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'The focus now has to be on promoting Visaranai'

'Police brutality and lock-up deaths have been relevant forever. I believe this is why the film has appealed to everybody. We can all relate to the subject. We read about it every day. It is this harsh truth, this reality in society that has struck a chord with the people.' Filmmaker Vetrimaaran gets ready for the big Oscar race.










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PIX: Mohan Babu's birthday celebrations

Actor-director-producer Mohan Babu turned 67 on March 19, and a big birthday celebration was organised for him at the Sree Vidyanikethan school in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.







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PIX: Shriya, Nayanthara at SIIMA 2017; Ranbir, Katrina join them!

The south awards night was a GRAND affair!









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Will Mohanlal's Villain be another Mersal?

'Keeping quiet is not an option for me. It should not be an option for anyone. If you have a voice, you must use it.' Tamil actor Vishal speaks out.











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Will film on Jallikattu protests be released?

'The biggest agitation in Tamil Nadu -- after the anti-Hindi agitation in 1965 -- were the Jallikattu protests. The anti-Hindi agitations had the backing of a political party but this one does not. No famous actor is involved in it either. It was an incredible agitation.'




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Why Mahesh Babu missed wife Namrata's birthday

'There was no way he could get away from the final lap of shooting for a day.''Nor could I fly to him since our son's exams are on.'








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South stars we would LOVE to see in Bollywood

Janhvi Kapoor revealed on Koffee With Karan that she would love to work with the superhot Vijay Deverakonda.






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Hindi Controversy: Mahesh Babu Responds

'I'd like to do films in as many languages as possible.'




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Pix: Pranitha Subhash's Baby Shower

The actress looked lovely in a pink-bordered yellow sari.




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He Married South Cinema With Bollywood

'In 1983, my father T Rama Rao made Andha Kanoon with Rajinikanth.''Amitabh Bachchan was reluctant to come on board as a guest star, as Rajinikanth was a southern star.''But when my father pitched it to him, he came on board.''The movie ran for 200 days.'




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Sai Takes You Behind The Scenes Of Virata Parvam

Sai Pallavi's Telugu film Virata Parvam, co-starring Rana Daggubatti, Nandita Das and Priyamani, started streaming on Netflix on July 1.




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'There was so much warmth about Pratap Pothen'

'I will always remember him for his innocent smile, twinkling eyes, and kind words.'




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Bollywood's SUPER SOUTH DEBUTS

The success of south films like KGF: Chapter 2, RRR and Pushpa: The Rise has resulted in audiences getting more and more receptive towards watching stars from this industry in Hindi films.




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Another South Film BEATS Bollywood!

Karthikeya 2 seems to have arrived out of nowhere and is turning out to be the top performing film of the weekend, and that too, in its second week of release.




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Quiet Birthday For Pawan Kalyan

Telugu superstar Pawan Kalyan, who turns 53 on September 2, is not in the mood for crowd contact on his special day.




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'PS-1 is my triple bonus film'

'First, I get to play a princess, second, it is a Mani Ratnam film and third, it is a period film.'




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'I was scared, but Mani sir...'

'My mom said when she was in college, her classmates said they want to marry somebody like Vallavaraiyan Vanthiyathevan.''That's the kind of pressure I had the moment Mani sir said you have to play this part.'




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'Don't ascribe to tags like South Indian or Bollywood'

'The cross-pollination between the states has always been happening.''It's only over the past one or two years that all this talk about South versus Bollywood has been happening.'




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Meet The Man Behind Kantara

'If Kantara has reached out to such a wide audience, it is God's hand guiding me through my work.''Why should I allow myself to feel proud about it?'




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Thalaiva Remembers Appu

Rajinikanth traveled to Bengaluru to attend the Karnataka Ratna Award ceremony on Tuesday, November 1, which honoured the late Kannada actor Puneeth Rajkumar.




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'He was responsible for many firsts'

'Krishna garu was completely broken after the death of his son Ramesh Babu and then, Indira Devi.''His second wife Vijaya Nirmala was also gone.''I think Krishna garu had lost the will to live.'




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Tearful Mahesh Babu At Father's Funeral

Superstar Krishna passed into the ages on November 15, sending the Telugu film industry in a state of mourning.