Jason Momoa’s son Nakoa-Wolf and Ida Brooke join ‘Dune: Messiah’ as Paul Atreides’ twin children

Nakoa-Wolf and Ida Brooke | Photo Credit: Instagram/ @prideofgypsies, @ida.a.brooke Nakoa-Wolf Momoa, son of Jason Momoa, and rising actor Ida Brooke (Silo) are set to join Dune 3 as the twin children of Paul Atreides and Chani, according to Deadline. In Denis Villeneuve’s highly anticipated follow-up to Dune: Part Two, the newcomers will portray Leto … Read more

Tom Cruise is finally getting an Oscar — as will Dolly Parton, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas

(From left to right) This combination of photos shows choreographer Debbie Allen, actor Tom Cruise, entertainer Dolly Parton and production designer Wynn Thomas. | Photo Credit: AP Twenty-five years after Tom Cruise received his first Oscar nomination, he’s finally getting a trophy. It’s not for his death-defying stunts, either. At least, not exclusively. Cruise, choreographer … Read more

Will honour SC order, says Karnataka Deputy CM Shivakumar on screening of ‘Thug Life’

BENGALURU KARNATAKA 02/06/2025: A preliminary meeting on the celebration of the 516th birth anniversary of Nadaprabhu Kempegowda held at the conference hall of Vidhana Soudha under the chairmanship of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: TH Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday appealed to Kannada activists to abide … Read more

Samyuktha on board Vijay Sethupathi, Tabu’s upcoming film with Puri Jagannadh

Puri Jagannadh, Samyuktha and Charmme Kaur | Photo Credit: @Charmmeofficial/X Actor Samyuktha has joined the cast of filmmaker Puri Jagannadh’s upcoming pan-Indian film, headlined by Vijay Sethupathi and Tabu. Actor-producer Charmme Kaur, who also produces the film with Puri under their Puri Connects banner, shared a picture with the director and Samyuktha to announce the … Read more

Madras High Court disposes Vetri Maaran’s case after CBFC highlights portions for editing in Tamil movie Manushi

A poster of the Tamil film Manushi | Photo Credit: X / @GopiNainar The Madras High Court, on Tuesday (June 17, 2025), disposed of a writ petition filed by film director Vetri Maaran after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) reported that it had reviewed the Tamil movie Manushi, produced by him, as per … Read more

‘Retro’: Karthik Subbaraj plans to release Suriya-starrer as a limited series

Karthik Subbaraj; poster of Suriya’s ‘Retro’ | Photo Credit: Johan Sathyadas/The Hindu and Netflix Ace filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj on Monday (June 16) revealed that he is planning on releasing a limited series version of his recent release, Retro, starring Suriya. This comes just weeks after the film, which hit theatres to mixed responses on May … Read more

‘Thug Life’ film must be released in Karnataka, guns can’t be put to people’s head: Supreme Court

The Tamil movie, which reunites Kamal Haasan with filmmaker Mani Ratnam after 1987’s “Nayakan”, could not be released in Karnataka after the 70-year-old’s comments about Kannada language sparked a major controversy. File. | Photo Credit: B. Jothi Ramalingam The Supreme Court on Tuesday (June 17, 2025) came down heavily on the Karnataka government over actor … Read more

‘Aap Jaisa Koi’: R Madhavan, Fatima Sana Shaikh’s romance drama gets a release date on Netflix

Release date announcement poster of ‘Aap Jaisa Koi’ | Photo Credit: Netflix Aap Jaisa Koi, the upcoming Hindi romance drama starring R Madhavan and Fatima Sana Shaikh, will premiere on Netflix on July 11, the streaming giant announced on Tuesday (June 17). Directed by Vivek Soni and produced by Karan Johar, Adar Poonawalla, Apoorva Mehta, … Read more

Carla Gugino joins Brad Pitt and Yahya Abdul-Mateen in Netflix’s ‘Cliff Booth’ film directed by David Fincher

Carla Gugino | Photo Credit: AP Carla Gugino has signed on to star alongside Brad Pitt and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in The Adventures of Cliff Booth, an upcoming Netflix feature directed by David Fincher. The film, written by Quentin Tarantino, expands on the world of one of his most memorable characters from Once Upon a … Read more

CBFC greenlights Aamir Khan’s ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ after dispute

A still from ‘Sitaare Zameen Par’ | Photo Credit: Aamir Khan Productions After weeks of uncertainty, Aamir Khan’s Sitaare Zameen Par has secured clearance from the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), paving the way for its theatrical release on June 20, 2025. The approval follows reports of a behind-the-scenes tussle over proposed cuts, which … Read more

