As Tamil Nadu gears up for the 2026 assembly elections, the highly charged atmosphere in the state is marked more by quiet mobilisation and narrative positioning than by loud campaign rhetoric - for ...

Tamil Nadu's political arena has long been defined by fierce mimetic rivalries and the rise of cinema icons into political leaders. Since 1967, the Dravidian powerhouses, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ...

Tamil Nadu elections bring a unique blend of politics, nostalgia and mass appeal as an MGR lookalike campaigns across the state. Satchitanandan, who has been portraying MGR since his teenage years, ...

MG Ramachandran (MGR) founded the AIADMK party and was the first film actor in India to become a Chief Minister.

COIMBATORE: Only someone who follows the path of MGR can transform Tamil Nadu into a state free from ganja menace and sexual violence, said state BJP president Nainar Nagenthran, while referring to ...

Vijay has achieved one part of the MGR story—quitting at the peak of his cinematic powers and getting the throne. The second part, leaving a political legacy beyond his years, will be the bigger chall ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi seems to have capitalised well on his visit to Malaysia to woo Tamil Nadu voters. As the assembly elections in the South Indian state are around the corner, PM Modi left ...

Why Vijay’s party is the latest act in South India’s film-to-power tradition Dubai: In Tamil Nadu, actors turning into state leaders isn’t a dramatic twist. It’s an established pattern, played out ...

Addressing a poll rally, the AIADMK general secretary said MGR was 'god' and hence should not be compared with Vijay, who heads the fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.

COIMBATORE: In the absence of top leaders, stage artists dressed as former Chief Ministers MG Ramachandran and J Jayalalithaa helped sustain the crowd gathered for AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K ...