Giri, Ashwatha and Sampath will make their debut in the movie Varnam directed by SM Raju who is again a fresh face to the industry. S M Raju has been a software engineer in the US for the past 18 years and has worked with Santhosh Sivan as assistant director. Silandhi fame Monica is the only known face in this movie. This movie is based on a real life incident that happened in Villupuram. Shooting for the film is going on at fast pace at Dindugul. ALKA Films Corporation is producing the film and the music composition for the movie is by Isaac Thomas Kodukupali.
What can be the connection of Hindi Pop star Daler Mehandi and Superstar Rajinikanth’s Kuselan. The music composer of Kuselan G.V Prakash has confirmed that Daler will be singing for the first time in Tamil. The song set to be a groovy pop number will have Superstar Rajini and Nayan shaking their legs for it. The song will be shot in the backwaters of Alleppy. Kuselan produced by Kavithalaya is directed by P Vasu features Rajinikanth, Nayantara, Pasupathy and Meena in lead roles.
Lingusamy next production venture named Pattalam will deal with innocent children but with a strong message. Debutant Rohith Krishna will be directing the movie and Nadhiya has been roped in to play the important role of a Psychiatrist. Lingusamy was searching for a good script for his next production after Deepavali, and when Rohith Krishna narrated the story for Pattalam. The film is about innocent children who are always filled with pranks and conveys a message that they too have responsibilities in life. The movie is expected to hit the floors soon.
No its not another title of a movie, its a talk show to be hosted by actress Rohini which is for women from all walks of life will come out vehemently against tormentors of womanhood. This a special talk show to be telecasted in Kalaignar TV titled Azhagiya Thamizh Magal will air on Sundays at 8.30 am and features debate among women focusing on issues directly connected to their welfare. Directed by Kumaran and K S Sekar for Venkateswara Telefilms, the show will be conducted in various places in Tamil Nadu.
There is no evidence to show that actor T Prashanth demanded dowry from his wife Grahalakshmi or that he treated her cruelly. This is the conclusion of the anti-dowry cell of the city police, which extensively probed the allegations of Grahalakshmi.
The police communicated the decision to the XVII metropolitan magistrate at Saidapet on May 23 saying the dowry harassment case against him is to be closed. Grahalakshmi is entitled to lodge her objections in 15 days.
It all began on September 14, 2007, when police registered a case after Grahalakshmi first lodged a complaint against Prashanth and then moved the Madras high court to obtain a direction to the city police to register an FIR. Besides the actor, Grahalakshmi had cited his actor-father S Thiagarajan, mother Shanthi and sister T Preethi as aggressors. All of them, however, obtained bail.
Grahalakshmi had alleged that she was treated as a “dirt,” forced to eat non-vegetarian food items, put in solitary confinement, prevented from making calls to her parents, not allowed to bolt her bedroom and not allowed to live in peace.
As her father had passed away during the intervening period, the investigating officer could record Grahalakshmi’s statements only on April 22. Among others, the official had inquired Dr Rangabashyam, advocate Nalini Chidambaram, actor Viji, dance master Kala, her alleged “first husband” Narayanan Venu Prasad, servant and housekeeping agent of Thiagarajan’s house.
The report cited Grahalakshmi as saying on several occasions that neither her husband Prashanth nor her inlaws harassed her for dowry and that she was not treated cruelly. “Mrs Grahalakshmi admitted that Mr Prashanth and his family did not demand any dowry and further they (Grahalakshmi’s family) have not paid any dowry to them,” the report said.
Citing independent witnesses, the report said the allegation of Grahalakshmi and her family members was “baseless”.
As for Grahalakshmi’s allegation that she was not allowed to accompany her husband for shoots, Prashanth’s family had told the police that the actor did not want to expose her to the public.
As against Grahalakshmi’s claim that she was not allowed to make calls to her parents, the report referred to two SIM cards used by her and said her allegation was baseless. Also, her brothers visited her at Thiagarajan’s house and it was supported by independent witnesses, the report said. “Her movement was not restricted and she was taken to various hospitals and temples by her in-laws,” it added. Source: timesofindia.com
Initially, the film, after being in the making for nearly two years, was set to release on 6 June. But now the producer Oscar Ravichandran, who seems to be a very harried man these days, today said that the film would release either on 6 or 13 June. Ravichandran, however, wouldn’t confirm on the date. ‘You will shortly see an advertisement on that,’ he said rather cryptically. The Madras High Court will tomorrow pronounce orders on the film on a petition filed by Vaishnavite organisations seeking changes of the title and deletion of some ‘objectionable scenes’.
CBSE Std VI English course material by Oxford University Press contains a lesson about our Superstar Rajinikanth. Rajini’s life from conductor to Superstar has been briefly described along with excerpts from his friend Raja Bahadur who was working as bus driver when Rajini was conductor in Bangalore. After the lesson, there is a short evaluation too about the lesson. The lesson was under the section: Dignity of Work. Rajinikanth struggled a lot during his early age because of poverty. He began his career doing various jobs in Bangalore. Before starting his career in the film industry, he worked as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Transport Service in Bangalore. His journey from conductor to Superstar status is the part of the lesson.
‘Brammadeva’ is the story of a die-hard romantic youth who is madly in love with his girlfriend and wishes that she should be his wife not only in this birth but also in future re-births also. Dr. Ram, a physician by profession and who has had a couple of releases in ‘Kattuviriyan’ and ‘Moondram Pournami’, is the male lead while Tejashree is the female lead. Tejashree is reported to have been quite ‘liberal’ in her costumes and dance movements in the romantic sequences and songs. Ramesh is the cinematographer while Dharmalinga, who had worked as assistant to director Rajeshwar, is the director taking care of story, screenplay and dialogues too.
Karunanidhi wrote the story, Saarappallam Chamundi, for the special Pongal issue of DMK journal Murasoli in 1964. The same story was re-published in the Republic Day issue of the journal under the title Uliyin Oasai in the same year. The Periya Kovil in Thanjavur, built by Raja Raja Chola, provides the backdrop for the story. Legend has it that the king wanted 108 special sculptures to be made in the temple but only 82 could be completed. The story is about why the project remained incomplete. Poet Ilavenil will write the screenplay and dialogues. Maestro Ilyaraja will compose the music for the film produced by SP Murugesan under the banner of J. Nandini Arts.
Pachai Niramae is a psycho crime thriller produced by Gorky who is also directing the film. The basic premise involves a web of murder, betrayal, and failure. The intermingling of the various sub-plots is done elegantly. The story is about three girls and boys from a college plans for an digression to a hill resort. They stay there at a guesthouse situated inside a Tea estate. Suddenly they find murders taking place and they are in a state of shock. How this mystery is solved forms the crux of this movie. This movie is a spine chilling theme with an unexpected climax. The cast of the film includes Yugendran, Saran Sathya, Rajasekhar, Vadivelu, Nanditha, Preethi Varma, Abhinaya Sree and others. ‘Vagai’ Chandrasekar has been cast in a pivotal role. Sreeram has set the tunes for this film while P. Vijayakrishnan wield the camera.
