(from left) Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, director Sundar C. and producer Mahendran. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a major development about the much anticipated Thalaivar 173 — starring superstar Rajinikanth and produced by Kamal Haasan — director Sundar C. has opted out of the project. The news comes days after the announcement of the two…
A still from ‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ | Photo Credit: Nintendo Universal and Illumination have dropped the first trailer for The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, the animated sequel to 2023’s billion-dollar hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The film will release in U.S. theatres on April 3, 2026. Chris Pratt returns as the voice of…
Rohit Penumatsa and Camp Sasi | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “I’ve never edited a film as much as this one, and we’ve never reshot scenes to fine-tune a film the way we did this time,” says director Rohit Penumatsa of the Telugu buddy film Gopi Galla Goa Trip (GGGT), which releases on November 14. He…
The year was 2010. A teenage Taba Chake had just stepped out of Arunachal Pradesh for the first time. He had travelled to Vellore in Tamil Nadu with his mother for her treatment and, during a short break, made a trip to Chennai — a city of tall buildings and big malls. He wandered through…
A still from ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ | Photo Credit: 20th Century Studios Disney has unveiled the first teaser trailer for The Devil Wears Prada 2, the long-awaited sequel to the 2006 fashion-world comedy that became a modern classic. Reuniting Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway as the formidable Miranda Priestly and her former assistant…
Shivaji Chaturvedi. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives Theatre personality, Shivaji Chaturvedi who passed away recently, was known for his signature handle-bar moustache and thunderous guffaw. He had a passion for music too, says D. Ramachandran, a member of the Madras Youth Choir, founded by M.B. Shrinivas, who was a friend of Shivaji. Shivaji enjoyed…
M.G.R. fans celebrate the digital re-release of the film Nadodi Mannan (1958), at Egmore’s Albert Theatre in 2018 | Photo Credit: G. SRIBHARATH The movie-going experience in the Madras of the early 1980s was largely centred around Mount Road. There were theatres in and around Poonamallee High Road too, and most new releases were watched…
Veteran Bollywood star Dharmendra has been in and out of hospital for weeks. File | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran Bollywood star Dharmendra was discharged from Breach Candy hospital on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) morning. The 89-year-old, who has been in and out of hospital for weeks, is going to continue his recovery at home, his…
A still from ‘Toy Story 5’ | Photo Credit: Pixar Disney and Pixar have dropped the first teaser for Toy Story 5, offering a brief but tantalising glimpse at the beloved toys’ next adventure that pits them against a high-tech threat in the age of tablets and screens. The film will release in theatres on…
Mottu in a scene from the film | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Oru Poocha Paranja Katha (Life of Mottu) is the story of a cat called Mottu. The film is Mottu’s POV. “It is his story so he gets to tell it,” says the director, Arjun Ajith. Given that cats, unlike dogs, are notoriously difficult…
