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'Projecting Himself As The CM Candidate Is No Longer Viable'

'Vijay is badly politically wounded.' IMAGE: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder Vijay at the TVK rally in Karur, September 27, 2025, before the stampede that killed 41 people. Photograph: TVK/ANI......

Will Udhayanidhi Be Stalin's Successor?

Always interesting, DMK politics is going to get even more absorbing in the days to come, predicts Aditi Phadnis. IMAGE: Udhayanidhi Stalin, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's son and state......

Why 'Captain' Vijayakanth Won't Be Forgotten

The Tamil film industry won't forget Vijayakanth's large-heartedness, how he took care of fellow industry persons, male or female, rich or poor, young or old...recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. How he......

Kollywood to rally for Lankan Tamils

Known for its penchant for active involvement in political issues, the Tamil film industry is lending its support to the efforts by the state parties to bring focus back on the issue of Sri Lankan......

Actress Nagma: Sonia can be soft like Mother Teresa and tough like Indira Gandhi

'Rahulji wants to prove his mettle first. What better way to prove it than in winning the largest state in the country?' Actress Nagma, a star campaigner for the Congress party, in an exclusive......

Kollywood to spin magic overseas

If Bollywood goes to the US and UK to rake in the moolah, can Kollywood (Tamil film industry) be far behind? Except, perhaps, for its choice of countries like Japan and Indonesia.Chandramukhi, the......

Battered by three decades of controversy, TMB looks back to the future

June was a memorable month for the 101-year-old Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB). Last month, the Thoothukudi-based bank witnessed two new landmarks in a history in which the last three decades could......

Chennai among top 10 cities in the world to visit in 2015

Image: Kathipara Junction, Chennai. Photograph, courtesy: Pratik Gupte/Wikimedia Commons Chennai has been named among the top 10 cities to visit this year by a leading global travel guide with the......

Kamal Haasan@70: What Makes Him Ulaga Nayagan

'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian......

'Prasanth wanted Yash to play Hanuman'

'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.' IMAGE: Teja Sajja in HanuMan. Prasanth Varma's Telugu......

The Very Best Of Dhanush

I vividly remember the first few years when Dhanush marked his entry in Tamil cinema: A scrawny young man who could be your boy-next-door or just any face in the crowd. In 2002, I was in Class 11.......

Rajini's Jailer and Kamal's Vikram: Alike Yet Apart

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......

Vijay, Vijay, Vijay, Vijay: Just Who is Who?

Nah, we're not taking about Amitabh Bachchan's favourite onscreen characters. So you thought only Kriti and Kriti were confusing? Wait until you meet Vijay, Vijay, Vijay and Vijay of the South......

Chetta Is Here! CSK Welcome Sanju In Kollywood Style

The video ends with the shot of a huge cutout of Sanju donning the iconic yellow jersey -- a gesture usually reserved for Tamil cinema icons. IMAGE: Sanju Samson will don the No. 11 jersey at......

SRH Stun Chepauk! OG 'Thala' Ajith Couldn't Hide His Disappointment

As ‘Thala’ MS Dhoni stepped out for his 400th T20 appearance, in the stands the original ‘Thala’ of Kollywood, Ajith Kumar, was there to cheer him on. IMAGE: Even Ajith......

'The quality in IPL was reason it took off'

IMAGE: Brendon McCullum scored a whirlwind 158 not out for Kolkata Knight Riders on the very first day of the Indian Premier League in 2008. Photograph: BCCI The Indian Premier League has always......