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31/07/2022

vâNàkkàngà

This is Lesson 1 in a series of simple and concise videos -- designed for our current, super hectic lifestyle -- which will assist you to identify Tamil alphabet and eventually help in reading simple words and sentences.

The key is continuous practice.
There is no other way.
No misleading quick-learn programme.
You have to invest at least 10 minutes a day.

Please follow Semmay Magazine page for future lessons and do give them a like and share.

Happy learning😎

nânDRi 🙏🏽

24/04/2022

Happy Sunday Morning to you...

and, here's a Tamil-Thelugu Mash-up to get your day going.

10/04/2022

Hey Sinamika vs Etharkkum Thunindhavan on Netflix SA

What's you take?

20/03/2022

Introducing the teaser to a brand new Tamil Anthem by AR Rahman; mooppillaa thamiZHeh thaayeh (O! Eternal Mother of Tamil!) is set to release on 25 March 2022, just a little over two weeks before Tamil New Year 5124.

It will mark the second major release of the AR Rahman initiative, 'Majja', with its first, 'enjoy enjaami' ft vocals by Arivu and Dhee and music by Santhosh Narayanan, becoming a massive, worldwide hit.

Majja was set-up by AR Rahman to fund Independent Tamil artists and has already collaborated with a number of Sri Lankan singers.

Enjoy hits of AR Rahman at zeno.fm/semmay streaming 24/7.

puyal thaaNDiya viDiyal
pudhu vaanil viDiyal
The dawn after the storm
the sunrise on a new day

17/03/2022

What if Harry Potter was made by Kollywood...

The Hilarious Outcome...



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16/03/2022

A super fun mash-up by Canadian sisters N X T, of Jonas Brothers' Sucker and AR Rahman, Mano and the Swarnalatha's classic hit, Mukkaalaa.

Listen to this and other mash-ups streaming live on zeno.fm/semmay

12/03/2022

A rare and beautiful pic of Padma Bhushan Kalaimamani AR Rahman and his wife, Saira Banu.

Here's wishing the Mozart of Madras, the Chopin of Chennai, the double Grammy and Oscar Award Winner... our Isay Puyal (Musical Storm) and his significant other a Happy 27th Anniversary.

Listen to a selection of AR Rahman's music streaming 247 at zeno.fm/semmay

09/03/2022

With International Women's Day being observed yesterday, here are 6 female-centric movies released over the years

The movie tharamaNi can currently be streamed on Netflix SA.

1. avaL or thoDarkadhay

Directed by K Balachander, the film was released in 1974. Featuring Sujatha in the lead, the story revolved around Kavitha, a middle-class working-women who has a large family to look after without any support from the men. Kavitha sacrifices all her pleasure and in the end, she even sacrifices her fiancé for her sisters. Aval Oru Thodar Kadhai marks the debut of Sujatha and it had a successful run at the theatres for nearly 150 days.

2. moZHi

The movie was released in 2007 and was directed by Radha Mohan. The movie had Jyothika in the lead role. It was one of the important films in Jyothika’s career and it took her to peak as she boldly played the role of a deaf and dumb in the movie. Jyothika played Archana who hates men for her own good reasons, overcomes the doubt, and falls in love with Karthik (played by Prithiviraj). Jyothika won the State Film Awards for this movie.

3. snehgidhiyeh

This 2000 movie, directed by Priyadarshan featured Jyothinka, Tabu and Sharbani Mukherjee in lead roles. The movie was set in the background of college students who are deliberately set up for a murder and are accused falsely. The movie made an average box office collection but received many positive, critical reviews.

4. magaLir maTTum

The film was released in 1994 and was directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao. It featured Revathi, Urvashi, Rohini in the lead roles. The film narrates a story of working women in a medium retail tailoring company and the hardships they go through. The movie was inspired from the American film ‘9 to 5’. The movie ran in theatres for more than 175 days.

5. aRam

Directed by Gopi Nainar, Nayanthara played the lead role in this 2017 movie. The movie focussed on the borewell dug in many places in the rural areas which create the issue of the kids falling into the well and losing their lives. Nayantahra plays the role of district collector who goes against the local politicians and other stereotypical power.

