MeToo in Mollywood: 2 more famous actors booked

Separate cases have been registered in Kerala against popular Malayalam actors Jayasoorya and Maniyanpilla Raju following an allegation raised by a female actor that they had sexually assaulted......

HC relief for CPM MLA Mukesh in rape case; party defends actor

In a scandal that has shaken the Malayalam film industry, actor-politician M Mukesh along with three other prominent actors have been booked in cases of rape and sexual assault, sparking a fierce......

Assault case filed against director Ranjith, 4 actors under cloud

The fallout from the Justice K Hema Committee report on harassment and abuse in the Malayalam film industry intensified on Monday as a case was filed against well-known filmmaker Ranjith, and......

Rice Economy Faces Turmoil as El Nino Turns Up Heat

In the coming months, globally as well as in India, rice might remain a hot potato. IMAGE: Women plant rice saplings in a paddy field in Assam. Photograph: Anuwar Hazarika/Reuters A fortnight or......

Will Sexual Abuse Ever End In Film Industry?

Nothing is going to change in a hurry unless attitudes change and punishments are speedy and fair, notes Ramesh Menon. All Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Worms are daily crawling......

Indian 2 Review: Kamal Haasan Elevates Overwritten Sequel

The saving grace of Shankar's expanded universe is the masterful precision with which Kamal Haasan drops himself into a messy setup, only slightly to elevate the pulpy tendencies of Shankar's......

OTT This Week: Aamir, Madhuri, Akshay...

Aamir Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene and Akshay Kumar headline OTT offerings this week. Plus, you'll find aliens, spirits, serial killers... Sukanya Verma lists them out. Laal Singh ChaddhaWhere to......

Jayasurya, Anoop Menon in David & Goliath

National award winning director Rajeev Nath (for the film Janani) is ready with David & Goliath, in which Jayasurya and Anoop Menon play the lead. The two actors have been doing interesting films......

Watch Out For These Guys!

The big stars have always risen to the occasion in World Cups, be it Kapil Dev in 1983, Sanath Jayasurya in 1996, Ricky Ponting in 2003, Mahendra Singh Dhoni in 2011 or Ben Stokes in 2019.This......

Images: India vs Pakistan, Champions Trophy

Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first on a batsman friendly track. They started off beautifully, with Imran Nazir and Kamran Akmal compiling 28 runs in four overs. However, it didn't......