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Karthi says Sardar 2 aimed for 100 marks, not a pass
A truth about your water bottle you cannot dodge, a villain who gives 500 percent to the mic, and a father who never once asked what film his son was making.
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Sardar 2 trailer lands, and Suriya can't quite believe it
A botched first mission, S.J. Suryah as Black Dagger, Sam C.S.'s 100th film and a plea from the director: do not club this with Dhurandhar.
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Shivathmika joins Prabhu as Franklin Jacob's film rolls
The held-back female lead is finally out in the open, the revolver poster is up, and Vikram Prabhu came by to watch his father start a new film.
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Vidiyum Kaathiru first look: M.S. Bhaskar is next
A murder house, two cops and something that will not stay quiet: a debutant from the Bala and Mysskin school hands M.S. Bhaskar the lead role.
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GV Prakash's Immortal hides a creature behind a love story
The producer cut a breezy romance trailer on purpose. What sits in the second half of Immortal took a full year of VFX. It opens September 4.
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Original Monster: Shivarajkumar's first look draws blood
R. Chandru's title reveal seats Shivarajkumar on a pile of bodies, and pushes him to answer why Salman Khan is also making a Monster.
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Soori finished Mandaadi at sea on a fractured leg
Three quarters of the film was shot 15 to 20 kilometres out on wind-powered boats, with no motors and no green screen. Mandaadi opens on September 10.
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Kyraa Vasudevan on Khalifa: “Malayalam Cinema Chose Me”
The newcomer who plays Vyshnavi in Khalifa on first-stunt nerves, learning to perform to the lens, and why she intends to keep coming back to Kerala.
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Maithri songs arrive with a plea: give small films time
Meera Kathiravan says a small film can't hold a screen past three days anymore. Bharath J.S.'s debut, scored by Joel Johns, tests that on September 4.
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Yen Ennai Edho Seidhai locks its September 4 release
D Anthony wrote, directed, produced, edited and stars in it, and a fortnight ago he doubted it would release at all. Then G. Dhananjayan watched it.
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Toxic: a century on day one, and reviews from hell
Critics call Yash's 194-minute gangster epic everything from a fascinating mess to a nightmare. Day one still cleared 100 crore in India.
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Silambarasan sends prayers as Nepal flood toll mounts
The flash flood came down the Bhote Koshi without a drop of rain as warning. Hundreds are missing, among them travellers from Tamil Nadu.