Sunny Deol in ‘Jaat’ | Photo Credit: Ritaja Roy _12104@Delhi Responding to the controversy over a scene “hurting sentiments of Christians”, the makers of the Hindi film Jaat have decided to delete the specific scene. On Friday (April 18, 2025), an FIR was lodged against actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda and three others from the … Read more
Akshay Kumar in ‘Kesari Chapter 2’ Bollywood is going through a ‘sorry’ phase. Last week, in Jaat, Sunny Deol sought an apology from a Sri Lankan extremist. This week, it is the turn of Akshay Kumar to demand an apology from the British government for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. While the former was an outright … Read more
Suriya in ‘Retro’. | Photo Credit: T-Series/YouTube The makers of Retro have released the film’s trailer. Starring Suriya and Pooja Hegde, the Tamil movie is directed by Karthik Subbaraj. The film is bankrolled by Jyotika and Suriya under the banner 2D Entertainment. The highly-anticipated movie is set to release on May 1, 2025. The trailer … Read more
Vijayashanthi and Kalyan Ram in the film | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A scene in the final portions of the Telugu action drama Arjun S/O Vyjayanthi offers a moment of shock, establishing how far the protagonist would go to protect a loved one. Barring that moment, the film is an outdated relationship drama of a … Read more
A still from ‘Paddington in Peru’ Paddington, the loveable, polite bear with the “hard stare” for ill-mannered folks and a fondness for marmalade sandwiches, is back in this charming threequel. Paddington (Ben Whishaw, voice), who stays with the Browns — Henry (Hugh Bonneville), his wife, Mary, (Emily Mortimer, taking over from Sally Hawkins), and their … Read more
Soori with Mathimaran Pugazhenthi; title-look poster of ‘Mandaadi’ | Photo Credit: @mathimaaran/Instagram and Special Arrangement We had previously reported that actor Soori is teaming up with director Mathimaran Pugazhenthi for a new film, set to be produced by Vetri Maaran’s RS Infotainment. Now, on Friday (April 18), the makers announced that the film’s been titled Mandaadi. … Read more
A still from ‘Sinners’ | Photo Credit: Warner Bros. In Ryan Coogler’s much-awaited return to form, the visionary auteur explodes out of his Marvel chrysalis, with a feral film that feels like it’s been howling inside him for years. A molotov cocktail of Southern Gothic, vampire carnage, and Afro-American mythmaking, this certainly feels like his … Read more
It was quite a task for actor Anagha Maya Ravi to find some time to sit down for a chat — floating between theatre visits and events promoting her latest movie, Alappuzha Gymkhana, directed by Khalid Rahman. Affectionately guiding her friend’s golden retrievers Layla and Tesla to their enclosure, Anagha opened the gates to her … Read more
Actor Shine Tom Chacko | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Controversy continued to rage for the second consecutive day on Friday (April 18, 2025) over accusations of alleged drug-impaired misconduct centred around Malayalam film actor Shine Tom Chacko even as the Kerala Police confirmed that they would issue the actor a formal summons. Furthermore, the brouhaha … Read more
AR Rahman, Mani Ratnam, Kamal Haasan and Silambarasan TR from the launch of the first single from ‘Thug Life’ in Chennai, April 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Thamodharan B All eyes are on Thug Life, one of the biggest film projects in the country this year. The project marks the collaboration of two living legends … Read more
Shine Tom Chacko | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT An emergency meeting of the monitoring committee led by the Kerala Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) to handle complaints related to workplace harassment of women in the Malayalam film industry will be held here on Monday (April 21, 2025) to decide on the allegations of suspected drug … Read more
What happens when Ajith Kumar aka AK makes a comeback with a banger at the box office — well, more like a remix? But is it any good, bad, or just plain ugly? What happens when your consciousness gets digitised? Meanwhile, Black Mirror returns to remind us that the scariest thing about technology is that … Read more
Poster announcing the streaming release of ‘Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video Veera Dheera Sooran: Part 2, the latest hit Tamil action thriller headlined by superstar Vikram, is all set to make its streaming debut soon. Streaming giant Prime Video on Friday (April 18) announced that the SU Arun Kumar-directed film … Read more
Pratik Gandhi, Ananth Mahadevan on the sets of ‘Phule’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement “It’s an urgent film to make,” says Ananth Mahadevan amid an intense conversation on his upcoming biopic of the social reformer Jyotirao Phule. As an actor, Ananth often plays a mild-mannered man, but as a filmmaker, his choice of subjects is … Read more
Actor Shri and director Lokesh Kanagaraj. Responding to the developments around actor Shri, filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj has requested the public to “respect his need for privacy.” Shri has been in the news lately for allegedly posting shocking content on his Instagram handles. Shri, who has acted in Lokesh’s debut film Maanagaram (2017), is also known … Read more