6. tharamaNi

Starring the multi-talented Andrea Jeremiah, the film directed by Ram narrates the emotional story of Althea, a single mother, whose husband has an affair with a man and, understanding his sexuality, parts ways from him. Later she is mistreated by her boss and the she fights against sexual discrimination at her work place. The movie showcases sexuality, gender bias and how society looks at a single mother if she finds love, thereafter. The movie was a sleeping box office hit.

*Stream the latest Tamil Hits now on zeno.fm/semmay

06/03/2022

Legends

Such a pleasure welcoming the Maestro Ilaiyaraaja to our Firdaus Studio... Hope he composes something amazing for our Firdaus Orchestra to play in the future!

16/02/2022

Doing what they do best...

Canada's 'N x T Sister Duo' drops a perfect Mash-up of Arianna Grande's '7 Rings' and Bombay Jayashri's 'onDRaa reNDaa aasaygaL' from the 2003 hit movie 'kaakka kaakka' starring husband and wife duo, Suriya and Jyothika

07/02/2022

A little something to chill your Monday out...

The Cover Mashup of nilaa kaigiRadhu and malargaL kehTTehn by Sukanya Varadharajan

06/02/2022

05/02/2022

The 90s was a turning point for music and Tamil music was no exception to that.

Whilst Illayaraja continued dominating from the 80s into the 90s, taking Deva with him, new kid on the block, AR Rahman, became an instant success bringing about a revolution to Tamil music with his exploration of synthesizers and world-music influence, thereby creating a Golden Age for many.

This is part one of the countless hits to come out of the 90s.

Listen to these hits and more on zeno.fm/semmay and zeno.fm/semmay-classic

***If the online media player does not play the song after clicking through, click the 3 dots on the top right corner of the window and select 'Open in Browser'.***

04/02/2022

One of the most beautiful songs...

30/01/2022

One for the fans of Vijay...

An initiative by the Canada Vijay Makkal Iyakkam (CVMI)...

Music by Bharadwaj Sir...

Vocals by Janani Bharadwaj and Karthik of the CVMI...

Thee Thee Thalapathi ... A Tribute to actor Vijay.

14/01/2022

To all on the page who are celebrating...

iniya pongal nalvaaZHthukkaL 🐂🌅👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

10/01/2022

Well Deserved.

Dr.A.R. Rahman ,the Grammy and Academy winning musician and composer receives The British Carnatic Choir Awards for Arts and Culture 2021 for his marque project, The Sunshine Orchestra

The British Carnatic Choir is privileged and blessed to present this award to Dr.A.R.Rahman for Excellence in Community impact through Arts Education.

06/01/2022

To a man who stands as a true inspiration; who proved that if you have determination and can work hard, you can capture the world.

To a man who stands as the perfect example of rags to riches; who, as a boy, went from working multiple jobs to support his family and having to drop out of school, to winning 6 National Awards, 31 Filmfare Awards, 1 Golden Globe Award, 1 Bafta Award, 2 Academy Awards and 2 Grammy Awards.

He stepped onto the scene with humility and revolutionised Tamil music, giving a global generation a sound to identify with and be proud of, and made many across the world fall in love with the language through his music. But, as his music took over India, he broke-down cultural and language barriers, and showed the world the true power of music.

Here's to the Padmashri, the Kalaimaamani, the Mozart of Madras and forever, our Isapuyal... the kid from Chennai who went to become the Music King of the World.

Here's to the man with a golden voice, the producer, director, writer, musician and composer who also celebrates 3 decades as a music director this year and still remains relevant.

Here's wishing AR Rahman-sir iniya piRandha naaL nalvaaZHthukkaL and many more albums of musical gems to come.

16/12/2021

I love that Kollywood is producing this out-and-out kiddies fantasy and I would like to see Tamil directors explore movies like these a bit more often, but also target the youth market.

Director M Ragavan is all set to release his 'My Dear boodham' which stars Dance Master/Actor in the lead role playing a genie, supported by Remya Nambeesan and six super talented kids.

The movie isn't just an entertainer packed with comedy but also focuses on difficulties faced by kids of today in this fast-paced high-tech world so, it's definitely one which parents need to also check out.

My Dear boodham has music by the award winning D Imman.

13/12/2021

And with a smile... she captured the South.

After being crowned Miss Chennai in 1999, Trisha Krishnan played a small role in Jodi as Simran's friend, in the same year. Soon thereafter, she signed the lead role for both Lehsaa Lehsaa and Ennakku 20 Unnakku 18. However, whilst these films faced major delays, Mounam Pehsiyaadheh became her first major role release on the 13th of December 2002.

