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Tata Play revives Kollywood’s cinematic heritage with launch of Tata Play Tamil Classics
Mumbai: Further enriching the rich tapestry of vernacular content offering, Tata Play has announced yet another value-added destination for Tamil Cinema lovers. Curating cinema from the golden era of Kollywood, from the 1950s to the 1990s, Tamil Classics is a one stop destination for all Tamil movies. With this expansion, Tata Play aims to strengthen its Classic portfolio offering which already features Classic TV and Classic Cinema for Hindi entertainment viewers, Telugu Classics for Telugu movie lovers along with Tata Play Hits that showcases evergreen English shows from the 80’s and 90’s.
Tamil Classics will feature Original Thalaivas, legends, and icons, who are worshiped will now come to your homes with movies like Mangamma Sabatham (1985), Manvasanai (1983), Micheal Madhana Kamarasan (1990), Billa (1980), Kalyana Parisu (1979), Pattikattu Ponnaiya (1973), Iruthuruvam (1971), Yaar Nee (1966), Galatta Kalyanam (1968), Thaai Sollai Thattathey (1961), Naan (1967), Vazhavaitha Deivam (1959), Manohara (1954), Thanikku Pin Thaaram (1956) and others. Witness Revathi’s first film, Jayalalitha and MGR’s last film, Sivaji’s journey to stardom, superstar Rajnikanth’s swag and many more stories and reel dramas unfold. Enjoy the music maestro – Ilaiyaraaja’s music and laugh with the original laughter king – Nagesh.
From the 50s & 60s, the programming will feature titles starring yesteryear heartthrobs, Ravichandran, Sivakuar, Jaishankar, Shivaji Ganesan, Gemini and MGR. From the enigmatic 70s, viewers will once again witness the magic of Muthuraman, Srividya Saroja Devi, Padmini, Jayalalitha, Vyjayanthimala and morewhile from the 80s mega stars like Rajinikanth, Sridevi, Kamal Hassan, Revathi will be seen in some of their biggest hits. With an ad-free lineup of myriad collection of movies presented 24×7, including one blockbuster each month and engrossing music segments every day, this new service is laced with nostalgia. Furthermore, to enhance the joy of viewing, Tata Play Tamil Classics will present restored (selected) editions of the timeless movies and ensure better transmission quality that will transport the audiences to the bygone era.
Commenting on the same, Tata Play’s chief commercial and content officer, Pallavi Puri said, “Tata Play Value Added Services have been a growing asset for us, where we offer tailormade content services for our viewers with specific preferences. With this recent addition of Tamil Classics we have enriched our Tamil content portfolio further and will be catering to viewers who have been in search of timeless Tamil classics from the 50’s to the 90’s era.”
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JC Flowers withdraws NCLT plea against Dish TV over EGM demand
Move eases pressure on DTH firm as long-running shareholder dispute cools
MUMBAI: In a breather for Dish TV India, JC Flowers Asset Reconstruction has withdrawn its petition before the National Company Law Tribunal seeking directions to convene an extraordinary general meeting.
The development was disclosed by Dish TV in a regulatory filing, confirming that the petitioner chose to withdraw the case during a hearing at the Mumbai bench of the tribunal. A detailed order from the bench is still awaited.
The petition, originally filed under Sections 98 to 100 of the Companies Act, 2013, sought to push for an extraordinary general meeting to address governance issues at the company. The case had its roots in a prolonged shareholder tussle dating back to 2021, when Yes Bank, then the largest shareholder, was at odds with the promoter group led by Subhash Chandra over board reconstitution.
JC Flowers had stepped into the picture as an assignee of Yes Bank’s stressed assets, effectively continuing the legal push initiated earlier. The withdrawal now signals a pause, if not a closure, to that chapter of dispute.
While the reasons behind the withdrawal have not been formally detailed, the move reduces immediate legal pressure on Dish TV, which has been navigating both operational and regulatory challenges in recent years.
For now, the focus shifts back to the company’s business fundamentals, even as the legal dust settles, at least temporarily, on one of its more closely watched shareholder battles.
