Pragathi's role will add weight to the film: Director Bala

Filmmaker Bala Pazhanisaamy has roped in playback singer Pragathi Guruprasad to essay an important role in his upcoming Tamil directorial "Thaara Thappattai". He says her role will add weight to the film's story. "I can't discuss about the role, but Pragathi will be seen playing a character that will add a lot of weight to the story. It's not a blink-and-miss kind of role, but one that's very important from the film's perspective," Bala told IANS. Pragathi, who shot to fame via a singing competition on television, crooned a chartbuster in Bala's last film "Paradesi". "I wanted someone like Pragathi for the role and we were even ready to audition girls for the same, but then I felt she would fit the bill perfectly than anyone else," he added. "Thaara Thappattai" features Sasikumar and Varalaxmi Sarath Kumar in the lead. Pragathi is likely to play Sasikumar's sister in the film, which is said to be based on Karagattam, a folk dance of Tamil Nadu.

Director Bala’s first Clap to Thara Thappattai

Director Bala who is known for Modernizing Tamil Cinema has always amazed the audience with his different kind of stories; he is all set to do it again with Thara Thappattai. Let’s find out what’s new upcoming up this time. Director Bala is currently busy with his production venture ‘Pisassu’, directed by director Mysskin, while has started with his directorial venture ‘Thara Thappattai’ with Sasi Kumar, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar and Airtel Super Singer Junior fame Pragathi Guruprasad will debut her acting career whereas the music will be created by Isai Nanni Illayaraja. Director Bala is a perfectionist and he leaves no stone unturned to get the perfection, for his ‘Thara Thappattai’ he has asked his leading lady Varalaxmi to reduce 10kgs and get professionally trained on the regional dance form Karagattam and he didn’t stop with this director-actor Sasi Kumar will be for the first seen with a thin mush alone. The ‘Thara Thappattai’ has taken a step towards the shooting of the flick, the Muhurat for the flick was held today (14th July, 2014) in Chennai, the shooting is expected to commence soon.

Pasumbon Muthuramalinga Thevar College Requires Assistant Professor

Pasumbon Muthuramalinga Thevar College Recruiting Assistant Professor Tirunelveli Date of post: 13/07/2014 Vacancy positions: Assistant Professor Place of Job : Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu College Name : Pasumbon Muthuramalinga Thevar College College Detail: Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar College,affiliated to Madurai Kamaraj University,was started with the fund of the kallar community and is administrated by the kallar kalvi kazhagam. Departments of Vacancy: English Eligibility: M.A As per Norms Candidates Detail: Candidates should have completed their PG/Ph.D in Relevant Department Should have good communication skill Should have good conference and publication Records Salary Detail: As per Norms Mode of Apply: Offline(postal) Last date: As soon as possible How to Apply: Candidates are requested to send your Resume along with photocopy of all certificates and passport size photo to following postal Address Pasumpon Muthuramalinga Thevar College A.R.P. Nagar, Melaneelithanallur-627953. Tirunelveli College Website: www.pmtcollege.com More Details : Advertisement on 10th July 2014 Dailythanthi News paper

Actor Prabhu shoots for Lingaa

Veteran actor Prabhu is the latest addition to the crew of Rajinikanth’s upcoming movie Lingaa. A source tells us that actor Prabhu will be seen in a cameo role in the film. The combination of Rajinikanth and Prabhu has worked well over the years. Their hit films include Guru Sishyan, Dharmathin Thalaivan and Chandramukhi. Well, an official confirmation from the Lingaa team would confirm his inclusion. Lingaa is directed by K.S. Ravikumar starring Rajinikanth in dual roles. Produced by Rockline Venkatesh, this film also stats Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka Shetty.

Director Vijay, Vikram Prabhu team up for the first time

Director Vijay is back in the news and this time, it is for a film he is to make with actor Vikram Prabhu playing the lead. The film will be a fun-filled romantic drama, which will be produced by Listin Stephan, who made the Malayalam superhit Ustad Hotel. Work on the film is likely to begin in the second week of August. Confirming the news to us, director Vijay says, "Yes, I will be joining hands with Vikram Prabhu for a romantic film. I like to experiment and I will be experimenting with the genre of romance this time. My responsibilities have increased after Saivam and I will try my best to deliver yet again. This film with Vikram Prabhu will be on relationships and the problems associated with them." On the female lead of the film, the director says he hasn't finalized the heroine yet. "We are still finalizing the other members of the cast. As of now, we have decided to shoot mostly in Chennai," he says.

