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Almost goodbye!A deep sense of anticipation consumes fans that have embarked on the countdown to the cinematic version of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1. Parvathi Nayar writes A tale that needs to be told Abhishek Bachchan opens up on Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey and his stubble-less look
Action towers -- VallakottaiThe scales tilt in favour of Vallakottai (U) mainly because the film doesn't sag even for a moment. The story opens at high speed, and A. Venkatesh's screenplay and Arjun's action help maintain the tempo till the end. Don't look for logic ... 
Tale of two families -- Uththama PuthiranVery sensibly, director Mithran Jawahar has done away with many of the unwarranted segments found in the Telugu original, Ready. Jawahar's joint family syndrome evident in Yaaradi Nee Mohini, his first hit with Dhanush, gains further strength ... Stranded in the lift -- Devil When I was little, I watched a trailer of a movie. I don't know if the movie was ever released. The trailer, which terrified and traumatised me forever, showed people stuck in a lift over the weekend attacking and eating each other up ... 
Cut and dried -- Va, Quarter CuttingThe premise is interesting and rather new for Tamil film watchers. That's it. Otherwise the screenplay dithers its way to an insipid finale, by which time you get fidgety. This, despite Shiva and Charan being at the forefront of action! Va, ... 
A funny portrait of the times -- The Social NetworkCan a movie about a computer programmer be fun? Not just bits of the movie where computers magically boot up in seconds and cool lines of green code scroll gracefully down black screens while scruffy programmers with fingers flying lightly ...
Write and win Here's your chance to catch the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1”
SerialsThe reality show ‘Solla Thudikuthu Manasu' that discusses interpersonal problems, will now be aired at 7.30 p.m. instead of 8.30 p.m.Azhagiya Pennae(Zee Tamil, Monday to Friday, 2.30 p.m.)
SeriesIn this new series, host Charlotte sets out to find out what it's like to live 200ft above the ground in a complex three dimensional world of Borneo where the trees are the tallest and where one slip could be fatal.Using modern ... 
MoviesIf you somehow had the chance, would you live your life over? 30-something Mike O'Donnell would. Then one mysteriously magical moment, Mike gets his chance. He's suddenly back at Hayden High where he's the star of the basketball team, a total ...
HOT FROM HOLLYWOOD 
Highs and lowsTaylor Swift has vowed to keep singing about her highs and lows with men. But the country pop megastar says she will never kiss and tell about any of her lovers. “I have this interesting contradiction in my personality — I write ... 
Dead set on zombie roleHollywood beauty Megan Fox's next performance could be rotten — literally! The Transformers star is mulling over an offer to star in a horror love story in which she plays a heartbroken zombie trying to find her lover. “It's an ... 
Open to bargainsCome awards season, Naomi Watts could easily turn up on the red carpet in someone else's cast offs rather than a designer dress. The King Kong star says she has a passion for second hand shops and thrift stores and is open to sporting a few ... 
For my kids' sakeBrad Pitt may have a fan base of millions, but his six offspring are not among them it seems. “I'm no superhero to my kids,” says Brad, who voices a superhero in animated movie Megamind. “That's why I wanted to do this movie ... 
Winning role with director's cutJames Franco's haircut almost lost him his starring role in hot new movie 127 Hours. The Oscar-tipped real-life survival story of mountain climber Aron Ralston was almost denied to Spider-Man star James when director Danny Boyle struggled to ...
BLAST FROM THE PAST 
Vidyapathi 1946T. R. Ramachandran, K. Thavamani Devi, Trichur Premavathi, M. N. Nambiar, D. Balasubramaniam, M. R. Swaminathan, T. N. Sivathanu, MSS. Bhagyam, T. G. Kamala Devi, C. K. Saraswathi, R. Malathi and M. M. Radha Bai Cine Quiz 1. Which film had the tagline: “Being the adventures of a young man ... who couldn't resist pretty girls ... or a bit of the old ultra-violence ... went to jail, was re-conditioned ... and came out a different young man ... or was ... 
Grill MillWhen I started years ago, I did not bother much about honing my acting skills. My first film was Vazhaiyadi Vazhai, directed by K. S. Gopalakrishnan. It was a success. But, unfortunately, I did not have anyone to guide me in the field. So I ... 
My First Break -- VishnuAfter spending almost 10 years playing cricket for the State, South zone and the Rest of India, I had to take the most difficult decision of my life — to think of a different career since an injury made me unfit for the game. That was ... MUMBAI EXPRESS 
Concerned about kidsAfter impressing adults with his Golmaal 3, Ajay Devgn is targeting both grown-ups and kids with his forthcoming flick, the animated Toonpur Ka Superhero. But having discovered his magic box office formula — comedy — Ajay doesn't ... ITSY-BITSY 
Star powerVenkat Prabhu's Mankatha is a true-blue multi-starrer. In the acting department, the main leads Ajith Kumar and Trisha are ably complemented by Telugu stars Nagarjuna and Vaibhav Reddy along with Lakshmi Rai, Ganesh Venkatraman and Premgi ... |
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