Ganesha immersion, Telangana bandh won’t upset ‘Rebel’ release
September 20th, 2012 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 20 (IANS) Actor Prabhas-starrer Telugu action film "Rebel" will release Sep 28 as scheduled and will not be deferred in view of Ganesha immersion or Telangana shutdown, confirmed ... Read more...
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Canon expects Rs.100 crore revenue in five years
September 19th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 19 (IANS) Japanese major Canon, which recently entered the cinematography imaging domain in India by launching a Cinema EOS product line, Wednesday said it is expecting to clock ... Read more...
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‘Barfi!’ wins hearts, collects over Rs.34 crore in first weekend
September 17th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor's endearing portrayal of a deaf and mute boy in Anurag Basu's "Barfi!" has left the viewers, critics and the box office wearing a ... Read more...
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Movies are more than just numbers: Kabir Khan (Movie Snippets)
September 7th, 2012 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Director Kabir Khan is happy with his film "Ek Tha Tiger" crossing the Rs.200 crore mark but he says there is more to films than ... Read more...
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I did good films because of Ashok Mehta: Manisha
August 19th, 2012 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Manisha Koirala treated late cinematographer Ashok Mehta as her mentor, guide and philosopher and says she did good films because he guided her."I can't explain ... Read more...
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Short films purest form of filmmaking: Kashyap
July 30th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 30 (IANS) Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap praises short films to the skies saying they are the best form of filmmaking because they are not made with any particular motive ... Read more...
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‘God Father’ treat for Upendra fans (Kannada Movie Review)
July 29th, 2012 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "God Father"; Cast: Upendra (in triple role), Soundarya, Catherine, Ramesh Bhat, Sudha Belawadi, Kurigalu Prathap, Keerthiraj, Sathyajith, Siddaraj Kalyankar and others; Director: Sethu Sriram; Producer: K.Manju; Music: A.R Rehman; Editor: ... Read more...
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‘Gowri Putra’ - an average affair (Kannada Movie Review)
July 28th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Film: Gowri Putra; Cast: Akshay, Nikitha Tukral, Nagashekhar, Niveditha, Roopika, Ramesh Bhat, Sihi Kahi Geetha, Pawan and Manasi; Direction and screenplay: Manjunath M. Maskal Matti, Producer: Sowmyasri; Music: Milind Dharmasena; Cinematography: ... Read more...
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Overdose of Balakrishna in ‘Adhinayakudu’, skip it (Telugu Movie Review)
June 3rd, 2012 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Adhinayakudu"; Cast: Balakrishna, Lakshmi Rai, Saloni, Kota Sreenivasa Rao, Pradeep Singh Rawat, Brahmanandam, Murali Sharma and others; Director: Parachooru Murali; Producer: M.L. Padma Kumar Choudhary; Composer: Kalyani Malik; Rating: *"Adhinayakudu" ... Read more...
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‘Snow White And the Huntsman’ - good try, but full potential untapped (IANS Movie Review)
June 2nd, 2012 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Snow White And the Huntsman"; Cast: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron; Director: Rupert Sanders; Rating: ***Fairytales have a unique ability. Depending on one's perspective, one can see them as ... Read more...
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Ekta Kapoor’s media school to open in capital
May 28th, 2012 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) She has provided a platform to many actors and technicians through her successful TV shows and films, and even trained showbiz aspirants through her ... Read more...
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Tamil film ‘Masala Cafe’ renamed ‘Kalakalappu’
April 16th, 2012 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The title of the upcoming Tamil action comedy film "Masala Cafe", directed by Sundar C and produced by his wife Kushboo Sundar, has been changed ... Read more...
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‘Neeku Naaku Dash Dash’ - weak story with haphazard narration (Telugu Movie Review)
April 15th, 2012 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Film: Neeku Naaku Dash Dash; Producer: Anand Prasad; Writer and Director: Teja; Cast: Prince, Nanditha, Benarjee, Teertha, Venu, Thanikella Bharani, Parachuri Venkateswara Rao and others; Music: Yashwant; Background Music: Anoop Reubens; ... Read more...
