All stories by S SARASWATHI
Tamil TV industry calls for ban on dubbed Hindi, Korean shows
Rediff.com21 Apr 2015Members from several TV unions came together on April 15 to register their protest against the trend by popular TV channels to telecast dubbed Hindi and Korean serials.
Review: Kanchana 2 is an enjoyable film
Rediff.com20 Apr 2015Director Raghava Lawrence's Kanchana 2 is an enjoyable horror comedy about six ghosts who are out to avenge their deaths.
'I let my products do the talking for me'
Rediff.com17 Apr 2015"Start small, chill out, work through your ideas. And then make them happen," is 22-year-old entrepreneur Zeba Abdur Rehman's success mantra. Zeba, whose desire for a little extra pocket money led her to start her own handcrafting company, Paper to BagI, tells Rediff.com how it all started and the two years of growing, learning and maturing as a businesswoman.
Review: O Kadhal Kanmani is a celebration of love
Rediff.com17 Apr 2015Director Mani Ratnam's O Kadhal Kanmani is a beautiful and sensitive tale of love filled with fun that warms your heart.
'Winning the National Award is a huge motivating factor'
Rediff.com10 Apr 2015Debutant director Bramma G shares his excitement of winning the National Award for the Best Tamil film for Kuttram Kadithal.
Review: Sagaptham is a big bore
Rediff.com6 Apr 2015Director Surendran's Sagaptham is a slow paced, tiresome action drama.
Review: Komban is a tedious watch
Rediff.com2 Apr 2015Director M Muthaiah's Komban is an over-the-top rural-based film with too much violence
'My teacher wanted to take a selfie after I won the National Award'
Rediff.com30 Mar 2015Ten-year-old Uthara's beautiful rendition of the song Azhagu has won her a National Award.
'The entire team of Jigarthanda deserves the National Award'
Rediff.com27 Mar 201533-year-old Vivek Harshan bagged the National Award for Best Editor for Jigarthanda.
'What if slum children craved for pizza? What would they do?'
Rediff.com26 Mar 2015Director M Manikandan talks about his National Award-winning Tamil film Kaakka Muttai.
'Uttama Villain is Kamal Haasan's gift to me'
Rediff.com24 Mar 2015Music composer M Ghibran talks about his experience of working with Kamal Haasan on Uttama Villain.
Review: Mahabalipuram is a decent attempt
Rediff.com16 Mar 2015Mahabalipuram is an attempt to shed some light on the plight of young innocent girls who are drugged, raped and filmed to cater to the thriving porn industry.
Review: Katham Katham is a total waste of time
Rediff.com13 Mar 2015Though Katham Katham moves at a brisk pace, it is predictable and long, writes S Saraswathi.
Review: Bench Talkies fails to impress
Rediff.com9 Mar 2015Bench Talkies is a very ordinary collection of short films, says S Saraswathi.
Review: Enakkul Oruvan is worth a watch
Rediff.com9 Mar 2015Enakkul Oruvan is an engaging and admirable effort by debutant director Prasath Ramar, says S Saraswathi.
Which Tamil film will you watch this weekend?
Rediff.com5 Mar 2015Choose from the eight releases this week.
Review: Kaaki Sattai is appealing
Rediff.com27 Feb 2015A decently paced, well scripted film with plenty of humour and great music makes Sivakarthikeyan's Kaaki Sattai worth a watch, writes S Saraswathi.
Review: Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum is not exciting
Rediff.com20 Feb 2015Despite the intriguing plot, Tamiluku En Ondrai Aluthavum has none of the edge-of-your-seat moments that would have made it exciting, writes S Saraswathi.