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Teaser of Rajinikanth's 'Petta' released on his birthday

Chennai, Dec 12 : The teaser of upcoming Tamil action drama "Petta" was unveiled on Wednesday on the occasion of megastar Rajinikanth's 68th birthday.

Rajinikanth on 'Petta': It's an entertaining throwback to my 90s' films

Chennai, Dec 10 : Superstar Rajinikanth has revealed that his upcoming Tamil action drama "Petta", directed by Karthik Subbaraj, is an entertaining throwback to the kind of films he did in the 1990s.

Rajinikanth's '2.0' set for major China release

Chennai, Dec 5 : Superstar Rajinikanth's "2.0", which has set the cost registers ringing all over, is gearing up for a major China release across 56,000 screens, according to its makers.

Rajinikanth's 2.0 is here and fans have gone berserk!

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , Nov 29 : Amid much anticipation, Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar starrer '2.0' hit the big screens on Thursday. Fan of Thalaiva have a reason to rejoice as they can now watch the magnum opus at a theatre near them.

'2.0': An insanely, illogically fun science-fiction extravaganza (Movie Review)

Film: "2.0"; Director: S.Shankar; Cast: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar, Amy Jackson, Adil Hussain and Sudhanshu Pandey; Rating: ***1/2

Mani Ratnam is an enigma: Sreekar Prasad

New Delhi, Nov 26 : National Award-winning film editor Sreekar Prasad has worked with Mani Ratnam for two decades. He says the popular filmmaker is an enigma as it's not easy to "predict him".

Tamil dubbing union membership of singer Chinmayi terminated

Chennai, Nov 18 : Singer and dubbing artiste Chinmayi Sripaada, who had last month come forward with allegations of sexual harassment against veteran lyricist Vairamuthu as part of the #MeToo movement, has revealed that the South Indian Cine, Television Artistes and Dubbing Artistes Union has terminated her membership.

Pa. Ranjith excited to tell Birsa Munda's story

New Delhi, Nov 15 : "Kabali" director Pa. Ranjith is excited to trace the life of freedom fighter Birsa Munda on the big screen and says the film will appeal to Indian as well as international audiences.

MGR returns in 3D digital mode

Kochi, Nov 14 : Using the latest technology, AN-Face, Orange County, a Malaysia-based animation company has resurrected the legendary Tamil actor MGR in a two-hour long 'feature film' in 3D digital mode, to be released in Hyderabad, next month.

Rajinikanth's 'Petta' confirmed as Pongal 2019 release

Chennai, Nov 14 : Sun Pictures, the makers of superstar Rajinikanths upcoming Tamil action drama "Petta" on Wednesday announced that the film will hit the screens next year during the Pongal festival.

Dhanush announces new film with 'Pariyerum Perumal' director

Chennai, Nov 13 : Actor-filmmaker Dhanush on Tuesday took to twitter to announce that he will next team up with Mari Selvaraj, the director of critically-acclaimed film 'Pariyerum Perumal', for a new yet-untitled Tamil project.

'96': An ode to love, pure, simple, untainted by sex

By Subhash K. Jha, Nov 10 : While I watched the new Vijay Sethupathi blockbuster "'96", I couldn't help thinking back to Anurag Kashyap's "Manmarziyaan" where Vicky Kaushal and Taapsee Pannu couldn't keep their hands off each other.

Malaysian-Tamil music artiste joins hands with Anuradha Sriram

New Delhi, Nov 10 : Malaysian-Tamil reggae artiste-music producer Sasi The Don has recorded a song with singer Anuradha Sriram, who has frequently collaborated with popular musicians like A.R. Rahman and Shankar Ehsaan Loy.

Faced with threat, Sarkar undergoes voluntary cuts, muting of dialogue

Chennai, Nov 9 : With the ruling AIAMDK opposed to the Vijay-starring 'Sarkar' over certain scenes and a character's name, the producer and director of the Tamil movie have obtained CBFC's permission to voluntarily delete some visuals and mute some dialogues, said an official.

I have a different approach, says actress Nithya Menen on sexual harassment

New Delhi, Nov 9 : Popular south Indian actress Nithya Menen says she is against sexual harassment and that she has a different way of countering it. She chose not be a part of a grouping as she prefers to fight it "silently".

