Rajinikanth

Bharathiraja Dead: Pioneer of Tamil Rural Cinema Was 84

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Bharathiraja Dead: Pioneer of Tamil Rural Cinema Was 84

Bharathiraja, the Indian filmmaker whose rural dramas reshaped Tamil cinema across nearly five decades, died on Wednesday in Chennai from age-related illness. He was 84. Born Chinnasamy Periyamaya Theva on July 17, 1941, in Allinagaram in what is now Theni district of Tamil Nadu, Bharathiraja worked primarily in India’s Tamil-language film industry as a director, … Read more

Rajinikanth’s ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ AI Remaster Leads Eros U.K. Slate

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Rajinikanth’s ‘Kochadaiiyaan’ AI Remaster Leads Eros U.K. Slate

Eros Innovation has unveiled a £265 million ($355.2 million) commitment to the U.K., anchoring a 15-production slate that includes the AI remaster of superstar Rajinikanth‘s “Kochadaiiyaan,” a continuation of the “Tanu Weds Manu” franchise and a new mythological cinematic universe. The company also announced the licensing of its $1.7 billion cultural dataset to a newly … Read more