What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The very timing of the Phalke Award on Rajini now, days ahead of Tamil Nadu voting in the assembly election, may have taken away the seriousness and credibility attaching to the Centre's decision, making it sound every bit political, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
From Vijay's fiery latest to atom bomb origins, brace yourself for some explosive action on OTT this week.
Director M Saravanan talks about making an action thriller with Ivan Veramathiri.
Director Karthik Subbaraj is elated as his film Jigarthanda is a smash hit.
The Tamil Nadu government has told the Supreme Court it has not issued any order imposing a "shadow or implicit ban" on The Kerala Story, a multilingual film that has triggered a massive controversy over religious conversions.
July has some interesting content on OTT, with quite a few original shows and movies premiering in the digital space.
If there is any actor who emerges from this wreck with his talent unscathed, it is Vijay Raaz, observes Deepa Gahlot.
After Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, it's time for another magnum opus to spread its wings into the regional market.
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.
'A director should be gifted with the right couple to show a love scene.' 'I was very lucky to have Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in the love scene.' 'Just placing them in a frame together, it was something else.'
A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.
Everything from casting, art direction, styling, dialogues and music of this dark comedy about a south Indian cowboy is near perfect.
Manjummel Boys is a largely conventional, commercial movie. But given the rather curvy observations that do stay intact in the film, Rohit Sathish is tempted to think what an even braver, more ambitious film would have done.
Choose from the eight releases this week.
A tribute to one of Indian cinema's most prolific filmmakers K Balachander, who passed away at the age of 84 on December 23.
Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.
Representatives of the Tamil film industry on Friday began an eight-hour-long fast at Chepauk in Chennai, condemning the attacks on cinemas screening Tamil films, by pro-Kannada groups protesting Tamil Nadu's decision to go ahead with the Hogenekal water project.Wearing badges to show their opposition to the project and their pride in Tamil culture, scores of personalities including actors Vijay Kumar and Radha Ravi and leading technicians participated in the fast.
With Tamil Nadu witnessing a sharp increase in the covid-19 cases, the government on Saturday announced clamping a two-week 'total lockdown' across the state to curb the spread of the pandemic.
From fantasy to football, OTT is beaming with all kinds of goodies this week.
'I'm even bald in the film, so that's something I'm never ever going to be in my life.'
Stories of friendship, former life and fights against the system dominate the OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Both sports and digital will drag down the healthy operating margins that entertainment television continues to make.
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
Debutant director Andrew Louis talks about the success of his film Leelai.
Pandiraj talks about his new film Kedi Billa Kelladi Ranga, a comedy, which hits the screens this Friday
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Tamil cinema, right here!
The actor of Nanban and Ko talks about his upcoming film.
Get your lowdown on what's happening in Tamil cinema, right here!
Karthi Sivakumar talks about his bilingual film Alex Pandian (dubbed in Telugu as Bad Boy)
The film stars comedians Umesh, Rangayana Raghu, Sadhu Kokila, Kurigalu Pratap, Chandrakala and Sanket Kashi.
Here's wishing the brilliant filmmaker.
It's a feel-good, simple, urban romance that has its funny moments.
We remember the veteran star of Malayalam and Tamil cinema who passed away on Tuesday night following a cardiac arrest
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Kannada cinema, right here!
'Manjummel Boys is way beyond my control now.'
The actress is busy with four different language movies -- Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi!
One of the most sought-after actors in Tamil industry, Vijay Sethupathi talks about his career so far.
It's raining brand new seasons and shows on OTT this week.
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