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Notice to government on smoking scenes in films (Lead)
March 16th, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday issued notice to the health and family welfare ministry on film director Mahesh Bhatt's plea seeking quashing of a notification ... Read more...
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‘Alemari’ - watch it for Yogi (Kannada Movie Review)
March 10th, 2012 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Alemari"; Cast: Yogi, Radhika Pandit, Raakesh, Ramesh Bhat, Umashri, Mico Nagaraj, Aadi Lokesh, Raghuram; Screenplay-Lyrics-Direction: Santhu; Producer: B.K. Sreenivas, Krishna Prasad; Dialogues: Manju Maandavya; Music: Arjun Janya; Cinematography: Manjunatha ... Read more...
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‘Ishq’ feel-good romantic film: Marks Nitin’s come back (Telugu Movie Review)
February 26th, 2012 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Ishq"; Cast: Nitin, Nitya Menon, Ajay, Sindhu Tholani, Nagineedu and Ali; Producer: Vikram Gaud and Sudhakara Reddy; Screenplay-writer-Director: Vikram Kumar; Cinematographer: P.C. Sriram; Composer: Anoop Reubens-Arvind Shankar; Rating: ***Telugu actor ... Read more...
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‘Gavipuram’ a damp squib (Kannada Movie Review)
February 19th, 2012 - 4:28 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Gavipuram"; Cast: Sooraj, Soujanya, Shivaram, Sumithra, Sharath Lohitashva and Sangeetha; Director: Kumar; Producer: Jagannath Hegde; Music: Rajesh Ramanath; Camera: J.G. Krishna; Rating:*"Gavipuram" is the debut production venture of Jagannath Hegde, ... Read more...
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Chilean films win prizes at Sundance Film Festival
January 30th, 2012 - 11:41 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 30 (IANS/EFE) The films "Violeta se fue a los cielos" (Violeta went to Heaven) and "Young & Wild" took the prizes for best international film and best ... Read more...
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‘Hugo’ leads Oscar nominations, ‘The Artist’ 2nd
January 24th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Jan 24 (IANS) Martin Scorsese's "Hugo" leads this year's Oscar nomination pack with 11 nods, with "The Artist" following close behind with 10 nominations, while India's only hope ... Read more...
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Santoshi to start Abhay-Sonam starrer Feb 1
January 11th, 2012 - 2:46 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) Raj Kumar Santoshi's new romantic comedy featuring Abhay Deol and Sonam Kapoor goes on the floors Feb 1.When quizzed about the untitled film, Santoshi said: ... Read more...
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‘Rajapattai’ - a road unfit to travel (Tamil Movie Review - **)
December 24th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Rajapattai"; Cast: Vikram, Deeksha Seth, K Viswanath, Mithra Kurian, Pradeep Rawat; Director: Suseenthiran; Producer: PVP Cinemas; Music: Yuvan Shankar Raja; Rating - **"Rajapattai", which means 'the path of the king', ... Read more...
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Madonna’s ex helped her on ‘W.E.’
December 24th, 2011 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 24 (IANS) Pop diva Madonna admits she took help from ex-husband Guy Ritchie for camera handling and cinematography while shooting her directorial debut project "W.E."."I gave the ... Read more...
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‘Vishnu’ is just an ordinary flick (Kannada Movie Review)
December 18th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Vishnu"; Cast: Abhijit, Catherine, Poonam, Geetha, Sharath Lohitashwa, Ashish Vidyarthi, Manoj; Producer: Rohini Abhijit and Abhijit; Story, Screenplay, Direction: Abhijit; Music: M.N. Krupakar; Cinematography: Manohar; Rating: **It is another ... Read more...
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‘Shyloo’ not as good as original, but watchable (Kannada Movie Review)
December 11th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Shyloo"; Cast: Ganesh, Bhama, Rangayana Raghu, Suchayeendra Prasad and Suresh Chandra; Producer: K. Manju; Director: S. Narayan; Composer: Jessie Gift; Camera: Jagadish Waali; Rating: ** 1/2Remaking movies is a not ... Read more...
