Dhananjayan's Best of Tamil Cinema: Big, bright launch

As we have already informed you, Galatta Media has opened pre-booking for the much-awaited book The Best of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2010 written by G. Dhananjayan, Chief - South Film Business of UTV Motion Pictures.

Readers can avail themselves of a 25% discount on the cover price of INR 2,999 by pre-booking it at www.bestoftamilcinema.com.

If you are a diehard Tamil Cinema fan, there is nothing better than Dhananjayan's The Best of Tamil Cinema, packed with all major details of these selected best films, including cast and crew, synopsis, trivia, synopsis and rare photographs.

This two-volume with 650 plus pages (designed and published by Galatta Media) covers details of blockbusters of Tamil Cinema from 1931 to 2010: from the first Tamil talkie film Kalidas (1931) to Nandhalala (2010). It narrates the journey and growth of the industry through a period of eight decades. Volume I presents the best films released between 1931 and 1976, while Volume II deals with the period between 1977 and 2010.

After conducting research for more than three years, Dhananjayan shortlisted more than 1000 trend setting films for the book. Then he conducted a detailed research on all the films and ensured that he watched all these films before writing about them. The Best of Tamil Cinema: 1931 to 2010 will be available in all leading book stores across India for INR 2,999 and as an E-book on Kindle, iBooks and Kobo for US $49.99.

Galatta Media, along with DCI Mobile Studios, is also planning to launch an iPhone, iPad and Android app for the book for US $49.99 so that mobile users also get an opportunity to enjoy the book. The book will be launched by the legendary Kamal Haasan at a gala event in Chennai on March 2, 2011. Actors Sivakumar, Parthiban, Sarathkumar, directors Mahendra, Balu Mahendra, K. Bhagyaraj, S.M. Vasanth, Cheran, Lingusamy, Selvaraghavan, Ameer and Mysskin will also participate in the event.

And of course, the Galatta team [Shakthi Girish (Editor), Girish Ramdas (President), C.R.Venkatesh (CEO, )Vijay (CTO) and others] will be there to make the event a grand success.

So what are you waiting for? Go and grab your copy now at www.bestoftamilcinema.com or Email to sales@galatta.com.