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[Arvind Krish Bala @ourwind]

#TamilNadu #Forest Department is taking the first steps to conserve vanishing #foxes and #jackals and their habitats.

[The Hindu - Chennai @THChennai]

The #TamilNadu government is taking baby steps towards conservation of Bengal foxes and golden jackals which are critical to ensure the ecological balance of the habitats, reports @ourwind

https://t.co/Nll80dwMgC

[The Hindu - Chennai @THChennai]

A stolen 11th-Century #Chola bronze idol of Kannappa Nayanar, looted from a temple in #TamilNadu and later spotted at a prestigious European art fair, has returned to India from the Netherlands | @SIVARAMAN74 https://t.co/GKGoEvBOFK

[Meera Srinivasan @Meerasrini]

Sada ‘Master’ - the man behind the iconic guitar interludes in Ilaiyaraaja's compositions - @kolappan's lovely tribute

Read full article: https://t.co/jcyQS4cUBg via @the_hindu

[Vijay Kumar S @vijaythehindu]

#DVAC launches searches on the premises of former #DMK Minister K.N Nehru say police sources

The search operation comes a couple of days after the Madras High Court cleared the decks for the DVAC to investigate an alleged multi-crore cash-for-jobs scam

#Chennai #TamilNadu

[The Hindu - Chennai @THChennai]

#Vandalurzoo closes for two days after H5N1 avian influenza confirmed in water birds; strict biosecurity, sanitisation, and monitoring under way. @ourwind reports. https://t.co/6T84xKTv09

[Sportstar @sportstarweb]

P. Krishnan, former Senior Deputy Editor of Sportstar, passed away in Chennai on October 20.

To a generation of reporters and sub-editors, PK sir, as he was affectionately known, was perhaps the most patient teacher any journalist could have asked for.

Read here: https://t.co/7tyDikvpZr

[Arvind Krish Bala @ourwind]

@cmrlofficial Saidapet station parking fully flooded. Do something about it

[Sunitha Sekar @SunithaSekar]

The new L shaped skywalk which links the phase I and phase II networks of the Vadapalani Metro Rail station @THChennai #Chennai #Metro

[Lakshmi Immanuel @LakshmiK06]

Northeast monsoon often prompts simpler questions — will it rain today? Should I carry umbrella?. It is everyday questions such as these that ‘Ask COMK’, a chatbot created by @ChennaiRains
seeks to answer @THChennai https://t.co/xKUwgNGxK4

[Sudhish Kamath @SudhishKamath]

Two years ago, I got a call from Singeetham Srinivasa Rao —out of the blue — saying he enjoyed Culture Vulture and also another film he had caught… While You Watched. He asked me to pass on his congratulations to @ravish_journo.

So when I visited Chennai in August 2025, we caught up at his office for an hour, talking about his writing process without ever having gone to a film school. I told him I wanted to interview him about this at leisure. He needed time to prep. I returned to Mumbai.

Months passed and I heard he had finally made Sing Geetham, a film he had tried pitching to a couple of platforms/production houses through me a few years ago. The idea seemed ambitious on paper, but that didn’t stop him from bringing it to life at 94.

I featured Sing Geetham in my half yearly review - the best six films of 2026. He texted to thank me, and I thought I’d try my luck again to do that interview on his writing process, at least over Zoom.

August 26, 10.30 am. He finally gave me the slot after I sent him a preliminary questionnaire about the areas I wanted to cover. Zoom cut us off once, but we spoke for an hour and, to my shock, I realised that the recording hadn’t been saved to the computer thanks to Apple’s updated privacy settings!

I wrote the interview from my notes and memory and sent it to him to check if I had got down everything right. I waited for a whole day nervously.

And then he texted back: “Re your writeup, it is excellent. Fulll of spirit. No comments from my side. Only a small feeling from my side.”

He ended his go-ahead text with an all the best, wondering when it would appear in print. I sent him an ePaper copy.

I last texted him on his birthday, saying: “Happy birthday Sir!! Hope the thriller script is shaping up great! Can’t wait for you to start shoot!”

Was hoping to meet him in Chennai at the end of October. So this has been too much of a shock.

I remembered him telling me in the interview: “I am hale and hearty because I laugh a lot.”

You brought many a smile to millions. Hope you are up there watching us celebrate your life. With the heaviest of smiles.

Thank you for the laughter, Sir. It heals, and will continue to heal us every time we miss you.

You live on, through our laughs.
This appeared on September 4, 2026.

Probably his last interview.

