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Actress first

Lata and Asha- Once an ActressIn the beginning of their careers, the melody queens- Lata mangeshkar and Asha bholse, acted together in a film "Badi Maa" (1945).

Animated film in 1970
In 1970, a film was produced without a camera. Amazed! Barcelona artist Jose Antonio sistiaga’s exceptional 75 minute animated film – Scope, Colour, Muda .It was single handedly produced by him. He painted frame by frame directly on the film stock .

CM’s from the world of Cinema
Tamil Nadu is probably the only region in the world where 5 chief ministers have come from the film field. C.N. Annadurai and M.karunanidi were script writers.
M.G. Ramachandran and his wife V.N Janaki were actors. Miss Jayalalitha was an actress too.

Oscar awards facts
In 1930, the Academy Awards were held twice: on 3 April and on 5 November. No ceremony was held in 1933. The very first person to receive an Academy Award didn't attend the first Academy Awards ceremony. Emil Jannings, the winner for Best Actor in the 1927-28 Academy Awards, had decided to go back to his home in Germany before the ceremony. Before he left for his trip, Jannings was handed the very first Academy Award.

The Longest kiss
The longest kiss in a movie is in "Andy Warhol's Kiss". Rufus Collins and Naomi Levine kissed for the entire 50 minutes of the movie.

Downloading music –an old technology
So you think downloading music from the Internet is a really cool modern thing? Not so. Music was transmitted down phone lines way back in 1876. Elisha Gray transmitted music over a telephone line in 1876 - the same year the telephone was patented Alexander Graham Bell.

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“Hanuma returns” in Big way with new concept

Percept Picture Company presents the sequel to torchbearer of original Indian Animation “Hanuman”, “Hanuman Returns” which is scheduled to release this December 2007. The sequel has a very fresh approach in order to provide the audience with something even better than the first part in the series. It is not based on the Ramayana and will have a totally new story. “Hanuman Returns” is primarily a 2D animated feature with a lot of special effects. The feature is written and directed by the highly acclaimed writer / director Anurag Kashyap. “Hanuman Returns” is going to set a benchmark in totality in the animation industry. Hanuman in “Hanuman Returns” is born in the current age and will save planet Earth from destruction. “Hanuman Returns” will have many other important characters like Narad Muni, RahuKetu amongst others and all the characters will be a part of the 360-degree marketing plan. Other than Hindi, the sequel will also be launched in English, Bhojpuri, Tamil and Telugu languages. Percept Picture Company also plans to distribute the feature globally.

Red Carpet Film Ratings for the week of 14-11-2007

BEOWULF : Reting -PG-13

(for intense sequences of violence including disturbing images, some sexual material and nudity.)LOVE IN THE TIME OF CHOLERA : Rating -R

(for sex content/nudity and brief language.)
MARGOT AT THE WEDDING : Rating -R
(for sexual content and language.)

MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM : Rating -G
(GENERAL AUDIENCES )

REDACTED :Raring -R

(for strong disturbing violent content including a rape, pervasive language and some sexual references/images.)

SOUTHLAND TALES : Rating-R

(for language, violence, sexual material and some drug use.)

RATINGS GUIDE
G : GENERAL AUDIENCES (All Ages Admitted)
PG : PARENTAL GUIDANCE SUGGESTED (Some Material May Not Be Suitable for Children)
PG-13 : PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED (Some Material May Be Inappropriate for Children Under 13)
R : RESTRICTED (Under 17 Requires Accompanying Parent or Adult Guardian)
NC-17 : NO ONE 17 AND UNDER ADMITTED

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