Soori stars in this rural drama as Sokkan, the trusted confidant of childhood friends Aadhi and Karuna. But when his loyalty and self-respect is put into test, which would he choose? Directed by Durai ...

The thing to note about DSP Theeran (Karthi), the protagonist of H Vinoth's Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (Theeran – Chapter One), is that he's a realistic cop — at least to the extent that a big-budget ...

There is no mainstream filmmaker in India who – for over 35 years – has pushed himself and his art the way Mani Ratnam does, with each new film an attempt to challenge the boundaries of mainstream ...

In the midst of the pandemic, the Chhattisgarh police in Raigarh decided the best way to encourage public safety measures was to use Bollywood film dialogues in their posters, re-interpreting Bachchan ...

From polite nostalgic laughter to crazy giggling, these films provide all kinds of laughs. Slapstick or situational, dark or fantasy, there’s something for everyone. A young villager (Jayaram) goes to ...

Jithu Madhavan fully understands the excitement this thin plot can generate and instead of zooming past this idea to get to the “story”, he fills up the first half with some of the most random moments ...

Vijay Devarakonda’s latest film, Family Star, is mostly unremarkable, save for one scene. It happens after an antagonist shows up at his house with an auto rickshaw and demands that his sister-in-law ...

In the buzzing landscape of Indian streaming, Ormax Media has diligently curated an expansive database since 2018-19, helping us comprehend the evolution of the streaming category, particularly in the ...

The motivation index is a powerful storytelling tool that can ramp up any movie’s relatability. Whether it’s a character who wants to escape the monotony of everyday life or a heartbroken man trying ...

In Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan (2015), a dark moment plays out with a degree of mundanity we rarely expect from a subject as serious as death. It features Vicky Kaushal, who works with his family at the ...

Aarambham, based on Anush A Shetty’s Kannada language novel ‘Neenu Ninnolage Khaidi’, often sees its lead actor Miguel (Mohan Bhagath) contend with existential questions about time. “If the sun sets ...

The romance in Jeo Baby’s Kaathal: The Core lies in subtleties — shy glances, barely touching fingers, a photograph on an election poster and the pouring rain — but it is nothing short of a revolution ...