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Kannada film ‘Paagal’ is sheer absurdity (IANS Movie Review - Rating: *1/2)
December 4th, 2011 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Producer: Muralidhar, Writer and Director: P.N. Sathya, Music: V Manohar, Cinematography:Niranjan Babu, Cast: PN Sathya, Pooja Gandhi, Thulasi Sivamani, Bullet Prakash, Indrajith Lankesh, Harish Rai, Mico Nagaraj, Biradar and others, Rating: ... Read more...
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Communist-era Poland produced better films than now: Director
November 29th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Nov 29 (IANS) Poland churned out qualitative, richer cinema during the repressive and censorship oriented communist regime in pre-1990s, than in freer and more open contemporary times, a leading ... Read more...
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‘Achchu Mechchu’ good theme, immature narration (Kannada Movie Review)
November 20th, 2011 - 4:03 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Achchu Mechchu"; Cast: Tarun, Archana Guptha, Achyuth Rao, Veena Sundar and Shobharaj; Producer: Lokesh; Director: Himayat Khan; Music Director: A.M. Neel; Camera: Nagesh Acharya; Rating: * 1/2"Achchu Mechchu" has an ... Read more...
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‘Aata’: Sumanth impresses, narration disappoints (Kannada Film Review)
November 19th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Aata"; Cast: Sumanth Shailendra, Vibha Natarajan, Avinash, Achyuth Rao, Sadhu Kokila, Pavitra Lokesh; Producer: S. Shailendra Babu; Director: Vijayakumar; Music: Sadhu Kokila; Cinematography: Raaghav; Rating: **Veteran film producer Shailendra Babu ... Read more...
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‘Oosaravelli’: Watch at your own risk (Telugu Film review)
October 8th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Oosaravelli"; Producer: B.S.V.N.Prasad; Direction: Surender Reddy; Camera: Rasool Ellore; Music: Devi Sree Prasad; Cast: Jr NTR, Tamannaah, Prakash Raj, Payal Ghosh, Thanikella Bharani and others; Rating: **1/2.When a big star ... Read more...
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‘Potta Potti’ funny, but not engaging (IANS Tamil Film Review)
August 6th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Potta Potti"; Cast: Sadagopan Ramesh, Harini, Mayilsami, R. Sivam, 'Avatar' Ganesh and Umar; Director: Yuvaraj; Producer: V. Muraliraman; Music: Aruldev; Cinematography: Gopi Amarnath; Rating: **
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‘Veppam’ lacks punch (Tamil Movie Review)
July 31st, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Veppam"; Cast: Nani, Karthik Kumar, Muthukumar, Nithya Menen, Bindu Madhavi; Director: Anjana Ali Khan; Producer: Photon Kathaas and RS Infotainment (Gautam Menon); Composer: Joshua Sridhar; Cinematographer: Om Prakash; Rating: **"Veppam" ... Read more...
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‘Police Story-3′ is a disappointment (Kannada Film Review)
July 9th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
Film: Police Story-3; Cast: Sudeep (in a special role), Thriller Manju, Sathya Prakash, Sadhu Kokila, Bullet Prakash, Neha Patil and others; Director: Thriller Manju and six other directors; Producer: Shivanand; Camera: ... Read more...
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Kerala Tourism promo wins prestigious award
May 12th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, May 12 (IANS) "Your Moment Is Waiting", the latest advertisement of Kerala's tourism promotion department, has won an award at the prestigious New York Festivals, an official said.The commercial ... Read more...
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‘Limitless’ flashy, but limited in scope (IANS Movie Review)
May 1st, 2011 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Limitless"; Cast: Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Abbie Cornish; Director: Neil Burger; Rating: ***It's a well-known scientific fact that even the greatest of geniuses don't use more than 10 ... Read more...
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‘Sanju Weds Geetha’ entertaining and engaging drama (Kannada Movie Review)
April 3rd, 2011 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Sanju Weds Geetha"; Cast: Sreenagara Kitty, Ramya, Sharan, Rangayana Raghu, Jai Jagadish, Suhasini Manirathnam, Umashri, Bullet Prakash and others ;Producer: Pramod Narayan; Story-Screenplay-Direction: Nagashekhar; Composer: Jessie Gift; Camera: Sathya Hegde; ... Read more...
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