Ever watched a film and thought, “Wait — why would anyone do that?” That’s not a logic flaw — it’s a verisimilitude problem. You stop believing in the world on screen, and once that trust is broken, the film falters. Jigra, our case study for this fortnight, opens with a quiet family moment: a father … Read more
Samantha in a still from ‘Subham’ | Photo Credit: Samantha/YouTube The trailer of Subham, actor Samantha Ruth Prabhu’s maiden production venture, was unveiled today, April 27. Written by Vasanth Maringanti and directed by Praveen Kandregula, the film is set to release in theatres on May 9. The trailer centres around three men who begin to … Read more
Suriya, Vijay Deverakonda, Naga Vamsi and Venky Atluri at the pre-release event of ‘Retro’ | Photo Credit: @SitharaEnts/X Tamil superstar Suriya on Saturday confirmed that he is teaming up with Lucky Baskhar-maker Venky Atluri and producer Naga Vamsi for his upcoming Tamil film. The actor announced the project, tentatively called Suriya 46, at the special … Read more
Naga Chaitanya on the sets of ‘NC24’; poster of the film | Photo Credit: @SVCCofficial/X We had previously reported that Telugu star Naga Chaitanya is teaming up with director Karthik Varma Dandu for his next film, tentatively called NC24. Now, on Saturday (April 26), the makers announced that the film has gone on floors. Pushpa-director … Read more
Akshay Kumar speaks at the special screening of ‘Kesari Chapter 2’; poster of the film | Photo Credit: ANI and Special Arrangement Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar on Saturday spoke about the Pahalgam terror attack at a special screening of his latest film, Kesari Chapter 2. The heinous terror attack on April 22 that claimed the … Read more
Dilip Kumar is seen playfully punching Sunny’s cheek in a gesture of affection | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @aapkadharam Veteran actor Dharmendra took a trip down memory lane on Saturday, posting a rare black-and-white photo of late cinema legend Dilip Kumar with his son Sunny Deol. The photograph, shared on social media, captures a moment where … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
Tom Hanks in a still from ‘Greyhound’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The sequel to Tom Hanks and Apple’s World War II action pic Greyhound is set to start in early January 2026, reported Deadline. The shooting will start in Sydney, Australia. Oscar-winning actor Hanks will reprise his role as Captain Krause and has penned … Read more
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
Emma Mackey | Photo Credit: @emma.mackeytr/Instagram Sex Education star Emma Mackey is set to step into the magical world of Narnia as she has been roped in to play a key character in filmmaker Greta Gerwig’s highly anticipated adaptation of author C S Lewis’ classic book series. Mackey, who earlier collaborated with Gerwig for the … Read more
Michael B. Jordan | Photo Credit: KYLIE COOPER Amazon MGM Studios has set a release date for Michael B. Jordan’s reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair for March 5, 2027. The film will also be shown in IMAX theatres, as per Deadline. Jordan stars alongside Taylor Russell in the film, which he also produces through … Read more
Nani in ‘HIT: The Third Case’. | Photo Credit: Wall Poster Cinema/YouTube The Censor Board of Film Certification has cleared director Sailesh Kolanu’s upcoming film Hit: The Third Case, which stars actor Nani, with an ‘A’ certificate ahead of its release. On Friday, Nani took to his Instagram account to share the exciting update, as … Read more
Actor Vikrant Massey is set to play the role of spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in the upcoming film titled White. The film will be backed by producers Siddharth Anand and Mahaveer Jain. Trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Instagram on Friday to confirm the news, along with a picture of Siddharth, Mahaveer, and … Read more
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
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
A still from ‘Thudarum’ Like a beast taking its time in revealing its true nature, Thudarum almost lulls us into a comfortable space with everyday happenings and innocuous humour in its opening passages. When it shifts shape, it does it ever so slightly, over the course of ‘Benz’ Shanmugham (Mohanlal)‘s pursuit to get back his … Read more
Rajkummar Rao on the poster for ‘Maalik’ Actor Rajkummar Rao’s upcoming gangster movie Maalik has a new release date of July 11, the makers announced on Friday. The action thriller, directed by Pulkit, was earlier scheduled for release in cinema halls on June 20. It is produced by Kumar Taurani under the Tips Films banner … Read more
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
A R Rahman | Photo Credit: PTI Music composer AR Rahman and production company Madras Talkies suffered a blow in the Delhi High Court on Friday after the court issued an interim order in a copyright infringement case over the song Veera Raja Veera from the film Ponniyin Selvan 2. The case was filed by … Read more
In Ne Zha 2, the demon child is back, and this time, he’s already eaten Pixar for breakfast. Chinese director Jiao Zi returns to his animated juggernaut with a sequel so overstuffed and committed to outdoing itself that it might as well have come with a motion sickness warning. That it also contains some of … Read more
Emraan Hashmi in ‘Ground Zero’ The release of Ground Zero has been coloured, inescapably, by the deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, which claimed at least 26 lives and has escalated tensions in the subcontinent. Although the film, drawn from real events, is set in Kashmir in the early 2000s, its climactic showdown — a late-night … Read 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
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
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
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