'Till a cheque comes into my account, I don't feel like a professional actor.'
The hit pair of Indrajith and Murali Gopy combined with the writing talent of Jeyamohan could not save Kaanchi
Oppam is a must watch, raves Paresh C Palicha.
Aseem Chhabra watched some great films and some huge disappointments in 2021.
'The moments of laughter you've gifted us will always remain.'
From show business to sports stories, you'll find plenty to keep you busy on OTT this week.
If you have never seen Sriram Raghavan fly, you would hardly realise that this time, he is happy in his cage, this time he isn't reaching for the skies, notes Sreehari Nair.
'We've had quite a few offers to work together.' 'But no, I don't think that's a good idea.' 'The comparisons would be unacceptable to me.'
From Hrithik Roshan's mind games in Vikram Vedha to South Korea's biggest blockbuster of 2023 so far, Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend.
Take away Chiranjeevi from Godfather, and there's little left to keep the audience engaged, observes Deepa Gahlot. Godfather Review.
Divya Nair makes a list of Tamil films you must watch at least once. The good news is that they're on OTT right now.
Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.
Manglish is a typical star vehicle that does not deserve a critical dissection.
'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.'
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.
As the curtain come down on 2022, Roshmila Bhattacharya flashbacks to some of the year's news-makers and events.
Malayalam actor Sharafudheen talks about the films that defined his career.
The major fallout is the complete obliteration of religion and politics from Indian cinema, notes Subhash K Jha.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can look forward to on OTT this week.
'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 did get a couple of offers (in Hindi cinema) but the roles required a doll-like heroine, a glamorous role. I was getting challenging roles in the South and so I stayed here.'
'Film shooting is a long process, and it is important to have a good bonding with the person you are going to spend six to eight months of your life.' 'Baaki, film toh bann jaati hain.'
'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.' 'I auditioned my a** off.'
Once you are done paying your respect to God and Grasshoppers, you circle back to the human beings in Gold, and that's when things become progressively more and more muddled, observes Sreehari Nair.
Reader Bijoy A K recounts the silver jubilee celebrations of Mohanlal's 25 years in cinema.
Biju Menon excels while Aju Varghese provides ample support in Vellimoonga.
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 screenplay moves back and forth in a confusing manner, unnecessarily lengthening the run time of the film, says Paresh Palicha.
'The script, the way it has been written, the relationships, the intensity... everything was so powerful.'
'I don't know whether this curse will be lifted or not. It's in the hands of the audience.'
'I am that person who will ignore hundred good things that are said about me and focus on those three bad things.'
'I want the audience to smile when they see my film.'
Sruthi Hariharan talks about her role in Lucia and why she is excited about the film.
Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade.
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.
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.'
'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.
Meera Nandan talks about her debut in Kannada cinema and what it means to work outside her home state.
