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Kajol and Shah Rukh Khan in Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge A distance of 1,314 kilometres separates Chennai from Mumbai’s iconic old-world theatre Maratha Mandir, where Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol’s Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ) turned 30 on Monday (October 20, 2025). While the romantic blockbuster is on a seemingly eternal run, it is also…
Popular Tamil actor and comedian Robo Shankar passed away on Thursday, September 18, in Chennai. He was 46. Shankar was admitted to a private hospital in the city a few days ago after he reportedly fainted on the sets of a film he was working on. Some reports say that the actor was diagnosed with…
Actor Rajesh. File | Photo Credit: R. Ashok Actor Rajesh, who passed away on Thursday (May 29, 2025), had a dignified presence. His roles were rooted in reality and devoid of the frills associated with celluloid. In life, he could be many things, actor, dubbing artiste, author, teacher, YouTuber, and builder. And he left an…
Kalaipuli G Sekaran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor, screenwriter, producer and distributor Kalaipuli G Sekaran passed away due to age-related illness on Sunday (April 13) in Chennai. He was 73. Sekaran, who began his career in films as a distributor and financier, was best known for producing films along with Kalaipuli S Thanu under…
M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar. | Photo Credit: SREE RAMASEVA MANDALI The 116th birth anniversary of M.K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, widely regarded as the first superstar of Tamil cinema, was observed today in a special Guru Pooja ceremony. The Tamil Nadu government recognised this occasion as a state event, reflecting Bhagavathar’s immense contributions to both the film industry…
Image used for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Virugambakkam All-Women Police station on Thursday (February 6, 2025) arrested a 24-year-old actor on charges of sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy. A senior official of the city police said the boy, a class 9 student, had gone to a park near his house…
Day 11 of The Music Academy Morning Academic Conferences 2024 began with a prayer by students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music followed by a lecture-demonstration by vidwan Tiruvarur Bhaktavatsalam and Valangaiman Navaneetha Krishnan on ‘A Tuned Mridangam’. Bhaktavatsalam described the mridangam as a percussion instrument crafted from seasoned jackwood, coconut wood or ‘Kodukka…
