Around 30 films in Tamil language have applied in the competition for Tamil films and of these 30, 12 movies have been selected and would be screened in the current festival. 

Udhayanidhi Stalin has become the minister in his first term as an MLA and he joins as the 35th minister in the state cabinet led by his father and Chief Minister MK Stalin.

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has administered the oath of office to Udhayanidhi and ceremony was held for about ten minutes at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan. 

Ahead of the Varisu release, Vijay has been hosting a meeting with his fans-cum-members of his outfit 'Vijay Makkal Iyakkam' in Chennai.

The fans across ages have gathered to see Rajinikanth as he would come out of his residence and accept the wishes from fans every year. 

As the government machinery has taken prior measures and damage-control drives to deal with the cyclone, major parts of Tamil Nadu including Chennai are gradually coming back to normalcy.

Chief Minister MK Stalin toured several parts of Chennai on Saturday to took stock of the damages brought by the cyclone and how they are being fixed. 

It has been reported that two people from Chennai and two people from its neighboring Kancheepuram have died due to rain-related incidents. 

The wind speed had also touched 85 kmph. The frontliners were on high alert to respond to the havoc and damages reported by the people. 

The visuals from the city have shown that such damages are being addressed and similarly, such relief works were expedited in northern districts of Tamil Nadu.