4 min readNew DelhiApr 25, 2026 03:00 PM IST In January, Parasakthi was among the major Pongal releases alongside Jana Nayagan. While both films struggled to obtain censor certificates until just hours before their scheduled release, Parasakthi eventually secured clearance—albeit with over 20 modifications—where as Jana Nayagan continues to remain in limbo. Despite enjoying a...
4 min readHyderabadApr 24, 2026 09:59 PM IST The Southern India Film Editors Association has suspended Pradeep E Ragav, the editor of Jana Nayagan, following an emergency executive committee meeting held on April 17. The association cited two separate grounds for the action: his use of non-members as assistants across multiple productions, and his admitted...
3 min readHyderabadApr 23, 2026 09:22 PM IST Trisha Krishnan voted in Chennai on Thursday morning, showed her inked finger to the cameras, smiled, and left. Nothing about that was unusual, because most of Tamil cinema did the same thing. When she shared her first post from election day, the photos were straightforward enough: a...
3 min readHyderabadUpdated: Apr 23, 2026 05:31 PM IST Ahead of the release of Kara, director Vignesh Raja revealed a confession from Dhanush that few would have expected: out of a filmography spanning over two decades and some of Tamil cinema’s most demanding characters, it was the carefree neighbourhood don in Maari (2015) that the...
KV Anand had spent years behind the camera before he ever sat in the director’s chair for his film Ko. He worked as a freelance photojournalist in Chennai, his pictures appearing across more than 200 magazine covers and taking him within arm’s reach of multiple chief ministers. When he eventually turned to filmmaking, he carried...
3 min readNew DelhiApr 23, 2026 11:14 AM IST It is polling day in Tamil Nadu today, and the internet is abuzz with pictures and videos of several film industry personalities stepping out to cast their votes. This election holds particular significance as it marks actor Vijay’s first since announcing his political party last year....
3 min readHyderabadApr 22, 2026 04:00 PM IST It was not a news alert or a social media notification that told Malayalam actress Mamitha Baiju that Jana Nayagan had been leaked. It was her brother. The actress, who plays a key role in Vijay’s final film before his full-time entry into politics, opened up about...
3 min readHyderabadApr 22, 2026 02:01 PM IST The release of Vijay’s Jana Nayagan was supposed to be a celebration before he stepped away from acting and into politics. It was meant to give his fans one last big screen moment, and send him off properly. Instead, the movie has spent months in limbo, caught...
3 min readMumbaiUpdated: Apr 21, 2026 09:22 PM IST Actor-politician Vijay on Tuesday attended his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s rally in Chennai ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections. During his speech, Vijay slammed those who dismiss him as just being an actor. The Jana Nayagan actor also spoke about the Karur stampede, where 40 people...
3 min readMumbaiUpdated: Apr 21, 2026 09:48 PM IST Actor-politician Vijay on Tuesday attended his party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s rally in Chennai ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections. During his speech, Vijay slammed those who dismiss him as just being an actor. The Jana Nayagan actor also spoke about the Karur stampede, where 40 people...
