'Rajinikanth is certainly stirring the pot'

'There will be significant political traction for him. But how much, we don't know yet.' IMAGE: Rajinikanth shows the Apana Mudra during a press conference to announce the launch of his political......

How will the Game of Thrones play out in Tamil Nadu?

'Tamil Nadu's youth bulge will soon be 70 per cent of the population, many of them smartphone-toting millennials looking for gains more tangible than what screen gods can give,' says Sunil Sethi.......

Will 'Mersal' row catapult Vijay into politics?

The question is not if Tamil actor Vijay would enter politics. Instead, it is about his chances of success, if any, says N Sathiya Moorthy. Even without the recent controversy, Tamil......

7 Must Watch Movies of Karunanidhi

As M Karunanidhi passed into the ages, we look back at some of the legendary scriptwriter's greatest movies. CN Annadurai and M Karunanidhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam realised quite early......

The American who made Tamil films

Filmmaker Karan Bali shares the fascinating story of Ellis Roderick Dungan with Aseem Chhabra. Ellis Roderick Dungan was born in 1908 in Ohio. After travelling to France where he learned......

Review: Nothing historical about Ponnar Shankar

Pavithra Srinivasan reviews Ponnar Shankar. Post YOUR reviews here! The first thing that needs to be understood when it comes to Lakshmi Shanti Movies' magnificently advertised 'historical' Tamil......

Unnai Pol... A rocking Tamil remake of A Wednesday

Kamal Haasan and UTV Motion Pictures's Unnai Pol Oruvan (Someone Like You), directed by Chakri Toleti is one of those quintessentially Kamal movies -- it touches on subjects any one else would......