Need of more science-based education to counter misinformation - Prof Swaminathan

 Need of more science-based education to counter misinformation 

There is always a need for dedicated scientific platforms where young school students and teachers can learn basic process skills and attitudes towards science such as observing, classifying, communicating, measuring, inferring, and predicting said Minister for School Education, Shri Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi, during the inauguration of the ‘Every Child A Scientist’ (ECAS) programme on 26 September 2021 at Sambasivan Hall of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) Chennai.

The Foundation and the Indian multinational Larsen and Toubro (L&T), Chennai, have come together to ignite young minds from marginalized sections of the society through the ECAS programme. L&T is supporting the ECAS programme as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative. 

“I urge L&T to support more schools under this programme as state has 45000 schools and request the Foundation to take up more schools under this project to help state students” says the minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi.

The Foundation initiated the ‘Every Child A Scientist’ (ECAS) programme to inculcate a scientific temper in students from underprivileged sections of the society since 2002. 

“Children’s scientific temperament directly contributes to country’s progress,” says Prof. M.S. Swaminathan, who donated an initial endowment grant of Rs. 25.00 Lakhs associated with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Development, and Disarmament. Prof. Swaminathan was the recipient of the prize in 1999.

“The earlier version of the ECAS program laid more emphasis on classroom teaching while the current version will have more interactive learning sessions and connect them with leading scientists and laboratories enabling them to get up-to-date information in the chosen research area” says Prof. Swaminathan. He emphasized over to teach students to how to differentiate facts from fiction.

“Mahatma Gandhi always stressed raising children in a culture of science which enables children to get scientific temperament,” says Prof. Swaminathan, founder of the MSSRF.

Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO, has also emphasised inculcating scientific temper among children to counter misinformation.

“During the pandemic time, we also faced so many of challenges due to misinformation about the Virus and vaccines,” says Dr. Soumya. “At WHO, we call it as infodemic where lots of rumours and fictitious stories about pandemic spread through different messaging apps,” says Dr. Soumya.

She raised concern about how the pandemic affected school education and urged the government to think of remedial classes for those students who didn’t access online classes. 

The Foundation started the ECAS programme to empower youths, particularly those belonging to tribal and farm families and urban economically underprivileged school children, to inculcate scientific temper and impart information and knowledge relating to the conservation and sustainable use of our bio-resources. 

Young minds from underprivileged sections of society face several hindrances which affect their academic performance. They are deprived of access to quality learning aids and lack exposure to up-to-date exciting developments in science. 

Underwater release of YAANAI First Look poster

Arun Vijay and director coming together for Yaanai ( Elephant) has created a buzz. The first look posters were released under the sea said the makers.  The film stars Arun Vijay opposite Priya Bhavanishankar. The film also stars Samuthirakani, Radhika, Yogibabu, KGF fame Garuda Ram, Rajesh, Ammu Abrami, Jayapalan, fame, Bose Venkat, Thalavasal Vijay, Iman Annachi, Aishwarya, Rama in the lead roles. The film is set in a rural area and has been shooting in Thoothukudi, Palani and Rameswaram since last month. Most of the scenes in the film were filmed, including two songs and three fight scenes in the fantastic fight setting of Anil Arasu. The next phase of shooting has started in Chennai. This is followed by Thoothukudi, Rameswaram and Palani.

In Director Harry's unique sensational screenplay,
Actor Arun Vijay has never been seen on screen before.

Technical details of the film:
Music: GV. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography: Gopinath
Editing: Anthony
Stunt: Thermal Government
Art: Michael
Public Relations: Johnson
Co-produced by: G. Arunkumar
Production: Drumsticks Productions
Drumstick Productions S. Sakthivel.

SAC says his son Vijay was not named by Nagi Reddy of Vijaya Vahuni stuudios

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AC at the age of 78 directed his 71st film Naan Kadavul Illai  . SAC, father of Thalapathy Vijay at the teaser and trailer release of the film said that somebody in the media said that what he said about his son being named Vijay was after getting inspired by Big B- Salim Javed films charachter name was false was spinning a false story. He said that no grandfather of Vijay worked in Vijay Vahuni studios and neither did  the studio owner Nagi Reddy name him. He asked the media to be true to facts. He said directors should speak boldly through films. The subject was born during his stay in cousin Xavier Britto resort during Covid times. He said Britto ( producer of Master) came here as a producer and not as his cousin. 

the teaser of the film released by composer and acto Vijay Antony. Producer Xavier Brito to release trailer for the film-  Producer Kalaipuli S. thanu recieved it. .The directors . Rajesh, Ponram, actresses Iniya, Sakshi Agarwal, child star Diana, actors Abi Saravanan, Yuvan Myilsami, producer Vimala Brito, composer Siddharth Vipin, cinematographer Mahesh K. Dev and cinematographer Prabhakar were also present.

