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Ponniyin Selvan 1 movie review: Mani Ratnam film is a visual spectacle that is a little less magical than the book

Ponniyin Selvan 1 is a brilliant experience that doesn’t chase the same high as other recent commercial films did. The spectacle lies in the setting and the story of the film that unravels beautifully.

Ponniyin Selvan: Why this Mani Ratnam film could be a magnum opus like Rajamouli’s Baahubali

The epic drama is based on the life of Chola emperor and has many firsts to its credit including being the first Tamil film to release in IMAX worldwide.

From Samantha to Keerthy Suresh, why South Indian stars are now veering towards hiring personal stylists

When Sridevi worked in the South film industry, the concept of personal stylists did not exist. However, this has drastically changed. Today, nearly all top South actresses consciously seek out personal stylists, trying to create a brand and image for themselves off screen.

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.

Paramapadham Vilayattu movie review: Trisha thriller loses plot to predictability, leaving us to a boring fare

Paramapadham Vilayattu's plot and the politics is excruciatingly stale, making it barely watchable.

The quiet subversiveness of '96: Revisiting 2018 Trisha, Vijay Sethupathi-starrer through the lens of gender

Set in small town Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, ‘96 is the story of Ram and Jaanu, who have studied together since Class 1 and have always been “in love”.

Sobhita Dhulipala to play a pivotal role in Mani Ratnam's multi-lingual historical film Ponniyin Selvan

Sobhita Dhulipala is reportedly brushing up her classical dancing skills for her part in Ponniyin Selvan.

Samantha on playing the lead in 96 Telugu remake Jaanu: Had to find my own voice so that I don't copy Trisha

Samantha opens up on the Telugu remake of 96, and the pressure she faced to recreate Trisha’s acclaimed performance, and how she almost said no to the film.

First poster from Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan unveiled; lyricist Vairamuthu's name absent from list of crew members

The first poster of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan shows a sword with a golden hilt, which bears the Chola dynasty's tiger emblem at the crest.

Lyricist Vairamuthu no longer part of Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan following allegations of sexual harassment

Lyricist Vairamuthu had denied all allegations of sexual harassment in 2018.