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Topic: Tamil Movies

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Varisu repackages an old story and serves it using an outdated template.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

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

If someone doesn’t text back, they’re avoidant. If you feel jealous watching your partner cosy up to someone else, you have attachment trauma. He dumped you? He is a narcissist.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.