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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicMalayalam Cinema

Topic: Malayalam Cinema

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.

That umbilical cord scene gave me sleepless nights: Marco’s Kabir Duhan Singh

The toll of portraying such a dark character led Kabir Duhan Singh to seek spiritual solace. After wrapping up the 18-day pre-climax shoot, he flew to Uttarakhand with a friend.

Malayalam cinema has found its Animal moment. Audience loving extreme violence in Marco

A woman even threw up after watching the extreme gore and violence depicted in the film, reports suggest.

India overtakes China to become Asia’s top IPO market & Kohli-Konstas collide Down Under

Global media also reported on the safe return of Hindu pilgrims who had crossed the border to Pakistan to visit Katas Raj temples in Chakwal & remembered 'Kerala’s pride’ MT Vasudevan Nair.

Modi condoles Malayalam writer MT Vasudevan Nair’s death. ‘Gave voice to the silent & marginalised’

In a post on X, the PM said that Nair’s works, with their profound expression of human emotion, shaped generations.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.