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Suriya, Jyothika and the cast and crew of Soorarai Pottru felicitated at the 68th National Film Awards
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Suriya, Jyothika and the cast and crew of Soorarai Pottru felicitated at the 68th National Film Awards

Helmed by Sudha Kongara (Puthum Pudhu Kaalai) and produced by Suriya, and co-produced by Rajsekar Karpoorasundarapandian, Guneet Monga and Aalif Surti, Soorarai Pottru stars Suriya alongside Aparna Balamurali, Mohan Babu and Paresh Rawal in pivotal roles.

68th National Film Awards: Ajay Devgn, Suriya honoured for their performances in Tanhaji and Soorarai Pottru
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68th National Film Awards: Ajay Devgn, Suriya honoured for their performances in Tanhaji and Soorarai Pottru

Apart from Ajay Devgn and Suriya, veteran actress Asha Parekh was also honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Trends in Tamil cinema of 2021: While male star vehicles brought back audience to theatres, women dominated streaming
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Trends in Tamil cinema of 2021: While male star vehicles brought back audience to theatres, women dominated streaming

The question of the year has been, ‘Will people come back to the theatres?.' They did and how. 2021, even with a hiatus in between, saw some major star vehicles that set the cash registers ringing.

Suriya on bringing Justice K Chandru's life to reel with Jai Bhim: 'He is a change-maker, a beautiful disruptor'
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Suriya on bringing Justice K Chandru's life to reel with Jai Bhim: 'He is a change-maker, a beautiful disruptor'

Suriya on Jai Bhim: “You can pit what I’ve done my entire life versus what Justice Chandru has done for just one person, and he’ll still be the bigger person"

Udanpirappe movie review: Jyothika is fine, but can't elevate this rehash of age-old narrative
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Udanpirappe movie review: Jyothika is fine, but can't elevate this rehash of age-old narrative

The emotional beats are inconsistent and overly melodramatic, bordering on preachy in a few instances.

'Theatres are geared towards male-led films, I feel OTT is our space': says Jyothika, ahead of 50th film Udanpirappe
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'Theatres are geared towards male-led films, I feel OTT is our space': says Jyothika, ahead of 50th film Udanpirappe

"I can’t imagine getting a release during a festival in theatres because hierarchy-wise, it would go to the men first," says Jyothika, whose 50th film Udanpirappe releases on Amazon Prime Video India on Dussehra

Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum movie review: A well-intentioned but middling social drama
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Raame Aandalum Raavane Aandalum movie review: A well-intentioned but middling social drama

The biggest limitation of RARA is its lack of emotional depth. The lead couple’s arc remains agonizingly two-dimensional, where we know precious little about them apart from their love for their bulls.

Inside 2D Entertainment's four-film deal with Amazon Prime Video India: Why Suriya's productions are going digital
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Inside 2D Entertainment's four-film deal with Amazon Prime Video India: Why Suriya's productions are going digital

The clutter-breaking success of Suriya's Soorarai Pottru on Amazon Prime Video India led to a four-film deal between his production house 2D Entertainment and the streaming platform in what could be a common distribution model in the future.

Kartik Aaryan, Suriya, Jyothika receive COVID-19 vaccine, post updates on social media
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Kartik Aaryan, Suriya, Jyothika receive COVID-19 vaccine, post updates on social media

Kartik Aaryan shared his picture on social media and captioned it as, "Now loading: Antibodies".

Tamil film producer Bharathiraja says theatre owners 'can't dictate terms' as the scuffle between both parties continues
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Tamil film producer Bharathiraja says theatre owners 'can't dictate terms' as the scuffle between both parties continues

Director Bharathiraja recently cleared his uncompromising stand and said that as the product (films) were the property of the producers, they get to decide who these will be sold to.

Jyotika's Ponmagal Vandhal leaked online in HD by Tamilrockers ahead of premiere on Amazon Prime Video India
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Jyotika's Ponmagal Vandhal leaked online in HD by Tamilrockers ahead of premiere on Amazon Prime Video India

Ponmagal Vandhal, which sees Jyotika essaying the character of a lawyer, is the first mainstream Tamil film to have a direct OTT release.

Theatre owners irked by direct-to-digital release of Indian films, say it can never replace traditional moviegoing experience
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Theatre owners irked by direct-to-digital release of Indian films, say it can never replace traditional moviegoing experience

Even though exhibitors are unhappy with producers choosing to go the digital way, they still think that OTT platforms will never be an alternative for the moviegoing audience.

Theatre owners in Tamil Nadu displeased with decision to release Pon Magal Vandhal, Laxmmi Bomb on OTT platforms
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Theatre owners in Tamil Nadu displeased with decision to release Pon Magal Vandhal, Laxmmi Bomb on OTT platforms

This is not the first time that film distributors have protested against a film moving to the small screen before its theatrical release, fearing major revenue losses

Coronavirus Outbreak: Pon Magal Vandhal releases on OTT; TN theatre owners threaten to boycott Suriya, Jyothika's films
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Coronavirus Outbreak: Pon Magal Vandhal releases on OTT; TN theatre owners threaten to boycott Suriya, Jyothika's films

Initially slated to hit the screens on 27 March, Pon Magal Vandhal did not get released at the time owing to the coronavirus outbreak.

Raghava Lawrence announces Chandramukhi 2, sequel to Rajinikanth's 2005 horror comedy
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Raghava Lawrence announces Chandramukhi 2, sequel to Rajinikanth's 2005 horror comedy

Raghava Lawrence has announced that his next movie will be Chandramukhi 2 and he had received the blessings of ‘Thalaivar’ Rajinikanth for the project

Jeetu Joseph on directing Kaithi, working with Jyothika, and how Thambi is a unique brother-sister story
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Jeetu Joseph on directing Kaithi, working with Jyothika, and how Thambi is a unique brother-sister story

"Though brother-sister relationship is the core of Thambi, all the other characters also have a distinct identity and purpose," says director Jeetu Joseph.

Karthi on sharing the screen with sister-in-law Jyothika in Thambi, Kaithi sequel, and progress on Ponniyin Selvan
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Karthi on sharing the screen with sister-in-law Jyothika in Thambi, Kaithi sequel, and progress on Ponniyin Selvan

Karthi opens up on casting Jyothi for Thambi, how he selects his scripts and working with Jeethu Joseph

Suriya on how he embraced grey shades with Kaappaan, and sharing screen space with Mohanlal
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Suriya on how he embraced grey shades with Kaappaan, and sharing screen space with Mohanlal

Suriya talks about collaborating again with director KV Anand for the third time, and giving marriage tips to his Kaappaan co-stars Arya and Sayyesha.

Jackpot movie review: Jyothika and Revathy let loose in this formulaic, commercial buddy-comedy
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Jackpot movie review: Jyothika and Revathy let loose in this formulaic, commercial buddy-comedy

Jyotika had made it clear that her latest film with Revathy, Jackpot, is a buddy-comedy about two women having fun in typical Tamil commercial cinema format.

Raatchasi director Gowthamraj on working with Jyothika in his debut film: Her dedication is impeccable
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Raatchasi director Gowthamraj on working with Jyothika in his debut film: Her dedication is impeccable

Raatchasi director Gowthamraj says even while penning the script, Jyothika was his first choice and he didn’t even approach any other actress for the film.