Eagerly awaiting the release of Rajini starrer Sivaji is Kanika. Though the actress is not part of the star cast, Kanika has lent her voice for Shriya in the movie. Introduced by director Susi Ganesan in Five Star, Kanika rose to stardom with successful outings in movies like Ethiree and Varalaru. She hogged the limelight […]

AVM Saravanan, producer of Rajinikanth-starrer Sivaji, has denied reports appeared in a section of the press that the movie would be telecast on 15 August on satellite channel. Addressing media persons, Saravanan said, “The television rights of Sivaji had been sold to a private television channel, which would become operational from Independence Day”. “However there […]

The battle of the air waves between Karunanidhi and the Marans is continuing. After the news channel, the bone of contention is now films. The broadcast rights of the latest Rajnikanth starrer, Sivaji have been sold to the DMK-run Kalaignar TV. AVM Productions the producers of Sivaji have confirmed that they have sold the television […]

Producers of the Rajnikanth-starrer Sivaji have confirmed that they have sold the television rights of the movie to the DMK-run Kalaignar Television. The film, which is scheduled to hit the theatres on June 15, will be telecast on Kalaignar TV after three years. While the Maran family-owned Sun Network had virtually bought every major movies […]

TCS on Saturday announced that it had increased stake in its Brazilian joint venture TCS do Brasil to 100% from 51%. The Grupo TBA’s 49% stake was picked up for a consideration of $33.4 million. Earlier in 2002, the company had entered the Brazilian market through a 51:49 joint venture with Grupo TBA. TCS do […]

Housing Development Finance Corp, the country’s largest home loan firm, said on Friday it plans to raise Rs 3,114 crores though the issuance of 1.8 crore equity shares of Rs 10 each on a preferential basis to a select group of investors to fund the growth of its subsidiaries — HDFC Bank and HDFC Standard […]

When chief minister M. Karunanidhi announced the DMK decision opting for his poet daughter Kanimozhi as one of the two nominees of the party for the Rajya Sabha, he brought to close one of the longest political speculations in recent times in Tamil Nadu. A well-known public face albeit on the Tamil literary-cultural platform, Ms […]

Speakers at a seminar here on Saturday urged the Centre to merge the four public sector general insurance companies into a “monolith entity” to serve people better. The seminar was organised by the Chennai Regional General Insurance Employees Association as part of the All India Insurance Employees Association’s campaign to garner public support for the […]

A youth icon of sorts, he is a contender for the superstar title in Tamil cinema. The shy and reserved actor Vijay was his usual self at the launch of the Tamil edition of Filmfare magazine in Chennai on Wednesday evening. “We talk a lot during the interviews and when we read the same stuff […]

Nurse Jayalakshmi dance in the bar. Now it’s BJP MLA Renukacharya’s turn.

The DMK party has finally decided to bring in party chief M Karunanidhi’s daughter Kanimozhi into politics. She is the party nominee for the June 15 Rajya Sabha elections along with Trichy Siva, a former Lok Sabha member and loyalist of the DMK chief’s politician son Stalin. “I don’t know how to react but I […]

The Hindu- Metro Plus launched their `Lifestyle Show-2007` at Taj Ball room, Chennai on May 23, Wednesday evening at a star studded party. There was a fashion show and it turned out to be a memorable evening for the special invitees with cocktails, dinner and music.