


One million people flee Ukraine amid Russian invasion: A look at other refugee crises around the worldĪccording to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, there are 26 million refugees worldwide who have had to leave their home country due to conflict, natural disasters, poverty and other reasons How will the Russia-Ukraine conflict end? Here are five scenariosĮven if Russian troops depose President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and overrun Ukraine's resistance elsewhere, Vladimir Putin would face the challenge of occupying a nation of 40 million It is maestro music director Ilayaraja’s 1000 film as a composer. The film has Sasikumar and Varalakshmi in the lead. Tharai Thappattai: Ace director Bala is back with the story of the folk dancers of rural Tamil Nadu, their culture, joy and anguish. The film is being marketed by Udhay’s distribution company Red Giants. The film has Amy Jackson playing a village girl, while Sathyaraj plays the pivotal father figure role of a guy who has been framed in a murder case. Gethu: Udhayanidhi Stalin, son of DMK bigwig MK Stalin, is doing his first action thriller directed by Thirukumaran. The film is being distributed in Tamil Nadu by the market leader Sri Thenandal Films. It has action laced with family sentiments and is targeting the mass audiences. Kathakali: The film has Nadigar Sangam's (the actors association) chief Vishal in the lead with Catherine Tressa playing the heroine. Produced by Lingusamy, it is directed by Ponram and is said to be a typical masala entertainer, which will attract the family audiences. The film has popular upcoming star Sivakarthikeyan paired opposite the sensational new actress Keerthi Suresh. Rajini Murugan: The most eagerly awaited film of the lot, Rajini Murugan has been stuck in the cans for the last few months due to financial issues. On that note, here is a preview of the four films contending for the box office this Pongal: Due to the a tragic end of 2015 with the Chennai rains, the Tamil film industry is badly in need of a hit to start the year on a positive note. The four pongal releases: Rajini Murugan, Kathakali, Gethu and Tharai Thappattai.Īt the moment, there is an acute theatre shortage and the four films are fighting between themselves for screen space.
