Spread the love India’s first Formula One driver, Narain Karthikeyan, has joined hands with Tamil superstar Ajith for the upcoming Asian Le Mans Series. The two will race together, and if they win, the team will qualify for the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans in France. Speaking at an India Today event, Narain opened up about Ajith and the story...
Varsha Bharath on Bad Girl producer Vetrimaraan: ‘I don’t think anyone else would have encouraged such a personal mode of storytelling’
Spread the love Varsha Bharath is currently basking in the positive response to her directorial debut, Bad Girl. The film, starring Anjali Sivaraman in the lead role, hit screens on September 5 after facing controversy over its portrayal of a Brahmin girl and being initially denied a censor certificate. Recently, Varsha spoke about how she stayed resilient despite the hurdles...
Once a sought-after actor who worked with Vikram and Ajith, she stepped away from cinema after mother’s cancer diagnosis; now famed as a wildlife photographer
Spread the love While many assume that breaking into show business is the hardest part, surviving there can be an even bigger challenge, especially for women. Besides fighting misogyny and sexism in various forms on and off-screen, women are also forced to tackle the industry’s ageist tendencies, often pushing them into limiting roles. Amidst all this, they might also face personal...
Madras HC issues interim order restraining makers of Ajith Kumar’s Good Bad Ugly from using Ilaiyaraaja’s songs
Spread the love In a notable development in favour of legendary composer Ilaiyaraaja, the Madras High Court has issued an interim order prohibiting the makers of the 2025 Tamil action-comedy Good Bad Ugly from using three of his songs featured in the film, allegedly without his permission. As a result, Mythri Movie Makers, the producers of the movie, have been...
Madharaasi worldwide box office collection Day 3: Sivakarthikeyan film crosses Rs 60 crore mark
Spread the love Madharaasi worldwide box office collection Day 3: Prior to its release on September 5, Madharaasi, starring Sivakarthikeyan in the lead role, generated considerable buzz as it marked the first collaboration between AR Murugadoss and the Amaran actor, despite the director’s recent projects underperforming at the box office. However, that has not translated into strong footfalls, as Madharaasi...
Kamal Haasan confirms reunion with Rajinikanth 46 years after Alavuddinum Athbutha Vilakkum: ‘Now we are content with just half a biscuit each’
Spread the love A casting coup is in the making as Tamil superstars Kamal Haasan, 70, and Rajinikanth, 74, are all set to reunite on the big screen 46 years after their last film together, IV Sasi’s 1979 fantasy film Allauddinum Albhutha Vilakkum, which was based on Aladdin’s story One Thousand and One Nights. While Haasan played the protagonist Alavuddin,...
SIIMA 2025 winners list: Aadujeevitham, Amaran win big; Sai Pallavi, Prithviraj Sukumaran take home best actor honours
Spread the love Films, actors and technicians from the Tamil and Malayalam film industries were honoured at the South Indian International Movie Awards (SIIMA) 2025 held in Dubai on Saturday. In the Tamil category, films like Amaran and Lubber Pandhu bagged several awards, while Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Aadujeevitham: The Goat Life dominated the Malayalam category. Check out the complete list of...
Assam’s Bodoland becomes first tribal council to digitise land records
Spread the love GUWAHATI The Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) in Assam has become the first tribal council under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution to fully digitise its land records. Officials said the digitisation of more than 15 lakh land documents, including texts and maps, across the 8,970 sq. km BTR was completed a few weeks ago, ending decades of...
Before Madharaasi, examining the social issue based commercial cinema of A R Murugadoss
Spread the love “I wanted to make a film about the frequent power cut issue in Tamil Nadu 10 or 15 years back, and also speak about the ageing farmers killing themselves in the villages due to the lack of support for agriculture. But these are very serious issues to make a commercial film about, so I decided to reverse engineer...
Mamata Banerjee mulls alternative roles for ‘tainted’ teachers
Spread the love Kolkata Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the ongoing teacher recruitment crisis would be resolved soon, adding that ‘tainted’ teachers could be accommodated in alternative roles. Her remarks, made ahead of Teacher’s Day, have drawn sharp criticism from groups representing ‘untainted’ teachers. Speaking at the Shiksha Ratna programme at the Dhono Dhanyo auditorium in Kolkata, Ms....
