June 02, 2026 1:29 pm
Following a historic win in the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections, Chief Minister Vijay addresses the massive victory and responds to comparisons to MGR.
May 04, 2026 4:46 pm
In 2004, Ghilli, a Tamil remake of a Telugu sports film broke a box office record MGR had held for 35 years. In 2026, the same actor did something similar to the political order MGR spent a lifetime building
May 05, 2026 7:36 pm
Vijay, who launched TVK two years ago, has no political or administrative experience to back him. What he envisions for Tamil Nadu beyond the vague idea of 'an honest administration' is unclear
March 13, 2026 5:51 pm
Rajendra Prasad has apologised after his remark about MGR at an awards ceremony in Hyderabad drew sharp backlash from the Tamil film industry.
March 12, 2026 2:50 pm
A remark Rajendra Prasad made about MGR at a Telugu awards function in Hyderabad has put the veteran actor at the centre of a cross-industry controversy.
February 08, 2026 6:53 pm
PM Modi used the occasion to underline how language and culture remain a living bridge between the two nations. This comes as Tamil Nadu is set to head to Assembly elections in a couple of months.
December 09, 2025 2:04 pm
Karthi's Vaa Vaathiyar is about a fun-loving, rule-bending cop, who was raised by his MGR-obsessed grandfather almost like MGR.
July 14, 2025 6:10 pm
Although Saroja Devi and MGR had a falling-out in 1967 due to a misunderstanding and never worked together again, their respect for each other remained unchanged.
August 02, 2023 4:20 pm
Stating that the legacy of MGR or the AIADMK will not get tarnished by such acts, Jayakumar added that he has not seen a party like the DMK which is scared of the bust of a person who died over 35 years ago.
January 18, 2023 7:10 am
AIADMK interim general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, sidelined leader O Panneerselvam, expelled party general secretary V K Sasikala were among those who paid tributes to party founder Dr M G Ramachandran.
January 17, 2021 11:46 am
On the 104th birth anniversary of actor and political leader MGR, we dig into our archives to present some of his rare photos