12/12/2021

There will always be only one Superstar.

Rajini-sir is among those who proved that anything is possible if you work hard enough towards it.

iniya 71st piRandhu naaL nalvaaZHthukkaL 🎉🎂🍹

23/05/2020

Spin-off of ViNNaythaaNDi Varuvaayaaa by Gautham Menon feature Trisha and Silambarasan with Music by AR Rahman

22/05/2020

Morrakkaa Dance Session with Kaalan Pillay

A World First... share and stream the show live @ www.capitolradio.co.za

19/05/2020

maruvaarthay pehsaadheh (Karnatik Restrung Version) - Darbuka Siva fr. Sid Sriram

Here's wishing the talented Sid Sriram a Happy 30th Birthday for today🎉

A karnatik take on one of my favourite of recent releases.

Even though the movie only released in 2019, director Gautham Menon debuted this song, early 2017, in Germany.

Song: maruvaarthay pehsaadheh
Movie: yennay nohkki paayum thoTTaa
Original Composer: Darbuka Siva
Vocals: Sid Sriram

18/05/2020

Karthik dial seydha yeN - Gautham Menon ft Trisha Krishnan

The teaser to Karthik dial seydha yeN... Trisha's short movie shot in quarantine, directed by Gautham Menon.

18/05/2020

Trisha Krishnan has been quite interactive with her fans recently on social media. Apart from posting various exercises to keep fit during lockdown, the actress can be seen baking, dancing to her favourite tracks, and even going viral with the ‘Savage’ challenge.

The South Indian beauty who recently turned 37, has opened her socials for a few Q&A sessions with her fans. In a recent session, she was asked who she considered the best actor. Without even giving it a second thought, the Trisha fired-out three names: Kamal Haasan, Mohanlal and Aamir Khan.

Having been cast together with other big names in the industry, Trisha has already starred opposite Kamal Haasan in manmdhan ambu and will be seen alongside Mohanlal in the Malayalam movie Ram. Trisha almost had her chance to act with Aamir Khan back in 2012 when he was looking to remake the 2008 hit abhiyum naanum which starred Trisha and Prakash Raj in the lead. However, the project never materialised.

Whilst Trisha has five movies at various stages of production, she recently posted a video of her taking filming tips from Gautham Menon, who directed her in viNNaythaaNDi varuvaayaa. Many speculated that the two were planning a short movie together in lockdown and their hunch paid-off.

Trisha has now posted a teaser of the short movie which seems to be a spin-off from VTV. She is seen on her phone, speaking to the character Karthik, which was played by Silambarasan, requesting him to put his talent to good use and create content whilst in lockdown. It is unknown whether Silambarasan will feature in the short movie aptly titled Karthik dial seydha yeN.

However, over the weekend, the multi-talented actor, contacted Gautham Menon, after being moved by the dialogue in the short movie, and told the director that this story should be evolved into a feature film. Whilst the two clashed with each other over differences during the filming of acham yenbadhu maDamaiyaDaa, Silambarasan was ready to put differences aside and work on a sequel to VTV. It is known that the actor was previously reluctant to the sequel, leading to Menon considering Madhavan for the role opposite Trisha but, was not passionate enough about the project to finalise anything. The elated director will look to rope in AR Rahman to complete his award-winning team.

Once lockdown is lifted, Trisha will be returning to the sets of ponniyin selvan to complete shooting for the Mani Ratnam dream project.

13/05/2020

thaaLaaTTu paaDum - Shantanu Moitra ft. Haricharan

The teaser video from the movie kaaDan which stars Rana Dagubatti

Song: thaaLaaTTu paaDum
Album: kaaDan
Music: Shantanu Moitra
Vocals: Haricharan

Currently #12 on the South Indian Chart Show with Kaalan Pillay... streaming live on www.capitolradio.co.za Saturdays 9am to midday, South African Time

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13/05/2020

And actor Rana Daggubati is officially off the market.

Though the Bahubali star comes across as being shy-natured, he has gained somewhat of a pl***oy rep for himself in the Indian cinema industry.

