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Actor Chhaya Kadam. | Photo Credit: @chhaya.kadam.75/Instagram Chhaya Kadam, known for her roles in accalimed films such as Laapata Ladies and All We Imagine as Light, is in legal trouble. The actor has allegedly tasted meat of protected wild animals such as mouse deer and monitor lizard. Forest department has launched a probe to nab … Read more

Nawazuddin Siddiqui in ‘Costao’. | Photo Credit: Zee5/YouTube Costao Fernandes, the ex-officer from Marmagoa Custom House, hid in the jungle for a day after accidentally killing Alvernaz Alemao, brother of former Goa chief minister Churchill Alemao. With his body battered with multiple wounds, Costao faced an immense struggle to stay alive. Only after he surrendered … Read more

With Thunderbolts* (the asterisk denotes a little something that’s worth ceasing all phones at early screenings), Marvel Studios offers a strange something. Not a new beginning, not even an end, but a reluctant middle piece to its dwindling self-worth nearing the conclusion of Phase-5. After a decade-plus of spandex operatics, cosmic showdowns, and multiversal migraines, … Read more

(L-R) Mohanlal, Rajinikanth, Hema Malini, Chiranjeevi, Akshay Kumar, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone at the Waves Summit 2025 | Photo Credit: X/ @mohanlal, @masalauae A constellation of Indian film celebrities attended the inaugural ceremony of the WAVES summit 2025 in Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), Mumbai on Thursday (May 1). Inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra … Read more

A pall of gloom hangs over ‘Piravi’, Shaji N Karun’s residence in Thiruvananthapuram. This was where the auteur and ace cinematographer met admirers from all walks of life. This is where he had conceptualised all his works, including documentaries and short films. This is where I met Shaji more than three decades ago as a … Read more

A still in ‘The Bhootnii’ Mild spoilers… What’s the deal with Sunny Singh? The actor, in his fairly long career, has been a curious nonentity in Hindi cinema, turning up in any and every film that will have him. He was a mildly amusing presence in the Luv Ranjan Cinematic Universe. But his recent output … Read more

Pope Francis meets with director Martin Scorsese at the Vatican, January 31, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Director Martin Scorsese is producing a documentary featuring the late Pope Francis. Aldeas—A New Story is said to document the religious leader’s use of cinema in the global educational movement he founded before his death. The documentary will … Read more

Sudhakar Reddy in a scene from ‘Muthayya’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Watching director Bhaskhar Maurya’s Telugu film Muthayya, now streaming on ETV Win, feels like shedding the trappings of urban life and settling into an unhurried rural setting, surrounded by affable characters. The story centres on a 70-year-old man from a village in Telangana, … Read more

Mohanlal in ‘Thudarum’. | Photo Credit: Rejaputhra Visual Media/YouTube Mohanlal’s Thudarum is continuing it’s strong run at the box office. Released on April 25, 2025, the Tharun Moorthy-directorial opened to positive reviews from critics and fans alike. On April 30, 2025, the makers announced that the movie has achieved a special milestone. The Malayalam revenge … Read more

Poster announcing Santhanam’s casting; Silambarasan TR (right) with Ramkumar Balakrishnan | Photo Credit: @DawnPicturesOff/X and @ImRamkumar_B/X It’s official! After days of speculations, the makers of Tamil star Silambarasan TR’s next, tentatively called STR 49, confirmed on Wednesday (April 30) that actor Santhanam has joined the cast of the film. Dawn Pictures, the banner backing the … Read more

Poster of the Kannada film ‘Kurka’. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Ganesh Hegde, the State-award winning Kannada filmmaker, has announced his next. The Kannada film, titled Kurka, stars actor-filmmaker Natesh Hegde, Avinash, Vijay Raghavendra and Anupama Gowda in prominent roles. Kurka, billed as a crime drama, is produced by Aghor Motion Pictures and Fox & … Read more

First-look poster of the film ‘Kothalavadi’. | Photo Credit: @AmbarPruthvi/X KGF star Yash’s mother Pushpa Arunkumar has begun a production house. Named PA Productions, the banner is set to produce its maiden project. On April 30, 2025 (Wednesday), the first movie under the banner will be Kothalavadi. The movie will star Pruthvi Ambaar of Dia … Read more

Stills from ‘Devil’s Double Next Level’ | Photo Credit: Think Music India/YouTube The trailer of Santhanam’s upcoming horror-comedy Devil’s Double Next Level was unveiled by the makers on Wednesday (April 30). The film, directed by S Prem Anand, is a sequel to 2023’s DD Returns and the fourth film in the Dhillukku Dhuddu film series. … Read more

Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Irrfan Khan in ‘7 Khoon Maaf’. Members of the Hindi film industry paid tribute to Irrfan Khan on his fifth death anniversary. Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared a memory with Irrfan from their movie 7 Khoon Maaf. Priyanka and Irrfan starred in the 2011 movie, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The Hindi … Read more

