A still from Pennum Porattum. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Much like an out-of-control car hurtling down a crowded pathway, leaving utter chaos in its wake, there is really no moment at which actor Rajesh Madhavan’s debut directorial Pennum Porattum pauses to ponder. It occasionally takes detours to keep us abreast of the two parallel…
“I wilted every time I saw a crop wither,” said renowned Tamil saint and philosopher Ramalinga Swamigal, or ‘Vallalar’ as he is popularly known. This resounding statement is a part of Vallalar’s Jeevakarunyam philosophy, which speaks about the need to ‘see god in all living things.’ This torch of humanity is also the seed of…
In the middle of ‘O Romeo, Afshan, the revenge-filled girl from a rich music background, tells Ustara, the razor-wielding contract killer of the Mumbai underworld, that she is from Muzaffarnagar, but her gharana is Gwalior. Ustara responds as if his home is Lucknow, but his gharana is Mumbai. The conversation is writer-director Vishal Bhardwaj’s way of…
Starting with thumps, squeaks and grunts which are revealed to be those of a hanging, Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heightswears its carnality self-consciously on its sleeve. A phenomenally loose adaptation of Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel, Wuthering Heights is eye‑wateringly beautiful to look at and sounds exquisite but is ultimately rather hollow. After the hanging, which amuses…
Jathi Ratnalu director KV Anudeep’s latest film, Funky, is set in a bubble—the Telugu film industry, a world the filmmaker has immediate access to. The premise itself—where an emerging director falls for the daughter of an eminent producer—is a fictional take on the love story of industry couple, director Nag Ashwin and producer Priyanka Dutt…
Semmalar Annam’s first love has always been film direction, even though it took a backseat since acting kept her busy all these years. But along came a blessing in disguise — the COVID-19 pandemic-induced lockdown in 2020 — as it gifted her ample time to work on the script she had in mind. Annam says…
Nani from ‘The Paradise’. | Photo Credit: @odela_srikanth/X Nani’s highly anticipated action thriller The Paradise has been postponed, with the makers officially announcing a new theatrical release date of August 21, 2026. The film was originally slated to arrive in cinemas on March 26, 2026. Taking to Instagram, the team confirmed the delay and shared…
Adarsh Gourav and Shanaya Kapoor in ‘Tuu Yaa Main’. | Photo Credit: Colour Yellow and Bhanushali Studios Limited/YouTube This Valentine’s week, love floats in a pool infested with primal danger as Bejoy Nambiar blends genres to create a triangle between two contrasting social media influencers and a crocodile in Tu Yaa Main. Playing out like…
James Van Der Beek | Photo Credit: AP James Van Der Beek, one of the defining television faces of the late 1990s and early 2000s, has passed away aged 48. His family announced his death in a statement shared on his social media accounts, saying he died peacefully after a prolonged illness. “Our beloved James…
Representational image | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Madras High Court has cleared the decks for the conduct of elections to Tamil Film Producers Council (TFPC) on February 22, 2026 by dismissing an application filed jointly by four of its members who had urged the court to grant an interim injunction against the polls. Justice…
