Papa Rajinikanth apparently stayed with the couple after returning from the US, where he had been undergoing treatment for a kidney-related ailment, and hoped to effect a reconciliation. Unfortunately, it did not work out.
Gukesh's journey wasn't easy as his family dug into their savings and also turned to crowd-funding to fuel his dream.
We love the glitz, the glamour, the stars! But how well do we actually know them?
Here's some sizzle from the IIFA Utsavam night, which was dedicated to the south film industries of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
'It felt oh so good to play an ass-kicking role!'
Just stand in front of his latest film Kochadaiiyaan's hoarding, send an SMS, and watch what happens next.
'The feeling is that Rajinikanth is pro-Modi than anti-Modi.'
'We believe these five days should get roughly about 5 to 5.5 million people or more into the cinemas.'
Phil Stilgoe's company Centroid worked on the motion capture technology in Rajinikanth's Kochadiiyaan. He gives us an insight on working on this ambitious project.
Think you know everything about THE Superstar? Take a look!
'What has he done for the state and the people?' 'The state has witnessed extraordinary problems. Where was he then?' 'Has he spoken about any issues or taken a stand?'
Besides Tamil superstars like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, the wedding festivities of S Shankar's elder daughter Aishwarya and Tarun Karthikeyan saw a touch of Bollywood too.
'I told Illaiyaraaja when he had composed music for 786 films that soon there will be 1,000. Today is that day.' The film industry felicitates music composer Illaiyaraaja.
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, undergoing treatment in Chennai for gastrointestinal and respiratory problems, was shifted out of the ICU to a private ward on Sunday evening.
The biggest star Indian cinema has ever seen, Rajinikanth turns 63 today, December 12.
Hundreds of students from the Velammal Vidyalaya, the school where Gukesh studies, lined up at the airport at least one hour before his flight landed to greet the 17-year-old chess prodigy.
Rajinikanth -- the one and only Thailavaa -- visited an exhibition that showcased 120 photographs featuring Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's personal and public life to mark the DMK leader's 70th birthday at the Raja Annamalai Mandram in Chennai.
Dubbing as 'farcical' the time of 15 days given by Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to Yeddyurappa to prove his majority, the Tamil superstar, who is set to enter politics, said that it should not have been done.
'The war ended in 2009 and I believe the new generation of Tamils don't know what was going on there.' 'I felt it was my duty to tell our story.' 'Since 2009, it seems like we are sleeping.'
The list of guests included celebrities from across the globe, politicians, the who's who of Hindi and south Indian cinema world and almost all the top cricketers of the country.
Looking at the red carpet star arrivals of the Kochadaiiyaan trailer launch.
The legends descended at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Chennai on Tuesday night for the Indian Super League match between Chennaiyin FC and Kerala Blasters.
Superstar Rajinikanth, tennis icon Sania Mirza and actress Priyanka Chopra were among the 56 eminent persons who were honoured with Padma awards on Tuesday.
Vijay has a lot of young and middle-aged women fans, but as voters, they are possibly now with the DMK, or remain with the AIADMK. Recapturing this constituency would have helped Vijay's political launch and the GOAT script and dialogues could have gone a long way in helping out. But the kind of script and screenplay and the unusually and equally unnecessary long run-time (3 hours, 3 minutes) that GOAT offers takes the film experience over the heads of those that are not familiar with secret agents and uranium theft in Tamil cinema, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
A look at the top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
The latest updates from the Tamil industry.
The formal announcement is likely to be made on Rajinikanth's birthday.
Announcing his decision on Twitter, Rajinikanth said, "In the ensuing state assembly elections, with the tremendous support of the people, Tamil Nadu will have an honest, upright, transparent, corruption-free, secular spiritual political setup." "A marvel, miracle, it will happen," he wrote in Tamil. "We will change, we will change everything. If not now, then never."
Rajinikanth fans throng Chennai theatres to catch his latest film Lingaa.
Its double bonanza for Rajinikanth fans as his newest film releases on his 64th birthday.
The film is set to release this December, coinciding with the superstar's birthday.
Joginder Tuteja lists our theatrical entertainment for the month.
Take this quiz and see how well you know Shankar!
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
The superstar refuses to endorse any label except for one regional cola brand at the start of his career almost four decades ago.
The actor also said that the Centre will face TN wrath if it fails to set up CMB.
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
''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.'
Meanwhile, the grand pre-shaadi celebrations continue.
The groom's maternal grandad is T Subbirami Reddy, producer and politician.
