4 min readHyderabadAug 6, 2026 07:54 PM IST Actor Dhanush on Tuesday inaugurated a new three-storey academic block at his alma mater Thaai Sathya Matriculation School in Saligramam, Chennai, which he personally funded. During the event, the actor delivered an emotional speech urging students to prioritise Tamil over English, saying that not knowing one’s mother...
3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Aug 6, 2026 07:40 PM IST AGS Entertainment CEO Archana Kalpathi has spoken about her long-held reluctance to meet actor Vijay, revealing that she intentionally kept her distance for years even though her father, AGS founder Kalpathi S Aghoram, had a relationship with the star and the two families had explored collaborations...
4 min readHyderabadAug 6, 2026 11:03 AM IST AGS Entertainment CEO Archana Kalpathi has shared an account of the financial struggles that shaped one of Tamil cinema’s most prominent production houses, revealing that some of the company’s most acclaimed films were also its most expensive mistakes, and that the blockbuster that turned things around nearly...
3 min readHyderabadAug 6, 2026 09:25 AM IST Director Karthik Subbaraj has officially announced the title of his 10th feature film, Dorothy. The film stars National Award-winning actor Keerthy Suresh, features an original score by legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja, and will have its world premiere in the Centrepiece section at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival...
3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Aug 5, 2026 08:52 PM IST Actor and politician Khushbu Sundar has opened up about the circumstances surrounding her husband Sundar C’s exit from the Rajinikanth film that was being produced by Kamal Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International, saying the director stepped away “in a very dignified way” and that it was her...
4 min readHyderabadAug 5, 2026 07:08 PM IST At 56, R Madhavan says he has not even given half of himself yet. The actor, who plays GD Naidu in the upcoming biopic GDN, has called the inventor label “a really small label” for a man who fought the British, pushed for women’s education and turned...
3 min readHyderabadAug 5, 2026 06:54 PM IST Actor R Madhavan has said he is aware that the kind of romantic lead he played in films like Alaipayuthey is behind him, but has pushed back against the idea that age should close the door on romance in cinema altogether. “I’m not going to play the...
Jyotika and Suriya relocated with their children to Mumbai from Chennai during the pandemic owing to a couple of reasons. Firstly, she wanted to stay close to her ageing parents, who stay in her maiden town. Secondly, the relocation also helped her to return to Hindi cinema decades after her debut Bollywood film, Priyadarshan’s 1997...
3 min readKochiUpdated: Aug 4, 2026 09:15 PM IST Although director RJ Balaji’s Suriya-led Karuppu eventually became a massive hit, minting a reported Rs 310.12 crore worldwide and emerging as one of the highest-grossing Tamil films of 2026, the fantasy action drama had a rocky start. Last-minute financial issues forced the makers to postpone its...
4 min readNew DelhiAug 4, 2026 07:18 PM IST Actor-turned-politician Udhayanidhi Stalin has landed in controversy over an alleged suggestive remark about Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay’s friendship with a female actor. The DMK leader was arrested in connection with the remarks and later granted bail. However, the remarks sparked widespread outrage, prompting reactions from...
