'It's A Difficult Road Ahead For Vijay'

'There was a time when a movie star could win an election just by stepping into politics. That era is over.' IMAGE: A fan pours milk on Vijay's poster to celebrate the release of his film The......

Who Will Vote For Vijay, And Why?

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......

Can Vijay Succeed Where Rajini Couldn't?

Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth, Seeman or Kamalahaasan, or end up as another Rajinikanth who cries wolf at the last minute and quits the scene......

Will Modi Contest 2024 Elections From Vellore?

Vellore is one of the two seats that the DMK alliance won by the narrowest of margins in 2019, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin and Prime Minister Narendra D......

Lal Salaam Review: Boring!

Lal Salaam is not a movie A Ganesh Nadar would recommend. The title would make my activist friend Uttam Ghosh very happy. It is the red salute exchanged between people, who still believe in......

Rajini's Jailer and Kamal's Vikram: Alike Yet Apart

What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from......

'Khansaab, Deepika would rehearse after midnight'

'Every day, after 'pack-up', Khansaab and Deepika would come for dance practice and rehearse till around 1-1.30 am.''The weather was a challenge because while on screen, it looks warm and sunny, it......

'Today, I look at myself differently'

'I always believed films don't have any language.' Photograph: Kind courtesy Huma Qureshi/Instagram Huma Qureshi may have lost out on a chance to romance Ajith in their latest film Valimai, but......

No sponsors, no problem: How Gukesh funded his chess dreams

Gukesh aims to keep improving after becoming India No 1 without sponsorship support Photograph: Kind Courtesy FIDE/X (formerly Twitter) A day after D Gukesh ended his idol Viswanathan Anand's......

Fit-again Shreyas Iyer 'super grateful' to NCA physios

IMAGE: Shreyas Iyer with Nitin Patel (left) and Rajinikanth. Photograph: Shreyas Iyer/Twitter Indian batter Shreyas Iyer extended his thanks to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) staff who helped......

Warner greets fans on New Year by mimicking Rajini

Photograph and video: Kind Courtesy, David Warner/Instagram Australia opener David Warner, on Friday, greeted his fans on New Year by mimicking Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. Using the Reface app,......

Hockey: Surinder Kaur to lead India in New Zealand

Veteran striker Surinder Kaur will lead a 22-member Indian women's hockey squad in the five-match Test series against New Zealand from May 13 to 23. The series, to be played at Palmerston North in......