3 min readKochiJul 21, 2026 10:52 AM IST Over two years after its world premiere at the 53rd International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2024, director Ram’s highly anticipated film Yezhu Kadal Yezhu Malai (Seven Seas, Seven Hills) is all set for release. The makers of the movie recently unveiled a special teaser announcing its...
3 min readKochiJul 21, 2026 09:30 AM IST With less than 48 hours to go until the worldwide release of director H Vinoth’s Jana Nayagan, starring Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay in the lead role, the “Thalapathy” fever has once again gripped the country, albeit probably for the last time. Touted as the actor-turned-politician’s swansong,...
4 min readHyderabadJul 21, 2026 07:54 AM IST Director H Vinoth has confirmed that Jana Nayagan is a remake of Anil Ravipudi’s Telugu hit Bhagavanth Kesari, but says only about half the original film survives in the version audiences will see on Thursday. The rest, he says, has been reworked to fit Vijay’s screen persona...
2 min readJul 20, 2026 06:09 PM IST The makers of Jana Nayagan have released the first promo of the film since the censor controversy and nationwide leak that kept the project in limbo for over six months. The promotional clip, released on Monday, features fresh footage from the film, with Vijay seen in multiple...
3 min readKochiJul 20, 2026 05:53 PM IST The protest launched by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan over the NEET-UG question paper leak earlier this year, has snowballed into a mammoth agitation, attracting the whole nation’s attention to New Delhi. Veteran actor Prakash Raj also joined the...
5 min readHyderabadJul 20, 2026 05:36 PM IST Director H Vinoth has said that Jana Nayagan should not be seen as Vijay’s last film but as the first film of a sitting Chief Minister. Speaking ahead of the July 23 release, Vinoth also revealed that he had initially narrated the political story to another actor...
3 min readKochiUpdated: Jul 20, 2026 03:43 PM IST Film professionals, particularly actors, entering mainstream politics is not new in Tamil Nadu. From MG Ramachandran (MGR) and J Jayalalithaa to Sivaji Ganesan, Vijayakanth, and Vijay, who currently serves as the state’s Chief Minister, the list of actors-turned-politicians in Tamil Nadu is long. Among them is...
4 min readKochiJul 19, 2026 07:31 PM IST After months of uncertainty due to a censorship battle with the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), director H Vinoth’s Jana Nayagan, starring actor-turned-politician Vijay in the lead role, is all set for release. One of the most anticipated Indian films of the year, since it was...
3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Jul 19, 2026 06:16 PM IST There was a period in R Madhavan’s career, somewhere in his early 40s, when the actor, who had given Indian cinema Alaipayuthey, Rang De Basanti and 3 Idiots, stopped caring. Not dramatically, he was still working, still signing films. But the thing that had driven him...
4 min readKochiJul 18, 2026 09:17 AM IST Young Kamal Haasan was born into a family full of artistic talents, starting with his mother, Rajalakshmi, who reportedly played the violin. Although his father, D Srinivasan, was a lawyer by profession, he harboured a deep admiration for the arts. Kamal’s elder brothers, Charuhasan and Chandrahasan, were...
