They all seem to forget that the Music Academy is as much an independent institution as T M Krishna is an individual musician. In drawing those red lines for the Academy management, they do not......
The AIADMK is convinced that the BJP will remain an electoral burden for a long time to come, beginning the Lok Sabha polls next year, reveals N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M......
His likable boy-next-door face and casual approach to public speaking have a unique appeal for the younger generation, but it stops there, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra......
There is a deep-seated sense of rejection that the new generation Tamil youth have felt for a decade and more now, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: A tableau from Tamil Nadu takes part in the......
From Chief Minister EK Palaniswami to Seeman to TTV Dhinakaran to elder brother M K Azhagiri, everyone’s favourite target these days seems to the DMK chief Stalin, which is good news in an......
Men in India seem to be in a rush to be the fairer sex. So Hindustan Lever is the latest to make a splash with its range of Vaseline whitening facewash and cream. It is still a fairly small......
Pepsi still has superstars from cricket and filmdom on its rolls, but it is no more banking on them alone to make its voice heard in Youngistaan - the world of its target audience. It is going......
US-based billionaire B K Modi is in advanced stages of negotiations with Los Angeles-based Culver Studios, a well-known independent studio in Hollywood, to buy out a majority stake. The deal is......
Hollywood's big boys are all set to give Indian production houses a run for their money. After Sony Pictures, Warner Brothers and Paramount Films will soon churn out Bollywood potboilers. Warner......
This year's much awaited Bollywood film Saawariya, with a mega budget of over Rs 50 crore (Rs 500 million), will be the first movie to be produced by a Hollywood studio. Co-production of Bollywood......
As Independent India turned 76, so did the ethereal Raakhee I know better than most, says Subhash K Jha. IMAGE: Raakhee in Sharmeelee. Contrary to the melancholic aura Raakhee wears, she is is......
Jaya is a woman of steel in the truest sense of the word.Despite being the first lady of filmdom, she's as real and rooted to the ground as anyone can get, notes Subhash K Jha on the......
SRK's persona and brand power has been built over nearly 30 years of public acclaim and love.Brands perhaps believe that his troubles are transitory and that as a human brand he has long legs......
The very timing of the Phalke Award on Rajini now, days ahead of Tamil Nadu voting in the assembly election, may have taken away the seriousness and credibility attaching to the Centre's decision,......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Soundarya Rajinikanth/Instagram Rajinikanth will be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar......
At $238 million Virat Kohli remains most-valued celeb for 4th year in row IMAGE: Virat Kohli emerged as the biggest celebrity brand in India. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI Ace cricketer......