boyfriend in 2009 and insists she isn’t too fussy. The sweet-natured, budding fashionista just wants a beau who can make her laugh. “A good boyfriend is hard to ... 
All for artKate Hudson, Bride Wars beauty, has vowed to keep baring almost all in photo shoots because she sees it as art. The blonde actor says she has no problem posing for raunchy photos in magazines because she sees past her scantily clad figure. ... 
Stardom’s alien to SigourneyAlien star Sigourney Weaver recalls how she had to battle shyness to make it as an actress. But the 59-year-old star says she is not alone in Hollywood when it comes to A-listers who would secretly rather not be in the limelight. “I ... 
Rafaeli raises the barLooking at her super fit body it’s easy to see why Leonardo DiCaprio fell for Israeli supermodel Bar Rafaeli. But what her Titanic lover likes most about her is her eco-warrior ways. Bar takes green issues seriously and ... 
Dogged with guiltFamed dog lover Jennifer Aniston feels guilty over the way she treated her first pet. She says, “My first pet was Demitri, a white poodle. We don’t know what happened to him. But he did not like me very much because I would always ... One film, four games The Bollywood gaming industry has got a fillip post-Ghajini. But what sort of content works with gamers, asks harshikaa udasi There's a Villu, there's a way Vijay, whose Villu has had a commendable opening at the turnstiles, talks to malathi rangarajan on his fun-filled formula
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MOVIESShy San Francisco teenager Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway) is thrown into a loop when she learns that she’s a real-life princess. Now she must make the biggest decision of her life: remain with her family, or leave everything behind to ... 
SERIALSThe music-based talent hunt has completed 275 episodes, making it the longest running programme of its kind on Tamil television. The winners and celebrity singers got together and presented a programme of old songs in Tiruchi to mark the ... 
SERIESPremiering on January 16, the series, based on the British show of the same name and hosted by Drew Carey, profiles comedians who try to improvise sketches based on random topics determined by the audience.Alive – Back From the ...
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Why I like... Slumdog MillionaireBecause, it’s extraordinary that someone could make a film like this. The boy who played the young Jamal was amazing. Rahman’s music is great. And, as a director, I know the difficulties involved in shooting in crowded locales such as ... 
Why I hate... Singh is KinngIt had a super star in the form of Akshay Kumar but the film was so commonplace. It was a total masala film, but half the things seemed improbable. I know it is a big hit, but the film did not work for me at all, possibly because it did ... ITSY BITSY 
From kiddo to heroAfter playing child-hero (Jayam Ravi in M. Kumaran s/o Mahalakshmi, Srikanth in Varnajalam, Vijayakanth in Perarasu, Sibiraj in Manin Maindhan, etc.), it is now ... 
Contagious capsFor a change, it was not Balu Mahendra who was sporting a cap at the audio release of the much-awaited Naan Kadavul, but Vikram. He plays Ravan in the contemporary take on the Ramayana, Ashokavanam, being ... 
Oye Shammu!She’s hardly 15 and has played heroine in two films already — Mayilu, a Duet Films production, and Malayan opposite Karan, both set in a rural mileau. Shammu has just finished her 10th grade in ... 
Starry affairThe audio release of Naan Kadavul, starring Arya and Pooja, was a star-studded affair. Santham Theatre, the venue of the launch, saw the who’s who of the industry lined up. Everyone — from Bala’s mentor Balu Mahendra to ... 
Samiksha’s outAfter playing heroine in Arindhum Ariyamalum, Samiksha has not been seen in any significant role. She was supposed to play one of the leads opposite Raghava Lawrence in Rajathi Raja, but “her character ... Cine quiz 1.Name the character that Tom Cruise is playing in Valkyrie. MUMBAI EXPRESS 
Proud boyfriendAsk Ghajini producer Madhu Mantena, who has been dating Nandana Sen for a couple of years now, the secret of his long-lasting relationship and he says: “I don’t think it’s been very long. I feel I’ve met Nandana ... 
grill mill - `KADHAL' SANDHYAKadhal was my debut film; it was a huge success. After that not much happened. BLAST FROM THE PAST Annai 1962 P. Bhanumathi, S. V. Ranga Rao, Sowcar Janaki, T.S. Muthaiah, J. P. Chandra Babu, Raja (HaranathRaju ) and Kumari Sacchu My First Break The recognition I’ve got from fans has changed my attitude towards life |
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