UK and Europe
Social campaign by American Tamil sisters celebrate dark skin #unfairandlovely
A photo series featuring two American Tamil sisters has inspired a new social campaign celebrating dark skin #unfairandlovely In recent weeks, three students from the University of Texas, Austin, have launched a new campaign which has become a talking point on social media around the world. It was inspired by a project that Pax Jones, […]
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Tamil immigrants story ‘Dheepan’ releases across UK after winning Palme d’Or
The stunning Palme d’Or winning film DHEEPAN will be releasing in UK cinemas on 8th April 2016. From Jacques Audiard and Thomas Bidegain; the director and screenwriter team behind outstanding BAFTA winners Un Prophet and Rust & Bone, DHEEPAN is a topical, brutal and powerful portrayal of three #Tamil immigrants who illegally enter France in […]
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Kamal Haasan receives France’s prestigious ‘Henri Langlois award’
Tamil cinema’s Kamal Haasan was conferred today in France with the ‘Henri Langlois award’ for his contribution to Indian cinema. Henri Langlois is remembered as an influential figure in cinema. He was a film archivist and considered to be the pioneer of film preservation. “Received the Henri Langloise award in Paris. Wish Ananthu sir my […]
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A R Rahman’s upcoming Malaysia concert will be every Tamil music fans dream!
It looks like A R Rahman will do his first full #Tamil concert outside of India after a very long time! Following the success of the ‘Nenje Ezhu’ concerts in Tamil Nadu in early 2016, A R Rahman has agreed to a Tamil concert in Malaysia, home to over 2 million Tamil speakers of Indian […]
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Is the world ready for a Tamil Disney character?
Disney have made progressive moves into Indian cinema with locally produced big budget films over the past few years. Isn’t it about time their portfolio included characters which represented the true India, in particular the south? Introducing Prince Ajay & Princess Renuka, the creations of Thusyanthe Srisachiananthadasan, a Germany based sketch artist who at the […]
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