3 min readHyderabadSep 18, 2026 08:34 PM IST Mandaadi director Mathimaran Pugazhendhi has issued a public clarification after his comments at the film’s success meet about actor Suhas facing remarks about his skin tone were interpreted by some as a criticism of the Telugu community at large. At the Mandaadi success meet on Thursday, Mathimaran...
4 min readHyderabadSep 18, 2026 03:49 PM IST Director Pa Ranjith has unveiled the first glimpse of his upcoming Tamil film Vettuvam, confirming that the project is a genre-blending action and sci-fi drama set across three different time periods. The glimpse, released on Friday under the title “World of Vettuvam”, gives audiences a significantly broader...
In 1916, a girl was born to a devadasi in Madurai. In 1998, the same girl received the Bharat Ratna. Everything between those two dates – the music, the films, the marriage that changed her social standing, the voice that filled the United Nations General Assembly, the charity concerts, the recordings that became the spiritual...
In 1916, a girl was born to a devadasi in Madurai. In 1998, the same girl received the Bharat Ratna. Everything between those two dates – the music, the films, the marriage that changed her social standing, the voice that filled the United Nations General Assembly, the charity concerts, the recordings that became the spiritual...
3 min readHyderabadSep 18, 2026 11:50 AM IST Director Mathimaran Pugazhendhi has revealed that Telugu actor Suhas faced racist comments from people back home before the making of Mandaadi, the Tamil catamaran racing drama in which Suhas makes his Tamil debut alongside Soori. Speaking at the film’s success meet on Thursday, the director said the...
4 min readNew DelhiSep 17, 2026 09:10 PM IST Actors Suriya and Jyotika celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary by renewing their vows in Scotland. The couple also marked the milestone with a yacht party attended by family and friends. Suriya’s sister, singer Brindha Sivakumar, who was among the guests, has now penned a heartwarming social...
3 min readHyderabadSep 17, 2026 12:26 PM IST Vijay Sethupathi‘s 2024 crime thriller Maharaja is now heading to Hollywood. The film’s producer Sudhan Sundaram, of Passion Studios, recently confirmed that a Hollywood agency approached the makers for the remake rights following the film’s strong international performance, particularly in China, and that the American version is...
4 min readHyderabadSep 17, 2026 09:59 AM IST Kamal Haasan has compared the challenge of playing MS Subbulakshmi on screen to the pressure an actor would face portraying Michael Jackson. Speaking at the launch of the Subbulakshmi biopic at the Music Academy in Chennai on Wednesday, Kamal Haasan addressed lead actor Rashmika Mandanna and told...
3 min readHyderabadSep 17, 2026 08:26 AM IST Jason Sanjay, son of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, has confirmed that his father will not be promoting his directorial debut Sigma, which releases on October 2. Speaking at a press meet in Hyderabad on Wednesday ahead of the film’s release, Jason Sanjay said the decision was...
4 min readHyderabadSep 16, 2026 05:20 PM IST Actress Jyotika has shared a new set of photographs from the intimate vow renewal ceremony that she and husband Suriya held to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on September 11, 2006, in Chennai, renewed their vows in a private ceremony attended by close...
