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Why South Cinema Scores Big Over Bollywood

Why South Cinema Scores Big Over Bollywood

Rediff.com26 May 2025

South Indian filmmakers have kept their focus on the single-screen cinemagoer. They have kept their finger on the pulse of the single-screen cinema fan, who goes to movies once a month or more, to forget his weekly chores, explains Ambi Parameswaran.

Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

Will Chennai Shed Its 'Disaster Capital' Tag?

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

For the Stalin government to win back the confidence of voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, post-flooding restoration works, their speed and efficacy would be closely watched, and not just by the political Opposition, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Perarivalan's Release Explained

Perarivalan's Release Explained

Rediff.com19 May 2022

The Rajiv Gandhi assassination, investigation and trial were all jinxed in parts, recalls N Sathiya Moorthy.

Readers' PHOTOS of rain-battered Chennai

Readers' PHOTOS of rain-battered Chennai

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

Braving nature's fury, Chennai residents shared glimpses of their misery with Rediff.com. We pray for their safety and hope that timely help reaches them at the earliest.

Chennai floods: Water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers fall sharply

Chennai floods: Water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers fall sharply

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

In signs of easing of situation, the water levels of Adyar and Kumbh rivers have fallen considerably following reduced discharge from reservoirs on Thursday night.

Why BJP keeps harping on Periyar legacy in Dravidian TN

Why BJP keeps harping on Periyar legacy in Dravidian TN

Rediff.com17 Apr 2021

The contemporary problem with the BJP in Tamil Nadu is that it has been trying hard to package the DMK especially as anti-god and anti-Hinduism, and seeking it to link to Periyar and M Karunanidhi, and by extension to Stalin, the latter's son and successor to the party mantle. Their hope was to consolidate the perceived 'pro-god, pro-religion votes', which they saw returning to the fold post-MGR, post-Jayalalithaa. But no such substantial vote-bank existed even in Periyar's time, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

He changed sports journalism in India

He changed sports journalism in India

Rediff.com30 May 2020

Success in sports stems mostly from teamwork. Now and then there comes a captain, on whose singular strength an entire squad makes huge strides. One such titan, now departed for the Elysian Fields, was The Hindu's Sports Editor Srinivasaraghavan Krishnan.

When Chennai floods forced Chief Minister MGR to shift homes

When Chennai floods forced Chief Minister MGR to shift homes

Rediff.com8 Dec 2015

For all the blame-game over the flood preparedness in Chennai and elsewhere in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, this is not the first of its kind. Nor would it be the last, given the nature of the north-east monsoon, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Why MGR may not do the trick for Rajini

Why MGR may not do the trick for Rajini

Rediff.com6 Mar 2018

The fact remains that in the present-day Tamil Nadu, GenX and GenY voters, born and/or growing up after the end of 'Kamaraj rule' in the '60s and 'MGR rule', respectively, constitute an absolute majority of the electorate. If they still vote for a Rajini or Kamal, in preference to the established 'Dravidian voters', it is despite the MGR imagery, not because of it, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Rains stay away from Chennai... for now; 269 dead across Tamil Nadu

Rains stay away from Chennai... for now; 269 dead across Tamil Nadu

Rediff.com3 Dec 2015

In a minor relief for residents of flood-hit Chennai, the rains have stayed away for the last few hours.

In Chennai, rains stop, but problems continue to persist

In Chennai, rains stop, but problems continue to persist

Rediff.com4 Dec 2015

A relatively dry spell in Chennai and its neighbourhood brought relief to the flood affected residents and rescue agencies, as hopes of water receding fast went up.

The night Rajiv Gandhi died: An eyewitness account

The night Rajiv Gandhi died: An eyewitness account

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Rajiv Gandhi would have turned 72 on August 20. Had he lived. On a humid night 25 years ago, the former prime minister of India was murdered in cold blood by an LTTE suicide bomber. Neena Gopal was an eyewitness to the assassination, and in this exclusive extract from her new book, The Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, she reveals for the first time what she saw in Sriperumbudur that night.