In 2004, Ghilli, a Tamil remake of a Telugu sports film broke a box office record MGR had held for 35 years. In 2026, the same actor did something similar to the political order MGR spent a lifetime b ...

In South India, cinema and politics have long shared a powerful bond. Icons like MG Ramachandran, J Jayalalithaa, NT Rama Rao ...

Vijay's films repeatedly hinted at his political ambitions long before TVK entered the electoral fray. Dialogues, controversies and MGR references turned his filmography into a running prelude to ...

From MGR and NTR to Vijay, South India has a long tradition of film stars turning into powerful political leaders. Explore how silver screen fame shaped electoral success and redefined regional ...

Filmmaker-actor Selvaraghavan revealed in a recent interview that he is not a fan of sob stories and always likes to watch films as a child where the hero takes care of the problems and saves the day.

To outsiders, this fascination may appear irrational. Why should acting ability qualify someone to govern a state? But that question misunderstands the emotional grammar of South Indian politics.

Following his party's election triumph, Tamil Nadu's new Chief Minister, Vijay, has garnered praise from Malayalam cinema icon Mohanlal. Mohanlal attributes Vijay's immense popularity to the on-screen ...