Malayalam movie ‘Izhakalkkappuram’ calls for a critical approach to Gandhian...
The Venu Nair-movie, which released in theatres on Gandhi Jayanthi, has Dinesh Paniker, Gautami and Vanchiyoor Praveen Kumar in the cast
View Article‘Teenage Sex & Death at Camp Miasma’ movie review: Jane Schoenbrun’s erotic...
At once a paean to the art of making movies and a metacinematic romp through the erotics of cinephilia, Jane Schoenbrun’s latest is a self-devouring triumph
View ArticleThe last act of dignity: Sumira Roy on National Award-winning documentary...
72nd National Film Awards: As India’s elderly population grows, Sumira Roy’s National Award-winning Bhangaar, on the Lavates’ demand for euthanasia, explores lost autonomy
View ArticleIndia’s cafés are offering more than coffee to build customer loyalty
Good coffee and food may bring customers through the door, but cafés are increasingly relying on run clubs, live gigs, book readings, cultural programming and viral content to turn visitors into regulars
View Article‘Bail’ movie review: Shivarajkumar anchors a passable crime drama
With a big ensemble, including Shivarajkumar, Jayaram and Sai Kumar, Pavan Wadeyar’s ‘Bail’ wobbles between serious moments and crowd-pleasing elements, delivering a watchable, if uneven, crime story
View Article‘Digger’ movie review: Alejandro G. Iñárritu or: How Tom Cruise Learned to...
You can’t handle the truth to Iñárritu’s spectacularly self-conscious apocalypse — a maximalist fever dream and grandiose Russian doll of cinematic self-indulgence, with Tom Cruise trapped inside the joke
View Article‘Thella Kaagitham’ movie review: This cautionary take on adolescent love...
Impressive performances, music and cinematography lend respectability to the Ramesh Bandreddi-directed Telugu film, which has its fair share of problems
View Article‘Impure’ movie review: A sharp social satire disguised as a coming-of-age tale
The English-Telugu film is a Jane Austen-esque take on the evolution of its protagonists — two female cousins and their common male friend
View Article‘Avaraachan and Sons’ movie review: Biju Menon makes this old-fashioned...
An old-fashioned family drama dressed up as a new-age entertainer, ‘Avaraachan and Sons’ relies heavily on Biju Menon’s charm to compensate for its flat writing
View Article‘Udta Teer’: Ayushmann Khurrana’s comedy-drama gets new release date
The film was earlier set to be released in theatres on October 9
View Article‘Anbil Avan’ movie review: We appreciate that you tried
Honestly, the audience seems to want Preity Mukhundhan and Ashok Selvan, a beautiful-looking couple, to succeed in ‘Anbil Avan.’ Yet this romance-thriller set in the hills is bogged down by...
View Article‘Sigma’ movie review: Sundeep Kishan anchors Jason Sanjay’s debut that plays...
Sundeep Kishan and Faria Abdullah lead debut director Jason Sanjay’s heist-action drama, which has some interesting ideas but ultimately struggles to break new ground
View ArticleAustralian music producer Victor Van Vugt makes his Malayalam cinema debut
From working with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds to discovering the sounds of Keralam, the sound artiste talks about his first visit to India and his work on the Malayalam film Tharkkam
View ArticleGandhi through the eye of the artist
Gandhi Jayanti 2026: The Mahatma’s enduring visual legacy, from Nandalal Bose to Gigi Scaria
View Article‘Don’t Trouble The Trouble’ movie review: Fahadh Faasil and Ssara Palekar...
Director Shashank Yeleti’s Telugu film has hilarious moments and a delightful lead trio, but dull stretches and repetitive magic tricks keep it from becoming the full-on fun children’s film it could...
View ArticleColumn | Gandhi beyond the biopic
Gandhi Jayanti 2026: Documentaries and podcasts show us the Father of the Nation we don’t know
View ArticleUrvashi and Jagadish reunite after three decades for ‘Room No 9’
The film, directed by debutant Jay Mohan, is set to release later this year
View Article‘Drishyam: The Conclusion’ movie review: Ajay Devgn and Jaideep Ahlawat play...
Director Abhishek Pathak steers away from the beats of the Malayalam original to unleash a beast built for the Hindi heartland.
View ArticleThe Hindu to release documentary Gandhi for GenZ today
The documentary highlights the relevance of the Father of the Nation to the struggles of the youth of India today
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