The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
R Madhavan on his love for Sunny Deol and why he cannot take up all types of roles.
Madhavan on hosting Big Money -- Chota Parda, Bada Game.
After the lull in January and February when only a handful of movies hit the screens, it's going to be a rather crowded March in the theatres.
Former Indian Space Research Organisation chief G Madhavan Nair and three fellow space scientists against whom the government has taken damning action in the controversial Antrix-Devas deal were "thrown out like garbage", said Prof C N R Rao, head of the Scientific Advisory Council to the prime minister.
Film folk trooped in to watch Ajay Devgn's latest film, Shaitaan, at a special screening in Mumbai.
'Nambi Sir is a God-fearing devout man. If he is shown in his puja room, what is the problem with that?'
Blogger and writer Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan loves to work out of her home and tells us just why going to office is such a passe.
Joginder Tuteja looks at how successful the genre has been in recent times.
'Shah Rukh's friends couldn't tell who was the real and who was the screen Nambi Narayanan.'
Nair blamed the then United Progressive Alliance government for the "hasty" decision to cancel the agreement with Devas
Bollywood loves number games. And not just the rat race kind. There's a slew of movies with numbers in their title.
Hospitality and travel sector players on Tuesday demanded infrastructure status for the hotel industry besides measures such as tax exemption on LTA annually to boost domestic tourism ahead of the Union Budget. They also recommended removal of the current TDS levied on automated bookings for internal or closed user groups such as business travel platforms and reducing the total number of licenses required to establish a hotel. "A full-blown infrastructure status for the hotel sector and further rationalisation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and a Central single window clearance for hotel projects are some of the major expectations from the Budget 2024," Roseate Hotels & Resorts CEO Kush Kapoor said in a statement.
For the second time, the Department of Space has declined to give details on why punitive action was taken against former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair in connection with the controversial Antrix-Devas deal, evoking a sharp reaction from the scientist who said there is "something fishy".
Kamal Haasan and Madhavan on their film Anbesivam
The Naxal movement has such a complex history that several books have been written to understand it. Bastar: The Naxal Story seeks to reduce it to bullet points and stereotypes, observes Deepa Gahlot.
In both films, a space scientist is wrongly accused of espionage and anti-national activities.
'Nehru remains central to the polemic between the Congress and the BJP, or stated ideologically, between secular and Hindu nationalism.' 'The reason is that Nehru represents what is optimally possible as a secular politics along with liberalism and democracy in a country like India.'
'Elections and audience interest in specific movies are often independent factors.'
Rani goes to Amritsar... Kirti starts a new project with Madhavan... Mithila enjoys a snack....
'For the young elite, the problem is that their lives are moving faster than their country would allow them. They may have the fastest cars, but there aren't roads to drive them on, they can wear short clothes, but can't go anywhere in them. As for the middle class Indian, the dilemma is the inequality between men and women. The women are moving at a faster pace than men and that's making the men very angry.' Novelist Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan in candid conversation.
India on Wednesday successfully launched a record 104 satellites -- all but three of them foreign--from Sriharikota and put them into orbit in a single mission onboard its most dependable Polar rocket.
After Tuesday morning's triumph, movie folk rushed to congratulate the Chennai Super Kings on winning the IPL 2023 title.
Former Indian Space Research Organisation chairman G Madhavan Nair on Monday said he would file an appeal under the Right To Information Act by Tuesday seeking reasons for blacklisting him from government jobs even as he reposed faith in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to revoke his ban order. "I will file the appeal on Monday or Tuesday (before the Central Information Commission)," he said.
'When I am doing a film, that film is not propaganda for me. That's a true thing.'
Joginder Tuteja lists the Bollywood arrivals in theatres later this year.
'The benchmark was set by Dr Sarabhai.' 'If there is a problem, everybody would be encouraged to come up with a solution.' 'The final solution will be the result of all the inputs.' 'This is passed on through time.' 'Even today, you see that nobody wants to take particular credit on a success.'
After a blockbuster 2023, all eyes are now on what 2024 looks like.
The Railway Men is a compelling watch; the subject is handled with seriousness and respect without going overboard with the dramatic impact, observes Mayur Sanap.
'He's always been an all-inspiring kind of director that nobody can surpass,' R Madhavan tells Subhash K Jha about Mani Ratnam.
Movie stars celebrate Makar Sankranti and Pongal in their special ways.
'That he wanted to be part of this project and that too at a time when he was not signing any new films is a great honour for us.'
The IIFA weekend saw a bevy of Bollywood stars, with green carpet arrivals, performances and awards.
'The ISRO has done enough simulations and also redundancies have been built in so that chances of such failure are remote. Still, we have to keep our fingers crossed'
'This film is about this hero of the nation who faced humiliation and damnation.'
The woman alleged that the accused lured her on the pretext of providing her a job and had promised marriage.
'He is the guy you wouldn't want to invite to your parties, and he constantly embarrasses his wife.'
It is learnt that the Chinese JF-17 was cheaper but could not match the technical parameters of the Tejas Mk-IA variant and the offer of maintenance of the Su-30 fleet as proposed by India.
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