He will be remembered for mustering the courage to take on former chief ministers and the state's political heavyweights M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa in the political arena on his own terms and also hold his own against them.
'I grew up in a place that used to be the best city in India: Allahabad.' 'The city has given some of the best writers, politicians and musicians to the country. 'Today, it has gone to the dogs.'
Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir, actor Manoj Bajpayee, mountaineer Bachendri Pal, ISRO scientist Nambi Narayanan and Odisha tea seller D Prakash Rao were among the recipients of the honour.
''I don't revisit any of my work once it's complete because I'm very self-critical.' 'I will probably exclaim, "Oh God, such bad acting!"'
Suresh Gopi talks about Melvilasom, a movie he will always cherish.
Oye is a tragic love story with strong performances from its hero Sidhdharth. Baby Shamili is transformed as a tragic heroine in this film. Debutant director Anand Ranga scores in the first half. Yuvan Shankar Raja's music rocks.
The internationally acclaimed director is all set to present his latest Kannada film, Ijjodu.
The legendary dancer did not just take Kathak to the world but also passed on his craft to generations of students
'I did get a couple of offers (in Hindi cinema) but the roles required a doll-like heroine, a glamorous role. I was getting challenging roles in the South and so I stayed here.'
From Awaara to Deewar to Junoon to In Custody, Shashi Kapoor leaves us many movies to love and remember him by.
The film has been selected for the '19th China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival' to be held at Jiangyin City in China from October 11 to 16.
The brothers, who began their ad journey a decade apart from each other, Piyush in 1979 and Prasoon in 1989, will be the eighth recipient of the award.
Kamal is the second Tamil actor after Sivaji Ganesan to be awarded this honour.
Showtime is watchable but never engrossing, notes Sukanya Verma.
'Without ever losing hope, I survived in Mumbai with the hope of becoming a good actor.'
Sukanya Verma looks at all the movies he's made so far. Tell us your favourite in the poll.
The noted actor was undergoing treatment for liver and kidney diseases.
A tribute to one of Indian cinema's most prolific filmmakers K Balachander, who passed away at the age of 84 on December 23.
Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan has set the ball rolling for a blockbuster summer ahead, in Hindi as well as South releases.
The 73th edition of the annual awards were recently held in Mumbai.
The actress talks about her love for Tamil films and her latest, Nadunisai Naigal.
Dazzling, dancing and decked to the hilt, courtesans in Hindi films are a breathtaking mix of shiny fantasy and flirtatious poetry to behold.
The cinema industry is staring at a loss of at least Rs 5,000 crore at the box office over the next six months if Omicron proves to be a spoiler.
As we celebrate 20 years of the epic, Namrata Thakker takes a look at the cast and sees what they have been up to since.
Suparn Verma, director of Aatma, which releases this Friday, recounts his cinematic journey, his favourite films and everything in between.
Director T V Chandran's Sankaranum Mohananum and Vaadamalli Alberrt Antoni will fight it out this weekend.
Ten sequels that either complemented the first or surpassed it.
Model-turned-actress Manisha Yadav talks about her successful start in Tamil cinema.
Trust these Indian style sensations to pull the right chords at one of the world's greatest fashion galas.
'I wasn't getting the roles I wanted to play and the respect I thought I deserved as a senior actor, so I cut myself off from the industry for a while and moved to the US.'
Priyamani talks about Raavan, her latest Telugu release Golimaar and more.
Harshavardhan Rane tells us more about his upcoming film Maaya which revolves around Extra- Sensory Perception.
Nah, we're not taking about Amitabh Bachchan's favourite onscreen characters.
With the reality of coalition politics staring the BJP in its face, this was inevitable, points out Ramesh Menon.
Director P Sheshadri talks abut his new film.
Sukanya Verma recaps all those events from 25 years ago.
A picture of glamour and grit in the face of an emergency, the air hostess, flight attendant or air stewardess is often the hero we didn't know we needed.
