Pugazhendhi

Actor Soori celebrated the wrap-up of his upcoming coastal drama 'Mandadi,' directed by Mathimaran Pugazhendhi. The film, shot in challenging Ramanathapuram locations, delves into the lives of the fishing community. Soori expressed gratitude to his team, highlighting their dedication amidst harsh weather. Following acclaimed roles in 'Viduthalai' and 'Maman,' 'Mandadi' is highly anticipated.

Police arrested a youth on Friday for selling drugs to minor boys in Sengulam Colony area. Acting on a complaint from village administrative officer Maimoon Beevi, police conducted a search and found M Pugazhendhi, 22, in possession of Nitrovet tablets, sodium chloride and syringes.

Rebel AMMK leader V Pugazhendhi met chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami at his residence here on Friday and congratulated him for the victory in the byelection. He, however, made it clear that he didn’t meet the CM to join the AIADMK.

The vacancy in Vikravandi constituency arose after DMK MLA N Pugazhendhi died on April 6.

The Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry, probing the circumstances leading to the death of Jayalalithaa, will decide on summoning former chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswamy soon. This follows filing of a petition by expelled AIADMK spokesperson V Pugazhendhi of Bengaluru.

Senior BJP leader S Pugazhendhi (52) was hacked to death near the Nagapattinam police station while he was on his morning walk on Wednesday.

A 24-year-old woman attempted to commit suicide by immolating herself on Friday early morning.According to police, she wasdepressed over her inability to conceive and might have taken the extrme step because of the same.

A police inspector hot on the heels of some rowdies involved in a drunken brawl chanced upon a woman stuck in neck-deep water under the bridge over the Adyar at Saidapet and rescued her early on Saturday. Pugazhendhi, the Saidapet inspector (law and order), and his team of cops were chasing the miscreants along the river bank under the bridge on Anna Salai around 2.30 am when he noticed a woman in her fifties in the water. He called out to her but the woman appeared disoriented.

A free science and tinkering club in rural schools is empowering children like R Pugazhendhi to learn practical skills such as plumbing and cycle repair. Taught by local mechanics and plumbers, these children are fixing household issues and gaining independence. The initiative aims to make technology accessible and address the lack of basic services in their communities.

TVK functionary Aadhav Arjuna had alleged that the DMK family threatened actor Rajinikanth when he tried to enter politics. Arjuna said he was not criticising Rajinikanth but added that Vijay had the courage to withstand such pressure. TVK organised protests at district headquarters across Tamil Nadu on Thursday, accusing the state government of failing to maintain law and order.

The 9th edition of the Madurai book fair organised by the Booksellers' & Publishers' Association of South India (BAPASI) will be inaugurated at Tamukkam grounds on Friday.

A Chennai-based boy who went missing at a temple festival held on the outskirts of Trichy was located by police on Sunday evening.

A 17-year-old boy from Sathurakadu in Thanjavur, who sustained a deep wound in his chest after being hit by his own jallikattu bull about a month ago, died on Thursday at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai.

A 23-year-old man murdered his drunkard father at Uppiliyapuram in Trichy on Friday, after repeated instances of harassment that his mother was facing at the hands of the father.

“How many children in this bunker?'' he asks. `Eight', they say. The young man hands over a cup of gruel to the children.

After her husband’s death two weeks ago, Bhuvaneshwari appeared depressed, and she strangled her daughter to death and committed suicide on Monday night, police said.

Former chief minister O Panneerselvam's supporter V Pugazhendhi on Sunday urged chief minister M K Stalin to order a CB-CID probe against AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami in the Kodanad heist and murder case

V Pugazhendhi, the latest leader to rebel in the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), held a public meeting here on Sunday, lambasting the party general secretary T T V Dhinakaran.