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Wednesday, October 29, 2025
TopicRajinikanth

Topic: Rajinikanth

What’s common between Rajinikanth and Chiranjeevi? Delhi event shows the path they took

Professor and author SV Srinivas delivered a lecture at Habitat Film Festival 2025, talking about the stardom of the two southern superstars and their contribution to mass films.

‘Thought I’d have to sell bus tickets again’ — when Rajinikanth missed a chance to work with Kalaignar

Writing in DMK mouthpiece as part of Karunanidhi's centenary birth year celebrations, the superstar recalls a number of instances, including his first encounter with the veteran leader.

Can Shah Rukh Khan deliver with Jawan what Rajinikanth couldn’t with Jailer? Pan-India success

The new trend of delivering pan-India success has been a one-way street, from south to north. And even that has come undone this year with Rajinikanth-starrer Jailer.

Rajinikanth’s Jailer release was a grand affair in Chennai. The frenzy even reached New York

'Many things he would do, however illogical, are accepted as ‘Rajini can’, almost like how we accept superheroes like Superman, Thor,' says screenwriter Durgesh.

‘Hero in Tamil Nadu, zero in Andhra’ — praise for Chandrababu lands Rajinikanth in TDP-YRSCP slugfest

Actor praised ex-CM Naidu at NTR's birth centenary celebrations, following which he was targeted by YSRCP leaders. Naidu defended Rajnikanth and sought apology from 'Jagan’s crooked gang'.

At NTR centenary celebrations, Rajinikanth all praise for Naidu & his ‘Vision 2047’ plan for Andhra

The actor, who often steers clear of making political comments, praised Naidu for his work in the development of the IT sector and the growth of Hyderabad. Andhra Pradesh is set for assembly polls in 2024.

Before Rajamouli, there was T Rama Rao. He brought ‘Madras’ movies to Bollywood

His films starred legends from NTR and ANR to Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Rekha and Rajinikanth. His association with Jeetendra firmly established his success in Mumbai.

Chequered bridge, knight mascot, welcome song — Chennai ready for 1st India-hosted Chess Olympiad

India was handed task of hosting 44th Olympiad with just 4 months' notice & DMK govt in TN has pulled out all stops to impress visitors. PM Modi will inaugurate event at 7 pm Thursday.

Netflix’s Meenakshi Sundareshwar is all about the ‘South Indian aesthetic’. It lacks basics

The 2.5-hour-long film is about Tamil culture made by non-South Indians, who are extremely focused on convincing you otherwise.

Assam’s cattle Bill needless attempt to regulate food habits. Sarma misreading mandate

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On Camera

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.

Mumbai’s been driving India’s data centre market, but water shortage, power demand pose risks

According to a report by Macquarie, India’s data centre market is estimated to double by 2027. India currently has 1.4 gigawatts of operational data centre capacity.

Navy Chief calls for collective solutions to maritime challenges in ‘complex & dynamic’ Indo-Pacific

At 11th edition of Indo-Pacific Regional Dialogue in New Delhi, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi said there are three major currents shaping this maritime 'dynaxity'.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.