Madhuri Dixit in ‘Mrs. Deshpande’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A middle-aged woman lives like a veteran in prison, where cooking food is her forte. When we first meet her, it is difficult not to wonder what she hides behind her seemingly innocent face. She is the first one to get up in the morning,…
Tavi Shah and Jo Perera in ‘Baala Kaale’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Singer Tanvi Shah is getting used to greeting people with ‘Ayubowan’, the Sinhalese word to welcome someone. Post a major health setback after getting diagnosed with breast cancer in 2023-2024, the Jai Ho singer has now made a quiet comeback: with a…
Is it possible to time-travel back to the mid-1960s, to a Tamil Nadu of the past, where the Dravidian uprising was reaching a pinnacle? The only medium with a transportive power that comes close to the magic of a time machine is cinema. And it is this quality of the art form that the makers…
Channing Tatum in ‘Roofman’ | Photo Credit: Paramount Pictures/YouTube Jeffrey Manchester’s (Channing Tatum) life is so bizarre, you might roll your eyes and think “only in the movies” until you realise it is based on a true story. Roofman (English) Director: Derek Cianfrance Cast: Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst, LaKeith Stanfield, Juno Temple, Peter Dinklage Storyline:…
Director Prakash Veer | Photo Credit: Ravichandran N “It’s a good space to be in,” says filmmaker Prakash Veer, visibly relieved after the first week of his much-anticipated Kannada action-thriller, The Devil. The film stars superstar Darshan, currently in prison for the alleged murder of Chitradurga resident, Renukaswamy. Shooting with no certainty of the lead…
The Hindi film Dhurandhar is becoming a sensation and a debate. It shows an Indian spy (Ranveer Singh) infiltrating a Pakistani gangster/terror network through Operation Dhurandhar. But the film, ironically, displays another kind of infiltration, putting it under a genre called “government-embedded filmmaking’, as coined by American writer Peter Maas. If the concept refers to…
Kannada filmmaker Prakash Veer talks to The Hindu about making ‘The Devil’, starring Darshan, fondly called ‘D Boss’ by his fans. The actor is currently in prison for the alleged murder of Chitradurga resident Renukaswamy. The movie has got a grand response in the opening week and the director opens on the controversy, the challenges…
Poster announcing Kayadu Lohar’s casting in ‘I’m Game’; and first look poster of the film featuring Dulquer Salmaan | Photo Credit: @dqswayfarerfilms/Instagram Actor Kayadu Lohar has joined the cast of Malayalam star Dulquer Salmaan’s upcoming film, I’m Game. The film also features Antony Varghese in the lead and is directed by Nahas Hidhayath of RDX…
Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday in ‘Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri’ | Photo Credit: Dharma Productions/YouTube The trailer of Kartik Aaryan and Ananya Panday’s upcoming film, Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri was unveiled by the makers on Thursday, December 18, 2025. The film, directed by Sameer Vidwans (Satyaprem Ki…
‘O thappu kottu, thakilu kottu…,’ a new composition by veteran musician Samji Arattupuzha, instantly transports listeners to the courtyard of a Kerala church. The song, which dropped on YouTube two weeks ago, recreates the joyful verve of a Malayali Christmas carol. Samji employs drums and clarinet to create a textured soundscape that evokes a nostalgic…
