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.
There is nothing showy about Madonna B Sebastian's dressing. But boy does she know how to dress.
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.
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.
The film was criticised heavily for its pedestrian language upon its release last month.
'I hope this win inspires boys and girls who watch thousands of dreams and want to make them come true.'
She's the crazy cat lady for whom home is where her girls Burfi and Mishti are.
Salaar looks like a solid treat for action junkies, notes Mayur Sanap.
Vishakan has urged the court to issue an interim direction for return of his mobile as it was the sole source of his livelihood.
'Or because I am getting a s**tload of money.'
'A very emotional connect has happened.'
Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y Chandrachud on Tuesday said the greatest challenge before the Indian judiciary is to eliminate barriers to accessing justice and make sure that the judiciary is inclusive and accessible to the last person in the line.
Her life is about 'everything cinema, all the time always'.
Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis has given his best wishes to the Adipurush team for the success of the film.
This is the kind of essential saas-bahu banter we don't mind tolerating on our screens, Divya Nair tells us.
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.
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.
'The sudden arrests and detentions of all Working Committee members led to mass satyagraha.' 'I found myself helpless as the source of my income, from which I sent a portion to my parents in the village, had suddenly stopped.'
What is noticeable in both movies is the willingness with which both the ageing stars -- Kamal is 68 and Rajini, four years older at 72 with a kidney transplant that he has not shied away from acknowledging -- have learnt to respect their age and bodies, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.
Samantha and Vijay Deverakonda obviously believe mixing work with a lot of fun.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend.
Shukla, who has penned the Hindi dialogues and songs of the retelling of the Ramayana, said the amended lines will be added to the film by this week.
Dapper dads who look good at every age.
Along with Salman Khan's Kisi Ka Bhai Kisi Ki Jaan and Keanu Reeves' action blockbuster John Wick: Chapter 4, we have Nawazuddin Siddiqui's rom-com Tiku Weds Sheru releasing on OTT this week and much more.
'When I saw my name in the list, it was unbelievable.'
The Vin Diesel film had the best collections amongst all the movies in the running across the country.
A total of 11.45 lakh candidates out of 20.38 lakh have qualified the examination, up by 48 per cent from last year.
Royal tragedies, loony vampires, nuclear disasters, scoop hunters becoming the story, all that and more on OTT this week.
Tropical beaches are happy to have elegant Isha sitting on their sands.
Well, they have found their home at the AVM Heritage Museum in Vadapalani, Chennai.
Arnie's back, Varun shape shifts while others fight the good fight and more on OTT this week.
'In terms of ticket sales, Hindi is at 50-60 per cent while the South markets are at 80-90 per cent of pre-pandemic levels.' The patchy performance of Hindi, the largest segment of the business is the nub of what is bothering Indian cinema.
'Oommen Chandy always had time for his people and valued their voices.' 'There was no rest for him as long as the betterment of his fellow citizens was at stake.' Ambassador Venu Rajamony, who knew the former Kerala chief minister for half a century, salutes a beloved leader who worked tirelessly for the welfare of its people.
Shubman Gill will lend his voice to Indian Spider-Man in the upcoming animated movie Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse.
Sukanya Verma lists everything you can watch on streaming platforms this weekend.