Tamil Nadu has long witnessed a unique and powerful crossover between cinema and politics, with film stars leveraging their ...

Vijay's TVK won 108 seats in its first Tamil Nadu Assembly election, drawing immediate comparisons with MGR's rise. The ...

Prabhakar's political journey dates back to the MGR era. In 1980, the veteran leader entered the Assembly as an AIADMK MLA ...

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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 ...

Accusing the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu of using late leader M G Ramachandran’s birth centenary for “political mileage”, DMK president M K Stalin Saturday said he will not take part in the ...

Why does India turn its film stars into gods? From women writing letters in blood for Rajesh Khanna to temples built for ...

Chennai, Sep 29 (PTI) Accusing the AIADMK government in Tamil Nadu of using late leader M G Ramachandran’s birth centenary for “political mileage”, DMK president M K Stalin Saturday said he will not ...

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