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We from the Chennainews family wishes all of you celebrating a very happy and prosperous Lutchmee Pooja. However hopefully with Covid restrictions you will be observing this at home and not in crowded venues. Surprisingly I don’t see people here with the red strings.  We are also in the middle of Madras week celebrating 382 years on August 22nd. Madras day commemorates the founding of the city which was a collection of small villages, Madraspattnam being the most prominent. The Municipality is the oldest one in the commonwealth outside Britain. Normally we would have a number of events to celebrate this week but now due to restrictions it has toned down to a few online events.  Netrikann (third eye) is a Tamil movie on Disney Hotstar and stars Nayantara in the main role. Durga (Nayantara) a CB-CID officer loses her …

Tamannaah Bhatia is an Indian Actress with a wide range of performances in Tamil, Telugu, and Hindi films. She made her acting debut in Telugu cinema with “Sri” and in Tamil cinema with “Kedi”. Tamannaah has been a part of successful Tamil films including Ayan, Paiyaa, Siruthai, and Telugu films 100% Love, Baahubali: The Beginning, Baahubali 2: The Conclusion and many more. You will have seen Tamannaah in famous Bollywood movies like Humshakals and Khamoshi. Tamannaah Bhatia won the South Indian International Movie Awards for the movie “Tadakha” and won the CineMAA Award for 100% Love. Simone Ashley Chandrika Ravi Suhana Khan

Wishing all the ladies in SA for Women’s Day on 9th August. Normally there are many programs organised on this day however not sure if this is so during Level 4. However, I was told by Lexy Shunmoogam that the SA Musicians against Covid19 and the SA Tamil Federation have organised an exciting two-day festival to mark this day. See poster for more info.  All eyes were on Phoenix yesterday however luckily by all accounts the march by the EFF went off peacefully. Well done to those people who spoke to EFF and managed to change the theme to a Solidarity March from the original one which was racist in nature. Hopefully peace will prevail and those people trying to create racial divisions will fail.  Navarasa: I am really looking forward to the Tamil web-series Navarasa on the Netflix OTT …

I hope the situation is coming back to normal in SA. I am very impressed by the work done by many organisations and individuals during this time.I have a few extra copies of the North Arcot panjangam. If you want to purchase a copy then please email me at egovender@gmail.com.It is time to kick start our businesses. One of the ways is to advertise whatever you are doing. With our very high readership and very reasonable rates it is worth advertising in our newsletter. You can advertise for a full year (52 weeks) for a cheaper price than a single one time advert in one of the local publications.  Please contact me if you want to advertise your business and services. I know not much is happening because of Lockdown however if you have any happenings personally or for your organisation to …

Star comedian Vivek’s demise has left a huge void in Kollywood. His roles were widely appreciated not only in the Tamil film industry but also in Telugu cinema. Several films that he acted in Tamil were dubbed in Telugu and thus, he became a part of every household in the Telugu states. Vivek gained popularity as a comedy actor but his performance in emotional scenes is equally great. Vivekanandan (19 November 1961 – 17 April 2021), known professionally as Vivek  was an Indian film actor, comedian, television personality, playback singer and activist.  Here are some of the films in which Vivek played interesting and unforgettable characters. 1. Boys Vivek played the role of Mangalam uncle in this Shankar’s directorial youth drama. His impeccable comic timing with the lead actors received a huge response from the viewers at that time. He plays a …

Really sad to hear of the passing away of actor Vivek at the age of 59. He died due to a heart attack. He was more of a satirist than a comedian and his humour was laced with social messages and awareness. An adernt follower of Doctor A.P.J Abdul Kalam he initiated the Green Kalam project where he sponsored the planting of 2.5 million trees. He received the Padma Shri award for his social work. He was fondly called as Chinna Kalaivanar for his satire.  Follow Chennai Newsletter on Facebook and sign up for their excellent newsletter on whatsappChennai Newsletter or send me a message on +91 98412 48652 stating their name.Follow this link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fk3Z4ISMfhGEkDH7uqDPyh Also read: Chennai News 20 August Chennai news 30 July Anbirkinyal The Tamil remake of the highly praised Malayalam movie Helen. It is an inhouse …

The makers of the upcoming magnum opus ‘RRR’ on Tuesday marked the occasion of Ugadi – the Telugu New Year – by sharing an intriguing glimpse from the film. ‘Baahubali’ filmmaker SS Rajamouli who is directing ‘RRR’ took to Instagram and unveiled the new poster of the forthcoming film. The team released a striking visual of celebration and happiness on the festive day of Ugadi, much to the happiness of fans.The picture sees both Ram Charan and Jr NTR amidst a sea of people, who are carrying them in their hands. This visual is a representation of their friendship that will reflect in the filmAlong with the joy-filled poster, Rajamouli extended greetings and wrote, “Here’s wishing you all a prosperous year ahead.” ‘RRR’ will reportedly be a fictional story set in the 1920s pre-independent era and will be based on …

We just completed our elections in Tamilnadu on Tuesday together with Kerala and Pondicherry. The elections was held over one day and was largely peaceful as can be expected in our state. However, results will only be out on May 5th as they do not want these results to affect the elections in the other states. So, we will get all kind of conspiracy theories till then. West Bengal for example has their elections spread over 8 phases and 8 different days and is still in the progress.  The Feral Nomad ‘If you are in doubt, just be still, and rest will be taken cared of’. No, this is not a popular saying with a deep meaning. This is what I say to my European friends before we cross a road here in Sri Lanka. After a few instances of …

‘Enjoy Enjaami’ tells the story of exploited tea plantation labour and was an immediate hit, with cross-cultural appeal in India and the diaspora. The hit, written by Arivu with the stunning Tamil vocals of Dhee, is as much a serious protest piece as it is about killer dance beats. The song is clear about the link of the people with the land, and how they built so much infrastructure in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Mauritius (and South Africa) and then we’re sent back to the cities without benefitting from any of the land they worked on. The video and music have their fair share of African influences, but the rap is not out of place. Rap was always the musical voice of the oppressed, poor and disenfranchised. “If rap is about story-telling, my grandmother is the world’s best story-teller,” says …

Shruti Haasan, Chennai-born, is well known in Tamil, Telugu and Bollywood for her acting and singing. In addition, she is one of a select few, well-known and high-profile fashion models. Anything Shruti Haasan models tends to land on point, flawlessly. Haasan was signed as a brand ambassador for the electrical appliance company Lloyd.She also endorses Emami Navratna cool talc and is a brand ambassador for Fossil watches in India. In a 2018 poll conducted by the Chennai Times, Haasan was named one of the most desirable women in Chennai Haasan sang her first song aged just six in her father’s Thevar Magan, a composition of Ilaiyaraaja. While in school, Haasan made her singing debut in the Hindi language film Chachi 420, which was directed by her father. Haasan sang the bilingual versions of the title theme “Rama Rama” with her …