| Date | Invention Or Discovery | Inventor Or Discoverer | Nationality |
| 1250 | Magnifying glass | Roger Bacon | English |
| 1450 | Printing press | Johann Gutenberg | German |
| 1504 | Pocket watch | Peter Henlein | German |
| 1590 | Compound microscope | Zacharias Janssen | Dutch |
| 1593 | Water thermometer | Galileo | Italian |
| 1608 | Telescope | Hans Lippershey | Dutch |
| 1625 | Blood transfusion | Jean-Baptiste Denys | French |
| 1629 | Steam turbine | Giovanni Branca | Italian |
| 1642 | Adding machine | Blaise Pascal | French |
| 1643 | Barometer | Evangelista Torricelli | Italian |
| 1650 | Air pump | Otto von Guericke | German |
| 1656 | Pendulum clock | Christiaan Huygens | Dutch |
| 1661 | Methanol | Robert Boyle | Irish |
| 1668 | Reflecting telescope | Isaac Newton | English |
| 1671 | Calculating machine | Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz | German |
| 1698 | Steam pump | Thomas Savery | English |
| 1701 | Seed drill | Jethro Tull | English |
| 1710 | Piano | Bartolomeo Cristofori | Italian |
| 1712 | Steam engine | Thomas Newcomen | British |
| 1714 | Mercury thermometer | Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit | German |
| 1717 | Diving bell | Edmund Halley | English |
| 1725 | Stereotyping | William Ged | Scottish |
| 1745 | Leyden jar (condenser) | E.G. von Kleist | German |
| 1752 | Lightning rod | Benjamin Franklin | American |
| 1758 | Achromatic lens | John Dollond | British |
| 1759 | Marine chronometer | John Harrison | British |
| 1764 | Spinning jenny | James Hargreaves | British |
| 1769 | Spinning frame | R. Arkwright | English |
| 1769 | Steam engine (with separate condenser) | James Watt | British |
| 1769 | Automobile | Nicholas-Joseph Cugnot | French |
| 1775 | Submarine | David Bushnell | American |
| 1780 | Steel pen | Samuel Harrison | English |
| 1780 | Bifocal lens | Benjamin Franklin | American |
| 1783 | Balloon | Joseph Michel Montgolfier and | French |
| 1784 | Threshing machine | Andrew Meikle | British |
| 1785 | Power loom | Edmund Cartwright | British |
| 1786 | Steamboat | John Fitch | American |
| 1788 | Flyball governor | James Watt | British |
| 1791 | Gas turbine | John Barber | British |
| 1792 | Illuminating gas | William Murdock | Scottish |
| 1793 | Cotton gin | Eli Whitney | American |
| 1795 | Hydraulic press | Joseph Bramah | English |
| 1796 | Lithography | Aloys Senefelder | German |
| 1796 | Smallpox vaccination | Edward Jenner | British |
| 1799 | Fourdrinier machine (papermaking) | Louis Robert | French |
| 1800 | Jacquard loom | Joseph Marie Jacquard | French |
| 1800 | Electric battery | Count Alessandro Volta | Italian |
| 1801 | Pattern loom | Joseph Marie Jacquard | French |
| 1804 | Screw propeller | John Stevens | American |
| 1804 | Solid-fuel rocket | William Congreve | British |
| 1804 | Steam locomotive | Richard Trevithick | British |
| 1805 | Electroplating | Luigi Gasparo Brugnatelli | Italian |
| 1810 | Food preservation (by sterilization and exclusion of air) | François Appert | French |
| 1810 | Printing press | Frederick Koenig | German |
| 1814 | Railroad locomotive | George Stephenson | British |
| 1815 | Safety lamp | Sir Humphry Davy | British |
| 1816 | Bicycle (no pedals) | Karl D. Sauerbronn | German |
| 1819 | Stethoscope | René-Théophile- | French |
| 1820 | Hygrometer | J.F. Daniell | English |
| 1820 | Galvanometer | Johann Salomo Cristoph Schweigger | German |
| 1821 | Electric motor | Michael Faraday | British |
| 1823 | Silicon | Jöns Jakob Berzelius | Swedish |
| 1823 | Electromagnet | William Sturgeon | British |
| 1824 | Portland cement | Joseph Aspdin | British |
| 1827 | Friction match | John Walker | British |
| 1829 | Typewriter1 | W.A. Burt | American |
| 1829 | Braille printing | Louis Braille | French |
| 1830 | Platform scales | Thaddeus Fairbanks | American |
| 1830 | Sewing machine | Barthélemy Thimonnier | French |
| 1831 | Phosphorus match | Charles Sauria | French |
| 1831 | Reaper | Cyrus Hall McCormick | American |
| 1831 | Dynamo | Michael Faraday | British |
| 1834 | Electric streetcar | Thomas Davenport | American |
| 1835 | Pistol (revolver) | Samuel Colt | American |
| 1837 | Telegraph | Samuel Finley Breese Morse | American |
| 1838 | Morse code | Samuel Finley Breese Morse | American |
| 1839 | Photography | Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre and | French |
| 1839 | Vulcanized rubber | Charles Goodyear | American |
| 1839 | Steam hammer | James Nasmyth | Scottish |
| 1839 | Bicycle (with pedals) | Kirkpatrick MacMillan | British |
| 1845 | Pneumatic tire | Robert William Thompson | American |
| 1846 | Rotary printing press | Richard March Hoe | American |
| 1846 | Nitroglycerin | Ascanio Sobrero | Italian |
| 1846 | Guncotton | Christian Friedrich Schönbein | German |
| 1846 | Ether | Crawford Williamson Long | American |
| 1849 | Reinforced concrete | F.J. Monier | French |
| 1849 | Safety pin | Walter Hunt | American |
| 1849 | Water turbine | James Bicheno Francis | American |
| 1850 | Mercerized cotton | John Mercer | British |
| 1851 | Breech-loading rifle | Edward Maynard | American |
| 1851 | Opthalmoscope | Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz | German |
| 1852 | Nonrigid airship | Henri Giffard | French |
| 1852 | Elevator (with brake) | Elisha Graves Otis | American |
| 1852 | Gyroscope | Jean Bernard Léon Foucault | French |
| 1855 | Hypodermic syringe | Alexander Wood | Scottish |
| 1855 | Safety matches | J.E. Lundstrom | Swedish |
| 1856 | Bessemer converter (steel) | Sir Henry Bessemer | British |
| 1858 | Harvester | Charles and William Marsh | American |
| 1859 | Spectroscope | Gustav Robert Kirchhoff and | German |
| 1860 | Gas engine | Jean-Joseph-É | French |
| 1861 | Web-fed newspaper printing press | Richard March Hoe | American |
| 1861 | Electric furnace | Wilhelm Siemens | British |
| 1861 | Machine gun | Richard Jordan Gatling | American |
| 1861 | Kinematoscope | Coleman Sellers | American |
| 1865 | Antiseptic surgery | Joseph Lister | English |
| 1866 | Paper (from wood pulp, sulfite process) | Benjamin Chew Tilghman | American |
| 1866 | Dynamite | Alfred Bernhard Nobel | Swedish |
| 1868 | Dry cell | Georges Leclanché | French |
| 1868 | Typewriter | Carlos Glidden and | American |
| 1868 | Air brake | George Westinghouse | American |
| 1870 | Celluloid | John Wesley Hyatt and Isaiah Hyatt | American |
| 1871 | Continuous current dynamo | Zénobe-Théophile Gramme | Belgian |
| 1874 | Quadruplex telegraph | Thomas Alva Edison | American |
| 1876 | Telephone2 | Alexander Graham Bell | American |
| 1877 | Internal-combustion engine (four-cycle) | Nikolaus August Otto | German |
| 1877 | Talking machine (phonograph) | Thomas Alva Edison | American |
| 1877 | Microphone | Emile Berliner | American |
| 1877 | Electric welding | Elihu Thomson | American |
| 1877 | Refrigerator car | G.F. Swift | American |
| 1878 | Cream separator | Carl Gustav de Laval | Swedish |
