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.
'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.'
From intergalactic superheroes to the ills of smoking and body shaming, OTT is brimming with action this week.
Ananya's attacked by feathers... Mahesh, Fahadh and birthdays... Manushi can't stop smiling...
Like all the great love stories, Annayum Rasoolam has a tragic end. But not before we are transported into a world of furtive glances and hurried touches.
'The film-literate public in Kerala are not happy watching run-of-the-mill movies.'
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Haram loses its steam quite early, says Paresh C Palicha.
An American film A Call To Spy has beaten Ketan Mehta to the finishing line.
The cast includes Fahadh Faasil, Jayasurya, Asif Ali, Unni Mukundan, Anoop Menon, Samuthirakani, Ananya, Bhama and Tanusree Ghosh
With COVID protocols lifted, Bollywood is back to celebrating festivals the only way they know!
Sukanya Verma gives you some great options to choose from.
The film has been directed by Anjali Menon.
The director A V Sasidharan depended too much on lead actor Fahadh Faasil's popularity and forgets everything else.
Nazriya Nazim opted out of the film as she is busy with her wedding preprations with Fahadh Faasil.
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.
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'Movie plots clearly don't excite director Dileesh Pothan as much as true stories where life had come dizzyingly close to becoming like a movie and then, had fused back with life.' 'This means that a conversation he overhears at a tea shop is more likely to give Pothan a setting for his next picture than a brainstorming session inside a conference room,' says Sreehari Nair.
'A film is not all about the hero. He is part of the journey, yes, but there is a lot more to the story.' After Maheshinte Prathikaram, Fahadh Faasil is back with a bang!
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.
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After the ASL Ice Bucket Challenge and its desi Rice Bucket version comes the My Tree Challenge!
Approximately Rs 18 crore-Rs 20 crore has been spent on promoting S S Rajamouli's RRR for its January 7 release, which now stands postponed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 resurgence.
If I come on board, I must bring something special to the project. Else, there is no point to it.
Malayalam film Bangalore Days boasts of fine performances, says Paresh C Palicha.
'We feel thrust into a motion picture that has all the makings of a carnival but no real fireworks,' Sreehari Nair notes after watching Malik.
'Every time I make a film, I hope it will last at least 10 years. Otherwise, I have made a bad product.'
With the rains pouring down on us, August offers yet another reason to stay home!
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Arnie's back, Varun shape shifts while others fight the good fight and more on OTT this week.
All eyes are on the June theatre releases.
'Any language I know or character I can convincingly portray is an opportunity, immaterial of which industry it's in.'
Actor turned director Vineeth Kumar talks about his directorial debut and his passion for films
'He was truly an athulya abhinaya pratibha (exceptionally talented actor),' director Fazil tells Divya Nair/Rediff.com, as he mourns his friend's loss.
Alia promotes Darlings... Farhan goes black... Deepika's having a hectic day...
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'For the film-maker, as for the photographer, barbershops with their many moments of interest -- wall-to-wall mirrors, shiny accoutrements, beaded curtains -- provide ample scope for mis-en-scene,' says Ranjita Ganesan.
The film's focus lies in humanising a larger-than-life star and breaking down his celebrity, aimed at a simplistic takedown of the 'superstar' myth, observes Arjun Menon.
Rohit to play Babasaheb Ambedkar...Soha twins with Kunal... Preity shares a throwback pic...
