- How Vijay held all the cards, saved DMK, AIADMK from harakiri India Today
- Seeking a new paradigm for Dravidian exceptionalism The Hindu
- Explained: The film-politics pipeline behind Vijay’s win in Tamil Nadu, and why Bollywood lacks this model The Indian Express
- Unlike Tamil Nadu and Andhra, Karnataka stays resistant to cinema-driven politics The Times of India
- Can Vijay usher in a new dawn for social justice in TN or will it be more of the same? The News Minute