Pongal

The United Nations has declared 2023 as the year of the millet. Once called “cereals of the poor”, in 2018 the Indian government gave this superfood a face-lift and renamed it ‘nutricereals’. Ever since, millets have become a popular…

Express News Service We first saw her as the adorable Sujatha in director Teja’s Jayam (2002), a runaway hit where she was cast opposite the then chocolate boy of Tollywood, Nithiin. Sadaa, or Sadha, became an…

Bucket Pongal, at a Chennai eatery | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas Why should non-vegetarians have all the fun?In Chennai, where biryani is a passion, restaurants are popular for delivering it in a bucket, a simple, economic and effective…

On the day of Pongal or Makar Sankranthi, newly harvested rice is used to make sweet pongal | Photo Credit: special arrangement Sempulam At Sempulam Sustainable Solutions, the staff are busy packing heritage rice varieties from across…

By Express News Service The Vijay-starrer Varisu and the Ajith Kumar-starrer Thunivu are set to hit the theatres on January 11, ahead of the Pongal festivity. Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu government has denied…

Camp Vijay : Time for celebrationMohammad Ashik is busy creating a hashtag for the upcoming Tamil film Varisu. He hopes to create one that goes viral among fans of ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay, all excited about seeing their matinee idol on the big…

Release posters of Ajith’s ‘Thunivu’ and Vijay’s ‘Varisu’ | Photo Credit: @boneykapoor/@SVC_official (Twitter) It’s official! Vijay’s film Varisuand Ajith Kumar’s Thunivuare set for a grand Pongal clash on January 11. Amidst a lot of…

By Express News Service It has been announced that Ajith's next, Thunivu, has been acquired by Udhayanidhi Stalin's Red Giant Studios for theatrical distribution in Tamil Nadu. The announcement was made on Friday…

‘Varisu’ will now clash with Prabhas’ mythological epic ‘Adipurush’ at the box office ‘Varisu’ will now clash with Prabhas’ mythological epic ‘Adipurush’ at the box office It’s official! Actor Vijay’s upcoming film Varisu will hit the…

Hema Malini celebrated the harvest festival of Pongal with her family on Friday and shared glimpses of the festivities on Instagram. As part of the celebrations, Hema prepared pongal (rice and lentil porridge)--traditionally made during…