Ishwarya Menon to romance Hip Hop Adhi

Music composer-actor Hip Hop Adhi will play the lead in a movie titled Nan Sirithal. It will be produced by filmmaker Sundar C under the banner Avni Productions.

Tamil drama festival for theatre lovers

In a treat to theatre lovers, 27 Tamil plays are being staged from 10 October, at venues like Vani Mahal, Rama Rao Kala Mandap, Bharat Kalachar and various other locations in the city.

Modi pays tributes to Kalam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to A P J Abdul Kalam on his 88th birth anniversary, saying the former President’s life will always remain an inspiration for the countrymen.

Nigerian police rescue hundreds from another ‘torture house’

Police in northern Nigeria said on Monday they rescued over 300 young men from an Islamic boarding school where they were chained and sexually abused, the second such operation in a month. A police team raided the school in Daura in Katsina state after some students escaped from their hostel on Sunday and poured into the streets in protest.

Plagiarism case against Vijay starrer Bigil

The Madras High Court today ordered filmmaker Atlee and producers of Vijay-starrer Bigil AGS Entertainment to file relevant documents tomorrow following a petition filed alleging plagiarism.