As early counting trends from the Tamil Nadu elections indicate significant gains for Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Nani, Kajal Aggarwal, Tiger Shroff and many others extended a warm congratulatory message to its chief, Vijay. Nani posted via X, “Congratulations @actorvijaysir. First doubted and then crowned. Happened at our home and now it’s happening in our...
Actor-politician Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is currently leading in 110 of the 234 seats in Tamil Nadu. As celebrations began based on early trends, Vijay’s frequent collaborator actor Trisha Krishnan was seen arriving at Vijay’s Chennai residence. In a video shared by news agency ANI, Trisha was seen arriving at Thalapathy Vijay’s house. Coincidentally,...
4 min readChennaiMay 4, 2026 11:23 AM IST In the wee hours of Monday morning, Trisha was seen visiting the Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam and offering prayers to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swamy. The occasion was her annual birthday ritual (May 4), but as fans joined the dots, it was also the counting day of Assembly elections...
Cinematographer Rajiv Menon has given the most detailed account yet of how the promotional video for KHxRK, the upcoming Rajinikanth-Kamal Haasan collaboration directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, was put together in just four days, and revealed that the two legends needed 20 takes before they could walk in sync on camera. In a conversation with I...
3 min readHyderabadMay 3, 2026 12:06 PM IST Director Sundar C has spoken for the first time about why he stepped away from Thalaivar 173, the Rajinikanth-starrer produced by Kamal Haasan’s Raaj Kamal Films International. In a candid interview with Behindwoods, Sundar C addressed his exit, “To be honest, it was too much pressure for...
Tamil actress Trisha Krishnan has indicated that she was not invited to the audio launch of her upcoming film Karuppu, through a series of posts on X. The episode began when Dream Warrior Pictures, the film’s production house, released a 37-second video introducing Trisha’s character Preethi, a lawyer, ahead of the film’s May 14 release....
2 min readNew DelhiMay 2, 2026 09:46 AM IST Kara box office collection day 2: Dhanush’s first release of the year, Kara, has now been in the theatres for two days but it appears to be falling short of expectations. The Tamil heist-action thriller opened at Rs 6.20 crore on Thursday, April 30 and witnessed...
Imagine an actor earning Rs 50 crore per project. Now imagine those projects consistently underperforming. The management steps in with a proposal: the Rs 50 crore pay remains intact, but only 50% is paid upfront. The remaining 50% becomes performance-linked—dependent entirely on the film’s success. Suddenly, the actor is uneasy. The guaranteed paycheck is no...
Three decades, 63 films, four Vijay Awards, a Padma Bhushan, and a Gentleman Driver of the Year award from Venice. Ajith Kumar has built a career that does not fit neatly into any single category, and at 55, he seems entirely uninterested in making it fit. Ajith Kumar came up through the ranks of Tamil...
3 min readHyderabadMay 1, 2026 09:24 AM IST Kara box office collection day 1: Dhanush’s much-awaited Tamil thriller Kara made its way to theatres on Thursday, riding on strong pre-release buzz and decent advance bookings.The slow-burn thriller format, set against the backdrop of 1991 Ramanathapuram, appeared to find its audience as the day progressed, with...
