Tamil cinema

Thank You for Being the One

Divya Unny

“It’s not easy to be an actor. These girls will never know what it takes and how much one has to sacrifice,” she said to me that day as her elder daughter Janhvi threw a tantrum about her make-up. Fan, critic and actor Divya Unny remembers

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For the original Queen of the South, some dreams still remained unfulfilled

The Power of Two

Vaasanthi

Kamal Haasan has drawn out a light sabre, but Rajinikanth appears to have put his aside

Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth: Star Wars

V Shoba

They are the twin pillars of heroism in Tamil cinema. Will Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth now reinvent heroism in Tamil politics?

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Madhavankutty Pillai

Pulimurugan is an absurd movie and so a natural fit for Salman Khan

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Vaasanthi

One hundred years of the MGR magic

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Ajit Duara

The Don with a difference

The Making of Kabali: Just Rajini

V Shoba

The mythology of India’s most saleable cultural icon is built on popular catharsis and emotional kitsch

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Tamil cinema

Thank You for Being the One

The Girl with a Halo

The Power of Two

Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth: Star Wars

Safe Gambles of Superstars

Vetrimaaran, Director and Screenwriter

Dhanush, Actor

The MGR Magic: The Enduring Image Trap

Kabali: Movie Review

The Making of Kabali: Just Rajini

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