Stalin's son Udhayanidhi named DMK youth wing chief

Actor and son of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M K Stalin, Udhayanidhi, was on Thursday appointed the party's youth wing secretary, his first post in the Dravidian outfit. Udhayanidhi's......

Will 'Mersal' row catapult Vijay into politics?

The question is not if Tamil actor Vijay would enter politics. Instead, it is about his chances of success, if any, says N Sathiya Moorthy. Even without the recent controversy, Tamil......

BJP barking up the wrong tree over Mersal

Why is the BJP upset about the dialogues in a Tamil movie, wonders A Ganesh Nadar.   Mersal is Chennai slang, mainly deployed by the young to indicate shock/amazement. And that's what......

When will M K Stalin, the chosen one, take over?

M K Stalin might not have his father's charisma, but he has learnt the ropes the long, hard way, says T E Narasimhan  In 1953, the year Russian communist leader Joseph......

Velayudham wins the Diwali race in Kerala

The Malayalam film industry stayed away from the marquee during Diwali and let Shah Rukh Khan's Hindi film Ra.One and Tamil films - Suriya's 7 aum Arivu and Vijay's Velayudham -- dominate all the......

Review: Velayudham is paisa vasool

Velayudham doesn't take itself seriously and doesn't expect you to either, says Pavithra Srinivasan Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay has his comfort zone in the form of formula mass films that have a......

Looking at Vijay's path-breaking movies

He's the Ilaya Thalapathi, the Young Commander of his adoring fans across Tamil Nadu. All he needs to do is flick his fingers and people queue up to watch him do the most amazing stunts, dance with......

Vijay of yore is back as Kaavalan

First off, Ilaya Thalapathi Vijay deserves kudos for shedding his action/political persona and digging his toes in and choosing a script that focuses on comedy and emotions. And having gone through......