His cinema of compassion inspired me, gave me tools to develop empathy for others. But it also made me understand that serious, socially committed cinema with deeply engaging narratives and great performances is an art form to admire, appreciate and explore. Aseem Chhabra remembers Shyam Benegal, who passed into the ages on Monday evening.
Film stars from Hindi cinema as well as the south came together on a common platform, where they were honoured for their work.
'That will happen and we shall overcome sooner than we expect.'
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'We believe these five days should get roughly about 5 to 5.5 million people or more into the cinemas.'
Troubled twins, dangerous cults, portent dreams, telepathic kids, World War III, yakuza clans... Sukanya Verma lists the many options on OTT this week.
The film will be directed by Lakshmikanth Chenna and newcomer Krishi Arimanda will play Neil Nitin Mukesh's role.
Superheroes, snowmen, freedom fighters, Sukanya Verma lists everything the OTT channels have to offer this week.
The film will connect with the urban audience, especially the youth.
The Telugu actor talks about his film Pilla Zamindar and more.
Decapitated ghosts, ancient ghosts, devil judges, devious cartoons, angry young women, it's a super flavourful platter of assorted goodies on the OTT menu this week.
Looking at the best performances of the late actor.
As Thalapathy Vijay embarks on a career in politics, Arjun Menon looks closer at his glorious filmography.
Get your lowdown on what's happening in Telugu cinema.
The film is directed by Radhamohan and stars Yami Gautam opposite Allu Sirish.
Subhash K Jha gives us the lowdown on what's going on in showbiz.
Director Senthil Kumar talks about his movie which became the highest grosser in Telugu cinema.
'I owe a big debt to Andhra for my career, which took off in a big way in Telugu cinema.' 'If I am able to pay some of that debt back, I'm grateful for the opportunity.'
'Mohanlal and Akshay are two actors who trust me implicitly.'
Kareena is off to work... Raashii shares a picture from the sets...Rajkummar is grateful...
Posani Krishna Murali's Dussasana portrays politics as it is with nothing new to offe.
Vakeel Saab is an out-and-out Pawan Kalyan show, where he makes his point sometimes with a pen and at times with a punch, observes Joginder Tuteja.
Emotions run high more than usual on OTT this week.
While super hits like Jawaan are missing this year, it has been filled with a range of medium-range hits such as Crew, Teri Baaton Ne Uljhaa Diya and Guntur Kaaram, observes Vanita Kohli-Khandekar.
'With passage of time, Kamal did move away from the humdrum of commercial cinema, using it only as a peg to launch a new concept or new technology, as no other actor/film-maker has done in Indian cinema.' N Sathiya Moorthy assesses the career and politics of movie legend Kamal Haasan on his 70th brthday.
After making a mark in Tamil, Priya Anand is ready with her Telugu debut.
'After Diwali, I don't see this trend of re-releases going forward. We won't have that window to re-release films because of the kind of movies that are slated to be released.'
The Telugu remake of A Wednesday sees the coming together of two superstars -- Kamal Haasan and Venkatesh. Shruti Haasan's background score and a different story line rocks.
Telugu actress Taapsee on her filmi debut.
Enchanted rings, talking teddy bears and arranged marriages of the phony kind, hijack horror and more on OTT this week.
Gautamiputra Satakarni is expected to release in January.
There are rumours of the film being remade in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Bengali and Hindi.
After Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, it's time for another magnum opus to spread its wings into the regional market.
Sudaram Master talks about judging Aata, the first Telugu reality television show, which is in its fifth season now.
Filmmaker Gangaraju Gunnam talks about his new film, Amrutham Chandamamalo which is based on his successful television serial Amrutham.
Karma has a new theme and concept as far as Telugu cinema is concerned but doen't offer much entertainment. What it does offer is a slice of Hindu mythology.