Rana made his Bollywood debut with the 2011 movie Dum Maaro Dum, following which, he was seen out in public quite a bit with co-star Bipasha Basu, who would only confess to just being friends. However, at an event not too long ago, the two came face-to-face at one point, froze, and refused to acknowledge each other, much to the surprise of many guests seeing that they used to get along like a house on fire. Bipasha tied the knot in 2016.

In 2016, he and Shriya Saran were seen in too many events together to just be coincidental. However, the ATM, Kandasamy and Sivaji actress maintains that they were present at those events due to a common interests.

Rana spoke openly, much to audience's surprise, about his relationship with Trisha Krishnan on 'Koffee with Karan' sharing that he and the '96 and Petta actress were friends for over a decade and dated for a bit, but, that never took off. He seemed quite distraught about the topic... Who wouldn't be?

Late last year, Rana was once again seen out-and-about with yet another beauty of Indian Cinema, Rakul Preet Singh. The two met on the set of Telugu movie, NTR Kathanayakudu. Rakul was quick to speak-out against the rumors saying that Rana was in a relationship then and they merely became good friends. Rana and Rakul were two among an ensemble of cameo appearances by South Indian stars, which included, Shriya Saran, who, by then, had already married.

But, the past is now behind him with Rana taking to his socials to officially introduce the love of his life, Miheeka Bajaj. By the pics shared, it seems that two have been spending India's lockdown together. Rana posted a pic of him and the beautiful Hyderad Interior Decorator and Events Company Owner on his Twitter feed, simply captioning it... "and, she said yes".

The update received numerous well-wishes from many Bollywood, Tollywood and Kollywood stars including Bipasha who advised him to get married soon.

Miheeka is no stranger to the movie world. Being an ace designer, she's often seen partying with many Bollywood actresses and shares close ties with the Kapoor family, so much so, that she often posts pics of her and Sonam Kapoor and the rest of her family. In fact, one of the first stars to wish Rana was Sonam's father, and legendary actor, Anil Kapoor, calling Rana his 'son from Hyderabad', in his response.

Rana's Tamil movie, kaaDan (Forester) was set to release on April 2nd, but, given the pandemic we currently face, the movie will only be released once it's safe for cinema houses to reopen. The movie was simultaneously made in Hindi as Haathi Mere Saathi (Elephants are my Friends) and in Telugu as Aranya (Jungle Man).

Rana also has his forthcoming shoot for maDay thiRandhu/1945 in the bag.

12/05/2020

South Africa’s R350 coronavirus grants are now open – here’s how to apply

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will today open the process for applications of the R350 Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant for unemployed people.

The amount will be paid to qualifying applications from May – October 2020.

“With regards to the Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant, we have gone back, re-looked at our systems and have strengthened the modus operandi. We believe we are ready to open the process today,” SASSA Chief Executive Officer Busisiwe Memela-Khambula said.
Speaking at a virtual media briefing on Monday, Memela-Khambula said technology will be used to deliver services.

“Over time, we will be able to extend support to those people who will not have access to technology. It is very important to note that for us to deliver a service that is efficient; we are going have to use technology even in areas that are far flung. We are going to get people to offer support in those areas,” she said.

She emphasised that SASSA would remain vigilant to avoid a situation where people try to defraud the system.

The requirement of proof of address for the grant appliction has fallen away, but applicants must still provide their residential address.

The grant forms part of the R500 billion economic and social relief measures announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa last month.

Applicants must be:

*Above the age of 18
*Unemployed
*Not receiving any income
*Not receiving any social grant
*Not receiving any unemployment insurance benefit and does not qualify to receive unemployment insurance benefits
*Not be receiving a stipend from the National Student Financial Aid Scheme
*Not resident in a government funded or subsidised institution.

Prospective applicants will need to provide the following compulsory information for processing of their applications:

*Identity Number
*Name and surname as captured in the ID (and initials)
*Gender and disability
*Banking details – bank name and account number
*Contact details – cell phone number
*Residential address

An applicant can send a WhatsApp message to 082 0468 553 or USSD line (sms) *134*7737 # or e-mail to [email protected]

https://businesstech.co.za/news/finance/396797/south-africas-r350-coronavirus-grants-are-now-open-heres-how-to-apply/

The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) will today open the process for applications of the R350 Special COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress Grant for unemployed people.

10/05/2020

Now showing on SABC 3... 24 starring Kollywood's trending ammaa Saranya Ponvannan, Samantha Akkineni, Nithya Menen and Suriya