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Yet another tussle appears to be brewing within the Malayalam film industry over ownership of music rights, which has become a lucrative source of revenue in the digital era. The Kerala Film Producers’ Association (KFPA) is set to cease collaborating with music composers who seek rights for film albums. The producers’ association is currently drafting…
Actor Shine Tom Chacko (file). | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Malayalam actor Shine Tom Chacko and and four others who were arrested following a police raid in January 2015 from an apartment at Kadavanthra in Kochi, Kerala, on the charge of possessing cocaine were acquitted by a trial court on Tuesday (February 11, 2025). The…
Vadakkan first look | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT The first look of Vadakkan, produced by Studio Beet is out. Vadakkan marks the first chapter in a trilogy, starring Kishore, Shruthy Menon and Merin Philip as the lead protagonists. The first-look poster offers a glimpse of a mystical character, of which the director, Sajeed A, “Look…
A scene from Parannu Parannu Parannu Chellan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Jishnu Harindra’s sophomore movie Parannu Parannu Parannu Chellan, which releases on January 31, is special in many ways for composer Raamnaath. Ever since the lyric video of the soulful love track, ‘Charusheele’, sung by Hariharan and Reshma Raghavendra came out, the composer is…
Rasheed M.H., fondly known as Shafi. File image. Filmmaker Shafi, known for bringing laughter to Malayali audiences through his popular films, passed away at a private hospital in Kochi past midnight on Saturday. He was 56. Rasheed M.H., fondly known as Shafi, was undergoing treatment after suffering a stroke on January 16 and remained in…
Jofin T Chacko confesses that he did not anticipate this reception to his sophomore film, Rekhachithram. Although he, with the team, was confident that it would resonate with people who grew up in the 1980s-90s, the response from the ‘new generation’ was unexpected. “We were 100% sure that the film would connect with the generation…
A still from the series Tholumadan | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT When little Appu pleads with his mother to tell a bedtime story, she scares him saying that if he does not sleep, Tholumadan would take him away. Madan, an eerie creature, apparently, hides in the dark, kidnaps men, kills them and wears their skin…
Unni Mukundan (file) | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Actor Unni Mukundan has stepped down from the post of treasurer of the Association of Malayalam Movie Artistes (AMMA), citing increased work pressure and professional commitments. In a social media post on Tuesday (January 14, 2024), he said that the “difficult decision” was taken after much thought and…
