A casting coup is in the making as Tamil superstars Kamal Haasan, 70, and Rajinikanth, 74, are all set to reunite on the big screen 46 years after their last film together, IV Sasi’s 1979 fantasy film Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum, which was based on Aladdin’s story One Thousand and One Nights. While Haasan played the...
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SIIMA 2025 winners list: Aadujeevitham, Amaran win big; Sai Pallavi, Prithviraj Sukumaran take home best actor honours
Films, actors and technicians from the Tamil and Malayalam film industries were honoured at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2025 held in Dubai on Saturday. In the Tamil category, films like Amaran and Lubber Pandhu bagged several awards, while Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life dominated the Malayalam category. Check out the complete...
Before Madharaasi, examining the social issue based commercial cinema of A R Murugadoss
“I wanted to make a film about the frequent power cut issue in Tamil Nadu 10 or 15 years back, and also speak about the ageing farmers killing themselves in the villages due to the lack of support for agriculture. But these are very serious issues to make a commercial film about, so I decided...
Rajinikanth’s Coolie gets a streaming release date: When and where to watch it
Amazon Prime Video has come out with the streaming release announcement for Rajinikanth’s Coolie, which is still running in some theatres. The film, which opened to mixed reviews, is one of the biggest releases of the year, and together with War 2 revived the summer box office. This action film, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, which...
Bison Kaalamadan’s Theekkoluthi: Dhruv Vikram-starrer captures fierce longing and pain in new song. Watch
Dhruv Vikram will be making his comeback to the big screen, starring in the lead role in Mari Selvaraj’s Bison Kaalamadan. The team recently released the first single ‘Theekkoluthi’ , and the most exciting part of that song is that it has been penned by none else than Maari Selvaraj. The music video begins with...
AR Rahman embraces a slower pace of work: ‘You sometimes miss life when you work too much’
After working continuously for over three decades, Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has finally decided to slow down. In a recent interview, Rahman shared his decision to embrace a slower pace of work in order to achieve a better work-life balance. In an interview with IANS, AR Rahman revealed what prompted his decision to slow down...
‘Will never do a film without Anirudh Ravichander in the future,’ says Lokesh Kanagaraj; confirms use of AI in Coolie
While the film industry has seen several iconic director–composer collaborations over the decades, the Lokesh Kanagaraj–Anirudh Ravichander duo ranks among the most celebrated in contemporary Indian cinema. Having first worked together on Lokesh’s third directorial venture, the Thalapathy Vijay-starrer Master (2021), Anirudh has composed the music for all of the director’s films — Vikram (2022),...
Lokesh Kanagaraj reacts to Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie’s ‘underperformance’: ‘Never said it was a time-travel story; can’t criticise audience expectations’
Despite arriving with massive hype and boasting a cast and crew featuring some of the biggest names in the industry, Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie failed to capitalise on the pre-release buzz. This was mainly because the movie failed to impress audiences generally, squashing its hopes of becoming the highest-grossing Tamil film of all time. Although...
‘Even Rajinikanth craves directors’ praise’: Vetrimaaran keeps backup actors on standby if he wants to fire someone
Filmmaker Vetrimaaran opened up about the haphazard manner in which he makes films. In a recent interview, he said that he doesn’t dive into a project with a proper script, and conducts shoots without having planned his days to the tee. Instead, he said, he asks his assistants to get everything imaginable ready, and he...
AR Muragadoss on pitching Madharasi to Shah Rukh Khan: ‘I am not the kind of person who would chase after someone’
AR Murugadoss is gearing up for the release of his latest directorial Madharasi, starring Sivakarthikeyan, Rukmini Vasanth, Vidyut Jammwal and Biju Menon in pivotal roles. The film is being touted as one of the biggest projects in Sivakarthikeyan’s career. Interestingly, Siva was not the initial casting choice for Madharasi. During an interview with Galatta Plus,...










