Swargathekkaal Sundaram is one more addition to the heap of films that leave hardly anything to be remembered,
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
Punyalan Agarbatthis is a well executed film with Jayasurya along with the rest of the cast giving a likable performance.
Sonam Kapoor likes to mix and match movie genres but picks comedy as her favourite.
Debutante director Sam Anton's Darling has a decent pace, some excellent comedy and an engaging screenplay, says S Saraswathi.
'I will miss you, dear Venu. You reached the pinnacle with your talent,' recalls K Kunhikrishnan who knew the legendary actor well.
There are a lot many gems he produced long before Naatu Naatu became a worldwide Oscar-nominated (and winning in all likelihood) sensation.
'Sunny can command respect without raising his voice or fist. I wanted that personality for this character.'
From world cinema to old-fashioned whodunits, it's all there on OTT this week. Sukanya Verma makes her recommendations.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
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.
Saif Ali Khan, who showed us how wicked he could be in Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior has been cast in the role.
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.
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.
The best films are not necessarily the most successful -- that would be another list altogether -- although sometimes quality and commerce do converge.
Queen, directed by Vikas Bahl, has picked up an award for Best Hindi film as well.
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.
Vidya Balan's biggest challenge is to look, sound and act like poetess Kamala Das, voice coach on board.
Has a distinguished poet's memory been sullied, asks K Kunhikrishnan?
'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.'
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.'
Malayalam film Kili Poyi is for people who enjoy adult entertainers.
Veteran Malayalam actor Madhu states his reasons of not accepting the Padma Shri.
As Fahadh Faasil turns 39 on August 8, Subhash K Jha looks back at his favourite films featuring the brilliant actor.
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.
It willl be the first Malayalam film to be mixed and released in the Dolby Atmos cinema sound platform.
'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.'
Deepa Gahlot picks a list of 10 essential RGV movies though there are 84 to wade through.
'What I have learnt over time is that when it comes to doing any movie, your experiences helps a lot.'
The film will be directed by Priyadarshan.
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Subtlety has never been a strong suit of Bollywood remakes. They cannot resist adding that extra something or going overboard, sighs Sukanya Verma.
Nivin Pauly is elated after the stupendous success of his latest film Premam.
The national media gave the impression that Hindi films swept the National awards which is far from the truth.
The national media gave the impression that Hindi films swept the National awards which is far from the truth.
