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Ram Pothineni and Bhagyashri Borse in the film | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Some bonds defy rational explanation, like the devotion an ardent fan feels for a film star. What drives someone to go to extraordinary lengths for an actor who may never know they exist? Andhra King Taluka, written and directed by Mahesh Babu…
Tom Cruise poses with his honorary Oscar during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 16th Governors Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: REUTERS How does a person summarise the 45-year career of Tom Cruise in a four-minute speech? “Mission impossible,” said director Alejandro Inarritu on Sunday as…
“In Ritwik Ghatak, there was a voice in cinema that wanted to address the political mayhem of the Bengal partition,” said actor-director Parambrata Chakraborty at a tribute for Bengali auteur Ritwik Ghatak at a centenary memorial talk hosted by the 31st Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) on Tuesday (November 11, 2025). With a seminar, an…
A composite image shared by Kerala Industries Minister P. Rajeeve in his Facebook post. The stark difference in the fates of entrepreneurs portrayed in some recent Malayalam films, compared to those of yesteryear, has become part of Industries Minister P. Rajeeve’s push to showcase the transformed business climate in Kerala. In a Facebook post on…
A narrow flight of stairs in an old building in Coimbatore’s Five Corner neighbourhood leads into a tiny studio stuffed with paints, brushes, bundles of canvas, a wooden easel and finished and unfinished portraits arranged in boxes along the wall. “I don’t like cleaning up,” mutters artist V Jeevananthan. The splotches of paint on drop…
Filmmaker Mari Selvaraj’s rise in Tamil cinema as one of its top filmmakers from humble beginnings and his evolution as a master craftsman is a story by itself. It wouldn’t be a stretch to state that Mr. Selvaraj along with filmmaker Pa. Ranjith filled a yawning gap in Tamil cinema by ensuring that Dalit protagonists…
I suspect that Thota Tharani’s wise white beard flows the way it does because it is full of stories. At 75, the artist and one of Indian cinema’s finest art directors, does not just share a lesson or two on life. His wit sparkles through repartee and banter — always choosing a quip between questions,…
Welcome to Episode 9 of Frequently Made Mistakes — hosted by filmmaker and film critic Sudhish Kamath — where we dissect the cinematic traps filmmakers keep falling into Source link
Known for his unparalleled comic timing and expressive facial contortions, Govardhan Asrani’s ability to infuse everyday characters with wit and relatability withstood the test of time. Versatility was his middle name as he transcended the typical sidekick stereotype to become perfect foil for the lead character, blending slapstick with subtle satire and dramatic depth. Be…
As thousands of Nepali youth — Gen Z (and the powerful extras) — captured government buildings in Kathmandu, assaulted the former prime minister and sitting foreign minister in their homes, and set ministries, court, and a media house on fire — smoke felt like a new sky, and someone wrote to me: “Gen Z’s protest felt like White Sun’s…
