A film, which questions the West Bengal government's stand on the hanging of rape and murder convict Dhananjoy Chatterjee, has been withdrawn from a state-run theatre with its director alleging that this was done at the behest of the chief minister.
Rajinikanth's visible electoral strength is his constant mouthing of the term, 'aanmiga arasiyal', or 'spiritual politics', without he having to explain what it is. By implication, it is all that what Dravidian politics is not about. It may imply anti-corruption, being against Periyar's forgotten anti-god, anti-Brahmin dictum, but also ends up covering 'Tamil pride', which begins with Tamil language where, as a Maratha from Karnataka, he has more to defend himself. However, in the contemporary national context, aanmiga arasiyal is seen as a front for Rajini to market his brand of 'soft Hindutva' but identified even more with the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in political terms, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The public broadcaster was ordered to telecast 'Father, Son and Holy War', a National Award winning documentary, within 12 weeks.
'You can be a great actress, incredibly good looking, have a huge body of work, have National awards... but until you make a mark in a Hindi project, people will not bother.'
Check out who else was there.
The National award-winning actress talks about the latest feather in her first film's cap.
'Portraying the life of commoners, I V Sasi was a man who created wonders for the silver screen.'
'He was God's good man and a beautiful human being beyond anything else.'
The story which is set in a hospital named Apothecary highlights some social issues.
And no, the list doesn't start and stop with Boman Irani!
'I am not a future guy.' 'I just owe it to my audience here.' 'I never want them to wonder why this guy did this role.' 'Even for my bad films, I want them to think that he was trying at least.'
It goes way beyond a fantastic team!
The 2019 winners of the Art of Building competition, run by the Chartered Institute of Building, have been announced. Take a look at the winners from the competition.
The revived factionalism in the AIADMK, if not curbed now, has the potential to split the party vertically, warns N Sathiya Moorthy.
Why Sridevi is one of India's finest actresses.
Can't remember the first Rock On!! magic? We take you through the memory lane.
Dulquer Salmaan plays a character from the 1930s in Ranjith's Njan, and media person John Brittas makes his big screen debut in Madhu Kaithapram's Vellivelichathil.
'After Gully Boy, many interesting projects started coming my way.' 'But things really changed with the Filmfare. Now, people notice me.' 'It's a good space, where you don't have to tell people who you are.'
Sukanya Verma brings us everything we learned in this notorious year.
We celebrate Independence Day with this special feature, published on Rediff.com in January 2013.
'Does Deepika not have the right to raise her voice in a democratic and peaceful manner on an issue she considers important?' 'Why should one view her only as an actor and not appreciate her role as a concerned citizen of the country?' ask Aftab Alam and Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
'It's not about me - but about my jawans, my country,' says Lieutenant Bhavana Kasturi.
Ram Gopal Varma's Veerapan to hit the screens this Friday.
Sukanya Verma looks at the handful of occasions when Bollywood believed sky was the limit.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
National award winner Chaitanya Tamhane tells us the story behind his film, Court.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
Hansal Mehta sniffs a political conspiracy; Information and Broadcasting official poohpoohs the charge.
'Just like Smita Patil was unsuitable for glamour roles, I believe Nivedita is a lot in the Smita Patil mould,' P Sheshadri tells Srikanth Srinivasa/ Rediff.com
Ajay has made some brilliantly reviewed films, some big hits and many, many, entertainers.
We saw the big hits of Tamil cinema. Now it's time to look at the flops.
Kabali will hit nearly 5,000 screens worldwide on July 1.
