Veteran actor Rajinikanth on Sunday met Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. The actor met Akhilesh at his residence. News agency ANI shared a video on X (formerly called Twitter) in which Rajinikanth talked about their meeting after nine years. Akhilesh also shared pictures with Rajinikanth. (Also Read | […]
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Former AIADMK leader Sasikala meets Rajinikanth in Chennai
Expelled All Indian Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) leader VK Sasikala met actor Rajinikanth at the actor’s house in Poes Garden in Chennai on Monday evening. Sasikala greeted Rajinikanth on his Dadasaheb Phalke award and also enquired about his health. The superstar had undergone a Carotoid revascularisation procedure in October this year. In January this year, Sasikala, a […]
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Rajinikanth undergoes carotid surgery, likely to be discharged from hospital in few days
South superstar Rajinikanth, who was on Thursday admitted to Kauvery Hospital in Chennai, underwent carotid artery revascularisation on Friday. According to a medical bulletin issued by the Kauvery Hospital, the Padma Bhushan awardee is recovering well after he underwent carotid endarterectomy which is a surgical procedure that removes plaque from the inside […]
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Rajinikanth to get Dada Saheb Phalke award
The prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2019 has been conferred on legendary actor Rajinikant for his vast and rich body of work through the decades. Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the award with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the salutation for the artiste, who recently resisted the temptation […]
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‘Your protest for my political plunge pains me’: Rajinikanth to fans
Actor Rajinikanth appealed to his fans today not to indulge in ‘protest’ as it ‘pains him. Members of Rajinikanth’s fan club staged a demonstration at Valluvar Kottam in Chennai on Sunday to request the actor to take back his decision not to enter politics. “Some of my fans along with expelled cadres […]
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Rajinikanth’s private jet suffers technical snag, grounded before take-off
A Mysore-bound private flight carrying 42 passengers including actor Rajinikanth suffered a technical snag on Monday morning, airport officials said. The snag was detected before the flight was preparing for take-off and engineers were summoned immediately and they attended to the issue, the officials added. However, the snag forced a near two-hour […]
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Rajinikanth’s Darbar in controversy over veiled reference to Sasikala
Controversies and big ticket Tamil movies appear to be inseparable and the just released Rajinikanth blockbuster, ‘Darbar’, seems to be following the trend by triggering a controversy with a veiled reference to former Chief Minister late Jayalalithaa’s confidant VK Sasikala, now incarcerated in a Bengaluru prison. In ‘Darbar’, which hit […]
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Darbar movie review: Classic Rajinikanth in a movie with its highs and lows
Film: Darbar Cast: Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, Suniel Shetty and Nivetha Thomas Director: AR Murugadoss AR Murugadoss’s Darbar, which isn’t the filmmaker’s best work in recent years, ticks all the boxes that constitute a quintessential Rajinikanth movie but what it lacks is the kind of writing that made Petta (Rajinikanth’s last release), in spite of its flaws, a […]
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Happy Birthday Rajinikanth: 7 popular dialogues from his illustrious career
Rajinikanth’s films have always had powerful dialogues and when uttered by the actor, they sound even more catchy. Every time Rajinikanth delivered a dialogue in his trademark style, audiences have cheered and rooted for him in unison. As he turned 70 on Thursday, we list some dialogues that were made famous by […]