Rajini @ 70: Film one-liners do not a politician make

Rajinikanth’s visible electoral strength is his constant mouthing of the term, ‘aanmiga arasiyal’, or ‘spiritual politics’, without he having to explain what it is. By......

Mr. Modi, don't try to demon-etise Tamil pride: Rahul on 'Mersal' row

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to "interfere" in the just-released movie Mersal, saying cinema was a "deep expression" of Tamil culture.......

The script writer who wrote Tamil Nadu's destiny

M Karunanidhi was a masterful practitioner of modern-day politics, wielding considerable influence beyond his own state, in the corridors of power in New Delhi, for a long time and sewing up......

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......

7 Must Watch Movies of Karunanidhi

As M Karunanidhi passed into the ages, we look back at some of the legendary scriptwriter's greatest movies. CN Annadurai and M Karunanidhi of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam realised quite early......

Chennai Express writer passes away

K Subash started his career as an assistant to Mani Ratnam in Nayagan. Director-writer K Subash, who has helmed Tamil superhit film Chathriyan and penned the story of Shah Rukh......

Music Review: Periyar is impressive

A Tamil period film, Periyar isbased on rationalist, social reformer and Dravida kazhakam founder, EV Ramaswamy Naicker, respectfully called Periyar by his followers. Satyaraj plays the title role......

AVM studio: 60 years and counting

On March 14, AVM launched the music of its latest film, Thirupathi. The hero Ajit came with his pretty wife Shalini. The heroine, Sada, was also present. Her first movie was Jeyam in Tamil, and she......

WATCH: Dhoni's fun time with kids...

'ParasakthiExpress picks wickets and runs! #Thala picks Jr. #ParasakthiExpress and runs!' IMAGE: Mahendra Singh Dhoni plays with Imran Tahir's son. Photograph: BCCI Who actually is the kid? The......