Bollywood actors Vineet Kumar Singh, Sunny Deol and Randeep Hooda during a promotional event for their upcoming film ‘Jaat’, in Varanasi. File | Photo Credit: PTI An FIR has been lodged against actors Sunny Deol, Randeep Hooda and three others following a complaint that a scene in the movie ‘Jaat’ has “hurt sentiments” of the … Read more
Veda Sunil | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement For Veda Sunil, her debut film, Cake Story, is special. Not only is it her first film as an actor but also as a writer. She confesses that acting was not what she had set out to do. However now that she has acted, she is open to … Read more
Babil Khan in ‘Logout’. | Photo Credit: Zee5/YouTube To promote his film Logout, a cautionary tale about smartphone addiction and the perils of online fame, Babil Khan turned to Instagram, posting a ‘cryptic post’ before deleting it—an all-too-common marketing ploy. It’s one of the self-defeating ironies of the genre. Bollywood—and streaming platforms—are in no position … Read more
The first single from Thug Life, the much-awaited gangster action drama from ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam and veteran actor Kamal Haasan, is all set to be launched in a star-studded event in Chennai today (April 18). With music scored by Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, Ratnam’s frequent collaborator, the first single titled ‘Jinguchaa’ has lyrics written … Read more
Watch: Kalaipuli S Thanu interview on Sachein re-release | Vijay | Genelia | Vadivelu Looking through a hazy car window, a dreamy young man with an enchanting grin enters Ooty. There are no slow-motion track shots or standard hero introduction cues. He comes like a breeze, beams at his lady love, dances effortlessly, and leaves … Read more
Looking through a hazy car window, a dreamy young man with an enchanting grin enters Ooty. There are no slow-motion track shots or standard hero introduction cues. He comes like a breeze, beams at his lady love, dances effortlessly, and leaves without much trace. 20 years on, Sachein is now returning to the big screen, … Read more
Tamannaah Bhatia in ‘Odela 2’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The 2022 film Odela Railway Station, directed by Ashok Teja and featuring Vasishta Simha and Hebah Patel, was a rural thriller focusing on sexual crimes in a quiet Telangana village. The narrative followed a woman’s chilling revenge after discovering that her husband was the perpetrator. … Read more
Watch: FOMO Fix: The good, the bad and the ugly on film and TV this week What do Ajith Kumar’s Good Bad Ugly, Black Mirror’s terrifying tech futures, and a sex-positive show about cancer have in common? They’re all part of this week’s FOMO Fix — where we break down the most hype, most trippy, … Read more
Producer Kalaipuli S Thanu (centre) with actor Suriya and director Vetri Maaran. | Photo Credit: the Vcreations/X Vaadivaasal, the long-awaited film starring Suriya and directed by Vetri Maaran, is set to go on floors soon. Kalaipuli S Thanu, the producer of the movie, told The Hindu that the film will get rolling from June, 2025. … Read more
Sunny Deol in ‘Jaat’. | Photo Credit: Mythri Movie Makers/YouTube The makers of Jaat have announced a sequel to the hit action drama. The Bollywood movie, starring Sunny Deol, hit the screens on April 10, 2025. Jaat is directed by Telugu filmmaker Gopichand Malineni. The movie is bankrolled by Mythri Movie Makers and People Media … Read more
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Two days after Malayalam actor Vincy Aloshious raised allegations of drug use and misbehaviour by a male co-star in a film set, she has filed formal complaints with the Internal Complaints Committee of the film as well as the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), naming actor Shine Tom Chacko. The alleged incident is learnt … Read more
‘Vadh 2’ wraps production | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @luv_films Vadh 2, the follow-up to the 2022 thriller Vadh, has officially completed filming. Reuniting seasoned actors Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta, the sequel is described as a spiritual continuation rather than a direct extension of the first film. The film is directed by Jaspal Singh Sandhu … Read more
Stills from ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’ and ‘Citadel: Diana’ | Photo Credit: Prime Video Prime Video has pulled the plug on Citadel: Honey Bunny and Citadel: Diana, despite both spin-offs racking up strong viewership. The decision comes as part of a broader shakeup following the departure of Jennifer Salke, former head of Amazon MGM Studios, who … Read more
Anurag Kashyap | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Filmmaker Anurag Kashyap has hit out at the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and a section of the Brahmin community over the controversy surrounding Phule, the biopic on social reformers Jyotirao and Savitribai Phule. The film, directed by Ananth Mahadevan and starring Pratik Gandhi and Patralekhaa, … Read more