The movie superstar and the director will wed at a resort in Mahabalipuram on Thursday, June 9.
'Later, I asked Hrithik how he could have remained so calm in the circumstances. He told me simply, "What could have happened? At the most, they would have killed me".'
Karunanidhi had expelled Azhagiri and his supporters from the party in 2014 at the height of his fight with his younger brother M K Stalin over establishing supremacy in Tamil Nadu's main opposition party.
In Karunanidhi's passing the real loser is Tamil Nadu and Tamil language. So far there is no one on the horizon to fill the vacuum left behind by him, says R Rajagopalan.
A relatively quiet foray by actor Vijay into politics through the TN rural local body elections last month has captured the attention of many, reports Shine Jacob.
The BJP will be the obvious gainer while the DMK will lose a major chunk of its vote bank.
'If Mahatma Gandhi could fight to eradicate corruption at the age of 78, why can't I try at 60?'
'I didn't want the biopic on Swami Chinmayananda to be a propaganda film,' filmmaker R S Prasanna tells Shobha Warrier/ Rediff.com
Hundreds of Chennaiites have taken to the social media platforms such as Twitter to reach out to people who need help, co-ordinate search, rescue and food distribution efforts.
The film will have a mega release in December.
Today, when one Kamalahaasan launches a new political outfit, vowing to cleanse Tamil Nadu polity and political administration of corruption, mal-governance and non-governance, he is pitted not only against Rajini with his commitment to 'spiritual politics', he is also pitted against the real 'Lotus' in Tamil Nadu politics, representing the ruling BJP at the Centre, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
The question is not if Vijay would enter politics. Instead, it is about his chances of success, if any, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Modi, Shah and Nadda have created a strategy to boost the BJP and the government's image.
A tribute to one of Indian cinema's most prolific filmmakers K Balachander, who passed away at the age of 84 on December 23.
Arjun Menon lists some of the popular songs from the South Indian movies in 2023.
The elections were recently postponed.
'Rajnikanth's Kaala seems like a continuation from where Mani Ratnam had left off in his masterpiece Naayagan.'
Deepa Gahlot lists 10 popular Mani Ratnam films that you can watch on streaming platforms.
If Team Rajini expected Kaala to carry the superstar's political message off-screen, it may have proved counter-productive. If the not-so-infrequent presence of Muslim residents of Dharavi, including that of Kaala's ex-love Zarina, in many scenes is expected to convey a political message, it is a no-brainer, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Tamil star Suriya's 7aum Arivu was about a virus from China sent to Chennai to wreak havoc while Kaappan was about a locust attack the hero prevents in time -- both films in a sense foresaw what was to come, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The revived factionalism in the AIADMK, if not curbed now, has the potential to split the party vertically, warns N Sathiya Moorthy.
The much-awaited Rajinikanth starrer releases on July 22.
Beginning his film career in antagonistic roles, he later emerged on his own to become a hero. Ambareesh also had a successful career in politics having been an MLA, a Lok Sabha member and a former minister at the state and central levels.
Sources close to both actors acknowledged the two being invited to Modi's swearing-in scheduled on Thursday, but did not divulge if the veterans would participate.
Looking back at Rajinikanth's film journey.
Chief Minister O Panneerselvam hugged Modi emotionally on a couple of occasions.
"The cricket board has been apprised of our sentiments," Fisheries minister D Jayakumar said.
The two obvious best choices are to combine OTT viewing time with some good eating, because Joe, Rishi and Co don't have to be the only ones dining well.
It looked as if the BJP was hoping to use Rajinikanth to press their seat-bargain with the AIADMK. Now with the Rajini bait gone, the question now is not how much the BJP would settle for, but how much the AIADMK would be ready to offer, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Mumbai gets a makeover courtesy Rajinikanth's much-awaited film Kabali!
As his latest, much-talked about venture, I, starring Vikram, is all set to hit the screens this Pongal, here is a look at the other heroes, who have been a part of this brilliant director's extraordinary journey of success.
Madras high court on Friday restrained the police from arresting the film's director A R Murugadoss till November 27.
'What we see here is puppetry. The string is with the BJP.' 'All the puppets here are dancing to the direction the BJP pulls the strings.'
'I joined the protest on the 100th day to show solidarity with the farmers.' 'I was outside the collector's office when people started running.' 'I was wondering what had happened when I felt a pain in my hand and it began bleeding.'
'If you impose Hindi, not just Tamil Nadu, no southern state will accept that. Many states in northern parts will also not accept that'
'I watch other movies, other stars, but no one evokes the same passion.'
President Pranab Mukherjee presented five Padma Vibhushan, eight Padma Bhushan and forty-three Padma Shri awards at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
For India's spin great Harbhajan Singh, it was a fan boy moment as he caught up with his heroes -- cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar and Tamil film superstar Rajinikant Akash during Akash Ambani's wedding in Mumbai last weekend.
