The camera follows a high-end model car. An energetic, yet mysterious music from AR Rahman swells the scene. The camera angle shifts from bottom to top angle and the car door opens in a slightly ...

While those into south Indian classical music treat Neelambari as a sleep-inducing raga, quite a few outside the system would perhaps wonder whether drowsiness wasn’t anyway the defining feature of ...

Superstar Rajinikanth's 'Padayappa' is set for a December 12th re-release. In a new video, the legendary actor revealed Aishwarya Rai was his first choice for Neelambari, with the team attempting to ...

When KS Ravikumar’s Rajinikanth, Ramya Krishnan, and Soundarya-starrer Padayappa was released in 1999, it became Tamil cinema’s highest-grossing hit at the time. Through the years, the film has ...

Talking about Aishwarya’s rejection, Rajinikanth said, “We wanted Aishwarya Rai to do the character of Neelambari. We tried to reach out to her after a lot of difficulties. If she had said yes to the ...

Rajinikanth has now revealed that he had initially wanted actress Aishwarya Rai to play the powerful role of Neelambari in his superhit film Padayappa, which is set to re-release on December 12.

Ahead of 'Padayappa's re-release, Rajinikanth revealed Aishwarya Rai was his first choice for Neelambari, even willing to wait years. After her reported disinterest, Ramya Krishnan was cast. The ...

As Padayappa prepares for a grand theatrical re-release, Rajinikanth is looking back at the making of the 1999 classic—and sharing some lesser-known stories behind its most memorable characters. In a ...

Rachita Ram is a huge fan of Rajinikanth’s 1999 blockbuster Padayappa. The film instilled in her the dream of working with the superstar and sparked her love for complex characters, such as Neelambari ...

Thalaivar Rajinikanth’s iconic film Padayappa, helmed by K.S. Ravikumar, continues to remain a favourite among Tamil cinema fans even decades after its release. While Ramya Krishnan’s portrayal of ...