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    K Bhagyaraj beyond cinema: Why MGR’s ‘artistic heir’ failed in politics

    Nisha P Sekar
    28 Jun 2026 10:13 AM IST

    K Bhagyaraj ruled Tamil cinema but never found lasting success in politics. What held back MGR’s artistic heir?

    K Bhagyarajs remarkable political journey
    Tamil Nadu
    Tamil Nadu CM Vijay consoles K Bhagyaraj family
    Tamil Nadu

    K Bhagyaraj’s vision lives on: Family fulfils late filmmaker’s wish, donates his eyes

    27 Jun 2026 8:47 PM IST
    Madras High Court
    Tamil Nadu

    A convert to Islam is simply a Muslim, cannot claim reservation benefits, rules Madras HC

    27 Jun 2026 7:43 PM IST
    Manickam Tagore
    Tamil Nadu

    Why Manickam Tagore’s elevation as TNCC president signals a shift from DMK to TVK

    27 Jun 2026 7:21 PM IST
    K Bhagyaraj

    How Bhagyaraj diverted Tamil cinema’s comedy track

    27 Jun 2026 5:20 PM IST
    MDMK

    DMK faces another setback as MDMK exits alliance after 9 years

    27 Jun 2026 4:18 PM IST
    TVK government has triggered a political storm by appointing film producer K Venkata Narayana as Tamil Nadu’s Special Representative in New Delhi

    Why TN move to appoint Vijay film producer Venkata Narayana has sparked row

    27 Jun 2026 3:49 PM IST
    Bhagyaraj

    Four films, four genres: How K Bhagyaraj created cinema history in 1981

    27 Jun 2026 2:10 PM IST
    Breaking the superstar mould: How Bhagyaraj redefined the Tamil film hero

    Breaking the superstar mould: How Bhagyaraj redefined the Tamil film hero

    27 Jun 2026 2:08 PM IST
    Student found dead in hostel of BITS Pilani Goa campus; cops launch probe

    TN woman dies after monkey scare triggers fatal fall at Thoothukudi hill temple

    27 Jun 2026 1:50 PM IST
    Veteran Tamil filmmaker and actor K Bhagyaraj

    Veteran Tamil filmmaker-actor K Bhagyaraj dies at 73

    27 Jun 2026 10:34 AM IST
    Birthday photo

    Vijay-Trisha controversy: Birthday post reignites political buzz

    26 Jun 2026 10:50 AM IST
    DMK-CPI(M) feud escalates; A Raja urges Stalin to contest alone

    DMK-CPI(M) feud escalates; A Raja urges Stalin to contest alone

    25 Jun 2026 6:09 PM IST
    Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu responds to DMK with school corruption claims

    Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu responds to DMK with school corruption claims

    25 Jun 2026 3:39 PM IST
    DVAC probe into Karur road projects puts former DMK minister EV Velu under scrutiny

    DVAC probe into Karur road projects puts former DMK minister EV Velu under scrutiny

    Mahalingam Ponnusamy
    25 Jun 2026 3:38 PM IST

    FIR alleges ₹3.23 crore was released for road works that were not executed; Stalin calls the action politically motivated as the Vijay govt...

    CM Vijay and MK Stalin

    A Stalin comeback? How an Assembly 'insult' may see DMK chief back into electoral arena

    25 Jun 2026 2:31 PM IST
    DMK and TVK battle over investment scene in Tamil Nadu

    Investors will soon make a beeline to Tamil Nadu: Minister Keerthana

    25 Jun 2026 1:28 PM IST
    Sridhar Vembu, Zoho CEO, IIT Madras,

    Sridhar Vembu: 'Disgusting level of corruption in Tamil Nadu under DMK'

    24 Jun 2026 5:55 PM IST
    Rajini says he gets into trouble if he speaks

    Rajini's woe: 'It becomes a problem if I open my mouth or keep it shut'

    24 Jun 2026 4:40 PM IST
    Why Tamil Nadu’s new Singappen police force is making both the public, serving officers optimistic

    Why Tamil Nadu’s new Singappen police force is making both the public, serving officers optimistic

    24 Jun 2026 1:33 PM IST
    PTR questions the data and timing

    Why PTR rejected TN govt's White Paper on state's finances | Interview

    23 Jun 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Thiruparankundram Deepam row: Madras HC flags contempt, asks state govt to explain

    Thirupparankundram row: TN govt challenges Madras HC order in Supreme Court

    23 Jun 2026 6:52 PM IST
    Vijay vs Udhayanidhi: War of words turns intensely personal

    Vijay vs Udhayanidhi: War of words turns intensely personal

    23 Jun 2026 5:40 PM IST
    Praveen Chakravarty

    'CM Vijay triggered a revolution': Cong MP Praveen Chakravarty

    23 Jun 2026 4:12 PM IST
    ‘We don’t know how to…’: Vijay’s blockbuster reply in Assembly sparks DMK walkout

    ‘We don’t know how to…’: Vijay’s blockbuster reply in Assembly sparks DMK walkout

    23 Jun 2026 11:30 AM IST
    Death toll in ammonia gas leak at Tiruvallur seafood unit rises to 9

    Death toll in ammonia gas leak at Tiruvallur seafood unit rises to 9

    23 Jun 2026 10:41 AM IST
    Tiruvallur ammonia gas leak

    Death toll rises to 7 in Tiruvallur seafood unit ammonia gas leak

    23 Jun 2026 7:08 AM IST
    Premalatha Vijayakanth

    ‘Thanni’, water bottles: Premalatha’s water idea leads to witty exchanges in TN Assembly

    22 Jun 2026 3:33 PM IST
    Tiruvallur ammonia gas leak: 3 more dead; toll rises to 5

    Tiruvallur ammonia gas leak: 3 more dead; toll rises to 5

    22 Jun 2026 11:44 AM IST
    How Vijay made Tamil cinema’s oldest political tradition his own, one lyric at a time

    How Vijay made Tamil cinema’s oldest political tradition his own, one lyric at a time

    22 Jun 2026 9:14 AM IST
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