If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned only after the auction process got underway with not all the stakeholders getting to know of it, then the government has already compromised the trust it could have enjoyed with Kerala's public including its coastal communities, points out Shyam G Menon.
Paresh C Palicha recommends Anuraga Karikkinvellam.
Malayalam actor Sharafudheen talks about the films that defined his career.
The last two months of 2015 have some big Malayalam movie releases coming up.
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.
'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'
The 10-member jury was headed by filmmaker Vipul Shah. The awards were announced by jury member Dharam Gulati.
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Director Sohannlal does make an impression by narrating a different story in Kathaveedu.
The 10th edition of South Indian International Awards took place in Bengaluru over the weekend.
Television actress and danseuse Salu Menon was taken into custody on Friday in connection with the solar panel scam that has rocked Kerala and brought the office of Chief Minister Oomen Chandy under a cloud.
The film is a sequel to 1995 film Mannar Mathai Speaking.
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
'The first one has done what it needs to do.' 'I'm sure there's going to be a stronger wave.' 'Anybody who thinks #MeToo has gone and they are off the hook are fooling themselves'
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The film may have worked better as a documentary.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
Shalu was arrested early this month on a complaint by one Rafique Ali who claimed she had accompanied scam accused Biju Radhakrishnan when he collected Rs 20 lakh from him.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Divya Nair lists 2023's Malayalam movies that can be enjoyed by all ages.
Sreehari Nair reviews Ayyappanum Koshiyum.
There are quite a few movies that still don't have a title.
Here's the lowdown from the Malayalam film industry.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the top 10 JA productions.
'The magic of Roja can never be replicated because how can you recapture the carefree innocence of childhood?'
Nivin Pauly is very proud of his latest release, Malayalee From India.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
'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.
'There are certain stories, which cannot be conveyed to another person easily, like Anarkali. So I decided to turn director.' Sachy discusses his latest film.
Rohit Shetty's Sooryavanshi has set the stage for many more cop movies.
Joginder Tuteja looks at the forthcoming Southside remakes.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
Hi I'm Tony tries to experiment, but it's just another thriller that depends on its actors, blood and gore.
The BJP is focusing determinedly on the seats it lost in 2019, with the hope of winning these either independently or with the aid of its allies.
In nearly 100 seats, the BJP stands almost no chance of winning. In 200 seats, it is a direct fight between the BJP and the Congress where the BJP has an upper hand. In 243 seats, the BJP is pitted against regional parties and it is not going to be easy. That is why 400 seats may end up as a pipe dream, states Ramesh Menon, author of Modi Demystified: The Making of a Prime Minister.
Malayalam film Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 is not a patch on the previous two films, writes Paresh C Palicha.
Siblings Vineeth and Dhyan seem to be making a statement on their father Sreenivasan's work in Malayalam cinema, notes Paresh C Palicha.
The film is packed with comedy actors, trying to outdo each other but the narrative is slow and tedious, says S Saraswathi.
'Kunji Ramayanam was entertaining and had a likable plot. We thought that even if the film did not have a great initial, it would pick up. That's why we took the risk of releasing it along with the big names, during Onam,' director Basil Joseph tells Vijay George.
A lowdown on what's going on in the Malayalam film industry.
