A still from ‘Bramayugam’ | Photo Credit: YNOT Studios Malayalam period-folk-horror-thriller Bramayugam, directed by Rahul Sadasivan and starring Mammootty, will be screened at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles on February 12, 2026, as part of the “Where the Forest Meets the Sea: Folklore from Around the World” film series. The film…
A still from ‘Vilayath Buddha’ | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Vilayath Buddha, headlined by Prithviraj Sukumaran, is set to release worldwide on November 21. The movie, directed by debutant Jayan Nambiar, is produced by Sandeep Senan under the banner of Urvashi Theatres. The film, starring Priyamvada Krishnan as the female lead, is based on the…
Picture for representational purposes only. The Excise department in Kerala has submitted the chargesheet in a case in which four people, including three Malayalam filmmakers, were earlier arrested on charges of possessing suspected ganja. The Excise Enforcement and Anti-Narcotic Special Squad, Ernakulam, filed the chargesheet against directors Khalid Rahman, Ashraf Hamsa and Sameer Thahir and…
The 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) will be held in Goa from November 20 to 28 and feature over 240 films from 81 countries, including 13 world premieres, five international premieres and 44 Asian premieres, officials said on Friday. The 2025 edition of the IFFI will run from November 20 to 28. Tamil…
A still from ‘Ithiri Neram’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement All that two people who were eons ago the world to each other get, when they meet years later, is just a little while (’Ithiri Neram’) to spend together. Each word uttered between them carries with it the weight of their past and the mystery…
Apart from the National Anthem, one song that echoes through our childhood and is sung in school assemblies is Vande Mataram. As children, we may not grasp its depth, but each time it is sung or played, especially on Independence Day or Republic Day, it evokes a deep sense of pride and emotion. On November…
Nayakan, the cult-classic Tamil film starring Kamal Haasan and directed by Mani Ratnam has hit the screens again. The re-release is part of the celebrations of Kamal Haasan’s 71st birthday. For fans of the director and actor, the 1987 gangster drama couldn’t have come at a better time, as the combination’s comeback, Thug Life, turned…
The blueprint for many mystical thrillers — from Deviputhrudu to Karthikeya to the recent Virupaksha— has stayed the same. With time, a sceptic transforms into a theist in the backdrop of a supernatural experience. Jatadhara, directed by Venkat Kalyan and Abhishek Jaiswal, gives its protagonist, Shiva (Sudheer Babu), a funkier exterior — that of a…
The Girlfriend is a film for the ages. Had it been made a decade or two ago, it would have felt just as relevant, and if revisited decades later, it would still hold true. Its layered exploration of men, women, and the childhood experiences that shape their adult relationships is timeless. Writer and director Rahul…
A still from ‘Baramulla’. | Photo Credit: Netflix India/YouTube Usually, films based on the Kashmir conflict are told through characters in army fatigues. In Baramulla, director Aditya Suhas Jambhale, who made Article 370, for a change, infiltrates into the local Jammu & Kashmir Police to find DSP Ridwaan Sayyid, who is torn between duty and distrust. His colleagues…
