Three dental students drowned in a river near Kothamangalam, Kerala, after being caught in a strong current while bathing. A group of nine students had arrived at Vadattupara when the incident occurred. Authorities recovered the bodies and have initiated an investigation into the incident.
Student organisations in Malappuram, Kerala, staged protest marches to a school in Perinthalmanna following the alleged suicide of a 14-year-old boy. The boy's father alleges that teachers at the school mentally harassed him over his academic performance, leading to the tragic incident. School authorities deny the allegations.
Gold prices surged in futures trading due to escalating US-Iran tensions, driving demand for the safe-haven asset.
Copparam Shreyas Hareesh, a 13-year-old prodigy from Bengaluru, succumbed to injuries that he had suffered following a crash in the third round of the MRF MMSC FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship.
Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.
A group of protesters on Saturday marched to the office of a Malayalam vernacular magazine in New Delhi raising slogans, claiming that a novel serialised in the publication defamed Hindu women and the Brahmin community.
'I never thought the European audience will love this film, but we had over 2,000 people at the screening.'
Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan is a good respite from the dark, violent films we have seen in recent times, observes Divya Nair.
'Gold could benefit from the resulting risk aversion, as happened last year.'
The incident occurred during the inauguration of a 'madrassa' building in the district, where students were felicitated recently.
'You are giving undue importance to this kind of stuff. In the age of the internet, you are making this an issue. It is best forgotten,' the bench had said while hearing a plea to ban the Malayalam novel Meesha (moustache) written by S Hareesh.
Jallikattu, the Malayalam feature film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery, has been selected as India's official entry for the Oscars.
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.
The period film titled Njan, is directed by Ranjith.
The film bears its weight largely on Mohanlal's shoulders who mostly looks tired and old as he delivers his flat, unmemorable lines trying to look passionate, observes Divya Nair.
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The Oscars is prestigious and all artists covet it but ultimately, the business of winning is ruthless and political. And India has seldom risen to the challenge, argues Sukanya Verma.
'I want to go back to India after my success here.'
There is nothing new in the film and it is the effort the actors put in that helps the film from sinking totally.
Fireman's aim seems to be glorifying the image of superstar Mammootty, writes Paresh C Palicha.
Biju Menon feels bogged down by expectations that his latest film carried, feels Paresh C Palicha.
Mohanlal's Loham is not original at all, warns Paresh C Palicha.
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Drishyam director Jeethu Joseph gives Dileep one of the best characters of his career, says Paresh C Palicha.
To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair.
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