| 1878 | Cathode ray tube | Sir William Crookes | British |
| 1879 | Cash register | James J. Ritty | American |
| 1879 | Incandescent filament lamp | Thomas Alva Edison | American |
| 1879 | Automobile engine (two-cycle) | Karl Benz | German |
| 1879 | Arc lamp | Charles Francis Bush | American |
| 1880 | Linotype | Ottmar Mergenthaler | American |
| 1884 | Steam turbine | C.A. Parsons | English |
| 1884 | Rayon (nitrocellulose) | Comte Hilaire Bernigaud de Chardonnet | French |
| 1884 | Multiple-wheel steam turbine | Sir Charles Algernon Parsons | British |
| 1884 | Nipkow disk (mechanical television scanning device) | Paul Gottlieb Nipkow | German |
| 1884 | Fountain pen | Lewis Edson Waterman | American |
| 1885 | Graphophone (dictating machine) | Chichester A. Bell and | American |
| 1885 | AC transformer | William Stanley | American |
| 1887 | Air-inflated rubber tire | J.B. Dunlop | Scottish |
| 1887 | Gramophone (disk records) | Emile Berliner | American |
| 1887 | Gas mantle | Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach | Austrian |
| 1887 | Mimeograph | Albert Blake Dick | American |
| 1887 | Monotype | Tolbert Lanston | American |
| 1888 | Adding machine (recording) | William Seward Burroughs | American |
| 1888 | Kodak camera | George Eastman | American |
| 1889 | Steam turbine | C.G. de Laval | Swedish |
| 1890 | Rayon (cuprammonium) | Louis Henri Despeissis | French |
| 1891 | Glider | Otto Lilienthal | German |
| 1891 | Motion picture camera (kinetograph) | Thomas Alva Edison | American |
| 1891 | Motion picture viewer (kinetoscope) | Thomas Alva Edison | American |
| 1891 | Synthetic rubber | Sir William Augustus Tilden | British |
| 1892 | AC motor | Nikola Tesla | American |
| 1892 | Three-color camera | Frederick Eugene Ives | American |
| 1892 | Rayon (viscose) | Charles Frederick Cross | British |
| 1892 | Vacuum bottle (Dewar flask) | Sir James Dewar | British |
| 1893 | Photoelectric cell | Julius Elster Hans F. Geitel | German |
| 1893 | Diesel engine | Rudolf Diesel | German |
| 1893 | Gasoline automobile | Charles Edgar Duryea and | American |
| 1894 | Motion picture projection | Louis Jean Lumière and Auguste Marie Lumière | French |
| 1895 | X-ray | Wilhelm Konrad Röntgen | German |
| 1895 | Rayon (acetate) | Charles Frederick Cross | British |
| 1895 | Wireless telegraph | Marchese Guglielmo Marconi | Italian |
| 1896 | Experimental airplane | Samuel Pierpont Langley | American |
| 1898 | Sensitized photographic paper | Leo Hendrik Baekeland | American |
| 1900 | Rigid dirigible airship | Graf Ferdinand von Zeppelin | German |
| 1902 | Radiotelephone | Valdemar Poulsen | Danish |
| 1903 | Airplane | Wilbur Wright and Orville Wright | American |
| 1903 | Windshield wipers | Mary Anderson | American |
| 1903 | Electrocardiograph | Willem Einthoven | Dutch |
| 1905 | Diode rectifier tube (radio) | Sir John Ambrose Fleming | British |
| 1906 | Gyrocompass | Hermann Anschütz-Kämpfe | German |
| 1907 | Bakelite | Leo Hendrik Baekeland | American |
| 1907 | Triode amplifier tube (radio) | Lee De Forest | American |
| 1908 | Cellophane | Jacques Edwin Brandenberger | Swiss |
| 1908 | Two-color motion picture camera | C. Albert Smith | British |
| 1909 | Salvarsan | Paul Ehrlich | German |
| 1910 | Hydrogenation of coal | Friedrich Bergius | German |
| 1910 | Gyroscopic compass and stabilizer | Elmer Ambrose Sperry | American |
| 1911 | Air conditioning | W.H. Carrier | American |
| 1911 | Vitamins | Casimir Funk | Polish |
| 1911 | Cellophane | Jacques Edwin Brandenberger | Swiss |
| 1911 | Neon lamp | Georges Claude | French |
| 1912 | Mercury-vapor lamp | Peter Cooper Hewitt | American |
| 1913 | Ramjet engine | René Lorin | French |
| 1913 | Multigrid electron tube | Irving Langmuir | American |
| 1913 | Cracked gasoline | William Meriam Burton | American |
| 1913 | Heterodyne radio receiver | Reginald Aubrey Fessenden | American |
| 1915 | Automobile self-starter | Charles Franklin Kettering | American |
| 1916 | Browning gun (automatic rifle) | John Moses Browning | American |
| 1916 | Gas-filled incandescent lamp | Irving Langmuir | American |
| 1916 | X-ray tube | William David Coolidge | American |
| 1919 | Mass spectrograph | Sir Francis William Aston | British |
| 1922-26 | Sound motion pictures | T.W. Case | American |
| 1922 | Insulin | Sir Frederick Grant Banting | Canadian |
| 1923 | Autogiro | Juan de la Cierva | Spanish |
| 1923 | Television iconoscope | Vladimir Kosma Zworykin | American |
| 1924 | Quick-frozen food | Clarence Birdseye | American |
| 1925 | Television image dissector tube | Philo Taylor Farnsworth | American |
| 1926 | Aerosol can | Erik Rotheim | Norwegian |
| 1926 | Liquid-fuel rocket | Robert Hutchings Goddard | American |
| 1928 | Penicillin | Sir Alexander Fleming | British |
| 1930 | Bathysphere | (Charles) William Beebe | American |
| 1930 | Freon (low-boiling fluorine compounds) | Thomas Midgley and coworkers | American |
| 1930 | Modern gas-turbine engine | Sir Frank Whittle | British |
| 1930 | Neoprene (synthetic rubber) | Father Julius Arthur Nieuwland and Wallace Hume Carothers | American |
| 1931 | Cyclotron | Ernest Orlando Lawrence | American |
| 1931 | Differential analyzer (analogue computer) | Vannevar Bush | American |
| 1932 | Phase contrast microscope | Frits Zernike | Dutch |
| 1932 | Van de Graaff generator | Robert Jemison Van de Graaff | American |
| 1933 | Frequency modulation (FM) | Edwin Howard Armstrong | American |
| 1935 | Buna (synthetic rubber) | German scientists | German |
| 1935 | Radiolocator (radar) | Sir Robert Watson-Watt | British |
| 1935 | Cortisone | Edward Calvin Kendall | American |
| 1935 | Electron microscope | German scientists | German |
| 1935 | Sulfanllamide | Gerhard Domagk | German |
| 1935 | Nylon | Wallace Hume Carothers | American |
| 1936 | Twin-rotor helicopter3 | Heinrich Focke | German |
| 1937 | Snowmobile | Armand Bombardier | Canadian |
| 1938 | Ballpoint pen | Georg and Ladislao Biro | Hungarian |
| 1939 | DDT | Paul Müller | Swiss |
| 1939 | Helicopter4 | Igor Sikorsky | American |
| 1940 | Betatron | Donald William Kerst | American |
| 1941 | Turbojet aircraft engine | Sir Frank Whittle | British |
| 1942 | Guided missile | Wernher von Braun | German |
| 1942 | Nuclear reactor | Enrico Fermi | American |
| 1942 | Xerography | Chester Carlson | American |
| 1944 | V-2 (rocket-propelled bomb) | German scientists | German |
| 1945 | Atomic bomb | U.S. government scientists | American |
| 1945 | Streptomycin | Selman A. Waksman | American |
| 1946 | Electronic digital computer | John Presper Eckert, Jr., and | American |
| 1947 | Holography | Dennis Gabon | English |
| 1947 | Chlormycetin | Mildred Rebstock | American |
| 1947 | Polaroid Land camera | Edwin Herbert Land | American |
| 1947 | Bathyscaphe | Auguste Piccard | Swiss |
| 1947 | Microwave oven | Percy L. Spencer | American |
| 1948 | Scintillation counter | Hartmut Kallmann | German |
