Manjummel Boys is a largely conventional, commercial movie. But given the rather curvy observations that do stay intact in the film, Rohit Sathish is tempted to think what an even braver, more ambitious film would have done.
SRK and Aamir Khan lose out to Prakash Raj, among others.
Prithviraj talks about his films and his role in Mani Ratnam's Raavan.
Subhash K Jha picks his favourite films of 2023 from south India.
Radhika Rajamani pays tribute to the legendary film producer Daggubati Ramanaidu who breathed his last on February 18.
The Tamil Nadu government has told the Supreme Court it has not issued any order imposing a "shadow or implicit ban" on The Kerala Story, a multilingual film that has triggered a massive controversy over religious conversions.
The very timing of the Phalke Award on Rajini now, days ahead of Tamil Nadu voting in the assembly election, may have taken away the seriousness and credibility attaching to the Centre's decision, making it sound every bit political, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
The latest updates from the Tamil film industry.
If the people of Tamil Nadu stop deifying their leaders and start evaluating them more objectively, the political masters too may change their wayward behaviour, argues Sudhir Bisht.
From fantasy to football, OTT is beaming with all kinds of goodies this week.
Bring on the popcorn, the OTT scene is buzzing with three things -- entertainment, entertainment, entertainment.
In Tamil Nadu, the alternative to one Dravidian party has been another, and for one actor-politician CM, there is another. Their initial popularity may owe to their filmi charisma, but their continued acceptance owed to their government's policies and programmes targeting the poor and the needy in the state, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Sasikumar on producing the National Award winning Tamil film.
'A director should be gifted with the right couple to show a love scene.' 'I was very lucky to have Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone in the love scene.' 'Just placing them in a frame together, it was something else.'
Both sports and digital will drag down the healthy operating margins that entertainment television continues to make.
Stories of friendship, former life and fights against the system dominate the OTT this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Aseem Chhabra rates the movies he's watched in 2023, and tells you where you can watch them!
'I'm even bald in the film, so that's something I'm never ever going to be in my life.'
'Manjummel Boys is way beyond my control now.'
A spread of eclectic entertainment on OTT for you.
Director M Saravanan talks about making an action thriller with Ivan Veramathiri.
There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.
Director Karthik Subbaraj is elated as his film Jigarthanda is a smash hit.
Will Vijay will go the most successful MGR/Jayalalithaa way, or that of Vijayakanth, Seeman or Kamalahaasan, or will he end up as another Rajinikanth who cries wolf at the last minute and quits the scene even before it all had really begun, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.
Patriotism, politics, pain, it's all there on OTT this week.
From damsels versus dragons to showbiz shenanigans, ready to catch all the action on OTT this week?
After Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, it's time for another magnum opus to spread its wings into the regional market.
With Tamil Nadu witnessing a sharp increase in the covid-19 cases, the government on Saturday announced clamping a two-week 'total lockdown' across the state to curb the spread of the pandemic.
Mystery, horror, biopics, documentaries, fantasy, romance, comedy, coming-of-age, pick the genre you like from the wide variety on OTT this week.
It's raining brand new seasons and shows on OTT this week.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Tamil film industry.
Will these 2024 releases -- bookended by Rajinikanth no less -- make a dhamaka at the box office?
Everything from casting, art direction, styling, dialogues and music of this dark comedy about a south Indian cowboy is near perfect.
Choose from the eight releases this week.
A tribute to one of Indian cinema's most prolific filmmakers K Balachander, who passed away at the age of 84 on December 23.
Representatives of the Tamil film industry on Friday began an eight-hour-long fast at Chepauk in Chennai, condemning the attacks on cinemas screening Tamil films, by pro-Kannada groups protesting Tamil Nadu's decision to go ahead with the Hogenekal water project.Wearing badges to show their opposition to the project and their pride in Tamil culture, scores of personalities including actors Vijay Kumar and Radha Ravi and leading technicians participated in the fast.
'A very emotional connect has happened.'
Debutant director Andrew Louis talks about the success of his film Leelai.
Pandiraj talks about his new film Kedi Billa Kelladi Ranga, a comedy, which hits the screens this Friday
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