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11 April 2025

Good Bad Ugly - Grand, baseless, underdeveloped

Following his recent hit, 2023’s ‘Mark Antony,’ Adhik Ravichandran returns to the screen having teamed up with his idol Ajith Kumar for ‘Good Bad Ugly.’ Fanboy cinema has yielded interesting results for the industry recently: Karthik Subbaraj collaborated with Rajinikanth for 2019’s ‘Petta’ and Lokesh Kanagaraj worked with his idol Kamal Haasan for 2022’s ‘Vikram.’ These films are primarily…

London's Tamil youth celebrate city's multi-ethnic community

Feb 12, 2012

Members of the TYO UK raise awareness at the 2012 Come Together Rally, in celebration of London's ethnic diversity. Photographs TYO UK

Pungudutivu's Got Talent 2011

Jan 27, 2012

Katka Kasadara 2012 begins

Jan 27, 2012

Photographs TYO UK

Sun shines on London Tamil youth's Pongal celebrations

Jan 14, 2012

Photographs TYOUK

‘Uchithanai Muharnthal’ moves Tamil cinema audiences in UK

Jan 12, 2012

Based on the true story of a 13 year old Tamil girl, Punithavathy, who was brutally gang raped by Sri Lankan army officers in her home town of Batticaloa, the film 'Uchithanai Muharnthal', has moved audiences in London, with its portrayal of the persecution of the Eelam Tamil nation through the horrors face by one girl. Photograph uchithanaimuharnthaal.com

Tamil-Canadian student makes headlines over climate change speech

Jan 8, 2012

At last month’s International Climate Change Talks in South Africa, Tamil-Canadian student Anjali Appadurai made headlines when she delivered a powerful speech urging world leaders to take action over climate change.

Her speech which has clocked up tens of thousands of views on YouTube, has won the praise of Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, and award winning author Naomi Klein who tweeted;