| 1948 | Aureomycin | Benjamin Minge Duggar and | American |
| 1948 | Transistor | John Bardeen, Walter Houser Brattain, and William Shockley | American |
| 1949 | Ramjet airplane | René Leduc | French |
| 1950 | Color television | Peter Carl Goldmark | American |
| 1952 | Hydrogen bomb | U.S. government scientists | American |
| 1952 | Bubble chamber (nuclear particle detector) | Donald Arthur Glaser | American |
| 1953 | Maser | Charles Townes | American |
| 1954 | Solar battery | Bell Telephone Laboratory scientists | American |
| 1954 | Polio vaccine | Jonas Salk | American |
| 1955 | Synthetic diamonds | General Electric scientists | American |
| 1955 | Carbon dating | W.F. Libby | American |
| 1955 | Optical fibers | Narinder S. Kapany | Indian |
| 1956 | Hovercraft | Christopher Cockerell | English |
| 1956 | First prototype rotary engine | Felix Wankel | German |
| 1956 | Videotape | Charles Ginsberg | American |
| 1957 | Sodium-cooled atomic reactor | U.S. government scientists | American |
| 1957 | Artificial earth satellite | USSR government scientists | Soviet |
| 1958 | Communications satellite | U.S. government scientists | American |
| 1959 | Integrated circuit | Jack Kilby | American |
| 1960 | Laser | Charles Hard Townes, Arthur L. Schawlow, and Gordon Gould | American |
| 1960 | Chlorophyll synthesized | Robert Burns Woodward | American |
| 1960 | Birth-control pill | Gregory Pincus, John Rock, and | American |
| 1962 | Light-emitting diode (LED) | Nick Holonyak, Jr. | American |
| 1964 | Liquid-crystal display | George Heilmeier | American |
| 1965 | Kevlar technology | Stephanie Kwolek | American |
| 1966 | Artificial heart (left ventricle) | Michael Ellis DeBakey | American |
| 1966 | Tunable dye laser | Mary Spaeth | American |
| 1967 | Human heart transplant | Christiaan Neethling Barnard | South Africa |
| 1970 | First complete synthesis of a gene | Har Gobind Khorana | American |
| 1971 | Microprocessor | Ted Hoff | American |
| 1971 | Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging | Raymond Damadian | American |
| 1972 | Electronic pocket calculator | J.S. Kilby and J.D. Merryman | American |
| 1972 | First magnetohydrodynamic power generator | USSR government scientists | Soviet |
| 1973 | Skylab orbiting space laboratory | U.S. government scientists | American |
| 1974 | Recombinant DNA (genetic engineering) | U.S. scientists | American |
| 1975 | CAT (computerized axial tomography) scanner | Godfrey N. Hounsfield | British |
| 1975 | Fiberoptics | Bell Laboratories | American |
| 1976 | Supercomputer | J.H. Van Tassel and Seymour Cray | American |
| 1978 | Synthesis of human insulin genes | Roberto Crea, Tadaaki Hirose, Adam Kraszewski, and Keiichi Itakura | American |
| 1978 | Mammal to mammal gene transplants | Paul Berg, Richard Mulligan, and Bruce Howard | American |
| 1979 | Compact disc | Joop Sinjou | Dutch |
| 1979 | Genetic flaw repaired in mouse cells by recombinant DNA and micromanipulation techniques | W. French Anderson and coworkers | American |
| 1981 | Space transportation system (space shuttle) | National Aeronautics and Space Administration engineers | American |
| 1982 | Artificial heart | Robert K. Jarvik | American |
| 1983 | Scanning tunneling microscope | Gerd Binnig | German |
| 1986 | High-temperature superconductors | J. Georg Bednorz | German |
| 1992 | Magnetic boat | Yoshiro Saji | Japanese |
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The next Madhavan and Shruthi Hassan movie to be produced by Gnanam Films has been shelved. According to sources, far too many complications for the movie and Maddy will be doing another film with the same producer and technicians, but Shruthi will not be the heroine of the movie. Madhavan and Shruthu Hassan were to be seen in the next movie to be produced by Gnanam Films. Shruthi, daughter of Kamal was to make her debut in this movie. The movie was titled Endrendrum Punnagai and was to be directed by ‘Evano Oruvan’ fame Nishikant Kamath. This is a slight set back for Shruthi Hassan as she was planning to make her debut in this movie. The real reason for the shelving is not known but the sources have it that Shruti wants to be paired with younger hero’s in her debut movie. She has recently featured on the cover of Verve Magazine.
Hit Bollywood film ‘Baazigar’, which catapulted superstar Shah Rukh Khan to fame, is all set to be remade in Tamil now by director P. Vasu. Vasu has bought the remake rights of the 1993 blockbuster and his son Shakti will play the lead role, a press release said here Wednesday. The rest of the cast is yet to be finalised. The film will go on floors after the completion of Rajnikanth starrer ‘Kuselan’. Industry sources said Vasu hopes that some of Rajnikanth’s luck would rub off on him after the release of ‘Kuselan’. The Hindi original directed by Abbas-Mastan had Shah Rukh playing a negative role and also starred Kajol, Shilpa Shetty and Dalip Tahil. Believed to have been inspired by the 1991 Hollywood flick ‘A Kiss Before Dying’, ‘Baazigar’ established Shah Rukh as a star in Bollywood. Shakti was launched by Vasu in 2007 amid much fanfare with a collaboration with ace Tamil director K.S. Ravi Kumar in ‘Thottaal Poo Malarum’. But the movie didn’t do well due to an insipid story and listless performances. The next Shakti-starrer, an offbeat venture ‘Mahesh, Saranya Mattrum Palar’, is due for release early June. Source: IANS
Pasupathi’s career seems to be on the high. After bagging big flicks like ‘E’, ‘Veyyil’ and ‘Kuselan’, the latest we hear is that the actor will now be acting in the Tamil remake of Bollywood flick ‘Taxi No. 9211’. Taxi No. 9211 starred Nana Patekar and John Abraham. In the Tamil version of this movie, Pasupathi will do the role of Nana Patekar. The actor to play John Abraham’s role has not yet been decided. The film’s screenplay will be written by Lakshmikanthan. Sonali Kulkarni, a noted Bollywood actress, who had starred in the original will feature in the Tamil remake as well. In the Tamil version, Simran is said to pair up with Pasupathi even though it features Sonali Kulkarni too.
London, May 24: Sex really does sell. And proving this is the 1991 Cadbury Flake telly advert featuring model Rachel Brown seductively nibbling a Cadbury's Flake in an overflowing bath that has topped a list for the 'Sexiest TV Ad Ever'.
Runner-up was Nick Kamen in the 1980s Levi's jeans ad.
Diet Coke's bare-chested builder from 1996 came third in the poll of 4,000 adults by Internet research site OnePoll.
"They say sex sells and this proves it," The Sun quoted spokesman John Sewell, as saying.
"Some of these ads are nearly 20 years old but are still in the minds of the public," he added.
D and G Light Blue and Gold Blend's adverts grabbed the fourth and fifth position, respectively. While Boddingtons and Wrigley's Gum clinched the sixth and seventh place.
Aero, Levi's and Lacoste Pour Homme rounded up the top 10 places in the list of top 20 Sexiest TV Ad Ever.
