'If I had continued staying in Kerala and making films, I would have probably lost my life.' 'I am no longer a film-maker.'
Well-known Malayalam filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan was arrested from Neyyattinkara near Thiruvananthapuram based on a complaint filed by actress Manju Warrier on charges of blackmailing her and maligning her reputation via social media, the police said on Thursday.
The magistrate court heard him and gave him bail upon furnishing sureties.
'Oraalppokkam is open to interpretation and therein lies its appeal.'
The Kerala high court gives a go-ahead to the controversial Malayalam film.
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto has said it "deeply regrets" causing offence to members of the Hindu and other faith communities and has removed the presentation of the documentary Kaali, after the Indian mission in Ottawa urged the Canadian authorities to take down all "provocative material" related to the controversial film.
How many people knew her Nani was from Kottayam?
The government has "suffocated" the institutions where argument, debate and dissent were nurtured, the letter stated.
Sukanya Verma handpicks 10 new interesting movies and shows from India and abroad just for you.
The pulling out of films S Durga and Nude from the 48th edition of IFFi did not go well with the director.
The latest updates from the Malayalam film industry.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
A lowdown on what's happening in the Malayalam film industry.
Filmmaker Sanal Kumar Sasidharan on his Oraalppokkam win, and why he is keen on retaining the independent spirit of his films.
'If the executive is not obeying the judiciary, then it is a Constitutional issue.'
Every time a filmmaker wishes to explore history or religion on his or her terms, self-appointed experts and limelight-seeking zealots swoop in to protest, says Sukanya Verma.
Savouring Spielberg's fierce, fine movie; salivating over MAMI's line-up; gobbling a Shrek cake; visualising a desi Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants with Alia, Bhumi and more in Sukanya Verma's Super Filmi Week.
'Who will cast me?'
'It's all about how many Instagram followers you have, which ramp you're walking on,' the actress who is sensational in Sacred Games tells Rediff.com's Ronjita V Kulkarni.
The movies that impressed, puzzled and stunned Sukanya Verma at MAMI this year.
Aseem Chhabra looks at the year's best Non-Hindi Indian movies.
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