Chennai held MARG Chennai Marathon 2008 on Sunday and around 1.70 lakh people hit the streets enthusiastically in the running gear. Actor Surya, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi MP was present to cheer and run for a cause.

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The marathon will provide education and health care to 13,000 children. G.R.K. Reddy, Chief Managing Director, MARG, the chief sponsor, described the Chennai Marathon as a historic event.

Sadly, 22-year-old engineering student died due to cardiac arrest after reaching the finishing point.

Now, low cost airline Air Deccan being rebranded as Kingfisher Red. Friday onwards, Deccan is operating under the flight code IT instead of the current DN. Deccan’s code DN is being discontinued.

Business tycoon Vijay Mallaya with Kingfisher Air hostess

According to Air Deccan website(airdeccan.net)

Deccan is now Kingfisher - Effective 29th August 08 , 10:00 a.m tickets will be available on www.flykingfisher.com

Vijay Mallaya founded Kingfisher three yars ago, which is a part of UB group. Low cost Air Deccan, launched in 2003 by Capt GR Gopinath had less frills than other airlines, which made middle class Indian to afford air travel.

After theater owners and distributors Tamil Nadu’s hairstylists association launched protest against the Rajini starrer Kuselan director P. Vasu.

Around 200 people for hairstylist’s body staged protest in front of P.Vasu’s house on Friday, who were arrested by police and later released.

“Kuselan has insulted profession of hairstylists through unfair comedy“, said the protesters.

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One of the best cinematographer in India Nirav Shah is building India’s biggest film studio in Chennai with a budget of Rs. 100 crore. This film studio will be equipped with all available technologies. Place of this world class film studio will be located in Old Mahabalipuram Road in Chennai.

Reports suggests that he got the approval and construction work will begin in September 2008 and is expected to completed in 1 year.

Nirav Shah has shown his magic work in films like Arindhum Ariyamalum, Pattiyal, Billa, Pokkiri, Oram Po, Banaras, Dhoom, and Dhoom 2. Billa has been considered one of the best shot films in India. Three of his films have been nominated at the National Award for the best Cinematographer, Banaras (Hindi), Pattiyal (Tamil) and Dhoom 2 (Hindi).