The Top 20 Sexiest TV Ad Ever:
1. Cadbury Flake. Girl eating a Flake in bath.
2. Levi's. Strip in a 50-style launderette.
3. Diet Coke. Builder thrills female office workers.
4. D and G Light Blue. Model posing in tiny white trunks.
5. Gold Blend. The coffee-borrowing saga.
6. Boddingtons. Melanie Sykes and hunks.
7. Wrigley's Gum. Couple share a US bus journey.
8. Aero. Jason Lewis's bubbles talk in just a towel.
9. Levi's. Man emerges out of lake wearing jeans.
10. Lacoste Pour Homme. Naked man in his flat.
11. Timotei. Blonde washing her hair under waterfall.
12. Renault Megane. People shaking their bottoms.
13. Levi's. Brad Pitt frolics with brunette.
14. Virgin Mobile. Christina Aguilera's chair bouncing.
15. Lynx. Man is captured by cavewomen.
16. Impulse ID. Art class model gets aroused.
17. Christian Dior. Woman strips in the house.
18. Marks and Spencer's 2006 Christmas food.
19. Herbal Essences. Blonde moans with pleasure when shampooing.
20.Davidoff Cool Water. Actor jumps off cliff.
According to reports Shilpa Shetty who never made a big mark in Bollywood, has been offered a whopping Rs 5.25 crores by an American NRI producer for an international film. Shilpa, who only responded by saying, “I get what I deserve”, reports Times of India.
After giving two sucessive hits like Nan Avan Illai and Anjathae, producer Hithesh Jhabak is ready with Pandi featuring Lawrence Raghavendra, Namitha and Sneha in the lead roles. The movie is almost complete and ready for release early next month. Actor Dhanush released the audio cassette and gave it to actress Sandhya while director Perarasu received the first CD from actor Bharath at the music launch held at AVM preview theatre. A couple of songs including the remix ‘Masi masam’ from the Superstar Rajinikanth starrer, Dharmadurai were previewed to media persons. Also, director Perarasu has penned a song. The movie is a commercial entertainer,with action, romance and glamour to attract all sections of the audience.
After swearing off hero roles in the future and deciding to stick to only commedy roles when his Indiralogathil Azhagappan flopped at the box office, Vadivelu has once again changed his mind and accepted a hero role. According to sources, the story of the movie has been the decision maker for Vadivelu. The story about a murderer who ends up in disaster in whatever he does. The film is again said to be a laugh riot and the characted has been evolved by Raju Eswaran of the TV serial Mayavi Mareechan. The film is to be directed by Theatre Owners Association President, Abhirami Ramanathan. All the best to Vadivelu from team CHENNAI420 for success this time around as hero
Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikaalam is the next movie directed by Gautham Menon. It stars Trisha Krishnan and four male debutants in the lead roles. The four new guys are Gautham’s assistant Veera, Shaam (SS music veejay?) Sathish (a dancer who did that small role in Unnale Unnale), and Karthik (Actress Sridevi’s nephew and brother of actress Maheswari). The photo shoot for the movie happened way back in 2007 and the movie has started rolling now. Manoj Paramahamsa a new cinematographer has been introduced. The music for the movie is by A.R Rahman
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Yavarum Nalam the Madhavan and Neethu Chandra starrer is said to have impressed Adlabs to such an extent that they have decided to rope in Madhavan for their next four films. Saurabh Varma, Chief marketing Officer, Adlabs, was seen stating that they are pretty impressed with the performance as well as marketing skills the actor has. This led to the decision to get him in the upcoming films. After making their Tamil debut with Trisha-Ajith starrer ‘Kireedam’, this corporate production house seems to be on a roll now. Presently busy financing Madhavan and Neethu Chandra starrer Yavarum Nalam’ that is being directed by Vikram, Adlabs has further plans to produce three other films starring Madhavan in the lead. Yavarum Nalam is a supernatural thriller and is slated for a September 2008 release.
Director Vishnuvardhan seems to have struck gold. If one is to believe the rumours doing the rounds in Kollywood, the director has been signed by Warner Brothers and Soundarya Rajnikanth’s Ocher Studios for their next project, a sequel to Billa. Vishnuvardhan is at the moment directing the film Sarvam, which has Arya and Trisha in the lead and the director will be taking up the Warner Brothers’ project after completing this film. Sources in the industry suggest that Ajit will be the hero of the film while the heroine hasn’t been decided yet. Sources also claim that the director is to be paid a whopping Rs three crore for his work. Way to go Vishnu! Source: timesofindia.indiatimes
Oscar Films is producing a small budget movie Moscovin Karveri to be produced by Ramesh Babu. Hyped as an unusual love flick, Ravi Verman the famous Cinematographer whose has used his excellent camera skills in movies like Vettaiyaadu Vilaiyaadu, Anniyan and the yet to be released Dasavatharam is venturing as the director with the movie Moscowin Kaveri. Briefing us on the film, the fully charged up Ravi Varman quips, “It is a sensitive love story using Moscova in Russia and our Cauvery river as symbols to show two people who are calm and serene (like the rivers) falling suddenly in deep love. Their love results in a lot of heavy undercurrents that sweeps them away. It’s a beautiful love story, shot in Karaikudi, Thiruvavur, Chennai, Bangalore and Pune with soul stirring music by new boy S S Thaman. Water is the underlying theme in the film.” The movie stars new commers Yasodha, Rahul Ravindran and Harshvardhan. Ravi Varman handles the camera. The Music is by S S Thaman,Lyrics by Vairamuthu and Stunts are by Kanal Kannan.
Remember the son of S.Ve Shekar who made his debut last year with ‘Vegam’, he is back now with his next movie Ninaivil Nindraval. The movie will be directed by director Agasthiya Bharathi and will have Keerthi Chawla and new face Gayathri as the heroines for Ashwin Shekar. ‘Thalaivsal’ Vijay, Ilavarasan, M S Baskar, Muthukalai, Arulmani, Birla Bose, ravi Ganesh, venki form the rest of the cast. Music is by Iman and lyrics are by Vaali. The director Agasthiya Bharathi has worked as an assistant director in films like Keladi Kanmani and co-directed movies like Ooty and February 14. The movie, which is being made by Sabari Movies, will have S Ve Shekar appearing in a guest role as well. The shooting for the movie is currently in progress and is expected to be a August or September release.
With his upcomming release Kuselan almost complete, Rajini has started work on his next movie, Robot with director Shankar. Superstar Rajinikanth and director Shankar will be travelling to Hollywood to try out new looks for his forthcoming mega sci-fi thriller Robot. The new look and the makeup for it is expected to cost over Rs.30 million. Rajini has finished his part of the work with Kuselan and is now concentrating on Robot, which is a big budget, two year project. The movie will have Aishwarya Rai as the heroine for the Superstar. The movie is a joint venture by Ayngaran International and Eros. The film is said to cost atleast a whopping 120 crores, which is just the intial budget of this movie. A. R. Rahman will be composing the music for this flick. The first photo shoot for the film by famous Chennai fashion and portfolio photographer G.Venket Ram was held in mid-februvary.
Bommalattam is the upcomming movie by director Bharathiraja starring Arjun and Nana Patekar in the lead roles. The film is to be released in Hindi as Cinema and in Telugu as Kalidas. This will mark actor Arjun’s Bollywood debut while Nana Patekar will make his Tamil debut.
Nana Patekar, whom Bharathiraja considers a different actor, plays the lead role of a director in the film. The film will hit screens across Tamil Nadu on June 27th.
Cast: Arjun, Nana Patekar, Kajal Agarwal
Music: Himesh Reshammiya
Direction: Bharathiraja
Banner: Therkathi Kalai Koodam
The story of “Newtonin 3am Vidhi” is on the lines of, a Crorepathi is made into a Beggar between the time 10 am to 12’o clock by the Hero. Why he does it? And how he does it, is very interestingly told with a very good Screenplay by the Director of the Film, Thai MuthuSelvan. SJ Surya is the hero of the movie. Heroine hunt is still on for the movie.
