Obama campaign hits back at Indian-American’s ‘2016′ film
September 12th, 2012 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 12 (IANS) The Obama campaign has hit back at an anti-Obama film by an Indian-American conservative author that has rocked the box office since last month's Republican ... Read more...
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‘Rambo’, a complete entertainer (Kannada Movie Review)
September 9th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Rambo"; Cast: Sharan, Madhuri, Tabala Naani, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Umashri, M.S. Umesh and others; Screenplaywriter-Director: Srinath; Producer: Atlanta Nagendra and Sharan; Composer: Arjun Janya; Camera: S. Krishna; Rating: *** ... Read more...
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‘Shiva’ - an ordinary affair (Kannada Movie Review)
August 25th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Shiva"; Producer: K.P.Srikanth, Kantharaj; Director: Om Prakash Rao; Cast: Shivarajkumar, Ragini, Ravishankar, Ravi Kale, Rangayana Raghu, Gurudatt, Shobharaj, Bullet Prakash; Music: Guru Kiran; Camera: Sathya Hegde; Rating: **Director Om Prakash ... Read more...
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‘18th Cross’ - not worth the wait (Kannada Movie Review)
August 4th, 2012 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "18th Cross"; Actors: Deepak, Radhika Pandit, Ramakrishna, Vinayaprasad, Kari Subbu, Jeeva; Director: Shanker; Producer: Rathna Chikkanna; Music: Arjun Janya; Camera: P.L.Ravi and Suresh Babu; Rating: **This was a film started ... Read more...
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I don’t believe in favouritism: Priyadarshan
April 17th, 2012 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Filmmaker Priyadarshan has worked with Paresh Rawal in most of his Hindi films, but he claims he doesn't believe in favouritism. In fact, he says he ... Read more...
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Who is Girish Kulkarni?
March 12th, 2012 - 6:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) While the whole world is celebrating Vidya Balan's National Award for the best actress for her role in "The Dirty Picture", the response to Marathi ... Read more...
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Superb action sequences fail to save badly scripted ‘AK 56′ (Kannada Movie Review)
February 12th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Film: AK 56; Cast: Siddhanth, Shirin, Sharat Babu, Sumalatha, Suchayeendra Prasad, Ambareesh, Shobharaj, Lokanath, Atul Kulkarni, Sathya and Kote Prabhakar; Director: N. omprakash Rao; Composer: Abhiman Roy; Producer: Sidhdhanth; Camera: Manohar; ... Read more...
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‘Businessman’ a must watch for punchy dialogues, Mahesh’s superb acting (Telugu Movie Review)
January 15th, 2012 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Businessman"; Cast: Mahesh Babu, Kajal Agarwal, Prakash Raj, Shayaji Shinde, Nasser, Dharmavarapu Subramaniam, Brahmaji, Bharat Reddy, Raja Murad and Jahangeer Khan; Writer-Director: Puri Jagannath; Producer: Venkat; Music Director: S.S.Thaman; Camera: ... Read more...
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`Mere Brother Ki Dulhan’ gets top notice in US
September 14th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) The latest Bollywood release "Mere Brother Ki Dulhan", starring Imran Khan and Katrina Kaif, is getting stellar notices and reviews from Hollywood with top critics calling ... Read more...
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‘Swayam Krushi’ suffers due to Veerendra Babu’s performance (Kannada Movie Review)
September 4th, 2011 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Swayam Krushi"; Cast: Rebel Star Ambareesh, Veerendra Babu, Thamanna, Suman, Charan Raj, Rekha V. Kumar, Satyajith, Biaenca Desai, Vijay Chendur, Chidanand and Umashri; Producer-Director: Veerendra Babu; Cinematographer: Sudharkar; Music: ... Read more...
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‘Worst pop song of all time’ gets 10 mn YouTube hits
March 18th, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 18 (IANS) "Friday", described as "the worst pop song of all time", has become a worldwide sensation, notching up 10 million hits on YouTube and turning its 13-year-old ... Read more...
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‘5 Idiots’ is just ordinary (Kannada Movie Review)
February 19th, 2011 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "5 Idiots"; Cast: Master Anand, Naveen Krishna, Vasu, Harshitha Poonachcha, Namrata Hegde, Petrol Prasanna, Tennis Krishna, Bank Janardhan; Producer: Lokesh Murthy; Director: Master Anand; Camera: Renu; Music: Drummer Deva, ... Read more...
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‘Veerabahu’ is illogical, incoherent (Kannada Movie Review)
February 19th, 2011 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Veerabahu"; Director: S. Mahender; Producer: Sandesh Nagaraj; Cast: Vijay, Nidhi Subbaiah, Rangayana Raghu, A.T. Raghu, Achyuth Kumar, Dharma, Avinash, Raju Thalikote, Vinayaprakash; Music: V. Harikrishna; Rating: *1/2Director S. Mahendar, ... Read more...
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‘Salt N Pepper’ Is Being Shot At Thiruvananthapuram
January 22nd, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
in 2009.Salt N Pepper is a masala movie with Lal and Asif Ali in the lead roles. It will also have actors like Shwetha Menon, Baburaj and Mydhili in important ... Read more...
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‘Naa Rani…’, a wasted effort (IANS Kannada Film Review)
December 11th, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Naa Rani Nee Maharani"; Cast: Pooja Gandhi, Akshay, Akshay Sandesh, Ramesh Bhat, Sundar Raj, Pramila Joshai, Chidanand and others; Producer: B. Sathyanarayana; Director: B. Rama Murthy; Music: Vinay Chandra; ... Read more...
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Alva Brothers to launch lifestyle channels
November 25th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) After providing cult shows on Indian TV, content provider Alva Brothers' Entertainment has announced the launch of REAL Lifestyle Network that will host a bouquet of television ... Read more...
