More than three decades before Hindi film audiences warmed up to Baahubali and Pushpa, Kamal Haasan showed them that that the ‘Madrasi’ man could be the hero in Ek Duuje Ke Liye.
MGR’s charitable donations and generosity percolated through generations, with many remembering even his decision to become Tamil Nadu CM as an act of ‘large-heartedness’.
Old hits have long featured in Tamil films, usually to evoke a certain era. But in the last four or five years, these blasts from the past often arrive without rhyme or reason.
MN Nambiar acted in more than 1,000 films, often cast as the archnemesis of MGR with iconic fight sequences. A trained martial artist, Nambiar used real swords in these scenes.
Theatres in Chennai engaged with cinema lovers by fulfilling their demands to repeat the songs and even muting the music at times, allowing the crowd to shout out the lyrics.
Chinmayi Sripada was among the most fearless voices at height of MeToo movement. In this interview, she talks about her childhood in Chennai & why she does not shy away from speaking her mind.
Neymar may not be going to the World Cup as the invincible prince of football like he once was, but as something perhaps even more meaningful, a flawed, broken footballer getting one final chance at glory.
The alleged downing of a drone by Sudan’s own fleet exposes chaotic logic of Africa’s proxy conflicts, where Turkish weapons are now being turned against themselves.
An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.
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