Eteran actor Poornam Viswanathan passes away

Veteran character artiste Poornam Viswanathan passed away in Chennai on Wednesday after a brief illness. Mr. Viswanathan is survived by his wife, son and two daughters.

Poornam Vishwanathan was a Tamil News reader with All India Radio who announced India attaining freedom in his news bulletin in 1947. He later on went on to become a good character artiste and theatre person. Mr. Viswanathan’s performance in films such as ‘Varusham 16,’ ‘Keladi Kanmani,’ ‘Aasai,’ ‘Mahanadi’ and ‘Varumaiyin Niram Sivappu’ are unforgettable. He was at ease in both comedy and melodrama.

The 87-year-old actor died of multiple organ failure at a private hospital, hospital sources said.

Surendran-Max team conveys condolence to the bereaved family.

Go Goa for Rajini’s Enthiran!!

Its Goa now for the team of Enthiran. After finishing their song shoots with lead Superstar Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai in Peru and USA, the team of Enthiran is now going shoot in Goa. The buzz is that some action sequences are going to be shot at Goa for this movie.

Enthiran (The Robot) director Shankar’s dream project with Superstar Rajinikanth and Aishwarya Rai has generated a lot of interest among the fans. Rajini and Shankar who boast of having a superhit formula have grouped in a exceptional team for this Endhiran Movie. Music director A R Rahman and ace cameraman Rathnavelu also form the part of Shankar’s creative team.

The movie is being produced by Ayngaran International Films Pvt Ltd., and Eros International.

Actress Bhavana Photo Gallery

Actress Bhavana Stills

The moderate success of Jayam Kondaan has hardly done anything to revive Bhavana’s career in Kollywood, with the actress having no films in her hand currently.

The audience reaction to the film was positive and the actress had dubbed in her own voice, too!

But the smart girl that she is, Bhavana has gone back to Malayalam films. She is Pritviraj’s heroine in hit director Shafi’s youth film Lolipop, and will be seen wearing designer wear in it! Lolipop is said to be a feel-good entertainer in which the entire youth brigade of Malayalam cinema — Pritviraj, Jayasurya, Bobban Kunchacko, Bhavana and Roma are acting. Bhavana’s looking for roles in Malayalam, where there is a shortage of heroines. Actresses who make a name in Malayalam cinema migrate to Kollywood after doing one or two films. So Bhavana’s hoping to have the best of both worlds. Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

Pyramid Saimira to invest Rs 200 cr to renovate 250 theatres

Entertainment firm Pyramid Saimira Theatre plans to invest Rs 200 crore in next 18 months to modernise 250 theatres in four states of South India.
The company plans to renovate 250 theatres, which are spread across four southern states — Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh , the company said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange .
The company will start the renovation from Jyothi Theatre in Tamil Nadu, which has a seating capacity of 550 seats.
“Till now, we have been focusing on expanding our network and increasing our points of presence. Today, we enjoy significant penetration geographically and our focus will henceforth be on enhancing the quality of experience that we offer our customers and branding,” Pyramid Saimira Group Chairman P S Saminathan said. Source: business-standard