Despite the technological hype, it is still extremely tough to connect with the virtual characters, especially Rajinikanth, whose larger-than-life persona cannot be captured by any path-breaking technology
'Not many films have a reference to a creature who talks, emotes, acts in a film. And Munjya is doing all of it.
The groom's maternal grandad is T Subbirami Reddy, producer and politician.
'I wish him well in whatever he does and I will do so if he enters politics too.'
''In this 100th year of Indian cinema,' says Amitabh Bachchan, 'when the history of Indian cinema is written, it will be Before Kochadaiiyaan and After Kochadaiiyaan.'
?A lowdown on what's going on in the Tamil film industry.
Tamil star Dhanush sets the record straight.
Quoting a shloka from The Bhagavad Gita, he said, 'this is the compulsion of time'.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
The Superstar managed to grab the special screening of a Tamil film that received rave reviews when it released earlier this month.
The Superstar takes 2.0 to Dubai and reveals a few secrets.
Kochadaiiyaan is a fundamentally flawed dud, one without anything to applaud besides grand (if self-glorifying) ambition, rants Raja Sen.
The actor said he took the decision after founders of Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi, Vaiko and Thol Thirumavalavan respectively, and Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi leader T Velmurugan asked him to consider withdrawing from the programme.
Amitabh Bachchan's birthday is no less than a festival.
In a special series, we will put YOU to the test everyday!
'My father, Rajinikanth, will be the same to you and to somebody else. He is the same to the biggest to the smallest person. He is honest to himself and to what he does. He practices what he preaches.' Superstar Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya talks about directing Kochadiiyaan and being a star kid.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.
The 84-year-old Dadasaheb Phalke Award winner has given some of the best talents to Indian cinema.
Amazon Prime Video has announced a huge number of assorted Web series and movies, and the slate sure looks interesting.
Director Balaji Mohan talks about his second film starring Dulquer.
He was undergoing treatment and the end came in the afternoon following multiple organ failure, sources said.
National award winning choreographer Brinda Master who has worked with veterans like Rajnikant and Kamalhasan takes us through her childhood and revisits her passion for the art.
As Thalaivar celebrates his 62nd birthday today, we look back at his life and career and are left inspired.
Thalaiva's newest film Lingaa hits theatres on December 12.
"The whole idea of us coming together was to create something that would satisfy his fans. After all, he hasn't been seen in any film for year -- his last release was during the last Pongal," Darbar director A R Murugadoss tells Subhash K Jha.
'I know this movie will be a superhit -- not because it's a Rs 600 crore budget or because we worked hard for more than three years on it.' 'It's because some movies have magic and some don't.' 'This one has that magic.'
The wedding was a grand star-studded affair.
The decision will be taken by the trust in consultation with Shankaracharya Vijayendra Saraswati and other seers, trust functionaries said.
Eminent filmmaker K Balachander passed away in Chennai on December 23
The Tamil film industry won't forget Vijayakanth's large-heartedness, how he took care of fellow industry persons, male or female, rich or poor, young or old...recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. How he sent money quietly for the family of a stunt artiste to meet his funeral expenses, how he always ensured that all female co-stars, including junior artistes, had secure accommodation on outdoor shoots, and how he would always the first to rush help if anyone from the fraternity was in distress.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
RajniSir's latest film is expected to hit nearly 5,000 screens worldwide and will release in four languages.
Karunanidhi asked Rajinikanth to talk to his "saint friends" in North India and convince them that the project would put the state on the path of development and therefore they should not protest against it
Is the unusually and unbearably scorching Sun and the general laxity, bordering on laziness, among voters, responsible, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
At the Leo fete, Vijay had this also to tell his fans: 'I know you all are in my heart. But today, I also know that I am also in the hearts of all of you...' A typical politician's line, did you say, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
The cream of the Tamil film industry turned up to pay homage to the late lyricist.
Haasan fractured his leg last week and has been asked to rest for at least two weeks.
Tamil actor Manjula Vijayakumar passed away on July 23. She was 59.
Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said there was no political motive behind awarding Padma Vibhushan to Tamil film star Rajinikanth and it was purely based on merit.
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