Manglish is a typical star vehicle that does not deserve a critical dissection.
As much as we enjoy and write reams and reams about our amazement at the Kantara climax, 30 years on from now, will we remember these portions more fondly or the ones where Shiva is simply hanging out with his friends, mulls Rohit Sathish Nair.
The director successfully maintains a fine balance among the three leading men in Amar Akbar Anthony, says Paresh C Palicha.
33-year-old Vivek Harshan bagged the National Award for Best Editor for Jigarthanda.
'I enjoy playing different characters, playing people who are different from me, enjoying getting under the skin of a different mindset.' Malavikaa Nair gets candid about her latest film Kalyana Vaibhogame.
'I want the audience to smile when they see my film.'
'I don't know whether this curse will be lifted or not. It's in the hands of the audience.'
There are a lot many gems he produced long before Naatu Naatu became a worldwide Oscar-nominated (and winning in all likelihood) sensation.
Reader Bijoy A K recounts the silver jubilee celebrations of Mohanlal's 25 years in cinema.
'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.'
Biju Menon excels while Aju Varghese provides ample support in Vellimoonga.
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 screenplay moves back and forth in a confusing manner, unnecessarily lengthening the run time of the film, says Paresh Palicha.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
Sruthi Hariharan talks about her role in Lucia and why she is excited about the film.
'I will miss you, dear Venu. You reached the pinnacle with your talent,' recalls K Kunhikrishnan who knew the legendary actor well.
From world cinema to old-fashioned whodunits, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations.
Dear Friend is for those who idealised Dil Chahta Hai all out of proportion, and then warmed up to the premise that friendship could be a lot more complicated, and transient, observes Sreehari Nair.
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
'Sunny can command respect without raising his voice or fist. I wanted that personality for this character.'
Meera Nandan talks about her debut in Kannada cinema and what it means to work outside her home state.
The question 'Who was/were behind Aditha Karikalan's killing?' will continue to remain a historic mystery despite Mani Ratnam setting out to unravel it in his own way, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Deepa Gahlot picks a list of 10 essential RGV movies though there are 84 to wade through.
Sonam Kapoor likes to mix and match movie genres but picks comedy as her favourite.
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
'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.
Saif Ali Khan, who showed us how wicked he could be in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has been cast in the role.
Swargathekkaal Sundaram is one more addition to the heap of films that leave hardly anything to be remembered,
Rasika celebrates her birthday... Lakshmi shoots in Kochi... Bachchan Pandey gets a release date...
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.
Subtlety has never been a strong suit of Bollywood remakes. They cannot resist adding that extra something or going overboard, sighs Sukanya Verma.
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.'
Has a distinguished poet's memory been sullied, asks K Kunhikrishnan?
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'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.'
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