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Kerala Industries Minister draws on Malayalam cinema analogies to showcase State’s improved business climate

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…

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Malayalam actor Mohanlal to be conferred Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023

Malayalam actor Mohanlal will be conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced on Saturday (September 20, 2025) that Malayalam actor Mohanlal will be conferred the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award 2023. The MIB Ministry has said in a post on ‘X’ that, “The legendary actor, director, and producer is being…

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Composers Varkey and Sooraj Santhosh break down their process in the Malayalam web series ‘The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang’

Krishand’s web series The Chronicles of the 4.5 Gang (Sambhavavivaranam Nalara Sangham) is an out-of-the-box, quirky gangster drama. Adding to the madness of the narrative is the music, scored by Varkey and Sooraj Santhosh — 25 tracks in addition to scores of short pieces, which make it a musical. The six-episode series is a comic…

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Narendra Modi biopic ‘Maa Vande’: Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan to play the Prime Minister

First look poster of ‘Maa Vande’, the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Malayalam actor Unni Mukundan will play Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the latter’s biopic Maa Vande, directed by Kranthi Kumar CH. The announcement was made on Wednesday (September 17), coinciding with the 75th birthday of the Prime…

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Malayalam actor Navya Nair claims she was fined over ₹1 lakh for carrying Jasmine flowers in Australia

Navya Nair | Photo Credit: @navyanair143/Instagram Planning to take flowers with you on your flight to Australia? It’s wiser to leave them behind. Recently, Malayalam actor Navya Nair found herself in trouble at the Melbourne airport for carrying jasmine flowers. At one of the events in Melbourne, Navya claimed she was heavily fined by the…

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Malayalam film Bhoothalam (Hidden Tremors) to be screened at the Vancouver International Film Festival

One night, in the high ranges of Kerala, people are woken up by rumbling sounds that seemed to originate from under the earth. Rattled, they scatter about, unsure of what would follow. When these occurrences keep repeating, threatening their very peace and stability, people are forced to abandon their homes and migrate to “safer” places. …

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Malayalam film ‘Sthanarthi Sreekuttan’ inspires a new seating arrangement in Kerala classrooms

Vinesh Viswanath did not expect his directorial debut, Sthanarthi Sreekuttan, to initiate a revolution. The climax of the heart-warming, coming-of-age Malayalam film about an upper primary school in Thiruvananthapuram, shows how a class does away with the conventional row-based seating arrangement in favour of a semi-circle arrangement with the teacher in the centre. And this…

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