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Suriya on playing ‘real-life hero’ in Soorarai Pottru
Tamil superstar Suriya is all set to return in the film, Soorarai Pottru, and he says the film gave him a chance to play a real-life hero.The Tamil language film is a fictionalised account of the life of Captain GR Gopinath, who founded the…
Putham Pudhu Kaalai : Many moods of lockdown
If OTT has directly benefitted in terms of viewership owing to lockdown, theoutcome of the situation has also served digital content well. A bunch of films and web series drawing plot ideas from lockdown have flooded OTT platforms. You have…
Market has been opened up for farmers, MSP will continue : Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the minimum support price (MSP) will continue and will not be withdrawn, while contending that for a long time, it had brought in distortion in the cropping pattern across the…
‘Corporate vultures eying small banks, merge LVB with govt bank’
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) should take a prompt and correct action of merging the 93-year-old Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) with a nationalised bank, a top leader of one of the largest bank unions said."There are a number of corporate…
Skulls in hand, TN farmers protest against agricultural Bills
Members of some farmers organisations and the two Left parties protested in various parts of Tamil Nadu on Friday against the three farm Bills passed by the Parliament.Led by the Tamil Nadu Farmers' Association President P. Ayyakannu,…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami launches seven more mobile ration shops
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday flagged off seven more Amma mobile ration shops as part of the scheme's expansion plan.The mobile ration shops were flagged off at the state Secretariat as part of the state government's…
Kamal Haasan announces his 232nd film
Tamil film icon Kamal Haasan on Wednesday had good news in store for fans. He announced his 232nd film, with Lokesh Kanagaraj as director and Anirudh Ravichander as composer.The untitled project is tentatively called "KamalHaasan232" for…
Chess Olympiad gold may make govt look at players positively : Viswanathan Anand
Former world chess champion V. Anand on Monday said India winning the gold in the FIDE Online Olympiad will have a positive impact on the way the central government looks at the game and the players.He also categorically said the Indian…
Chennai customs seizes foreign, Indian currencies worth Rs 1.36 cr
The Customs department here on Thursday said two persons have been arrested for trying to smuggle foreign and Indian currencies worth Rs 1.36 crore out of the country.Based on a tip-off, officials of the Customs department detained three…
Suriya’s new film ‘Soorarai Pottru’ premieres digitally on Oct 30
Tamil superstar Suriya is ready with his new film, Soorarai Pottru, and, considering that cinema halls continue to remain shut, he has opted for a digital, direct-to-home release on October 30."Soorarai Pottru", helmed by Sudha Kongara, is…