'Sunny can command respect without raising his voice or fist. I wanted that personality for this character.'
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
Sruthi Hariharan talks about her role in Lucia and why she is excited about the film.
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
Subtlety has never been a strong suit of Bollywood remakes. They cannot resist adding that extra something or going overboard, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Rasika celebrates her birthday... Lakshmi shoots in Kochi... Bachchan Pandey gets a release date...
Sonam Kapoor likes to mix and match movie genres but picks comedy as her favourite.
Meera Nandan talks about her debut in Kannada cinema and what it means to work outside her home state.
Saif Ali Khan, who showed us how wicked he could be in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has been cast in the role.
'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.
Medieval heroes, cursed heroes, monsters, scamsters, there's no dearth of action on OTT this week, Sukanya Verma tells us.
'If we selected a political film or a film on a specific cultural event, they could easily be bypassed if they don't match with the political ideologies of the people viewing the film at the Oscars.'
Swargathekkaal Sundaram is one more addition to the heap of films that leave hardly anything to be remembered,
Ponniyin Selvan has everything going for it, yet, there is something missing for a wholesome film experience, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Has a distinguished poet's memory been sullied, asks K Kunhikrishnan?
'I don't find characters that are not grey that exciting.'
'With the media and social media pulling them down every second day, there are no heroes left.' 'What we have are actors and we want to see them play characters which are real, human and identifiable.'
Sukanya Verma lists the best mystery movies this past decade.
Punyalan Agarbatthis is a well executed film with Jayasurya along with the rest of the cast giving a likable performance.
Debutante director Sam Anton's Darling has a decent pace, some excellent comedy and an engaging screenplay, says S Saraswathi.
As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.
'A good pipeline of movies is fuelling this trend of revenge consumption.'
'What I have learnt over time is that when it comes to doing any movie, your experiences helps a lot.'
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Priyanka expressed disappointment that the church denied her nani's last wish to be buried in Kumarakom.
Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl, has picked up an award for Best Hindi film as well.
Ivide tries to tackle a lot of things but ends up satisfying none.
Vidya Balan's biggest challenge is to look, sound and act like poetess Kamala Das, voice coach on board.
'Brahmastra is kind of a meeting place of modern India with a feeling of ancient Indian powers about it.'
Malayalam film Kili Poyi is for people who enjoy adult entertainers.
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
Veteran Malayalam actor Madhu states his reasons of not accepting the Padma Shri.
Nishkant Kamat passed into the ages too soon, at just 50, but he left behind a repertoire of films which will carry on his legacy.
It's all happening at the first Critics Choice Film Awards in Mumbai.
It willl be the first Malayalam film to be mixed and released in the Dolby Atmos cinema sound platform.
'If questioning and dethroning hierarchies is your primary motive, why not put an end to the practice of announcing your shining star, your box office draw, in big flaming letters and mentioning everyone else's name in small font at the bottom of the screen?' asks Sreehari Nair.
The film will be directed by Priyadarshan.
Bollywood makes way for regional cinema at the 65th National Awards.
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