Whether it was in the company of superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan -- or, on rare occasions with both together, among others -- Saravanan's demeanour would stand out, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Arjun Menon celebrates his 70th birthday on August 22 by looking at his most memorable films.
Divya Nair celebrates the actor's birthday by presenting the path-breaking films and performances that define his career.
There is nothing, when it comes to clothes, that Sonam cannot wear well. Nor are there fashion rules that she won't break if need be.
Ganesan, 84, is survived by seven daughters and a son. Popular Hindi actress Rekha is one of his daughters. Ji Ji, another daughter, has also acted in a couple of Tamil films.
Satyajit Ray anticipated the issues we are only now starting to raise, long before large language models, AI chatbots, predictive algorithms, and autonomous systems began to control every bit of our lifestyles, notes Atanu Biswas.
'My mom had told me a great deal about Meena Kumari and how she could make a tear drop at the right moment. A legend who was in total control. But when I finally met her, I saw a frail, shrivelled and petite woman -- just a bag of bones. Very tiny. She was dying.'
despite Varu's great performance,the film ends in a disappointing fashion.
The 3 Idiots remake has shades of the original, but it has director Shankar's touches as well.
Music director Harris Jeyaraj takes a safe route as he offers nothing new in the album.
Vijay would essay the role of Rancho, played by Aamir Khan in the Tamil version of 3 Idiots
He may be young but Devi Sri Prasad has most of the top stars dancing to his tunes.
When you are in love, you are preoccupied just with that.' 'Nothing else registers. It's like being drugged.'
The Tamil album follows Devisri Prasad's pattern to the hilt, with many rehashes from his previous numbers.
This Tamil movie starring Prithviraj, is a nostalgic walk through college years, shot with a dose of suspense.
This Tamil movie doesn't take itself too seriously and doesn't expect you to, either.
Composer Vidyasagar is the rare South Indian to compose for a Hollywood film
'Not many know I am a Rajput from Jodhpur.' 'My ancestors shifted to Kolhapur as my great grandfather and grandfather were both engineers.' 'They were called by Chhatrapati Shahu Maharaj to build the city of Kolhapur.'
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
'It is nervous exhaustion.' 'Vikram has been working non-stop to complete his two underproduction films: R Ajay Gnanamuthu's Cobra and Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan.'
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Mani Ratnam is experimenting with a real-life historical in Ponniyin Selvan, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Subhash K Jha lists interesting Dulquer movies to watch on his birthday on July 28.
'After pack-up, Sridevi took a shower in the studio itself, changed, and returned to the set with a wad of notes.' 'She distributed it amongst every technician who had worked on the song Na Jaane Kahan Se Aaye Hai.'
If only you had thought ahead, you would have stocked snacks and biscuits, bread and cake, and vegetables suited for Amma or pondatti to make your favourite bajji and pakoda, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
This remake of the same name directed by Jeevan of Kaakha Kaakha and Thiruttu Payale fame fails to match up to the musical brilliance of the original.
Gemini Ganesan passed away on Tuesday, after suffering from a long illness.
From being a former national table tennis champion to portraying the role of Srinivasa Ramanujan in Ramanujan, Abhinay Vaddi talks about his journey.
The Tamil actor is all set to play a 'good' guy in the movie directed by Selvan.
Now, 48 years and innumerable awards later, the talented actor is taking on ten roles in his Tamil film Dasavatharam, which incidently was written by him and directed by K S Ravikumar.
The films offers some refreshing songs to hear.
Take a look at the pictures.
Jhabak's Tamil flick starring Jeevan is a rollicking ride.
