VM Radhakrishnan,the author By VM Radhakrishnan Once upon a time, theatres that screened films with explicit scenes openly marked their posters with a bold ‘A’ for Adults Only. The warning was clear — such films contained sexual content and were not meant for family viewing. Families stayed away, and the boundary between public decency and […]
New Delhi, Sept 20 The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Saturday announced that Malayalam superstar Mohanlal will be honoured with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for the year 2023, recognising his monumental contribution to Indian cinema. The ministry made the announcement through a post on X, noting that the legendary actor, director and producer […]
Chennai, July 2 Ability Foundation, the Chennai-based national cross-disability organisation, has officially announced the 9th edition of AbilityFEST 2025 – India International Disability Film Festival, set to take place from July 7 to 10 at PVR-INOX Sathyam Cinemas, Chennai. The announcement was made on Wednesday, July 2, following the jury meeting of the “60 Seconds […]
Chennai ,June 17 The Madras High Court on Tuesday closed a petition filed by acclaimed Tamil film-maker Vetri Maaran after the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) said it had reviewed his film ‘Manushi’ and identified specific scenes that need editing before a censor certificate can be issued to it. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh recorded […]
Chennai ,June 17 The makers of director Puri Jagannadh’s eagerly awaited upcoming film, fearuring actor Vijay Sethupathi in the lead, on Tuesday announced that actress Samyuktha would play the female lead in the film. Taking to her X timeline, actress and one of the producers of the film Charmme Kaur welcomed actress Samyuktha on board […]
Chennai, April 9 ,2025 One of South India’s most celebrated stars, Jr. NTR, is all set to commence shooting for acclaimed director Prashanth Neel’s upcoming film, tentatively titled NTRNeel, from April 22. Produced by Mythri Movie Makers in association with NTR Arts, NTRNeel is poised to be a one-of-a-kind cinematic spectacle. This collaboration marks a […]
Kochi, April 8 ,2025 Even as the Enforcement Directorate sleuths grilled Gokulam Gopalan, the co-producer of the now controversial film Empuraan, for the second time in two days, it’s being pointed out that the raid is not due to the film. It was on Saturday that the ED sleuths raided the homes and offices of […]
Chennai, April 4 ,2025 The makers of director Adhik Ravichandran’s eagerly-awaited action entertainer, ‘Good Bad Ugly’, featuring actor Ajith Kumar in the lead, on Friday released the trailer of the film, much to the delight of fans and film buffs. Director Adhik Ravichandran took to social media platform X to share the link to the […]
New Delhi ,April 1 ,2025 In light of ongoing controversies in the Malayalam film industry, a Dubai-based Iranian film distribution company has gained attention for allegedly impacting the content of Malayalam cinema through significant funding. Industry insiders claim the Iranian group has provided advance payments to multiple film producers, granting it considerable influence over creative […]
Chennai, March 30 ,2025 Malayalam superstar Mohanlal has issued an apology following a wave of criticism from RSS and BJP cadres over certain scenes in his latest film Empuraan. The actor took to Facebook to express regret over the “emotional distress” caused by the film and confirmed that the contentious scenes would be removed. In […]
