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EntertainmentMeme Boys, now streaming on SonyLiv, is a Tamil web series that tips its hat to this vibrant social media culture of finding humour in all kinds of situations.Sowmya RajendranScreengrabThere is no significant event in Tamil Nadu – be it politics, cinema or reality TV – that does not become a Vadivelu meme. However grave the situation, the people of the state always find a way to laugh at it. Meme Boys, now streaming on SonyLiv, is a Tamil web series that tips its hat to this vibrant social media culture. The eight-episode show directed by Arun Koushik was created by Rajiv Rajaram and Drishya. It credits A Gokul Krishna as the showrunner. Meme Boys is set in the fictional Apoorva University, one of the numerous engineering colleges that dot the landscape in and around Chennai. The show follows the story of a group of four students – Mohan Jyothy Babu (known...

CinemaA slew of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada films and web series are lined up for theatrical and Ott release.Tnm StaffFacebook and Twitter/ Sai Pallavi, ParthibanA number of movies and shows in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam are gearing up for release in July. While some have already released in theatres and are set to stream on over-the-top (Ott) platforms, several films are slated for release in cinemas later this month. Pan-Indian releases like Rocketry: The Nambi Effect, a biopic on former Isro scientist Nambi Narayanan, and Kichcha Sudeep’s Vikrant Rona; blockbuster movies with a star-studded cast such as Kamal Haasan’s Vikram, and Rana Daggubati and Sai Pallavi’s Virata Parvam, as well as Ott releases like Meme Boys and Modern Love: Hyderabad, a number of Ott and theatrical releases are in store for July, Tamil Vikram Written and directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, Vikram stars actors Kamal Haasan,...

KollywoodThe comedy crime film 'Mayabazar 2016' was released in February this year to positive reviews.Digital NativeReports have emerged in the tinsel town that ace director-producer-actor Sundar C has bagged the Tamil remake rights of the hit Kannada movie Mayabazar 2016. Badri, an associate of Sundar C, will be wielding the megaphone for the remake and Prasanna, Shaam, Ashwin Kakumanu, and Yogi Babu have been roped in to play the roles in this comedy crime thriller. Sundar C will be bankrolling the venture under his banner Avni Movies. The comedy crime film Mayabazar 2016 was released in February this year to positive reviews. Starring Vasishta Simha and Chaithra Rao in the lead roles, the film was directed by Radhakrishna Reddy and it was bankrolled by the Kannada Power Star Puneeth Rajkumar’s home banner Prk Productions and distributed by Sri Vajreshwari Combines. Puneeth has appeared in a cameo in this film,...

TollywoodThe actor had made her debut with the Telugu film 'Maaya' in 2014.Digital NativeAvantika Mishra has been roped in to play the lead role in a movie to be directed by Shammir. She will be sharing the screen space with Tharun Bhascker in the film which will be bankrolled by actor Vijay Deverakonda under his banner. Reports are that Avantika Mishra was selected for the role after she underwent an audition and stunned the filmmakers with her performance. We hear that she has a meaty and unconventional role in this yet to be titled film which prompted her to take it up. On her role, we hear that she will be playing an aspiring actor. The project is underway already and a workshop is being conducted to ensure that the lead actors get into the skin of the characters they play. Besides this Telugu film, Avantika also has the Tamil...

Film: "Aaha Kalyanam"; Cast: Nani, Vaani Kapoor, Badava Gopi and Simran; Director: A. Gokul Krishna; Rating: **1/2 - faithful remake sans creativity.

"Aaha Kalyanam", the southern remake of Hindi entertainer "Band Baaja Baaraat", is a faithful attempt by debutant director A. Gokul Krishna. But the biggest problem with it is that it's a frame-to-frame copy of the original and that too sans creativity.

For all those who have watched the original, the film will turn out to be unsatisfying, while for the rest it's a decent one-time watch with humour that crackles at regular intervals. Despite solid performances by.