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Raayan, Amaran and Maharaja: Tamil cinema's nine-award National night
Dhanush directed a National winner and took a Special Mention as an actor; Amaran won three and Maharaja two on a night Tamil films collected nine honours.
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ZEE5's new kids' series makes two asura twins the heroes
Adapted from Anand Neelakantan's bestseller, Shivlok Ke Kundakka Mandakka launches KidZ on ZEE5 as the first title in a six-language mythology universe.
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Madhavan's GDN skips a clash with Vijay and lands on one with Lokesh
GDN was meant to open today. Instead it jumped three weeks to August 7, dodging Vijay's Jana Nayagan and landing on the same day as Lokesh Kanagaraj's DC.
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Jana Nayagan's Adiye En Poonthene is Vijay saying goodbye as a father
The last love song of Vijay's screen career is not a romance. It is a father watching a daughter grow up, dropped six days before Jana Nayagan opens.
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DC backs off a week and puts its A certificate on the poster
Lokesh Kanagaraj directed Vijay twice. Now his own acting debut steps back a week to give Jana Nayagan a clear run at the screens.
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The boy who stayed in the room when the creditors came
Everyone else found somewhere to be when the debt collectors arrived. Vijay Sethupathi, still a boy, pulled up a chair next to his father and stayed.
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Vishnuu Vishal hands Chella Ayyavu the keys to a new SUV
A pre-release promise, paid out at Rs 46 crore: the Gatta Kusthi 2 hit has now put a car in the driveway of nearly everyone who made it.
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Sarathkumar's 171st film locks two banners and a Nov 15 start
Sarathkumar's 171st film pairs P.L. Thenappan's Sree Rajalakshmi Films with co-producer Presidential Movies International. Shooting starts November 15.
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Thanu backed Train on trust alone, no script needed
At the Train launch, Kalaipuli S. Thanu said he skipped the script and built his biggest set yet on faith in Mysskin. The thriller opens in August.
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The 'psycho' first impression that cost Sethupathi years with Mysskin
Vijay Sethupathi once turned Mysskin down flat, spooked by his look. Then Psycho landed, an eight-hour talk followed, and Train is where it led.
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At Train's launch, Ram counts what Mysskin's six years cost
Psycho was six years ago. Ram used the Train launch to tally the betrayals and false accusations that nearly pushed Mysskin out of cinema.
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Anbe Diana Trailer Turns Perambur Into a Love Story
Pari Elavazhagan follows Jama with an Anglo-Indian-meets-Telugu romance shot in Perambur, and Sasikumar, Samuthirakani and Roja turned up to back it.