Riteish Deshmukh, Akshay Kumar, and Abhishek Bachchan in a still from ‘Housefull 5’ | Photo Credit: Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment Producer Sajid Nadiadwala on Wednesday (April 30) unveiled the teaser of Housefull 5, the much-awaited fifth instalment of one of the most successful comedy franchises in Indian cinema. Starring Akshay Kumar, Abhishek Bachchan and Riteish Deshmukh … Read more

For a fleeting fortnight each year, the dense rainforests of the Anamalai in Tamil Nadu are transformed into a realm of bioluminescent magic. As the jungle darkens, it bursts into a silent symphony of light — millions of fireflies synchronising their flashes in one of the most enchanting natural phenomena one can witness. It is … Read more

A still from ‘You’ Season 5 | Photo Credit: Netflix After the horrors in the Old Blighty in Season 4, Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) has returned home to New York. Told over five seasons and 50 episodes beginning in 2018, You, based on on Caroline Kepnes’ book series, tells the story of a well read … Read more

Charli XCX | Photo Credit: REUTERS Charli XCX is stepping into the world of extreme cinema. The pop icon will star in and produce the next feature from legendary Japanese director Takashi Miike, best known for cult horror classics like Audition and Ichi the Killer. The untitled project marks the second film under Charli’s Studio365 … Read more

Actor Ajith Kumar and wife Shalini. | Photo Credit: shaliniajithkumar2022/Instagram Tamil superstar Ajith Kumar, who was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, spoke about the contribution of his wife, actor Shalini, towards the growth of his career. The Good Bad Ugly actor, who received the honour at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on April 28, 2025 (Monday), shared … Read more

A still from ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ | Photo Credit: Lionsgate Lionsgate has unveiled the first official trailer for Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, the latest chapter in the hit illusionist-heist franchise. Jesse Eisenberg reprises his role as J. Daniel Atlas, who this time is on a mission to assemble … Read more

A still from ‘Weapons’ | Photo Credit: Warner Bros. The first trailer for Weapons, the upcoming horror film from Barbarian director Zach Cregger, is here, and it’s as unsettling as fans might expect. Headlined by Josh Brolin, the film centers on the eerie disappearance of a group of schoolchildren in a small Florida town, unraveling … Read more

Screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar speaks during the World Intellectual Property Day 2025 celebrations themed ‘IP and music: Feel the beat of IP’, in New Delhi on Tuesday (April 29, 2025). | Photo Credit: ANI Screenwriter and lyricist Javed Akhtar condemned the terror attack on innocent tourists in Pahalgam and urged the government to take … Read more

Dwayne Johnson in a still from ‘The Smashing Machine’ | Photo Credit: A24 Dwayne Johnson sheds his signature charisma for a rawness in the first trailer for The Smashing Machine, a biopic about UFC legend Mark Kerr. Directed by Benny Safdie in his solo feature debut, the A24 film offers a stripped-down portrait of the … Read more

Voicing Silence, a film production company, founded by actor-director and theatre practitioner Suchendra Prasad and Suchitra Film Society, Bengaluru, join hands to organise a four-day retrospective of the actor’s body of work, titled Samagama. The event commences on May 1 to mark Suchendra’s birthday and continues till May 4 and will screen six films written … Read more

What happens when a typewriter falls in love with the typist? Kovarty, the Malayalam short film, explores this strange relationship. The short, with Rajisha Vijayan in the lead and directed by Rohin Raveendran Nair, is among the four short films selected for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival’s MAMI Select: Filmed on iPhone programme. This is … Read more

Emraan Hashmi in a still from ‘Ground Zero’ Bollywood actor Emraan Hashmi on Monday (April 28) said that terrorism has no religion and that he hopes the Indian government takes ‘payback’ for the tragic Pahalgam terror attack. The actor said this while promoting his recent release, Ground Zero, in which he plays a Border Security … Read more

Award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer Shaji N. Karun was a flagbearer of the new wave that swept through Malayalam cinema in the 70s. File. | Photo Credit: Thulasi Kakkat Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan hailed Shaji N. Karun an icon of world cinema.  In a condolence message, Mr. Vijayan said Mr. Karun’s works brought national and international … Read more

Irrfan Khan with Shoojit Sircar and Babil Khan Irrfan Khan, one of the most loved actors of Indian cinema and beyond, passed away five years ago on April 29, 2020. On Instagram, his Piku director Shoojit Sircar penned a touching note remembering the actor. Irrfan had played the character of Rana, the owner of a … Read more

“I believed that my film would find its audience even if it took time,” says Bhaskhar Maurya, who has written and directed the Telugu indie film Muthayya. The film, which will stream on ETV Win from May 1, narrates the story of a 70-year-old man from rural Telangana with a long-cherished dream of seeing himself … Read more

Telugu superstar Jr NTR. | Photo Credit: @MythriOfficial/X The makers of the highly anticipated project, starring Jr NTR and directed by Prashanth Neel, have announced the film’s release date. The movie, to be originally shot in Telugu, will be dubbed in Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi. Tentatively called NTRNeel, the movie marks the return of … Read more