January releases also feature Pawan Kalyan, the Fukrey folks, Vir Das, and the Border stars...
Shakya Celluloid's Nayagan, directed by Saravana Shakthi and starring J K Ritheesh and Ramana, is hotchpotch of wannabee superstars and a good plot, which keeps you in your seat -- barely.
The likes of Sengottaiyan can help Vijay navigate it better and faster -- but not necessarily to his goal, which is farther, and can move towards or away from him as well in the weeks and months to come, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'Karur could still impact Jana Nayagan's box-office success if Vijay and the TVK do not get their act together,' points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
'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 cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.
Vijay is counting on what was once proclaimed as his last filmi outing, Jana Nayagan, or 'People's Hero', to do the trick for him, when it releases on January 9, 2026, only months before the assembly poll, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
This is important because he is to be seen as a sure winner before criss-crossing the state to campaign for candidates of the party or an alliance, highlights N Sathiya Moorthy.
Tamil Nadu's obsession for honorifics appears to be a never-ending story. The latest is the "Ezhuchi Nayagan" (rising leader) title for All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's new interim general secretary K Palaniswami, proposed by the party's presidium chairman Tamil Magan Hussain in Chennai on Monday.
Kamal has a crisp pen when it comes to writing short and yet powerful film dialogues. But while speaking ex tempore -- and that has been his style -- he looks every bit a confused man, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Director-writer K Subash, who has helmed Tamil superhit film Chathriyan and penned the story of Shah Rukh Khan's Chennai Express, passed away in Chennai on November 23, following kidney problems. He was 57.
We go down memory-lane and track down the actors who gave their best for the south Indian director.
Mani Ratnam's Kadal lacks a compelling story, writes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Saranya Ponvannan on winning the national award.
Sun Pictures' Thenavattu, starring Jeeva is an action and romantic flick that's hopelessly outdated and devoid of logic.
It is no secret that Madhavan admires Kamal Haasan a lot. In fact, Madhavan is an unabashed the star, who is ready with his upcoming Tamil film, Dasavathaaram. Catch him gush about the star in this exclusive interview.
It's not everyday one gets to have a long chat with Mani Ratnam. But when one does, it's always interesting. The director discussed his movies and much more with Maria Giovanna.
'I can write a book about Kamal Haasan. No, make that three books.'
Madhur Bhandarkar lists his top ten Indian films of all time.
'Rajnikanth's Kaala seems like a continuation from where Mani Ratnam had left off in his masterpiece Naayagan.'
Yet, for all his belief in the goodness of life, Mani's films show that life is too complicated for goodness to permeate it completely.
As superstar Rajinikanth begins shooting his newest film Kaala Karikalan in Mumbai, there is much speculation about which Tamilian ganglord the Thalaivar is bringing to life.
Kamal is the second Tamil actor after Sivaji Ganesan to be awarded this honour.
'You have to understand the realities of Tamil Nadu politics before you decide if you want to be a politician,' A Ganesh Nadar advises the actor.
Vijay giving an amazing performance in Thalaivaa which is full of action, drama and emotion.
Veteran actor Vinod Khanna passed away on Thursday after battling cancer. He was 70.
Watching a Rajnikanth film in Mumbai's Aurora Theatre can only be compared to watching a Salman Khan film in Bandra's Gaiety-Galaxy, but multiplied 100 times over, feels Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
