We are back to being a country that talks about box office numbers as the measure for what an audience's real feelings about a movie are, laments Sreehari Nair.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Thankam delivers an engaging drama that fans of good crime-solving tales will enjoy, recommends Mayur Sanap.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Amitabh shoots... Rasika packs... Tusshar turns author...
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
A gangster's recollections, a tennis champ's triumph and a two-timing teenager -- Sukanya Verma gives you OTT recommendations for the week.
Superheroes, supervillains, biopics, thrillers, teenage dramas, shaadis, Sukanya Verma offers an all-you-can-eat buffet on OTT this long weekend.
A lowdown on what's going on in the Malayalam film industry.
Rather than basing it on movie reviews, IMDb determines this list based on page views.
With ample whistle podu moments, Vikram is a macho blockbuster that shouldn't be missed, applauds Divya Nair.
'They are not called the President's National Awards for no reason.'
Malayankunju is a coming-of-age survival drama that has its heart in the right place, notes Divya Nair.
It's FaFa time and more on OTT this week! Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Roger Ebert's favourite Fellini film, time travel in Kolkata, Charlie Kaufman's existential horror, Fahadh Faasil's hacker skills, audacious superheroes, fledgling superheroes, Sukanya Verma offers 10 recommendations to watch on OTT.
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
Even though the plot is predictable, Allu Arjun's swag makes this film an edge-of-the seat action-drama, observes Divya Nair.
'Mahesh Bhavana is a young man who is beaten up in the town's marketplace and who consequently pledges that he won't wear his slippers again, till he avenges the beating.' 'But Mahesh can't get his revenge that easily -- his punisher is off to a distant land. So what does Mahesh do? He waits. And the town waits with him. And we wait with him.' 'Maheshinte Prathikaram is one of those movies where I didn't know what hit me. I don't remember another movie -- at least in recent times -- that I surrendered to with such happiness,' says Sreehari Nair.
The OTT scene is bursting with action. Sukanya Verma gives her 10 exciting new recommendations for the week.
1 by Two is a let down considering the expectations it had raised before its release
God's Own Country is over-written -- characters explain everything in words when a mere change of expression would do.
With Joji, Dileesh Pothan has found a way, once more, to use everything he has learnt to further push the boundaries of his art, observes Sreehari Nair.
A wide range of Malayalam movies is set to hit the screens in the coming months.
'Kumbalangi Nights is a movie that respects women, but most importantly, it's a movie that loves them,' says Sreehari Nair.
'Some people believe that guys with muscles don't have a sense of humour.' 'We wanted to prove them wrong.'
Feeling the heat and tension of the crisis? Fikar not!
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Kumbalangi Nights is one of those movies that will put you in a good mood every time you watch it, promises Anita Aikara.
What Director Mahesh Narayanan captures perfectly in C U Soon is the texture of our online conversations, observes Sreehari Nair.
Bangalore Days director Anjali Menon discusses her films and more.
All of us have filmi shaadi favourites. Tell us yours!
'I might in the future step out of a Dileesh Pothan movie not completely satisfied, but content I'll be in the knowledge that our greatest living film-maker had failed striving to be something more than just an auteur,' notes Sreehari Nair.
In 2020, Hindi cinema had a tough time staying on par with its southern counterparts.
Showbiz shaadis that made headlines in 2014.
The argument that the pandemic has given a boost to streaming video is fallacious. Only three OTTs saw a rise in viewership; the others fell.