Parvati Nair won the international 'Toastmaster' award

 Actress Parvathi Nair's wonderful speech at the function attended by the members of Toastmaster raised eyebrows in amazement. Parvathi Nair, who was known only as a model, a glamorous woman appearing in advertisements and a talented actress, spoke at the meeting that day, symbolizing her uniqueness. Fluent speech ... simple examples ... compelling motives ... all the personalities of a self-improvement speaker were featured in his speech. He captivated the crowd and delivered a rich speech. His speech surprised the members.

It was only then that it became clear to all  that actress Parvathi Nair had won numerous awards by participating in stage speeches while still in school, and that she had developed numerous self-confident heroes by speaking self-improvement speeches. At the end of the ceremony he was honored with the ‘Toastmaster’ award. The main duty of the Toastmaster is to act as genial host and conduct the entire program, including introducing participants and distributing awards. Program participants should be introduced in a way that excites the audience and motivates them to listen.

When a large number of screen world celebrities were paralyzed at home during the Corona period and were concerned about their health, it seemed that actress Parvathi Nair should impress everyone by not only narrowing down her identity as an actress, but also as a self-confident speaker who would inspire everyone's life, as she not only impressed with her stage talent in addition to such work.

Actress Parvathi Nair, who has won the international 'Toastmaster' award, has been accumulating praises on the internet.

Actress Parvathi Nair, meanwhile, has been invited several times as an honorary speaker at TEDx, a non-profit organization that produces world-renowned speakers and achievers. It is also noteworthy that he amazed everyone.

Bigg Boss winner Aari Arjunan - Pujita Ponnada grand song shot for Bhagavan

 The masterpiece song scene for the movie Bhagavan starring actor Ari Arjunan, who won the hearts of the people through Big Bos,s has been filmed. Directed by Kalingan and produced by CV Manjunatha on behalf of AMMANYA MOVIES, the film is a mythological thriller produced by CV Manjunatha. The first look of the film was well received when it was released on the Big Boss show. Ari Arjunan plays a different character in the film who has never appeared before. The film is set to be a thriller that will keep fans on the edge of their seats. Recently a huge song scene was filmed at the Kala Master dance set for the film. Actor Ari Arjunan has participated in the song scene after taking 3 days of special rehearsals for this song. The fight scenes of the film are filmed to enthrall  the fans, with English actor James Bart playing the villain. The final stages of the film are in full swing. The crew plans to release the film for the coming Diwali.

The film stars Ari Arjun opposite Poojita Ponnada, the heroine of 'Rangastalam'. The cast includes Jagan, Murugadoss, Yog JP, Sampath Ram, Lucky Narayanan, Alex, Abhishek, Satya, "Master" Pandi and Ajay Dutta in the lead roles. The special appearance is played by English actor James Bart, who plays Cobra in the film.

Technical Team Details

Movement - Kalingan

Cinematography - Murugan Saravanan

Music - Prasan Bala

Editing by Atul Vijay

Dance composition - Art Master

Stunt - Hari Dinesh

Songs - Sampath G

Style Design - Vinaya Dev

Stills - Manikandan

Line Producer - Murugan Saravanan

Co-production - V. Srinivasa

Production - CV Manjunatha

100 celebrities unveil the first look of ACTOR NAKUL’S VASCODAGAMA

Here’s a first-of-its-kind never-seen-before first look launch of a movie! It’s pretty amazing, which is turning spotlights upon the Tamil industry. 100 celebrities come together to unveil the first look of a movie titled ‘VASCODAGAMA’ on the auspicious occasion of Vinayakar Chathurthi. The big names are Sivakarthikeyan, Aishwarya Rajesh, Aari, Ganesh Venkatraman, R.K. Suresh, Athulya Ravi, Subiksha, directors K.S. Ravikumar, Ramkumar, Music Director D Imman, Producer G. Dhananjayan, eminent journalist Rangaraj Pandey, and many more prominent personalities in the film industry, media, politics will reveal the first look on their respective social media pages. 

The film is produced by DATO B Subaskaran of 5656 Productions, one of the celebrated iconic entrepreneurs in Malaysia. RGK (a) R.G. Krishnan is directing the movie apart from penning the story, screenplay, and dialogues. This producer-director duo became popular for their previous collaboration for a movie titled ‘Devadas Parvathi’, which featured the final song of Veteran Playback Singer ‘Ennodu Baasha’. 