Cast: S J Suryah, Rajiv Krishna
Music: Vinay
Direction: Thai Muthu Selvan
Production: S Nandhagopal
Banner: Madras Entertainment Private
The Audio of much awaited Superstar Rajinikanth starrer is ready. All the five songs by music director G.V Prakash is complete and the music for this movie by this young musician is said to be very impressive.
The introduction song of Rajinikanth in the movie has lyrics as “MGR, NTR, Sivaji Thanthadhu Intha Cinemathan” which is sung by Shankar Mahadevan and is said to be a foottapping number. Another song has all of the superstar movie names like “Polladhavan, Murattu Kaalai, Pokkiri Raja and Rajadhi Raja ” in its lyrics. All the lyrics have been penned by Vali and Udit Narayan, Sadhana Sargam, Daler Mehandi, Chithra and Shankar Mahadevan have sung the songs. The Tamil version of the movie differs from the Malayalam version on the lines that the Superstar in the movie will have a much larger role than the original version. The movie is expected to have 900 plus prints with 700 prints for Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Kuselan is being simultaneous made in both Tamil and Telugu. The movie is named Kuseludu in Telugu. Already Superstar Rajinikanth starrer Kuselan rights has been sold for 64 crores to Pyramid Saimeera. The movie will also star Pasupathy, Meena, Prabhu, Vadivelu, Santhanam and Livingston in the Tamil version.
Simran who is cast as young Surya’s mother is happy with her character in the movie Vaaranam Ayiram. Discussing the role in the movie, the actress is excited as the father of young Surya and her husband in Vaaranam Aayiram is Surya himself. When director Gautham menon narrrated the story to her, she could see a lot of scope to her character and hence readily agreed to it. Marriage and motherhood has not changed the actress a lot who says her passion is acting and she loves being in front of the camera once again. Marriage and Motherhood was never a barrier to her acting. She is once again back to what she loves doing the most, acting. Her husband, parents and in-laws are most supportive of her. A constant companion of her in the shooting sets is her son.
Its the era of remake movies in Kollywood. The year 2008 saw remake movies like Yaaradi Nee Mohini and Santosh Subramanium hitting jackpots at the box office. Malayalam movie Katha Parambol is now being remade into the Superstar starrer Kuselan. According to the current industry buzz the next movie in the remake line is Malayalam superhit, eesa Madhavan directed by Lal Jose. The movie to be directed by director Prabhakaran will have Paruthiveeran fame Karthi and Nayantara in the lead role if the talks with these actors are successful. The movie is said to hit the floors after Nayan finishes her current movies ‘Sathyam’, ‘Aegan’ and Karthi finishes his Ayirathil Oruvan.
Looks like Vijay is not being lucky with the title he choses for his next movie after Kuruvi. Initially he chose ‘Seval’ which is director Hari’s upcomming movie with Bharath, but Hari refused to part with the title to Vijay. Now Hari has again announced that his next project with Surya is titled Singam. Yes the same title that Vijay was going to act in under Prabhudeva direction. The lead actress of this movie with Vijay is Nayantara.The buzz is that the clash between director Hari and Vijay started when Vijay refused call sheet for Hari’s ‘Vel’ because of his prior commitment to ‘Azhagiya Tamizh Magan’. Now the team of Prabudeva, Vijay are searching for a suitable title for their upcomming flick. Lets hope its not the same as Hari’s next movie after Singam.
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The movie Brahmandam is a remake of Kannada movie “Neelakanta”. The story of this movie goes on as the hero and heroine fall in love and marry. Namitha tries to lure the hero with her beauty. When she fails in doing so, she wants to break the marriage and separate them both at any cost. Namitha will be playing the character of the obsessed girl. The film will also see Hero Ravichandran and Sridevi in the lead.
Representing Bollywood at the biggest event in world cinema, Cannes, is none other than Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. This is the fourth time the actress is attending the film festival. Eversince Devdas was screened there in 2002, Aishwarya Rai has been almost a regular at Cannes. Her role in the film won her international recognition and the next year, she attended the film festival as a member of the jury. “The designers are so excited and so generous and so creative and they come up with so many ideas that you actually get spoiled for choice. It gets very, very difficult to be able to zero in and decide on which one to wear,” says Aishwarya. In 2007, after her marriage with Abhishek Bachchan, the couple attended the festival together. Much to the envy of women the world over, Rai has consistently looked stunning on the red carpet. Since her first stint with fame as Miss World in 1994, Aishwarya has been very successful as an actress, both in India and abroad. In her upcoming release Sarkar Raj, the beautiful lady stars opposite hubby Abhishek and daddy-in-law Amitabh Bachchan. “I have fantastic in-laws and I think that’s when a girl’s blessed. When you don’t feel you’ve gone to a new home or a foreign home. When you feel as comfortable with them as your parents and the similar friendship, it’s great,” says the beautiful actress. Aishwarya’s next english language release is Pink Panther 2 in February 2009. The film also stars Steve Martin, Jean Reno and Andy Garcia.
Anthony- Yaar is an upcoming film being directed by C T Pandu where Shaam and Mallika Kapoor will play the lead roles. Dheena composes music for the film and Silambarasan had recently crooned a number ‘Mallalikottai Kannu’ for this film along with Anooradha Sriram. A huge lavish set has been erected in A V M Studios to can this song sequence when the lead pair had waltzed with much energy and vigor. The shooting of the film has been completed in various locales like Nagercoil, Muttom, Kulu, Manali etc. The theme of Anthony- Yaar is said to be centered on sea and the life associated with it. Prem Shankar, Pragathi and Rajesh are in the cast along with lead pair. Santonio wields the camera.
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Cast: Shaam, Mallika Kapoor
Direction: C.T. Pandi
Production: Vijaykumar
Camera: Santonia
Banner: Annam Film International
Music: Dheena
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Pattiyal Sekhar’s Talking Times Movies Pvt Ltd is launching the producer’s son Krishna and new face Janini in Alibhabha. With one son, Vishnuvardhan, already an acclamimed film director, all eyes are on his second son Krishna who debuts with this film after being a child artist earlier.
Despite a star cast with really busy actors like Prakash Raj, Radha Ravi, Biju Menon, Manobala and Thilagan, the talkie portion has been completed in a record 35 days. Only a few songs remain to be shot.
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In a bid to reduce primary school dropout rate and eradicate child labour in the state, the Tamil Nadu Government, an NGO and four Tamil film stars have joined hands to send across a message to the society on the evils.
In the five-minute documentary, titled “Herova Zerova” (are you a Hero or Zero), actor couple Surya-Jothika, and top stars Vijay and Madhavan are seen speaking against child labour and stressing the need for the young hands to hold pens and pencils rather than the spanner and chisel.
The documentary, produced by Agaram Foundation, has big names from South Indian cinema behind the screen too. Popular music director Harris Jayaraj has scored the music while noted cinematographer, K V Anand is behind the camera.
Sreekar Prasad has donned the editor’s role.
The NGO has made the five minute documentary for the Ministry of School Education which in turn would be beaming it on all television channels to create public awareness on the issues, School Education Minister Thangam Thennarasu said.
Later, the minister told PTI that the dropout percentage in the primary school level (class one-five) in the state was 1.4 per cent and the upper primary level (class six-eight) 2.4 per cent. The campaign will be a continuous process so that there is considerable awareness on school education, he added.
