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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Topic: Tamil Movies

‘Chinna Thala’ Suresh Raina to make acting debut in Tamil films

The left-handed batter will star in a film likely centred on cricket, produced by Dream Knight Stories. While details remain under wraps, CSK fans are already buzzing with excitement.

ED attaches Rs 10 cr worth of assets of Tamil director in Rajinikanth-starrer Robot plagiarism case

The ED case stems from a 2011 complaint by writer Aarur Tamilnadan, who accused director Shankar in a Chennai court of copying the plot of the 2010 film Robot from his story.

Fighting the Dalit fight on screen & in life, the (almost) politics of Tamil Nadu filmmaker Pa Ranjith

Ranjith, 41, has made a string of movies with strong Dalit characters and stories about lives of oppressed communities that have put anti-caste issues front & centre in Tamil Nadu cinema.

Maamannan shows winds of change in Tamil Nadu politics. A democratic upsurge is close

Maamannan underscores the need for a second democratic upsurge in Tamil Nadu that goes beyond Brahmin and non-Brahmin binary.

Modern Love Chennai is Tamil OTT’s most exciting offering. It’s a celebration of romance

Helmed by Thiagarajan Kumararaja, the six-part anthology on Amazon Prime Video is inspired by a New York Times column. There are also Mumbai and Hyderabad versions of the show.

Varisu is a long tribute to Vijay’s superstardom. Director Vamshi has nothing new to offer

Varisu repackages an old story and serves it using an outdated template. But fans of Vijay will get their money and time's worth.

Gayathri and Pushkar — Duo behind Suzhal-The Vortex, the Indian thriller going global

As South Indian cinema breaks language and OTT barriers, Asia’s ‘only husband-wife filmmaker couple’ is creating waves.

‘Why is your dad wearing a sari?’ South Indian films handle queer with care, unlike Bollywood

Compared to Bollywood’s brash, tone-deaf and stereotypical offerings, South India is producing more nuanced queer films. But it is not enough, say critics.

On Camera

Counter-insurgency is Indian military’s reality. Op Sindoor was brief flash in combat spectrum

The Chief of Defence Staff was spot on when he declared war fighting as ‘military’s bread and butter.’

GST 2.0: India streamlines indirect tax regime amid Trump tariffs & what it means for consumers

Goods and Services Tax Council paves way for a broad two-slab structure of 5% and 18% with a demerit rate of 40% for super luxury and 'sin' goods.

Choppy ride for India’s submarine ambition: Project P-751 chugs forward, Scorpenes a stinging tale

With P75I still years away & the follow-on Scorpenes stuck, India’s long-promised 30-yr submarine plan remains behind schedule

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.