The filmmaker, known for weaving powerful socio-political narratives in films like Mulk, Article 15, Thappad, Anek, and Bheed, and the OTT series IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack, is journeying through Indian cities to connect with audiences and honour the magic of single-screen theatres. His recent travels brought him to an engaging conversation with Anuj Kumar…
Hundreds, including actors, friends, politicians and members of the public, thronged the residence of actor, screenwriter, and filmmaker Sreenivasan in Kandanad, Kochi, to pay their last respects. People kept arriving in large numbers to the actor’s residence to pay their respects as they mourned the actor’s passing. His mortal remains were kept at his residence…
Sreenivasan’s last rites at his residence in Kandanad near Thripunithura. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Hundreds of people, including actors, friends, politicians and members of the public, thronged the residence of actor, screenwriter and filmmaker Sreenivasan in Kandanad, Kochi, to pay their last respects. People continued to arrive in large numbers, mourning the veteran actor’s…
A still from ‘Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run’ | Photo Credit: Netflix A new trailer has been released for Steel Ball Run: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, confirming that the highly anticipated anime arc will debut worldwide on Netflix on March 19, 2026, with an extended 47-minute first episode. Revealed during Jump Festa, the trailer offers…
Kiara Advani’s first-look from ‘Toxic’; JJ Perry, Yash and Geetu Mohandas from the sets of the film | Photo Credit: @KVNProductions/X The makers of Kannada star Yash’s upcoming film, Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, on Sunday (December 21) confirmed Bollywood star Kiara Advani as the female lead. The makers unveiled a first-look poster of…
Sreenivasan during an interaction with ‘The Hindu’ at his residence at Kandanadu near Kochi on September 4, 2015. | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT It is perhaps a coincidence that curtains have fallen on the iconic filmography of actor, scenarist and director Sreenivasan, spanning nearly half a century, at a time when memes based on his…
Actor Sreenivasan during an interaction with The Hindu at his residence on September 4, 2015. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat The cliched references to Thalassery, a coastal town in Kerala’s Malabar, often centres around the three Cs — cricket, cakes and circus. There is historical validity to these attributions and in the 1980s and 1990s,…
Sreenivasan | Photo Credit: RATHEESH KUMAR C Veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad is among those who feel a heavy vacuum as actor-director-screenwriter Sreenivasan passed away on Saturday (December 20, 2025), for the duo played what could be termed a lifelong innings that created a space of its own in the Malayalam cinema universe. For over four…
Urvashi and Sreenivasan in a still from the film Thalayanamanthram Actor Urvashi on Saturday (December 20, 2025) remembered actor-director-screenwriter Sreenivasan as someone who made enormous contributions to Malayalam cinema. Urvashi said the news of Sreenivasan’s passing was unexpected, as she had been hoping he would regain his health and return to cinema actively. Also read…
Sreenivasan was a fabulous actor. But he was even more fabulous as a scriptwriter. When we talk of the greatest scriptwriters of Malayalam cinema, the names of M.T. Vasudevan Nair, P. Padmarajan and A.K. Lohithadas come up for discussion. Sreenivasan should also be part of that list. True, he may not have written the greatest…
