Dear Kamal Haasan...

'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. I am writing this letter to you with the best of......

Ghulam Nabi Azad: Congress insider's biggest test

It was the United Progressive Alliance government's second term and a meeting of the Cabinet was about to begin. Virbhadra Singh, Vilasrao Deshmukh, Farooq Abdullah and Mamata Banerjee flanked......

Mumbai's over-aged lifeline

Nearly 500 coaches of Mumbai's local trains are on the tracks despite crossing their operational life of 25 years. In a reply to an RTI application filed by Mumbai resident Chetan Kothari, it was......

No one knows Kamal Haasan better than I do

'I can write a book about Kamal Haasan. No, make that three books.'Subhash K Jha remembers the fine actor on his 66th birtdhay.   IMAGE: Kamal Haasan in Nayagan.   Everytime he asked me......

Kaala Trailer Review: Recapturing Mani Ratnam's Dharavi magic

Rajnikanth's Kaala seems like a continuation from where Mani Ratnam had left off in his masterpiece, Naayagan.   IMAGE: Rajnikanth in Kaala. What is the difference between a film's......

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......

Review: Nayagan

If you're looking at the title of the film and wondering whether I have gone wrong, no, I am not reviewing Mani Ratnam's classic Nayagan. No, this Nayagan is the title of a new Tamil film. The......