Late anti-freebie crusader Balaji is 'Sarkar' hero

Chennai, Nov 9 : Nearly a year after the demise of 44-year-old anti-freebie crusader-advocate S. Subramaniam Balaji, Tamil movie "Sarkar" has stirred a controversy over the freebie schemes of the state government.

Rajinikanth condemns unlawful acts against Tamil film 'Sarkar'

Chennai, Nov 9 : Superstar Rajinikanth on Friday tweeted in support of actor Vijay's latest Tamil film "Sarkar". He condemned unlawful acts such as damaging the film's banners and demanding the removal of certain scenes from the film.

TN Law Minister says movie 'Sarkar' instigates violence

Chennai, Nov 8 : Tamil Nadu Law Minister C.V. Shanmugam on Thursday compared the scenes in the actor Vijay-starred movie 'Sarkar' with terrorist activity aimed at instigating violence against the state government.

'Sarkar': Strictly for Vijay's fans (Movie Review)

By Subhash K. Jha, Film: "Sarkar"; Language: Tamil; Director: A.R. Murugadoss; Cast: Vijay, Keerthy Suresh and Varalaxmi Sarathkumar; Rating: *1/2

2.0 trailer: Rajinikanth all praise for Akshay Kumar

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , Nov 3 : The trailer of Rajinikanth and Akshay Kumar's highly-anticipated '2.0' is finally out and their fans are going berserk over the performances of the stars.

Nearly Rs 600 crore spent on '2.0', says Rajinikanth

Chennai, Nov 3 : The trailer of superstar Rajinikanth's forthcoming multilingual science-fiction action drama 2.0 was unveiled on Saturday at a grand event here.

The importance of being Dhanush

Chennai, Nov 3 : There is nothing more self-indulgent than a superstar at the pinnacle of his stardom trying to show the world that he isnt self-indulgent.

'Sarkar' plagiarism row: Varun Rajendran to be credited with special message

Chennai, Oct 30 : Plagiarism charges against A.R. Murugadoss' forthcoming Tamil political thriller 'Sarkar' were dropped on Tuesday as the filmmakers agreed to honour writer and co-director Varun Rajendran via a special message in the credits.

'Vada Chennai' prequel best suited for digital platform: Vetrimaaran

Chennai, Oct 27 : Filmmaker Vetrimaaran says he has plans to make a prequel to his multi-generational Tamil gangster drama "Vada Chennai" but he feels it would be best suited for digital platform.

'Sandakozhi 2': Violence in the film is fun (Movie Review)

Film: "Sandakozhi 2"; Language: Tamil; Director: N. Linguswamy; Cast: Vishal Krishna, Keerthy Suresh, Rajkiran and Varlaxmi Sarathkumar; Rating; ***1/2

'Vada Chennai' dives deep into dark underbelly of rowdyism, politics (Movie Review)

Film: "Vada Chennai"; Language: Tamil; Director: Vetrimaaran; Cast: Dhanush, Samuthirakani, Kishore, Ameer, Andrea Jeremiah, Aishwarya Rajesh and Daniel Balaji; Rating: *****

My film with Dhanush will be a fantasy comedy: Ramkumar

Chennai, Oct 16 : Director Ramkumar, who is basking in the success of Tamil psychological thriller "Ratsasan", says his next film with Dhanush will be a fantasy comedy which he hopes to wrap up in six months.

Vairamuthu denies sexual harassment allegations

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) , Oct 14 : Poet and lyricist Vairamuthu has denied all sexual harassment allegations levelled against him and said that he has 'compiled all evidence' in his defence.

Malinga accused of sexual harassment

New Delhi, Oct 11 : The #MeToo campaign hit the cricketing world on Thursday as Indian singer Chinmayi Sripaada accused Sri Lankan cricketer Lasith Malinga of assaulting a woman at a Mumbai hotel during an Indian Premier League (IPL) season.

The journey of 'Vada Chennai' began in 2003: Dhanush

Chennai, Oct 10 : Actor-filmmaker Dhanush, who awaits the release of Tamil gangster drama "Vada Chennai", said the film's journey began in 2003 and that he is blessed to have been part of this project even though it took long to materialise.