21 years of Hera Pheri: 20 life lessons from the Priyadarshan classic

Two decades ago, the telephone rang at Baburao Apte’s ‘Star Garage’. And Indian comedy was transformed. As the cult caper turns 21, here are 20 life lessons you can take from the Priyadarshan classic...

Latest stills of Thalapathy Vijay from Lokesh Kanagaraj's Master

Paava Kadhaigal: Shooting stills from Sudha Konagara's and Vignesh Shivan's segments

Kamal Haasan 232 is Vikram: 25 frames from the title teaser of Lokesh Kanagaraj's next after Master

Behind the scene pictures of Thiagarajan Kumararaja's Super Deluxe, starring Vijay Sethupathi and Samantha

New clicks from Karthi's Diwali release Kaithi

Directed by  Lokesh Kanagaraj, the film stars Karthi, Narain ,George Maryan and will release in Tamil and Telugu

NerKonda Paarvai: Brand new stills of Thala Ajith acing the angry lawyer look in the Pink remake

The film, starring Ajith Kumar, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Andrea Tariang, Vidya Balan and Rangaraj Pandey, is scheduled to hit the screens on August 8

Thala Ajith's Nerkonda Paarvai: Brand new stills

The film, starring Ajith Kumar, Shraddha Srinath, Abhirami Venkatachalam, Andrea Tariang, Vidya Balan and Rangaraj Pandey, is scheduled to hit the screens on August 8

Kolaigaran stills, ft. Action King Arjun, Vijay Antony, and Ashima Narwal

Stills from Andrew Louis (Leelai fame) directorial Kolaigaran, starring Vijay Antony, Action King Arjun, and Ashima Narwal. The movie has music by Simon K King.

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam Stills 

Chekka Chivantha Vaanam is a gangster drama film co-written and directed by Mani Ratnam. The film features Arvind Swami, Vijay Sethupathi, Jyothika, Silambarasan, Arun Vijay, Aishwarya Rajesh, Dayana Erappa and Aditi Rao Hydari as the ensemble cast, while Prakash Raj, Jayasudha, Thiagarajan and Mansoor Ali Khan appear in pivotal roles.

Kolaigaran movie stills

Kolaigaran is an upcoming Tamil film directed by  Andrew Louis

An ode to fatherhood

In a country that regularly worships mothers on screen, there aren't many films that showcase the tribulations of a father. Tamil cinema has long milked the mother and sister sentiments. It's always a mother who'd live a life of poverty, get a promise from her son at her death-bed, or a widow who raises a son who'd go on to kill the traitors who murdered his father. Kamal Haasan trolled this concept as early as 1992 in the cult-comedy film Singaravelan, in which his widowed mother (Sumithra) would stare at a photo of her dead husband (Vijayakumar), prompting Kamal to assume that his father was slayed by goons, to which she retorts with "you shouldn't have watched so many films during childhood."These templates eventually paved way for father-centric films in later years. These covered more diverse topics and even went on to represent Tamil cinema in many international film festivals. After all, Indian films are second to none when it comes to portraying emotions on screen. On Father's day, here are some gems from Kollywood that celebrate the relationship between a father and his child(ren).