'Somewhere, I have to be true to myself. At this point in life, I am more interested in human drama.'
'In this age of OTT, where you are overdosed on content with violence, crime, sex and lust, this love story is refreshing,' notes Divya Nair.
'I want the audience to smile when they see my film.'
Malayalam actor Sharafudheen talks about the films that defined his career.
Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam is a masterpiece, and like most masterpieces of the cinema, it's a great act of folly, observes Sreehari Nair.
December 2022 could be the last Christmas for Santha Bakery, a business drawing its lineage from the first Christmas cake baked in Kerala.
In 2020, Hindi cinema had a tough time staying on par with its southern counterparts.
The actor said the film industry has the power to stay independent and wished they had enough courage to do so.
'Once Mohanlal's ever-swelling entourage grasped his enormous worth, once it realized that the innate Mohanlal appeal could be profited from, it set about to exploit, to make uproars, to create the Mohanlal brand.' 'And he wasn't meant to be a brand. He was meant to be an artist, a tireless explorer of the unique seas inside him,' asserts Sreehari Nair.
Friendships are not merely severed, but built over scuffles. And just about anything can stir things up -- a long-standing feud, a pointless stare, a disrupted moral stance, a fist that ricochets off a face and smacks another face in the near vicinity, observes Sreehari Nair.
'Satyajit Ray is most relevant even today.'
A lowdown on all the goings-on in the Malayalam film industry.
'We will defeat her with the blessings of the people of Amethi, but we will always respect her as an opponent'
The 21 year old Malayalam actor from Kerala gets candid about her love for food, fashion and more.
'In the whole of my career, some ten-twenty characters might have really satisfied me.'
Despite its stiffness, in Aarkkariyam, a supernatural glow does shine out of the ordinary.
Prithviraj Sukumaran WILL play Variankunnathu Kunjahammed Haji, a leader of the 1921 Malabar rebellion.
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 social comment in Sanalkumar Sasidharan's Ozhivudivasathe Kali could well make it a success at the box office, feels Paresh C Palicha.
Poor writing sinks this period film which is watchable for Mammooty's gravity defying stunts, says Divya Nair.
Kuruthi is let down by poor execution -- there are too many loose ends and most of the arguments seemed too forced, like there was an urgent responsibility to balance the blame without taking sides, points out Divya Nair.
Bhaktajanangalude Sradhakku has Kavya Madhavan and Irshad in the lead.
"Every actor's life is short. It exists only between 'Action' and 'Cut'," Mohanlal once told Subhash K Jha.
'... their love was jinxed.' 'His celluloid path to his partner's heart was seldom smooth; it had to contend with greedy relatives and indecisive sweethearts, who were more ready to sacrifice than woo and wed.'
'I don't know whether this curse will be lifted or not. It's in the hands of the audience.'
'These accusations of my film being a copy only makes our chances at the Academy harder.'
What links The Alchemist and Kochavva Paulo Ayyappa Coelho?
The film's premise does not inspire confidence and even the humour does not have the requisite fizz.
The dinner Jill Biden and her husband US President Joe Biden hosted for Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, June 22, at the White House brought together, Indians and Americans from so many firmaments.
The actor has some fashion advice for you.
'You are working with the best of the lot.' 'The best part is that they treat you equally, unlike in India.'
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
'I didn't get any recognition in Kerala for this film and it has definitely hurt me. When the whole world is celebrating the return of Sanskrit, my state is busy ignoring it.' Vinod Mankara talks about his award-winning film, Priyamanasam.
'Raj and DK have taken the effort to look at Moosa as a person.' 'Like, what happened to him?' 'What made him become a terrorist?' 'The emotional trauma that he might have had... that clicked for me.'
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
At the end of the six short stories, Feels Like Ishq is uneven yet watchable, feels Sukanya Verma.
The superstar tells Kerala's CM, 'don't let politics affect your governance.'
'It's only in the last seven years, I have taken acting seriously.'
'How long do you dumb down, how long do you stay silent,' the actor asks at TEDx.
