Empuraan promises a world of geo-political intrigue, drug wars and action spectacle all rolled into one, observes Arjun Menon.
Rekhachitram is the latest in an assembly line of films that use the period setting and mythic allure of the past to drive home the suspense of relatively straightforward genre stories, notes Arjun Menon.
The actor who made her debut in Malayalam cinema with Pavi Caretaker, has a wardrobe full of gorgeous fits.
Get your low down on what's happening in Malayalam cinema, right here!
The star couple will tie the knot in August this year
'The festival is supporting only Bollywood and mainstream cinema,' they allege.
Narivetta takes its cue from real-life incidents and fictionalises the ordeal through the experiences of a young cop caught in the crossfire between the police and tribals up in arms, notes Arjun Menon.
The actor-politician however, said they should not try to destroy such a huge industry like cinema.
Here are five successful Malayalam films that hit the screens in the first half of 2014.
He said that the police were vigorously investigating the complaints of sexual harassment and abuse raised by several women, so let the agency carry on with its probe honestly.
A second case for a sexual offence has been registered against director Ranjith on a complaint by a male actor in Kozhikode, police said on Saturday.
Separate cases have been registered in Kerala against popular Malayalam actors Jayasoorya and Maniyanpilla Raju following an allegation raised by a female actor that they had sexually assaulted her, police said on Thursday. Multiple FIRs have been registered against many high profile Malayalam film personalities following allegations of sexual harassment against various directors and actors in the wake of revelations in the Justice K Hema Committee report. In a Facebook post, the woman actor had said, 'I am writing to report a series of incidents of physical and verbal abuse I suffered at the hands of 1 Mukesh 2 Maniyan Pilla Raju, 3 Idavela Babu, 4 Jayasoorya (Jayasurya), 5 adv Chandrasekaran, 6 production controller Noble and Vichu, in the Malayalam film industry.'
Among the 24 feature films chosen for the Indian Panorama section in IFFI 7 of them are Malayalam films.
Fahadh Faasil tops the list with his brilliant performances in 22 Female Kottayam, Diamond Necklace
As an IAS officer in Kerala, Gyanesh Kumar -- who the Congress described as Amit Shah's 'right hand man' -- had a good working equation with the state's Congress and Left leaders.
Through his films, National award winning director T V Chandran has handled many relevant social issues, like few others do.
As pressure mounted, the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front seemed to be supporting Mukesh, taking a cautious wait-and-watch stance.
Here's looking at five Malayalam films that made the biggest impact at the box office.
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It's quite to be a tough fight this week.
Get your lowdown of what's happening in Malayalam cinema.
Get your low down on what's happening in the world of Malayalam cinema, right here!
'Abuse, asking for sexual favours, and expecting women to compromise to gain a foothold or accelerate their careers exist in every field. Why is a woman alone expected to go through the grind?'
Mr.Marumakan, Friday, Thappana and Run Baby Run are all set to release this festive season.
'It took us 14 years to get our story into theatres.'
Fans will have to settle down for Tees Maar Khan or Toonpur Ka Superrhero.
The actor was injured in a road accident recently.
Kareena Kapoor Khan and Prithviraj Sukumaran have signed up a new film to be directed by Meghna Gulzar.
Where does Kamal Haasan stand on the issue of imposition of Hindi in the south? "I stand with Punjab. I stand with Karnataka. I stand with Andhra," is his quick reply.
With Piravi, Shaji N Karun joined the select group of great masters of film. Malayalam once upon a time used to produce such films. Today, it is only mindless violence, politics and grotesque humour. The films have no soul, although they are technically quite good. With Shaji's passing, and earlier with his mentor G Aravindan's untimely death, an era is coming to an end. Rajeev Srinivasan salutes the master, who passed into the ages on April 28.
'The media is portraying the Malayalam film industry as the worst place, but that's not true.'
The high production costs and the low returns have mounted pressure on Malayalam filmmakers
National Award winner Salim Kumar tops the list.
Get your lowdown on what's happening in Malayalam cinema.
Two successful directors of Malayalam cinema -- Diphan and Shaji Kailas -- are going to direct London Dreams together.
The glorious singer is simply sensational at 77 and we just love her!
We take a look at the year's finest films from Malayalam cinema!
Four major films fight it out at the box office this Christmas season.
Her vibrant wardrobe is full of steal-worthy outfits.
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