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Akshay Kumar Ropes In Hip Hop Sensation Ludacris For The Music Video Of Breakaway
November 1st, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 1, 2010 (Showbiz PR Wire): After shaking a leg with Kylie Minogue and rapping with Snoop Dogg, Akshay Kumar is all set to collaborate with hip hop sensation Ludacris for ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka has best movie locales: journal
October 19th, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 19 (IANS) Sri Lanka has "great locations for filming", says The Location Guide, the film industry's bible for selectig movie and commercial production locales.The latest edition has a separate focus ... Read more...
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I had no films, no money before KBC: Big B remembers
September 29th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Amitabh Bachchan, who is all set to host the fourth season of "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC), remembers how the game reality show changed the mathematics of ... Read more...
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‘Bhairava’ slated for release on September 24
September 21st, 2010 - 11:37 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
September 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Srihari and Sindhu Tulani are playing the lead roles in "Bhairava' directed by Poluri Srinivasa Reddy (Gulabi) and produced by Nattikumar on the banner of Visakha Talkies. ... Read more...
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Actor Jimmy Shergill Turns Producer With A Bilingual Movie
August 23rd, 2010 - 8:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Actor Jimmy Shergill has had a good share of his popularity and critical acclaims in Bollywood. He has also earned fame with his latest Punjabi movie ... Read more...
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Buoyed By Success of Mel Karade Rabba, Jimmy Turns Producer
August 10th, 2010 - 2:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 10, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Jimmy Sheirgill too has joined the bandwagon of actors who have turned producers in recent times. Buoyed by the super success of his Punjabi film Mel ... Read more...
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Passion prods penniless producer to make Rs.3 crore film
August 4th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
By Mauli Buch
Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) "Soch Lo", a Rs.3 crore (Rs.30-million) film, could well be considered yet another off-beat directorial debut. But when Sartaj Singh Pannu,, a Punjab farmer's son, began ... Read more...
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ESPN STAR Sports announces Champions League Twenty20 deal with Eurosport Group
July 20th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi,July 20 (ANI-Business Wire India): Eurosport announced today it has signed an exclusive three-year deal with Asia's biggest sports content provider, ESPN STAR Sports, to broadcast the Airtel Champions League ... Read more...
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‘Em Pillo Em Pillado’ waste of time (Telugu film Review)
July 18th, 2010 - 4:59 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Em Pillo Em Pillado"; Cast: Tanish, Praneetha, Ahuthi Prasad, Chandra Mohan, Charanraj and others; Director: A.S. Ravi Kumar; Producer: Pokuri Babu Rao; Music Director: Mani Sharma; Camera: Ch. Ramana ... Read more...
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Telugu Movie Badrinath To Start Shooting On July 26
July 17th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 17, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Allu Arvind's latest venture Badrinath, starring his son Allu Arjun, is going to start shooting on July 26, 2010. The film is directed by commercially ... Read more...
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‘Eradaneya Maduve’ an engaging comedy (Kannada Movie Review)
July 10th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Eradaneya Maduve"; Cast: Anant Nag, Suhasini Manirathnam, Prem, Jennifer, Sharan, Rangayana Raghu, Tara and others; Producer: Rajeev, Suresh; Director: Dinesh Baboo; Rating: ***Dinesh Baboo, who strives to make ... Read more...
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Does ‘Ek Second…’ Debacle Prove That There Are No Takers For ‘Senior Actors’?
June 21st, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
June 21, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): It was always meant to be an inconsequential release and this is exactly what happened in the case of "Ek Second... Jo Zindagi Badal ... Read more...
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Movie Review: Ashok Chakra(2010)
May 29th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Ashok Chakra- An Insult To The MartyrsRating: 1 out of 5*Starring: Introducing Rajan Verma, Aroon Bakshi, Ashok Samarth, Mushtaq Khan, Homi Wadia, Sudesh Berry and Amit BehlDirector: ... Read more...
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No respite at box office as numerous inconsequential films release
April 22nd, 2010 - 5:53 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
April 22, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The rush hour is on and understandably so. After all IPL gets over this weekend which means biggies would start dominating theaters week after week. This is ... Read more...
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‘Bhimili Kabaddi Jattu’ in post-production
February 23rd, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
February 23, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Naani and Sarnya Mohan are playing the lead for "Bhimili Kabaddi Jattu' presented by RB Choudary and produced by NV Prasad and Paras Jain under the ... Read more...
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Charmee’s Sye Aata coming soon
February 9th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
A song from the film "Sye Aata' remains to be canned. The film is directed by KRK Pavan, presented by Kanipakam Creations and produced by Nalluri Rajasekhar and Sudharani under the ... Read more...
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Kalyani to produce a fantasy thriller with Rajasekhar as hero
January 4th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Dr Rajasekhar is to play the hero in a film with socio fantasy subject under the direction of Suriya Kiron. The film is to be produced by Kalyani, a popular heroine ... Read more...
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Good screenplay and better performances could have saved ‘Minugu’ (Kannada Film Review)
January 3rd, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: "Minugu"; Cast: Pooja Gandhi, Sunil Rao, Ajith Hande, M.S. Umesh and others; Director: Jaywanth Anthony; Producer: Gajendra; Music Director: Power Gopu; Rating: * 1/2"Minugu" is out and ... Read more...
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Movie Review : Raat Gayi Baat Gayi (2010)
January 2nd, 2010 - 10:05 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Raat Gayi Baat Gayi: A classy, slice of life affairRating: 3.5 out of 5*Starring: Rajat Kapoor, Vinay Pathak, Neha Dhupia, Irawati Harse Mayadev, Navneet Nishan, Dalip Tahil and Anu MenonDirector: Saurabh ... Read more...
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