In South India, cinema and politics have long shared a powerful bond. Icons like MG Ramachandran, J Jayalalithaa, NT Rama Rao, and Vijay transformed from screen legends into political symbols, making ...

From MGR and NTR to Vijay, South India has a long tradition of film stars turning into powerful political leaders. Explore ...

Tamil Nadu's new CM Vijay stumbled on Day 1. History — via MGR and Jayalalithaa — has already mapped the five things he must ...

The buzz started on the day of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, when TVK secured a significant number of seats and ...

Tamil Nadu’s mood appears to have been shaped by a craving for a new face after half a century of familiar political ...

Many people in social media are now saying that history is repeating itself as similarities are being seen between the era of ...

Comparisons between Vijay–Trisha and MGR–Jayalalithaa have sparked debate online, but are they rooted in reality or driven by ...

CHENNAI: It would not be an exaggeration to say that RM Veerappan, as MGR’s manager, was witness to and closely aided the leader’s emergence as a political leader from the big screen. MGR’s first ...

The extensive media coverage of the maiden State-level conference of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor Vijay, has spurred interest among the intelligentsia in how the press fared at the ...

MGR was considered god on earth. Once, a Pondicherry farmer insisted on taking MGR to his land saying, ‘Your feet should touch my earth’ as it would bring him prosperity. Such was the faith among the ...