61st Filmfare Awards (South) Tamil winners list 2013

The 61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South) night was glitzy, glamorous and it awarded the best in the business. Director Ram's 'Thangameengal', Atlee's 'Raja Rani', Mani Ratnam's 'Kadal' and Bala's 'Paradesi' swept the awards at the Filmfare Awards 2013. Winners list: 61st Idea Filmfare Awards (South) The title sponsor of the 61st Idea Filmfare Awards is Idea Cellular, associate sponsors are NAC Jewellers and Reliance Trends and the telecast partners are Asianet (Malayam), Vijay TV (Tamil), Swarna TV (Kannada), Maa TV (Telugu). Others include Radio Mirchi (Radio partner), Close up (Beauty partner), Signature, Packaged Drinking Water (Beverage partner), Orienta Cine Advertising (Multiplex partner), and The Awards Gallery (Trophy partner). 61st IDEA FILMFARE AWARDS 2013 (SOUTH) TAMIL Name of the category Name Film Best Film Ram Thangameengal Best Director Bala Paradesi Best Actor (Male) Adharva Paradesi Best Actress (Female) Nayanthara Raja Rani Best Supporting Actor (Male) Satyaraj Raja Rani Best Supporting Actor (Female) Dhanshika Paradesi Best Music Director AR Rahman Kadal Best Lyrics Na Muthukumar Aananda yazhai (Thangameengal) Best Playback Singer - Male Sriram Parthasarathy Aananda yazhai (Thangameengal) Best Playback Singer - Female Shakthisree Gopalan Nenjukullea (Kadal) TECHNICAL AWARDS Best Choreography V.J Sekar Top Lessi Poddi (Iddarammayilatho) Best Cinematography Rajiv Menon Kadal SPECIAL AWARDS OF THE NIGHT Lifetime Achievement Award Balu Mahendra and Jayabaratthi Critics Best Actor Prithviraj (Celluloid) Critics Best Actor Dhanush (Mariyaan) Best Debut (Male) Gautham Karthik (Kadal) Best Debut (Female) Nazriya Nazim (Neram)

Desecration of Thevar portrait sparks tension

Tension gripped Brahmadesam Village, near Ambasamuthiram, here following the desecration of a portrait of freedom fighter and late leader of All India Forward Bloc 'Pasumpon' Muthuramalinga Thevar, today. Police said miscreants disfigured the portrait of Muthuramalinga Thevar, sparking the anger of people of Mukkulathor community. On noticing the desecration, a large number of people and activists of Thevar Peravai gathered near the portrait on the Ambasamuthiram Road and shouted slogans demanding immediate arrest of culprits, triggering a tense situation. Senior police officials rushed to the village and pacified the agitators. A large number of police personnel were deployed in the village to prevent any untoward incidents.

Bharathiraja to start a film school soon

After delivering hits like 16 Vayathinile, Muthal Mariyathai, Kizhakku Cheemayile, Vedham Pudhithu, Karuththamma, and Anthimanthaarai, filmmaker P. Bharathiraja is all set to start a film school in Chennai. Bharathiraja is one of the renowned directors in the Kollywood industry. He is a proud recipient of six National Film Awards and two Tamil Nadu State Film Awards. Apart from these, he has also won Filmfare Awards South, Cinema Express Awards and Nandi Awards. "The initial work on Bharathiraja's world-class film school commenced on Sunday (July 6)," read a statement issued on Monday. Bharathiraja is a role model of many young filmmakers in the country. By setting up a school, he is giving all his followers an opportunity to learn things and a platform to showcase their talent. "If I ever plan to set up a film school, my intention would not be to make profits out of it but give back to the society that has nurtured me all these years," he had said earlier at an event. Bharathiraja has worked with Tamil superstars like Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth and Sathyaraj. He has also appeared as an actor in few films like Kallukkul Eeram, Rettaisuzhi and Pandianadu. Apart from directing Tamil movies, he has also made Telugu, Kannada and Hindi films.

Vijay Awards on 20th July on TV

The 8th Annual Vijay Awards which was held on 5th July 2014, which was was attended by an array of stars from the film industry, eminent directors, notable producers, top-notch technicians will be telecast for the fans on 20th July (Sunday) on Vijay TV. Anchors Divyadarshini (DD) and Neeya Nana Gopinath hosted the show and kept the crowd enthralled. The show also had stunning performances by actors Sruthi Haasan, Vani Kapoor, Anirudh, Hansika Motwani, Lakshmi Rai and others on stage. Ulaganayagan Kamalhassan, the Badhshah of Bollywood Shahrukh Khan, actors Karthik, Gautam Karthik ,Vijay, Surya, A.R. Rehman, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Director Shankar, Nayantara, Sruthi Haasan, Hansika Motwani, Pooja Kumar, Kushbu, , actor Jayaram, Nazriya, Malawika Pooja, Vikram Prabhu, Ramkumar, Arjun, Director Bharathiraja, director Bala, director Lingusamy, Vijaysethupathy, Lakshmi Rai, cinematographer Rajiv Menon, actor Sivakarthikeyan, Anirudh, Santhanam, Latha Rajnikanth, Aishwarya Dhanush Rajnikanth, Priya Anand, Dhanshika, director Raam, actor Poornima Bhagyaraj, Na. Muthukumar, Ramyakrishnan, dance choreographer Brinda, Gayathri Raguram, music director Santhosh Narayanan, Nalan Kumarasamy, editor Antony, and many others graced the occasion.

Director Bala’s film to hit floors!

Bala’s last directorial project Paradesi released in March 2013. As announced earlier, his next film is Thaara Thappattai featuring Sasikumar and Varalakshmi Sarathkumar in lead roles. The shooting of Thaara Thappattai will reportedly kick start from 2nd week of July in Chennai. From August the shooting is expected to shift to Tanjore district. Supersinger Pragathi Guruprasad is making his acting debut with this film in the role of Sasikumar’s sister. Isai Gnani Ilaiyaraaja will be composing tunes for this film. National Award winner Poornima is the Costume Designer.