Tamil Nadu declared a seven-day mourning period starting Tuesday in honor of the politician known by her followers as "Amma." By The Associated Press Jayaram Jayalalithaa, the hugely popular south ...

Rajinikanth shared insights on casting decisions for Neelambari in Padayappa and describes the circumstances leading to a special screening for Jayalalithaa after rumours circulated about the ...

Reporting from Chennal, India — Jayaram Jayalalithaa, the hugely popular south Indian actress who later turned to politics and became the highest elected official in the state of Tamil Nadu, died ...

Did you know, Rajinikanth had clashes with former Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa and the superstar had urged the public to vote ...

Srikanth, who was famous for being the first celluloid hero of the late former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, passed away here on Tuesday late evening. He was 82. The veteran actor had ...

Former AIADMK leader K A Sengottaiyan, who recently joined actor Vijay-led TVK, recalled the late leaders sacrifices and said her fame will last forever.Jayalalithaa died after 75 days of ...

The DMK and AIADMK have long used cinema and film stars as tools for political propaganda in Tamil Nadu. However, the two major parties have been less receptive to attempts by influential actors to ...

Popular actress turned politician Jayaram Jayalalithaa died on Monday after suffering a heart attack in a Chennai hospital—and that could spark unrest across her state. Jayalalithaa was hospitalized ...

IN HER convent-school English, she described her life as “tempestuous”. The word was as precise as Jayaram Jayalalithaa’s stage-trained elocution. But it does not do justice to a woman who, as an ...

Chennai: Actor Vijay’s fledgling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) got a significant boost on Thursday when a nine-time legislator and former AIADMK veteran K A Sengottaiyan, joined the party. He has ...

Jayalalithaa — the iconic actress and one of the strongest women politicians in Indian history — remains one of Tamil Nadu’s ...

CHENNAI, India (AP) - Jayaram Jayalalithaa, the hugely popular south Indian actress who later turned to politics and became the highest elected official in the state of Tamil Nadu, has died. She was ...