Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.
'There was a time when a movie star could win an election just by stepping into politics. That era is over.'
Writers and creators are telling more authentic stories based in states and cities that we may not have seen much of in mainstream media, such as Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Or ones that we have some mistaken notions about like Punjab, Delhi, Haryana, Bihar, Tamil Nadu, highlights Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
Here are the films that won over both the classes and the masses.
'I should make a Rs 1,000 crore film with you.'
We saw the big hits of Tamil cinema. Now it's time to look at the flops.
Amid criticism and protests against the government over allegations that Cauvery water was being released from Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) dam to Tamil Nadu, he clarified that the discharge was meant for Bengaluru, and not for the neighbouring state.
'Kamal has surfed and navigated a lot of tidal waves, manoeuvring the peaks and troughs, combining rare intelligence and commonly available intuitions to overcome unimaginable crises all his life.' 'There is no looking back at the past, for his only motto has been 'Tomorrow belongs to us'!'
After a powerful and restrained performance in Unnaipol Oruvan, Ganesh Venkataraman is back with Selva's new Tamil film Muriyadi.
With two hits in a row, and awaiting the release of Padam Pesum and Arjunan Kadhali, actress Poorna is all set to take the Tamil film industry by storm.
A look at some of the most anticipated films of 2015.
Poes Garden is one of the most exclusive addresses in Chennai.
Here are five successful Tamil films that hit the screens in the first half of 2014
Debutant director Vasantha Balan now has a big feather in his cap.
Sukanya Verma lists everything that's there on OTT this week.
'A man whom I love soooo much and look up to every other day! I feel soooo happy to see The Happiness in my face Every-time I see him...So happy to see him make films in Tamil Industry!'
The fervour for the India-Pakistan match is so intense that for many beating Pakistan in Dubai seems even more important than winning the Champions Trophy itself, observes K R Nayar, the veteran cricket writer.
Nambiar was suffering from age-related ailments for the past four months and breathed his last at his residence, family sources said.
The film will be titled titled Kwatle Sathisha.
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale ends up being a flashy, aspirational celebrity lifestyle doc that is aimed for an evening of popcorn-fueled fan tribute entertainment, observes Arjun Menon.
IIFA Awards, the three-day award gala, returns to Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, for the third consecutive year and will be held from September 27 to 29.
'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.'
Rajinikanth gave a realistic portrayal in his 2016 release Kabali.
Troubled twins, dangerous cults, portent dreams, telepathic kids, World War III, yakuza clans... Sukanya Verma lists the many options on OTT this week.
From Star Wars to Santa to Alia Bhatt, OTT has a variety of entertainment to offer for all ages this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
'We have to keep knocking on it before we get a response.'
Divya Nair recommends that non-Vijay fans save their money and wait for GOAT to drop on Netflix instead. At least you can fast forward and get to the climax faster.
'If you ask me where I want my career to go, I have been saying this for a long time: I want to do a K-drama. I want to be in Korea doing a love story, full of romance.'
'It was my job to read out their lines to the actors and make sure they spoke them with the right diction, accent and pronunciation. If you look at my photographs from the Sadma set, you will always find me with a file in hand, even when I am in my costume. While Kamal and Sridevi were diligent about their Hindi dialogue, Silk Smitha, while always respectful, was not too interested in her lines or my instructions.'
'I am not saying all films should have a message. But I think it is important for cinema to send out the right signals to the audience.'
'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.'
This will be Virat Kohli's first Ranji Trophy match in 12 years.
Kerala advanced to their maiden Ranji Trophy final after clinching a dramatic two-run first-innings lead over Gujarat in the semi-finals on Friday.
Film stars are beloved in our cinema-obsessed country. Stars are not only watched and worshipped on screen but also talked about with much fondness.
Varun flying around in over-the-top stunts, showing off his dance moves, taking his shirt off and throwing dialogues in masala hero style. A padded-up star vehicle churned out for the nth time, sighs Mayur Sanap.
Ajay Devgn, not Karthi, will be playing the lead in the Hindi remake of Kaithi entitled Bholaa.
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.
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