Director R.G. Krishnan says, “The film’s title has significant relevance to the protagonist’s character name. Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution involving Ape to Man is known to everyone. The process of civilization in various aspects has kept occurring across millions of years. So, what’s next? While ‘Change’ has proved to be the only ‘Unchangeable’ element in the history of mankind, how would the human minds and nature transform after 100 years from now? The movie revolves around this premise, narrated with fun and entertainment. Apart from Nakul, the star cast boasts of famous actors like director KS Ravikumar, Munishkanth, and many more artists. Talks are going on with a top league actress to play the female lead and the announcement on this along with the villain would be made soon. The movie is made on a grand scale, and has commercial ingredients that will appeal to universal audiences.” 

The technical team includes Vaanjinathan (DOP), who has cranked the camera for movies like Naan Sirithaal. N.V. Arun is composing music, and he holds a special mention for recording the final song of Veteran playback singer SP Balasubramaniam titled Ennoda Baasha. Besides, he has composed and created many indie albums, which have found phenomenal appreciation.  Vicky is choreographing action sequences (Uriyadi, Soorarai Pottru fame), Art director Ezhumalai (Uriyadi 1 and Uriyadi 2 fame), Editor Thamizh Kumaran, who has worked in several short films. The movie has four songs, which are choreographed by Sandy Master. 

 The entire shooting of VASCODAGAMA will be filmed in and around the locales of Chennai.

Thalapathy Vijay school certificate says Tamil as his caste : Father SAC

At the function held by Saayammusic release , SAC, father of Thalapathy Vijay said that he wrote Tamil in the coloumn of caste while admitting his son to school. He said this as the film advocates against casteism Vijay Vishwa who plays the lead said after Attakathi and Kuttipuli he got a caste tag and decided to shed it. Abtony swamy directs the film.and produced by White Lamp Productions. Saini plays the heroine in this film starring Vijay Vishwa. Starring Ponvannan, Bose Venkat, Sita, Prince, Tennavan, Senthi, Elizabeth, Benjamin and many more. Naga Uthayan composed the music for the film, which was shot by Saleem and Christopher. Muthu Munuswamy has taken care of the editing. Yugabarathi, Viveka, Anthony Dasan and Pon Seeman have written the songs.  RV Udayakumar, Sairamani, Jaguar Thangam, actor Bose Venkat, PRO Union President Diamond Babu, Tamil Nadu Press Association President DSR Subhash, actresses Keerthana and others were the special guests at the event. Komal Sharma, Shasvi Bala, songwriters Kambam Gunaji, Sorko and many others were present.

KGF Villain gets emotional on parting with Arun Vijay - director Hari

 

Directed by Hari and starring Arun Vijay, the hugely anticipated film "AV33" is coming out on a huge budget. The villain in this movie is played by KGF filmmaker Garuda Ram. All of his shots were over.

Garuda Ram played the intimidating villain in the KGF movie that made India look back. After the success of the film he has been playing the villain in films starring leading heroes in many languages. Director Hari and Arun Vijay played the villain in the co-produced film. The shooting of the film, which started last month, started in Thoothukudi and took place in Palani and other areas. The final shooting of the film is currently underway in Chennai. The scenes of KGF fame Garuda Ram, the actor who plays the villain, ended today.
Director Hari and Arun Vijay and co-producer G. Arunkumar paid homage to him by wearing an evening gown. He has shed tears of joy at these actions. I have acted in a lot of films after KGF but no film crew has ever celebrated me like this. This movie is very close to my mind. Director Harry and the crew have said flexibly that I will never forget them for the rest of my life.



The film stars Arun Vijay in the lead role and he is paired with Priya Bhavanishankar. The film also stars Samuthirakani, Yogibabu, Radhika Sarathkumar, KGF fame Garuda Ram, Rajesh, Ammu Abrami, Jayapalan, fame, Bosevenkat, Thalavasal Vijay, Iman Annachi, Aishwarya, Rama in the lead roles.

The final shoot of the film is in full swing

Technical details of the film:
Music: GV. Prakash Kumar
Cinematography: Gopinath
Editing: Anthony
Stunt: Thermal Government
Art: Michael
Public Relations: Johnson
Co-produced by: G. Arunkumar
Production: Drumstick Productions Drumstick Productions S. Sakthivel.

An overwhelming & an emotional last day on # AV33 sets fr actor @GarudaRam as he completes the shoot.The team Wl certainly miss having u on the sets sir.
#Hari arunvijayno1 @DrumsticksProd priya_Bshankar @gvprakash @thondankani @realradikaa @iYogiBabu @ 0014arun @johnsoncinepro

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