Among the 24 feature films chosen for the Indian Panorama section in IFFI 7 of them are Malayalam films.
A letter penned by a school student lavishing praise on soldiers involved in rescue operations in landslides-hit Wayanad has won the heart of the Indian Army, which gave him a touching reply through its social media handle.
'In Mumbai, isolation is a very different isolation.' 'It's not about actual physical loneliness.' 'It's the loneliness in the company of others, and I felt that that is a very Mumbai thing.' 'You can be travelling in the ladies compartment squashed against everybody's armpits and still be really, really sad and alone.'
The event that apparently triggered the notice and ban rumours happened during the shooting of director T K Rajeev Kumar's Tatsamayam Oru Penkutty, in which Nithya plays the heroine.
Despite its minor flaws, lack of logic, and lecture-style moral narrative, Vettaiyan should be enjoyed in a theatre amid Rajini fans and their wolf whistles, endorses Divya Nair.
Queenie Hallegua, who passed away at 89 in August, was almost the last of the Sephardi Jews in Fort Kochi. Her son Dr David Hallegua reflects on his mother's death and of his life growing up in Kerala.
Malayalam film audiences, who had spent close to two decades waiting for something truly interesting to watch at the movies, seem to be finally getting their due.
Four Malayalam movies will release on the occasion of Eid.
All the latest buzz from cinema down South.
Payal Kapadia's understanding of what it means to be a woman is as poignant as her authentic portrait of Mumbai's hoi polloi, observes Sukanya Verma.
Emotions run high more than usual on OTT this week.
There's also Call Me Bae, Ananya Panday's OTT debut.
Nayanthara: Beyond the Fairy Tale ends up being a flashy, aspirational celebrity lifestyle doc that is aimed for an evening of popcorn-fueled fan tribute entertainment, observes Arjun Menon.
While super hits like Jawaan are missing this year, it has been filled with a range of medium-range hits such as Crew, Teri Baaton Ne Uljhaa Diya and Guntur Kaaram, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'The festival is supporting only Bollywood and mainstream cinema,' they allege.
Here's the lowdown from the Malayalam film industry.
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Malayalam cinema, right here!
The 75 year-old veteran star of Malayalam and Tamil cinema was admitted to the hospital for burn injuries that she suffered a month ago.
Through his films, National award winning director T V Chandran has handled many relevant social issues, like few others do.
Local residents have stressed that land acquisition for rehabilitation must be completed promptly, as it has been delayed after estate owners challenged it in the Kerala high court.
'It took us 14 years to get our story into theatres.'
The CPI-M leader was fluent in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Bangla, and also Malayalam. He was also well-versed in Hindu mythology, and often used those references in his speeches especially to attack the BJP.
Shaji Kailas's Madirasi, Sunil Ibrahim's Chapters, Anil's Hide N' Seek and Bala's Hit List open in theatres today.
Grandmaster, Mallu Singh and Diamond Necklace will hit the screens this week.
Prithviraj and Nivin Pauly stole the show this year.
Malayalam actor Thilakan talks about the controversies that surround his life, in an interview published in January 2008.
Lawyers flooded the courtroom of Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud to witness the proceedings as one special guest -- Aamir Khan -- was seated in the front row.
From tennis love to Tudor queens, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week.
'I will win the election. The Congress and BJP are fighting for second place.'
A look at the Malayalam films which best symobolise the letters of the alphabet!
'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.
Paris Olympics hero P R Sreejesh made a stylish statement on Sunday.
The Sneham actor also shared a photograph of her and Nair posing with the ISRO chairman S Somanath.
It's quite to be a tough fight this week.
Get your lowdown of what's happening in Malayalam cinema.
Get your lowdown on what's happening in Malayalam cinema.
Rediff.com's Mayur Sanap asked the actor about her love for fashion, her idea of dating and more...
The actor was injured in a road accident recently.
