'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.'

Congrats Anisha-Vishal!

'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.'

Megastar likes the Arjun Suravaram teaser.

Prema Katha Chitram 2 releases on March 21.

Ajay Devgn will also play a pivotal role in RRR.

Southern superstar Venkatesh's elder daughter Aashritha Daggubati wed Vinayak Reddy in Jaipur on March 24.

Dimaark kharaab looks like a winner already!

Looking forward to Darbar?

'I sit at home chewing my nails, praying, wondering if this one will be as big as the previous one. It's agony.'

It's coming this Independence Day!

The star and his wife opted for an African safari.

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

'They are all heartbroken, Rajamouli more so than others.'

'I want the audience to smile when they see my film.'

Approximately Rs 18 crore-Rs 20 crore has been spent on promoting S S Rajamouli's RRR for its January 7 release, which now stands postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 resurgence.

'We focus on the masses, to watch a film while clapping, dancing and whistling.''But there should be strong content.''Every dialogue in the film has a thought process, which people can relate to.'

'South movies have the perfect script, the perfect action and the perfect romance.''That's why these films are running in theatres.'

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

India has been named the first-ever 'country of honour' at Marche du Film, the business counterpart of the Cannes film festival.

'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.'

If sources in Hyderabad are to be believed, S S Rajamouli and his two leading men from RRR -- Ram Charan and NTR Jr -- are looking at the potential of turning their blockbuster into a restaurant franchise.

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

Director Sukumar has asked young promising writers, from not only the Telugu cinema, but also other film industries in India, to contribute scenes, episodes, and even shots and frames to the screenplay of Pushpa 2.

'It is nervous exhaustion.''Vikram has been working non-stop to complete his two underproduction films: R Ajay Gnanamuthu's Cobra and Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan.'

Liger looks a massy entertainer with grand visuals and high-octane action sequences, observes Namrata Thakker.

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.

Kriti's message... Janhvi's new film... Akshay's jhappi...

What was supposed to be a guest appearance, then an 'extended cameo' for Salman, has now become a full-fledged role.

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.

'We've seen in recent times what excessive marketing and hype can do to films.'

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

'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.'

'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.'

'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?'

After a lifetime of showing us what it means to 'act at the top of one's bent and never hit a false note', Mammootty had the good sense, in the third act of his career, to pare down his style, become less mannered, draw directly from life.And getting a performer like that to play characters who seem 'completely dead inside', is, in my view, a betrayal of his legacy, his still-burning ambition, and his still-sharp feelers, observes Sreehari Nair.

'Such a great man is rare not only in the Telugu film industry, but in the Indian film industry as well.'

'Krishna and his brother Hanumantha Rao were the producers of the majority of my Hindi remakes of their Telugu films.'

Glimpses of the Sai Radha Heritage property, which has a significant presence in the popular movie, Kantara.

Dulquer Salmaan and Amal just celebrated their 11th marriage anniversary and the actor did something special for his wife.

Calendar 2022 will go down as a year when the real star was the Next Big Idea.

'We needed a tall and handsome actor to play a key role. Bobby fit the bill.'

'I am very much overwhelmed by this great moment happening and I am very happy to share this excitement with my wife.'

'Watching the world cheer for an Indian film is a dream come true.'

Adipurush, based on the Ramayana, stars Prabhas, Kriti Sanon, Sunny Singh and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles of Ram, Sita, Laxman and Ravan respectively.

On January 24, when the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces the Oscar nominees for 2023, it would be a surprise if RRR doesn't make the cut, declares Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.

A few weeks before attending the Academy Awards on March 12, Ram Charan appeared on Good Morning America.

'Since both Ram Charan and NTR Jr are dancing in this song, I don't want one of them to feel one up.'

Om Raut's ambitious take on the Ramayana, Adipurush, is all set for a June 16 release.

Vijay Deverakonda is all set to start shooting for his new film, and he has the gorgeous Sreeleela for company!