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'Just the beginning': Politicians hail India's double glory at Oscars

India's double win at the Oscars on Monday was hailed by politicians cutting across party lines as the song Naatu Naatu from Telugu film RRR and Tamil documentary The Elephant......

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......

Lotus blooms in Rajini's hint of water politics

The Tamil superstar has appealed to the voters to look for those that are ready to solve Tamil Nadu’s recurring water problem. But as things stand, the BJP is the only party that has talked......

Jayalalithaa leaves a tough legacy

Now that Tamil Nadu's tallest politician is no more, it remains to be seen how new political re-alignments could shape up, says N Sathiya Moorthy in the first of a two-part look at Jayalalithaa's......

Farewell, Rest Well in Eternity

Murali Kamma remembers the notables we lost in 2015. IMAGE: President A P J Abdul Kalam, who India and the world lost this year. As another year winds down and the revelry begins, one naturally......

Salman Khan to be the toofani face of Thums Up

In Bollywood, box office numbers may be sacrosanct but a cola deal is the final stamp of approval for your star status.And Salman Khan has seemingly just received it from none other than India's......

Hollywood gets a Dravidian drubbing

Harsh Rohatgi, deputy general manager of Vijay TV, has reasons to smile.After buying telecast rights for English films-dubbed-in-Tamil such as Titanic and Jurassic Park, the viewership of Star TV's......

Looking At 1999: 25 Years Ago In Bollywood...

1999 in Hindi movies marked the end of a vibrant young decade and a gentle promise of electrifying new things to come in the new millennium. Where madcap masala still reigned supreme, morally......

Will These South Movies Be Blockbusters?

2023 was not a great year for southern movies trying to make a mark on a pan India level. The only film that managed some sort of business was Prabhas' Salaar. Will these 2024 releases -- bookended......

The Many, Many Faces Of Ram

Hailed as a symbol of courage, compassion and sacrifice, the many virtues of Lord Ram are chronicled in sage Valmiki's epic Ramayan whose hallowed and historical value enjoys a revered place in......

Will Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan Be A Blockbuster?

A great story-teller, Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Vikram as Aditya Karikalan in Ponniyin Selvan. Now that Mani......

'I hope I keep this innocence intact in me for a long time'

'I consider everyone my competition.' 1 Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram Ananya Panday may have only done four films, but she has already proven that she has what it takes to make......

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