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Rajinikanth on CM Vijay: 'greater than what MGR or NTR did'
Three social-media rumours, one Stalin visit, no swearing-in invite. Rajinikanth's stand-up answer on Vijay, and his counsel: leave him alone for two years.
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'When my friend calls, I have to come': Sanju Samson at Athiradi's Chennai launch
Athiradi opens in Tamil Nadu on May 22. Sanju Samson turned up at the Chennai pre-release event to back his friend Basil Joseph's 50th film as an actor.
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Sanju Samson and Basil Joseph at Athiradi's Chennai pre-release event, with a signed CSK jersey for the team. Latest
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Kamal Haasan hands CM Vijay a six-point industry charter
A state-run OTT, an 8-week theatrical window, 4% entertainment tax gone, an anti-piracy cell, five shows a day, 10% subsidy for in-state shoots.
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Karuppu after the chaos: gratitude, a hug, and a Vijay card
Suriya quietly cleared his producers' debts to get the film out. RJ Balaji went from tears to a viral Rohini scream. The credits thank the chief minister.
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Kolaiseval lands on ZEE5: a pregnant pilgrim and a 200-year shrine
After a three-year wait and a quieter March theatrical run, V.R. Thudhivaanan's folk-thriller about a pregnant pilgrim and an ancestral shrine gets its wider audience window.
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Kamal Haasan to the industry: cut the luxury, protect the workers
His open letter asks the trade to trim foreign schedules, entourages and ostentation to face the slowdown, without cutting into workers' wages or dignity.
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Ravi Mohan: no films until my divorce is settled
Flanked by his co-brother, he showed the camera his wrist and named the cyberbullying he says drove Keneeshaa out. The soft version is gone.
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Jana Nayagan leak: Goondas Act invoked on three
Three of the nine arrested in the Jana Nayagan piracy case now face up to a year of preventive detention. Kollywood's post-production rooms are the wider story.
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Karuppu opens at Rs 15.5 crore net, a day late
Karuppu lost all of May 14 to a financial-logistics crisis and still posted Rs 15.5 crore net on day one. The Retro comparison, and the weekend that will decide things.
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Karuppu review: Suriya in god mode rewards the room
RJ Balaji builds a whole film around himself before Suriya walks in. The first half earns its patience; the second leans on spectacle. 3.5/5.
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Dhanush, Karthik Subbaraj and the industry rally behind Karuppu
From Dhanush and Ravi Mohan to Karthik Subbaraj, Venkat Prabhu, GV Prakash and Santhosh Narayanan, the industry put solidarity for the Suriya film on the record.
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Karuppu plays in Mumbai, Pune and Varanasi as Qube admits human error
Producers demand compensation and fear a Jananayagan-style piracy as the Suriya film clipped onto Mumbai, Pune and Varanasi screens before its Tamil Nadu opening.