AR Rahman clears the air

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Academy award winning music composer A.R Rahman has said that his recent comments, wishing controversial film ‘Dam 999′ to win the Oscar race, were being “twisted out of context”. “My statement was taken out of context and I was being misquoted. It’s very unfortunate. I cannot forget the contributions of Tamils in my growth,” he [...]

Rahman Foundation Releases 2011 Calendar

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For the second year in a row, the A.R Rahman Foundation in collaboration with World Light (Audio Media Education Subsidiary) has come out with their official calendar. Supporting the cause of education for less privileged children, the Foundation has set up educational institutions and provides world class, state-of-the-art infrastructure and education to underprivileged children who [...]

History of Tamil Film Industry

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Early Years of Tamil Film Industry – C. N. Annadurai, M.Karunanidhi, M.G.Ramachandran, Sivaji Ganesan and Jayalalitha Tamil Film Industry is termed as ‘Kollywood’. The Kollywood film industry is based in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. The name is a conflation of Kodambakkam with the American film industry capital of Hollywood. Kodambakkam is an area [...]