When his brother-in-law, a chauvinist young man resolved to harm his wife’s every attempt at getting a job and being financially independent, threatens to file for a divorce, Priyan brings the couple around a table for a discussion. “Would you not take care of him after you get a job? ” he asks his sister who agrees, thus putting a lid on the marital crisis.
In Vaashi, however, Vishnu Raghav only toys with the possibility of larger, unredeemable chaos and limits the film to the minor tribulations the professional conflicts cause in Emil’s and Madhavi’s marriage.There are the usual villains ﹣A brother-in-law who pokes his nose into their affairs more than he should, a mother who is afraid the new relatives would steal her daughter away from her religious faith, and the swelling ego clashes between the couple that turn their bedroom into an area of tension.
While the thriving career of Dhyan, who has been actively engaged in Malayalam cinema for almost a decade in various roles despite his searing lack of talent, is a wonder in itself, films like Prakashan Parakkatte signify something elemental about the Malayalam film industry.It is in a similar spirit the film assumes that the 7-year-old Akhil (Ritunjay Sreejith, the best actor in the cohort), an intelligent boy who paints and talks like a semi-adult, likes to watch a well-known Malayalam cartoon tailor-made for infants.
After a brief tour of the hip side of the city where life resembles one of those curated Instagram pages, the film digs into the upside-down where dreams crash, gangs break apart, and friends metamorphose into strangers, like a formatted computer.It is a curious coincidence that Vineeth Kumar, whose debut film Ayal Njanalla was about a man whose physical resemblance with a superstar actor landed him in problems in a faraway city, made a second film on the duality of human beings.
In the final sequences where Adhi gets the better of his antagonists, Antony grinds his teeth to a counterintuitive comic effect, unable to decide how to express himself in a film where he is playing the victim and not the perpetrator.Innale Vare has Jis Joy, finally, channelling some of his disagreements with the film industry and the class of celebrities, but his tools are too blunt to leave a strong impression.
When asked about the rise of anti-caste cinema and whether the film portraying the lead’s caste, would sit well with the audience, Vivek says that the film does evoke any such issues, and adds, “In this story, Sundar comes from a middle class Brahmin family.You have humour, emotions, sensitive issues being discussed here,” says Vivek. “As the film deals prominently with a Hindu and a Christian household, we have dealt with certain sensitive issues in a humorous way without hurting the sentiments of either group,” he adds.
After the shoot was over, both the producer and director said they loved my work and asked, ‘Why don’t you work in Hollywood? ‘ I said I was happy being a nobody here but I don’t wanna be a nobody there too,” laughs Kapur, who has been seen over the years in films like Naam Shabana, Happy New Year, and Hate Story in side roles.
The last week saw the release of three films- Vikram, Major, and Samrat Prithviraj.
The 22nd edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards, which was held in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, saw actors Kriti Sanon and Vicky Kaushal bagginh the top acting honours for their films Mimi and Sardar Udham respectively. The Best Film Award, on the other hand, was given to Shershaah.
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, and the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) have suspended an advertisement of a perfume brand for its detrimental portrayal of women.
While Samrat Prithviraj is set in an ambiguous point of time where truth and myth lie mixed beyond recognition, Major is on the life of Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, the 31-year-old Indian commando who died heroically fighting terrorists in the 2008 siege at Mumbai’s Taj Mahal Hotel.His final act of deciding to venture unaccompanied, defying his superior officer’s warning, into a corridor where several armed terrorists are hiding becomes a slice of myth in the film; death only completes his transformation into a mythical figure.
But, I ate my words today after watching Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Vikram, yes, you heard that right, starring Kamal Haasan, Vijay Sethupathi and Fahadh Faasil, because that is what this film is — a Lokesh creation that features prodigious talent.Lokesh aspires for greatness and crosses 3/4th of the well, but where he falls short is on the emotional core, especially when it comes to characters other than Kamal Haasan — Kamal gets a lovely sequence where he boils milk and tests how hot it is before feeding it to a child!
13, the upcoming Tamil film led by musician GV Prakash and Gautham Menon, is an investigative crime thriller with an “element of horror,” according to the film’s writer-director K Vivek.
The relationships depicted in these serials resonate within Kashmiri cultural setup too, the researcher says. “The latest trend of clothing as shown in Pakistani serials which is largely similar to the cultural clothing of Kashmiri men and women makes these serials relevant.She too has switched to YouTube to catch up with these shows when she could. “The situations shown in Pakistani serials seem very real and authentic unlike the daily soaps we had been watching over the years on mainstream channels like Zee TV and Star.
In what has come as a huge shock to the Indian film industry, especially the music fraternity, Krishnakumar Kunnath, the Indian playback singer popularly known as KK, died on Tuesday night, after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest post a concert performance in Kolkata.Directed by Shankar, with music composed by Harris, the song features colourful sets and costumes, in coordination with Sadha and Vikram’s energetic choreography.
Krishnakumar Kunnath, the Indian playback singer popularly known as KK, died on Tuesday night after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest post a concert performance in Kolkata.
The 53-year-old singer was in the city for a two-day concert and reportedly fell ill during the last event at Nazrul Mancha. He was taken to the CMRI hospital, where he was declared “brought dead” around 10 pm.
According to The Indian Express, KK felt unwell during the concert and complained of uneasiness during the interval. However, he continued to perform until the end of the event that was organised by the Gurudas College. Post the show, the singer was taken to a five-star hotel in Esplanade, where his health deteriorated, and he died before making it to the hospital.
This duality, one structural and the other cultural, compete with each other in the film to make the message about education of women a blurred matter: necessary but not a sufficient condition to be a good woman.In a manner that’s classic Bollywood, the film also shows that Lajwanti was educated in the feminine values of sacrifice.
9 Hours, the Telugu action thriller series set to premiere on Disney+ Hotstar on Thursday, revolves around a bank heist set in the 80s.
The Kerala High Court, on Tuesday, granted interim pre-arrest bail to Malayalam actor-filmmaker Vijay Babu, who has been accused of sexual assault by a female actor. The interim relief will be applicable until the next hearing on Thursday.
A chargesheet has been filed against model and actor Poonam Pandey and her husband Sam Ahmad Bombay before the Judicial Magistrate First Class by Goa’s Canacona police, for allegedly trespassing on government property and filming an “obscene video” at Chapoli Dam, back in 2020.
Director-producer Pa Ranjith, who recently unveiled the first-look poster of his upcoming film-series Vettuvam at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, has several projects lined up for production. These include a collaboration with actor Kamal Haasan, a series set in the same world as his period boxing film Sarpatta Parambarai, and a period drama with actor Vikram set amidst the Kolar Gold Fields in Karnataka.
Amazon Prime Video announced an exclusive, multi-film, multi-year licensing deal with producer Sajid Nadiadwala’s banner Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment (NGE), on Monday.
Punjab Police has detained five people from Dehradun, Uttarakhand in connection with the recent murder of singer-politician Sidhu Moose Wala.