These films, even at their saddest, darkest and grossest, retain their sense of humour, their sense of proportion, which again is something you associate with a Malayali.
R Madhavan's Rocketry: The Nambi Effect has won the National Award for Best Feature Film while Alia Bhatt and Kriti Sanon shared the Best Actress award for their roles in Gangubai Kathiawadi and Mimi, respectively.
'Even though Gandhiji did not know me well, Sardar knew and remembered me working with him till the Congress was banned.' Glimpses from the fascinating memoirs of Chakkedath Sankarankutty Menon, the stenographer who worked for Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel during the freedom struggle.
Her mantra is: "Wear what makes you feel comfortable!"
Legendary novelist, film director and movie script writer M T Vasudevan Nair turned 90 last week. The Jnanpith awardee had an unlikely visitor at his home in Malappuram on Wednesday, July 26, 2023.
Dulquer may be good looking but how long can you watch him with a cigarette in his mouth, giving that deadpan expression, wonders Divya Nair.
The government wants the state to be renamed as 'Keralam' in the Constitution and all the official records.
What could have been an immensely compelling survival drama is reduced to the pretty-girl-in-peril thriller, observes a disappointed Mayur Sanap.
From intergalactic superheroes to the ills of smoking and body shaming, OTT is brimming with action this week.
The minister said this underlying resentment and pain of those countries regarding the global economy was building up for the last 15-20 years and the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine conflict resulted in prices of energy and food items going up.
'What's beautiful now about India is that we are discovering so much more about each other, our stories and micro culture.'
Sukanya Verma shares her OTT recommendations.
The actor gave everyone a glimpse of his chiselled body by posting stills from his upcoming film, Bade Miyan Chote Miyan.
'Bharat is a name that is 7000 years old.' 'We are not saying the name of the country should be changed from India to Bharat; we only recommended that the stress should be on Bharat.'
The prime minister will be part of the launch of several development initiatives on his birthday.
'Thanks to OTT, our work is now seen by all.' 'Every movie is getting recognition from not just India, but from all over the world.'
The makers of the upcoming sci-fi Project K unveiled the long-awaited official first look of Deepika Padukone from the film.
There is nothing showy about Madonna B Sebastian's dressing. But boy does she know how to dress.
The film was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language upon its release last month.
She's the crazy cat lady for whom home is where her girls Burfi and Mishti are.
'The moments of laughter you've gifted us will always remain.'
Salaar looks like a solid treat for action junkies, notes Mayur Sanap.
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has given his best wishes to the Adipurush team for the success of the film.
Her life is about 'everything cinema, all the time always'.
'One thing about ISRO is that all the people who work there are passionate about their work.' 'They did not mind spending day and night over there.' 'Even today it is like that.'
Year after year, Malayalam cinema throws stunning surprises at us. 2022 was no exception.
Vishakan has urged the court to issue an interim direction for return of his mobile as it was the sole source of his livelihood.
The controversy-ridden film, which registered a bumper opening at the box office only to witness a major drop in collections as negative word of mouth spread on social media, is now screening in theatres with altered dialogues.
I don't remember Rajinikanth beheading anyone so brutally in any of his previous films. Or glamourising so much of blood and violence. This is an altogether different version of a brutal Ra1jinikanth, something you and I had probably never imagined before, observes Divya Nair.
The Mumbai police has decided to provide security to Manoj Shukla Muntashir, the dialogue writer of the film Adipurush after he cited a threat to his life, an official said on Monday.
This is huge, as there are hardly any films that surpass the Rs 100 crore mark in its first three days itself.
Samantha and Vijay Deverakonda obviously believe mixing work with a lot of fun.
This is the kind of essential saas-bahu banter we don't mind tolerating on our screens, Divya Nair tells us.
'Ours is a disaster movie with no big stars, songs or commercial ingredients.' 'Yet, it is Malayalam cinema's highest grosser.'
'All the parts that I have played till now, I have got them only through auditions.' 'I auditioned my a** off.'
Though the lies hardly go beyond extramarital affairs and conception problems, they are laid out by arresting storytellers who raise the stakes while speaking in tongues not wiped clean to make progressive points (No Made in Heaven-type diddling, here), notes Sreehari Nair.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend.
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