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Tamil Nadu CM Vijay opened the Rs 300-crore Periyar Arivulagam library and science centre in Coimbatore on October 16, 2026, with Rs 55 crore for books.

Ranabaali, Rahul Sankrityan's famine-era drama with Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna, opened on October 16, 2026; critics mostly rate it 2 to 2.5 of 5.

Mysskin's Tamil thriller Train, starring Vijay Sethupathi, will release worldwide on December 4, 2026, producer V Creations said on October 12, after a long delay.

Tamil film Baththa earned about Rs 3.2 crore net on 11 October 2026, its second Sunday, taking its India net total to about Rs 23.41 crore in 11 days.

PM Modi opened the Rs 4,900 crore Poonamallee-Vadapalani stretch of Chennai Metro Phase II on 11 October 2026, part of a Rs 13,000 crore project package.

The trailer of Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna's period drama Ranabaali came out on October 8, 2026, ahead of its October 16 release in five languages.