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Friday, April 10, 2026

PoV

Rajinikanth to Dhanush, how Tamil stars have portrayed politics of ‘freebies’

In his 1993 film Valli, 'Superstar' Rajinikanth urged crowds to diss freebies and ask for employment.

R. Madhavan is slowly fashioning himself as the Akshay Kumar of the south

Madhavan is fast walking into a political hall of fame inhabited by stars such as Kangana Ranaut and Akshay Kumar.

Modi, Ajit Doval are firing up movie and show plots too – FIR, Uri, Shoorveer

FIR is an example of getting things right in a national security-based thriller. The PM and NSA are not cardboard cutouts.

Netflix’s Indian Matchmaking S2 is just as catty, spicy as the first, but less white gaze

Seema Aunty is back. Season two is proof that producers took serious note of the feedback the Netflix show received in season one.

What Xavier’s Kolkata did isn’t surprising. Catholic schools’ definition of decency is outdated

Stop packaging the perpetuation of orthodox values, often stemming from religion, as some sort of a regimen. It won’t stand in today’s world.

After Mammootty and Mohanlal, who? Fahadh Faasil is the new poster boy of Malayalam cinema

Fahadh Faasil won’t play your garden-variety hero. He’s bending the norms, creating his own multiverse and getting pan-Indian acclaim.

Gangs of Wasseypur ended plastic NRI dramas. Gritty small towns have ruled Bollywood since

Anurag Kashyap’s Gangs of Wasseypur introduced audiences to masterful storytelling in small-town India and foreshadowed the raw creative OTT boom.

‘People’s man’ of Tamil cinema Vijay Sethupathi never plays a character. He becomes them

In Sethupathi's latest film 19(1)(a), his character is silenced by a bullet. But the actor is much like the film—he speaks only through his performances.

How Tamil Nadu Premier League became a feeder series for IPL

Tamil Nadu Cricket Association runs TNPL in a manner similar to Indian Premier League. But it is quickly becoming a launching pad for future IPL stars.

Thank you, Sebastian Vettel for being masterclass on F1 track and fighting for change off it

Watching Sebastian Vettel race has been a joy to behold — always in sync with the cars he drives, rightfully the third most successful F1 driver of all time.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.