Iranian-American actor Shohreh Aghdashloo once said, “Cinema is a reflection of its own society,” and Malayalam films have time and again proved this with their rooted and realistic stories. Family ...

The sharp beats of the opening performance of Day 7 of Marghazhiyil Makkal Isai thundered through the auditorium. The beats of Jupla Eruthu Kattu Parai overpowered the steady pattering of rain outside ...

Goundamani, the veteran comedian who appeared in Tamil films, turns 83 today. Often known for adding an element of comic relief in films, mostly alongside his regular collaborator and comedian Senthil ...

I remember the first time I saw Pursuit of Happiness. For a kid growing up on Will Smith’s comedic and action personalities, it was remarkably far removed from anything I have seen of him. I felt his ...

Right now we’ve all got our eyes on ripped and distressed jeans, but Goundamani knew the trend way back. Except, owing to the lack of equipment, he rips it apart with a knife. Our foreign return Jacky ...

Pulamaipithan, the veteran poet and lyricist, died at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday. He was 86. The poet, popularly called Pulavar Pulamaipithan was known for writing some of the most ...

We’ve all known actor Vijay Sethupathi for his wonderful acting skills, striking slang, charmful expressions, great sense of humour, and not to forget his simplicity. Despite reaching the very height ...

A housing crisis squeezes itself through the narrative pores in Priyan Ottathilaanu, directed by Antony Sony. The sludge and the drain water from an apartment complex in Kochi clog the canal that ...

Manju Warrier at 43 is more dynamic on the screen than any actor, even those a decade younger than her, in Malayalam cinema at the moment. Within the movies she headlines, she creates her own little ...

Director K Madhu underestimated the cultural power of Sethurama Iyer (Mammootty), the iconic detective, in Nerariyan CBI (2005). The man who solved sensational murder cases in the past instalments of ...

The filmmaker defends his collaboration amid ongoing allegations against the controversial lyricist. During a follow up call on Wednesday, Virumandi was asked about working with the same crew, and he ...

Director Jis Joy is known for films that romanticise the middle-class way of life, where material and emotional problems are solved by spiels about love and other virtues flattened out into a greeting ...