Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan to present Netflix's COVID fundraiser anthology 'Navarasa'

Netflix, today, announced its next Tamil anthology, Navarasa. The nine-film anthology, presented by Mani Ratnam and Jayendra Panchapakesan, is based on the nine rasas (emotions) - anger,..... Read more...

Amazon Prime announces Tamil anthology 'Putham Pudhu Kaalai', to be directed by Sudha Kongara, Gautham Vasudev Menon, Suhasini Mani Ratnam, Rajiv Menon and Karthik Subbaraj

Amazon Prime Video has today announced Putham Pudhu Kaalai, an anthology of five Tamil short films filmed during the pandemic and featuring stories about hope and new beginnings...... Read more...

South Update: Suriya to reportedly reunite with Kajal Aggarwal for upcoming film; Mani Ratnam to resume ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ shoot in Sri Lanka?

The South film industry is grappling with COVID-19 cases, new announcements and rescheduling of shooting dates in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic. Here’s the daily roundup of news from the southern film..... Read more...

South weekly round-up: Suriya to foray into web with Mani Ratnam’s ‘Navrasa’, Vijay Sethupathi backs out of Allu Arjun’s ‘Pushpa’

The week gone by was one of the most exciting in the Southern entertainment industry after a lull brought on by coronavirus outbreak and lockdown. The southern superstars dominated the media news with..... Read more...

Mani Ratnam to resume the shoot of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's 'Ponniyin Selvan' in September?

Filmmaker Mani Ratnam to venture into OTT; Gautham Menon, Arvind Swamy, Bejoy Nambiar to collaborate with him for a web series?

According to industry rumours veteran and acclaimed filmmaker Mani Ratnam is all set to make his digital debut with a web series that will also be co-directed by Gautham Menon, Karthick Naren, actor..... Read more...

Post lockdown, Mani Ratnam to shoot Aishwarya Rai Bachchan's 'Ponniyin Selvan' in one go to meet 2021 deadline

The Coronavirus pandemic sent the entire showbiz industry into a lockdown mode along with the rest of the country. Due to this, shoots of upcoming films and shows came to a crashing halt causing..... Read more...

Sobhita Dhulipala joins the cast of Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniyin Selvan' starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Vikram

Sobhita Dhulipala will be playing a pivotal role in Mani Ratnam's upcoming multi-lingual historical film. The film - - which is based on Kalki Krishnamurthy's fictional historic novel Ponniyin Selvan - - tells the..... Read more...