For decades, South Indian cinema has shared a unique and powerful connection with politics. Unlike many other parts of the country, film stars in the South have not just campaigned for political parties but have gone on to become lawmakers, ministers and even chief ministers. From the iconic reigns of MGR and Jayalalithaa in Tamil Nadu to N.T. Rama Rao’s political revolution in Andhra Pradesh, movie stardom has often translated into massive elec…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.