'He was able to push the AIADMK to the background.' IMAGE: Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay addresses the rally in Karur, September 27, 2025, before the stampede that killed 41 people.......
With the assembly elections just round the corner, the campaign juggernaut has started rolling through the streets of Tamil Nadu. While the 2G-scam hit Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam is doing......
'If you don't fulfil whatever they ask, you are in trouble.' IMAGE: Women employees at the Kitex factory. Photograph: Kind courtesy Kitex Garments/Facebook It is rare to see an industrialist......
Shobha Warrier analyses why Srirangam, with its large chunk of Vaishnavite Brahmin population, makes a perfect seat for All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam chief J Jayalalitha to......
There is virtually no opposition to the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam -- the ruling party in Tamil Nadu, since Karunanidhi's Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, the main opposition party is......
In 2001, J Jayalalitha, now in her third term as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu, had expressed a wish to act as a mother to all Tamils. Known as amma, which is Tamil for mother, amongst her......
In the past two months, Sun TV has gone through one of its most turbulent periods since inception. Its stock price has see-sawed wildly, largely due to the twin blows of a new Jayalalitha......
Thalaivi, the film based on the late Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalitha's life, is in production. Filming began recently in Chennai. Thalaivi is being made in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.......
Long before she became a political legend, there was Jayalalitha, the actress. Born on February 24, 1948 in a family that served Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar of Mysore, she was named......
For those who want a chance to take a closer look at some of India's Cinema Greats, the AVM Heritage Museum in Vadapalani, Chennai, is a good place to start. Besides housing some of Rajinikanth's......
The Thalaivi trailer is effective, observes Moumita Bhattacharjee, who hopes there will be more to the film than just heroine worship. The Thalaivi trailer is exactly what we thought it would be.......
Atal Bihari Vajpayee's biopic Main Atal Hoon reveals the pitfalls of making films on political figures: The maker has to be careful not to offend any followers. It often results in bland......
In an apparent bid to placate India after Chennai was deprived of the World Chess Championship match between Vishwanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand of Israel next year, the game's governing body has......