Tamil superstar breaks silence, questions TVK leader's claim that DMK pressure forced him to quit politics.
I once asked him why he hadn't written scripts for his sons Vineeth and Dhyan. 'I made some suggestions about their scripts, and they haven't discussed their scripts with me after that,' he said with his trademark laugh.
Besides Tamil superstars like Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, the wedding festivities of S Shankar's elder daughter Aishwarya and Tarun Karthikeyan saw a touch of Bollywood too.
The list of guests included celebrities from across the globe, politicians, the who's who of Hindi and south Indian cinema world and almost all the top cricketers of the country.
K Narasimman has sent us this photograph of the star.
Looking at the red carpet star arrivals of the Kochadaiiyaan trailer launch.
The wedding was a grand star-studded affair.
The Superstar managed to grab the special screening of a Tamil film that received rave reviews when it released earlier this month.
The Tamil Superstar stepped out of his home to meet his fans.
Breaking his silence, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday said he has been advised against entering politics by doctors as he had undergone a kidney transplant, and due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tamil actor Manjula Vijayakumar passed away on July 23. She was 59.
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The hugely anticipated film is set for an April 11 release.
Deepika Padukone, who has clearly moved on, talks about her new film, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani.
Here's an excerpt from director Suresh Krrisna's book, My Days with Baasha.
The actor is responding positively to treatment, say doctors.
On the Superstar's birthday, authors P C Balasubramaniam and Ram N Ramakrishnan explain why they chose to write a book on Rajinikanth.
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has been admitted to Singapore's top hospital, the Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, according to medical sources.
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth, undergoing treatment in Chennai for gastrointestinal and respiratory problems, was shifted out of the ICU to a private ward on Sunday evening.
The superstar was in Singapore for six weeks, undergoing kidney treatment.
Along with making headlines about his upcoming biopic, India's limited-overs captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is winning millions of hearts on social media with a cutesy picture of him and his adorable daughter, Ziva.
Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi today said that Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was welcome to join the party.
Warner swapped the superstar's face with his and posted a funny video on Instagram.
Karunanidhi asked Rajinikanth to talk to his "saint friends" in North India and convince them that the project would put the state on the path of development and therefore they should not protest against it
Pictures from the Swachh India campaign.
The comments on Twitter came hours after the first political rally on Tuesday of the newly appointed Congress general secretary in which Priyanka told electorates that their votes are a "weapon" which should be used wisely, disregarding useless issues and tall claims made by others.
'I have not denied it. We are discussing and yet to take a decision,
Some fans had staged protests against fringe outfits opposing his political entry.
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth may have been wooed by the Bharatiya Janata Party and G K Vasan, who broke away from the Congress, but newly appointed Congress chief in Tamil Nadu E V K S Elangovan feels he should not enter politics.
The outcome of the bypolls to a total of 22 assembly segments in Tamil Nadu could decide the continuance of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government in the state.
The veteran star likened Modi to tall leaders of India, including Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, A B Vajpayee, K Kamaraj, C N Annadurai, M G Ramachandran, M Karunanidhi and J Jayalalithaa.
The Delhi high court, on March 9, allowed Dinakaran's plea for allotment of a common symbol, preferably 'pressure cooker', and a name of his choice for the AIADMK faction led by him.
The film's release was shifted from May 9 to May 23.
"Kamal is efficient. He will earn people's confidence," he said.
At a condolence meeting, organised by the South Indian Artistes' Association for the late CM, Rajinikanth also recalled his strong statements against her during the 1996 assembly polls, which had "hurt" her.
Party leaders, sources said, maintained that Congress cannot afford to have a new leader at the helm for rebuilding the organisation at this juncture and that the responsibility for the defeat is collective and not individual.
The faction led by O Panneerselvam will be referred to as 'AIADMK Puratchi Thalaivi Amma' and the Sasikala faction will be referred to as 'AIADMK Amma'.
It would be good if all political parties understood the advantages, he said.
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