Mimicry artist TSK gained recognition for voicing MGR's iconic dialogue in Vijay's film. He explained how the opportunity ...

K Bhagyaraj, the iconic filmmaker who passed away at 73, turned a forgotten piece of Tamil cinema history into a hit with his 1990 film ‘Avasara Police 100’, which had a unique MGR connection ...

The AI-generated MGR sequence has emerged as Jana Nayagan's most talked-about moment. Here's why Vijay's farewell film brings back Tamil cinema's biggest icon, and what the emotional tribute adds to ...

Before Vijay’s ‘Jana Nayagan’, MGR too released a film soon after becoming Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. A look at 'Meenava Nanban'.

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 ...

There is also the fact that Rajinikanth is neither a Tamil nor a South Indian. MGR --born in Sri Lanka -- was a Malayalee hailing from Kerala. He grew up in Tamil Nadu and was active in politics for ...

As Tamil Nadu gears up for the 2026 assembly elections, the highly charged atmosphere in the state is marked more by quiet mobilisation and narrative positioning than by loud campaign rhetoric - for ...

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 ...

He was born in Sri Lanka but still tries to split that country. He crushed the Maoists ruthlessly at home but promoted the LTTE. He was a Malayalee who became a darling of the Tamils. His governance ...