Whether it was in the company of superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan -- or, on rare occasions with both together, among others -- Saravanan's demeanour would stand out, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
'You broke the boundary of what it meant to be an Indian woman and the wife of a diplomat. 'You did not serve tea or sit idly by as men spoke about business matters -- a trope I have seen much too often in Indian and Indian-American households. 'You followed your dreams.'
An interview with Sadanand Menon, a close friend and confidant of dancer Chandralekha.
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
'We shot in minus 8 degrees, and Ranbir and Bobby were bare-bodied. That was very tough!'
Chandralekha starring Chiranjeevi Sarja and Dil Rangeela starring with Ganesh will release this week.
Chiranjeevi Sajra talks about Chandralekha and what led to the failure of his earlier film.
Dil Bekaraar is watchable, but not quick-witted enough to binge watch, feels Sukanya Verma.
The actress discusses her first Kannada film.
On Tuesday, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalaitha expelled her long time confidante Sasikala from her life, house and party. It was a friendship that lasted more than two decades.
Here's looking at the best of Kannada cinema so far.
Swamy was presiding over the wedding of a party colleague at a temple when the faux pas occurred.
The Janata party will release its manifesto on April 14.
Deboo's choreographed sequence Rhythm Divine entrances Frankfurt Book Fair
Former Board of Control for Cricket in India president Jagmohan Dalmiya's widow Chandralekha, on Saturday, said she has been 'deeply hurt' by the Supreme Court's observations on her late husband during the hearing on Justice R M Lodha-led committee recommendations to revamp cricket.
Paying rich tribute to Jagmohan Dalmiya who passed away recently, Cricket Association of Bengal president-designate Sourav Ganguly said that the former BCCI chief was one administrator who had only friends all over the world.
From former rivals Narayanaswami Srinivasan and Sharad Pawar to current Board of Control for Cricket in India heavyweights, India's cricket fraternity bid an emotional farewell to Jagmohan Dalmiya, who was cremated with full state honours and a gun salute, on Monday.
In the post Jayalalithaa Tamil Nadu, Sasikala is the person to be watched in the coming days, weeks and months, writes R Ramasubramanian.
Even though V K Sasikala's relatives may be calling the shots within the AIADMK and the Tamil Nadu government now, the 'Mannargudi clan' doesn't have a future in state politics, reports R Rajagopalan.
'I have always been told 'thoda sa aur, thoda sa aur.' 'That's why I was always hamming.'
With more and more TV channels preferring to air dubbed serials, the Tamil serial industry is slowly going out of business.
'If the BCCI's coffers are inundated with funds today, much of the credit must go to Jagmohan Dalmiya.'
'I personally consider Indian cinema as one of the most creative and powerful forms of cinematic expression in the world.' 'An average Indian film is 10 times better than a costly American production because of the creativity involved.'
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