It’s confirmed. Bollywood’s heartthrob Ranbir Kapoor and girlfriend Deepika Padukone will be soon tying the knot. Yes you got it right; the two newcomers are all in love and will be soon be ‘man and wife’.In an interview given to a news daily, the young starlet Deepika made it official by saying: " Within the next five years I hope to be Mrs Kapoor and the leading lady of Bollywood." Talking about how it started it all, the actress stated that it was love at first sight for the couple and they struck a chord even before their first films were released. " It was love at first sight. We met through mutual friends and we fell for each other right away but we needed time for our love to grow before we made a serious commitment’.
Brushing aside rumours of the couple heading for splitsville, the actress stated that such rumours really upset her, however the two have decided not to let such baseless speculation affect their affection for each other.Looks like Bollywood beauties have chalked down huge plans for the next five years as after Bebo, its now Dips who is all up for marriage after five years. But unlike Saif who has made candid confessions about his hope to marry Miss Size Zero, Ranbir has chosen to stay mum on the subject. Well we don’t know about marriage after five years but for now the couples seem to be in love with the idea.
Love is a single word but it carries many deep feelings within itself. These are care, understanding, devotion, dedication, respect for each other, and sense of responsibility thereby making this feeling so powerful and incredible. The feeling of love comes instantly in a person’s heart and it has the power to merge an individual within itself. Love: a four letter word which fills everybody’s heart with smile, happiness and joy. It is a delicate thread which binds two people in such a strong relation. It makes life so beautiful.
Everything around you seems to blossom. Love brings meaning to ones life. It makes you feel special in its own way. You just can’t stop thinking about your beloved. When you are in love you can never be lonely wherever you go. Love is when you want to be with your soul mate every time and everywhere. Love makes each day worth getting up for. It’s magic! It can do wonders. It is the feeling of heart not mind.
You don’t have to go overboard by going to a fancy restaurant every other day or going on vacations that you cannot afford. Mind you those things help but, sometimes the little things that mean the most. Here are five things you can do that will improve your relationship and will allow you to have the best love making experience:
1. Listening
The lack of communication can be very frustrating to women but not listening can really get their dander up. Many men have been accused of concentrating more on whatever was on television than our wives and girlfriends. To a large degree it’s true. Most women like to talk about personal matters that have a direct bearing on their lives, their family or friends. What’s on TV at that time is irrelevant. Show that you appreciate her by listening. Don’t just wait for her to start talking. Initiate the conversation sometimes, and then listen carefully not only to what she says but her body language as well. This is not a one shot deal. Listening to her on a steady basis can only help better your relationship.
2. The Small Occasion Celebration
We’ve all seen the shows where the woman gets upset because the husband forgets their anniversary or birthday. That quite honestly should never happen. However for a lot of women, there are many smaller occasions that mean just as much; for instance the anniversary of your first date or the day both of you bought something together.
Being able to surprise your lady with little things that you know mean something to her (something she probably figured you took no notice of) can be a major relationship booster. If you have to “cheat” a little bit then get your own personal journal to keep track of these things.
3. Get to Know her People
Women value their relationships. While many men are of the take it or leave it mentality, it is very important to most women that you get to know her family and friends. These are people who make up a special part of her life and by taking the energy and effort to genuinely get to know them, you are showing her how much you love and care for her.
They maybe coming from a perspective that you are not crazy about but hang in there. Be open minded and respectful. The chances are that somewhere down the line you will want her to meet your people. Extend the same courtesies to her family and friends that you would expect from her if the situations were reversed.
It’s easy to get stuck in a routine and set in our ways. But it’s most important to continually show the lady of your life that you love her. Again it doesn’t take extravagance. Get to know her people, be mindful of the small big occasions and above all listen. Doing these three things is planting the seeds of long term healthy relationship.
4. Give up Trying to Change the Other Person
The desire to fix or change the other person is one of the biggest mistakes you can make. Plus, it causes power struggles within relationships and issues of control. One person feels she cannot love the other unless the other changes. The other feels hurt, inadequate and as though something is wrong with him.
Having a healthy relationship means having the ability to love your partner as they are. Our partners have been put here to grow, develop and discover who they are. This can be a lengthy and challenging process. But the surprising thing about change is that the less we push and disapprove of others, the more easily and naturally they grow and change.
5. Develop Patience
Patience is an old-fashioned word in today’s world. However, there is no way to rush growth in relationships or in the development of joy. If you’re eager to get on the right track, there are two ways to get started: Learn how to be more giving and make an effort to be a better listener. But each one of these tasks takes time to master — and patience. That’s why it is necessary to realize that as we are, right now at this moment, we are lovable and acceptable. If you’re ready to increase the amount of joy you feel in your own relationship, take back the responsibility for finding joy in your life, you will be pleased at the results.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M Karunanidhi was on Friday admitted to a private hospital after he complained of severe neck and back pain problem. Doctors attending on him at the Sri Ramachandra Medical College Hospital said he will need to spend at least a few days in the hospital as he needed complete rest. Tamil Nadu Finance Minister and DMK General Secretary K Anbazhagan has advised to the public not to meet and disturb the Chief Minister till he recovers completely.
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‘Maru Avadharam’ features Murali in dual roles - a father and a son. Murali who was once among the top league of actors has finally come back after a long hiatus. Debutante Vilasini plays the heroine, while a newcomer Sathya plays a prominent role in Maru Avadharam. The director of the ‘Maru Avadharam’ movie is K Balender. According to him, ‘Maru Avadharam’ is the story of the bond between a brother-sister and their affection. Action and romance also find place in the Maru Avadharam movie.
If Kamal fans are excited about seeing their favourite actor in 10 different roles, Rajini fans have a even better reason to get excited. They will get to see Superstar Rajinikanth in 20 getups in the upcomming movie Kuselan. It can be recalled that Rajinikanth had earlier appeared as nine different characters in the song Azhagu in Baasha. The film will also see Rajnikanth romancing Kushboo, Trisha, Nayantara, Sneha, Mamata Mohandas and other actresses in a special song sequence. G.V. Prakash has scored a peppy number sung by Daler Mehndi, Sadhana Sargam and Chithra.The movie is directed by P. Vasu for Kavithalaya productions.Vasu is now shooting in and around Pollachi with Vadivelu, Pasupathy, Meena and others.
The competitors for the Miss Chinnathirai 2008 walked the ramp on May 11 2008.
The winner turned out to be Riya, the second place went to Tharika and the third place went to Anisha.
Actress Sangeetha crowned the first place winner Riya, Actress Anjali and director Madesh crowned the second and third place winners.
The contestants had to go through four rounds to display their beauty and confidence.
Other than Sangeetha , Anjali and Madesh, last years winner Santoshi and Fashion Designer Kavya comprised the panel of judges.
The Miss Chinnathirai contest conceived in the year 2007 and this is the second year of the unique competition which involves the participation of ladies who grace the televisions in the different serials.
For extra entertainment for the audience there were dance performances, special fusion music and songs sung by famous artists.
Sometimes, you go to a movie with the lowest of expectations. Either the whole cast and crew is new or it’s an old and established one, with its own values, ethics, story and acting set in stone. And when it’s a star/politician with a lot at stake both in cinema and politics, you’re doubly sure that the movie isn’t going to be anything to write home about.
Captain Cine Arts’ Tamil film Arasangam (Government) directed by Madhesh and starring ‘Captain’ Vijaykanth certainly didn’t inspire wild hopes of an excellent movie. But fate has a way of throwing you off. This movie is one such pleasant surprise.
One of the first surprise elements is that Vijaykanth doesn’t appear until at least twenty minutes of the movie has passed, which is a very good thing. And when he does appear, there’s less of pyrotechnics and fireworks exploding. This time, he’s Arivarasu, an instructor at the Police Training Academy . He’s intellectual, dignified, intelligent and well-versed in the world’s best police training methods. He trains batches of students by conducting simulated police exercises.
