Archana Kavi talks about making her Telugu debut in Back Bench Student.
Manoj Bajpayee simply lives, and loves, the role -- of a man who life is fast passing by, and who continues to live the lie of a simple government servant, observes Saisuresh Sivaswamy.
Rediff reader Rahul Kapse tells us how he met and fell in love with Ashwini.
'The politics of Goa is moving around a sole entity, which is land.'
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Rediff readers take the 10YearChallenge and tell us what has changed since 1999.
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention provides a unique platform for overseas Indians to interact among themselves and with central and state governments. The eleventh edition of the convention is being held in Kochi, Kerala, from January 7-9
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention provides a unique platform for overseas Indians to interact among themselves and with central and state governments. The eleventh edition of the convention is being held in Kochi, Kerala, from January 7-9
The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas convention provides a unique platform for overseas Indians to interact among themselves and with central and state governments. The eleventh edition of the convention is being held in Kochi, Kerala, from January 7-9
'The roadmap ahead seems very difficult especially in the rural areas where there is very poor infrastructure, vaccine reach and hesitancy.' 'These are a deadly cocktail for the next wave.'
Malayalam film Rebecca Uthup Kizhakkemala is like a TV serial on the big screen.
The social comment in Sanalkumar Sasidharan's Ozhivudivasathe Kali could well make it a success at the box office, feels Paresh C Palicha.
Paswan was a minister under six different prime ministers, hardly out of government since he was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1977, observes Virendra Kapoor.
A Nedumudi Venu character was happiest when moving his head to a piece of music with his eyes closed; or, when inventing off of a note that a co-actor had left unfinished; or, when reciting a poem by Kavalam Narayana Panicker where a hymn about nature descends into a musing about cheating, depression and death, feels Sreehari Nair.
The letter alleged that some of the recent articles written by the award-winning writer amounted to "misleading" the Muslim youth. It also warned that Ramanunni would meet the same fate as that of professor T J Joseph, whose right arm was chopped off by the members of a radical Muslim outfit for allegedly hurting their religious sentiments through a question paper he had set.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
Rediff Labs team analysed the data on tobacco use in India.
Tamaar Padaar is a below average, barely watchable film.
Even though the overall death rate of children under the age of one in India has decreased by 7 per cent, the number from rural India is disturbing.
Mohanlal's Loham is not original at all, warns Paresh C Palicha.
Rediff readers send in their photographs posing with a sanitary napkin.
The film cuts a sorry figure as a mass entertainer, mixing up various genres, and lacks cohesion
Thayil, the author of 'Narcopolis' and winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award, will join his fellow judges to look for the best works of translated fiction, selected from entries published in the UK and Ireland between May 2019 and April 2020.
Director V K Prakash's latest is an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Hamlet.
West Bengal, on Sunday, lifted the Santosh Trophy for the 32nd time after Manvir Singh struck in the 119th minute for a 1-0 win over Goa, extending their domination in the premier domestic football tournament.
The film has some strong perfromances from Indrajith and the supporting cast.
Bhaktajanangalude Sradhakku has Kavya Madhavan and Irshad in the lead.
In Sandelerbil village alone in the Hingalgunj block in the Sundarbans, around 36 families from the Scheduled Caste community migrated from Tamil Nadu in March, where they had been working in a gas oven factory. A majority awaits dues promised but not paid. The story is no different in the villages of Manipur, Atapur, and Amtoli under the Sandeshkhali block in the Sundarbans.
Procrastination and diversions are part of our existence. Given a chance we will play rather than work. The author tells us how to fight the habit.
Sukanya Verma feels wonderment for Dil Se's fabulous, flawless frames, and she tells us why.
The film's premise does not inspire confidence and even the humour does not have the requisite fizz.
Education is much more than just learning about things, says Ajit Balakrishnan.
New Union minister L Murugan's declaration of Kongu Nadu as his native place, instead of Tamil Nadu, may be part of a grand BJP strategy to create new states out of existing ones, particularly those that have anti-BJP governments, mulls N Sathiya Moorthy.
The narrative has a humorous streak throughout.
'Memories of a simple, yet amazing childhood, long lost, but never forgotten.' Vijay Menon takes us back to a time when overnight train journeys were the most exciting events of our lives.
'We say we are proud to be Indian. Can we be proud of such an India where its people are hungry and on the streets?'
Nithya Menen talks about going from Malayalam to Telugu with Ala Modalaindi.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
Once P V Arun from Manimala in Kerala was headline material for being recruited by the NASA. Today, he is in the news for spreading that lie