‘Kerala Crime Files’ returns with Season 2 on JioHotstar

Lal in ‘Kerala Crime Files’ Season 2. | Photo Credit: JioHotstar Malayalam/YouTube Following the tremendous success of its debut season, the critically acclaimed Malayalam crime thriller Kerala Crime Files is back with a gripping new instalment. Titled Kerala Crime Files Season 2 – The Search for CPO Ambili Raju, the much-anticipated series will premiere on … Read more

A new book documents Girish Karnad’s cinematic journey

“There are plenty of books that celebrate Girish Karnad’s contributions as a playwright and theatre director, but his celluloid journey has been vastly ignored. There is no documentation of it,” says Muralidhara Khajane, senior journalist and the author of the book, Karnad Kaleidoscope (published by Karnataka Chalanachitra Academy and edited by another senior journalist M.K. … Read more

‘The Residence’ series review: Uzo Aduba powers this quirky mystery set in the White House

 Uzo Aduba in ‘The Residence’  Remember Suzanne ‘Crazy Eyes’ from Orange Is The Black? That’s Primetime Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba, now portraying Detective Cordelia Cupp in the Netflix series The Residence, produced by Shonda Rhimes. Playing a birder, quirky Cordelia investigates the murder of A.B. Wynter, the White House Chief Usher played by Giancarlo … Read more

’How to Train Your Dragon’ soars in box office debut with $83.7 million, beating ’Lilo & Stitch’

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Mason Thames, as Hiccup, riding Night Fury dragon, Toothless in a scene from “How to Train Your Dragon.” How to Train Your Dragon took flight at the box office this weekend, proving that some remakes still have teeth. The Universal live-action adaptation of the beloved animated franchise soared … Read more

Anurag Kashyap announces new film ‘Nishaanchi’, set to release on September 19

Anurag Kashyap; stills from the announcement teaser of ‘Nishaanchi’ | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K/The Hindu and Amazon MGM Studios Amazon MGM Studios on Monday (June 16) announced ace filmmaker Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film, a gritty crime drama titled Nishaanchi. The film was announced with a quirky announcement teaser that glimpses at the characters of … Read more

‘Special Ops’ Season 2 trailer: Kay Kay Menon returns as Himmat Singh, battles cyber-terrorism 

Kay Kay Menon in ‘Special Ops’ Season 2. | Photo Credit: JioHotstar/YouTube The trailer for the second season of Special Ops, a stand-out series from the early wave of Indian streaming, was released in Mumbai on Monday (June 16). Created by Neeraj Pandey, the series heralds the return of Kay Kay Menon as sharp, inscrutable … Read more

‘8 Vasantalu’ trailer: Ananthika leads Phanindra Narsetti’s poetic romance drama

Ananthika in ‘8 Vasantalu’ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Director Phanindra Narsetti’s new Telugu film, 8 Vasantalu, comes nearly seven years after his debut feature film Manu. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers, the film stars Ananthika Sanilkumar as the protagonist named Shuddi Ayodhya, and follows her journey over eight years.  Ananthika portrays a writer who … Read more

‘Kuberaa’ trailer: Nagarjuna, Dhanush at loggerheads in Sekhar Kammula’s socio-political drama

Nagarjuna and Dhanush during the trailer launch in Hyderabad | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Fifteen years after Leader, director Sekhar Kammula treads in the zone of a socio-political drama with Kuberaa, scheduled to release in theatres on June 20. The Telugu film marks his first collaboration with actors Nagarjuna Akkineni, Dhanush, Rashmika Mandanna and Jim … Read more

Aamir Khan addresses ‘PK’ backlash, ‘Love Jihad’ allegations

Actor Amir Khan. | Photo Credit: ANI Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan, currently awaiting the release of Sitaare Zameen Par, has spoken out regarding the controversies and criticisms that his film PK attracted post its release in 2014. PK, directed by Rajkumar Hirani, faced criticisms that alleged that the film was promoting ‘love jihad’ and anti-religious … Read more

‘The Raja Saab’ teaser: Prabhas, Sanjay Dutt go on a ghostly adventure in Maruthi’s fantasy horror comedy

Prabhas in a still from ‘The Raja Saab’ | Photo Credit: People Media Factory/YouTube The teaser of Telugu superstar Prabhas’ much-awaited fantasy horror film, The Raja Saab, directed by Maruthi, was unveiled by the makers on Monday (June 16). Also starring Sanjay Dutt, Malavika Mohanan, Nidhhi Agerwal, and Riddhi Kumar, the film is slated to … Read more

Filmmaker missing after Ahmedabad plane crash; kin fear he may be among ground victims

Mahesh Kalawadia a.k.a Mahesh Jirawala | Photo Credit: @mahesh_jirawala/Instagram The family of a filmmaker have given DNA samples after he went missing following the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad last week and his mobile phone location was last traced to just 700 metres away from the accident site. The London-bound aircraft crashed into the … Read more