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Ravi Mohan picks up Palakkad's Devi Ratna; Keneeshaa performs
Ravi Mohan received the Devi Ratna at Palakkad's Meenkulathi Temple's Utsav 2026, cited for Ponniyin Selvan. Partner-singer Keneeshaa headlined the live set.
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Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai opens May 15 with Jai in Vijay-mode
Babu Vijay's Sattendru Maarudhu Vaanilai opens May 15. Director and lead are both leaning into a Joseph Vijay register, days after Vijay's swearing-in as Tamil Nadu CM.
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Trisha lined up to join Rajini and Kamal in Nelson's KHxRK
Trisha Krishnan is reportedly in for a key role in Nelson Dilipkumar's KHxRK, the first Rajini-Kamal pairing in over four decades. No official confirmation yet.
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Kollywood's wishlist for CM Vijay: tax cuts, special shows, subsidies
Tamil producers are preparing formal asks for CM Vijay: local-body tax relief on tickets, more special shows, higher subsidies, stronger anti-piracy.
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Suriya's Karuppu pitch is mostly about his director
At Karuppu's Hyderabad pitch, Suriya spent most of his speech on director RJ Balaji's faith, and quietly gave away the film's two-half structure.
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RJ Balaji wants Karuppu in theatres, not in post-mortems
Two days from release, RJ Balaji closed his Hyderabad pitch for Karuppu with a request: watch the film, don't post-mortem it. The framing has drawn pushback.
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Vijay visits Stalin at his Chennai home, day after oath
Vijay's Monday call on Stalin came after his first session in the 17th assembly as CM; the two exchanged silk shawls, with Udhayanidhi Stalin in the room.
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Prasanth Pandiyaraj's Warrant trailer out; Vilangu 2 confirmed
ZEE5 confirmed Warrant is a Vilangu 2 cop's backstory and Pandiraj turned his speech into a roast of first-time lead Prasanth Pandiyaraj at the May 9 launch.
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Karuppu trailer out: Suriya as Karuppasamy, May 14 release
RJ Balaji used Sunday's CSK home match to flip the Karuppu trailer after the political-week hold; Suriya plays Karuppasamy, Trisha the lawyer.
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Kamal, Madhavan, Vishal lead cinema's wishes for CM Vijay
Kamal Haasan, R Madhavan, Simran, Vivek Oberoi, RJ Balaji and Vishal among cinema figures congratulating Vijay; tones ranged from affection to policy memo.
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Sreeleela hands out Rs 28L scholarships at Chennais Amirta
Sreeleela's Chennais Amirta visit threw in a Rs 28 lakh scholarship round for 100+ students, a Mother's Day moment, and a Rs 35K-monthly student-earnings boast.
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Con City drops Naan Dhaan King, Sean Roldan's swagger anthem
Sean Roldan's Naan Dhaan King frames Arjun Das as the brain of the printing-press family, two months after Netflix bought Con City pre-theatrical.