'Just the beginning': Politicians hail India's double glory at Oscars

India's double win at the Oscars on Monday was hailed by politicians cutting across party lines as the song Naatu Naatu from Telugu film RRR and Tamil documentary The Elephant......

When Amit Shah Met NTR Jr, Ramoji Rao

In a meeting that immediately sparked off political buzz, Union Home Minister Amit Shah interacted with popular Telugu actor Junior NTR, grandson of the legendary N  T Rama Rao, in Hyderabad......

Behind govt's RS nominations, BJP's big southern outreach

The government on Wednesday nominated four noted personalities, including celebrated athlete P T Usha and music maestro Ilaiyaraaja, from as many southern states to the Rajya Sabha, in what is......

'Indian history is north India-centric'

'There was a revolt. They were fighting for their rights.''They lost their rights after colonial forest policies came into place.''These freedom fighters were trying to reassert those rights.'......

'Prasanth wanted Yash to play Hanuman'

'Since God was being shown in live action on such a large scale, Prasanth was initially sceptical about going with an animated character.' IMAGE: Teja Sajja in HanuMan. Prasanth Varma's Telugu......

Hanu Man Review: Same Old Template

Teja Sajja is agile and a decent actor but not charismatic enough to watch in almost every frame, observes Deepa Gahlot. A character in Hanu Man makes a valid point: When all Southern film heroes......

2023 At The Movies: A Double Take

It was a year of so many contradictions and contrasts that it became dangerous to talk about movies, people lost their heads discussing Friday releases, psychiatrists began dabbling in film......

Animal Juggernauts Past Rs 500 Crore

IMAGE: Ranbir Kapoor in Animal. Ranbir Kapoor's Animal has entered the Rs 500 Crore Club (Rs 5 billion) in its third weekend itself. With the film currently standing around the Rs 515 crore (Rs......