Will Modi Contest 2024 Elections From Vellore?

Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Prime Minister Narendra D......

Can Ilaya Thalapthi Vijay win where Rajini and Kamal failed?

A relatively quiet foray by actor Vijay into politics through the TN rural local body elections last month has captured the attention of many, reports Shine Jacob. The entry of actors Rajinikanth......

Like Rajini, ill-health may mar Sasikala's political plans too

At 70, going by hospital records made public, most age and health-related arguments put out against super-star Rajinikanth’s entry into politics, before he withdrew citing a 2016......

Rajini @ 70: Film one-liners do not a politician make

Rajinikanth’s visible electoral strength is his constant mouthing of the term, ‘aanmiga arasiyal’, or ‘spiritual politics’, without he having to explain what it is. By......

Rajini's Jailer and Kamal's Vikram: Alike Yet Apart

What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from......

'Khansaab, Deepika would rehearse after midnight'

'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.''The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it......

'Today, I look at myself differently'

'I always believed films don't have any language.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Huma Qureshi/Instagram Huma Qureshi may have lost out on a chance to romance Ajith in their latest film Valimai, but......

12 Films by Rajinikanth: The Actor, Not Superstar

If you'd like to know more about Rajini the actor, Saisuresh Sivaswamy offers a wide selection. Everybody knows Rajinikanth's fabled rise from the bottom of the rung to superstardom. And even if......

No sponsors, no problem: How Gukesh funded his chess dreams

Gukesh aims to keep improving after becoming India No 1 without sponsorship support Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE/X (formerly Twitter) A day after D Gukesh ended his idol Viswanathan Anand's......

Fit-again Shreyas Iyer 'super grateful' to NCA physios

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer with Nitin Patel (left) and Rajinikanth. Photograph: Shreyas Iyer/Twitter Indian batter Shreyas Iyer extended his thanks to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) staff who helped......

Warner greets fans on New Year by mimicking Rajini

Photograph and video: Kind Courtesy, David Warner/Instagram Australia opener David Warner, on Friday, greeted his fans on New Year by mimicking Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. Using the Reface app,......

Hockey: Surinder Kaur to lead India in New Zealand

Veteran striker Surinder Kaur will lead a 22-member Indian women's hockey squad in the five-match Test series against New Zealand from May 13 to 23. The series, to be played at Palmerston North in......