[Leena Manimekalai @LeenaManimekali]

மதிப்புமிக்க பெர்லின் சர்வதேச திரைப்பட விழாவில் உலகத் திரையிடலைத் தொடர்ந்து , Members of the Problematic Family திரைப்படத்தின் இயக்குநர் ஆர் கௌதம் Asia Pacific Screen Award - Young Cinema வென்றிருப்பது பெருமைக்குரியது. Asia Pacific Screen Awards என்பது ஆசிய–பசிபிஃக் பிராந்தியத்தின் மிக முக்கியமான சர்வதேச திரைப்பட அங்கீகாரங்களில் ஒன்று. உலகின் மிகப் பெரியதும், கலாச்சார ரீதியாக மிகவும் பன்முகப்பட்டதுமான திரைப்படப் பிராந்தியங்களில் உருவாகும் படைப்புகளை உலக சினிமாவின் மைய உரையாடலுக்குக் கொண்டுவரும் மேடை இது. அத்தகைய விருதில் ஒரு தமிழ் திரைப்படம் அங்கீகரிக்கப்படுவது, ஒரு இயக்குநரின் வெற்றியைத் தாண்டி, தமிழ் மொழி மற்றும் தமிழ்ச் சமூகத்தின் கதைகளுக்கான உலகளாவிய சாத்தியத்தை நிரூபிக்கிறது.

குடும்பம், உறவுகள், சமூக நெருக்கடிகள் ஆகியவற்றை எளிய தீர்ப்புகளுக்குள் அடைக்காமல், தனித்த திரைப்பட மொழியில் அணுகும் கௌதமின் படைப்பு பெர்லினைத் தொடர்ந்து, ஆசிய–பசிபிக் உலகின் உயரிய அங்கீகாரத்தை அடைந்திருப்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

Local is Global என்பதற்கு சான்றாக, இளம் தமிழ் இயக்குநர்கள் தங்கள் நிலம், மொழி, வாழ்வனுபவங்களிலிருந்து உலகத்தரமான சினிமாவை உருவாக்க முடியும் என்பதற்கான
சான்று கெளதமின் முயற்சியும் பயணமும்.

இந்த விருது தமிழ்ச் சினிமா மிக அபூர்வமாக, உலக சினிமாவுடன் நிகழ்த்தும் காத்திரமான உரையாடலின் மிக முக்கியமான தருணம்.

@kapadavaasagan #independentcinema #Tamilcinema #Indie #IndianCinema #AsiaPacificScreenAwards #Berlinale

[The Hindu - Chennai @THChennai]

An assessment by the Information and Resource Centre for the Deprived Urban Communities has identified 148 out-of-school children in #EzhilNagar, nearly half of whom have remained out of school for one to three years, reports @GeethaSrimathi. https://t.co/MJnFseK8eh

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

Dengue mosquito eggs can survive for months without water. What makes this possible, and why does it matter for dengue prevention?

In Episode 53 of Health Wrap by The Hindu, @zubeda_h, Senior Assistant Editor, and @athiraelssajo, Senior Reporter, discuss the importance of mosquito control.

Tune in to the full episode of Health Wrap by The Hindu on Sunday, October 4.

[The Hindu - Chennai @THChennai]

Explainer | @GeethaSrimathi writes on #Mamallan Reservoir project in #Chengalpattu district of #TamilNadu and the reasons for opposition. https://t.co/BJe4lWFtwL

[Arvind Krish Bala @ourwind]

@rsujatha_30 Hi suj

[The Hindu - Chennai @THChennai]

#TamilNadu govt. has proposed to establish a memorial complex for five icons on a portion of the University Union Grounds in #Chetpet. A cross-section of UoM faculty, staff, and PE teachers has objected to the proposal | @SaptarshiTHC & K. Keerthivasan https://t.co/ruMx4akaOm

[The Hindu - Chennai @THChennai]

A study reveals persistent nurdle #pollution from the 2025 MSC ELSA-3 shipwreck off #Keralam coast, highlighting significant ecological impacts along #India's coasts | @ourwind https://t.co/PbvxHumd8M

[Sunitha Sekar @SunithaSekar]

In what could be a huge disappointment for air passengers, AAI has said, opening of plaza at Chennai airport has once again been deferred. AAI said Minister of Civil Aviation has to attend BRICS Summit and event on Saturday will be postponed to another day @THChennai

[Sunitha Sekar @SunithaSekar]

In a significant development, the Tamil Nadu government has shortlisted two sites for Chennai's second airport and has asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to conduct a pre-feasibility study @THChennai https://t.co/L3BJL94c3r

[The Hindu @the_hindu]

#Watch | Cinema is woven into the fabric of Chennai’s cultural memory. From romance, longing and movie-inspired moments on the city’s beaches to the dramatic shift from celluloid reels to digital projection, Chennai’s relationship with the big screen has constantly evolved. At the heart of that journey are theatres that became landmarks in their own right, including Royapettah’s Pilot Theatre. Episode 4 of Chennai Canvas, for Madras Week, revisits these spaces, memories and technological changes to explore why, for generations of Chennai residents, the city and cinema have been inseparable.

Host: @ramyakannan
Reporters: @udhavn, @athiraelssajo, @kolappan

https://t.co/5FKsuamIAi