Malayalee From India is an overtly loud political statement saved by an in-form Nivin Pauly, writes Arjun! in his review of the Nivin Pauly starrer.

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Kavin is in the house.

Our conversation with the actor about his love for hopeful films, his inspirations and of course his awaited film #Star is dropping on our YouTube channel at 4pm.

Stay tuned!

Is it 2024 or have we travelled back in time to 2004?

As Vijay and Trisha’s #Ghilli continues to draw crowds to theatres, here’s a throwback glimpse from the FDFS celebration of the film's re-release in Chennai. Harshini reports.

Once Nivin Pauly came on board, the film reached its full potential in my head: Dijo Jose Antony tells us about re-introducing the actor and directing an out-an-out-comedy with #MalayaleeFromIndia .

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Actor Faria Abdullah talks about her new film Aa Okkati Adakku, what abstract art means to her, her mother’s support and more in this conversation with Ram Venkat Srikar.

Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel:
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A fun ride awaits you with #NivinPauly 's Malayalee from India and Sundar C's #Aranmanai4 hitting the screens this week. If you are looking for something a tad more serious, how about Tovino Thomas' #Nadikar ?

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From the title announcement of Rajinikanth’s #Coolie to the BTS reveal of Mohanlal's #Barroz , check out all the major updates that got film lovers talking this week.

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Ranga Anna is the kind of goon caricatures are made of. He loves his gold, white shirt and trousers, drink(s), cigarette, and his eda mone! And #FahadhFaasil , no stranger to over the top characters, takes Ranga Anna and flies. He imbues him with an endearing realness -- be it his…

#Rathnam is an excessively violent drama that ends up as an assault to the senses, writes Ram Venkat Srikar in his review of the Vishal and Hari film.
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Five years after Parvathy Thiruvothu's Uyare, director Manu Ashokan and writer Sanjay talk about the characters' childhoods, their dreams and imagine what Pallavi and Vishal might be doing today.

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As Pawan Kalyan's Johnny turns 21, Mukesh Manjunath explains how the film impacted the star's career and Telugu cinema.

Watch the full video essay on our YouTube channel.

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A Vijay film sent people packing the theatres at 6am. Fans at this Bengaluru single screen certainly didn’t care if the film was 20 years old. Sruthi Ganapathy Raman writes about her FDFS experience of #Ghilli ’s re-release.

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Actor Allari Naresh looks back at his filmography populated with celebrated comedies, highs and lows of his career and talks about his next, Aa Okkati Adakku.

Watch Ram Venkat Srikar's full interview with the actor on our YouTube channel.

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PVR-Inox initially did not screen any of the new Malayalam releases like Aavesham and Varshangalkku Shesham. Sowmya Rajendran explores what caused this tiff between Malayalam producers and PVR-Inox and why it might be far from over.

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'I had access to Nagarjuna, so I became RGV. There are many such RGVs who don't have the access,' says Ram Gopal Varma, explaining how he intends to make filmmaking a democratic process with his new initiative, Your Film.

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Music composer Amrit Ramnath speaks about his debut #VarshangalkkuShesham , the support he receives from his mom, singer Bombay Jayashri & why the 'Nyabagam' song remains their personal favourite.

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People say I sound like a male version of my mom: #VarshangalkkuShesham Composer Amrit Ramnath speaks about meeting Vineeth Sreenivasan, composing music for a period film and more in this conversation with Vishal Menon.

The full interview drops today on our YouTube channel.

Rajinikanth through Lokesh Kanagaraj’s eyes. What did you think of the #Coolie teaser?

In 1985, Shankar Nag cast an intimate gaze on Bengaluru in his film 'Accident' and achieved what very few filmmakers have managed. Swaroop Kodur finds out how the Kannada film brought two sides of the city together.

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