If the BJP has to work as a junior partner of Vijay's TVK, then either the party will have to change the state leader, or the latter should change himself.Incidentally, ever since Vijay started......
Udhayanidhi's 'untimely' elevation as deputy CM may be used against the party, for critics to argue that the DMK's 'first family's is not concerned about anything else but their clan's welfare. If......
Where do Vijay and his TVK expect to get their votes from?Vijay has a huge fan following among women, but will they automatically become his voters like they had done for MGR's AIADMK, asks N......
Ahead of VK Sasikala’s return to Tamil Nadu on February 8, there are some important questions facing her. One, does she carry electoral weight more now than her brainchild AMMK had in the......
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......
More than the revenue component, the movies gain hugely in terms of visibility and reach, reports T E Narasimhan. IMAGE: Prabhas and Rana Dagubatti in Baahubali. Baahubali 2, the sequel to......
Baahubali 2, made at an estimated cost of 200 crore, will earn more than 500 crores through commercial tie-ups alone, says T E Narasimhan. The makers of Baahubali 2 plan to cash in on the......
The superstar refuses to endorse any label except for one regional cola brand at the start of his career almost four decades ago, reports T E Narasimhan. Rajinikanth's reputation is the stuff of......
Air Carnival, Air Asia, TruJet try innovative ways to break the clutter in a crowded turf Over the past few years, a host of regional airlines have set up their base in the South; TruJet, Air......
Despite government controls, Walchand Hirachand Group cracked the market Image: Premier Padmini; Photograph: Mr Choppers/Wikimedia Commons Long before the iPad got invented in Cupertino,......
'The combination of star power, compelling storytelling, and action-packed drama promises to set the box office ablaze and kickstart the new quarter on a spectacular high note.' IMAGE: Rajinikanth......
And possibly in all of Asia, going by his reported fee of Rs 275 crore for Thalapathy 69, his coming movie. IMAGE: Vijay announces his political party. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vijay/X Between......
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks at his glorious filmography. IMAGE: Vijay in his debut film Naalaiya Theerpu. Two muscular hands lifting dumbbells come into......
A film with a one-line plot needed a lot more pizzazz, whistle-worthy dialogue and a large-than-life, invincible protagonist. Karki makes a Rajinikanth kind of actioner (Bhaiyya Ji fights with a......
A feeble fable masquerading as a robo rom-com, Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya aspires to address what unrealistic expectations in a relationship can lead to, observes Sukanya Verma. Joining the......
Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......