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Attacking the opposition alliance, the PM highlighted the fear among those who have allegedly exploited the state for decades.

Vijay’s political entry comes at a time when he is at the peak of his career and fame in cinema, and at a relatively young age of 49. This makes him an exceptional case among the actors who have ventured into politics in Tamil Nadu.

VK Sasikala said that her wish is to take the party forward, the way MGR and Amma (Jayalalithaa) did Tamil Nadu needs a leader who could walk the talk, said the former AIADMK leader

Sivaji Ganesan was given Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1997 He worked in five languages

Thalaivii will be released in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. However, the film is likely to take the OTT route soon after the theatrical release.

The film is scheduled to release in theatres worldwide in Hindi, Tamil and Telegu It was earlier scheduled to release in April, but it got postponed due to the second wave of COVID-19.

Kangana had gained almost 20 kgs to portray Jayalalithaa in the latter part of her life The song will be released on Monday.

‘Thalaivi’ is written by KV Vijayendra Prasad and Rajat Arora. Helmed by A. L. Vijay, the makers are yet to announce a release date of the much-awaited film. Kangana was last seen in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s ‘Panga’ in 2020

On his death anniversary, the team of Thalaivi revealed a new look of Arvind Swami as MGR from the film. Thalaivi traces the life events of J Jayalalithaa played by Kangana Ranaut along with the humungous contribution of MGR in her journey to stardom and politics. South Indian Star Arvind Swami is all set to make his comeback in Bollywood after his remarkable performances in Roja and Bombay.

The Alandur, Central and CMBT metro stations have been reanmed as Arignar Anna Alandur Metro, Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Metro and Puratchi Thalaivi Dr. J Jayalalithaa CMBT Metro, respectively. Issuing a statement in this regard, Palaniswami said the decision to rename the stations was taken after recommendations from a high-level committee.

'Thalaivi': Sharing his look from the film, Arvind Swami wrote, "Here is my first look as Puratchi  Thaliavar, Makkal Thilagam MGR in Thalaivi."

The film is being directed by AL Vijay and is produced by Vishnu Vardhan Induri and Shaailesh R. It is scheduled to release next year.

A month ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced that the century-old railway station would be renamed after MGR.

TDP MP Naramalli Sivaprasad dressed up like MGR during protests in Parliament.

The actress suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Saturday night in Dubai and was declared dead by the doctors.

Amid hype over their political entry, the two superstars were spotted chatting at a function in Chennai

 Actors-turned-politicians, Rajinikanth, and Kamal Haasan were on Wednesday took part in the 101st birth anniversary celebrations of Tamil Nadu chief minister MG Ramachandran. 

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswamy met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday and is understood to have discussed the political situation in the state in the wake of the split in the AIADMK following Jayalalithaa`s death.

AIADMK (Amma) on Tuesday said 'Y' category security cover granted by the Centre for former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam was unnecessary and "it showed that he is in the grip of saffronites."

The 'hat' symbol alloted to the Sasikala faction of the AIADMK will help attract voters as they could associate it with party founder M G Ramachandran who was known to sport the accessory, Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai today said.