So when the police, baffled at the disappearance of his best friend Manoj (Biju Menon) and several assassinations of prominent scientists and entrepreneurs calls him to investigate, it actually makes sense. Not to mention the fact that Manoj is actually his brother-in-law too.
A little interlude of how Aarthi (Navneet Kaur) becomes his wife is rather cutely shot.
And then, when you expect gunshots and fisticuffs, the story surprises you with a logical train of events. Arivarasu, instead of fighting a thousand goons single-handedly, takes mature decisions and follows procedures. At every point he uses his brains and predicts the outcome. And even if such an outcome is rather amateurish at times, you still like the panache with which he does it.
Chandru (Rahul Dev) is the first of many villains who manages to throw our hero off track, and then gets killed just at the right moment. Many more follow as well as an unexpected twist in the tale. The hunt for Manoj takes Arivarasu to Canada which reminds you of shades of Vettaiyadu Vilaiyadu.
With Aarthi safe at home as wife, it’s the turn of Lara (Seril Brindo), a member of the Royal Canadian Police Force, to show him the ropes. How she does this by wearing skimpy clothes and high heels is a mystery. Fortunately, there’s actually something for her to do. And then it’s back to saving the country.
This being his 150th movie, Vijaykanth has certainly made several carefully thought out decisions. Firstly, there are no shrill screams about patriotism and long speeches about serving the country, except in the climax. But since Biju Menon also has a part to play, it’s evenly matched.
The crux of the assassinations is well-explained, and Vijaykanth takes the time to throw in a few well-placed barbs at the present political scenario. There is no unnecessary bashing up either.
At a strategically important position in Tamil Nadu politics, he undoubtedly understands the need to appear suave, polished and educated — and indeed, does inspire a certain dignity with his portrayal. It shows a good deal for his maturity that he’s chosen a role that fits his age, and has acted with restraint.
Biju Menon in a meaty role this time has done well. An emaciated Rahul Dev looks the part, though he hams throughout. Both the heroines have very little to do but prance around in designer costumes. Sreeman appears very briefly, but makes an impression. So does a clean-shaven and fit Riyaz Khan.
Rocky Rajesh’s stunts have hit the mark, only to be expected in a ‘Captain’ film.
Srikanth Deva’s songs are mediocre except for the foot-tapping Kuruvi.
In the end though, its Madhesh’s screenplay that wins, showing some signs of intelligence and hard work. Go watch the movie with nil expectations.
Transformers star Megan Fox has been named the Sexiest Woman in the World by FHM magazine. The 21-year-old grabbed the title from Jessica Alba, topping the poll of the 100 Sexiest Women in the World for 2008, reports News.com.au.
Its going to be Namitha who is going to seduce Srikanth and not the otherway round in her next movie Indira Vizha. The movie story revolves around lady boss Namitha who tires to seduce her handsome employee Srikanth. The story revolves around 3 main characters namely, Santhosh Srinivasan - role played by Srikanth,Kamini played by Namitha and Savithri-played by Hemamalini who is Srikanth’s wife in the movie. The movie is said to be inspired by Hollywood flick ‘Disclosure’. Demi Moore and Michael Douglas played lead in that film. The movie has also been made into Bollywood movie by the name of Aitraz with Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra and Kareena Kapoor in the lead roles.
LATEST NEWS MphasiS 3600 IT JOB OPENINGS IN CHENNAI TAMIL NADU-MphasiS to add 3,600 seats in Chennai
MphasiS, an EDS company, today announced its intention to add 3,600 seats to its Chennai operations by the end of 2008, as a part of its expansion plans in the city. The company is looking to expand in both capacity and capability.
Further, the company today inaugurated its Enterprise Labs,an information technology (IT) centre providing engineering, development and testing environments for MphasiS and EDS service offering development and delivery teams worldwide.
Development activities in Chennai, which are an integral part of EDS’ global virtual laboratory capability, focus on IT industry priorities such as server virtualisation (running multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single server) and “Green IT,” as well as continuously improving delivery quality and speed.
Commenting on growth plans and the Enterprise Labs opening, Jeya Kumar, CEO, said, “Based on what we see in the global marketplace, we expect our infrastructure management business to be a major growth driver for MphasiS. Opening the Enterprise Lab is an important milestone to accelerate ITO expansion and provides high-quality solutions to MphasiS and EDS clients in India and around the world”.
“The facility will accelerate the efforts of development teams and enable us go to market faster with domain-based services that address customer needs. We are aggressively recruiting and hiring professionals for our ITO business and all parts of MphasiS,” added Jeya Kumar. Source: business-standard
Sneha has decided finally to revamp her homely image and go the glam way. Until now the audience have only been seeing Sneha in the homely roles. She has done some glamourous songs, but her current movie Pandi with Raghava Lawrence is way above any of those glamour that she has done before. It is said that she has done very explicit scenes in this film Pandi which will act as a stepping stone in shedding her girl-next door image and will flood her with offers of the glamourous kind. Director Raghavendra Rao who is well known for showing his heroines in the best possible and appealing ways in all his films is the director of this movie. Sneha is sure to bag a new set of young fans after this movie. The question is how this will go down with her homely image fan following, especially women.
The Tamil film Achchamundu Achchamundu, being produced by Om Cinemas USA Limited Liability Company and S.P.B. Charan’s Capital Film Works, will be shot entirely in the U.S. Actors Prasanna and Sneha will play the lead roles. The movie will have an entirely different villian from the ones seen in Kollywood now. The baddie for this movie will be the Hollywood Actor John Shea.John Shea’s recent releases include ‘A Broken Sole’, ‘The Insurgents’ and ‘Heartbreak Hospital’. Shea, who won an Emmy for ‘Baby M’, a 1988 mini-series, will also be seen in a Hollywood forthcoming release ‘Bombshell’. The director of the movie is Mr. Vaidyanathan. This movie Achchamundu Achchamundu is a suspense thriller.The film will be made in Tamil and English and will release in 2009.
Gautham Vasudeva Menon’s action drama Vaaranam Aayiram, starring Surya , Simran, Divya and Sameera Reddy is making brisk progress.
Almost the entire shoot of the film has been completed, and what remains is one song which is likely to be picturised later in the month. The story is about an ordinary guy from a village in Tamil Nadu, being part of history at the most crucial time and covers his life from 16 to 64.
There are three stages in Surya’s love life. The first two are with Divya and Sameera Reddy and the final phase is with Simran.
All three characters play important roles in the twists that take place in the protagonist’s life. The film has five haunting numbers by Harris Jayaraj, and has been shot in Rameswaram, Chennai, New Delhi, Dehradun, Mumbai, Berkley, San Francisco and a few other never seen before locations. Vaaranam Aayiram, produced by Oscar Ravichandran was due for release this summer, but has now been postponed as the producer’s other biggie Dasavatharam ‘s release date is yet to be confirmed. Source: timesofindia.
‘PANDI’ is yet another movie by Hitesh Japak of Nemichand Japak who have produced two movies so far- both 100 day superhits: ‘Naan Avanillai’ and ‘Anjaathey’. The movie will feature Raghavendra Lawrence in the lead role, paired with Sneha and Namitha. Music for the movie is by Srikanth Deva, and he has tried a remake of yesteryear hit Maasi Masam for ‘Pandi’. The movie is directed by Madhuravan and is said to be a family entertainer, though Sneha sashaying the screens in western outfits with her ‘makeover’ may suggest otherwise. Coming from a banner that has produced two superhits so far, this movie is certainly keeping the industry buffs waiting.
Lawrence’s plea to save children While the movie is shaping up quick for release
