'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.' 'I auditioned my a** off.'
Biju Menon excels while Aju Varghese provides ample support in Vellimoonga.
The screenplay moves back and forth in a confusing manner, unnecessarily lengthening the run time of the film, says Paresh Palicha.
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 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.'
Sruthi Hariharan talks about her role in Lucia and why she is excited about the film.
'I want the audience to smile when they see my film.'
'I am that person who will ignore hundred good things that are said about me and focus on those three bad things.'
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.
'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.
'This is a blip in the 100-year history of cinema.'
Meera Nandan talks about her debut in Kannada cinema and what it means to work outside her home state.
Swargathekkaal Sundaram is one more addition to the heap of films that leave hardly anything to be remembered,
Punyalan Agarbatthis is a well executed film with Jayasurya along with the rest of the cast giving a likable performance.
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
Debutante director Sam Anton's Darling has a decent pace, some excellent comedy and an engaging screenplay, says S Saraswathi.
Sonam Kapoor likes to mix and match movie genres but picks comedy as her favourite.
'I will miss you, dear Venu. You reached the pinnacle with your talent,' recalls K Kunhikrishnan who knew the legendary actor well.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
'Sunny can command respect without raising his voice or fist. I wanted that personality for this character.'
There are a lot many gems he produced long before Naatu Naatu became a worldwide Oscar-nominated (and winning in all likelihood) sensation.
From world cinema to old-fashioned whodunits, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations.
Saif Ali Khan, who showed us how wicked he could be in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has been cast in the role.
Priyanka expressed disappointment that the church denied her nani's last wish to be buried in Kumarakom.
Ivide tries to tackle a lot of things but ends up satisfying none.
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.
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.
Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl, has picked up an award for Best Hindi film as well.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
Vidya Balan's biggest challenge is to look, sound and act like poetess Kamala Das, voice coach on board.
Rasika celebrates her birthday... Lakshmi shoots in Kochi... Bachchan Pandey gets a release date...
As we celebrate the actor's much deserved award, Divya Nair presents 10 landmark films in Suriya's career, ranked in order of performance.
Has a distinguished poet's memory been sullied, asks K Kunhikrishnan?
Malayalam film Kili Poyi is for people who enjoy adult entertainers.
'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.'
Veteran Malayalam actor Madhu states his reasons of not accepting the Padma Shri.
Medieval heroes, cursed heroes, monsters, scamsters, there's no dearth of action on OTT this week, Sukanya Verma tells us.
'I don't find characters that are not grey that exciting.'
