A senior Tamil TV news editor said: “There were, of course, no debates about it. Tamil media could do better for itself if it was more sensitive when it comes to women.”. Of six debates that we have in a week, three are on actual issues of the people.”, Other channels might deal with what “the nation wants to know”, he added, but channels in Tamil Nadu remain grounded. Veteran bilingual journalist R Mani said this difference is largely because the consumption of news in Tamil Nadu is different from Delhi.

Shiva said, “We waited the whole night to get the e-pass. When they closed restaurants and eateries, his struggle began. His sister in Tirupur tried to reach Chennai to see him but her e-pass was rejected.”. “Abinesh doesn’t know cooking. It was very evident in the #MeToo coverage. But this circus didn’t play out in Tamil Nadu — the state that gave Sridevi’s career a head start, that celebrated her before sending her off to Bollywood.

He applied for an e-pass 10 times but in vain. The news of her father’s passing away reached Shankari*, who lives in Villupuram district, at 6.30 one evening in April this year. Swarnalatha was born in … “It has always been so,” he said. The government reserved decision on 566 e-passes. He cited the Hindu’s ground zero report on Rajput’s death, calling it “factual, non-judgemental, and not a witch hunt”, while other coverage began with “abetment of suicide, theories of extortion and honey trap, now a drug issue”.

But beyond that, Tamil Nadu’s media culture is entirely different and does not encourage narratives driven by sensationalism or agenda.”, And it wasn’t “wilful omission”, as another senior TV editor explained. There’s a reason why the state was more interested in the Syrian humanitarian crisis than the sensationalism of Sridevi’s death in 2018.

“It is just that they don’t obsess over it or allow it to dominate the discourse,” he said. Despite being known for its penchant for actors-turned politicians, Tamil Nadu holds a Guinness record for the most attended funeral — an estimated 15 million people for the funeral of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founder and former chief minister CN Annadurai. ல் ரிப்போர்ட், கோடம்பாக்கம் நொறுக்ஸ், நெஞ்சம் பதறுகிறது : எஸ்பிபி மறைவுக்கு நயன்தாரா இரங்கல். According to her family, she had been suffering from a …

South Indian playback singer Swarnalatha passed away due to lung infection on September 12 2010 in Chennai. The reason of Jayalalitha Death: Cardiac Arrest – ECMO (Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) given for more than 12 hours. Thanks to தினமலர் for posting this news (along with some a list of her best songs) on the 10th death anniversary of the Humming Queen, Swarnalatha Ma.

Shiva submitted the details on the Tamil Nadu government’s official e-pass website, providing death as the reason for applying. Thoothukudi custodial deaths: How the Tamil Nadu media prompted action against the cops, Copyright © 2020 Newslaundry Media Private Limited. One day in June end, he suddenly collapsed in his room. In a recent interview with Tamil magazine, Vikatan, Saberna had said that while the male actors even at the age of 60 continue to play lead roles in the films, the female actors struggle to find good projects and eventually end up as television artiste. எஸ்பிபிக்கு 'பாரதரத்னா' வழங்க எழும் கோரிக்கை, கோலிவுட் செய்திகள் », Dinamalar - World's No 1 Tamil News Website, பாலிவுட் செய்திகள் », மேலும் கோலிவுட் செய்திகள் », சினிமா முதல் பக்கம், கண்ணும் கண்ணும் கொள்ளையடித்தால், மூக்குத்தி அம்மன், சூரரைப்போற்று, வரவிருக்கும் படங்கள். Case in point is the Tamil media’s largely slanted coverage of the #MeToo movement in the state. Many people say they have been denied e-passes despite applying for valid reasons like death while many allegedly got passes by bribing officials.

The family of four, while waiting for the e-pass, simultaneously arranged for a car to take them to Chennai. Support our journalism by becoming a TNM Member - Click here.