Hollywood stunt master for Jayam Ravi’s next

The ace action master has worked on films like Ghost Rider, The Matrix franchise, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Hobbit, among others. It will be a multilingual film and Taapsee Pannu will play the heroine.

Suriya shoots for ‘Soorarai Pottru’ in Madurai

Suriya starrer Soorarai Pottru is progressing fast in Madurai. Directed by Sudha Kongara, the movie is based on the life of businessman and founder of low-cost airline Air Deccan, GR Gopinath, and has Aparna Balamurali as Suriya’s pair.

Dhruv Vikram’s ‘Adithya Varma’ from 8 November

Dhruv Vikram, son of actor Vikram, will see his debut Tamil film ‘Adithya Varma’ hit the screens 8 November. ‘Adithya Varma’ is the official remake of Vijay Deverakonda’s hit Telugu film, ‘Arjun Reddy’.

Govt clears over Rs 5,000 crore Akash missile project

In a bid to boost to Air Force’s capability to take down enemy fighter aircraft, the government has cleared the procurement of six squadrons of the indigenous Akash air defence missile systems worth Rs 5,000 crore to be deployed on the borders with Pakistan and China.

Power shutdown in Chennai 7 September

TANGEDCO has announced that electricity supply will be suspended in few places in city Saturday, from 9 am to 5 pm for maintenance work. According to a press release, the power supply will be resumed even before 5 pm if the works are completed. The power supply will be halted in the following areas.

Techie dies in road mishap in Chennai

A sewage truck rammed against a two-wheeler killing him at the spot at Thoraipakkam yesterday. According to the police, Sanjay (22), from Anakaputhur, worked for an IT company in Perungudi.