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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicMalayalam Cinema

Topic: Malayalam Cinema

Actor-writer Sreenivasan dies at 69. Malayalam cinema loses its sharpest satirist

The National Award-winning actor had starred in over 225 films across his five-decade career.

Many faces of actor Dileep—Ernakulam boy, Malayalam cinema ‘star’ & ‘villain’ in actress assault case

Once one of Malayalam cinema’s most bankable stars, Dileep became one of its most polarising figures. Acquitted after eight years, he now looks set to return to the spotlight with a new release.

How women shaped Lokah—India’s first female superhero film

In Lokah, the yakshi isn’t just reimagined but given a hybrid backstory, where the condition of being a vampire is traced to a virus.

Meet Malayalam actor Kalyani Priyadarshan who beat Mohanlal at Kerala box office

Despite Mohanlal’s strong track record this year, with ‘L2: Empuraan’ and ‘Thudaram’ crossing Rs 200 crore, ‘Hridayapoorvam’ fell short against ‘Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra’.

Thudarum’s Prakash Varma went from Zoology to ads. Now, he’s Malayalam cinema’s breakout star

‘I was wondering if people would take it well, watching him treat Mohanlal like that,” said Varma's wife, Sneha Iype. But Kerala's audience has declared that Varma stole the show.

Mohanlal is riding on a thriller high with two hits in a row—Thudarum and Empuraan

Thudarum has heavily leaned in on the nostalgia of the Mohanlal-Shobana pairing. One of the film’s posters features an AI-generated version of their younger selves.

Prithviraj says Bollywood’s crisis is a phase. ‘Not long ago we looked up to Hindi cinema’

Why is Malayalam cinema thriving? Prithviraj says it's because 'we place the writer at the centre'

‘Writers don’t retire like sportspersons. You’re very junior at 30’ says author Benyamin

Benyamin is writing a serialised novel, Mulberry. Chapters of the book are released weekly in the magazine Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu. He plans to publish it as a book once it is complete.

‘The Great Indian Kitchen’ gets a north Indian remake. It’ll be triggering, says screenwriter

Sanya Malhotra and Nishant Dahiya play the leads in Mrs. There are more vocal moments in the remake, streaming now on Zee 5. The wife talks about her desires to her husband, only to be gaslit.

Jagathy Sreekumar returns to Malayalam cinema after 12 yrs. His role will be different now

Actor Kabir Duhan Singh is excited about the comeback. While he has several Malayalam projects in the pipeline, he hopes to collaborate with the legendary Sreekumar someday.

On Camera

One way to cut down Indian dairy export rejections. Fix the labels

While export values have increased, India’s share in the global dairy trade has remained largely stagnant, despite being the world’s largest milk producer.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

India eyes 6th generation FCAS, looks at tying up with France for possible collaboration

Initial talks held on the possibility of India entering the programme that was started in 2017 between France, Germany and Spain to ensure European sovereignty in defence and security.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.