Rajini wants to be king-maker, not king

Truth be acknowledged, Rajinikanth is not known for wanting to leave his comfort zone to take the politico-electoral plunge, even if it meant his becoming the chief minister of a state that has......

Pro-CAA remark puts Rajini in BJP's court

While critics and protestors have multifarious arguments to offer, the defence of CAA has been uni-dimensional and uni-focussed as has been the case with most policies of the Modi government and......

FIRST LOOK: Beating the Retreat ceremony

Indian compositions will dominate the Beating the Retreat ceremony this year as 19 of the 27 tunes to be played at the event on Wednesday, would be from local musicians. IMAGE: India's Border......

Alas, Petta is not Rajini's ticket to politics

Rajinikanth is yet to identify a filmi platform to be able to launch his political career from the celluloid platform as only MGR had done, successfully and in the pre-IT era, says N Sathiya......

Top 20 Scenes From Yash Chopra's Movies

Dreams and drama coexist in Yash Chopra's universe. From painting the screen in scenic splendours and chiffon soft romances to delving in the dark, grey areas of human behaviour and ardour, his......

Vijay joins the Rajini club

Mersal is the first Vijay film to make Rs 200 crores.Some say credit for the star's most successful film goes to the BJP and its opponents.T E Narasimhan reports from Chennai. In Tamil politics,......

Review: Bairavaa is strictly for Vijay's fans

Bairavaa is designed to cater to Vijay’s fans and his political aspirations and the actor uses every opportunity to dole out strong social messages, feels S Saraswathi. After the super......

The Top Five Tamil Films of 2016

Visaranai clearly tops the list. Quite a few Tamil movies made an impact in 2016. Rajinikanth’s Kabali and Vijay’s Theri may have shattered several box office records but did not......

3rd Test: India's batsmen crumble as SA pacers dominate Day 1

IMAGE: South Africa’s Aiden Markram congratulates Kagiso Rabada for getting Murali Vijay’s wicket during Day 1 of the third Test match. Photograph: BCCI.  India's batting woes in......

Record breaking Kohli, solid Vijay punish Sri Lanka

IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates with opener Murali Vijay. Photograph: BCCI Captain Virat Kohli and opener Murali Vijay made a mockery of sub-par Sri Lankan attack with effortless centuries as India......

Mallya hits back; set to remove 'India' from F1 team name

'There are some people who believe the current name Force India is restrictive psychologically.' IMAGE: Vijay Mallya with his son Siddharth. Photograph: Hannah McKay/Reuters Vijay Mallya, who is......

Test evenly poised as Lyon leads Australia's fightback

IMAGE: Steven Smith, captain of Australia celebrates the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane during Day 2 of the fourth Test match held at the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium.......

How 'ambitious' Kohli inspires Root

IMAGE: Alastair Cook applauds as Virat Kohli celebrates after completing his century. Photograph: BCCI The ongoing India vs England series is turning out to be a battle within a battle with both......