Adnan Sami slams ex-Pakistani minister, calls him “illiterate idiot” over citizenship row

Adnan Sami | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Singer Adnan Sami hit back hard at former Pakistani minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain after Hussain questioned his Indian citizenship. The row erupted after India asked Pakistani nationals to leave the country following the Pahalgam terror attack. Responding to a directive from Union Home Minister Amit Shah for Pakistani … Read more

Two film directors held during pre-dawn raid at Kochi apartment, on the charge of possessing suspected hybrid ganja

A file image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Personnel of the Excise Department arrested two film directors during a pre-dawn raid on Sunday (April 27, 2025), on the charge of possessing suspected hybrid ganja, from the apartment of a director cum cinematographer in Kochi. While Khalid Rahman directed movies … Read more

Critics Choice Awards set for January 4, 2026

Sean Baker and Mikey Madison, winners of Critics Choice Awards 2025. The Critics Choice Association has announced that its 31st annual Critics Choice Awards will take place on Sunday, January 4, 2026, marking the beginning of the nationally televised awards season. The ceremony will be held at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica and will … Read more

‘Sharwa 38’: Anupama Parameswaran joins the cast of Sharwanand’s period action drama

Actor Anupama Parameswaran. | Photo Credit: V RAJU Actor Anupama Parameswaran has joined the cast of Sharwanand’s upcoming movie. Tentatively titld Sharwa 38, the Telugu movie is directed by Sampath Nandi. The makers released a poster to announce the development. The poster teases Anupama’s look in the movie. The actor seems to be playing a … Read more

It’s a wrap for Dhanush’s ‘Idly Kadai’

Team ‘Idly Kadai’ | Photo Credit: @wunderbarfilms/X The shooting of Idli Kadai, the fourth directorial of actor Dhanush, has been completed. The makers have confirmed that the production has been wrapped up after a final schedule in Bangkok, Thailand. The production house’s X account shared photos from the last day of the shoot and confirmed … Read more

Martin Scorsese boards Janhvi Kapoor, Ishaan Khatter starrer ‘Homebound’ as executive producer

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese | Photo Credit: AP Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese has come on board as executive producer on Homebound, the highly anticipated new feature from National Award-winning director Neeraj Ghaywan. The film, which stars Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, and Janhvi Kapoor, is set to make its world premiere in the Un Certain Regard section … Read more

Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Black Bag’ gets OTT release date, set to stream on this platform

A still from ‘Black Bag’. | Photo Credit: Focus Features/YouTube Steven Soderbergh’s spy thriller Black Bag has finally got an OTT release date for the viewers who missed its theatrical experience. Black Bag is set to stream exclusively on Peacock on May 2, reported Deadline. It is written by David Koepp and features Cate Blanchett, … Read more

‘Phule’ movie review: Pratik Gandhi brings home the Mahatma

Bollywood seldom tells stories of Dalit assertion. It mostly sees the marginalised as victims who need the compassion and cover of an upper caste saviour. Perhaps, that’s why the inspirational story of Jyotirao (Pratik Gandhi) and Savitribai Phule (Patralekhaa) remained off the radar of commercial filmmakers. Known to pick up challenging subjects, this week, writer-director Ananth … Read more

‘Ayyana Mane’ series review: Khushee Ravi anchors this passable murder mystery

Khushee Ravi in ‘Ayyana Mane’. | Photo Credit: Zee5/YouTube Ayyana Mane is out on Zee5, the streaming counterpart of ZeeTV, known for popular soap operas. It is directed by Ramesh Indira and produced by his wife, Shruti Naidu. The couple has vast experience in making television content, and this amalgamation has resulted in a web series that … Read more

‘Narivetta’ trailer: Tovino Thomas leads a gripping tale of tribal resistance against systemic oppression

A still from ‘Narivetta’ | Photo Credit: Indian Cinema Company/YouTube The trailer of the upcoming Malayalam thriller Narivetta, headlined by Tovino Thomas, was unveiled by the makers on Thursday (April 24). Directed by Anuraj Manohar, the film is set to release in theatres on May 16. The trailer of the film, said to be based … Read more

New on Amazon Prime Video this week: ‘Superboys of Malegaon’, ‘Crazxy’, ‘Veera Dheera Sooran Part 2’, and more

Superboys of Malegaon – Now Streaming Superboys of Malegaon is a film based on the life of Nasir Shaikh, an amateur filmmaker from the town of Malegaon. Written by Varun Grover, Amazon MGM Studios’ Original movie features a highly talented and versatile ensemble cast including Adarsh Gourav, Vineet Kumar Singh, and Shashank Arora in lead … Read more

Kerala YouTuber Santhosh Varkey, aka Arattannan, arrested for alleged sexist remarks on woman actor

Santhosh Varkey, popularly known as Arattannan The Kochi City police have arrested Santhosh Varkey, popularly known as Arattannan, a Kerala YouTuber and social media figure known for his rather over-the-top comments on films. He was taken into custody by the Ernakulam Town North police. According to initial reports, non-bailable charges have been invoked against him … Read more

‘The Last of Us’, ‘Logout’ and ‘Khauf’ deliver chills and thrills

Pedro Pascal in The Last of Us | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Three thrillers, three kinds of fear — from post-apocalyptic grief to digital dread and real-world horror, this week’s picks remind us that escape isn’t always comforting. Sometimes, it’s confronting. Whether it’s the infected, the haunted, or the hyper-online — each story hits a nerve, … Read more

Rima Kallingal on winning the best actor award at the Kerala Film Critics Awards, acting in an Anjali Menon film and being a dancer

Gratitude. Rima Kallingal sums it up with one word when I ask her what she is feeling. Winning the Kerala Film Critics Awards for the Best Actor, praise for her Sree Kanya in the segment Backstage, directed by Anjali Menon, part of the coming of age anthology Yuva Sapno Ka Safar and the astounding response … Read more

‘Sarangapani Jathakam’ movie review: Mohanakrishna Indraganti and Priyadarshi’s film is laughter therapy

Roopa Koduvayur, Priyadarshi in the film | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Oscar Wilde’s semi-comic tale Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime, published in 1891, follows an aristocrat’s absurd efforts to commit a murder before marrying his fiancée — purely because a palm reader foretells it as his destiny. Writer-director Mohanakrishna Indraganti reimagines this premise within the framework … Read more

‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ to release a week early in India; here’s the new release date

Tom Cruise | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ethan Hunt will be meeting us earlier than expected! Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning is all set to hit theatres soon, and Indian fans of the franchise have another reason to rejoice. The Tom Cruise starrer is hitting Indian theatres 6 days ahead of schedule. With the … Read more

‘Jewel Thief – The Heist Begins’ movie review: Saif Ali Khan struggles in a generic, juvenile thriller

Saif Ali Khan in ‘Jewel Thief’ | Photo Credit: MANAS GODARA With the OTT platforms investing more energy and intensity into the long form, feature films are languishing like one-day cricket. Rehan (Saif Ali Khan), a rakish thief, is hired by Rajan Aulakh (Jaideep Ahlawat), a criminal in the garb of an art collector, to … Read more

Drug threat: Kerala Police to hold closed-door talks with Malayalam film industry stakeholders

Illustration: Satheesh Vellinezhi The Kerala Police will convene a meeting of film producers, actors and distributors in Kochi on Saturday (April 26, 2025) to address the allegedly pervasive use of narcotic drugs in the entertainment industry.  Manoj Abraham, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Law and Order, told The Hindu that synthetic drug abuse plagued … Read more