CONTENTS: Dedication, Acknowledgements, Preface, Prologue, PART-I: THE MAKING OF VIJAY: 1. Child of the Studios, 2. The Making of a Mass Hero, 3. Superstar to Saviour, 4. How Vijay's Films Stirred a Political Revolution, PART-II: THE ROAD FROM CINEMA TO POWER: 5. Why Tamil Superstars Enter Politics, 6. Why Vijay Won When Senior Superstars Lost, 7. From Box Office to Ballot Box, 8. Vijay's Democratic Revolution, 9. Will Vijay Survive Personal Controversy?, PART-III: THE POLITICS OF FAITH AND POWER: 10. Christian Hindu CM & the Politics of Pluralism, 11. Has Tamil Nadu Rejected Saffronisation?, 12. Language, Autonomy and Tamil Assertion, 13. The Screen Messiah, PART-IV: GOVERNING THE IMPOSSIBLE: 14. Beyond Star Power, 15. Can Vijay Deliver?, 16. The Opposition Strikes Back, 17. The Burden of Hope, 18. Reel Revolution to Real Power, PART-V: THE FUTURE OF SOUTHERN POLITICS: 19. Beyond Dravidianism, 20. Cinema and Democracy in India, 21. Can the South Reshape India?, 22. Legacy of the Thalapathy Era, PART-VI: EARLY DAYS IN CM'S CHAIR: 23. Welfare, Simplicity, and the Politics of Accessibility, 24. Vijay's Full Cabinet: Revolution or Realpolitik?, Epilogue, References/Suggested Readings.