Post-Bihar polls, ally worries for TN's Dravidian parties

While the DMK fears that the Congress with its poor strike rate will pull it down in the 2021 state elections, like it did five years ago, the ruling AIADMK is worried that the BJP may ultimately......

Who after Anbazhagan in DMK?

The front-runner of course is party treasurer and long-serving party legislator, S Duraimurugan. A Vanniar by caste from the rival PMK-strong northern belt, Duraimurugan makes up for his weak......

Has south India been given a raw deal in Modi 2.0?

Tamil Nadu, which boasted of as many as nine ministers in the UPA-II government in 2009, did not get any representation in Modi 2.0 government. IMAGE: the first cabinet meeting, at the Prime......

A propaganda tool called #UrbanNaxal

'The category of crime and criminals called Maoist or Naxal or #UrbanNaxals is an illegitimate creation of right-wing propaganda media frenzy.''It is a fiction repugnant to the Constitution and the......

'Dalam is an intelligent film'

Actress Piaa Bajpai’s Telugu filmography comprises Ninnu Kalisaka and Back Bench Student. She has done many more Tamil films -- her Tamil film Ko (Rangam in Telugu) brought her......

K Balachander gets Dadasaheb Phalke award

K Balachander, who brought a whiff of fresh air with daring new style in direction and filmmaking in Tamil cinema in the 1970s, was today chosen for the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2010.The......

Review: Dhurai

A police van trundles away from the main road and into an unknown alleyway, complete with khaki clad officials and a grim-looking man in handcuffs. The van stops; everyone gets out and predictably,......

Yaaradi Nee Mohini is fun

Sometimes, you wish that a movie didn't quite delve into deep and dubious earthly problems, and just let you have a rip-roaring blast, even while retaining some semblance of commonsense and......