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The movie marketing mania – The Hindu

Actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam during a press conference for their upcoming film ‘Thug Life’, in Chennai. | Photo Credit: ANI I met Kamal Haasan for an interview last Friday in Chennai for his much-awaited movie, Thug Life. The next day, he was at Sri Sai Ram College along with the entire team […]

Kamal Haasan clarifies Kannada remark: It was a statement of love

Kamal Haasan at an event in Thiruvananthapuram on May 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Veteran star Kamal Haasan has responded to the controversy around his statement on the Kannada language. The actor, while promoting his upcoming movie Thug Life, had said that “Tamil gave birth to Kannada.” Kamal Haasan’s remark, made at the audio […]

Mani Ratnam responds to Anurag Kashyap’s criticism of English lyrics in Tamil songs

Anurag Kashyap on why the South feels like home | The Hindu Huddle 2025 Mani Ratnam and Anurag Kashyap | Photo Credit: PTI, The Hindu Veteran filmmaker Mani Ratnam has addressed recent remarks made by director Anurag Kashyap, who criticised the increasing use of English lyrics in Tamil film songs. Kashyap had stated that the […]

Kamal Haasan interview: On ‘Thug Life’, AI in cinema and his unrealised projects

In October 2024, during the promotional activities of Sivakarthikeyan-Sai Pallavi-starrer Amaran at Chennai’s Raajkamal Films International (RKFI) office, the person missing from the thick of things was none other than the film’s producer: Kamal Haasan. “Avar US ku padikka poitaar (He has gone to the US to study),” said someone at his office, referring to […]

What is Silambarasan TR’s mobile number? Telugu actor Manchu Manoj’s gaffe at ‘Bhairavam’ event

Manchu Manoj, realising he had inadvertently leaked Silambarasan TR’s private mobile number at the pre-release event of ‘Bhairavam’; pictures of the two actors What is Silambarasan TR’s mobile number? Thousands of fans of the Tamil star, many of whom had gathered to cheer him at the recently held audio launch of Thug Life, would yearn […]

Kamal Haasan and Maniratnam: a hero and a director that Chennai cannot get enough of

Making news: Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam at a press conference for their upcoming film Thug Life. | Photo Credit: ANI Two prodigal sons have joined forces again, and cinephiles are excited. Chennai and the rest of Tamil Nadu have posters of Thug Life placed at strategic junctions. Be it in the State’s capital or on the ghat road winding […]

Kamal Haasan at ‘Thug Life’ audio launch: ‘I am not here to sell a film, but to sell good cinema’

The audio launch of Thug Life, one of the biggest Indian films of the year, was held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Saturday, May 24. The film marks a reunion between two living legends of Tamil cinema, actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam, after their 1987 hit Nayakan. The event […]

Watch: Kamal Haasan interview on ‘Thug Life’ | Mani Ratnam | AR Rahman | Silambarasan

Watch: Kamal Haasan interview on ‘Thug Life’ | Mani Ratnam | AR Rahman | Silambarasan Kamal Haasan is looking forward to upcoming film ‘Thug Life’. The much-awaited project marks the collaboration of two living legends of Tamil cinema – actor Kamal Haasan and director Mani Ratnam, who last came together for the classic Nayakan (1987). […]

Silambarasan TR interview: On Kamal Haasan’s ‘Thug Life’ and making a ‘fanboy sambavam’ with Ashwath Marimuthu

One could feel the gravity of the moment when Silambarasan TR made his grand entry at the audio launch of Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 2 in 2022. It was the star’s first major public appearance as ‘Ātman,’ a new version of Simbu who embraced spirituality and returned to the limelight after a lull phase marked […]