With Assembly elections nearing in Kerala, Vijayan’s relaxed conversation with Mohanlal echoes high-profile campaign-season interviews like PM Narendra Modi’s 2019 sit-down with actor Akshay Kumar.
Mohanlal had a cameo appearance in Mammootty’s film Kadal Kadannu Oru Maathukutty (2013). However, their last film together was Twenty:20, which released in 2008.
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 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.
The movie shows a Muslim-majority village being attacked by a Hindu mob, and a pregnant Muslim woman being raped by a Hindu man. This seems to be a reference to the Bilkis Bano case.
The report is just a start. It remains to be seen if the film industry can do the painful work of starting from scratch, and rebuilding itself to be equitable and safe for all workers.
Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
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On even days, they clutch their pearls and scold Narendra Modi for doing syrupy celebrity sit-downs.
On odd days, they develop sudden amnesia and faithfully reenact the same lowball, cozy, cheese-platter interviews during campaign season in Kerala—softballs so gentle they should come with a lullaby soundtrack.
On even days, they clutch their pearls and scold Narendra Modi for doing syrupy celebrity sit-downs.
On odd days, they develop sudden amnesia and faithfully reenact the same lowball, cozy, cheese-platter interviews during campaign season in Kerala—softballs so gentle they should come with a lullaby soundtrack.