Sakshi Vaidya believes a sari is 'a piece of art' that 'just can't look ugly on any woman'.
Mammootty has a double role in Balyakalasakhi,
The short story in Kerala Cafe's collection is titled Puram Kazhchakal.
It looks like the law of averages has caught up with Mammootty, whose last few outings before Chattanmbinadu were very good.
The film is about a common man becoming a legend in his own right.
Exciting times ahead at the Malayalam box office.
'As I watched Mammootty 'try out' Mathew Devassy, I could hear from my theatre seat the ready-made appreciation of the liberal press, their applause for the great actor having flirted with queerness on screen.' 'But it is a flirtation and nothing more, for I could not detect in Devassy any hint of love, not for his homosexual lover, not for his wife,,' observes Sreehari Nair.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Here's some sizzle from the IIFA Utsavam night, which was dedicated to the south film industries of Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada.
Ore Kadal is a tale that refers to love that is not pure and pristine as films want us believe, but love that includes lust and guilt.
Today will see three major films hitting the theatres.
Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from.
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The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Through Manorathangal, M T Vasudevan Nair makes himself available to a whole new generation of uninitiated viewers, who can familiarise themselves with his rich body of work and hope to learn a thing or two about life in all its messy grandeur and flawed imperfections, notes Arjun Menon.
The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course. A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a better job of explaining the phenomenon than an expert on a podium. Sreehari Nair airs his thoughts.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
Get your low down from Malayalam film industry.
From tennis love to Tudor queens, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can catch on OTT this week.
The latest updates from Malayalam film industry.
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'
Catch one of Mammootty's career best works, Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh and more on OTT this week.
So who are the actors who impressed film critic Anupama Chopra this year?
'When I did Bhoot we got a lot of appreciation. After that I didn't get any script that was good in this genre.'
He was trolled during the Lok Sabha poll campaign, but despite the tactics by his rivals, action hero Suresh Gopi rose to national stardom in cinema style on June 4, winning the Thrissur seat on a BJP ticket and scripting history for the saffron party in Kerala.
Since nothing irritates Lijo Jose Pellissery more than a throwaway critical judgment, Sreehari Nair carefully presents his opinions about Malaikottai Vaaliban, a good two weeks after he first saw the movie.
Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.
Ranbir, Rashmika, Raveena, Vic, Nic, it's raining movie stars on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Bollywood star Deepika Padukone unveiled the FIFA World Cup trophy on Sunday ahead of the final between Argentina and France at the Lusail stadium in Doha.
Ranveer's unruffled... Farah shares a throwback pic... And Pranutan shares a B&W one...
'I have absolutely no regrets because if it wasn't for this learning that I've gone through, I wouldn't be here today.'
'Suvinder Vicky in Kohrra. Manoj Bajpayee in Joram. Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub in Joram and Scoop. Gagan Dev Riar in Scam 2003. Sukant Goel in Kaala Paani.' 'The number of awards will not be enough for the kind of work that has happened this year.'
As good as Mammootty is playing Sundaram, we see this facet of his performance through two lenses: That of Sundaram being an offset to whatever we know about James, and that of Mammootty doing quintessentially Tamil tics, including enacting scenes from old Tamil movies like solo plays, observes Rohit Sathish Nair.
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 criticism, and film critics turned into psychiatrists, says Sreehari Nair.
Rani gets stylish... Is Karisma hungry?... Diana takes a Selfiee with Akshay...
Always glam but simple dressing from the young Malyalee star.
Yami's happy moment... Kalki heads to Korea... Tovino is in Jordan...
Dapper dads who look good at every age.
