Kadaisi Vivasayi Review: Manikandan’s Lovely if Rose-Tinted Portrait of Rural TN

For instance, the preparations for the festival make the younger people in the village realise how little they know about the old ways – not just farming but traditional art like pottery too is dying out, the film shows us.It follows the titular kadaisi vivasayi (last farmer) of a small village, the octogenarian Maayandi.

‘Bali’, ‘Aranyak’ & More: 7 New OTT Releases This Week

Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham, the Mohanlal-starrer which released last week, entered the Rs 100 crore club through worldwide reservations alone. On the other hand, Akhanda, the Telugu action-drama film starring Nandamuri Balakrishna, collected approximately Rs 15.35-15.40 crore in the Telugu states on its first day (December 2). 

Raame Aandalum Ravane Aandalum Review: A Film That Could Have Flourished with Better Treatment

Also, the film doesn’t invest enough time to show us the camaraderie between Kunni Muthu, Veerayi, and the bulls that they adore.Kunni Muthu (Mithun Manickam) – a lowly farmer – and his wife raise two bulls in interior Tamil Nadu.Then, as if a switch is flipped, the music turns sombre – the scene ends with Kunni Muthu walking out of the police station, shoulders drooped.

‘Average Ambili’ is a Break from Typical YouTube Genres, Says the Director of the Musical Drama Mini-Series

The platform is branching out beyond the traditional comedy genre with Average Ambili, a musical family drama written and directed by Adithyan Chandrashekar, who previously made another web series for Karikku titled Rock Paper Scissors.Average Ambili was an attempt to break away from the usual genres of YouTube series, says Adhityan. “Over the years, Malayalam content on YouTube predominantly falls into genres like thriller, humour or romance.

Critics Review Roundup: Theatres revived with 4 new releases

From no films at all, to three big-banner films, this week saw films like Gopichand’s SeetiMaarr, Kangana Ranaut’s Thalaivii, and Vijay Sethupathi’s Laabam, hit the big screens. Amidst all the cheer around an expected rise in the footfall in cinemas, Nani’s Tuck Jagadish slipped an OTT release, on Amazon Prime Video, thereby, adding to the competition, albeit differently.

Shruti Das Interview: The ‘Desher Mati’ Actor Talks about Shattering Stereotypes and Facing Online Abuse as a Dusky-Skinned Lead

In an industry and society obsessed with fair-skinned women, Bengali television serial actor Shruti Das has been breaking stereotypes by playing lead roles in mega serials despite her dark skin tone.Das, who made her debut in 2019 with the Bengali television serial Trinayani, and currently stars in Desher Mati, filed a police complaint on July 1 alleging that she is being subjected to online abuse for her dusky skin colour for over two years.

Sheer Qorma: Director Faraz Arif Ansari Says the LGBTQ Romance is a First Step in Redefining the Mainstream

In a conversation with Silverscreen India, Ansari, who identifies as a queer non-binary person, says the film was inspired by another question that came during a screening of their first film, Sisak (India’s first silent queer love story), at Harvard University.And we can gain that visibility through inclusive cinema,” says Ansari, adding that Sheer Qorma is a step towards that inclusion, as a lot of people will watch the film because it has well-known actors.

Disney+ Announces Release Dates of Its Series and Films for 2021

The release dates of upcoming series and films, including Marvel Studios’ Loki, Star Wars: The Bad Batch, and the second season of the High School Musical: The Musical series, were announced by Disney+ on Wednesday at the 2021 Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour.Zenimation- June 11: The series is an animated soundscape experience of short films that “pays tribute to both the visual and sound artists of Walt Disney Animation Studios’ legacy of films”.  Zenimation is returning with a second season that will feature moments from over eight decades of acclaimed films – including scenes from Disney’s first feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs all the way through to the Studios’ latest, anticipated animated film Raya and the Last Dragon.  Created and edited by David Bess.