A Ganesh Nadar, a journalist for a quarter of a century, is the author of two books. You can e-mail the author at ganeshnadar@rediffmail.com
Kudos to Director Karthik Subbaraj for bringing back the Rajini of the 1990s, says A Ganesh Nadar.
The call centre works round the clock attending to calls ranging from domestic violence to suicide attempts to seeking medical help.
'I admire Jayalalithaa. What drove her to do and achieve what she did?'
American journalist Mark Scialla was deported after he was found covering the Sterlite agitation in Tuticorin while on a tourist visa.
'If the BJP comes back to power, Sterlite will open in one week.' 'If the Congress comes to power, it will open in one month.'
A municipal school in Tamil Nadu is encouraging its students to excel in karate and chess.
'People thought the cyclone would miss their area as a short while before it struck, the sun was shining.' 'Some people had not evacuated, but stayed at home. They died when the walls collapsed.'
'The big fish are still out there and people will continue to die till they are brought to justice.'
The 'Save Heart Initiative' has treated 8,000 patients through unique forms of medical consultation.
'The biggest agitation in Tamil Nadu -- after the anti-Hindi agitation in 1965 -- were the Jallikattu protests. The anti-Hindi agitations had the backing of a political party but this one does not. No famous actor is involved in it either. It was an incredible agitation.'
Watching a remake is not always fun, but Jyotika excels in the role made famous by Vidya Balan in Tumhari Sulu, feels A Ganesh Nadar.
'Vijay acts as himself, so you cannot expect variety from him.' 'He dances the same way, bashes up villains the same way, woos the heroine the same way and says his dialogues the same way,' notes A Ganesh Nadar.
Mudiyor Kitchen serves food free of cost to the single, widowed and elderly who have no one to cook or care for them.
'They have started an institute, the Academy of Training and Sensitisation, for prison officials near Vellore.' 'This institute has been started by the Union home ministry and it is meant for all the four southern states.'
There is only word to describe Ashok Munne's journey -- 'incredible', says A Ganesh Nadar.
'I know this movie will be a superhit -- not because it's a Rs 600 crore budget or because we worked hard for more than three years on it.' 'It's because some movies have magic and some don't.' 'This one has that magic.'
Fadderbaba is a stark look at the tragedy that rules the lives of tribals in rural India, says A Ganesh Nadar.
'They are going to be clubbed with the Lok Sabha elections which are six months away.' 'These people who are ruling Tamil Nadu know very well that they cannot win another election.'
'The RSS guides us, never dictates.'
NGO rebuts Enforcement Directorate's charges.
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